Keep jumpin’ that shark

by David Safier How can you ridicule the totally ridiculous? Protest Planned Against NJ School's Obama Song Conservative groups plan to rally Monday near a New Jersey school where students performed a song celebrating President Barack Obama. The planned rally has school district officials planning to beef up security at the B. Bernice Young School … Read more

Did Steve Kozachik want a job before he wanted on the council?

by David Safier Back in April, the Star ran a short "Why I'm running" piece on Nina Trasoff and Steve Kozachik, introducing their runs for the city council seat. Here's Kozachik's statement. Why running?: Because it matters. I reached out to Councilwoman Nina Trasoff's office in the middle of last year because I saw they … Read more

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL): a fearless unapologetic Democrat

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is a freshman congressman representing Florida's eighth congressional district. He caused a sensation in late September with this speech about "the Republican Health Plan: (1) Don't get sick; (2) and if you do get sick… (3) DIE QUICKLY." Republicans howled that Grayson called them out for their obstruction … Read more

G.I. earns one gold earring

by David Safier This is a damning-with-faint-praise segment of my regular Fool's Gold series looking at the inaccuracies the Goldwater Institute trades in. This time, the information isn't incorrect. It's just half of the story. So one gold earring out of two seems appropriate. Worn pirate-like. Also appropriate. Last week Matthew Ladner wrote one of … Read more