Tag Archives: George Bush

Dingell on the Daily Show

My Congressman, John Dingell, was on the Daily Show last night. I didn’t find it to be a terribly insightful interview, but as he’s our representative, I thought that it belonged up here on the front page. As I think I’ve shared with you in the past, I like Dingell, but I don’t think I […]

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Death to the President

Do you remember that time, during the Bush presidency, when the pastor prayed in front of his congregation that the President would die violently? Or, how about that time that the Congressman called the President ”an enemy of humanity”? And then, of course, there was the Facebook poll on whether or not he should be […]

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Republicans, Religion and the Triumph of Unreason

I hate to keep flogging a dead horse, especially as I think 99% of you already agree with me on this, but I just have to share this article in the UK Independent by Johann Hari. It’s absolutely brilliant. Here’s how it begins: Something strange has happened in America in the nine months since Barack […]

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Cheney’s covert program, hidden from Congress, could have involved assassination squad

In March of this year, respected investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, speaking before an audience at the University of Minnesota, mentioned the existence of an “executive assassination ring” run out of the Vice President’s office in the White House. Here’s what he said: “…After 9/11 – I haven’t written about this yet – but the Central […]

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Science over ideology, and creation over consumption

In a speech before the National Academy of Sciences today, President Obama said something that I absolutely love. He said, the “days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over” in the United States. Vowing to “restore science to its rightful place,” Obama then went on to name to members of his Council […]

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