Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Category Archives: RagBlog
Rachel Ray in Keffiyeh : Donut Terrorist?
Drivel Dragon Disses Doughnut DivaBy Dark Wraith / May 28, 2008 Global doughnut franchiser Dunkin’ Donuts has removed from broadcast an ad featuring television chef Rachel Ray because Right-wing extremist Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin claimed that, in the ad, … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged American Society, Capitalism, Dining, Madison Avenue, Media, Terrorism
Leave a comment
Austin Civil Rights Pioneer Dies at 89
E. Ernest Goldstein rose from Capitol Hill lawyer to special assistant in the Johnson White House after teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. 1967 Photo By By Wally Mcnamee, The Washington Post.Ernest Goldstein Pushed for Integration At University … Continue reading
More Guilty of Terminal Indifference Than Venality
Where Is the Outrage?by Robert Scheer / May 28, 2008 Are we Americans truly savages or merely tone-deaf in matters of morality, and therefore more guilty of terminal indifference than venality? It’s a question demanding an answer in response to … Continue reading
Friggin’ Shake Your Buns Out !!
Well, this was an interesting contribution from one of our Friends. Morality Rock is a Web site all about who George Bush really is. And let’s be clear, it’s scary! The Morality Rock Story: Defending Urinationby M. Rock Morality Rock … Continue reading
Arianna Huffington : Scotty Come Lately
Seven takes on Scott McClellan’s new bookby Arianna Huffington / May 28, 2008 Take One: What Took You So Long? In What Happened, Scott McClellan offers withering portraits of George Bush, Karl Rove, Condi Rice, and Scooter Libby, confirms that … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Bush, Iraq, Media, Political Corruption, Politics, White House
Leave a comment
"Situational Ethics" and the Clinton Campaign
Two-Faced Woman / Eltern, 1997 Clearly some kind of compromise must be and will be worked out concerning Michigan and Florida delegates. Hell, it’s not their fault and they deserve some representation. But I’ll tell you one thing: if I … Continue reading
CNN Still Promotes the Generals’ Propaganda
Pentagon Shill Returns to CNN to Talk About IranBy Andrew Tilghman / May 27, 2008 Brig. Gen. David L. Grange doesn’t wear a star on his shoulder much since his retirement in 1999. But he’s on the list of retired … Continue reading
Stop Being a Presidential Romantic
True patriotism requires Americans to reject the two-party plutocracy. Credit: open sourcePoisonous Plutocracy Pushes Economic InequalityBy Joel Hirschhorn / May 28, 2008 Americans Must Find the Courage to Use Their Vote to Reject the Two-party Plutocracy Harming Them Financially The … Continue reading
Senators Reportedly Briefed on Eminent Iran Attack
Bush ‘plans Iran air strike by August’By Muhammad Cohen / May 28, 2008 NEW YORK — The George W Bush administration plans to launch an air strike against Iran within the next two months, an informed source tells Asia Times … Continue reading
Put Your Best Foot Forward
The Onion. / The Rag Blog
Former Press Secy McClellan Bashes Bush in Memoir
President George W. Bush listens as his Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, announces his resignation at the White House April 19, 2006 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win Mcnamee / Getty ImagesPolitico Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White HouseBy Mike Allen / … Continue reading
Can George McGovern’s Left Populism Instruct Obama’s Modest Progressive Vision
Campaign worker Bill Clinton shown with presidential candidate George McGovern in 1972 AP photo.The American Left: McGovern, Obama, and ‘transformative’ changeBy Ken Brociner / May 25, 2008 One of the most common complaints among progressives is that we don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The Left
Leave a comment
