Archives for: December 2009

Decade of working-class economic decline comes to an end.

12/31/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: Real Life
The end of the first decade of the 21st century will arrive at midnight. For the American working class, it has been a decade of economic decline unsurpassed by any decade since the 1930s. In real dollars, American workers today make about 15 cents an ho… more »

Texas Tech fires Mike Leach.

12/30/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: News
A court hearing in Lubbock today concerning Mike Leach's motion for a temporary restraining order abruptly came to an end when Texas Tech announced that it had fired Leach. Supporters of Leach still don't get it. The Adam James incident had less to do wi… more »

Mike Leach gets bit by his own buffoonery!

12/29/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: News
The problem with now-suspended Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach is that his ego is bigger than his coaching abilities. He's an arrogant little tyrant who truly believes that he can say and do whatever outrageous thing he wants to and will be allowed… more »

Texas unemployment benefits extension update.

12/22/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: News, Real Life
For those of you in Texas who are wondering about your unemployment benefits going into 2010, here's what I understand the situation to be:If you are currently eligible for unemployment benefits and your current benefits are exhausted by December 26,… more »

Oral Roberts falls short on fundraising; recalled by God.

12/21/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: News, Real Life
Religious teleshyster Oral Roberts apparently did not meet the 2009 Kingdom of Heaven fundraising goal and has been recalled by the Omnipotent One. more »

Christmas isn't just for Christians.

12/17/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: Real Life
A few years ago I began to wonder why many merchants and salespeople quit saying "Merry Christmas" to their customers during the Christmas season. At first I thought that maybe they were simply a bunch of Scrooges who didn't have any holiday spirit. Then… more »

Pushing single-payer healthcare reform would have been no more contentious.

12/17/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: Progressive Perspectives
From the get-go of the healthcare legislation debate, Democrats have waffled and wavered, compromised and kow-towed, and basically proven themselves to be incapable of delivering any substantive healthcare reform. The current senate bill is nothing less… more »

Democrats should deal harshly with Joe Liebermann.

12/16/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: Progressive Perspectives
Zionist Senator Joe Liebermann hasn't had this much attention since he was circumcised at birth. The U.S. Senate has now become a one-man show with Liebermann playing the part of a little dictator. He has become the Republican Party's frontman for wrecki… more »

War and Peace.

12/10/09 | by txwordpounder [mail] | Categories: News, Progressive Perspectives, Real Life
President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway today. In his speech Obama tried to walk the tightrope between war and peace. Not an easy thing to do, especially when you're a U.S. president running two wars. You can find his speech… more »
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