Tonight on the Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, the last few minutes of the show were given over to a very touching remembrance of Robert Kennedy's short victory speech after winning the California Primary in June of 1968, his … [Read more...]
Spoiler Alert: AP and NBC News put the tally of delegates and super-delegates above the 2383 number, Clinton is the presumptive nominee…
Congratulations to Secretary Clinton, now onto November. Apparently, being News organizations, given the primaries on Tuesday, they called so-far uncommitted super-delegates and the current tally has Clinton at 2384, which is also predicted … [Read more...]
Happy Star Wars Day: May the Fourth be with you!
Since we are all going to have to join the rebel alliance after the GOP results in Indiana, let me be the first Nerd to wish everyone out there, "May the Fourth be with you!" … [Read more...]
PolitiFact has ruled the claim, “I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does.” as “Mostly True”.
In an earlier posting, JohnTMay made the claim that HRC's claim to have 2.5 million more votes than Senator Sanders was in fact nothing but: This is just another deliberate deception by a desperate campaign made possible by a corporate … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday and Anniversary: William Shakespeare
Part 2 of the Anglophile Obsession, today is both the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death as well as his 452nd birthday. Many things are happening this weekend to celebrate the anniversary, including BBC's lists for the Anniversary … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth II
Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth II. I realize that not everyone is as much of an Anglophile as I and a few others here are. But, just the same, Happy 90th Birthday. … [Read more...]
Finally, it is about time, I for one am so glad that the US Treasury is removing Andrew Jackson from the twenty dollar bill. Personally, it does not matter to me who takes his place, I just want to see someone else, anyone else receiving … [Read more...]
Random Nerd news: Melissa Gilbert is running for Congress from Michigan this fall.
Melissa Gilbert is a Democratic Candidate for the Michigan 8th Congressional District this fall. While she is probably best known for "Little House on the Prairie", as a self-described Nerd myself, I know her better for playing Anna … [Read more...]
Reminder about Delegate Selection this Saturday at 1PM.
This is a gentle reminder that the selection of delegates to the 2016 National Democratic Convention is this Saturday at 1PM for all the events across Massachusetts. The following link is a List of Locations and Candidates. The page has … [Read more...]
Snarky Post: Filming of “Patriots’ Day” has begun, with Quincy as the stand-in for Watertown.
Mark Wahlberg in Quincy wearing the uniform of a Boston Police Sargent. Despite the attempt of some so called "high powered VIP" to voice opposition to the film, "Patriots' Day" has begun filming this week in Quincy. The Boston Globe … [Read more...]
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