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Author Archives: Al Swearengen
Theocracy Now!
Max Blumenthal at the Value Voters Summit 2007 (at the end they honor James Dobson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvhn43BmdWM
Colbert Drops Out
It took a few days, but I finally ran into the perfect piece to describe the Stephen Colbert for President phenomenon. Think of political press corps as that fat kid from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Augustus Gloop. For … Continue reading
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Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman is the host of this show, which can be seen and heard by going to the Democracy Now! website. Without fail, where the mainstream media fails to even attempt digging into a story, this show right here will … Continue reading
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Cable News Prank Calls
Since OJ Simpson got away in his white Bronco, there hasn’t been anything positive going on in the realm of 24 hour news. It stupefies America. Therefore, these clips really make me smile. Captain Jenks pranks CNN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAZ0l51VrHg Pranking FoxNews … Continue reading
BCS Insanity 2007
Hoping not to jinx anything, I’m now looking forward to what it will take for BC to earn a shot in the national title game. Clearly, they have to win out, which means winning games in Death Valley (Clemson) and … Continue reading
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Political Clips
The Politics of Parsing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qggO5yY7RAo The Politics of Douchebagery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpY9KD8RfQs
Rudy in a nutshell
Joe Biden sums it up perfectly: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7257867198962506723&hl=en
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Keith’s Performance Review
Ever had a review at work? Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LLZJFBWdc
Secretary of _______ Wesley Clark
Intellectual dishonesty in politics is a parasite in search of an ambitious host. The transformation that takes place inside the body of an infected politician, especially one hanging onto someone else’s coattails for dear life, is embarrassing to witness first … Continue reading
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Chris Dodd – A Brilliant Floor Speech
Check this out. In 8 minutes, Dodd runs through just about everything. No meandering. This man needs to be the senate majority leader. What I saw and heard here had ‘Profiles in Courage’ potential. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9WXEqz03o
Bartolome de Las Casas
He was a Spainard who made the voyage to North America in the 1500s. The following work is a portion of his ‘Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies’, published in 1542. The first reading of this a while … Continue reading
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The Kindness of Stangers
By Robin Fox, from an essay in the September/October issue of Society. Fox is a professor of social theory at Rutgers and the author, most recently, of Participant Observer: Memoir of a Transatlantic Life. His “Human Nature and Human Rights” … Continue reading
Phish – The Wedge
1998-11-07 Chicago, IL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocBwePEa-cQ
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Deval Patrick Endorses Barak Obama
In Boston there was a rally 9,500 strong, and Governor Patrick introduced Barak Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTlNF2KNBw “I’m in love with Massachusetts And the neon when it’s cold outside And the highway when it’s late at night Got the radio on I’m … Continue reading
No Lake, No Trout
I. (TPMmuckraker – Iraq Revokes All Contractor Immunity – Spencer Ackerman) “The metaphorical statue of L. Paul Bremer III has come crashing down. Today the Iraqi government formally revoked one of the Coalition Provisional Authority’s enduring vestiges — a decree … Continue reading
Video from hell (San Diego)
Larry Himmel in front of his destroyed home http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3701530248598174815
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Lake Trout
I. Two Republican representatives, both of whom I think the worst of as a rule, seem to be battling against Cheney over the White House’s leaking of false information that indicates Israel struck a nuclear facility in Syria that was … Continue reading
Garry Kasparov – Educating America
This is a brilliant man who I have written about in the past (Somewhere between Belarus and Zimbabwe). In this interview he explains the geopolitical strategy for Russia, which is entirely about keeping the Middle East embroiled with tension so … Continue reading
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Teletubbies & Sublime
This could very well be the best thing that ever gets posted here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcScftWmPB8
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bBlogBouillabaisse – DiceK in Game Seven
Pam’s House Blend: “Rudy flip-flops on marriage amendment — and still fails to win over Values Voters” Straw Poll Results: Name … Percentage 1. Mitt Romney … 27.62% 2. Mike Huckabee …27.10% 3. Ron Paul … 14.98% 4. Fred Thompson … Continue reading
Senator Dodd (D-CT) Does the Opposite
This is encouraging. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLzcziOerYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-jpn3LPguw
Senator Rockefeller (D-WV) – Selling Us Out
I’ve been watching this immunity story like a hawk, but haven’t had the time to comment on it here. This post I found after reading TPMmuckraker’s front page today was too good not to share. I’m posting the first 2 … Continue reading
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PTSD News
The scam has been exposed for quite a while now (VA Failing – Troops Suffer (2005), Born Under Punches, Walk It Off, 20,000 Soldiers Denied Healthcare), but the big money media won’t go after the story. There is a game being … Continue reading
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Sad Day For Pakistan
(AHN) The twin blasts that marred former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto return to Pakistan was the deadliest terror attack in the country’s history, with a death toll of 132 and more than 200 wounded. The figures are likely to rise, … Continue reading
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Suicide Prevention (Rerun)
(Since I’m devoting all of my writing energy to a project that cannot be shared publicly, I’ll be reruning some old ones and trying to post some more heady reading material from elsewhere along the way. Original posting) The US … Continue reading
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Tom Delay in ‘How To Steal An Election’
Must see TVhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4123278791141283236&hl=en
Talking Heads – Crosseyed and Painless
When: ??? – Where: ??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJVfHj8q1tk
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