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Yearly Archives: 2008
EVA BUSH (More Braun Than Brains)
[singing fun for the whole family,to the tune of “Peggy Sue”] you used to be Laurabut you married that horroryour crime may be subliminablebut you married a war criminable(chorus)oh Eva, oh Eva bushyou know I love that Bushthat pretty Eva … Continue reading
Seeking to Terrify the World into Submission
Elaine Brower Winter Soldier 2008: A Marine Mom’s Eyewitness Account of the Testimonyby Elaine Brower I. I have spent the past seven-plus years as an activist against the policies of George W. Bush and his regime. Already, my son has … Continue reading
Truth Without Angelizing: These Colours Don’t Run
When America Can’t Handle the Truthby Pierre Tristam The word, attributed to the late writer Saul Bellow, is “angelization” — willfully putting someone beyond blame. Angelizing America is the common tongue of all national politicians, the oath candidates implicitly take … Continue reading
She’s Ba-ack! Obama Girl Strikes Again…
I’ll probably get flak for posting this, but CHILL! It’s funny! — .td / The Rag Blog Hillary! Stop the attacks! Love, Obama Girl Obama Girl nails the Zeitgeist. As political junkies with at least an aspiration to erudition, we’ve … Continue reading
Supreme Court Inc.
How the nation’s highest court became increasingly receptive to the arguments of American business. By Jeffrey Rosen [This article first appeared in the March 16, 2008 issue of The New York Times Magazine. It’s a scary read if you’re not, … Continue reading
You’ve Just Lost Your Life’s Savings
And made some very rich people that much richer. Congratulations, America, for taking it on the chin for the fat cats once again. When will you learn? Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog A Picnic for Wall Street Insiders: The … Continue reading
Pissing Off As Much Brass As Possible
Listen to what this remarkably articulate young man tells us. He tells us that our government is in the business of torture, that the euphemistic semantics (of those who want to conceal their bad behaviour) does count, and that we … Continue reading
4,000 and No End in Sight
Coffins mark the U.S. and Iraqi dead at Austin vigil. Photo by Alice Embree.Austin vigil marks 4,000 dead.by Alice Embree / March 25, 2008 / The Rag Blog For over a month, CodePink Austin had the 4,000 U.S. dead in … Continue reading
Thank You Mr. Vice President
Project for the Old American Century. Halliburton Watch.
A McCain Moment
Do you want four more years of this?By Arianna Huffington / March 24, 2008 If our polarized country can agree on one thing, it’s that the greatest danger facing America over the next decade will not be Islamic extremism and … Continue reading
McDubya
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
From the Creeps Who’ve Spent Billions on War
White House Official Tells Judge: Searching for Missing Emails Too Much Workby Jason Leopold / March 24th, 2008 The White House’s chief information officer said the Bush administration should not be compelled to search for millions of emails on individual … Continue reading
