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Yearly Archives: 2008
Boeing’s Streak of Greediness and Arrogance
Ask Not What Your Company Can Do For You … The Boeing StrikeBy David Macaray / September 15, 2008 There’s an axiom in labor relations: When business is suffering, management will approach the workers and ask them to make the … Continue reading
It Is Remarkable How Prescient Eisenhower’s Concerns Were
Sanders Demands Answers on War Profiteering, CorruptionBy Bob Geiger / September 15, 2008 Invoking Republican president Dwight Eisenhower’s warning against the rise of the “military industrial complex,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gave a good speech on the Senate floor late … Continue reading
And the Dow Dropped More Than 500 Points, Too
The Frankfurt branch of the Lehman Brothers bank is pictured in Frankfurt September 15, 2008. Global markets plummeted on Monday after investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, rival Merrill Lynch agreed to be taken over and the Federal … Continue reading
Junior and Sarah Won’t Be Happy About This
Sections of Church likely to be dismayed by Darwin moveCharles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolutionBy Jonathan Wynne-Jones / September 14, 2008 The Church of England is to apologise to Charles Darwin for its … Continue reading
Addicting You to Your Drinking Water
I facetiously used to say that they put heroine in chapstick because it seemed to be so addicting. Now the over-regulation of the disposal of medical “controlled substances” endangers us with our drinking water. Good one, government !! Richard Jehn … Continue reading
Similar to What Occurred in Cambodia During the Vietnam War
Click to enlargeRaids into Pakistan: What U.S. authority?By Howard LaFranchi / September 15, 2008 Bush’s orders to send special forces after Taliban militants have roots in previous presidencies. Reporter Howard LaFranchi talks about the US military’s raids inside Pakistan, looking … Continue reading
Lehman Declined to Comment on the Talks
Just two short days ago, we posted this. No need to say much more, although I reiterate this is going to get really bleak before it gets any better. We just bet Lehman doesn’t have too much to say about … Continue reading
Nixon: "Our Hand Doesn’t Show On This, Though"
35 Years After Original 9/11: New Transcripts of Kissinger’s Role in Chilean CoupBy Peter Kornbluh / September 13, 2008 When Henry Kissinger began secretly taping all of his phone conversations in 1969, little did he know that he was giving … Continue reading
This Is About Building a More Secure World
I want to know what sort of cynic can possibly tell us that “This is not about being gunrunners. This is about building a more secure world.” We have watched as the evidence accumulated over the past 8 years (actually, … Continue reading
Newpapers Distribute Fear DVD : Delivering Propaganda, As If It is Toothpaste
‘Dozens of local newspapers in “swing” election states — from Altoona to Las Vegas (and my own Charlotte Observer) — have been paid to distribute a film designed to spread fear about our national security.’By William E. Jackson, Jr. / … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Mainstream Media, McCain Campaign, Militant Islam, Newspapers, Propaganda
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Afghanistan: It’s Acknowledged to Be a Failed State
Kabul, 2008: “Resurrecting the previous Afghan state under current conditions may be doomed to failure.” APBorderline stateBy Barnett Rubin / September 12. 2008 Afghanistan, which served for so many years as a buffer between warring nations, is today riven by … 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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