Kevin on December 30th, 2008

Legendary jazz trumpet master Freddie Hubbard has passed away at age 70. A towering figure in jazz circles, Mr. Hubbard played on hundreds of recordings in a career that began in 1958, the year he arrived in New York from his hometown of Indianapolis, where he had studied at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music […]

Continue reading about R.I.P. Freddie Hubbard

When the loony left gets its humanitarian groove on, they can bring a ray of sunshine to almost any kind of disaster, man made or natural. Former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. “A boat carrying international peace activists, including former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, and medical supplies […]

Continue reading about The latest regrettable, celebrity seafaring humanitarian rescue mission disaster

Kevin on December 30th, 2008

I woke up at 4am and watched BBC and CNN International coverage of the war in Gaza. I saw Benjamin Netanyahu destroy a female BBC anchor by turning her moral equivalency back at her. Netanyahu basically told her that blaming Israel for civilian causalities is morally wrong because it is Hamas that is using civilians […]

Continue reading about I’ve seen this movie before

Although the 11-win Patriots missed the playoffs, there is some positive local sports news. Manny Ramirez is losing millions every day as the free agent market doesn’t exactly work out as he had planned. Here is ESPN’s Buster Olney yesterday saying that the market for Manny just isn’t there and that he’ll probably end up […]

Continue reading about Schadenfreude Alert: Manny Ramirez losing millions every day

Kevin on December 29th, 2008

The more “you know” Caroline Kennedy, the more ridiculous it is that she thinks she deserves a senate seat.

Continue reading about The more “you know” Caroline Kennedy

Nothing says Merry Christmas like robbing the taxpayers blind via pension abuses. Two absolutely outrageous stories this week that demonstrate the power of the Hack-Progressive Alliance. The first is Sen. Jim Marzilli, the disgraced, indicted perv. This self-described “socialist” allegedly crudely demeaned and molested women who just happened not to be his wife. In a […]

Continue reading about In Massachusetts government, Christmas is the season for taking

Kevin on December 23rd, 2008

Now that the Yankees have signed Mark Teixeira, it looks pretty unlikely that they will make a move for Manny Ramirez. Manny was reportedly expecting a three year, $75 million offer any day now from the Evil Empire, A source told New York Daily News that Ramirez is telling friends an offer is imminent. Still […]

Continue reading about The bright side of Teixeira to the Yankees