Oct 25 2008
Original article, by Joe Mowrey and sub-titled Which Candidate Supports Petraeus, the Bailout, the Death Penalty, Nuclear Power, the Occupation, the Cuban Embargo …, via counterpunch.com.
Ooooh…a guessing game. I wonder who it could be? Hmmmm? Let’s find out below the fold!
Oct 23 2008
Amazing…msnbc vid is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21…
Williams: Who is the elite?
Palin: I guess just people who think that they’re better than everyone else…anyone who thinks that they are better than anyone else, I guess that’s my definition of elitism.
Oh, and John McCain goes on to clarify that it’s also anyone living in Washingotn DC or New York City…Rudy, I think he means you.
Oct 22 2008
Original article, by Patrick Martin and subheaded Biden’s chilling remarks at fundraiser, via World Socialist Web Site:
In remarks made over the weekend in Seattle, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden warned that Barack Obama, if elected president, would be compelled to take deeply unpopular actions in both domestic and foreign policy within months of taking office.
Oct 22 2008
Original review, by Pham Binh, via dissidentvoice.org:
With less than a month to go before the election and Obama’s inauguration a mere three months away, Lance Selfa’s The Democrats: A Critical History is critical reading for anyone interested in real change we can believe in i.e. not the kind Obama will bring.
Oct 21 2008
Criminal masterminds come from the strangest places. Look at Harvey “Two Face” Dent. Or Lex Luthor. Or Cat Woman.
Well, you have a new name to add to that list: grannyhelen.
Sure, I may look mild-mannered. I’m a 40 year-old, stay-at-home mom of two young kids whose alias is a tribute to my own great-grandmother. I write about nonviolence and politics in between changing diapers and baking cookies. You’d see me on my walk with my two-year-old and never think to yourself: this is the woman who is rending the fabric of our Democracy.
But you’d be wrong.
Oct 18 2008
OMG! Who would have thought! Registering voters is fraud! Especially with an intent to deceive!
In late June, Downers Grove, IL had their Heritage Fest Days! Lots of food, games, rides, and booths! Including informational booths, designed to help out the good citizens of Downers Grove! Besides businesses with $5.00 off coupons, and $5.00 lemonade made with real lemons, there were political booths! The Democrats were there, the Libertarians, and, across from the Libertarians, were the ever helpful Republicans decked out with all their flags and signs!
Oct 18 2008
Original article, by Glen Ford, via blackagendareport.com:
“…in many respects, working with [Barack Obama] will be very much like working with President Clinton…. I think he will be just fine.”
– Top Obama adviser Robert Rubin, former Clinton Treasury Secretary and Goldman Sachs chair, currently an executive with Citigroup, August 28, 2008.
Oct 09 2008
Dedicated to Chris Matthews and his handwringing over the McCain campaign’s last, desperate attempt to win through fear and smear.
It happens at the drop of a hat, when you least expect it from folks you’d normally think are just better than to utter the phrase.
And then it comes. “I’m not a racist, but…”
And when you hear it you instinctively hold onto whatever chair you’re sitting in and prepare yourself for the worst and wackiest of racist rhetoric ever to cross another human’s lips. And the folks who utter this phrase are the ones the McCain campaign is trying to appeal to, with the drumbeat of Ayers and Obama’s middle name and all the nonsense they’ve been throwing the last few days.
The only problem is it’s not working, and it probably won’t work moving forward.
Oct 08 2008
This Pony Party is intended as an open thread! Please do not rec the Pony Party!
Oct 07 2008
Original article, an editorial subtitled The Democratic nominee was personally responsible for delivering the votes on the bailout bill, via socialistworker.org:
THE BANKERS will soon begin collecting their $700 billion ransom from taxpayers. And they can thank Barack Obama for helping them get away with it.
Oct 06 2008
Original article, by Alexander Cockburn, titled CounterPunch Diary and subheaded Creatures of Capital, via counterpunch.com:
Have no doubt that the bailout of the financial sector is reactionary. It’s a bunch of little boys sticking their fingers in the dike to save the bosses. Unfortunately, there are many more muskrats on the other side weakening the dike.
Oct 04 2008
Democratic Spine ©2008 Emily Duffy Photo by Sibila Savage
Dimensions: 14″ x 14″ x 9″
Description: A mini coffin with a truncated human spine lays in a bed of velvet. The coffin is covered with quotes by Progressive, Democrats both recent and from history.
Materials: Wood, parchment reproductions of the Bill of Rights, burgundy velvet, metal hardware, paper, amber varnish.
Cross-Posted on my BLOG (where you can see larger images) and at DailyKos.