Archive for August, 2007

The Doctor, on the state of the Nation

“We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear — fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts, or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being [...]

Late August in Cleveland


Spiritual Teabaging


Ding Dong Gonzo’s Gone

With the retirement of Alberto Gonzalez as Attorney General of the United States, many on the left are rejoicing like a shirtless readneck in front of a dead dear with Old Milwaukee spilling on themselves.  He’s leaving for other reasons, if he wanted to keep that job he would have.  He could have had a [...]

On Reagan winning The Cold War

During an exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, there was a video that featured a snipit from Governor Ronald Reagan of California suggesting that some Vietnam war protesters where honorable, yet most were part of a vicious communist cabal meant to bring us down.  This man who went on to become the [...]

The Sunshine Empire Returns

The weekend in Cleveland is over and we are all back safely in The Sunshine Empire. I was slightly chilly at the Cleveland airport, and by the end of the day was sweating in that trademark sauna like warmth of late August in the South. In Canton we found that our favorite NFL [...]

A recap of the Top Ten Albums countdown

Our friends in the Roger Blog Series have done a wonderful job in putting together their respective top ten albums.  We along with our partners would like to just collectively look back at all the selections.  Since we are back from Cleveland we will begin posting again regularly, and look forward to next month when [...]

The Sunshine Empire Top Ten Albums: #1 Version 2.0

Much more cannot be said about the masterpiece that is Version 2.0. Garbage is hard driving, female-led group that blends their hard rock with heavy electronica at times. They are by far my favorite group in music today and this album made me a permanent fan. Their preceding self-titled album is [...]

The Sunshine Empire Midwest Conference

Just a content reminder that The Sunshine Empire Midwest Conference will begin this Friday.  We’ll be in Canton Ohio on Friday and Cleveland on Saturday.  This world tour has taken us to Columbia South Carolina with our friends from Biggus Rickus, to Portland Oregon for our Pacific Conference with the gang from Jolemite, and now [...]