Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Larry Piltz : The NeoContry Fair

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘George W. Bush and the Iraq’ by Werner HorvathThe NeoContry Fair Come on up now everybody to The NeoContry Fair drag your spouse out of your cave and all your terror-free lairs be sure to bring your bulletproof armor-piercing underwear … Continue reading →

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The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde from Berlin : Obama and the German People

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

BEFOREHAND: Setting up for TV coverage: The message to Obama: “The whole world will be watching you.” Photo © David MacBryde / The Rag Blog.‘Obama’s speech was sober and serious – he did not grandstand or pump up emotions.’By David … Continue reading →

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Critiquing the Human Family

Posted on August 11, 2008 by RagBlog

See “EdgeLeft: Taking China’s Side” by David McReynolds below It Was a Good Reminder for MeBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2008 Since my family came from Germany (my mom’s side in 1631; my dad’s in … Continue reading →

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Housing Crisis: "My Son Was Not So Lucky"

Posted on August 10, 2008 by RagBlog

The Morgan-Stanley BuildingMorgan-Stanley freezing the home-equity credit lines on mortgage holdersBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2008 I’m certain other institutions will follow their lead; this article probably doesn’t surprise most of us. For me, I … Continue reading →

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Needed : Peace Movement Strategy on Afghanistan

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center foreground, and other officials at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Photo by AP.‘Obama’s proposal is so ill advised that one might expect it to die on its own … Continue reading →

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John McCain Rhymes With Pain

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

(Copy this, make your own video, make your own mix, circulate widely, the Creative Commons applies; L. A. Piltz, originator, 08/09/08.) John McCain rhymes with pain 4 more years of Bush Republican reignMcCain rhymes with pain4 more years of Bush-Cheney … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker :
‘The Fed’s Next Move is Down’

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

See “The Fed’s next move is down” by John Browne below. ‘The odds thus favor inflation to keep the party going’ By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | August 8, 2008 This guy lays out the facts of the Hobbsian … Continue reading →

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BOOKS : Dick Reavis on Carl Oglesby

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Another view of ‘Ravens in the Storm’By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2008 Comrades: A week or so ago I more or less promised a review of Oglesby’s Ravens in the Storm. I have read … Continue reading →

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The Tire-Gauge Solution : No Joke

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘We can use significantly less energy without significantly changing our lifestyle’By Thomas Cleaver / August 5, 2008 God, a week to prove my great-grand-uncle who was Harry Truman’s “Eminence Grise” right: “The only ‘Good Republicans’ are pushing up daisies.” They … Continue reading →

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FILM : The Sociology of Wealth in the USA

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Johnson and Johnson heir and filmaker Jamie Johnson.‘Johnson is obviously thoughtful and also disturbed by his view from the top of the class pyramid of American society’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2008 Having no choice … Continue reading →

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Bill Richardson for Obama’s Veep? : Two Views

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The nation’s only Hispanic governor, New Mexico’s Bill Richardson, formally announced his endorsement of Barack Obama Friday, March 21, in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Brandon / AP.Richardson is ‘a vicious politician’ and an ‘opportunist’By Mark Rudd / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama : Pride and Prejudice

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama the new Mr Darcy? Dominic Cooper played the part in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Sense And Sensibility.’ Read ‘Mr. Darcy Comes Courting’ by Maureen Dowd below. Maureen Dowd hits the nail on the headBy Steve Russell … Continue reading →

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