The Rome News-Tribune in Rome, GA, has posted an editorial mocking Floyd County D.A. Leigh Patterson and State Prosecutor John Tully, for continuing their obscene prosecution of comics retailer Gordon Lee.

Lee is being prosecuted for accidentally distributing to a minor a comic-book containing coarse language and a depiction of the artist Picasso in the nude. And yet, there is this statue sitting right in front of City Hall in Rome: (more…)

The latest news about the WGA writers’ strike is that formal talks with the producers are to resume on Nov. 26th. I thought I’d take this opportunity, however, not to provide the latest updates, but instead a little historical context. (more…)

Update: an eagle-eyed reader, Jerry Chandler, pointed out that it was Rudy Guiliani who received an endorsement from the Rev. Pat Robertson, not John McCain. I have edited this entry accordingly. 

Rudy Giuliani decided to cast aside his moderate street creds and accept an endorsement from the Rev. Pat Robertson, while McCain was busy brown-nosing Sam Brownback. Both Robertson and Brownback represent a Christian evangelical movement that promotes bigotry and immorality. (more…)