Author Archives: Max West

Poll: Purple Area Voters on Immigration Reform

From Politico: Comprehensive immigration reform enjoys broad bipartisan support, but is particularly intense among Hispanic voters, who are most likely to weigh the issue heavily as they assess candidates, according to a new POLITICO poll of voters in places with … Continue reading

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The ‘Anti-Semitism’ Bogeyman: Pt. 2,187

The (pro-gay-marriage and likely liberal) rapper Macklemore wears this costume onstage and, instantly, a finger points at him from… drumroll… a walking stereotype of a Jew. Seth Rogan tweets: “first you trick people into thinking you’re a rapper, now you … Continue reading

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Deep Ties, Tested on Mexico’s Border

The NYT does a profile of border city Laredo, TX (“Deep Ties, Tested on Mexico’s Border“) Laredo, a majority-Hispanic city since its founding in 1755, knows what it takes to incorporate immigrants. But over the past few years, as violence … Continue reading

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Argent – God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll To You (1973)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=visSpgrQI3E

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ADL: 25% of World is “Anti-Semitic”

The ADL has long characterized virtually any assertion of Jewish group behavioral characteristics as ‘anti-semitism’, widening the scope of the latter’s definition to hilarious proportions. Should a gentile even mention the word ‘Jew’, they run the risk of having the … Continue reading

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Hetfield on Music

Here’s a cool 13-minute, Guitar Center interview with James Hetfield, on his love of guitar and music-making. Could those riffs he’s playing be harbingers of the planned 2015 Metallica album?

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Chicago as a Template for America

Rahm-bo promises city jobs for illegal aliens: In a recent proclamation, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he intends to give city jobs and internships to so-called “DREAMers,” youngsters in the country illegally. In the announcement, Emanuel proudly stated that “for the … Continue reading

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Alec vs. The World (aka “The Mismanaged Carnival of Stupidity”)

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RIP: H.R. Giger

H.R. Giger, the Swiss artist who shot to fame when his aesthetic style (i.e., ‘biomechanoids’) was tapped by Ridley Scott for Alien (1979), has died at age 74. The terrifying creature and sets he created for Ridley Scott’s film earned … Continue reading

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Sleep: 1964 vs 2014

Further reasons for proclaiming the Boomer generation’s time as the high-water mark: People are sleeping between one and two hours less than in the 1960s due to the increased pressure of life and modern technology which makes it hard to … Continue reading

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