Monday, July 31, 2006
Bush Administration Now Censors Scientists Instead of Boobs To Prop Up Petroleum
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Spinoza, Like Sultan, Was a Titan of Trouble Making
Reasonable Doubt, By Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, New York Times, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Wafa Sultan, The Brave, Debating Islamic Cleric
“ . . . We have not seen a single Jew blow himself up in a German restaurant. We have not seen a single Jew destroy a church. We have not seen a single Jew protest by killing people. The Muslims have turned three Buddha statues into rubble. We have not seen a single Buddhist burn down a Mosque, kill a Muslim, or burn down an embassy. Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people, and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims must ask themselves what they can do for humankind, before they demand that humankind respect them.” Wafa Sultan Click Here for translated transcript.
"this is riveting . . powerful and amazing statement on Al Jazeera television. The woman is Wafa Sultan, an Arab-American psychologist from Los Angeles.” J.J.
Have I suggested reading "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris?"
Yes, we should still support an immediate cease-fire in In Lebanon.
It may, ultimately, be up to women to save us.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Ralph Reed-Gandhi With the Wind?
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Political Unity Missing in Iraq
Despite tough talk, there's little sign that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been more successful than his predecessors in moving toward political consensus in Iraq, the most religiously, politically and culturally diverse country in the Middle East."
Happy Birthday To One Heck of a Coal Miner's Daughter Claudie Hallie Rose Prim.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Vive la France!
Thursday, July 20, 2006
A Letter From A Patriot
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I am 59-years old. Although I attended college and law school during the
The Muslim street has always claimed that
Violence begets violence. That is a constant in history. We are not going to succeed in our “War” against terror by attacking civilians, even when the terror efforts are state supported.
Here’s how our buddies see it - “Iraqi Prime Minister Denounces Israel's Actions”
The Huckster-Your Typical Republican Baptist Preacher
This is the same Arkansas that produced J. William Fulbright, Dale Bumpers, and Bill Clinton, and voted for Fulbright, George Wallace, and Win Rockefeller in the same year.
1965 - THE LAST TIME A LAWYER WHO REPRESENTED PEOPLE INSTEAD OF CORPORATE AMERICA WAS APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT
The Bush boys have, of course, gone above and beyond to destroy any semblance of human concern from the Court, though Reagan's appointment of Scalia is right up there. We miss you Mr. Justice Marshall. I never thought I'd say it, but I even miss Lyndon a bit. Today's humor-W. is speaking to the N.A.A.C.P. today.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill. Again, Jesus Wept. John 11:35
Bush needs to get Blair and the Brits under control on this issue.
A Haggis For Everyone. Thanks John Angus Macsween. You'll Be Missed
The Greatest Scot would be proud. Thanks to MacGraham for the tip.
Iraq's Civil War Is Not News Anymore, but . . .
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Our Allies
“ . . . Israel has claimed a trophy never won before - Lebanon's spirit . . .
LEBANON has no air defences to speak of - no fighter planes or long-range surface-to-air missiles - so the Israeli Air Force can carve it up at its leisure.
The bombs come without warning, day and night, ripping through buildings, roads, offices, homes and refugee convoys.
Only afterwards do the shocked survivors hear the whisper of the jets, high above the reach of any ground fire, invisible in the summer haze.
At night you can see the fighter bombers: so confident are the pilots of their impunity that they pass over Beirut with their navigation lights on.
After four days of retaliation, the Israeli Government's tally stood at: a member of the Hezbollah militia, which started the whole business with its border raid last Wednesday, a bunch of Hezbollah offices and homes and more than 100 innocent men, women and children.
This was a reply to the deaths in action of 12 Israeli military personnel and four civilians, including a eight-year-old boy, killed by Hezbollah in subsequent exchanges of long-range fire.”
None Of This Bothers The Old Road Hog Nun
May the good Lord take a likin to ye.
This is the same dance that used to be at the volunteer fire hall before it burnt down. Turn your sound up and give a listen right cheer.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
You'll Get It When You Pry Our Cold Dead Fingers From It.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Valerie Plame Sues Cheney, Libby, Rove
You go girl! Here’s hoping you and yours get the last laugh. It would be good for you and your country. Full text of complaint.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Kiss of Death?
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Both George Allen & His Campaign Manager Are Dickwads
The Club Takes Care of Its Own Again
Say it ain't so . . . Our position: Lieberman loses the moral high ground, . . .
See, also, Competing for Connecticut
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
What's Wrong With This Picture?
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning." - Bill Watterson, comic strip artist (1958- ), in his comic strip Calvin & Hobbes
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Does Cracker Barrel Give Crackers a Bad Name?
In 1991, an internal memo was leaked in which a manager indicated the company should hire only employees who displayed the "normal heterosexual values which have been the foundation of families in our society." The company proceeded to fire 11 gay employees over the next several years, until they were forced by angry shareholders to adopt a non-discrimination policy in 2002.
Then in 2004, Cracker Barrel agreed to pay $8.7 million to settle federal lawsuits in Georgia that alleged black customers were subjected to racial slurs, denied service or segregated in smoking sections.
But Taylor insists this is all in the past. ‘The company has embraced a new policy of tolerance," he says firmly, and now accepts "white, male heterosexual employees of any gender, race, or sexual orientation.’”
Patti thinks that sexism goes beyond Cracker Barrel in our society. See, Private Green Planned His Attack -“The young women in our military, with this macho violent climate of terror, deserve double combat pay. The Department of Defense reports that there were ‘1,700 allegations of sexual assault involving service men and women in 2004. Reports of sexual assaults in 2005 increased 40 percent. The department attributes that to improved efforts to get victims to report incidents.’"