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My Dad called this morning to break the news, and it felt like somebody in the family had died. Amazed at my own reaction, I realized how much this incredible talent meant to me and my family. I never even met the man, but he was as much a part of my childhood [...]
I don’t know why his death makes me so sad.
28 years old and gone.
From the New York Times:
Heath Ledger, the Australian-born actor whose breakthrough role as a gay cowboy in the 2005 movie “Brokeback Mountain” earned him a nomination for an Academy Award and comparisons to the likes of Marlon Brando, was found dead Tuesday [...]
I get it. We’re stuck with oil and there’s no way out. At least that’s what we’re supposed to think if we believe Robert Bryce at the Washington Post. Bryce sets out to dismiss 5 arguments many make regarding our dependence on foreign oil:
Energy independence will reduce or eliminate terrorism.
A big push for alternative fuels [...]
The Human Rights Campaign launched a short video with ideas for New Year’s Resolutions.
This just in from Joe Salmonese:
Did you make any resolutions last night?
Have you broken any yet?
I’m excited to share a new HRC video with you: it’s a close-up look at some of the faces of our community and the [...]
The New York Times announced Saturday that William Kristol, “one of the nation’s leading conservative writers and a vigorous supporter of the Iraq war, will become an Op-Ed page columnist for The New York Times.” The publication acknowledges that Kristol has been a “fierce critic” of The Times.
Interesting twist. While on the other end of [...]
Don Hazen has an interview with Naomi Wolf on AlterNet regarding her new book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. In it, she warns that history may indeed repeat itself.
When discussing the Bush Administration, it’s easy to glibly toss around names like “Hitler” and “Mussolini”, and throw in a word [...]
Genarlow Wilson was finally freed from prison today. He spent two years in prison. The incredible injustice this young man endured notwithstanding, he actually sounded gracious and grateful to finally be released from prison. Reporters attempted to bait him into saying that he was bitter, but he would have none of it. He was grinning [...]
Lance Corporal Brian Wiley has served two tours in Iraq. At 21 years of age, he’s seen more pain and violence than most see in a lifetime. He is prepared to serve again.
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From our friends at the First Amendment Center:
Taxpayers and First Amendment values can take a hit when police and other officials forget that dissent is as American as apple pie and also is constitutionally protected speech.
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Alex Koppelman writing for Salon.com throws a shot at the Democrats: Run against Bush — and toughen up — or lose in ‘08.
Koppelman interviews psychologist Drew Westen, who “says Democrats could lose yet again if they don’t learn how to stand up for themselves and connect with voters emotionally.”
His emphasis? The Democrats should [...]
