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Sep 07 · In times of violent conflict it is very common for people to think of the other people as barbarians – that is, people of different races, cultures, nationalities, religions, skin color, you name it. It is much easier to think of them as the barbarians, while ignoring evidence of barbarity on the part of people more like oneself – people of a race and nationality similar to oneself. Tom Engelhardt expresses this idea in his book, “”:
Ordinarily in our world, the barbarians are them. They a
Sep 07 · Ugly? Indeed. Americans? I’m not so sure. You decide whether the Tea Parties represent you and your country. Hint: would you be proud to have your mother see you acting like this? Is this the way you want your children to remember you?
I. Sept. 2009 “It’s Your Fault!”
For those of you who thought that disease strikes at random, the Tea Baggers have news for you. If you develop a crippling disease such as multiple sclerosis it is your own fault . God hates you. That is why he made you
Sep 06 · The Paul Ryan budget is still talked about approvingly by Republican candidates but just six months after the plans were published they still will not talk about what it means. Now two mnths before an election there is little hope of Republicans discussing their tax plan. If you are not a rich American you will face a Republican Tax Bombshell.
People need to be reminded exactly what the Republican proposals mean to them individually.
Mother Jones did an article about it in March. The figures
Sep 06 · When the words of Tony Blair toward "the left" were posted here by , I remembered when the Clintons, Blair, and others started the Third Way.
There was no room for the left of the party. There still is not. The party leaders have been making snide comments about us
Blair's recent words offended me, considering he joined with the DLC and Bush, ignored the left's outcries, and invaded Iraq anyway. Bad choice, Tony.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says that the toughest part o
Sep 06 · (Michael Moore sent Rahm Emmanuel a little note for Labor Day)
Happy F*ckin' Labor Day!
by Michael Moore
Mon Sep 06, 2010 at 06:10:23 PM PDT
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Before there were unions, there was no middle class. Working people didn't get to send their kids to college, few were able to own their own fucking home, nobody could take a fucking day off for a funeral or a sick day or they might lose their fucking job.
Then working people organized themselves into unions. The bosses an
Sep 06 · Bradenton Prep Academy and its troubled rather secretive history is a good example of this lack of oversight.
HERALD-TRIBUNE ARCHIVE / 2010 / CHRISTOPHER O?
Prep Learning Academy wants to operate from this building but has no permit.
BRADENTON - Bradenton Preparatory Academy owner Hendrik Lamprecht recently told parents the school had received a new accreditation from a “prestigious international accreditation body.”
The school's accreditation was also recently renewed by a ma
Sep 06 · "I hope to God someone shoots you dead, you liberal Pig"
Mon Sep 06, 2010 at 08:37:48 AM PDT
Another day, another story of right-wing rage against the African American guy in the White House, how it constitutes a public menace to all of us, and how we had better not sit out this election and turn the country over to these lunatics. Thanks to the Arlington County (Virginia) Democratic Committee's superb Deputy Chair Maureen Markham for sharing (bolding added by me for emphasis).
Dear
Sep 05 · from HuffPost:
Jane White
President of Retirement Solutions, LLC.
Posted: September 6, 2010 09:00 AM
Work Until You're Dead? That May Be the Only Option for Many Americans
Many Americans are likely to have to work until they are dead, not as a result of Social Security shortfalls but because of their inadequate 401(k) savings or the fact that they have no retirement plan at all. This disaster has not dawned on the mutual fund companies that manage retirement assets, much less de
Sep 05 · It is time to start packing for the trip back home. It is getting cold
and snow will be here mid-week. The weather will definitely slow down
packing.
This morning was 28-degrees with high winds and heavy mist before the
fog burned off. The north face of the lookout got a good glazing of
ice. The ice was gone by 10 AM.
Tonight will be colder, probably near 20-degrees here. I'll be headed
into Bend tomorrow morning for two days off.
Sunrise yesterday (Saturday 9-4) with drift smoke
Sep 05 · How many of these wealthy, politically connected people are going to stand up for Social Security?
The Commission needs 14 people to agree on their recommendations. I can find only three who may fight to protect Social Security.
Looking at the makeup of the Commission it should come as no surprise that they are planning on cutting SS benefits, pretending that doing so would help reduce the Deficit!
That is a lie! If anything cutting SS benefits could increase the deficit. Increasing
Sep 05 · Which is very true. These are Bush's education plan right down the line.
There is a NYT article from this week that tells some of the things Arne said on his tour with his big blue bus. His really big blue bus.
Picture from
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan arrives Thursday at J.S. Clark Elementary during his national tour themed Courage in the Classroom: Honoring America’s Teachers.
And from the NYT this week:
These should be fighting words for Democrats, instead
Sep 05 · WARNING: Money-launderers using muslims as red herrings.
Sun Sep 05, 2010 at 10:51:53 AM PDT
"WTF?"
That's what I'd say if I woke up to that headline. But trust me, it's true. By the time I'm done you will see that Terry D. Jones, the asshat in Gainesville, who is stirring up a shitstorm by promising to burn copies of the Koran ain't motivated by love -- as he claims.
He ain't motivated by fear of Islam taking over America an enforcing sharia law.
He ain't motivated by hate
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