Monthly Archives: September 2006

Are right-wing talkers all raving asshats?

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Do bears shit in the woods? During an exchange regarding the Havana Summit of non-aligned nations on the September 15 edition of MSNBC’s Tucker, conservative Orlando, Florida, radio host Pat Campbell said that “Pat Robertson may actually have been on … Continue reading →

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NYT gets Venezuela–and Chavez–wrong again!

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Jeez. Cataloguing how often the “liberal” (in what parallel universe?) New York Times is out of touch, is like trying to catalogue sunrises and sunsets. Nevertheless, this op-ed by Roger Lowenstein (echoed in the Taipei Times, which doesn’t gate-keep its … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

The Liquid Bullshit Terror Plot

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

No, it’s not an airborne fertilizer bomb. It’s not a bomb at all, as an eminent British military scientist reveals. From Raw Story: Lieutenant-Colonel (ret.) Nigel Wylde, a former senior British Army Intelligence Officer, has suggested that the police and … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Who’s that skinny young guy?

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Sabina Becker

He looks strangely familiar…

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This is why you should promise NOTHING to gun nuts

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…no matter how badly you want to be elected. (Yes, Tories, I’m talking to you. Clean out your ears and pay attention!) The last thing Canada needs is easier access to guns, because things like this have an ugly tendency … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Guns, Guns, Guns, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 1 Comment

Toady Blair disappoints the world yet again

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Jesus. How many times is it possible to screw the pooch? The “anti-American feeling” of some European politicians is “madness” as the world needs the US to help tackle pressing problems, Tony Blair says. There is a danger some countries … Continue reading →

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Chavecito: MIHOP man?

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Sure looks that way… Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the U.S. government may have been involved in the Sept. 11 attacks to help justify invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. “The theory that is gaining force is that the U.S. empire … Continue reading →

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See what you get for that Cuban embargo?

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Sabina Becker

You get a bullet in your own foot! The discovery of potential deep-water oil and gas reserves off Cuba’s northern coast has caught the eye of the world’s energy-hungry nations. India’s state-run oil firm ONGC, already signed up to exploration … Continue reading →

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The obligatory fifth-anniversary 9-11 post, with a difference

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Blah, blah blah… That, Gentle Reader, is the sound of the mainstream media in the US, talking a lot and not actually saying anything. For the last five years, it’s been doing nothing but that on one particular day when … Continue reading →