Daily Archives: June 23, 2008

Jun
23
2008

“Lame Excuse” or Just Moral High Ground?

A guest post from the Pickled Jester:
The recent declaration by Presidential candidate (and with any luck the next President of the United States) Barack Obama that he will not be using public funds for his campaign has brought about shockwaves of anger from the infuriated, and beleaguered right.  I cannot tell [...]

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Jun
23
2008

Being Irrelevant…Really!

You recall my mini-rant about the racist button sold by a Republican vendor at a recent event held by the GOP? Well, the button’s creator calls it humor, which is where my “irrelevant” in the title ties in. Because as humor goes, it sure as hell is irrelevant. The only crowd guaranteed [...]

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Jun
23
2008

We Should Listen to George

Not THAT one, the other one: George Carlin!  He has died, and with the loss of one more man who can make us thoughtfully laugh at our own stupidity, the world is definitely poorer.  We could still give that listening a try, we could try harder to prove this statement of his to be incorrect:
“I [...]

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Jun
23
2008

Lies, Lies, Lies

Friendly fire they told the parents.  Shot in the chest during a firefight, friendly fire, that is what parents of Kamisha Block were told.  But she was shot FIVE times, including once in the head and her mother got suspicious at the funeral.  A fellow soldier named Norris killed her and then shot himself.  Her [...]

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