Monthly Archives: May 2007

Appy polly loggies

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, folks, no Festive Left Friday Blogging today. I had nothing prepared, and worse, I had my first moment of pre-senile dementia. I forgot what day it was in my state of general discombobulation. Must be all that negative Falwellian … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Christopher Hitchens on Jerry Falwell

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Yes, this IS a case of a stopped clock being right for all of two seconds out of a given 24 hours. Savor those two seconds, kiddies. For as soon as they’re over, Hitchens will, like Cinderella’s coach, revert to … Continue reading →

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Who’s the deepest in the hole?

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From the CIA World Factbook, some startling news on national account balances in 2006.Top of the list is China, at $179,100,000,000 (US).Evil, wicked Venezuela is #11 at $31,820,000,000.Canada, my home and native land, is #16 at $20,560,000,000.Even Ecuador and Bolivia … Continue reading →

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Jerry Falwell has gone to hell

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Ding dong.

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You Can’t Make It Here Anymore

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

This video was posted on UNN by Buddy Georgia (who also goes by the alias “drummerboy”), a military vet and peace activist. He’s in here somewhere, according to his post: This is a link to a music video on youtube. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to capitalism! Sorry you got beat up!

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From the UK Guardian, a little news item from not-so-red-anymore China: China unveiled plans yesterday to deploy police in hospital wards and outpatient clinics to protect medical staff from the public, amid growing instances of physical violence meted out by … Continue reading →

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Quotable: John Kenneth Galbraith on conservatism

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”–John Kenneth Galbraith

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CubanaBomber Death Watch: You have a right to be informed!

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, we have this little item on just how far the Bush Crime Family is willing to go to conceal the evidence of its misdeeds: The Venezuelan documentary, “Posada Carriles: Terrorism Made in USA”, which tells the history of … Continue reading →