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Waiting for John Brown

Two years and a month ago, I was savaged by the Right Wing blogosmear (who, conveniently, don’t allow for rebuttal on their blogs), Faux Nooz™ and WorldNutDaily’s editor, Joe Farah in their ‘pages.’ And I wrote this later that month [emphasis added]:
… And that’s just ONE front of this ‘War on Terra,’ (never mind the [...]

What Peter Said

Peter Daou is on the money with this: “Why on Earth Are Democrats Legitimizing and Empowering Rush Limbaugh?”
In a nutshell, Peter points out, expanding Rush’s profile and platform, is “bad for the country and it’s bad politics.”
Limbaugh and his cohorts (Coulter, Hannity, Beck, Savage, and so on), are largely responsible for our toxic political environment. [...]

Veep Madness

Everyone is buzzing about Obama’s pending announcement… Who will it be?

Biden the clear frontrunner for Veep
Biden on Obama’s VP Pick: ‘I’m Not The Guy’
Your VP, Senator. What Will “He” Be Like?
Speculation… Barack Obama chooses Kathleen Sebelius for Vice President
Nader predicts Obama to pick Clinton
“Caroline: Pull a Cheney!” An Open Letter to Caroline Kennedy (head of [...]

SCOTUS Gitmo!

Whether it’s a bolt from the blue — or, as with many decisions handed down last week, a blot from the blue — the Supreme Court has broken with tradition to reverse itself on whether to reverse a ruling on our weird naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a country it’s allegedly illegal for Michael [...]

Pissing on Michael Moore

Let me see if I get this straight:
EVERYONE* who’s seen it thinks Michael Moore’s new movie is the best thing he’s ever done, and addresses a critical issue in American life that’s being ignored at — literally — the peril of every American. (The Fox News reporter at Cannes was, reportedly, moved to tears by [...]

The Human Security Report: of Peace on Earth

Hollow as the phrase “Peace on Earth” sounds to many of us, there is hope. The world is less violent. The first report released a year ago by the Human Security Institute surprised many. The follow up this year, December 21st, supports the trend uncovered last year. Happy New Year.

Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar killed in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar, the Marine recruiter that appeared in Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11″ was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb.
A Marine and one-time recruiter who appeared in Michael Moore’s documentary film “Fahrenheit 9/11″ has died in a roadside bombing in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar, 30, died Monday of wounds suffered while [...]

Billboards and Bloggers and Why be Balkanized?

For all our technology, we’ve been successfully “Free Speech Zone’ed.” Our frames of reference are fractured.