Tag Archives: Politics

Oh, Mama, Could This Really Be the End?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “We don’t need to talk about it anymore…The world has been warned – my it has been warned. We have done our share and the media picked it up. The world has been warned that it … Continue reading →

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (this is what we’ve come to, America)

Posted on April 19, 2011 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Here we are in the land of the free and I can’t even talk to a child about what he eats everyday. …As Americans, that should make you furious.”     —Jamie Oliver, at the conclusion … Continue reading →

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American Democracy in Action (a conversation)

Posted on November 2, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will … Continue reading →

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TB’s TP Write-In Campaign

Posted on September 29, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I dabbled in witchcraft. I never joined a coven.” –Christine O’Donnell (TP) Behold Christine O’Donnell. The best thing that ever happened to Ron Paul and Sharon Angle. The Palinest of them all. A mirror of America. … Continue reading →

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Guns, Pigeonholes and Intellectual Honesty

Posted on June 29, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “It is the spirit, and not the form of  law that keeps justice alive.” –Earl Warren An interesting opinion was handed down yesterday by the United States Supreme Court. By a 5-4 margin, broken down along … Continue reading →

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The Oil Spill

Posted on April 30, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” –John D. Rockefeller TB knows some of y’all have been waiting for this. Yes, I’m outraged. And now is where I launch into my anti-oil industry, … Continue reading →

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Did Bill Maher Read TB Yesterday?….

Posted on April 24, 2010 by travellinbaen

Doubtful, but here he is from last night, April 23, 2010, making my chief point on American budget deficits, but a lot funnier. Unless you hate him. But even if you do, he makes a great point. And despite the … Continue reading →

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Hag, the Russians, and a Spot of Tea

Posted on April 22, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: The video ain’t much, but it’s a new release so I was happy to find this tune at all. Haggard’s still got it friends. I’ve been wondering when a musician would capture a sense of the … Continue reading →

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This Is My Stand

Posted on March 24, 2010 by travellinbaen

My friends, TB had not intended to address this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any … Continue reading →

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The TBU Political Consultants Get a Car

Posted on October 27, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quotes of the Day: “When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil”     —James Carville “What we see and what we all do on cable TV is not what people in the real world … Continue reading →

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