New Orleans Syncope

New Orleans Syncope

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I was rereading Andrei Codrescu’s 1994 collection of essays (Zombification). There were some bits about New Orleans, and these were particularly resonant to me. “The Jazz Fest, an annual party that the city of parties throws itelf every spring, is drawing out the lovers of sound from everywhere. Like pale moths emerging from eternal darkness, northerners of all stripes are released into the bright sound of New Orleans and bathed in music. I wandered the grounds of the fest the…

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JWS Claim Literature is “Secret”

JWS Claim Literature is “Secret”

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Sue, Claim Their Widely Distributed Literature is “Secret” The Canadian branch of the religious sect Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and leader of Jehovah’s Witnesses, has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against the creator of http://quotes.watchtower.ca/ web site, claiming their own Watchtower articles are “embarrassing” to the Watchtower itself. “As a result of his activities, the Plaintiffs [Watchtower Society] have suffered and will continue to suffer damages, including but not limited to loss of reputation and goodwill. The lawsuit…

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Laura Bush – Corinna Corinna

Laura Bush – Corinna Corinna

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Laura Bush (and again, what drugs do they have her on?) referred to the hurricane Katrina as “Corinna” twice. It wouldn’t bother me so much except that: 1) It occurred to me that it was a Freudian slip. Whoopi Goldberg may be the only black person that Laura can think of, and she is assocated with a killer hurricane? What does that imply? Some sort of “they brought it on themselves” idea? Or should we look at the movie itself,…

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Darth Vader Nominated For Supreme Court

Darth Vader Nominated For Supreme Court

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This is hilarious. Nice job! random_speak: Darth Vader Nominated For Supreme Court Vacancy With an additional vacancy available on the Supreme Court, the President has picked Darth Vader to be the next Supreme Court justice after interviewing other finalists such as Lex Luthor, the Green Goblin and Count Dracula. More…

Top War Profiteer Doug Feith Retires

Top War Profiteer Doug Feith Retires

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OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion A must read on Doug Feith, cooked intelligence, the Iraq war, and profit players. Here are just a couple little tidbits. Read the whole thing. The DPB is a group of 30 people, who for the most part were chosen by Rumsfeld and Feith, that advises officials on whether to go to war or not. Many of its members are literally making a fortune off a war which they had been promoting for…

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