Archive for the 'election-2008' Category
Tonight I watched “Home of the Brave” a 2005 movie that tells the story of Viola Liuzzo who was a martyr to the civil rights movement in 1965. In light of the wonderful election results : ) it shows exactly how far we have come in 43 years but also reminds us how vigilant we [...]
November 8th, 2008 | Posted in barack-obama, civil-liberties, election-2008 | 2 Comments
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November 5th, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | 1 Comment
November 4th, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | 1 Comment
This is from yesterday’s New York times. “An article of faith among conservative critics of American universities has been that liberal professors politically indoctrinate their students. This conviction not only fueled the culture wars but has also led state lawmakers to consider requiring colleges to submit reports to the government detailing their progress in ensuring [...]
November 3rd, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | 3 Comments
Getting ready for the big countdown.
November 3rd, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | 1 Comment
This is the first time I’ve ever heard of faith-based redistribution of wealth. Would we call this – theo-socialism? Socialistic theology? Religious Communism?
November 2nd, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | 1 Comment
More on this later: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081117/klein?rel=rightsideaccordian
November 2nd, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | No Comments
Lest we forget… Yes. Sarah Palin fired the police chief who included rape kits in his law enforcement budget and hired one who would eliminate this line item. At the same time, she spent $50,000 to remodel the storefront mayor’s office in Wasilla. The new decor included ugly, gaudy, red flocked wallpaper. Click the link [...]
November 1st, 2008 | Posted in election-2008, palindrones, sarah-palin | 1 Comment
Found on Salon.com – Sarah Palin speaks on the First Amendment John McCain’s running mate thinks that the Constitution protects political candidates from being criticized by the press. Okay, first of all, this woman claims to have majored in journalism. And she doesn’t understand what the First Amendment really is? Here’s what I think. This [...]
October 31st, 2008 | Posted in election-2008 | No Comments
One of Barack Obama’s new ads. This just says it all. One of the commenters on another blog called her “Winky The Whackjob”.
October 30th, 2008 | Posted in barack-obama, election-2008, sarah-palin | 1 Comment