The most dangerous person to ever sit in the National Security Advisor chair is up for promotion. And she gave her usual smile-and-lie performance before the senate in her confirmation hearing. This...
Condoleezza is full of shit
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Author - John Christian Plummer
Too late, Mr. Kerry
From the Boston Globe today: "My friends, this is not a time to pretend. We're here to celebrate the life of a man who, if he were here today, would make it clear to us what our agenda is. And...
Bush Hates Earth
The bloody mess in Iraq has cost over $150 BILLION. That's your money, folks. How many of your tax dollars have been spent to curb global warming? Well, the thing of it is, Mr. Bush doesn't believe...
See the Stars
"It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence." Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke those words the night before he was murdered. They were true...
“The President of Everybody”
"It's important for people to know that I'm the president of everybody." That is one of many statements being made by the dumbest famous person currently alive (and, yes, I'm including Vince Neill...
Global warming is real
The earth is getting hotter, and the United States official policy is "no, it isn't." Uh, yes, it is. And you can throw up every excuse for driving poison-emitting SUVs, but the ozone isn't listening...
Powell: “We’re losing.”
The Financial Times gives us this great bit of high-level conversation: Mr Bush recently asked Mr Powell for his view on the progress of the war. "We're losing," Mr Powell was quoted as saying. Mr...
His daddy didn’t pull strings
This is Pfc. Alan Jermaine Lewis. He's 23. He's from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was wounded July 16, 2003 on Highway 8 in Baghdad when the Humvee he was driving hit a land mine blowing off both legs...
Driving your SUV while the planet burns
For all you Americans who drive SUVs: JUST CUT IT OUT. If the heaviest rainfall in the history of California isn't enough to convince you that our planet is in deep environmental shit, then check out...
Vote AND die: elections in Iraq
Today, gunmen shot and killed Kassim Imhawi, the director of a Baghdad election center. Al Jazeera has the story. Despite this latest deadly bit of election news, Prime Minister Allawi, the Iraqi...
Who cares about elections?
As the Bush PR machine continues its relentless spewing about the value of Iraqi elections, pockets of American media are starting to report the reality about the alleged upcoming vote. The LA Times...
Abu Ghraib, Gitmo, and now…
CAMP JENNY! Yes, the horrific abuse of Iraqi prisoners continues, and this time, in a new location, and by some new people! Now, it's Navy SEALS and CIA ops. Read about it here. Josef Goebbels would...
Did someone say “Draft”?
Military recruitment is down. The National Guard fell 30 percent short of its recruitment goals over the last 2 months, and that was AFTER they doubled their recruiting staff. One can assume that if...
Vietnam II: Son of Desertion
And the parallels to the Vietnam War continue as soldiers flee to the Great White North. The UK paper The Telegraph is reporting something you're unlikely to see on the front page of the NYT or on...
Sen. Boxer, prepare to be reamed
What Barbara Boxer is doing today is historic. It's only been done once before, over a hundred years ago. Her courage is only going to be matched by the might and will of the Republican slime...
An outbreak of spine growth!
Jesse Jackson just announced that Minority Leader Harry Reid is on board with the Ohio Electors Challenge.
Help tsunami victim links
Here are some links to directly and indirectly help victims of the tsunami disaster: CARE Doctors Without Borders International Red Cross Sandra Bullock Fan Page OXFAM Islamic Relief Worldwide...
Call senators who MIGHT do something
Since John Kerry is already worrying about how to lose the 2008 election, call a senator who might actually stand up for democracy. Here are the two best bets: Senator Dianne Feinstein: 202-224-3841...
Kerry wimps out
John Kerry is a big disappointment. He has sent out a letter to all his supporters in which he 1) asks them to hound Congressional leaders to get "election reform," and then 2) says he won't be...
Blackwell: The Evil Continues
Rep. John Conyers has just released a report detailing the horrors of the Ohio voting process. If you care about democracy, read the Conyers report. You can get the report here courtesy of truthout...