Salon.com ran a brilliant piece by Sidney Blumenthal about Dick Cheney today, “The imperial vice presidency.” Thoroughly fascinating exploration and summary of the Washington Post series that we spoke about earlier in the week. Seeing it all summed up so neatly in one place left me with a feeling of fascination — the [...]
June 28th, 2007
Categories: Philosophical, Republicans, Strange . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Are we so happy with war that we do nothing?
How many of us have actually called, wrote, or emailed our Representative in Congress or Senators? How many of us called or emailed the White House, knowing that our words are falling on deaf ears. Nevertheless, how many of us have called?
If you’ve found [...]
June 27th, 2007
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I joined Viralink. This is an attempt to improve our page rank at Turning Left.
Let’s see if it works.
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June 24th, 2007
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Who is really in charge at the White House? It would appear that one individual clearly stands out above the rest.
Dick.
“Over the next four days, The Washington Post will present an in-depth investigation of the vice presidency of Dick Cheney, the most influential and powerful man ever to hold the office. The stories will examine [...]
June 24th, 2007
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Berkeley Breathed does a wonderful job capturing the true spirit of some of those who think they can hear the Voice of God and interpret that Voice for the rest of humanity.
Today at Salon.com.
Enjoy. Some of the letters written in reaction to this comic strip are even more amusing than the strip itself. I won’t [...]
June 24th, 2007
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The fraternities probably do not sport Greek letters, but there is no doubt that George Bush has succeeded in building the most largest and most impressive terrorism university the world has ever known. Welcome to Terrorism U., Iraq. In fact, al Qaida members who survive Iraq are in high demand throughout the world. [...]
June 23rd, 2007
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Newly released documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicate that Osama bin Laden may have chartered Saudi Flight out of the U.S. after 9/11. Some may recall mention of the flight from Michael Moore’s film Fahrenheit 9/11. Just days after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil in American history, Saudi royals [...]
June 21st, 2007
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There are no words that adequately sum up the legacy of the worst president in United States history. I never thought I would have to admit that. I suppose someone will make a strong case for running one of the other chaps who led this nation up the , “Worst President Ever,” flagpole, [...]
June 20th, 2007
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ABC News reports, “Large teams of newly trained suicide bombers are being sent to the United States and Europe, according to evidence contained on a new videotape obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com.”
The war is coming home.
Instead of actually following through with the plan to target al Qaeda after 9/11, the President Bush took us [...]
June 19th, 2007
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The Washington Post has an incredible story today about the pain suffered by some soldiers returning from Iraq. Standing tall in parades, welcomed in many communities as heroes, our young men and women are returning to the United States haunted.
Telling the story of Army Spec. Jeans Cruz who helped capture Saddam Hussein, the article [...]
June 17th, 2007
Categories: Iraq, Philosophical, Rant . Author: G . Comments: No Comments