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A Different Kind Of Happy Hour **Open Thread** »

There’s been a whole lot in the news of late about the “Happy Hour Heard ‘Round The World.” You know the one – Sgt. Crowley, Prof. Henry Gates, President Obama, and the party-crashed Joe Biden, sitting down like some regular Joes, just having a brew. Oh, yeah, just hanging out, tossing back a few and [...]

OPEN THREAD + NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle Sunday Nights at 8PM »

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Please join me Sunday evening (tonight!) from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. While the equity markets retracted somewhat this week, bonds, commodities, and currencies remain well within recent ranges. Away from the markets, the Obama administration proposed a widespread revamping of financial regulations. I look [...]

OPEN THREAD + NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle Tonight at 8PM »

PROGRAM CONCLUDED Sunday night . Click on icon to listen to the archived show. Please join me Sunday evening from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. I believe we are now entering the next stage of the Brave New World of the Uncle Sam Economy. As we navigate the [...]

Susan Boyle Open Thread »

UPDATE: She lost to a 10-member dance team. Videos are here. There’s no politics in this post! Although, from all the news stories, you’d think this was a bigger story than North Korea! Even South Park is in on the frenzy of worldwide publicity over Susan Boyle, a competitor on “Britain’s Got Talent,” and the [...]

OPEN THREAD + Join Me Tonight at 8PM for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle »

Sunday, May 31st show over . announcement bumped down . listen to archives by clicking on the image. Please join me Sunday evening from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. The developments in the markets, economy, global finance, Wall Street, and Washington are occurring at breakneck speed. I will [...]

Paulie Tackles Middle East Issues in Tonight’s No Quarter Radio Show »

Program Concluded & Promo Bumped Down . Listen to the archived Monday night show. Join us for “Sins of Omission” TONIGHT on No Quarter Radio (NQR) at 9 pm (ET) as Paulie discusses a new initiative — “The Middle East Peace Project” with Chairman Joel Segal and Executive Director Matthew Lakenbach of the Middle East [...]

Open Thread + NQR’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle Tonight at 8PM »

Bumped Down . Program Concluded . Listen to archived show. Please join me Sunday evening from 8-9 p.m. ET for NoQuarter Radio’s Sense on Cents with Larry Doyle. The developments in the markets, economy, global finance, Wall Street, and Washington are occurring at breakneck speed. I will try to slow things down a bit and [...]

Don’t trust a man (except me, of course) »

Here’s one for the feminists. It’s another tongue-in-cheek song from my musical $ucce$$! (now seeking a Broadway home). The song is sung by an Irish-Latino character named Juanita Fitzgerald. The lyrics are as follows:

(Open Thread Too) “Hacking Democracy” LIVE CHAT Wed. May 6th at 9:00 PM (EST) »

We are fortunate to have as one of our loyal readers Kathleen Wynne, founder of Hand Count Paper Ballots Now (HCPBnow.org), and formerly Associate Director of Black Box Voting. I will let her introduce herself and the issue further below, but MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Beginning Wednesday, May 6th, at 9:00 pm at No Quarter, for [...]

Empty Nest Syndrome **Open Thread** »

I am happy to report that ALL of our puppies have found new homes! On Friday, Leila (the brindle one) went to a post mistress in a nearby town; on Saturday, a family with several children (including teenagers who LOVE dogs) picked up Lucky (the woman said, as she was putting Lucky in the back [...]

Open Thread * The Incorrigible Nocturnal Warrior: Tonight at 9 p.m.! »

LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED SHOW. We’re proud (always proud) to promote the One & Only Nocturnal Warrior on No Quarter Radio. Warrior’s a real-life radio pro whose show is as humorous as it’s entertaining, with top-drawer professional production values. Tune in to NQR tonight — 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET! Join the live chat and [...]

BECAUSE You’re Talking About It: »

Steve Clemons’ story, “The Brits Tortured Too,” created — shall we say? — a rather LIVELY discussion on torture, both pro and con. Since you’re deeply divided on the merits of torture, we’re going to host a live chat Sunday night at 9 p.m., right after Larry Doyle’s No Quarter Radio show. Bring your best [...]

Swine Flu Tip **Open Thread** »

(Bumped up from Thursday afternoon . This is an instant classic, Reverend Amy!) A former parishioner sent this to me tonight. Now, I know this is a serious issue, and we must take care. But sometimes when things are the most frightening, a little humor goes a long way. That being said, allow me to [...]

It Would Be A Shame… **Open Thread** »

To ruin such a beautiful day, which is what we are having here in the Lowcountry, with a post on something serious. Sure, there are lots of contenders (aren’t there always?), but since I’m easing back into writing after my most excellent adventure, I am going to claim a Scarlett O’Hara moment. You know, “tomorrow [...]

The Taliban Surge in Pakistan: John Batchelor’s Hot Topic Tonight, with Larry Johnson »

LARRY JOHNSON’s SEGMENT CONCLUDED . TUNE IN NEXT SUNDAY, SAME TIME, SAME STATION, SAME LINK O P E N   T H R E A D   T O O John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 [...]