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Good migrations…
How U.S. Customs helped me smuggle marijuana into the USA. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” — L.P. Hartley When I first discovered Mexico … Continue reading
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Tagged James McEnteer, Marijuana, Memoir, Mexican Border, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, U.S. Customs, Vietnam Draft, Vietnam War
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The devil went down to Georgia
After Georgia’s new gun law, euphemistically called the ‘Safe Carry Protection Act,’ takes effect July 1, all bets are off. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | May 7, 2014 “Some say the world will end in fire, some … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Georgia Gun Law, Gun Culture, Gun Laws, James McEnteer, Rag Bloggers
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Wahoo! It’s Indian Summer
As Washington Redskin fans debate the political correctness of their team name, Indians fans and detractors grapple with the propriety of the grinning visage of Chief Wahoo. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | April 10, 2014 It’s crazy … Continue reading
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Iguanas trek to Buddha Ball
Their ancient primitive bodies soak up the subtropical heat in desert cactus hills or along the humid grapefruit coast. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | March 11, 2014 They come by the tens of thousands, from near and … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Baseball Fans, Buddha Ball, James McEnteer, Rag Bloggers, Ritual, Spring Training
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James McEnteer : Escape to Ecuador
Edward Snowden and the flag of Ecuador. Image from Salon.com. Rehanging the crepe paper:Escape to Ecuador Edward Snowden is the latest insider who pulled back the curtain to reveal the wizardry of American Freedom as the diabolical machinations of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Manning, Ecuador, Edward Snowden, James McEnteer, Julian Assange, Surveillance
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James McEnteer : How Mass Media Enable the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombies from Shaun of the Dead. Image from TheModerateVoice. What if the dead stop staying dead?How mass media enable the Zombie Apocalypse When Mitt Romney rose from the grave of his own hypocrisy and insular privilege to oppose Barack Obama, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, James McEnteer, Mainstream Media, Right Wing Politics, Zombies
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James McEnteer : The Pirates of Ecuador
Image from Nuke the Fridge.Straight to video:That movie’s too expensive! Knock it off! By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | January 29, 2013 “I’d like to thank the members of the Academy. Or at least, one of them…” QUITO, … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Film, Hollywood, Intellectual Property, James McEnteer, Pirate Video
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James McEnteer : I Drank the Booze Today, Oh Boy
Cover art by Lynn Hatzius from Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses.Losing the plot:I drank the booze today, oh boy Barney considers himself devoted to the Rodney King school of public thought: why can’t we all just get along? By James McEnteer … Continue reading
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Tagged Humor, James McEnteer, Political Satire, Religious Tolerance, Salman Rushdie
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James McEnteer : Julian Assange, Come on Over
Stencil of Julian Assange from Bold Legume.Insane Asylum?From Center Stage to Middle Earth Is Julian Assange crazy to want to go to Ecuador, of all the obscure places on this globe? By James McEnteer / The Rag Blog / June … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecuador, James McEnteer, Julian Assange, Political Asylum, WikiLeaks
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James McEnteer : On the Lean Streets of Quito
Lean streets of Quito. Image from Lonely Planet.Sell on wheels:Pitching and rolling on the lean streets of Quito A man dressed as a circus clown boards a bus selling packs of magic candy, two for a dollar. By James McEnteer | … Continue reading
James McEnteer : How Intolerance Is Poisoning the Well
Art by Alice Brickner / Getty / Big Questions Online.Deadly discourse:How intolerance poisons our well Most public ‘discussion’ consists of one side lobbing insults at the other from across an unbridgeable divide. There is little genuine give and take. By … Continue reading
Thorne Dreyer / James McEnteer : Dallas Underground Icon Stoney Burns Dead at 68
Stoney Burns is arrested by Dallas Police officers at Lee Park on April 12, 1970, after what The Dallas Morning News called “a clash between law officers and young people” that “occurred when police tried to arrest several hippie-types” at … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Dallas, Deaths, James McEnteer, Journalists, Police Harassment, Political Activists, Sixties, Stoney Burns, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press
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