Category Archives: Bad government

Assets for sale!

Posted on September 28, 2008 by admin

[donation] By joel Thurtell Just came back from a reconnaisance mission. In my garage. The news is good! I have assets for sale, too. Just like those big Wall Street banks. I heard this trillion dollar federal bailout of the … Continue reading →

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I want a bailout, too!

Posted on September 27, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Hey, how do I cash in on this bailout deal? I mean, for chrissake, I’m gonna be paying for it, right? According to economic prognosticators, I’m gonna be paying thousands of buckos over the years. What … Continue reading →

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Letter to Kwame

Posted on September 13, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Dear Mayor Kilpatrick: Yes, you are still mayor, until September 18, 2008 when you will take off the fancy dress shirt with “MAYOR” embroidered on the cuffs and put on a Wayne County Jail suit. It’s … Continue reading →

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Hold your applause, hold your nose

Posted on September 6, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Beethoven was correct: Self-coronations are disgusting affairs, full of arrogance, deceit, cunning and unbridled ambition. In 1803, the composer genius was ready to dedicate his 3rd Symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte when the First Consul of France … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part V

Posted on September 5, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Why do I think the lack of military conscription — a draft — ensures that today there is no upheaval against George W. Bush’s war in Iraq as powerful as the one that forced the United States … Continue reading →

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No doubt where Freepsters stand

Posted on September 4, 2008 by admin

Breaking news, no, actually breaking OPINION, obliges a further delay in publishing the next installment of “Norman, me & the ‘siege’ of Chicago.” [donation] By Joel Thurtell “DELAYING ON DEAL COULD HURT KILPATRICK” Interesting opinion. Where’d it come from? Overheard … Continue reading →

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What a crock

Posted on August 31, 2008 by admin

JoelOnTheRoad will be back Monday with a concise analysis of  how the University of Michigan screwed up in its season opener against Utah, together with a killer strategy Coach Rodriguez will want to adopt for sure. Then Tuesday, I’ll return … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part III

Posted on August 29, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell If cops start raining billy clubs on your car, don’t yell insults. I learned that on a visit to Chicago’s Loop. Forty years ago. I approached the anniverary thinking I’d write a long essay to run on … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part II

Posted on August 28, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell It makes me sad when I think about those two classmates, Tom “Tex” Ford and Lloyd Slack, who were killed in Vietnam. Around the second grade, Tom Ford’s family moved to Texas. When they came back to … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part I

Posted on August 27, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell On the 40th anniversary of my beating and arrest by Chicago cops during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, I find myself wondering if the alienation of Hillary Clinton Democrats who lost to Barack Obama in 2008 is … Continue reading →

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