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Election of Judges : Only in America
Michael J. Gableman, left, defeated Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, right, after a campaign in which he falsely suggested Justice Butler had helped free a rapist.American ExceptionFor American Judges, Rendering Justice, With One Eye on … Continue reading
Corn Dog Cornyn : War Yes, GI’s No!
Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn, R-Texas, aka “Lap Dog to the President.” Graphic by Bill Narum / The Rag BlogJohn Cornyn Funds the War But Not Those Who Fought ItBy Karl-Thomas Musselman/ May 23, 2008 The first paragraph from this … Continue reading
It’s Larry Craig "Bobblefoot" Day!
Minor league promotion is homage to senator’s airport bathroom bustMay 22, 2008 Capitalizing on Senator Larry Craig’s restroom bust, a Minnesota minor league baseball team this Sunday is giving away a promotional item celebrating the Republican politician’s arrest last year … Continue reading
Fox News : A Rogue’s Gallery
Fox News’ Criminal PunditsBy James Thindwa Conservatives have created a two-tier system of accountability: one for progressives, the other for themselves and their claimed moral rectitude. Share Digg del.icio.us Reddit Newsvine The sensationalist media inquest into Sen. Barack Obama’s associations … Continue reading
Psycho Christians, McCain, and the Media
Robert Mitchum as crazed preacher in “Night of the Hunter.” UNION CITY, Calif. — Republican John McCain rejected the months-old endorsement of an influential Texas televangelist after an audio recording surfaced in which the preacher said God sent Adolf Hitler … Continue reading
Reflections on the Question of Appeasement
Financier Prescott Bush and son George H.W. Bush.The Bushes and Hitler’s AppeasementBy Robert Parry The irony of George W. Bush going before the Knesset and mocking the late Sen. William Borah for expressing surprise at Adolf Hitler’s 1939 invasion of … Continue reading
D. Zachary Cares About Vets, Other Victims of War
For GI’s, best cure is preventionBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog [Rag Blogger Doug Zachary of Veterans for Peace originally posted the followinig as a comment to Vets Getting Shaft from Veterans Affairs by Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner, … Continue reading
Texas Rebuked Over Seizure of Mormon Children
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leave the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas, on Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP.Appeals court: state had no right to seize … Continue reading
Vets Getting Shaft from Veterans Affairs
GI with PTSD. Photo by Nine Berman/ReduxPost-traumatic Stress under-diagnosed, documents revealBy Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner / May 21, 2008 Recently released documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are further proof the VA has failed to adequately address … Continue reading
Wanted : Vegan Republican Moles…
In preparation for the Republican National Convention, the FBI is soliciting informants to keep tabs on local protest groupsBy Matt Snyders / May 21, 2008 They were looking for an informant to show up at “vegan potlucks” throughout the Twin … Continue reading
Wedding Vows
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Austin’s Legendary Oat Willie’s, In Art
Oat Willie’s, Austin’s venerable sixties headshop, a living monument to counterculture history in one of the true birthplaces of the sixties counterculture, recently observed its fortieth birthday with a gala celebration at Austin’s Moose Lodge. Hosted by founder and proprietor … Continue reading
