cold fury (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
…but I know I like these, sent to me by a certain well-known artist who wishes to remain anonymous (and many, many thanks for sending ‘em): Then we have Stoaty’s excellent portrayal of a poor, downtrodden Son of Man suffering the slings and arrows of OUTRAGEOUS! bullies: And last: how out of touch do you have to [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Simple math explains why the Tenderloin is one of San Francisco's most downtrodden neighborhoods. The small district has the city's largest number of liquor licenses per square block. It has the largest number of chronic inebriants. It also has the largest...
New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sad are the designers showing in off-the-beaten-track locations on Saturday, particularly during the hours of downpour. Empty seats and a damp, downtrodden crowd can't be good to play to. And sadly, all of those expected for the front row at...
Talking Politics (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Four years ago, from the Republican National Convention in New York, I observed that the evening devoted to "soft politics" -- sissy stuff like economics and helping the downtrodden -- was jam-packed with speakers of the female and minority type, while the night devoted to securing America from worldwide evildoers was a non-stop manfest. Ah, but the GOP has evolved I'm sure! Or not. Things...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... funds invest mostly in large-cap shares, and as a result have been caught by their holdings in the downtrodden financial sector. It's worth noting, however, that all of the funds had payouts above the S&P 500's 2.15% yield. Count on dividendsDividends should in theory prop up a portfolio in a market downturn. While a company's share price may fall, it is still likely to maintain its dividend...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
SalemMinister declares open new buildings ‘Govt. has undertaken many schemes for poor’ SALEM: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Government has undertaken many welfare schemes for the benefit of the poor and downtrodden in the State, said Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam.Declaring open the buildings and inaugurating projects that have been executed at a cost of Rs. 85.5 lakh...
Signal to Noise (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I work with a sizeable number of people who are fans of long-sufferingly bad NFL teams. Given that I am in central-to-Southern California, they are mostly 49ers fans, but there are other fans of the downtrodden — particularly some Bears fans, who are dying for something not Kyle Orton or Rex Grossman behind center. Seriously, [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... Game 1 winners got tripled in size Sunday, thanks to Ryan and Flacco, who respectively led the downtrodden Falcons and Ravens to comfortable upset wins at home against teams (Detroit and Cincinnati) that were expected to rough up and maybe even expose the youngsters.Guess not.The Falcons rolled to a 34-21 win over the Lions thanks to a 318-yard rushing performance that was led by Michael...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... Game 1 winners got tripled in size Sunday, thanks to Ryan and Flacco, who respectively led the downtrodden Falcons and Ravens to comfortable upset wins at home against teams (Detroit and Cincinnati) that were expected to rough up and maybe even expose the youngsters.Guess not.The Falcons rolled to a 34-21 win over the Lions thanks to a 318-yard rushing performance that was led by Michael...
subrealism (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Bageant in tuesday's Guardian. The comments are more illuminating than the editorial piece, but by all means, read it all because it's genuine news that you may really be able to use. Up from the comments there; The US redneck is downtrodden, exploited, screwed over and spat upon, and he knows it. He's no fool, he can see through the BS better than any fancypants liberal. But there isn't a single...
BooMan Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Don't you ever wonder to yourself how a multimillionaire media celebrity like Tom Brokaw knows the hearts and minds of poor, downtrodden "working class" waitresses in places like Norfolk, Nebraska so well. I mean, it simply astounds me the depth and breadth of his intimate knowledge regarding their lives, and the emotions they likely felt last night for a reasonably well off Republican Vice...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Like most Democrats, when Rep. Charlie Rangel isn't working for the "downtrodden," he certainly knows how to live the high life ("Cash Cow," Aug. 31). Frank Kobylinski Huntington Your photograph of Rangel with the caption "Cash Cow" is offensive...
Liberal Blogosphere (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Don't you ever wonder to yourself how a multimillionaire media celebrity like Tom Brokaw knows the hearts and minds of poor, downtrodden "working class" waitresses in places like Norfolk, Nebraska so well. I mean, it simply astounds me the depth and breadth of his intimate knowledge regarding their lives, and the emotions they likely felt last night for a reasonably well off Republican Vice...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... communities. This had provided a ladder of social and economic advancement for the poor and downtrodden, he said. Ms. Gandhi praised the Tamil Nadu example, saying it proved the potent force of education in social transformation and showed how expansion could go hand in hand with quality. “This is a lesson for the country, especially for those States now seeing the social revolution that...
Lone Star Times (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... That man? John McCain. It was shortly after the 2006 elections and Republicans were downcast and downtrodden. The voters had just kicked them out of power and the pundits were comparing Iraq to Vietnam. No Republican politician wanted anything to do with Iraq, much less show support for our efforts there. Except John McCain. Robert Novak thought Sen. McCain’s shot at the White House was...
