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Sarah Palin and Dominionism : Kingdom Now
Honest Questions About Sarah Palin’s Religious Backgroundby Sherman De Brosse / The Rag Blog / October 8, 2008 The nation spent weeks scrutinizing the pronouncements of Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright and asking if Barack Obama agreed with them. Now we … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Christian Right, Dominionism, Fundamentalism, Pentecostals, Sarah Palin, Witchcraft
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Todd Gitlin : Sean Hannity Taps Anti-Semite Andy Martin in Obama Smear
Sean Hannity (above)and Andy Martin: Birds of a feather. Photo by Douglas C. Pizac / AP.Far right-wing writer and perennial political candidate is Hannity’s ‘source.”By Todd Gitlin / October 5, 2008 Calling the Anti-Defamation League, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, David … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Broadcast Media, Fox News, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Right Wing Media, Sean Hannity
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Sarahcuda : Full Frontal Attack
‘For me, the heels are on, the gloves are off.’By Dana Milbank / October 7, 2008 FORT MYERS, Fla. — John McCain is collapsing in the polls in Florida and other swing states, but Sarah Palin, God bless her, has … Continue reading
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Tagged November Election, Obama Smear Campaign, Police Tactics, Sarah Palin
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Visualize Industrial Collapse Dept.
Propping up Capitalism…‘A hundred billion in federal guarantees here, a trillion there, it all adds up.’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 7, 2008 Don’t focus on the Dow too much. More important is probably how Bernanke is … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Economy, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bailout, World Economy
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Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver Headline Austin ‘1968’ Conference
History as prologue? 1968 A Global PerspectiveBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / October 7, 2008 See more about Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver and the SDS Comic Show Below. Daniel Ellsberg and Kathleen Cleaver headline an interdisciplinary conference being … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Austin, Black Panthers, Daniel Ellsberg, Graphic History, History, Kathleen Cleaver, MDS, New Left, SDS, Sixties, Texas, The Rag, The Rag Blog, UT-Austin, Vietnam
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1 in 4 Mammals Now Thought to Face Extinction
A fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), one of the world’s mammals that is declining in population. More than a third are probably threatened with extinction. Photo by Mathieu Ourioux / AFP / Getty Image.‘What we are facing is a very rapid, … Continue reading
Who Hangs With Extremists? Sarah Palin and the AIP
‘The Alaskan Independence Party is part of a network of extreme right wing groups around the US, some of which have links to white supremacist organizations.’By Sherman De Brosse / October 6, 2008 Sarah Palin has courted and developed close … Continue reading
Obama and the ‘Weatherman Connection’ : In Defense of Bill Ayers
William Ayers, left, in 1980 with wife, Bernardine Dohrn. Photo by Knoblock, via Associated Press.‘The Bill Ayers I knew in the late 1960’s was a very thoughtful and serious person.’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / October 6, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bernardine Dohrn, Campaign Tactics, Keating Five, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, SDS, Sixties, Weather Underground, William Ayers
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Populist Porn : Larry Flynt is ‘Nailin’ Paylin’
A heartbeat away: Palin portrayer Lisa Ann. You want me to put what where?: Lisa Ann protrayer Sarah Palin.Coming your way: a no-holes-barred porn spoof based on Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Doncha know?By James Retherford / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Filmmakers, Larry Flynt, Parody, Pornography, Sarah Palin
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Stopping a Financial Crisis : How Sweden Did It
Sweden’s Bo Lundgren sought an ‘upside’ for the taxpayer.‘Sweden did not just bail out its financial institutions by having the government take over the bad debts. It extracted pounds of flesh from bank shareholders before writing checks.’By Carter Douherty A … Continue reading
Change Rocks : The Boss Rallies Pennsylvania
Around the world, we remain the repository of people’s dreams. A thousand George Bushes and Dick Cheneys cannot tear that house down. I want my house back, I want my country back. I want my America back. Bruce Springsteen / … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, November Election, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Post-Bailout : Why the Stock Market Still Plunged
Unemployment, tempera on paper by Ben Shahn, 1938. © Private Collection/Christie’s Images / The Bridgeman Art Library.It’s the economy, stupid….By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / October 4, 2008 Why, I was asked off line, did the market dive … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Economy, Stock Market, Unemployment, Wall Street Bailout
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