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I was recently listening to a Fresh Air interview with Chip Berlet,a senior analyst for the independent think tank Political Research Associates (PRA) who has spent 25 years tracking extremist hate groups. I was taken aback when Bertlet told Terry Gross "there have been nine murders since the inauguration connected to the White Supremacy conspiracy theories."

The Holocaust Museum killing, the Pittsburgh police murders and the shooting of Dr. Tiller were front-page news, but I was unaware of the ugly events in Brockton and along the Arizonan border. (A nine-year-old girl? Good Lord.) Couple Bertlet's report "Toxic to Democracy" with the Department of Homeland Security's April release on the rise of right-wing extremism, and it appears to be heady times for violent white supremacists.

Coincidentally, I found out that, I too, had been the discussion amongst the Hitler-loving crowd.

I've decided to do something about it.

18 Rounds of Soggy & Sunny Days at the U.S. Open

Friday, 26 June 2009 22:17 Patrick J. Sauer

Here's a rather wordy riff I wrote on the two days I spent out on Long Island at the U.S. Open.

Don't worry, though, it's broken down into "18 rounds," in a 100% hackneyed writerly gimmick.

I had a hell of a time in the muck. Thanks to Deadspin for taking notice, and to HuffPo's New York page for giving me a tangential link to hang my visor on.

Fore!

I've been writing about cars for awhile, and it has its perks. Mainly, getting to test drive dream rides, but also the occasional chance to attend auto-sponsored events. As a guest of Lexus (Stylish vehicles! Good gas mileage! Liquid assets!), I went to the U.S. Open at Bethpage on Saturday, hospitality tent pass in hand. The weather was brutal, but it worked out for the best, at least for one person.

Me.

2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Monday, 22 June 2009 02:03 Patrick J. Sauer

A couple of week ago, on behalf of CarAndCaboodle, I took a 2010 Camaro LT Coupe to the wedding of a lovely young New Jersey couple of Italian descent.

Scoff if you want, but I need my opposable driving thumbs, so make IROC jokes on your own time… But to answer your next question, yes, the band played Living on a Prayer at the reception.

A Cultural History of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 03:17 Patrick J. Sauer

Here is a little something about Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! I wrote for the Worldwide Leader.

This is the "go the distance" version with extra trivia nuggets at the bottom that got cut from the original.

I feel, however, that I wasn't forthcoming in the original piece need to tell you that I never beat Iron Mike.

In fact, I never even got by Super Macho Man, and there's a chance I only beat Bald Bull in my dreams.

I know for a fact that I took down Piston Honda though. I fear not his TKO from Tokyo.

Enjoy this stroll down NES memory lane. For my money, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is still the Greatest of All-Time. And if you forgot what made it the G.O.A.T., here's a quick refresher course from the champ.

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2010 Chevrolet Camaro

A Cultural History of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!