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Yearly Archives: 2008
Gerry Storm on Obama and McCain’s Sun Signs; Alaskan Rednecks; and the Finer Points of Slaughtering a Moose
Getting your moose cooked in Alaska…‘It is hard to maintain a red neck in Alaskasince there is no sun in winter’ By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / September 12, 2008 Obama is a Leo, thus during the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Campaign Tactics, Environment, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Towers of Light : 9/11 / 2008
Photos by Jenny Ross / Fourthway Photography / The Rag Blog. Since the first anniversary of 9/11, the “towers of light” have marked the occasion, beaming skyward from the actual footprints where the World Trade towers stood. Almost unheralded among … Continue reading
One Reason John McCain Will Win in November
This is James Carabelli if you feel likehaving a chat with him about this issue.Project Vote Denounces GOP Plans to Foreclose on the Voting Rights of Low-Income Michigan ResidentsSeptember 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — The Michigan GOP has announced plans to … Continue reading
BushCo and Sarah Palin : Polar Bears, Schmolar Bears….
‘The Bush Administration had not wanted to designate the polar bear as threatened in the first place; now Palin’s lawsuit provided cover to backtrack on the decision’By Mark Hertsgaard / September 10, 2008 It wasn’t much noticed at the time, … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky : Even the Cynical Shake Their Heads in Disbelief
Ossetia-Russia-GeorgiaBy Noam Chomsky / September 11, 2008 Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his hands at … Continue reading
Oh, No … Not More Lipstick Politics !!
Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
The US Credibility Gap – Who Did 9/11?
Less Than Half the World Believes Al Qaeda Was Behind 9/11 AttacksBy Joshua Holland / September 11, 2008. A poll of 16,000 people in 17 countries reveals the damage done to the credibility of the United States by the Bush … Continue reading
Arianna Huffington on Obama : Time For Some Righteous Rage
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ : Righteous rage.‘It’s time for Obama to unleash his inner Atticus’By Arianna Huffington / September 10, 2008 Back in February 2007, I wrote about the role casting would play in … Continue reading
Remembering This Day Only with a Smile for Bella
On a day when most people will be watching heart-wrenching MEMORIALS, I chose this……..By Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2008 Today my great grand-daughter turns 1; that is the ‘good memory’ Bella has brought to this … Continue reading
Wal-Mart and the Loss of U.S. Jobs
‘Report shows Wal-Mart has played a major role in creating a record trade deficit with China’By S.M. Willhelm / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2008 Wal-Mart claims it creates jobs across America, but a new report shows a much … Continue reading
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Tagged AFL-CIO, China, Economy, Labor, Labor Unions, Trade Deficit, Wal-Mart
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BushCo and Fox : Colluding in Blatant Lies About Murder in Afghanistan
The government, the media and AfghanistanBy Glenn Greenwald / September 11, 2008 On the night of August 22, the U.S. committed what Chris Floyd, in a richly detailed and amply documented piece, calls an “atrocity” in the Afghan village of … Continue reading
How Will We Stop These Illegal US Incursions?
U.S. forces conducted one such raid in South Waziristan, a tribal area, on Sept. 3. Here, Pakistanis protest that action two days later in Lahore. On Wednesday, Pakistan’s army chief said he wouldn’t allow foreign troops to fight on his … Continue reading
