Monthly Archives: September 2007

What? No Chavecito?

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Aw, shit. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who last year called U.S. President George Bush the devil in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, has decided not to attend this year’s meeting. Chavez will send Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro … Continue reading →

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Uppity women in Arabia?

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

For one brief shining moment, it looked as if two young women were actually making a stand… Head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the Eastern province Dr. Mohamed bin Marshood al-Marshood, told … Continue reading →

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Kevin Spacey: Another Chavista?

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Sure looks that way!According to Aporrea, the actor was in Venezuela yesterday to meet with President Chavez. Spacey is another strong critic of the Bush regime, and interested in the Bolivarian revolutionary process in Venezuela, like Sean Penn, who recently … Continue reading →

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Just the facts, man, just the facts…

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Keith Olbermann envisions what would happen to Larry Craig if his story were a “Dragnet” episode.

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Awwww, da poor widdle rich…

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Sabina Becker

This makes me feel almost sorry for them. Not as sorry as the prospect of maybe having to eat them, though. Prices for luxury goods rose twice as quickly as consumer prices this year, a study found, showing the jet … Continue reading →

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No funding for fundie schools in Ontario!

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Sabina Becker

What? Someone doesn’t want funding for all religious schools in Ontario, and even wants the Catholic system removed from public funding??? The Ontario government should stop funding Catholic schools, according to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Progressive* Conservative Leader John … Continue reading →

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SupposiTory takes aim at Native people

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

It’s not hard to guess who he’s really targeting here, is it? Anyone directing, participating in or financially supporting an illegal land occupation in Ontario would face harsher penalties under a Progressive Conservative government, leader John Tory said Sunday as … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Arabs

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A compilation of Hollywood’s version of the Muslim world.

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And now, a moment of silence…

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…for Marcel Marceau, who said so much without uttering a peep.

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Headline Howler: Too little, too late, too bad!

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Mary Mapes’s article in the Huffington Post is a riveting read–not only because it exposes the cowardice inherent in the corporate news world, and not only because it exposes the scum-suckers that populate Rightard Blogistan, but also because of a … Continue reading →