Kiss Up Kick Down Guy Appointed

Kiss Up Kick Down Guy Appointed

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So now Bush has sidestepped the Senate by appointing Bolton to the UN as a recess appointment. He stonewalled under “executive priviledge” and did not provide the documents asked for by the Senate. Problems and questions about Bolton that might have been resolved one way or another by providing such documents are: whether he was seeking secret information on rivals, whether he misled lawmakers about his role in compiling papers regarding Syria, whether he bullied/harassed officials and analysts who challenged…

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The Interview

The Interview

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I’ve been interviewed by just-rambling, and here are my responses: 1. What are three words you would use to describe yourself? fair-minded, spiritual, progressive 2. What do you consider your most significant accomplishment? Finishing the PhD despite all setbacks and obstacles and after so nearly giving up. 3. If you had the power to change one (and only one) thing in the world, what would it be and why? oooh, so many thoughts. Um. Well. If I had the power…

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Unconscious Mutterings 8-1

Unconscious Mutterings 8-1

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Unconscious Mutterings Free Association Meme – Weekly Risks::Toll Abdominal::cramps Radiant::heat The usual::snafu Mix and match::bikini Wireless::remote Remedial::action Mile::longest Long lost::friend Only one::desire

Early JW Black Skin Prejudice

Early JW Black Skin Prejudice

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Black Skin I’ve learned something new today about early JW doctrine. They believed that God would turn everyone’s skin white in Paradise so that they would be perfect! Something really obvious – just as a sidenote to this – is that despite its worldwide pseudo-liberationist appeal, the “Governing Body” (the “annointed”) has always been composed of white males – with the recent addition of Samuel Herd as the first (and only) person of color. Check out these quotes from jwfacts.com…

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Missing Roddy McDowall

Missing Roddy McDowall

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I’m one of those people who really mourn. I suddenly remembered that Roddy McDowall is dead, and felt a pang. So many memories – Lassie Come Home, the Bookworm on Batman, the Planet of the Apes movies, Cleopatra, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Poseidon Adventure, Funny Lady, The Cat from Outer Space, Alice in Wonderland, Around the World in 80 Days – and even voiceovers (A Bug’s Life and Snowball on “Pinky & the Brain”). He did lot more, I know,…

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