Monthly Archives: January 2005

Is it really about democracy in Iraq?

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 6:36 pm by Bob Cesca

Those of you familiar with the neocon PNAC will know this letter. Those of you who aren’t, here’s a classic document which verifies that the Iraq invasion and occupation has NOTHING to do with 9/11 or (in terms of the … Continue reading →

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Trailer: "This Divided State"

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 5:20 pm by Bob Cesca

Just a quick link to a trailer for an independent film about a red state battle that took place when Michael Moore was invited to speak at Utah Valley State College prior to the election. Watch the trailer here. Dissent, … Continue reading →

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Global warming will destroy the Arctic

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 4:46 pm by Bob Cesca

Saturday, CNN gave the following story about 2 minutes on their “lighter side” news show called “Next”. Why this stuff isn’t leading the headlines is beyond me. The Guardian is reporting that an impending 2 degree temperature increase will destroy … Continue reading →

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David Corn: Bush lying or making it up?

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 4:25 pm by Bob Cesca

David Corn has caught Bush either lying about or making up the existence of a gay-adoption study during his press conference last week. The bigger question is this: does Bush outright lie or is he just grossly mininformed on a … Continue reading →

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PBS joins Nazis, KKK in opposition to gays

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 2:41 pm by John Christian Plummer

PBS thinks lebsians are unacceptable role models for children. On an episode of the bunny-travelogue “Postcards from Buster,” Buster goes to Vermont and learns about maple syrup from a couple of real-life kids and their real-life lesbian parents. That’s them … Continue reading →

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Independent UK on the Iraq election

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 1:40 pm by Bob Cesca

By way of further tempering the enthusiasm for the impact of yesterday’s election, the Independent UK weighs in (via Free Press International): The big television networks have been given a list of five polling stations where they will be “allowed” … Continue reading →

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Will it have a bulge?

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 1:14 pm by Bob Cesca

The worldwide “deserving-a-statue curve” has been permanently shot to hell: The man replacing the mayor of Baghdad — who was assassinated for his pro-American loyalties — says he is not worried about his ties to Washington. In fact, he’d like … Continue reading →

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Crapture!

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 12:57 pm by John Christian Plummer

Bill Moyers is being villified by the neo-con/religious right, and Moyers is fighting back. He just wrote a fantastic piece here on how lunatics have taken control of government. To wit: Nearly half the U.S. Congress before the recent election … Continue reading →

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The Iraqi election: In the long run…

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 12:24 pm by Bob Cesca

Before we get back to discussing the current status of torture, propaganda, suppression of civil rights and liberties, the raping of the environment, and the lies of the Bush administration, I wanted to summarize some things about the election in … Continue reading →

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Kids will say the darndest things

Posted on January 31, 2005 at 12:02 pm by Bob Cesca

The Knight Foundation (press release here) issued the results of a poll today regarding high school students and their views on civil liberties here. The two most scary results: -Seventy-five percent erroneously think flag burning is illegal. -More than a … Continue reading →

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