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Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:41 am
2 is a higher number than my preferred number of "zero," and it's still lower than 30. I think you can summarize a lot of the Obama Era in t...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/06/12 6:47 am
Who has the irrational hatred of POTUS ? Greenwald or Paul ? Which POTUS ? Bush? Obama ? Lincoln ? Madison ? Any ideas about why ? rather...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/05/12 1:30 am
Good post! I've stopped by a few times, but never commented. I think the key phrase in assessing Greenwald is "overcompensates" and he does...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 2:24 pm
I dislike the term "emoprog." It confuses musical politics with movement politics.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:19 pm
For the same reason Ron Paul approved those newsletters.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:18 pm
And vote. No vote, no voice and no right to criticize the government, because the sorry a-holes who don't vote enable whichever government t...
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Resist The Noise Machine
I have been eager to see resistance to the FOX Noise machine. Now it’s finally happening. Via @StopBeck: Guess what? Wisconsin agrees with the protesters over Governor Walker, and Indiana Democrats are doing the same thing. So as far as … Continue reading
Timeline To Wisconsin
Because the events in Madison are likely to be seen as a watershed, I feel it is important to remind readers that the last year has seen a slow, but steady growth in non-tea party political action. Luckily, I was … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Judy Bonds Dead At 58
One of the most courageous voices in the Appalachian freedom movement has been silenced: She stood her ground despite insults and threats from neighbors and coal workers, who felt their livelihoods were threatened by her forthrightness and her rage.
Morning Awful: Fascism In The “Free” World
As though drawn forth by the high tide of tea, fascism creeps in around the globe. From Ha’aretz: Israeli democracy is a military dictatorship of more than 43 years beyond the Green Line. In its prisons are more than 7,000 … Continue reading
In The Free Speech Zone At The School Of The Americas Watch
Freedom is so endangered that we have special places to fence it in and protect ourselves from it. I spent last weekend in such a place and saw enough courage and creativity to give me hope that freedom isn’t dead.
Morning Awful: Kids In A Kettle
Via Cory Doctorow: It’s the coldest day of the year, and I’ve just spent seven hours being kettled in Westminster. That sounds jolly, doesn’t it? It sounds a bit like I went and had a lovely cup of tea with … Continue reading
RT America Crew Arrested
I’m just trying to imagine the alternate history short story in which a VOA crew is arrested in Hungary in 1968.
We Do Protest So Much Better Than They Do
The street is blocked off. Fences line one side, barriers the other. Residents living along that left side man tables, selling food and drinks. On the right, booths for the dozens of faith organizations and progressive causes. At the end, … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Clueless Beckerheads
Clueless Beckerheads week continues!
Morning Awful: Clueless Beckerheads
This man has the Black Panthers of the 1960s utterly confused with the “new black panthers” of Beckian fearmongery.
Morning Awful: Clueless Beckerheads
The weekend saw a gathering of Beckerheads who couldn’t articulate why they were on the National Mall watching wind-up toys praise Beck between prerecorded Goldline ads. When this interviewer asked them to explain why terrorists still have access to guns … Continue reading
