Category Archives: Brogue Craic

This is the kind of thing we discuss at my local, The Brogue.

This could get interesting.

While some people have calculated that it will be up to the super-delegates to decide the Democratic nominee (meaning it will be Hillary Clinton), it’s worth noting a little storm brewing on the horizon. A guy named Peter Paul is making a lot of noise about alleged illegalities during her first Senate run. And it [...]

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Is he or isn’t he? Only his ghostwriter know for sure.

One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most about this theatre-of-the-absurd American Primary season is following some of the marginal candidates. Some of you may have even seen the original post I made about how much I liked Ron Paul, updated with a retraction some time ago when I learned about a newsletter published under [...]

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The true North.

As if there was ever any doubt, Canada is the most beautiful country in the world. And in a move that all of us—from every political stripe—should applaud, Stephen Harper’s government has put a plan in place to help keep it that way. From The Washington Post’s coverage of the story: Canada’s government yesterday set [...]

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Grizzly.

At risk of turning this blog into a repository for found videos, I couldn’t resist posting this classic that was sent to me by my good friend Tony. I had heard about a documentary on this guy in the early nineties – he was creating a bear-proof suit. Seeing it set to music – well, [...]

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Murph: This One’s For You…

When I first started watching this, I thought it was going to be the typical musical-ride car spot. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

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