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Yearly Archives: 2008
Bill Moyers : A Texan’s Take on the Journalist’s Job
Bill Moyers with Lyndon Johnson Journalists as Truth TellersBy Bill Moyers / May 4, 2008 [Texan Bill Moyers delivered these remarks on April 3 in Washington, DC at the fifth annual Ridenhour Prize awards ceremony, sponsored by The Nation Institute … Continue reading
Bomb Bomb Iran, Surgical Strike Dept.
United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian insurgency campBy Michael Smith / May 4, 2008 The US military is drawing up plans for a “surgical strike” against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue … Continue reading
The Modus Operandi of Our Establishment Press
The Media, The Right and 1988: Endless Deja Vuby Glenn Greenwald / May 4, 2008 A large bulk of the political and pundit class are forever stuck in 1972, reflexively viewing every political conflict through its myopic prism (any war-opponent-candidate … Continue reading
Hope This Makes You Breathe Easier
The Greatest Story Never Told: Study Says Smoking Pot Doesn’t Cause Cancer — It May Prevent It!By Fred Gardner / May 4, 2008 Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause CancerOf Lung or Upper Airways, Tashkin Finds;Data Suggest Possible Protective Effect The … Continue reading
Quote of the Day : Cojones
Concerning Hillary and Obama: “If she gave him one of her cojones, they’d both have two.” James Carville, in Newsweek
a world that can get well
Paul Stanley.there’s something so wrong about wanting to wake up every dayand the world not be at war somewhere and for people to not beangry with each other and hate each other and for people, children,not to be starving, not … Continue reading
Rev. Hagee : John McCain’s Cross to Bear
John Hagee compares † Roman Church † to Hitler The All-White Elephant in the RoomBy Frank Rich / May 4, 2008 BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Religion, Right Wing, Video
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We Must Also Save Ourselves from Ourselves
The Epitome of Conspicuous ConsumptionThe Gospel of Consumptionby Jeffrey Kaplan / May 3, 2008 Private cars were relatively scarce in 1919 and horse-drawn conveyances were still common. In residential districts, electric streetlights had not yet replaced many of the old … Continue reading
Winning Hearts and Minds, Yankee Style
Hospital In Baghdad Casualty of US Air StrikeMay 3, 2009 A hospital in the Iraqi capital’s Sadr City, a Shiite militia stronghold, was damaged in a US air strike on Saturday, wounding around 20 people, medics and witnesses said. A … Continue reading
A. Embree : 1968 Columbia Student Revolt Remembered in New York
Mark Rudd and Grace (Linda) LeClair, vets of the 1968 Columbia occupation, at 40th anniversary of the uprising in New York. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Columbia 1968: The View From TexasBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
And if we count the exhibition games in Michigan and Florida…
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
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Tagged Graphics, Hillary, Humor, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Sports
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A. Pogue : The Sad Tale of a Good Samaritan
Alan Pogue’s new look: “All I need is the two knobs, one on either side of my neck, for the perfect Halloween mask.” Painful self-portrait by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.“No good deed goes unpunished”: A cautionary tale of … Continue reading
