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Donkey Kong: “Michelle Obama Is Hot”
Jon: What were your impressions of Ted & the Kennedys? He looked pretty good, considering. Ted: He did a very good job. Kennedy finished probably his last political speech, and it was nice to
Read More »Donkey Kong: A Democratic Convention Preview
Jon Cummings: Welcome to the first installment in a Popdose political adventure that won’t require you (or us) to leave the computer! Here’s my little secret, Ted: A few months ago, on a whim,
Read More »Pop Politico: “Greetings from Economy Class”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics for July states that 5.7% of Americans are unemployed. Percentages are sometimes difficult to visualize, so how about this number: 8.8 million people are officially out of work. The
Read More »Pop Politico: “The Twilight of Conservatism”
If you were a conservative back in the days of the New Deal, lobbing verbal grenades like “A traitor to his class” at Franklin Roosevelt was as common as clearing your throat. Indeed, the
Read More »Pop Politico: “The Quintessential Self-Defense Weapon”
“I’m not afraid of insects taking over the world, and you know why? It would take about a billion ants just to aim a gun at me, let alone fire it. And you know
Read More »Pop Politico: “Happy Anniversary Prop 13!”
I’m sure if you took a “No duh” poll on taxes in the U.S., you would find an overwhelming majority of us don’t like paying them. Sure, you can find data on whether people
Read More »Pop Politico: “Conservative Thought?”
I was reading Stanley Fish’s opinion piece in the New York Times about the University of Colorado’s plan to create a Chair of Conservative Thought at their Boulder campus. The reason? To address political
Read More »Pop Politico: “A Big Tent Built on Resentment”
I’ve been reading The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 by Sean Wilentz, and it covers historical ground that most historians don’t want to touch for a good 30 years. Having spent a good
Read More »Pop Politico: “Top 5 News Stories to Decrease Your Happiness”
I don’t know if bad news has reached critical mass this past week, but it seems that the last few days of newspaper reading has engendered a great deal of doom and gloom for
Read More »Pop Politico: “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”
In the realm of public speaking, it’s tough for anyone (even accomplished speakers) not to make mistakes. In my current line of work (radio) I have to voice commercials, promotional spots, and public affairs
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