The Really: Was America’s version of free markets just a clever ponzi scheme? President-elect Barack Obama in a speech at George Mason University this morning laid the blame for the current economic disaster firmly at the feet of the unregulated markets touted by the Reagan, Greenspan, Bush doctrinaires. In a crisp, clean speech outlining the [...]
The Really: When it comes to our ailing economy, we really need to hear someone make statements like “By any means necessary…” In a recent blip, Barack Obama said he would “do what’s necessary” to fix an economy that looks like a face that has been beaten to a bloody pulp. I don’t think American’s [...]
The Really: Rove attributes the economic collapse to the complete failure of the Obama administration. Karl? He isn’t the President. Your looking-glass world has come to an end. Please go away. Thank you. Some election defeats can be measured arithmetically, by lost votes and seats. But what befell Republicans on 4 November has the feel [...]
The Really: Maybe Preston Sturge’s classic film is just what we need right now. It’s Sullivan’s Travels and it was in a string of hits by the highest paid director/writer of his time Preston Sturges. Released in 1941 it tells the story of director John L. Sullivan who wants to make a social-problems film called [...]
The Really: AIG fiasco and the general economic breakdown at the 2:00 mark left in this clip from the well-received and highly-rated SNL Update Thursday! Really!