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White House Refuses to Read Unsavory E-Mails
Although this article is more than three months old, we somehow missed it, and its significance is astounding. That the Bush White House would simply refuse to read documents received with which they took issue is virtually unbelievable, even to … Continue reading
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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Keeping the Panic Pressure On
Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out “Crowd Control”By Naomi Wolf / October 8, 2008. Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn’t pass the bailout bill. This will not … Continue reading
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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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
Despite the Surge, the Iraqi Brain-Drain Continues
Women carry rice and flour rations that the Iraqi army distributed to returning families in Khan Bani Saad in Diyala province. “We just want people to go back to their normal lives,” said Col. Ali Mahmoud, an Iraqi commander in … Continue reading
Only 39.2% Abroad View America Favourably
After 8 Years, Are You Better Off?By Ryan / September 30, 2008 Comparing what George W. Bush started with, and what he’s leaving us with. NATIONAL DEBT January 20, 2001$5.7 Trillion Today$9.2 Trillion BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS January 20, 2001$431 Billion Surplus … Continue reading
Indentured College Graduates: How the Capitalist System Locks in the Slaves
I could write a book about this: the capture of innocent young people into a system that requires them to pay off their student loan debts for years as they try to start lives and Families. The way the capitalist … Continue reading
Ike: Oil Contamination in the Gulf, Too
At least 500,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Ike assaulted the U.S. Gulf Coast. The environmental damage is only now starting to emerge, weeks after the storm. Here, oil coats the waters off … Continue reading
Rep. Cummings: "I wonder how he sleeps at night."
Longtime Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard S. Fuld Jr., testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday. Photo: Susan Walsh, APLehman Brothers Brass Sought MillionsBy Julie Hirschfeld Davis / October 6, 2008 WASHINGTON — Days from becoming … 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
