August 2009 archive
I’m almost finished with Charles Pierce’s “Idiot America — How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free” (Doubleday, June 2009). Just read the chapter on the 9-11 fiasco and the “sexing up” of the Iraq war and…
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Anybody else watched this sci-fi flic yet? The first aerial shot of the alien ghetto reminded me of the refugee camps we used to see along the road to the Beirut airport. Besides being thoroughly entertained, did anyone but me…
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…that the right wing of this country is certifiably, well, certifiable…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OUXkZO8vE
Still not convinced? Keep watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSBumvA11M…
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An open letter to our suddenly-in-the-spotlight (and loving every minute of it) blue dog democrats:
On the subject of healthcare reform, where exactly do you stand? We now know what you’re against, but what are you for? And just who…
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