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Yes, we do get good news..not often by most standards..but this one I have been following.
There was a bill recently passed by both houses entitled the "PETS Act". This bill mandates pets to be transported and housed with the owners if a State of Emergency has been issued. The horror...
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From a friend:
at the beginning of the school year, the teachers' union sent out letters of invitation to all persons running for bcsd school board. in order to be recommended by beta (the bakersfield elementary teachers' association), candidates MUST be interviewed by beta. that seems...
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You can view the poll on their Website here. I will post just some of the highlights here:
Nearly half of all veterans (42 percent) reported that their equipment did not meet the military standard that requires a unit to be at least 90 percent operational.
Overall, 63 percent of all...
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If your reading this blog, net neutrality is important to you. If you use Google, or read news reports online or do research..net neutrality is important to you. If you want to do anything on the internet, net neutrality is important to you. Thats why you need to watch Bill Moyers show Wednesday...
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Every time the Bush Administration has bad news to release, it does it on a friday afternoon. This shouldn't be "news" to anyone that pays attention. This past friday was no exception.
From the NYT article on Saturday: "Susan B. Ralston, a former aide to the disgraced lobbyist...
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CNN is reporting it here. That crazy SOB isn't getting enough attention apparently. Someone change his diaper please.
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I attempted to post this on Shriders' conservative post here on the Californian's blogs, but the system keeps eating it, so I will post my response to her here on my blog.
First, paranoia is not exclusive to the liberal left. You need only to watch Bill O on Fox news, I do beleive he is the...
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Well, since the MSM in most cities are not posting pictures of the rallys held in over 230 cities yesterday, I figured its up to me to get them out. There is a forum called the PeaceTrain that I belong to, that has over a hundred pics from all over the US: Seattle, San Fran, Dallas, Austin, San...
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humorous quotes from adlai stevenson, the candidate known for his self-effacing intellect: http://workinghumor.com/quo...
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from a friend in iceland:
DEMOCRAT
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand and Bono sing for you.
REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?
SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it...
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Moyer's PBS show, Moyers on America will tackle the subject of Jack Abramoff.
“Capitol Crimes” will delve into the details of the Abramoff scandal and the figures associated with it, including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Moyers will talk about the game of buying...
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Evangelicals. Accepting without question your faith .. Please tell.
What has your politics returned. How has this President rewarded you, in exchange for two terms at the helm.
Two SCOTUS Justices that Pro Choice Rudy Giuliani said he would have nominated…. Has the abortion issue been...
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Richard Clarke, the only person to have detailed knowledge of what Al-Qaeda has been up to through 4 Presidents, has a new website. The name is the Good Harbor Report. He has an article up over there that is a good read. Here is just the opening salvo:
"Put aside that some of the Iraqis...
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THE 14 CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
PART 9
CORPORATE POWER IS PROTECTED
By BRIAN AND KELLI
"Looking at the present I see a more probable future: a new despotism creeping slowly across America. Faceless oligarchs sit at command posts of a corporate government complex that has...
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The entire series can be found here at the Coalition for a Republican-Free America
THE 14 CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
PART 8:
RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT ARE INTERTWINED
(THE LONG AND REPRESSIVE RECORD OF CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA)
By Trevor, Brandon, and Jeffrey
“Congress...
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This is part 7 in a series being reprinted from a group blog, which you can view here. They are being posted to encourage dialogue regarding how our current administration makes use of these characteristics. You might not agree with the authors and if you don’t, feel free to say what you...
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This is part 6 in a series being reprinted from a group blog, which you can view in its entire form here. They are being posted to encourage dialogue regarding how our current administration makes use of these characteristics. You might not agree with the authors and if you don’t, feel...
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This is part 5 in a series being reprinted from a group blog, which you can view here. They are being posted to encourage dialogue regarding how our current administration makes use of these characteristics. You might not agree with the authors and if you don't, feel free to say what you don't...
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Over and over again I see people here talking about liberals as appeasers, Liberals as weak on terror; basically, I see a lot of bad information and wrong ideas. So let's take a look at what a hard core Liberal War on Terror might look like:
First, we'd set a timetable for Iraq. ...
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Surely no one is surprized this type of group is coming out of the woodwork again,right? From Capitol Hill Blue this morning comes this news:
"Bob J. Perry, a Texas homebuilder with close ties to White House advisor Karl Rove and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, recently made the...
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george w. bush: "he ain't no texan," said my houston-born friend, as well as others in austin. "he was born in CONNECTICUT. any real texans'll tell ya that. he AIN'T one-a US, and he never WILL BE!!"
... i hope being beaten in the texas gubernatorial race by "shrub"...
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the SelF- INDULGENT
SELF_PORTRAIT SHOW
~Oct.7th & 14th~
@ CAPISTRANO'S
This show should be self-explainatory,.......in the most obscure way,...
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I was going to post this over here yesterday but never got around to it. It is still a message that needs to get out however, so today is as good a day as any.
The hero's I speak of today, are the firemen, policemen and volunteers that rushed to the twin towers after they collasped. They...
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This post can be read by going here. I tried to fix it three times and it comes out a mess each time. Sorry. I have no idea why it won't post correctly on this site.
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The original can be read here.
THE FOURTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
PART 3
IDENTIFICATION OF ENEMIES/SCAPEGOATS AS A UNIFYING CAUSE
ESSAY I
When in Doubt, Blame Gays and Lesbians
By
Daniel
With Assistance from
Brian
A defining characteristic of...
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The original appears here. This is reprinted with permission from the authors.
THE FOURTEEN CHARACTERITSICS OF FASCISM
PART 2
DISDAIN FOR THE RECOGNITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
By BRANDON
Will someone please explain how George W. Bush can call himself a Christian and still endorse...
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I'd like to give a bit of ramp up here, but the article speaks for itself:
From Gulfnews.com
"Miranshah: Pro Taliban militants and the Pakistani government signed a peace deal on Tuesday, according to Pakistani negotiators.
The militants said they would stop attacks in Pakistan and...
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This comes straight from the horses mouth so to speak. The website belongs to the DCCC-Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and this is the letter they sent to our esteemed leader(all bold print is my doing):
September 4, 2006
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear...
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After Bush and his cabal started tossing around the word "Facism", I figured it was time to point out how well they use the 14 points of Facism themselves.
I will be posting these 14 parts daily, they are put together by a group of bloggers whom I have come to respect and...
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A new book hits the streets this week, according to RawStory. The title is: The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power. Its written by two TX gents by the name of James Moore and senior Dallas Morning News political reporter Wayne Slater. There are some startling disclosures,...
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I am sure these two will get around to Cali, they are hitting the bricks everywhere..spewing their slogans and diatribes without any plan..no substance...but they don't need a plan right?
And basically they are tossing the rest of us, that don't go with their program, under the bus. Everyone...
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The LAT did a writeup here(subscription required) a few days back about Ahnolds outright lies attacking Angelides on his tax proposal..here is the real truth:
• A tax cut for the middle class, small businesses and seniors totaling $1.4 billion
• A rollback in college tuitions to...
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For everyone who doubts global warming, pay attention. Global warming is not a "myth" that some people think it is. Glacours are retreating, ice is melting, and the weather is getting worst. Some people think that global warming is real, but we can't do anything to...
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When I call the Democrats "Republican Lite" I think it fits. Sometimes, they are just really just NeoCons in Democratic clothing. A new site entitled "The Real News Project" gives you a listing of where they are now and who they work for. I would like to point out some of the...
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Man I am loving this. First with Colin Powell's interview on 20/20 ( http://www.spikedhumor.com/... then Ray Mcgovern nails Rumsfeld ( http://www.youtube.com/watc... and now this. John McCain finally admits that Bush...
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Why is it that Bakersfield has so much conservative biased media? I don't have cable tv so I tune into KNZR to listen to the Dodgers game everynight, and just about 50% of the commercials as well as about 95% of the talk shows on that station are conservative talk show host wackos such as...
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So the front page here says that both Phil and Arnold will be in town tomorrow, but that only Phil is announcing where his event is. It seems like this is perfect example of how the parties have differed over the last decade or so. I'm not bashing Republicans, but the party leadership...
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Thinking back to the immigration protest/rallies that were going on about 4 months ago. I remember people complaining about the protesters waving the Mexican flag because this is not Mexico. I'm not Mexican. I'm of American Indian and European descent. As I started...
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This is my reasoning for why none of these conflicts work. I am sure people will be able to "shoot" holes in my argument, but that matters not.
The "bad guys" for want of a better term, do not fight a traditional war. This fact was painfully obvious in Vietnam.
You can...
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I don't like In n Out Burger and I am glad there isn't one in the vicinity. My family, however, does like them, and once in awhile, asks me to get them some. The closest one to me is on Stockdale Hwy and that takes me past "protesters patch", better known as Stockdale Hwy and New...
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Seymour Hersh, the pulitzer prize winning, investigative journalist, has his column up at The New Yorker.. Its entitled : Watching Lebanon". It basically supports the Consortium article I referenced on my personal blogsite a couple of days ago that Bush and Olmert planned to attack Lebanon...
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It wasn't a landslide win, if you only look at the percentages. It was however, an important day for the Democratic party.
They backed the loser. And to top it off, the loser left the party bright and early this morning to file as an Independant. Talk about an ingrate! Joe said today that the...
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Funny you should ask! If I could meet ANYONE right now, it would be our President. He may not be very popular right now, but like him, I don't pay attention to the polls. He's one of my favorite persons. Care to disagree? Feel free too - I mean, isn't that why we...
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