George Carlin: The Last Words of America’s Greatest Comedian
For half a century, somewhere in America, night in, night out, George Carlin stood on a stage, raging, berating, sniping, griping, purring questions, snarling answers, kicking holes in the polyester pants of hypocrisy, puking down the nice clean tux of conventional wisdom, convulsing audiences and never failing to do "this real moron thing I do: it's called THINKING!"
SOLVERS AND SOLUTIONS
Nikola Tesla - The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century
If you never heard of Nikola Tesla, you should have for many reasons. One of those is that he was an extremely brilliant inventor…a man way ahead of his time, and two, his genius was crushed by the politically powerful and corrupt industrial elite like Thomas Edison….the man who would eventually stab him in the back.
BEHAVIOR DOESN'T LIE
Bernard Madoff - Another Layer “of the Onion” is Peeled Away
The “world’s largest Ponzi scheme” allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff gets more and more interesting as it unfolds. For those of you that thought that Madoff will spend the rest of his life behind bars….think again! That’s just how bizarre this whole things is becoming.
THE 60s
The End of the 60s - the music of 1969
The 1960s was the decade that change the world and forever changed the course of every aspect of our society, both here and abroad. Here is a brief stroll down memory lane highlighting some of the key dates in music during 1969….the last year of the decade that changed the world,
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence and the Nation’s Founding
There is something wrong when a newly sworn in American citizen knows more about this country’s founding and its Constitution than most adults born here. As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s founding, it is also a time to think about the Constitution. Here are 10 things you may not know:
Political Commentary
ECONOMIC CRISIS: Republicans Only Plan is to Obstruct
We just experienced eight years of Republican control with no tolerance for debate or criticism, much less bipartisanship and now they are acting less like an opposition party and more like an obstructionist party.
BRAIN FOOD
HIDDEN HISTORY: Little-known Financier Helped Revolution
Soon after the start of the war, it became apparent to George Washington that the American Revolution would end prematurely because of lack of funds. The individual who would help finance the Revolution was born in 1740 to Portuguese Jews and his name was…..Haym Solomon.
POLITICS
George H.W. Bush: Olbermann And Maddow Are “Sick Puppies”
Bush said he believes Obama was “entitled to civil treatment” when it comes to his critics. But it was not just those on the right, who presumably make up a majority of Obama’s critics, that Bush felt were responsible for the angry tone. The left was guilty as well.
NEWS - and OTHER STUFF
President Obama’s News Capsules
Here is The Lang Report’s weekly array of news capsules on President Barack Obama as he navigates his first year in office.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Future of Music
Long ago in a land not so mythical or far away as some would have you believe, certain corporate types over the age of 30 were intent on “engineering” a ‘music scene’ in San Francisco. It came to pass of an evening (in the vicinity of a stage) that a…
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARDS
Harold Nicholson, the SPY Who Never Gives Up….even while in prison
Harold J. Nicholson is an odd pick for The Lang Report’s Golden Fleece Award, nevertheless, he meets all of the criteria….dishonesty, larceny and let’s not forget treason. Nicholson remains one of the highest-ranking CIA officials ever to plead guilty to espionage, and now has enlisted his youngest son to travel the world and collect cash from Russian agents as a “pension” for his past services, federal officials declared.
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