Feature: Mark My Words

Some people see things and ask "why?" Others see things and ask "why not?" I don’t know what the hell they’re talking about. In this series, I filter things through my own Looking Glass and report what I see. And that’s the truth. — Curmudgeon-At-Large In Jameson Veritas

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• A Sad Optimist Cries Yet Again: A Pox on all Your Houses

  Amidst the fear, the anger, the apprehension, we can take heart that our politicians are blithering idiots — as are we.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Oct 19, 2010

• White Hot Rage From The New Minority

  It's not health care, it's a fading vision of America that's driving conservatives wild.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Mar 31, 2010

• Satire: What I Learned From the President’s Speech

  You can learn a lot about health care reform from President Obama. Or not. It doesn't matter.

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Sep 11, 2009

• Satire: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Privacy

  Why are we giving away our privacy so willingly when the dangers are so horrendous?

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Jun 14, 2009

• A Nation of Experts

  Are we one lucky nation or what? Pick a subject, any subject, and experts come out of the walls like cockroaches at night in a New York apartment.

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on May 25, 2009

• The Futility of Hope

  We may stumble out of our domestic financial mess. But how are we to recapture the value system that has been our moral compass?

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on May 13, 2009

• Mr. Obama, Let's Get to the Point About Circumcision

  Mr. President, let it be known, that when confronted with a choice between mutilation and exaltation, you rose to the occasion.

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Apr 01, 2009

• Note to America: Obama's Not Perfect

  Our never-ending hysteria over minutia and myopic fixation on Obama's every act will ensure his - and our - failure.

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Mar 19, 2009

• The Kindle 2 Campaign: Success?

  I think my campaign to get a free Kindle 2 has worked. The complete lack of response from Amazon is encouraging.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Mar 10, 2009

• We Launch The “Send Me A Kindle 2” Campaign

  Having succeeded with Jameson Irish whiskey, I turn my sights on obtaining a Kindle 2 as my giftiness improves.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Mar 01, 2009

• Satire: Political Morality - When Simple Just Won't Do

  Compromise and conciliation are the rule in the search for a solution to the medical worker/religious issue issue. Obama Nation!

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Mar 01, 2009

• What's Worse Than U.S. Economy? Try the World

  Continual carnage around the world, which we can no more comprehend than we can world peace, makes our problems trivial by comparison.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Jan 10, 2009

• What? Israelis & Palestinians Are Old News

  Israel and the Palestinians once again killing each other? Given the circumstances on the ground, could one expect anything else?

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Jan 03, 2009

• Take That, Stephen Colbert! Jameson Delivers, Part Two

  My pursuit of Stephen Colbert's gift for shameless self promotion continues. There is some success... but the final goal still eludes me.

  Interview by Mark Schannon — on Jan 01, 2009

• Questions for President-Elect Obama This Christmas Day

  Have we given up any hope of letting Barak Obama just be a human being who happened to get elected president?

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Dec 26, 2008

• Supply-Side Economists Use Beer To Stiffle Intelligent Discourse

  Conservatives apparently will do anything to preserve the wealth of the wealthy, including drown us in beer blather.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Dec 19, 2008

• Take That, Stephen Colbert: Jameson Delivers! Part One

  Has my appeal to the Masters of Irish Whiskey been heard?

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Dec 10, 2008

• Satire: The Non-White Man's Burden - God's Vengeance

  Having failed to destroy humanity with the Tower of Babel, God is now embarked on establishing the Cuisine of Babel which will finish the task.

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Nov 21, 2008

• Bush And Obama: What Really Happened at the White House

  What really happened when President Bush and President-elect Obama met at the White House? Here's the real dope.

  Satire by Mark Schannon — on Nov 10, 2008

• Stephen Colbert and Jameson Irish Whiskey: I Learn From The Master

  Stephen Colbert has taught me the fine art of begging. And so I beg, you, Jameson Irish whiskey... show me the money.

  Opinion by Mark Schannon — on Nov 10, 2008