Mike Sheehan is the co-founder of Scholars and Rogues, a writer/editor at Raw Story, former contributing writer to National Journal's Blogometer, moderator of mailing lists Dark-Matters, Meatcake and Terralist (with Russ Wellen), and creator of the scrapbook of madness JAZZ from HELL.

Blog Entries by Mike Sheehan

Have the Last Laugh as You're Kicked to the Curb, America

Posted June 3, 2009 | 08:50 PM (EST)


Top things to say to the mortgage company when you can't make payments anymore:

10. "I've invested what's left of my money in a year's worth of Ramen."

9. "The reason I'm leaving the huge shit smear in the bathroom is because I swear you can see the face of...

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Peace Gnome to the Rescue

Posted November 20, 2008 | 02:23 PM (EST)


Who says donkeys and elephants don't mix?

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) -- a principled, stalwart defender of the downtrodden whom we around here affectionately refer to as the "Peace Gnome" -- is urging the L.A. City Council to free a captive elephant languishing in a county zoo.

The fiery former...

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On the Waning Days of Madmen in the Media

Posted October 31, 2008 | 11:58 AM (EST)


So some Hollywood insiders are sick of the decidedly liberal MSNBC, according to a report. One "liberal Democrat" actually said at a Beverly Hills luncheon "that she would prefer a lunch date with right-leaning Fox News star Sean Hannity over left-leaning MSNBC star Keith Olbermann." Egad. I wouldn't eat...

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