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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Traveling the "National Security" Route to November 7th Searching for terrorists in the weirdest of places around the globe. What can we learn in a "national-security" world? Why are there toothpaste tubes all over the airport floor? Who took my passport and why?
Wednesday, October 25, 2006Traveling the "National Security" Route to November 7th Searching for terrorists in the weirdest of places around the globe. What can we learn in a "national-security" world? Why are there toothpaste tubes all over the airport floor? Who took my passport and why?
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Wednesday, April 4, 2007
"Shallow Throat": Playing Chicken on the Big Stage The high-ranking GOP mole discusses the dangerous domestic and international attack-strategy that animates the cornered, wounded CheneyBush administration. We're talking Iraq, Iran and U.S. Attorneys here. Beware of lame ducks with howitzers.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007"Shallow Throat": Playing Chicken on the Big Stage The high-ranking GOP mole discusses the dangerous domestic and international attack-strategy that animates the cornered, wounded CheneyBush administration. We're talking Iraq, Iran and U.S. Attorneys here. Beware of lame ducks with howitzers.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The Dangers and Glories of Manipulating Reality Let's examine the political implications of new technology in photography, and the underlying metaphor for the discovery of truth.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006The Dangers and Glories of Manipulating Reality Let's examine the political implications of new technology in photography, and the underlying metaphor for the discovery of truth.
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Bush&Co.: Desperate Desperados Bush&Co.'s reactions to Lieberman's defeat and to the alleged liquid-bomb plot in England tells us a lot about how frightened the Busheviks are about losing big in November.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006Bush&Co.: Desperate Desperados Bush&Co.'s reactions to Lieberman's defeat and to the alleged liquid-bomb plot in England tells us a lot about how frightened the Busheviks are about losing big in November.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Patrick Fitzgerald's Diary: Watching Them Flop, Squirm, Flip Fitz unloads in his personal journal about the slime he's had to wade through to get these guys, and his worries about possible moves Bush&Co. could take to shut down the whole investigation.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005Patrick Fitzgerald's Diary: Watching Them Flop, Squirm, Flip Fitz unloads in his personal journal about the slime he's had to wade through to get these guys, and his worries about possible moves Bush&Co. could take to shut down the whole investigation.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Santa: Please Grant Us These Wishes What worldwide joy Santa could spread if he and his merry elves were to grant these dozen political wishes on Christmas Day. Don't forget to put out cookies and a glass of milk under your tree.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006Santa: Please Grant Us These Wishes What worldwide joy Santa could spread if he and his merry elves were to grant these dozen political wishes on Christmas Day. Don't forget to put out cookies and a glass of milk under your tree.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
"What's With Your 'Crazy' U.S Politics?" -- A Letter to European Friends Making sense of the wild dance that is presidential politics isn't easy. There's so much ambition, mendacity, hypocrisy, moral corruption, sucking-up, saber-rattling, etc. on exhibit every day. So let's look at McCain, Clinton and Obama and see where we are six months from Election Day 2008.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008"What's With Your 'Crazy' U.S Politics?" -- A Letter to European Friends Making sense of the wild dance that is presidential politics isn't easy. There's so much ambition, mendacity, hypocrisy, moral corruption, sucking-up, saber-rattling, etc. on exhibit every day. So let's look at McCain, Clinton and Obama and see where we are six months from Election Day 2008.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Deja Vu All Over Again: Quagmire Alert Activist veterans, remembering Vietnam, are watching a kind of depressing re-run as CheneyBush prepare to take the U.S. into war#3 in the Middle East by bombing Iran. Dissent and creative opposition could change the outcome this time
Wednesday, February 21, 2007Deja Vu All Over Again: Quagmire Alert Activist veterans, remembering Vietnam, are watching a kind of depressing re-run as CheneyBush prepare to take the U.S. into war#3 in the Middle East by bombing Iran. Dissent and creative opposition could change the outcome this time
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
"Shallow Throat" on GOP Meltdown: Turn Up the Heat! The GOP mole "Shallow Throat" assesses the moral and political rot in the White House these days -- the stench is atrocious -- and urges concerted action to take Bush&Co. down in November.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006"Shallow Throat" on GOP Meltdown: Turn Up the Heat! The GOP mole "Shallow Throat" assesses the moral and political rot in the White House these days -- the stench is atrocious -- and urges concerted action to take Bush&Co. down in November.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Dick Cheney's "Modest Proposal" to Round Up More Troops (Satire) Cheney, always devilishly clever, has devised an ingenious scheme to help provide the military with a never-ending supply of docile troops for Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, you name it.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007Dick Cheney's "Modest Proposal" to Round Up More Troops (Satire) Cheney, always devilishly clever, has devised an ingenious scheme to help provide the military with a never-ending supply of docile troops for Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, you name it.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Gearing Up for Rove's Pre-Election "Surprises" Rove still has a lot of dirty-trick arrows in his quiver for these last few weeks before the midterm balloting. Democrats need to prepare and initiate counter-measures -- or risk another humiliating defeat and a rare chance to start turning this country around.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006Gearing Up for Rove's Pre-Election "Surprises" Rove still has a lot of dirty-trick arrows in his quiver for these last few weeks before the midterm balloting. Democrats need to prepare and initiate counter-measures -- or risk another humiliating defeat and a rare chance to start turning this country around.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Annapolis & "The Surge": Spinning a Legacy The "surge" in Iraq and what took place at the recent Annapolis conference is a reflection of Bush's world of fantasy and spin. This delusional state yields reckless, dangerous policies, for America, the Middle East, the world.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007Annapolis & "The Surge": Spinning a Legacy The "surge" in Iraq and what took place at the recent Annapolis conference is a reflection of Bush's world of fantasy and spin. This delusional state yields reckless, dangerous policies, for America, the Middle East, the world.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
GOP Elders Take That Long Walk to the White House: Transcript GOP leaders are terrified that CheneyBush's surge plan will doom the party to minority status for a long, long time. Extreme action must be taken. Here's the transcript of that tense Oval Office conversation.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007GOP Elders Take That Long Walk to the White House: Transcript GOP leaders are terrified that CheneyBush's surge plan will doom the party to minority status for a long, long time. Extreme action must be taken. Here's the transcript of that tense Oval Office conversation.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
CheneyBush Burned Again: Too Near the Plame Scott McClellan's revelation that Bush and Cheney were involved in the coverup of the Plamegate scandal suggests that they (along with others) should be hauled before Congress and a grand jury to determine their criminal and impeachment liability.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007CheneyBush Burned Again: Too Near the Plame Scott McClellan's revelation that Bush and Cheney were involved in the coverup of the Plamegate scandal suggests that they (along with others) should be hauled before Congress and a grand jury to determine their criminal and impeachment liability.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Santa Baby, Please Make These Wishes Come True We haven't even entered the twelve daze of Christmas shopping, but it's time for some serious Santa lap-sitting to reveal our gift-wishes. See if these requests maybe match yours.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005Santa Baby, Please Make These Wishes Come True We haven't even entered the twelve daze of Christmas shopping, but it's time for some serious Santa lap-sitting to reveal our gift-wishes. See if these requests maybe match yours.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Surging Towards Bethlehem: How to Stop the Madness "In the Vietnam-War era, we had a devil of a time trying to get the Democratic Party to recognize the necessity for withdrawing our troops from that ill-advised, unwinnable war. With regard to Bush's misadventure in Iraq, it turns out not all that much has changed."
Wednesday, January 10, 2007Surging Towards Bethlehem: How to Stop the Madness "In the Vietnam-War era, we had a devil of a time trying to get the Democratic Party to recognize the necessity for withdrawing our troops from that ill-advised, unwinnable war. With regard to Bush's misadventure in Iraq, it turns out not all that much has changed."
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Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Bush Takes Heat on Oprah's Couch Strange things happen when prevaricators join Oprah on her sofa. Here, George W. finds he has to go a few rounds with someone who knows her way around spin, B.S., and lies.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006Bush Takes Heat on Oprah's Couch Strange things happen when prevaricators join Oprah on her sofa. Here, George W. finds he has to go a few rounds with someone who knows her way around spin, B.S., and lies.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Slicing Away Liberty: 1933 Germany, 2006 America George W. Bush is not Adolf Hitler, or the rest of his Administration crew are not Nazis. But when the past offers a clear lesson for those of us living today, we should pay special attention.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006Slicing Away Liberty: 1933 Germany, 2006 America George W. Bush is not Adolf Hitler, or the rest of his Administration crew are not Nazis. But when the past offers a clear lesson for those of us living today, we should pay special attention.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006
The "F" Word and How to Escape From Its Clutches With the passage of the torture/domestic spying/military tribunal bills, we're deep in the authoritarian muddy. But there are ways out, and the escape-trailhead starts at Nov. 7.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006The "F" Word and How to Escape From Its Clutches With the passage of the torture/domestic spying/military tribunal bills, we're deep in the authoritarian muddy. But there are ways out, and the escape-trailhead starts at Nov. 7.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
GOP Heavies Work the "O.J. Dodge" (Satire) Rove, Bush, Cheney and Schwarzenegger shoot the bull about GOP spin tactics, and Katrina fallout -- and familial ties to the Third Reich. Pretend none of this bears any resemblance to the truth.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005GOP Heavies Work the "O.J. Dodge" (Satire) Rove, Bush, Cheney and Schwarzenegger shoot the bull about GOP spin tactics, and Katrina fallout -- and familial ties to the Third Reich. Pretend none of this bears any resemblance to the truth.
