Not a hit piece
We cannot, must not, take for granted the fact that the Democrat candidate will win in November 2008.
View ArticleThings Fall Apart - The Center Cannot Hold
While we continue to focus on events in the United States, open rebellion comes to Chad. One of Africa's central countries, Chad, has long been a crossroads for Europe, Arabian, and African culture....
View ArticleThe Onion Understands Women Democrats
The Onion, a long-time staple of American news, has conducted a comprehensive survey of Democratic voting issues among women. The result may shock you.
View ArticleMcCain: Guantanamo Ruling One of the Worst
According to Faux News, John McCain has declared that the recent SCOTUS ruling on detainees at Guantanamo is "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country." Perhaps McCain would like to...
View ArticleThirty Pieces of Silver
Betrayal and deceit are certainly not novelties of the 21st Century. From the earliest of recorded history, there have been stories of those who placed trust in those around them, only to find...
View ArticleDiplomacy and Iran's Growing Nuclear Power (Updated)
United States Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke publicly against military intervention against Iran. He acknowledges that tensions exist, particularly between Israel...
View ArticleMcDonald's, Coca-Cola & More ♥ The Olympics
Many corporations have found themselves in a difficult situation regarding the Beijing Olympics. China's human rights record, in particular, regardint Tibet, is less then stellar. As a result, some...
View ArticleOld and Busted vs. The New Hotness (With Poll)
The expression old and busted has been in use for quite some time now, but never has a political candidate embodied this phrase more than John McCain. It's not just his enlarged prostate that makes him...
View ArticleWho Said It: Bush or Batman
Philadelphia sketch comedy group Secret Pants collected a number of quotes from the 1960's series Batman and a number of quotes from Dubya and challenged people on the street to guess which quotes were...
View ArticleThe Drinking Age
As a high school teacher who frequently works with our student assistance counselor (also known as the substance abuse counselor), I am frequently reminded of the effects of the abuse of alcohol among...
View ArticleTo Anyone Posting a VP Diary
Stop. Please. Yes, in advance, I know this is not a real diary... but neither are 99% of the faux diaries joking about Obama's VP. Let's be patient. And more importantly, let's be cool. Up until Obama...
View ArticleAP at it again (with Poll)
Ted Anthony, AP National Writer, has conducted an interview with John McCain on the theme of sacrifice and service. Of course, reading the article reveals nothing new about John McCain, but Mr. Anthony...
View ArticleMcCain's McMansion Blueprint Released
This will be a short diary entry. Courtesy of the New York Times, I've discovered an illustrated blueprint for one of John McCain's McMansions.
View ArticleMcCain's Psychological Cover-up? (with poll)
McCain's psychological issues must be addressed. We've been distracted by the dog and pony show over his physical health records to the point where nobody is looking at the man behind the curtain. John...
View ArticleJack Abramoff: The Media Forgets... (with poll)
Jack Abramoff, Republican scam-artist extraordinaire, after years of connecting those with money to Republicans with power, has been found guilty of corruption (in addition to already having been found...
View ArticleiPhone App Recommendations Anyone?
My 40th birthday was last week, so I decided to treat myself to a new cell phone (as my old one was 6 years old and resembled a green brick). Now, I know there are lots of pros and cons to the iPhone,...
View ArticleMugabe: Let Me Eat Cake
The atrocities of Robert Mugabe are well-known and well-documented. From seizing property owned by white farmers to standing idly by as thousands of Zimbabweans die of Cholera, he has pillaged and...
View ArticleTeabagging: It's on every Republican's Lips
Wondering how the media coverage of the Republican astroturfing is going? Well, look no further. After the bump, some highlights of the news coverage so far.
View ArticleA Photographic Street Guide to Wingnuts
With the recent astroturfing efforts by the Republican minority to stifle health care debate, there has been a marked increase in wingnut wildlife visible to the general public. Strange creatures often...
View ArticleWho says the craziest things?
While suffering from mental health problems is almost certainly not a laughing matter, New York magazine has put up an online survey to see if its readers can accurately identify the crazy things...
View ArticleGovernor Christie, Obamacare Obstructionist
After vetoing the proposed health insurance exchange for New Jersey, after hearing the SCOTUS' ruling, governor Christie declined to comment on whether he would allow the exchange to move ahead. This...
View ArticleDrunk teabagger legislator crashes speedboat into children
This is a short diary, but I ran across this article that describes what happened yesterday in Maryland. It seems that a bigoted teabagger (is there any other kind?) named Donald H. Dwyer Jr. (who has...
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