He Speaks – But Will The Truth Set Him Free?
In the following, George Bush offers an opinion that reveals more than he perhaps intended. Was it just one of his usual gaffes, his advancing years, or a subconsciously motivated…
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Opposites Attract: The New Conservative Love Affair With Canada
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Canada and the US share the world’s longest undefended border, speak the same language approximately, and as is engraved on the ‘Peace Arch’ in Blaine Washington we…
Syria: Iraq Redux
Rachel Maddow is hated by the right and all who peddle propaganda as truth. The following video illustrates why: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…
The War Crimes of Our Political Leaders
Recently I wrote a brief post directing readers to a story written by Chris Hedges. Hedge’s piece, entitled The Crucifixion of Tomas Young, conveyed the very sad story, one that…
Blown Up: Gaming and War
Let’s face it: shooting stuff is fun – in video, that is; but it can also be ethically complicated. Gallery 101’s current exhibition Blown Up: Gaming and War, brings to…
Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld -the liars
These bastards are responsible for the killing of over one million Iraqis – majority of them women and children. No one has the courage to make them accountable including softy…
What George Bush hath wrought: 90 Iraqi youths stoned to death for ’emo’ haircuts
So this is what George Bush’s invasion of Iraq has come to. Gotta love the democracy of this bit of theological murder. Just think, prior to 2001 Iraq was a…
Why Does the Right Hold the Left to a Higher Moral Standard?
Despite the allegations of sexual misconduct, Herman Cain continues to poll high with Republicans.And yet they wasted millions of tax dollars in an attempt to impeach President Bill Clinton, because…
Should We Be Concerned With Those Harper is Passing the Pipe With?
In 1911, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil, then the largest multinational corporation, because it was simply becoming too big and powerful. The company's battles with former…
Fox News whines that George Bush isn’t getting credit for assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki
This is one time Fox News can keep the credit for George Bush. After all, they tried this with the capture of Saddam.Right wingers cannot handle anyone getting credit except…
Fair Game – The Things Politicians Do While We Sleep
I rarely watch films today, preferring some of the edgier fare offered by cable television series such as Justified, Nurse Jackie, Trueblood and Breaking Bad. Nonetheless, with my son visiting…
Bush Toronto speech ‘abruptly canceled’. The power of the populace.
Tea Partiers and the right wing love to think they are populists. Bullshit. Real populism comes from the grass roots - people - doing it for themselves, not from billionaire…
Enough of 9/11 Already!
Arrrrgh. Another maudlin 9/11 commemorative is drawing closer – this time with even more dramatic intensity, being the 10th anniversary of the completely avoidable attacks on the American “homeland” that…
Battle of lightweights: Bush vs. Perry
Well, not Bush personally. He's too busy sitting back in his La-Z-boy or clearing brush from his porch. But Karl Rove, Bruce Bartlett et al. are waging a battle royale…
Chevron – Because BP Wasn’t Drilling Deep Enough
Fifty miles off the coast of Louisiana, upwards of 100,000 barrels per day of oil are gushing from BP’s Deepwater Horizon well into the Gulf of Mexico. With the equivalent…