Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

White supremacy is terrorism.

American History and Black History Cannot Be Separated

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

You cannot shame the shameless.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Bark louder, little dog.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Infrastructure week. at last.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

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  1. 1.

    Kung Fu

    Yes!

    For a while I was addicted to cop dramas: NYPD Blue, Law and Order, The Shield – you name it, I watched it. I liked The Shield for its stark contrast to other shows and its realism. Personally, I think Michael Chiklis should have been cast as Kojak instead of Ving Rhames in the new Kojak movie coming out. Anyone out there agree with me?

  4. 4.

    Al Maviva

    For a while, yes, until I discovered “The Wire.” I have a limited amount of free time and decided to give the block allocated to “violent and somewhat realistic cop dramas” to HBO’s show, mostly because The Wire has better bumper music. Okay, I also like the longer story arcs, and the fact that a lot of the public characters are recognizably representations of Bal’mer politicos. The chix are hotter too. And the cops aren’t as painfully stupid as Chiklis’ character’s crew.

  5. 5.

    shark

    No dammit! I can’t get it, I have to follow via DVD

    I’m getting season 3 today, I know how I’m spending my Sunday…

  7. 7.

    Van Helsing

    The Shield is far and away the best fictional TV show I know of. It’s been a long wait for March 15. Glenn Close should be a nice addition to the cast.

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    levik1832

    Absolutely! The show borrows a lot from The Sopranos where the protagonist is a “bad” guy with many “good” traits, but since it works so well, give us more. I always hated black and white characters so the Shield’s use of flawed, grey characters is very refreshing. See Michael Mann’s fantastic works for use of this character model in film. I can’t wait to do a marathon session revisiting season 3 on DVD.

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