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Yearly Archives: 2008
We Need You Now More Than Ever
Seam Marauder Palin – that’d be my name if I was Sarah’s kid. Better check out the link in this article to find out who you would’ve been if born to that woman. Maybe you’ll think long and hard about … Continue reading
BushCo: Keeping Up the Secrecy and Corruption
As Chris Brown, blogging on Political Base, points out, “Paulson and the Bush administration clearly want to mask previous illegal activity and prevent any oversight and accountability. But we’ve seen this type of secrecy and corruption from the Bush administration … Continue reading
A World Premiere from Larry Piltz
Just Got Back (From Iraq and Nam) “Just Got Back”, an unprecedented Music Video, uses stunning unaired original photos from the Vietnam War, of Vietnam Veterans protesting 1972 Republican convention in Miami, of 1990s war-devastated Iraq, and of a modern … Continue reading
Houston : In the Aftermath of Ike
Trees lay on the ground early Saturday morning in downtown Houston. The city suffered very minor damage and those who stayed were breathing a sigh of relief as dawn broke. Photo by Andrew Locke / MSNBC.com.‘We now have a real … Continue reading
Houston TV Web Sites Draw World Viewers to Ike Coverage
‘The four local stations in Houston used the Internet to extend their reach, streaming their exhaustive coverage online and drawing viewers around the world’By Brian Stelter / September 21, 2008 See ‘Coping with Ike by using a full charge of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Internet, Media, Television, Texas
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Choice of Palin: "All the More Insidious and Cynical"
Although this opinion piece was published almost three weeks ago, I thought it appropriate to re-post it today since it just came to our attention, and because it is so powerful and incisive. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Eve … Continue reading
FILM : Ben McKenzie in ‘Johnny Got His Gun’
Cindy Thomas of the Fort Hood Support Network with Ben McKenzie after the premiere of “Johnny Got His Gun” in Austin. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Johnny Got His Gun ‘is a starkly powerful film based on a … Continue reading
Urgent Confidential E-Mail From Minister of Treasury Paulson
From: Minister of the Treasury Paulson Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the … Continue reading
I Did It For You, Mom…
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXXIX
And given my firm belief that the worst, by far, is yet to come, our generous and kind society should become really thoroughly fucked up in the coming days. It is clear that our government is generously responsible for a … Continue reading
Why Do We Get It Wrong All the Time Now?
New Orleans residents gathered at an evacuation pick-up station in the Seventh Ward prior to Gustav’s landfall. Photo: Richard Perry/The New York Times‘Never Again,’ AgainSeptember 20, 2008 Hurricane Gustav gave the state of Louisiana a test for which it had … Continue reading
"Equal Opportunity": Just Another Fairy Tale
A note of appreciation from the richBy Author Unknown / September 21, 2008 Let’s be honest: you’ll never win the lottery. On the other hand, the chances are pretty good that you’ll slave away at some miserable job the rest … Continue reading
