Monday, April 26, 2010

Karzai Threatens to Join the Taliban, as U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan Hits a New Low | | AlterNet

Originally published April 5, 2010, but well worth reading again:

Karzai Threatens to Join the Taliban, as U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan Hits a New Low | | AlterNet

McConnell Tries To Dodge Repeated Questions About His Wall Street Fundraising « SpeakEasy

Mitch McConnell: Wall Street's Bitch in the U.S. Senate:

McConnell Tries To Dodge Repeated Questions About His Wall Street Fundraising « SpeakEasy

Saturday, April 24, 2010

We Want a President Who Won't Coddle Capitalism | | AlterNet

As Americans, we buy a lot of crap, but we’ve finally stopped buying this lie. What’s good for big business is not good for America.

We Want a President Who Won't Coddle Capitalism | | AlterNet

Friday, April 23, 2010

In Interview with Rosie O’Donnell, Huckabee Says Adoption by Gay Parents Is Not ‘Ideal’ « SpeakEasy

Last week, an Arkansas Circuit Court struck down a state law that banned unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children. The Court found that Huckabee’s “ideal” view was unconstitutional. “Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza said in a two-page ruling Friday that people in ‘non-marital relationships’ are forced to choose between becoming a parent and sustaining that relationship. ‘Due process and equal protection are not hollow words without substance,’ Piazza said. ‘They are rights enumerated in our constitution that must not be construed in such a way as to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.’”

In Interview with Rosie O’Donnell, Huckabee Says Adoption by Gay Parents Is Not ‘Ideal’ « SpeakEasy

Troubled Soldier Speaks Out about the 2007 Apache Attack Slaughter of Iraqi Innocents « Bodhi Thunder

Troubled Soldier Speaks Out about the 2007 Apache Attack Slaughter of Iraqi Innocents « Bodhi Thunder

Outrageous: Ohio Republicans Tell Female Representative to Get “Back in the Kitchen” « SpeakEasy

For the record, Betty Sutton is an accomplished lawmaker and respected attorney — and does not have a background as a professional chef. In other words, there’s nothing about the congresswoman’s background that makes “back in the kitchen” appropriate. The Republicans’ rhetoric seems predicated entirely on gender.

Outrageous: Ohio Republicans Tell Female Representative to Get “Back in the Kitchen” « SpeakEasy

An Open Letter to the Iraqi People, From Soldiers in the Unit Depicted in the WikiLeaks Video | | AlterNet

An Open Letter to the Iraqi People, From Soldiers in the Unit Depicted in the WikiLeaks Video | | AlterNet

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Junior Florida Republican Party staffer had $1.3 million charged to party credit card - St. Petersburg Times

Junior Florida Republican Party staffer had $1.3 million charged to party credit card - St. Petersburg Times

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3 Key Toxic Ingredients Revealed for GOP Victory Plan: And It Could Work « SpeakEasy

3 Key Toxic Ingredients Revealed for GOP Victory Plan: And It Could Work « SpeakEasy

The Five Creepiest Moments of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference | News & Politics | AlterNet

The Five Creepiest Moments of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference | News & Politics | AlterNet

The Republicans Are Like Frat Boys in 'Animal House' | News & Politics | AlterNet

The Republicans Are Like Frat Boys in 'Animal House' | News & Politics | AlterNet

Moyers: Obama's Bad Gamble on Afghanistan -- 100,000 Soldiers Used as Chips for a Bet the US Can't Win | | AlterNet

Moyers: Obama's Bad Gamble on Afghanistan -- 100,000 Soldiers Used as Chips for a Bet the US Can't Win | | AlterNet

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The GM Truck That Has Been Burning People Alive for 20 Years | | AlterNet

The GM Truck That Has Been Burning People Alive for 20 Years | | AlterNet

A record of corporate murder and recklessness that would make even Don Blankenship and Massey Energy blush...

CEO of Mine Where 25 Workers Were Killed Is a Teabagger « SpeakEasy

Wanted: 25 Counts of Reckless Homicide
(someone will have to make a Citizen's Arrest, though, he's got every Sheriff and Judge in West Virginia bought off; paid-for; and wearin' the white robes, burnin' crosses in the middle of the night, etc.)

CEO of Mine Where 25 Workers Were Killed Is a Teabagger « SpeakEasy

He calls Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid "green-iacs".

You, Don Blankenship, are a spine-less, cowardly, murderer, with the blood of 25 (perhaps 29?) Coal Miners on your hands.

Shame on you!

You'll be glad to know, though, that killer Don is a member of "Friends of America":

The Friends of America Rally featured such notables as Sean Hannity, Ted Nugent, and Hank Williams, Jr., and was graced by Blankenship himself going off on a diatribe that seemed strange at the time, but has come to be commonplace these days. It concerned President Obama, Democrats, and any one who doesn’t salute God, coal, and apple pie. Oh, and we’re also going to ’steal their jobs,’ if Hannity is to be believed.

Blankenship and Massey Energy spend millions to defend unsafe workplaces.