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Musician John Gourley of Wasilla, AK : Why We Don’t Need Sarah Palin
John Gourley of Portugal. The Man. Photo by anthonydicap.Palin. Because we don’t need it.September 4, 2008 So, the MOST famous person from Wasilla, Alaska is GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. But, RIGHT behind her are Wasilla natives John Baldwin … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Environment, Music, Musicians, Sarah Palin, Wasilla
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Sarah Palin’s Aerial War on Wolves
Source / Red State Rebels The Rag Blog / Posted September 5, 2008
Why Is This No Surprise Whatsoever?
Screen grab of stock footage of soldiersfuneral used in RNC video. (GETTY IMAGES)Fake Soldiers Used In RNC VideoBy Michael Rey / September 4, 2008 Patriotic Montage Shown At RNC Featured Actors Hired For One Day Shoot, Not Military It was … Continue reading
Is This a Reckless New Policy Targeting Pakistan?
US attack inside Pakistan threatens dangerous new warBy Peter Symonds / September 5, 2008 A ground assault by US Special Forces troops on a Pakistani village on Wednesday threatens to expand the escalating Afghanistan war into its neighbour. Pakistan is … Continue reading
Bleak News on Employment Front : Jobless Rate Soars
Theodore Harmon, left, helps Solomon Boyd with a job application as the two look for work at the New York State Department of Labor office in Harlem. Photo by David Goldman / NYT.Economist Jared Bernstein: ‘Working families are in trouble’By … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Inflation, PresidentialCampaign, Recession, Unemployment
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Community Organizers Fight Back
After graduating college, Barack Obama worked for three years, first in Harlem and then in Chicago, as a community organizer.‘Community organizers work in neighborhoods that have been hit hardest by the failing economy’September 4, 2008 Community organizers across America, taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Organizing, Economic Collapse, Obama, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin
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The CIA: Just Doing Their Appointed Rounds
As one commenter to the piece on Common Dreams remarks, “Finally, the CIA is being efficient and back hauling terrorists for rendition on their regular drug flights and all you commie, pinko, liberal, hate America types are complaining!” Richard Jehn … Continue reading
Iraq Report: The Surge Didn’t Do What John and Sarah Think
Excerpt from Rambo and the Mean GirlBy Juan Cole / September 5, 2008 A crucial element in the fall of violence from the catastrophic levels of summer, 2006, was the ethnic cleansing of Baghdad of its Sunnis. I wrote in … Continue reading
Michael Moore : What’s So Heroic About Being Shot Down While Bombing Innocent Civilians?
Bombing Vietnam: Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965. From video clip.Like Iraq, Vietnam was not a noble cause. It’s time we stopped letting politicians and the press perpetuate the McCain War Hero myth.By Liliana Segura Confession: I have not yet read all … Continue reading
Perhaps Too Close for Comfort
Sarah Palin’s Presidential To Do ListBy Trish Wend / September 5, 2008 Source / 23/6 Thanks to Diane Stirling-StevensThe Rag Blog / Posted September 5, 2008
A Photo Montage of the RNC – Ramin Talaie
Karl Rove on the set of Fox News. I liked this photo better, it shows his character. Source / Ramin Talaie | the BLOG Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Gloria Steinem : Palin is Wrong Woman With Wrong Message
Feminist leader Gloria Steinem says recruiting Sarah Palin is no way to attract women to the Republican campaign.‘Sarah Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Hillary Clinton. She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger’By Gloria Steinem / September 4, 2008 Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Gloria Steinem, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Repuplican Convention, Sarah Palin, Women's Movement
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