Archive for June 2008
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Monday 30th June 2008
The Capsizing of American Democracy
1:14 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Congress | Elective Dictatorship | Comments: 4
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today this piece from the April issue of Freedom Daily -
THE CAPSIZING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
by James Bovard
American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees. This has created a voting bloc that overwhelms every other potential force. [...]
Monday 23rd June 2008
George Carlin, RIP
12:33 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 10
George Carlin was one of the most penetrating political commentators of the last half century. He was fearless and merciless to frauds and political con men. He was also a master of the English language.
He was an inspiration and he will be missed.
He had the best thumbnail summary of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: “Kennedy aimed high. Marilyn [...]
Tuesday 17th June 2008
Bush Slanders Freedom Again
10:10 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Torture | Comments: 7
In a Tuesday interview in Britain, Sky News editor Adam Boulton asked George W. Bush: “There are those who would say look, lets take Guantanamo Bay, and Abu Ghraib, and rendition and all those things and to them that is the complete opposite of freedom.”
BUSH: “Of course, if you want to slander America.”
This is the [...]