Tag Archive for Rick Perry

This is How the World Ends: How our apocalyptic fixations may be affecting our culture.

by Shane Lindemoen • March 4, 2012 • 2 Comments

I must get something off of my chest and in print before I spiral into another six month non-productive, contemplative state. It wasn’t until I recently finished the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins that I allowed myself time again to…

by John T. Schmitz • January 14, 2012 • 0 Comments

It’s Saturday and it’s finally snowing here in Minnesota—and it’s about as cold as a goddamned icebox outside. A few days ago it was sixty degrees and the golf courses were open; apparently our lucky streak is over—for now. While…

by John T. Schmitz • January 9, 2012 • 0 Comments

Watching yesterday’s Republican debates on Meet the Press made it even more obvious than it already was who the nominee will be—namely, Mitt Romney. He was the only man on stage who I could even picture running in a general…

by John T. Schmitz • January 6, 2012 • 0 Comments

The City Pages reported on Wednesday that overall, our elected officials are much better off financially than we are—particularly Republicans (Minnesota’s four House Republicans have an average net worth of $1,413,752; in comparison, the four House Democrats have an average…

by John T. Schmitz • December 30, 2011 • 0 Comments

There are a lot of weird stories in the news today. Sometimes, I guess, things are like that. For instance, a 99-year-old man is divorcing his 96-year-old wife of 77 years because he just discovered that she had an affair…

by John T. Schmitz • December 28, 2011 • 0 Comments

Well, another busy Christmas season is over. We still have New Year’s Eve to grapple with, but we’ll worry about that later. As usual, my children did very well for themselves and my wife and I got some nice things,…

by John T. Schmitz • December 21, 2011 • 0 Comments

Rick Perry prayed for guidance before his latest campaign event. Answering an audience member’s question regarding the role that prayer plays in his life, the candidate said, “Well, I prayed right before I walked over here that I wouldn’t make…

by Shane Lindemoen • December 21, 2011 • 1 Comment

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt “The law, in its majestic…

by John T. Schmitz • December 20, 2011 • 4 Comments

I would be amiss in my duties if I didn’t report on the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s portly communist leader, who never failed to get a kick out making the rest of the world nervous. Sources close…

by John T. Schmitz • December 16, 2011 • 0 Comments

Last month, the people behind the Occupy Wall Street movement called for citizens of the United States to support Main Street by moving their money from large banks to small, local credit unions. There is a website—Move Your Money—dedicated to…

by John T. Schmitz • December 13, 2011 • 0 Comments

I apologize for neglecting my column for the last few days, but much of my weekend was spent coping with a nasty stomach virus while a parade of idiots crashed around my home, howling drunkenly and trying gamely to destroy…

by John T. Schmitz • December 3, 2011 • 0 Comments

I’ve always enjoyed Adam Carolla’s brand of humor—especially when he was hosting Love Line with Dr. Drew Pinsky—but his opinion regarding the Occupy Wall Street protests is repugnantly small minded. He has called them “fucking self-entitled monsters” and “self-entitled pricks…

by John T. Schmitz • December 2, 2011 • 2 Comments

Massachusetts’ Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed suit against Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and GMAC, charging that they foreclosed illegally on homes in the state and used deceptive loan servicing practices, including robo-signing. According to an article on MSNBC’s…

by John T. Schmitz • November 14, 2011 • 0 Comments

It’s heartening to watch 10,000+ people surround and push back riot police, all of whom look just about scared enough to shit. That’s the scene that I just watched moments ago from Occupy Portland. I’ll tell you: it’s getting hard…

by John T. Schmitz • November 9, 2011 • 0 Comments

The Republicans had another debate tonight, this time in Michigan. As usual, Rick Perry made a fool of himself; but to his credit, he at least appeared to be somewhat sober. Herman Cain, who had hoped after Tuesday to be…

by John T. Schmitz • November 7, 2011 • 0 Comments

Just today, there have been many new developments with regards to the Occupy Wall Street movement—which is hardly surprising, since the thing just keeps rolling right along. I’ve devoted a lot of coverage to it since it started—and I’m not…

by John T. Schmitz • October 15, 2011 • 0 Comments

Well, the world is tearing itself apart today, as tens of thousands of protesters demonstrate and riot in the streets. October 15 marks a global uprising in almost 1,000 cities spanning 82 countries. For the most part, these occupations have…

by John T. Schmitz • September 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

Michele Bachmann doesn’t give a shit that she finished last in the Florida Straw Poll; in fact, she says that the only reason things worked out like they did is because she let her supporters vote for someone else. She…

by John T. Schmitz • September 22, 2011 • 1 Comment

I received my v2 electronic cigarette today after waiting feverishly for it all week. (I ordered it late Monday night—I guess I’m just impatient.) My wife remains skeptical while my daughter proclaimed that it is “cool”; as for me, I…

by John T. Schmitz • September 18, 2011 • 0 Comments

The Vikings fooled us again: they were ahead until the bitter end—and then in the last minute of the final quarter, they were beaten stupid by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, losing 24 – 20. So, I changed the channel and…

by John T. Schmitz • September 16, 2011 • 0 Comments

Rick Perry talks a good game, but let’s get down to brass tacks: according to one of his own state agencies, the Texas unemployment rate increased to 8.5% in August—the highest level in more than 24 years and more than twice…

by John T. Schmitz • September 13, 2011 • 0 Comments

We’re just hours away from knowing whether or not a Republican will be elected to New York’s 9th Congressional District for the first time. Democrat David Weprin is up against Bob Turner, a retired media executive with no previous political…

by John T. Schmitz • September 5, 2011 • 2 Comments

I don’t normally bother to write my column on the weekends—I don’t get much writing done at all—but I have a few spare minutes this evening while my wife and daughter shop for school supplies and a hot chicken dinner.…

by John T. Schmitz • August 31, 2011 • 7 Comments

Republicans and Democrats are arguing over spending once again, this time about what to do with the mess on the East Coast in the wake of Hurricane Irene. You see, FEMA is just about out of money and the Republicans…

by John T. Schmitz • August 26, 2011 • 0 Comments

The biggest news by far is the arrival of Hurricane Irene, which is scheduled to batter the East Coast over the weekend before fizzling out and sparing the Canadians sometime around Tuesday. Those poor buggers out East just can’t catch…