That’s the headline on a Washington Post online article seeking comments from people about how the rampage by an Arizona nut case reform themselves. Here’s the article’s pitch: Reporter Sandhya Somashekhar is looking to interview people who have seen changes in conversations around the dinner table or at work because of the Arizona shootings. We […]
Archive | January, 2011
Our New Terrorist-Tainted House Homeland Security Committee Chief
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. This dude knows all about terrorism, since he has spent decades doing big-time fundraising for the Irish Republican Army. Muckraker/hell-raiser/freedom-fighter Will Grigg has an excellent piece on King’s hypocrisy on LewRockwell.com today.
Burnishing My Terrorist Credentials…
…. or maybe just boosting my rating on the Terrorist Watch List. From Press TV
Any Suggestions for Fine-Tuning or Redesigning this Blog???
I’m probably going to update this blog in the next week or two. I will be adding “Add-On” buttons (to easily post blog entries to Facebook, Twitter, etc.), a direct link to my Amazon book page, perhaps a rotating set of quotations, and slightly darker typeset (if possible). Are there other changes that would make […]
Why the Tea Party Should Despise George W. Bush
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today this article from the September issue of Freedom Daily – (also on Counterpunch) Why the Tea Party Should Despise George W. Bush by James Bovard The Tea Party movement is challenging politicians and political establishments in many parts of this country. Many Tea Party supporters define themselves […]
Credo from Attention Deficit Democracy
This is the fifth anniversary of the roll-out of Attention Deficit Democracy. I prefaced that book with a brief credo. Perhaps more Americans would pick up on the sarcasm now than when it the book first came out….. Credo for the New American Patriotism I believe: That politicians are more honest than they seem; That […]
Oh! That’s a War! (Somalia, Yemen, Etc.)
This great Gahan Wilson cartoon from the January 3, 2011 New Yorker captures the cluenessness (real or pretended) of Washington policymakers who pretend that U.S. drones and bombing raids on foreign countries are merely expressions of American good will…
