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Glenn Beck : Testing the Waters?
Glenn Beck and friend. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP.Testing the waters?Glenn Beck could happen here Beck…ignores the reality that our essential legal structures are Greco-Roman and Hodenosaunee (Iroquois) in origin, NOT Judaeo-Christian. Five of the first six presidents of … Continue reading
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Glenn Smith reports on two seemingly coincidental events in Houston: a mysterious fire destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County in what is being investigated as arson; and a well-funded right wing group (TrueTheVote) emerges, making unfounded allegations … Continue reading
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Glenn W. Smith : It’s Getting Hot in Houston
Image from Dog Canyon.Likely Arson in Houston, and Voter suppression from the Right By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 A mysterious fire last Friday destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County (Houston), … Continue reading
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Tagged Arson, Dirty Tricks, Electoral politics, Glenn W. Smith, Houston, Right Wing, Voter Fraud, Voter Suppression, Voting Machines
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Ted McLaughlin : These Jobs Won’t Cut It
We don’t just need jobs;We need good jobs By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 George Bush, with his policy of accelerated Reaganomics, made a real mess of the United States economy before he left office. … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Censorship at Facebook
Unfriending the control freaks:Censorship at Facebook By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Those control freaks who run Facebook are doing it again. This time, as you probably know, they’re not allowing the image of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Drug Law Reform, Facebook, Marijuana, Paul Krassner
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Harry Targ : The Evolving Techniques of Empire
Image from ccsd.org.Techniques of empire:What is new and what is the same old stuff? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Empires past Nations, tribes, armed members of messianic religions from time to time have engaged … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, U.S. Military, Warfare, World History
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Robert Jensen : Glenn Beck’s Redemption Song
rial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 28. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP / Christian Science Monitor.‘Restoring honor’ in DC:Glenn Beck’s redemption song By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / August 30, 2010 About halfway through Saturday’s “Restoring Honor” rally … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Glenn Beck, Political Protest, Religious Right, Robert Jensen
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By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 30, 2010 I cannot tolerate watching Fox News; however, the end results are apparent as the mainstream media continue to disseminate and replicate this drivel included in secondary coverage. … Continue reading
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Life During Wartime : ‘Danse Macabre’
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Tagged Glenn Beck, Joshua Brown, Martin Luther King, Political Cartoon, Political Satire, Sarah Palin
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David McReynolds, who was at the great March on Washington in 1963, and heard Dr. King declare that he had a dream, calls it a “proud moment” in history, and provides background on that momentous occasion from an insider. And … Continue reading
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Larry Ray : (Tea) Party Hats and the Great American Snake
Photo by Oliver Douliery / Abaca Press.Nonplussed in Naples:Party hats and the Great American Snake By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2010 I talk with friends in Italy almost daily and this past year it has … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, European Politics, Italy, Larry Ray, Political Protest, Sarah Palin, Tea Baggers
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