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The Left and Barack Obama — T. Dreyer and D. Hamilton
There is much to like in Barack ObamaMost of the activists I work with in Austin, those of us in MDS/Austin (Movement for a Democratic Society) and other progressive groups, have chosen to support and, in many cases to actively … Continue reading
Nice Threads, Sean
Sean Hannity of Fox News, as seen by the righteous.Thanks to Telebob / The Rag Blog
Fox News Goes Too Far For It’s Own Chris Wallace…
Fox’s Chris Wallace takes Fox and Friends ‘to task’ for ‘two hours of Obama Bashing’ On Fox and Friends Friday morning, March 21, hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, and Gretchen Carlson spent multiple segments sensationalizing a comment Sen. Barack Obama … Continue reading
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite
Kelly, The Onion / March 17, 2008
Manzanillo, And Memories of the Merry Prankster
In Mexico, on the Lam With Ken KeseyBy Lawrence Downes / New York Times / March 23, 2008 I am in the ocean, doing nothing, just bobbing. I am facing a golden-sugar beach, a low pink hotel, a thatched palapa … Continue reading
The Dicks Still Hate the Police : SXSW
The Dicks : Time has not dimmed their power. By Danny Eccleston / Mojo / The Rag Blog It is hard to overstate the importance of this Texan outfit. Covered by Mudhoney, worshipped by David Yow and lauded by The … Continue reading
Austin Student Reports on Direct Action in Washington
Students Serve Congress With “Stop-loss” Order by Nora Hansel / The Rag Blog /March 21, 2008 This is a report from Austin’s Nora Hansel, a student at Wesleyan University who was arrested during direct action demonstrations at the Capitol building … Continue reading
Israel, Zionism, Anti-Semitism and Palestine : A Discussion
A thread for peace in the Middle East The following discussion has been put together from an ongoing thread of posts on the MDS/Austin listserv from March 19-21, 2008. The posts have created both noise and reason, dissonance and unity. … Continue reading
Colbert on the Water Shortage : Laugh in the Face of Despair…
Stephen puts inventor Dean Kamen’s vapor compression distiller to the test. Thirst locally and drink globally with Stephen’s new line of bottled water. Source.Thanks to Sarito Neiman / The Rag Blog
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Thanks to Harry Edwards / the Rag Blog
New Scandal : State Department Violation of Obama Privacy
BREAKING NEWSObama’s passport files breached. [We aren’t normally in the business of breaking news, but this is pretty interesting stuff and could have very significant ramifications. So pay attention. The Rag Blog.] By Huffington Post / March 20 Two State … Continue reading
Diplomats Still Say No to U.S. Policy
Why We Said No: Three Diplomats’ Dutyby Ann Wright, John Brown, and Brady Kiesling / Huffington Post / March 20, 2008 Five years ago this month, the three of us left the US Foreign Service in opposition to the war … Continue reading
