Category Archives: philippic

Occupy Stupid Land

Congratulations to the fringe of the Occupy movements for completely switching the focus of the protest from the powerful economic justice issues to the thinly-supported demand for the Right to Camp Anywhere.  The news reports and Tweets are no longer … Continue reading

Posted in philippic, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Debt Ceiling and Demagoguery

A friend on Facebook posted links to today’s Fox News rabble-rousing, hate-America message. The flavor of bile this month is, of course, raising the debt ceiling. Can we talk? It is simply nutty to refuse to raise the debt ceiling to … Continue reading

Posted in philippic, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Why You Should Not Use Debit Cards and Instead Keep Using Credit Cards

May 21, 2011 Wells Fargo PO Box 6995 Portland, OR 97228-9995 REGARDING: FAILURE TO CREDIT FRAUDULENT DEBIT CARD CHARGES IN A TIMELY MANNER Dear Wells Fargo, Someone recently charged $100 at an Exxon station in Connecticut to my debit card … Continue reading

Posted in philippic, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Sleazy Business Practice #1,523,047 — XM Radio

As I was about to renew an satellite radio subscription, I went through the list of fees and found the prices unchanged.  But, as I click through to checkout there’s a new line: U.S. Music Royalty Fee      $21.79. Huh?  … Continue reading

Posted in philippic, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Stop It! Health Care Reform is Not About Immigration Reform

Democrats from the President on down are lining up to reassure the country that any health care reform will not include help for illegal aliens Congratulations, illegal aliens. You’ve replaced homosexuals as the powerless group that it’s okay to trash. Even … Continue reading

Posted in philippic, Uncategorized | 12 Comments