tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62454992009-12-30T23:35:11.829-08:00Anti-right rants from an obnoxious lumpen proletarian. Aiming to Arm the Choir.Phaedrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640571288468404013noreply@blogger.comBlogger500125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245499.post-1091365269961118362004-08-01T05:44:00.000-07:002004-08-01T06:01:09.960-07:00

"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed." - Herman MelvilleAll these years later the Repukes have their "thinktanks" workin' overtime to find ways to blame the poor for their plight. They don't work enough, they don't get married enough, they use drugs and

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There were reports not so long ago that Bushco was pressuring Pakistan to capture major terrorist figures before the election, and especially on July 27, 28, and 29. And now this report: Embassy bombings figure captured in Pakistan A major al-Qaeda operative, who had a $25 million bounty on his head for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings at U.S. embassies in East Africa, has been captured by

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Dum Luks posted the following in the comments section regarding the Repukelican House o' Reps attempt to destroy the independent judiciary and all rights for everybody. Kevin Drum gives the constitution quote which may be interpreted to give congress the power to make 'exceptions' to the judiciary's power. -- ml Article 3, Section 2 of the United States constitution outlines the jurisdiction of

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Report: Bigger breasts offered as perk to soldiers NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be," but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.That's quite a perk - if you're dumb enough to let a military doctor do elective surgery on you. My wife has a scar on her belly 12

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What ever happened to conservative Republicans? by Gerald Plessner Plessner says we need a new term to describe Republicans because they're obviously not conservative any more. I agree. He suggests the term orthodox. Orthodox what I'm not sure, except in the case of Republican Libertarians, who he would call orthodox Libertarians. I disagree. I like to call them radicals, but in the cases

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Because they're evil rat bastards, that's why. Decent people don't sign on to this sort of bullshit. Hysteria, race, and reality, from Orcinus. The [Seattle] Times also ran columns by noted conservative Henry McLemore, who frequently attacked the presence of Japanese descendants on the West Coast. In one column, headlined, "This Is War! Stop Worrying About Hurting Jap Feelings," McLemore

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Actually I think he's pandering to whites who don't want to think they belong to a racist party. He's gotta know he ain't gonna swing a significant number of black votes. Bush Urges Blacks Not to Back Democrats The president suggested perhaps the Democratic Party had started taking black voters for granted. "I know plenty of politicians assume they have your vote," he said. "But did they earn

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How do you tell when the fascist wing of the GOP is lying? Their lips are moving. (That's also how you can tell when the lead singer's off key.) Cheney Urges Cap on Malpractice Awards A report by the Department of Health and Human Services found that expenses traceable to legal liability fears contribute between $60 billion and $108 billion a year to the total $1.6 trillion health care bill.

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House Votes to Curb Same-Sex Marriage Their headline gets it wrong, mine gets it right. If I had more room I'd have added Removes Annoying Check/Balance That Founding Fathers Foolishly Placed in Constitution. The House measure, also supported by the administration, offers a different approach. It would forbid federal judges from requiring one state to recognize a same-sex marriage licensed in

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Report Reveals Bush Administration Has Blocked Court-Approved Payments to Black Farmers Aggressive legal tactics by the Bush administration have deliberately undermined a landmark 1997 civil rights settlement with African-American farmers, turning the claims process into another chapter in a long history of discriminatory treatment by the US Department of Agriculture. A report released today by

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Not long ago I posted about how some Muslims think that non-Muslims are less than human, or at least less than Muslim humans. Just more evidence of the evil nature of Islam. Uh-huh. Security Remains an Issue, but U.S. Envoy Is Hopeful On one point, Negroponte was clear: The United States would oppose any effort by the Iraqi interim government to grant amnesty to fighters who have participated

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Former HBS Prof Blasts Bush Bush called the film, The Grapes of Wrath, corny. Corny. I think we can fairly assume that he never read Steinbeck's book. It's the response of a man who has no idea what compassion is. Tsurumi - now a professor of international business at Baruch College in the City University of New York - said he remembers the future president as scoring in the bottom 10 percent

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Civil Service Has Morphed Into U.S. Inc. Diminishing the government workforce increases the role of private contractors, and the mixed results go undebated. Heh. Mixed results is too generous an assessment. Largely unknown results is more like it. BOSTON — For two decades, Congress has been engaged in a bipartisan effort to shrink the size of government. But today, although fewer people appear

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Bush Extends Debate on Values to Children Drug use and violent crime among teenagers have decreased dramatically, while children raised in households with married parents are less likely to live in poverty, the president said Saturday in his weekly radio address. He cited a newly issued government report to claim progress. "My administration is acting to encourage teens to make healthy choices,

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Then there's them pro-family values Republicans: Sex pros get ready for party With thousands of Republicans set to invade the city this summer, high-priced escorts and strippers are preparing for one grand old party. Agencies are flying in extra call girls from around the globe to meet the expected demand during the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 gathering at Madison Square Garden. [snip] Clubs have

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NLRB Nixes Unions for Graduate Students, posted at From the Trenches, shows how much the Repukes and their NLRB care about basic human rights. The right of workers to organize is considered fundamental to democracy in less fascist parts of the world.

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FOX guest cited phantom poll to blast NAACP and boost Bush From the July 15 edition of FOX News Channel's Special Report with Brit Hume: ANGLE: Let me ask you first, in your view was the president right or wrong to pass an opportunity to speak? WOODSON: He was absolutely correct in passing this up opportunity. [...] WOODSON: And his [chairman of the board of the NAACP, Julian Bond]

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Cable coverage of Whoopi Goldberg's v. Dennis Miller's remarks: 19-2 In the July 15 edition of The Washington Post, Leiby quoted Miller: "Those two cannot keep their hands off each other, can they? ... I think I have a new idea for a new campaign slogan -- use the bumper sticker 'Hey, Get A Room.' " So Whoopi compares Bush to bush and her jokes are used to denounce both she and Kerry for going

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I'm not sure I like the title of this piece, but I sure like what it talks about.   U.S.: Patriotic Pride and Fear While some critics of US President George W Bush have charged that his administration is pursuing policies of madness, such a charge is clinically incorrect, but it may convey an extraordinarily disturbing reality. Both an eminent psychologist and a noted political scientist

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One Man's Flip Is Another Man's Flop , from CJR's Campaign Desk. The Bush campaign has been remarkably successful at getting the press to buy the notion that John Kerry is a flip-flopper. And this despite the fact that it can be, and has been, thoroughly documented that Bush is the flip-flopper-in-chief. The incredible pro-Republican bias of the media can only be explained if it is the result

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Gas wealth fuels populist experiment in Bolivia SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA – For centuries, Bolivian laborers toiled to unearth silver, gold, and tin, only to see most of the wealth benefit a small number of elites and foreigners. On Sunday, this poor landlocked Andean nation will try something novel: Voters will decide whether to nationalize the country's 55 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, the

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And over, of all things, cultural issues.  I used to have parents-in-law from Illinois who were rock-ribbed Republicans.  You can imagine how thrilled they were with me.  One time my father-in-law, a devout Catholic who never used foul language, called me the worst epithet he could think of.  "Oh," he said,  "you're a free thinker."  I'd never heard that phrase used as a curse before.    Like a

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I am writing to you and a few other bloggers asking for help. My name is Tom Mauser and my son Daniel was killed at Columbine High School. If we don’t stand up to President Bush and the NRA right now, the assault weapons ban will expire and AK47s and Uzis will be back on our streets. ++++++++++ Here is what you can do to help: 1) Sign my petition to extend the assault weapon ban: http://

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Inequality Kills YouIn fact, inequality in status leads to higher stress for those with less power and status, so argues a new book, Status Syndrome: How Your Social Standing Directly Affects Your Health and Life Expectancy. I've made that argument meself and now Nathan Newman helps back me up.

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Passengers Give Troops First-Class Seats Bra-vo.

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