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Sunday, October 21, 2007
The Few, The Proud, Armies of One Last week the former top US commander in Baghdad Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez described the war in Iraq as "a nightmare with no end in sight". This latest honest and bluntest assessment is just another in a long line coming from the upper echelons of the military's elite officer corps.
Sunday, October 21, 2007The Few, The Proud, Armies of One Last week the former top US commander in Baghdad Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez described the war in Iraq as "a nightmare with no end in sight". This latest honest and bluntest assessment is just another in a long line coming from the upper echelons of the military's elite officer corps.
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
Pointing Out the Monsters among the Sheep We use that word boot camp to describe such institutions because it is an American term and we are comfortable with it. In Russia they would call this a reeducation camp or a gulag in Nazi Germany a concentration camp. In Iraq they would call it a terrorist detention facility in Cuba they would call it Guantonomo. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet and a camp by any other name is just as cruel.
Sunday, October 14, 2007Pointing Out the Monsters among the Sheep We use that word boot camp to describe such institutions because it is an American term and we are comfortable with it. In Russia they would call this a reeducation camp or a gulag in Nazi Germany a concentration camp. In Iraq they would call it a terrorist detention facility in Cuba they would call it Guantonomo. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet and a camp by any other name is just as cruel.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
It's a Small World After All Here we are on this God forsaken mud ball orbiting a second rate sun on a Cul de Sac set off in a back water solar system, light years from the main road of the universe. Perhaps that's why some choose to treat us as if we just fell off the proton truck from Pluto. The belief that we literally don't know the difference between shit and shinola or the difference between impropriety and the appearance of impropriety.
Saturday, October 13, 2007It's a Small World After All Here we are on this God forsaken mud ball orbiting a second rate sun on a Cul de Sac set off in a back water solar system, light years from the main road of the universe. Perhaps that's why some choose to treat us as if we just fell off the proton truck from Pluto. The belief that we literally don't know the difference between shit and shinola or the difference between impropriety and the appearance of impropriety.
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
Under the Hammer Not far from here is the Thread mill complex, a picturesque three story brick structure adorned with Greek columns and ginger bread trim that for three quarters of a century provided the nation with numberless varieties of thread and twine. Her trimmings spoke of her prosperity, her prosperity brought income to the community. Today she is a combination-shopping mall and office complex but she speaks to us still
Saturday, September 15, 2007Under the Hammer Not far from here is the Thread mill complex, a picturesque three story brick structure adorned with Greek columns and ginger bread trim that for three quarters of a century provided the nation with numberless varieties of thread and twine. Her trimmings spoke of her prosperity, her prosperity brought income to the community. Today she is a combination-shopping mall and office complex but she speaks to us still
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Saturday, September 8, 2007
The Non Americans How is it that we can be such a stupid society? The Germans fell for a demigod once who promised them pie in the sky but Americans fall for it every seventy years like Haley's comet. That capitalism without control is no different than an alligator pond with the chicken house on the Island in the middle.
Saturday, September 8, 2007The Non Americans How is it that we can be such a stupid society? The Germans fell for a demigod once who promised them pie in the sky but Americans fall for it every seventy years like Haley's comet. That capitalism without control is no different than an alligator pond with the chicken house on the Island in the middle.
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Friday, September 7, 2007
The New Pandemic With all the concern about the many pandemics bird flu, mad cow disease Lyme disease, aids. The rise in childhood asthma caused by air pollution it's not surprising that one would slip through unnoticed especially one that affects brain function. You wouldn't expect someone to go to the office manager and say, "I need to go home I'm feeling stupid today."
Friday, September 7, 2007The New Pandemic With all the concern about the many pandemics bird flu, mad cow disease Lyme disease, aids. The rise in childhood asthma caused by air pollution it's not surprising that one would slip through unnoticed especially one that affects brain function. You wouldn't expect someone to go to the office manager and say, "I need to go home I'm feeling stupid today."
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Friday, August 17, 2007
The Unraveling The unraveling has begun. Watching the talking heads the only thing they seem to agree on is the money being pumped in by central banks around the world isn't getting to where it needs to go. That's an easy one -- everyone wants to help the lepers, but no one wants to go do it personally.
Friday, August 17, 2007The Unraveling The unraveling has begun. Watching the talking heads the only thing they seem to agree on is the money being pumped in by central banks around the world isn't getting to where it needs to go. That's an easy one -- everyone wants to help the lepers, but no one wants to go do it personally.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
I'm Gonna Get You Sucker What if just hypothetically, you had spoken out against the government or exposed government corruption. Then you're pulled over by police and they look at your driver license and say, "Yeah that looks like the guy." You are arrested and taken downtown and booked on a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007I'm Gonna Get You Sucker What if just hypothetically, you had spoken out against the government or exposed government corruption. Then you're pulled over by police and they look at your driver license and say, "Yeah that looks like the guy." You are arrested and taken downtown and booked on a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
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Friday, August 10, 2007
No One Told You When to Run As he plays his round of golf he has time for the intellectual arguments of how unfair it is to tax the rich. How much more appreciative his overseas workers are. And he admires their authoritarian government. He thinks boy, that's what we need here a few more busted skulls and America could be a paradise.
Friday, August 10, 2007No One Told You When to Run As he plays his round of golf he has time for the intellectual arguments of how unfair it is to tax the rich. How much more appreciative his overseas workers are. And he admires their authoritarian government. He thinks boy, that's what we need here a few more busted skulls and America could be a paradise.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
The Polar War But now they are caught in the teeth of their own lie's, Canada, Russia and Denmark are staking claims to the mineral resources found along their new coastlines in the Arctic Ocean. Once known as the polar ice cap, Canada is building new port facilities to serve the future year round ocean freight traffic. Russia and Canada are both increasing their naval presence but navies are not needed if there's nothing of value to guard.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007The Polar War But now they are caught in the teeth of their own lie's, Canada, Russia and Denmark are staking claims to the mineral resources found along their new coastlines in the Arctic Ocean. Once known as the polar ice cap, Canada is building new port facilities to serve the future year round ocean freight traffic. Russia and Canada are both increasing their naval presence but navies are not needed if there's nothing of value to guard.
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Debushification July 20th is a holiday of sorts in Germany, a day of remembrance of the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. This is not a Fourth of July type of holiday it is more akin to Veterans Day, a day of reflection and atonement. These weren't George Washington or Thomas Jefferson type heroes but they were patriot's still.
Saturday, July 28, 2007Debushification July 20th is a holiday of sorts in Germany, a day of remembrance of the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. This is not a Fourth of July type of holiday it is more akin to Veterans Day, a day of reflection and atonement. These weren't George Washington or Thomas Jefferson type heroes but they were patriot's still.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
This Is CNN For years the melodic baritone voice of James Earl Jones would announce, this is CNN. I guess he lost that gig after becoming the voice of Darth Vader. I see the symmetry but I guess CNN doesn't. The brain child of Ted Turner, that in it's adolescence won awards for it's coverage of the first gulf war but has in adulthood become a fat indolent Homer Simpson sitting on the couch with Duff in hand.
Thursday, July 26, 2007This Is CNN For years the melodic baritone voice of James Earl Jones would announce, this is CNN. I guess he lost that gig after becoming the voice of Darth Vader. I see the symmetry but I guess CNN doesn't. The brain child of Ted Turner, that in it's adolescence won awards for it's coverage of the first gulf war but has in adulthood become a fat indolent Homer Simpson sitting on the couch with Duff in hand.
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Who Are These? That Call Themselves Democrats Between dispelling fear and sowing fear between the certainty of firm beliefs and assumptions and gut feelings. The speech given by Roosevelt is the Magna Carta of modern liberalism and the founding document for the New Deal and the modern Democratic Party. How was it received? It was received with out comment, posted on the two top Democratic websites in the country and viewed hundreds of times without one word of comment.
Sunday, July 22, 2007Who Are These? That Call Themselves Democrats Between dispelling fear and sowing fear between the certainty of firm beliefs and assumptions and gut feelings. The speech given by Roosevelt is the Magna Carta of modern liberalism and the founding document for the New Deal and the modern Democratic Party. How was it received? It was received with out comment, posted on the two top Democratic websites in the country and viewed hundreds of times without one word of comment.
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Saturday, July 21, 2007
What A Nice Man My mother told me when I was a little boy: good character could never be taken away by others, that only I alone could damage or destroy it. Mother was right of course. Mothers always are about such things as this. She should know. She was raised by a giant of a man -- all five foot six of him. Her mother died when she was nine leaving my uncle to raise her and five other brothers and sisters.
Saturday, July 21, 2007What A Nice Man My mother told me when I was a little boy: good character could never be taken away by others, that only I alone could damage or destroy it. Mother was right of course. Mothers always are about such things as this. She should know. She was raised by a giant of a man -- all five foot six of him. Her mother died when she was nine leaving my uncle to raise her and five other brothers and sisters.
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Friday, July 20, 2007
We The Legacy Still the media persist, George W. Bush is worried about his legacy. An outrageous, asinine and insulting premise even from a craven subservient slobbering media. Does a six year old throwing a temper tantrum in Toys R Us worry about his legacy? No! He wants the damn toy that's all period, that's George W. Bush's legacy and as usual the media is looking the wrong way. Over here fellas, We are George W. Bush's legacy.
Friday, July 20, 2007We The Legacy Still the media persist, George W. Bush is worried about his legacy. An outrageous, asinine and insulting premise even from a craven subservient slobbering media. Does a six year old throwing a temper tantrum in Toys R Us worry about his legacy? No! He wants the damn toy that's all period, that's George W. Bush's legacy and as usual the media is looking the wrong way. Over here fellas, We are George W. Bush's legacy.
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Friday, July 13, 2007
How Rich Are You? So just how rich are you? Are you doctor or lawyer rich? Are you CEO rich? Or perhaps pro athlete rich? Or maybe you're just a poor shlub like me just an average Joe with an average income. The average is $46,000 but that's for all families, if you refine it even more to traditional family average is $57,000
Friday, July 13, 2007How Rich Are You? So just how rich are you? Are you doctor or lawyer rich? Are you CEO rich? Or perhaps pro athlete rich? Or maybe you're just a poor shlub like me just an average Joe with an average income. The average is $46,000 but that's for all families, if you refine it even more to traditional family average is $57,000
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
The Wal-Mart Declaration We live under the thumb of a mad mad man, murderous, wantonly barbaric without any redeeming faculties. Claiming on the one hand to have the ear of God while attempting with his other hand to play God.
Saturday, June 30, 2007The Wal-Mart Declaration We live under the thumb of a mad mad man, murderous, wantonly barbaric without any redeeming faculties. Claiming on the one hand to have the ear of God while attempting with his other hand to play God.
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Monday, June 18, 2007
You're Just Too Nice Enter the thing that won't go away the zombie immigration reform bill. A smiling George Bush says, "This is a good bill don't be a racist come on support it! My good pal Ted Kennedy supports it." I'm smelling army recruiter here, why is the Democratically controlled house and Senate are so interested in helping the President?
Monday, June 18, 2007You're Just Too Nice Enter the thing that won't go away the zombie immigration reform bill. A smiling George Bush says, "This is a good bill don't be a racist come on support it! My good pal Ted Kennedy supports it." I'm smelling army recruiter here, why is the Democratically controlled house and Senate are so interested in helping the President?
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
The New Slavery Globalism is but a synonym for slavery, the hunt for the cheapest workforce on the planet, so how could the inevitable outcome of slavery be a surprise to anyone? The corporate master doling out bread in a reverse auction of labor, no different from the Incas or the middle evil serf.
Saturday, June 16, 2007The New Slavery Globalism is but a synonym for slavery, the hunt for the cheapest workforce on the planet, so how could the inevitable outcome of slavery be a surprise to anyone? The corporate master doling out bread in a reverse auction of labor, no different from the Incas or the middle evil serf.
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Monday, June 4, 2007
The Recipe for Debate Du Jour As with any recipe the use of quality ingredients will have a direct result on your outcome. Start with half a dozen or so canned and homogenized candidates, making sure that each candidate is so full of themselves as to exude confidence. Then in a well-greased and corporately funded cable news network place the candidates in the media-mixing bowl.
Monday, June 4, 2007The Recipe for Debate Du Jour As with any recipe the use of quality ingredients will have a direct result on your outcome. Start with half a dozen or so canned and homogenized candidates, making sure that each candidate is so full of themselves as to exude confidence. Then in a well-greased and corporately funded cable news network place the candidates in the media-mixing bowl.
