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Red Headed Stranger Turns 75
Part of Willie Nelson’s appeal has been the lack of certainty about his life, including the exact date of his birth. Some sources say it is April 28, some say it’s April 30. Photo by Bill Olive / Houston ChronicleFriends … Continue reading
New Math from the Sec’y of Defense
New U.S. carrier in Gulf a “reminder” to Iran: GatesBy David Morgan / April 30, 2008 MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Navy has temporarily added a second aircraft carrier in the Gulf as a “reminder” to Iran, but this was … Continue reading
A Cacophony of Inanity
Fastened to a Dying AnimalBy Phil Rockstroh / April 30, 2008 Here in this crumbling empire once known as the American Republic, here in a nation that, at present, for all practical purposes, only produces Cheetos and killer drones, whose … Continue reading
Albert Hofman, Who Took Hundreds of Trips, 1906-2008
Dr. Hofmann, date unknown, with a chemical model of LSD.Photo by Novartis, Getty ImagesAlbert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102By Craig S. Smith / April 30, 2008 PARIS — Albert Hofmann, the mystical Swiss chemist who gave the … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday To You…
MoveOn.Org Celebrates Birthday of ‘Mission Accomplished’ The liberal terrorists at MoveOn.org are launching a $1 million ad campaign (heyo!) against John McCain, because who the hell else is gonna do it, JESUS H. CHRIST (Mike Huckabee)? The first ad is … Continue reading
Our Hands Are Tainted with Innocent Blood
‘Blood Diamonds’ ‘Blood Oil’ and ‘Blood Food’By Pablo Ouziel True commitment to stopping the war in Iraq requires a global human rights strike, in which the working population of the world stops producing, until the governments and the corporations realize … Continue reading
"Mission Accomplished" : Five Years and Counting!
White House: We ‘paid price’ for ‘Mission Accomplished’By Michael Moore / April 30, 2008 WASHINGTON – The White House said Wednesday that it had “paid a price” for the “Mission Accomplished” backdrop to US President George W. Bush’s May 1, … Continue reading
Wright at the Press Club : A Set Up?
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at the National Press Club event Monday, which was organized by Reynolds.Photo by Somodevilla/Getty.Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick?By Errol Lewis / April … Continue reading
George W. Bush Is a Saint?
The Angel of ….Saint George Dubya Bush!!!!!! President George W. Bush was scheduled to visit the Catholic Church outside Washington as part of his campaign to restore his pathetic poll standings. He even picked the Pope up at the airport … Continue reading
A Disturbing Pattern of Military Behaviour
Is There an Army Cover-Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?By Ann Wright, April 29, 2008 The Department of Defense statistics are alarming – one in three women who join the US military will be sexually assaulted or raped … Continue reading
R. Baker on Gas and the Economy
High gas prices here to stay?By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog Below are links to two important articles. The top one is a link and a clip from yesterday’s New York Times article that cites a Canadian bank, CIBC, … Continue reading
Books and the Culture : The Serendipity Wrangler
Bill Wittliff and the Southwestern Writers Collectionby Stayton Bonner [This article first appeared in the April 18, 2008 issue of the Texas Observer] The Southwestern Writers Collection is located on the top floor of the Alkek Library on the Texas … Continue reading
