Archive for June 2009
Obama Administration Refuses to Release Teenage Guantanamo Prisoner Forced to Confess by Torture
Posted by: BeMindful on: June 30, 2009
- In: Human Rights | Obama | Politics
- 77 Comments
cross-posted at Katalusis One gets tired of repeatedly calling to account the “liberal” punditry trailing after the multitudes of rapidly defecting Obamaphiles across the land. But still it’s hard not to point out yet again to NY Times columnist Bob Herbert that he used his platform to help seduce the electorate into handing the presidency [...]
Tidbits ~ Things You’d Be Better Off NOT Reading!
Posted by: taggles on: June 30, 2009
- In: Tidbits
- 69 Comments
First, one long ass article from Vanity Fair, on all the reasons you should hate Sarah Palin: It Came from Wasilla Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska’s charismatic governor wants the public [...]
And It Came to Pass in the Age of Obama
Posted by: BeMindful on: June 29, 2009
- In: Obama | Politics
- 45 Comments
cross-posted at Katalusis In the months following 9/11, George W. Bush squandered soaring personal popularity as president both at home and abroad by pursuing policies in the name of national security that compromised the constitutional rights of Americans and alienated international allies. Candidate Barack Obama accused John McCain of representing a third Bush term. Since [...]
Tidbits ~ Disputations
Posted by: taggles on: June 29, 2009
- In: Tidbits
- 36 Comments
Reading the blogs today there is controversy everywhere? Most of it not meaning much in the realm of things, in my humble opinion but that won’t stop me from making a blog post about it. People feel compelled to discuss these issues. Here’s what I’m reading out there on the blogs: Did Michael Jackson molest [...]
Barack Hoover Obama: The Liberal Media Finally (Kinda) Gets it Right
Posted by: madamab on: June 28, 2009
- In: Economy | Obama | Patriarchy | Politics
- 71 Comments
I subscribe to Harper’s Magazine. Although the editors and contributors drank the Kool-Aid many moons ago, it is still a genuinely left-leaning publication, with a left-leaning perspective and many fascinating articles for us librul types to peruse. Imagine my shock when the July issue arrived in my mailbox, with the words “Barack Hoover Obama: The [...]
Morning Widdershins: Cue Sound, Fury
Posted by: Lady Boomer NYC on: June 28, 2009
- In: Human Rights | Iran | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Politics
- 30 Comments
“It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” —Macbeth, William Shakespeare Last week, Obama again failed the republic for which he says he stands. At a Tuesday, June 23 press briefing, Obama replied directly to inquiries about his stance on the Iranian uprising. He finally made a tepid [...]
Back from Aruba Open Thread
Posted by: madamab on: June 27, 2009
Helloooooo Widdershins! Didja miss me, huh, huh, didja? So many things happened while I was gone. I mostly tried to avoid the news, since the morning paper we got delivered was an all-AP publication (you can only imagine the spinning!). But Iranian women are trying to overthrow the mullah system; Obama is continuing his fervent [...]
“All Americans” Includes the 51% Who are Women and the Members of the LGBT Community
Posted by: BeMindful on: June 26, 2009
- In: Gay Rights | Hillary Clinton | Obama | Politics | Women
- 55 Comments
A well-written article by Bill Clinton published in the June 26th issue of Time Magazine triggered flashbacks to the 2008 campaign. From the day Barack Obama announced his run for the presidency, he and his supporters joined the fringe on the right and their media allies in maligning Bill Clinton personally and the record set [...]
Bwahahahahahah!!!! On Edit ~ Not So Funny Anymore – Action Item – read below!
Posted by: taggles on: June 26, 2009
- In: Feminism
- 86 Comments
Sarah Palin shoots back at John Kerry for his remarks where he laments it wasn’t she who was missing! Sarah Palin took her revenge on Sen. John Kerry — who’d expressed a wish that she, not Mark Sanford, had vanished — speaking to Alaska National Guard soldiers in Kosovo: “He looked quite frustrated and he [...]
Tidbits:
Posted by: taggles on: June 25, 2009
- In: Tidbits
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Kerry Pushes For Public Option Trigger In Closed-Door Meeting In a closed-door meeting of Senate Finance Committee Democratic members and their staff Wednesday evening, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) suggested that the committee bill include a ten-year delay between passage of health care reform and the implementation of a public option that Americans could buy into, [...]
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