FROM THE GUARDIAN, AS SAD AN ASSESSMENT AS I HAVE READ, OF THE ENTIRE MILITARY OPERATION AND THE PREMISES THAT BUTTRESS IT….. ‘What happens in war happens’ In 2004, photographs of abuses at Abu Ghraib shocked the world. Seven people were charged, but the face of the scandal will always be Lynndie England, the 21-year-old [...]
IF YOUR SKIN IS NOT WHITE….. THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE PATRIOT ACT…. updated 1 hour, 46 minutes ago Muslim family removed from plane remains at odds with airline STORY HIGHLIGHTS On flight, passenger overheard comment from Muslim, reported it to attendant Airline won’t clarify comment; man says couple just [...]
WE ALL HAVE OUR FAVOURITES AS BLACK SHEEP IN THE GOOD OL’ US OF A –THE LAST YEAR WITNESSED MANY CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST, AS WELL AS MANY MORE FOUL (SIC)–YES, OK, UNFAIR TO BIRDS…. TOMASKY HEADS UP GUARDIAN AMERICA, AND HE IS PRESCIENT….AND INSIGHTFUL/INCITEFUL (DEPENDING UPON YOUR IDEOLOGICAL PREFERENCE) I LOVE HIM…. FROM [...]
FROM THE LA TIMES….. COMMENTS? Obama the ‘Magic Negro’ The Illinois senator lends himself to white America’s idealized, less-than-real black man. By David Ehrenstein L.A.-based DAVID EHRENSTEIN writes about Hollywood and politics. March 19, 2007 AS EVERY CARBON-BASED life form on this planet surely knows, Barack Obama, the junior Democratic senator from Illinois, is running [...]
FROM THE WIRES……OMG, YOUBETCHA! Palin’s daughter gives birth to son named Tripp Monday, December 29, 2008 (12-29) 19:30 PST Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, a magazine reported Monday. Bristol Palin, 18, gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Saturday, People [...]
GOT TO HAND IT TO THE GOP….NEW LOWS EVERY WEEK……. Republican contest marred by Obama song Ewen MacAskill in Washington The Guardian, Monday 29 December 2008 An offensive, racially tinged song entitled Barack the Magic Negro has become an issue in the battle for the leadership of the Republican party. The song was included in [...]
JOEL STEIN IN THE LA TIMES–A THOUGHTFUL BLOG….. Republicans are blinded by love Lefties just don’t have the same feeling about America as the hard right does. Joel Stein December 26, 2008 I don’t love America. That’s what conservatives are always telling liberals like me. Their love, they insist, is truer, deeper and more complete. [...]