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Signs of a Sick Society: the Election
Who says conservatives don’t understand political theatre? This is one of the finest examples of agit-prop ever caught on video. A really grand nation we’ve got here, filled with cynical, self-serving racist folks. Wonderful place … Richard Jehn / The … Continue reading
Freddie/Fannie Pay to Prevent Regulatory Reform
Mortgage firm arranged stealth campaignBy Pete Yost / October 20, 2008 WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Bankruptcy, Congress, Lobbyists, Republican Party
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John McCain’s Medical Records : The X Files
Why is McCain stonewalling?By Larry Ray / October 18, 2008 There are only a couple of weeks before we vote for a new president. Americans deserve to see the current medical records of both candidates before making up their minds. … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, John McCain, Medical Records, Presidential Campaign, Transparency
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American Indians and the CIA : Buying Silence With Advertising
Hopi elder Dan Evehema, sitting on a couch at his home on the Hopi mesa in 1996, warned: “Don’t take grant funding, they will control you.”How advertisers like the CIA and FBI use dollars to control and silence people.By Brenda … Continue reading
Dialing for Dollars : Hang Up on War
Hey Bush! Here’s where all the money went! Members of MDS/Austin, CodePink and Iraq Veterans Against the War demonstrate outside the state capitol in Austin Friday, Oct. 16, as part of the national monthly Iraq Moratorium. Photo by Carlos Lowry … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CodePink, Iraq Moratorium, Iraq War, MDS, Peace Movement, Texas
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The Newest Presidential Candidates
Announcing the Candidacy of Plumber/SixpackBy Daniel O’Brien / October 17, 2008 This announcement was inevitable. Frankly, I’m surprised it took this long. These two possibly-real figures have been brought up in more speeches and on more news shows lately than … Continue reading
On Voting, the Economy, and the Stock Market
The Record: Stock Market, Economy Do Better Under DemocratsBy Avenging Angel / October 15, 2008 On Wednesday, the New York Times performed an election year public service with an analysis that was part history lesson and part thought exercise. Taking … Continue reading
Cuba: New Petroleum Player on the Field
A worker walks at an oil rig in Havana, Cuba. Photograph: Enrique De La Osa/Reuters20bn barrel oil discovery puts Cuba in the big leagueBy Rory Carroll / October 18, 2008 • Self-reliance beckons for communist state• Estimate means reserves are … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – Joanna Newsom
A good Friend introduced me to this remarkable musician recently, and I felt compelled to share her here. Joanna Newsom’s style is unique in my experience, but her wit is appropriate for the Rag Blog. The tune is Inflammatory Writ, … Continue reading
Obama Rally : Bigger Than the Average Bear
As far as the eye can see: Rally for Barack Obama on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, in St. Louis, draws a crowd estimated by police at more than 100,000. Source / Wall Street Journal. The Rag Blog
G. Gordon the Plumber : McCain’s Personal Terrorist
Portrait of Special Agent George G. Liddy (now known as G. Gordon Liddy). Item from Record Group 65: Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1896-1994.McCain has openly supported Liddy, an ‘unrepentent terrorist who plotted the assassination of a journalist … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, G. Gordon Liddy, McCain, Obama Smear Campaign, Presidential Campaign, Terrorism
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Reefer Madness Redux : Drug Laws are So Fifties
copyright © 1998-2008. p. kelly and knuschka.com.The ‘hill of evidence’ against mandatory minimums ‘has grown into a mountain.’By Jordan Smith / October 17, 2008 As they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Take, for example, … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Drug Laws, Drug War, Mandatory Sentencing, Prohibition
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