No More Free Pass for Bush

No More Free Pass for Bush

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Great B Movie stuff, for sure. But don’t let the bumbling appeal fool you. Whether Bush’s “problem” is real or artificial, it functions to encourage disbelief about the nature of his presidency and his administration. He seems like just a regular guy, a little dim, maybe a puppet, but not a “bad guy.” Right? Wrong. What is he really for? Power, control, greed, war, death. What is he really against? Democracy, education, truth, science, privacy, equality, justice for all, our…

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More Blog Quiz Thingies

More Blog Quiz Thingies

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You Should Be A Poet You craft words well, in creative and unexpected ways. And you have a great talent for evoking beautiful imagery…or describing the most intense heartbreak ever. You’re already naturally a poet, even if you’ve never written a poem. What Type of Writer Should You Be? You Belong in Fall Intelligent, introspective, and quite expressive at times… You appreciate the changes in color, climate, and mood that fall brings. Whether you’re carving wacky pumpkins or taking long…

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Bill Clinton on Fox News

Bill Clinton on Fox News

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I don’t always agree with Bill Clinton, but he sure cheered me up today. I was starting to think he’d completely lost his mind, hanging about with the Bushes. CLINTON: Now, I will answer all those things on the merits, but first I want to talk about the context in which this arises. I’m being asked this on the FOX network. ABC just had a right- wing conservative run in their little “Pathway to 9/11,” falsely claiming it was based…

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How to Rig an Election

How to Rig an Election

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With the mid-term elections coming up, we must keep our eyes and ears open for election fraud. No matter what your political leaning, this affects everyone. Princeton researchers have produced a video to demonstrate security flaws in a Diebold electronic voting machine. These flaws allow electronic voting machines to be rigged to steal votes. (Thanks for sending, Corinne!) That’s what can be done from the outside. But what it’s already programmed on the inside? The video reminded me of an…

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Catch up? Let go?

Catch up? Let go?

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I’ve been feeling a certain amount of (self-imposed) pressure to keep up with every action and every political development here. Obviously, I can’t do that. There are people who actually receive a salary to do so, and you can find them all over the web. Anyone who has read this blog knows that I would be disappointed in McCain and others for caving on the torture provisions, that I would probably rant on the strategy of seeming to attack the…

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Unconscious Mutterings 190

Unconscious Mutterings 190

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Click here to join in Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme – Week 190 Bell :: Tolls for Thee, Tone, Ma, Clear Abuse :: of Power, Domestic, Verbal Relief :: Aid, Organizations, Crisis List :: Mailing, Black, Santa Concern :: Caring, Interest, Ultimate Absolute :: Contextual, Demand, Inflexible, Anti-dialogue Cling :: Free, Depend, Insecurity, Fearful Dump :: the Jerk, Landfill, Bodies, Discard Terminate :: Extreme Prejudice, Contract, Kill, End Wine :: Cave, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Cheese, Sociability