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British Ambassador : Afghanistan Situation Is Bad
Memo Leak Says Mission In Afghanistan DoomedBy Cernig / October 1, 2008 I’d recently begun to think there was no way back from seven years of Bush administration mismanagement in Afghanistan – but it’s still shocking to hear it from … Continue reading
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live
‘Fey stood beside her good friend and fellow castmate Amy Poehler, whose Hillary Clinton has been one of the high points of recent “SNL” history’ By Maureen Ryan / September 14, 2008 See Video and transcript, below. As it used … Continue reading
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Tagged Actresses, Entertainers, Hillary, Humor, Parody, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Satire, Saturday Night Live, Television, Tina Fey, Video
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Truth: Why Bother Anymore in This Nation?
Evil: It’s the New Good!By Mark Morford / September 10, 2008 Shut up and drink your high fructose corn syrup, sucker The devil isn’t evil, he just has lousy PR. Examples? They are legion. Here’s one the Powers That Be … Continue reading
Howard Zinn : ‘US Influence Is Declining, Its Power Is Declining’
Howard Zinn is the author of, most notably, A People’s History of the United States, a National-Book-Award-nominated text that investigates US history from the standpoint of the oppressed. Other books by Zinn include Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology and … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Society, Electoral politics, Imperialism, Politics
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Thursday Thought: The Bells Aren’t Always Audible
John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young laying hens, called “pullets”, and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This … Continue reading
Victory Is Pledging Allegiance to Peace
Turning the Power Off: Stars, Stripes, War and ShameBy Missy Comley Beattie / August 30, 2008 The Pentagon says “only” five civilians were killed Friday, a week ago, by US aerial bombardment. According to Afghan officials and a United Nations … Continue reading
Sunday’s Laugh
A cannibal was walking through the jungle and came upon a restaurant operated by a fellow cannibal. Feeling somewhat hungry, he sat down and looked over the menu… * Tourist: $5* Broiled Missionary: $10* Fried Explorer: $15* Baked Democrat or … Continue reading
Elections: This Is the Only World We’ve Got, Folks
We Have a Chance to Choose a Better RoadBy Caroline Arnold / August 24, 2008 Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not … Continue reading
The Sunday Snapshot : The Signpost for Change
Source / MoveOn.org Thanks to Betsy Gaines / The Rag Blog / Posted August 24, 2008
Afghanistan: So Long As It’s "Our Taliban"
Malalai JoyaIs Malalai Joya the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan? An Afghan Woman Who Stands Up to the WarlordsBy Farooq Sulehria / August 18, 2008 Afghanistan lives in the fear of the US-sponsored war lords. These hated warlords are not scared … Continue reading
A Flash from the Past – Interview with Ben Morea
With the US government on a permanent war footing overseas whilst simultaneously cracking down on civil liberties and dissent at home it sometimes seems as if the left wing movements of the 1960s never existed. What do you see as … Continue reading
Garrison Keillor : No Time for Dithering
‘In a month, the Republicans will convene a few blocks from my house and I’d like to stand across the street with a sign, but I can’t come up with the right wording. “Bleaughhhh,” maybe, or “Arghhhh.”‘ By Garrison Keillor … Continue reading →