(Note: Sometimes things just work out. This piece was to debut last week, but other demands forced its delay. In light of the object lesson we received last week in how the mainstream media – MSM – manipulates the discussion of policy making in this country, specifically Dennis Kucinich and “health care reform,” I’m glad I waited....
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Dennis Kucinich did a guest shot on the Maher show tonight. One day after letting down lefties and securing his portrait’s place in dictionaries to illustrate the word “liar” for the foreseeable future, the reputation rebuilding has already begun. Yucking it up on the heels of selling out his constituency was bad enough, but...
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Between San Luis Obispo and Monterey, California, you’ll find views like this one almost everywhere you turn. Such constant, relentless beauty humbles a person, reminds you of life’s fleeting nature.  I’d never seen Big Sur until a few weeks ago, and I’ve still seen only a glimpse. Three days cannot do it justice. Neither, I suspect, could three...
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The "success" of America's Iraq policy is the perfect excuse for invading and imperializing whatever nations we choose, whenever we choose to do so.
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The big problem I have with organized religion is that, like the Conservative movement, it relies on fear to succeed. You know, Praise the Lord - but just in case your heathen ass is too far gone for that to help, fill the collection basket, too. Yesterday I wrote about the American Family Radio Network’s wacky,...
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Bring me your coconuts/Bring me your sweet mangos too/Bring me your papayas/I’ll tell you what I brought for you/Syphilis and religion… -Graham Parker So I’m driving along today in central Ohio, doing a little station surfing, and I find something called the American Family Radio Network. I’ve landed on it before, and have usually run...
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Once again, Dennis Kucinich is putting his money where his mouth is. As Common Dreams reports, Kucinich – along with a host of co-sponsors, a list notable for its political diversity – is forcing his congressional colleagues to ask themselves why we continue to fund the war in Afghanistan. Kucinich has a long record of...
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