07/16/2008
United States motto changing from "E Pluribus Unum" to "I Can't Recall." (in politics)
Over and above the mysteriously vanishing e-mails from the White House covering the period that Cheney was orchestrating the outing of Valerie Plame; over and above the picture of Alberto Gonzales, the former Attorney General and all-round sleaz ... Read More
07/10/2008
A people's History Of The American Empire (video) (in politics)
Empire or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn't Teach Me about the American Empire by Howard Zinn. A preview of Zinn's new book, history in comic book form. Narrated by Viggo Mortensen. Art by Mike Konopacki. Video editing by Eric Wo ... Read More
Paul Craig Roberts is still worried (in politics)
Or at least as worried as you can be if you're standing outside in a tuxedo. He was worried last year, and as of Wednesday, July 9 of '08, he was still making a very good point. Jobs in all sectors - manufacturing, high-tech, design - are ... Read More
07/08/2008
A tough job: PR firm representing KBR and Blackwater attempts to counteract avalanche of bad press (in politics)
The machine is grinding into gear; KBR can't stand too much more truth, so they're hiring a PR company to spin their crap rep into gold. His client is a trade group blandly called the Professional Services Council. Its membership list is anyt ... Read More
07/05/2008
With news like this, who needs comic books? (in politics)
First, check the initial story in the NY Times, written by Jaques Steinberg. "But the back-and-forth these last few months masks a more ominous trend for Fox News, particularly as its gears up to cover the general election campaign. The mos ... Read More
Excellent non-partisan BS detector (in politics)
FactCheck.org. Highly recommended in this time of competing claims, stretched facts, mistaken assertions, and, uh, lies. Read More
Last year, Paul Craig Roberts was quite worried (in politics)
And nothing's changed. Who is Paul Craig Roberts? Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Under Ronald Reagan Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial page Contributing Editor of the National Review. What's to worry about ... Read More
Happy July 4th (in politics)
Bush mouths patriotic BS over protests at July 4 ceremony. Oh, for the good old days, when every press op was completely filled with Republican thugs, and these "free speech" nuts were several miles down the road, out of the way... Read More
07/02/2008
A documentary worth watching (free) (in politics)
Yesterday I mentioned the site freedocumentaries.org and the fact that they have, uh, free documentaries you can stream or download. I wanted to put in my two cents on a film I hadn't seen before but think is quite good, with one or two minor re ... Read More
07/01/2008
Venom, Ire, ribs, etc. (in politics)
Well, I'm still quite fond of the surgeon who performed my recent surgery, even though I think he underestimated the recovery time from my collateral damage, a broken rib. I think I'll need every moment of the 2 months he initially predicted fo ... Read More