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Yearly Archives: 2008
Afghanistan: Kabul Is Under a Siege of Sorts
A typical doorman at a Kabul hotel. Photo: Tom Blackwell/National Post.Tom Blackwell in Afghanistan: The bubble has burstBy Tom Blackwell / October 22, 2008 When I was last on assignment in Afghanistan, in May 2007, my few days in Kabul … Continue reading
Mike Davis : Can Obama See the Grand Canyon?
‘Like the Grand Canyon’s first explorers, we are looking into an unprecedented abyss of economic and social turmoil that confounds our previous perceptions of historical risk.’By Mike Davis / October 19, 2008 Let me begin, very obliquely, with the Grand … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, FDR, Grand Canyon, Keynes, Mike Davis, New Deal, Obama, Socialism
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Censorship Revisited : Tommy Smothers Gets his Due
Tommy Smothers overlooking a valley in his Sonoma vineyard – he still gets together with brother Dick to perform their routine. Photo by Kim Komenich / San Francisco ChronicleTommy Smothers: ‘I dedicate this Emmy to all people who feel compelled … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Censorship, Comics, Entertainers, Freedom of Speech, Peace Movement, Sixties, Smothers Brothers, Television, Tommy Smothers, Vietnam
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McCain Operative Makes ACORN Seem Like Peanuts
McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud By Hannah Strange | October 22, 2008 See Keating law firm donates $50,000 to McCain campaign,’ Below. John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Campaign Tactics, Charles Keating, Keating Five, McCain, McCain Campaign, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration
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Bachmann to Talk Radio : Obama’s Views are ‘Against America’
“I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views… “The people that Barack Obama has been associating with are anti-American, by and large…”U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota. Bachmann Doubles Down:‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against America’By Matt Corley / … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Matthews, Michele Bachman, MSNBC, Obama Smear Campaign, Right Wing, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Republican Smear Ad : License to Drive
The Worst Campaign Ad of the Entire Season?By Kyle Munzenrieder / October 20, 2008 Wonkette has this ad starring America’s (and by that I mean, the America Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin talk about, the “pro-American America”) two most feared … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, November Election, Obama Smear Campaign, Republican Party, Terrorism
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Robbed Blind by Those Who Control Our Society
The Rules Are Set in Stone For the RabbleBy Peter Offermann / October 22, 2008 I am struggling lately with finding meaningful and rational events to provide a basis for sanity. The world events that are currently happening are surreal … Continue reading
Abstention: The Vote of the Unrepresented
Why don’t we have the choice “None of the above” on our ballots? It is a legitimate question and one that an honest electoral reform would address. The big piece of election reform can never be enacted as long as … Continue reading
545 People – Let’s Kick the Bastards Out !!
The 545 People Responsible For All Of U.S. WoesBy Charley Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are … Continue reading
Global War on Terror : A Report Card
F is for Failure:The Bush Doctrine in RuinsBy Tom Engelhardt / October 21, 2008 On the brief occasions when the President now appears in the Rose Garden to “comfort” or “reassure” a shock-and-awed nation, you can almost hear those legions … Continue reading
Sarah Louise : A Reality Check List
Sarah Louise, cover girl: Easy to look at, but…‘Eight years of one socially inept moron has caused enough international cringing wouldn’t you think?’By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 22, 2008 Sarah Louise, as she would be called … Continue reading
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Tagged November Election, Pentecostals, Religious Right, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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Iraqi Cabinet Rejects Revised SOFA*
Well, this will make things interesting insofar as the Bush administration is not especially willing to concede any further points in the agreement. As Juan Cole points out, By the time a draft agreement was circulated last week (text courtesy … Continue reading
