Double my pleasure on the results of the primary yesterday. Mark Taylor beat out Cathy “Automaton” Cox to become the Democratic candidate for Governor in November. I think he’s got an excellent chance to get Sonny Purdue out of the Governor’s office in November. And – YES! – Ralph “Damien” Reed is out of the race for Lt. Gov. Even voting on Diebold machines, we put things on a better track yesterday. So proud of you, Georgia! Let’s get a…
There’s a lot of back and forth about charging Americans for transport out of Lebanon, but here’s a more interesting question. Why is the U.S. chartering civilian ships to transport Americans out of Lebanon anyway? XPatriated Texan is “really teed-off”: When I was serving, we always had a “Gator fleet†– a battle group ready to conduct amphibious operations such as this – in the Mediterannean Sea. It was a standard part of ensuring worldwide security. With the increased need…
Voted in DeKalb Country in the Georgia primary today. I’d like to wave good bye to Gov. “Let’s castrate the dogs under the Confederate flag” Perdue. I felt tainted just touching the Diebold machine. There were only 4 other people voting, one of them my hubby, in a room with about 20 machines.
Thanks to Lucas for pointing me to NewsHounds.org. The logo, heh heh. It’s comparable to Media Matters, only a little less researched, more opinion-based, perhaps a little bit more hip, a bit less careful. A younger audience? Don’t wanna be an American idiot. One nation controlled by the media. Information age of hysteria. It’s calling out to idiot America. – American Idiot, Green Day
If you’re wondering why I haven’t blogged on the current violence in the Middle East, it’s because my opinion is not as well-informed as it could be. I don’t feel qualified to stand forth with an analysis. I don’t trust much of what I’m hearing in the news, especially knowing that there is a lot of history there. What we are getting is a snapshot viewpoint here and there. My overall feeling so far is that there is plenty of…
One of my big heroes, the extremely talented Joe Frank, had a kidney transplant in June. Hope you feel better, Joe. Sending you warmth and healing and laughter. Maybe now you can get off the pea soup. Please mail your cards and letters to: Joe Frank PO Box 491027 Los Angeles CA 90049 I credit Joe Frank with enabling me to complete an MA in philosophical theology and ethics with my sanity more or less intact. I listened to “Joe…