Archive for November 2009
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Tuesday 24th November 2009
Mp3 of Today’s Ernie Hancock interview on Liberty, Obama, and Political Doom
10:04 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Ernie Hancock and I had a rowdy time on his radio show today talking about books, bad guys, and ‘Bama.
You can hear the show by clicking on this: 2009-11-24-ernie-a-pm
The Best Thumbnail Definition of Twittering
5:31 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
This is the best one-strip definition of Twittering I have seen.
Maybe Dogbert will take the plunge for Vitamin E tomorrow.
On the other hand, doing a blog mocking the superficiality of Twittering is a bit like the pot calling the kettle Lithuanian.
On the Radio at 5 pm Eastern Today - with Ernie Hancock
4:38 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
I will be on the Ernie Hancock show today (Tuesday) for an hour starting at 5 pm Eastern. Ernie is a legendary hellraiser and one of the most energetic freedom fighters out there.
I expect we’ll whack a wide variety of targets.
You can listen live here.
Sunday 22nd November 2009
Doonesbury: Torture Remains Prime-Time Entertainment
11:00 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Torture | Uncategorized | Comments: 2
Three cheers for Doonesbury!
Unfortunately, prominent half-wits take their own values from this TV show. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an assembly of judges in the summer of 2007: ““Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles . . . . He saved hundreds of thousands of lives… Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?â€
I [...]
Wednesday 18th November 2009
Dying for Crooks: US Troops in Afghanistan
10:37 pm | Afghanistan | Attention Deficit Democracy | Obama | Comments: 12
Transparency International reported yesterday that Afghanistan is the most corrupt nation in the world - except for Somalia.
Heckua achievement, if the only nation on earth that is more shady is one that is full of pirates… Karzai is making Marion Barry look like Mother Teresa.
The Washington Post reported today that one of Afghanistan’s top [...]
Monday 16th November 2009
Freedom - the Scariest Tactic?
9:45 am | Uncategorized | Comments: 1
This cartoon from the current New Yorker is a hoot.
But I suspect that different people are laughing at it for mirror-image reasons…
Friday 13th November 2009
New Portuguese Translations Page at JimBovard.com
10:28 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Murilo Otávio Rodrigues Paes Leme has kindly translated a bushel of my articles and epigrams into Portuguese. Some of the lines read better in translation than in the original.
The Portuguese translation page at my main website is here.
I greatly appreciate Murilo making my work accessible to legions of folks in Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique…. [...]
Tuesday 10th November 2009
Most Venal-Looking Congressman?
9:28 pm | Congress | Uncategorized | lese majeste | wool | Comments: 15
I have seen plenty of smarmy looking congressmen over the decades, but this photo of Rep. Bob Filner (D-Cal) probably takes the cake.
Who would vote for someone who looks like he might mug you and steal your wallet before your leave the polling booth???
Or is there somebody I missed or forgot? What other member [...]
Dollar Meltdown: Charles Goyette’s Excellent New Book
9:12 pm | Bailout | Comments: 0
Charles Goyette is one of the most courageous and penetrating talk show hosts in America. His new book, The Dollar Meltdown, provides plenty of hard punches and good advice. Buying his book is a whole lot cheaper than filing for bankruptcy.
Goyette explains economic realities far better than the vast majority of mainstream commentators. And [...]
Monday 9th November 2009
Torture Update: Andy Worthington’s Excellent New Film
10:42 am | Central Intelligence Agency | Cheney | Rule of Law | Supreme Court | Torture | War crimes | Comments: 0
Andy Worthington, the author of The Guantanamo Files, is touring the U.S. with his excellent new film, “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo.†He will be in California later this week. Tour schedule is here.
“Outside the Law” does a fine job of blending the legal issues and personal details to burn [...]
Thursday 5th November 2009
The Media as Enablers of Government Lies
12:13 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Central Intelligence Agency | Congress | Iraq | Lying | Terrorism | Uncategorized | wool | Comments: 3
Posted online today…
The Media as Enablers of Government Lies Freedom Daily August 2009
by James Bovard
Why do politicians so easily get away with telling lies? In large part, because the news media are more interested in bonding with politicians [...]
Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Jesse James Calls for Ban on Robbing Trains
10:05 am | Uncategorized | Comments: 6
CNN headline: Karzai calls for unity, end to corruption in Afghanistan
It is astounding to see the western media treat Karzai like a legitimate winner and someone who has any credibility to fight corruption.
This is akin to how the Soviet media treated the election “victories” of Stalin’s puppets in East Europe.
At least we now have [...]