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No Rules, Just Wrong

Class Action Park – A documentary about Action Park, an actual place in New Jersey that sounds totally made up when people talk about it. It was a poorly run but profitable amusement park where numerous guests were seriously injured … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Dreams, Families, Holidays, Relationships, Thanksgiving, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged action park, amusement parks, class action park, deregulation, eugene mulvihill, incest, parker posey, president john f. kennedy, president ronald reagan, presidential assassinations, the house of yes, tori spelling |

Perrying the Trump

Rick Perry has recently made the news for his criticism of Donald Trump, because really, what else does he have to distinguish himself from the other Republican candidates? I know I sometimes confuse him with Ted Cruz. Running for President … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged american party, chris christie, donald trump, frank luntz, immigration, john birch society, know-nothing movement, president george w. bush, president john f. kennedy, rick perry, robert welch jr., tea party, ted cruz |

All Take and No Giving

Aside from saying he was a doughnut [1], the most famous quote from President Kennedy was in his inaugural address: “Ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.” It was certainly powerful, … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Politics, Socialism | Tagged declaration of independence, government assistance, jeb bush, mitt romney, president barack obama, president george w. bush, president john f. kennedy, republicans |

The Divine and the Profane

On Friday, Beth and I attended a showing of three of John Waters’ early short films at the Lincoln Center Film Society in Manhattan. This was part of a series celebrating Waters’ fifty years as a filmmaker. He’s been appearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Humor, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged divine, eat your makeup, hag in a black leather jacket, i am divine, jackie kennedy, jean shepherd, john waters, ollie hopnoodle's haven of bliss, president john f. kennedy, roman candles |

The Moral Majority Is Neither

I’ve recently come across a few links to a Politico article on the origins of the Religious Right, which was a quite interesting read. The main point is that, while it’s commonly said that Roe v. Wade was what inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Fox News, Fundamentalism, History, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Television | Tagged abortion, al franken, bible, bob jones jr., bob jones university, evangelism, ezra, galatians, gay marriage, homophobia, lies and the lying liars who tell them, politico, president jimmy carter, president john f. kennedy, racism, randall balmer, segregation, st. paul |