the website icasualties.org now reports that over 1000 coalition soldiers have died in afghanistan . i am having trouble locating precise figures on nato casualties in afghanistan and icasualtys estimate may be high. wikipedia puts the number at 940 . that and derrick crowes recent post at brave new films on why we cannot afford to escalate in afghanistanq...... [Show More]
ive been fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the applied research center s facing race conference later today. rinku sen leader of arc has written a great book btw called the accidental american immigration and citizenship in the age of globalization that i recommend. puts a whole new twist on racial profiling. wow.
i am speaking today with andrew rasiej of personal...... [Show More]
i didnt vote for al gore in 2000 and joe lieberman als stupendously stupid vp pick is why. he was a whiny sanctimonious prick then and hes gotten worse every year since. his political assholery is becoming the stuff of legend . only now after being rejected by the connecticut democratic party in 2006 he has an i next to his name. but he caucuses with th...... [Show More]
derrick crowe makes the economic argument against escalation in afghanistan and its a solid one
if we cannot afford an extended costly occupation of iraq we certainly cant afford to escalate our presence in afghanistan.
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presidentelect obama promises to refocus our resources on afghanistan a nation he refers to as the central front in the...... [Show More]
palin rat brags Post Source: www.black-and-right.com Posted: Nov 10 2008 21:27:29
shame on the next campaign that brings this man onboard and my aplogies to the romneys for now. meet martin eisenstadt .
by now youve all heard the fox news report last week that unnamed former mccain advisers leaked that sarah palin was confused about whether africa was a continent and which countries were in nafta . i was perfectly happy staying under the r...... [Show More]
i just posted on bravenewfilms regarding the costs of an escalation in afghanistan.a check it out .
also i finally put up a bio about myself on the about page.
tagged afghanistan bush derrick crowe iraq obama...... [Show More]
im nearly finished with rick perlsteins nixonland and there are many lessons in it that todays democrats should take to heart. one of the biggest is that attempting to outhawk republicans may have occasional electoral payoffs in the short term but in the long term it brings serious consequences. thats yet another reason why i oppose escalation in afghanistan and...... [Show More]
the conversation begins the election may be coming to an end but the conversation has just begun. today on grittv in collaboration with the nation alternet brave new films afronetizen and firedoglake we look back at the historic campaign at voting rights issues and ahead to what the progressive movement has learned during this very long political season. we are joined by phi...... [Show More]
the world holds two classes of men. intelligent men
without religion and religious men without intelligence
abu lalama 8217arri syrian poet 9731057
who is christopher williams
in a quote from his profile on bloggercatalog.com he states that he is a caribbean decent africanamerican atheist who tools around with writing on his blog. some people love to...... [Show More]
since it is apparently too much effort for the mainstream media national journal excepted to be bothered to investigate what is potentially one of the largest campaign finance fraud scandals ever we thought wed set the table for them.a heres a cheat sheet if you will on how the story broke and what the important issues are
in early 2007 obama tells sili...... [Show More]
via nytimes
october 31 2008 1000 pm
fright night
a smarter person would make this column about dogs or tina feys good looks or stamp collecting or the hanseatic league.
but i fear it has to be about tuesday night and all that that
entails. since this column has to be turned in to its editor on friday
yo...... [Show More]
filed under democrats republicans barack obama john mccain breaking news 2008 president update politico confirms elements of drudges story with the obama campaign although they report that two chicago newspapers are returning to the plane along with jet and ebony not essence as drudge reported magazines. jet and ebony are published and headquartered in chic...... [Show More]
its official the united states economy exists in inverse proportion to the share price of walmart stock.
the san diego uniontribune has the deets
walmart stores inc.s share price posted the biggest jump in 20 years surging 11 percent to 55.17 after the worlds largest retailer forecast low singlequo t digit samestore sales growth on a percentage basis going ...... [Show More]
a corn acorn oh acorn Post Source: gaudiumdegaea.wordpress.com Posted: Oct 30 2008 03:52:22
1 acorn eeaeeekarn noun the fruit of the oak a smooth oval nut in a rough cuplike base.
somehow i dont think its the fruit of the oak that is in the election agenda these days.
2 acorn is an acronym which stands for the association of community organizations for reform now. it made me giggle a little thinking the word now was added to it to transform it into a...... [Show More]
video colbert report socialist candidate for president brian moore
brian moore says barack obama is the furthest thing from a socialist candidate.
eusa whistle...... [Show More]
by guest contributor nezua originally published at the unapologetic mexican
as saddened and cynical as i have become about humankind in my life i still nurture a belief in the human heart and the sense of right. i still feel that in most cases of wrong being done all it takes is thinking feeling people getting the real facts of a situation. and the facts of this situation are shocking ...... [Show More]
twin cities
city pages reviews meth reds first avenue show. link
outdoor concerts target field good idea link
just announced the alarmists turf club november 1. link
inter natio nal
yoyo ma on the colbert report. link
nevermind the bollocks heres the goths. 4...... [Show More]
special thanks to david tames of kino eye and massart for hosting diy days boston. full videos from diy days boston coming soon until then here is a detailed breakdown of the event. make sure to visit part one and part two if youve not already read them.
by david tames this post concludes my coverage of diy days a conference held in boston at massart on october 4 2008. please vis...... [Show More]
fox news is in the desperate throes of backing a losing party.a despite what megyn obamas baby mama kelly would have you believe fox has been the gops mouthpiece throughout this election viciously maligning barack obama while pushing the partys conservative agenda. for proof of just how much slander they have spewed check out fox attacks obama fox ...... [Show More]
wasssuuuuuuuup Post Source: www.thestencil.com Posted: Oct 25 2008 17:02:53
via ben t. also over at huffpo theyve got the original too so you can compare and contrast.
first saw this late last night at andrew sullivans. speaking of sullivan heres alex
heres another thing that sticks out to me... and turns into a latenight rant. skip video just read post.
so heres sullivan exasperated that it...... [Show More]
click to view video.
obama no merci beaucoup might be the campaign song of the year.a though uploaded to youtube in midseptember it has received few views to date and that needs to change
written and performed in the video above by poor james and the swamp crows the song title no thank you very much in french and lyrics are based on act...... [Show More]
crossposted at add and dreamactivist
his sibling was granted citizenship due to her younger age. he wasnt. had the dream act passed on this fateful day last year virgil ciprian chip gilea would not be in jail....... [Show More]
recently the nations largest community organization the association of community organizations for reform now acorn has come under fire with john mccain campaign the republican national committee and the right wing media over bogus allegations of voter fraud.
in jeopardy of losing its eight year grasp on the us presidency the republican party have launched a full out a...... [Show More]
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