A Vengeful and Political God
Nov 11, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeGrowing up as a kid, I'd always been tought that God was forgiving and merciful and loving. Apparently, however, with the advent of television and democratic elections, he has become mad, vengeful and quite politcal.In Dover, Pennsylvannia, all eight school board members up for re-election lost their seats Tuesday after trying to introduce "intelligent design" to high ...
Continue ReadingMichael Moore’s Letter to Bush Voters
Sep 11, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeI'm just passing on an open letter Michael Moore (the film director) wrote today to all those who voted for George Bush. Regardless of what your personal feelings are for Michael Moore or for George Bush for that matter, his thoughts and comments are valid. His perspective may be one sided but his statements are ...
Continue ReadingCamp Casey Update
Aug 19, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeThe Political Animal at The Washington Monthly has posted an update on life at Camp Casey, the encampment of Cindy Sheehan and other supporters outside the Texas ranch of President Bush. a lot of the guys there were Vietnam vets, while the rest were pretty middle-aged and wholesome, middle-class and earnest. Read more at Political Animal. Technorati ...
Continue Reading1627 Anti-War Vigils Held Nationwide
Aug 18, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeI've been following along with the Cindy Sheehan story for a few weeks now. Cindy Sheehan is the mother of a solider killed in Iraq and she is camped outside President Bush's Texas ranch waiting for a chance to speak with the President about the war and about what her son died for. She just ...
Continue ReadingOne Mother in Crawford
Aug 10, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeVia Moveon.org. On April 4th last year, 24-year-old Army Specialist Casey Sheehan died in Iraq. This week, while President Bush vacations in Texas, Casey's mother, Cindy Sheehan, sits vigil outside the president's ranch. Cindy says that she won't leave until President Bush meets with her to discuss the war—even if it means spending all of August ...
Continue ReadingReporter jailed for refusal to name source
Jul 6, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeVia MSNBC.com. Judith Miller, a reporter with the New York Times, has been ordered to jail by a judge for refusing to name her confidential source in the investigation of the leak of an undercover CIA officer's name. "Judy Miller has not been accused of a crime or convicted of a crime," Abrams said. "She has ...
Continue ReadingSpirit of Justice Nude Once Again
Jun 27, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeViaMSNBC.com - Justice Department ends nude cover-ups - Politics. New Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ordered that the curtains covering the semi-nude figures at the Justice Department finally be removed. The “Spirit of Justice” and the “Majesty of Justice,” which loom over the stage in the Great Hall, were blocked from view by curtains installed by the ...
Continue ReadingWHILE ROME BURNS…
Jun 22, 2005 No Comments ›› JoeBlogwatch Via Proceed at your own risk: WHILE ROME BURNS.... "If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents." Technorati Tags: flag+burning, american+flag, congress, constitutional+amendment
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