Author Archives: Jeff Fecke

Always Low Wages. Always.

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Just in case you’d forgotten, Wal-Mart sucks: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, agreed to pay $54.3 million to settle a Minnesota lawsuit over wages after a judge ruled the company broke state laws by requiring employees to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 1 Comment

From the White House to Whites-Only

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

When George W. Bush leaves the White House, he won’t be going back to his beloved Crawford ranch. I mean, come on, like he’s going back to his Potemkin farm to clear brush! No, Dubya’s moving into an exclusive Dallas … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues | 12 Comments

XKCD FTW

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

I have a deep and abiding love for XKCD, as do all right-thinking people. And so I’m pleased to point you over to the latest installment, which has the most brutally correct take on Nice Guys™ that I’ve ever had … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 61 Comments

In Minnesota, a New Hero Will Rise

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Let’s face it, things are not going very well for right-wing radio these days. Rush Limbaugh has been reduced to a national laughingstock, while Sean Hannity is best known for simply repeating talking points handed to him by the RNC. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Media criticism, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 10 Comments

Thanks, Responsorial

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Julie the Girl Detective has a thoughtful post right below this one about the American Thanksgiving mythos, the enduring myth that Sarah Josepha Hale ((Along with Thanksgiving, she is also the creator of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”)) created in … Continue reading →

Posted in Colonialism, Whatever | 7 Comments

Gonna Let The World Pass By Me

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

So it’s Black Friday! How are you celebrating? In Long Island, they’re celebrating by killing Wal-Mart workers: A Wal-Mart worker has died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers shortly after the Long Island store opened Friday, police … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 13 Comments

The One

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Glenn Reynolds writes the stupidest thing he’s ever written, even dumber than his Iraq War touchdown dance on his own 20-yard-line. It turns out, you see, that There Can Be Only One. Am I talking of the Highlander? The Fifth … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Race, racism and related issues | 11 Comments

Include Me Out

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

I don’t know if this is just posturing, but whether it is or isn’t, it’s wrong: Democrat Al Franken suffered a setback Wednesday when the state Canvassing Board unanimously turned down his campaign’s request to include rejected absentee ballots in … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics | 3 Comments

The Manger's On Fire, the Holly's Aglow, Hear the Baby Jesus Cryin' Ho! Ho! Ho!

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Ah, the Christmas Variety Special. Once a staple of the holiday season, it’s largely gone the way of the Dodo. And that’s too bad; while they’re goofy and overly-earnest, they’re also campy and hilarious. Of course, that usually goes hand-in-hand. … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 1 Comment

You Know What I Need, or Maybe You Don’t

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Last week, hands were wrung and tsks were tsked over the potential $25 billion dollar bailout of GM, Chrysler, and Ford. Sure, directly and indirectly the U.S. auto industry employs about 4.5 million people. But the companies, we were told, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 17 Comments