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Yearly Archives: 2008
Michael Moore : What’s So Heroic About Being Shot Down While Bombing Innocent Civilians?
Bombing Vietnam: Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965. From video clip.Like Iraq, Vietnam was not a noble cause. It’s time we stopped letting politicians and the press perpetuate the McCain War Hero myth.By Liliana Segura Confession: I have not yet read all … Continue reading
Perhaps Too Close for Comfort
Sarah Palin’s Presidential To Do ListBy Trish Wend / September 5, 2008 Source / 23/6 Thanks to Diane Stirling-StevensThe Rag Blog / Posted September 5, 2008
A Photo Montage of the RNC – Ramin Talaie
Karl Rove on the set of Fox News. I liked this photo better, it shows his character. Source / Ramin Talaie | the BLOG Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Flyboy McCain : Hero or Fraud?
Updated September 5, 2008 This provocative article by Thomas Cleaver, written for The Rag Blog, was originally posted on August 30, 2008. We are publishing it again today with some very interesting discussion added. Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged History, McCain, Military History, PresidentialCampaign, U.S. Military, U.S. Navy, Vietnam
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Gloria Steinem : Palin is Wrong Woman With Wrong Message
Feminist leader Gloria Steinem says recruiting Sarah Palin is no way to attract women to the Republican campaign.‘Sarah Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Hillary Clinton. She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger’By Gloria Steinem / September 4, 2008 Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Gloria Steinem, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Repuplican Convention, Sarah Palin, Women's Movement
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Someone Should Phone the Imperial Equivalent of Alcoholics Anonymous
Going on an Imperial Bender: How the U.S. Garrisons the Planet and Doesn’t Even NoticeBy Tom Engelhardt / September 4, 2008 Here it is, as simply as I can put it: In the course of any year, there must be … Continue reading
Only a Melanoma Awaaaaaaaaaaaaay
It’s only one Melanoma Away(to the theme song from the Titanic)By Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 4, 2008 For Sarah Palin, Every time I see you, I fear you’ll beDyingEvery night I hope you’ll liveOn Each time … Continue reading
Or the Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble
Amy Goodman See Nicole Salazar Video below. Why We Were Falsely ArrestedBy Amy Goodman / September 3, 2008 ST. PAUL, Minn.—Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., … Continue reading
The Oil Industry: Birds of a Feather …
Cheney colleague admits bribery in Halliburton oil dealsBy Stephen Foley / September 4, 2008 A former colleague of the US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has pleaded guilty to funnelling millions of dollars in bribes to win lucrative contracts in Nigeria for … Continue reading
Weasels in Congress Plan to Allow Offshore Drilling
Senate Democrats to push bipartisan drilling billBy Mary Clare Jalonick / September 4, 2008 Democratic leaders in the Senate plan to push a bipartisan energy proposal that would allow for some expansion of offshore drilling when Congress returns next week … Continue reading
Thursday Thought: The Bells Aren’t Always Audible
John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young laying hens, called “pullets”, and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This … Continue reading
On Not Winning BushCo’s War of Terror
NATO Forces Not Likely to Make Any Significant Headway in Afghanistan – Taliban Confident in Ghazni And there’s this closely related story about the Northwest Tribal areas of Pakistan: The Rag Blog / Posted September 4, 2008
