Tag Archives: Larry Ray

Larry Ray : (Tea) Party Hats and the Great American Snake

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Oliver Douliery / Abaca Press.Nonplussed in Naples:Party hats and the Great American Snake By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2010 I talk with friends in Italy almost daily and this past year it has … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Amazon: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic, with a tad of Photoshop by Larry Ray, from Mobile Reference.Amazon: Don’t call us, we’ll call you(Or: Dude, my shoe’s got a square toe) By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August20, 2010 OK, I should never have … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Hitting the Pause Button

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

From the land of the ‘oil geezer’:America’s round-the-clock ‘churnalism’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — This column has been on pause for almost a month. The disgust and distraction from smelly, greasy … Continue reading →

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Payoff Time in the Gulf : Hitting the Petro Jackpot

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Everyone loses:Hitting the Petro-Jackpot The gulf is carpeted with long wide dark and slimy rainbow slivers and miles of weathered henna colored crude oil mousse… By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — Winds, … Continue reading →

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Oil and Politics: Reality Comes Home to Roost

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Deregulate this!Oil, politics, and the Tea Party I must ask the tea-bag draped folks who insist our government should take a hands-off approach to ‘their lives’ what their reaction is to the … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : BP Means You ‘Better Pray’

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Time warp photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Blessing of the Fleet:Oil spill anxiety accompanies annual ritual By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / June 2, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — The uncertainty of the huge BP oil … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Killing and Dying in Vietraqistan

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Vietraqistan:One, two, three, four…What are we fighting for? By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theories : Exhaust Fumes from the Angry

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Conspiracies:Exhaust fumes from the angry What better way to divert attention from the catastrophic eight years of the Bush-Cheney administration than to fan the flames of discontent with renewed conspiracy theories and … Continue reading →

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2010 Census : $400 Billion Handout With 10 Questions

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

And our hands have 10 fingers. 2010 Census:That’s $40 billion per question… By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 The 2010 Census form came in the mail Tuesday morning, March 16th. I made a cup of … Continue reading →

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Realm of the Census : Partisan Fundraising Fracas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bunch of partisan baloney?GOP census knockoff and Dem rejoinderBy Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2010 ‘Breaking News: House Bans GOP FAKE Census Surveys’The headline on the email sent by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCCC, forwarded … Continue reading →

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Wild Pitch : Jim Bunning Plays the Fool

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray, with apologies to the horse. We ran this image with Larry’s March 13, 2009, Rag Blog story about Jim Bunning — but we couldn’t resist using it again.Jim Bunning of Kentucky:Completely batty his last time at … Continue reading →

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Messina Earthquake of 1909 : The U.S. and the ‘Great White Fleet’

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Great White Fleet” Comes to the rescue in Italy, 1909.American ships, sailors and soldiers:A history of sea power and disaster relief By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2010 America’s leading role in emergency assistance following … Continue reading →

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