Voting In The Absence Of Choice

Voting In The Absence Of Choice:

"Corporate money so owns the political process that voters are left to choose only between the finer nuances of the capital system, and between degrees of corruption. Ultimately the choice is between lesser evils, which speak volumes about the state of decay of American politics. Good never springs from evil, so we witness the steady moral decline of a nation mired in corruption and confusion.

There is nothing benign about corporate financiers who hedge their bets by supporting candidates of the major parties. Corporate CEOs are not philanthropists interested in the well being of America. They are motivated by greed and profits, and when they finance political campaigns, make no mistake about it; they are renting or buying politicians who will help them achieve their objectives.

Special interest money is a malignancy that grows in the bowels of government, and it must be removed lest it kill the host."

Welcome to AnnCoulter.com

Welcome to AnnCoulter.com:

"Jon Tester, Bob Casey Jr., Heath Shuler, possibly Jim Webb, I've never seen so much raw testosterone in my life. The smell of sweaty jockstraps from the 'new Democrats' is overwhelming."

S(he)'s usually only able to smell her (his) own jockstrap!

Education Quotes and Proverbs

Education Quotes and Proverbs:

"T.H. White, 'The Once and Future King'
The best thing for being sad,' replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, 'is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.'"

Quotes for the weekend

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"No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.


Emma Goldman


Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nation's competitive needs.


“we do not have the things you have ... Can you help us?”

Jonathan Kozol

I went to a lecture by Jonathan Kozol last night, the soul shines with beautiful clarity within the actions and words of Jonathan and Emma.




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(DV) Rockstroh: Selling Satan -- Iraqi War Dead and the Collateral Damage to America's Soul

"We Americans have numbed ourselves in order to be able to live with our complicity in the crimes of empire. We have carpet bombed our rational minds into oblivion by the belief in chimeras such as "smart bombs." Reason tells us a truly smart bomb would be able to distinguish the innocent from the guilty. Therefore, for a smart bomb to exist, it would have to be a Frankenstein Monster Bomb, because, in order to exterminate the truly guilty, it would first have to kill its creators. Then it would go after the soulless bastards who ordered its use. Accordingly, smart bombs would be flying into Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld's front doors as thick and fast as moths toward a glowing porch light on a warm summer night.

Only a society of numbed-out, reality-adverse imbeciles could believe in the existence of smart bombs. In a related matter, recent public opinion surveys have revealed close to seventy percent of the population of the United States does not believe in the Theory of Evolution, yet believes that a mythological character called Satan is a literal entity."

It's easy to believe in Satan when you see pictures of Dick Cheney...Scary!!!

Narco News: A Call from the Zapatistas: Oaxaca Is Not Alone

Narco News: A Call from the Zapatistas: Oaxaca Is Not Alone:

"Oaxaca's people are resisting. Not one single honest person can remain quiet and unmoved while the entire society, of which the majority are indigenous, is murdered, beaten and jailed.

We, the Zapatistas, will not be silent; we will mobilize to support our brothers, sisters and comrades in Oaxaca.

The EZLN's Sixth Commission has already consulted the Zapatista leadership and the following has been decided:

First: During whole day of November 1, 2006, the major and minor roads that cross Zapatistas territories in the southwestern state of Chiapas will be closed.

Consequently, we ask that everyone avoid traveling by these roads in Chiapas on this day and that one make the necessary arrangements in order to do so.

Second: through the Sixth Commission, the EZLN has begun making contact and consulting other political and social organizations, groups, collectives and individuals in the Other Campaign, in order to coordinate joint solidarity actions across Mexico, leading to a nationwide shut-down on the 20th of November, 2006.

Third: the EZLN calls out to the Other Campaign in Mexico and north of the Rio Grande, so that these November 1st mobilizations happen wherever possible, completely, partially, at intervals or symbolically shutting down the major artery roads, streets, toll booths, stations, airports and commercial media.

Fourth: The central message that the Zapatistas send and will continue sending is that the people of Oaxaca are not alone: They are not alone!

Ulises Ruiz out of Oaxaca!

Immediate withdrawal of the occupying federal forces from Oaxaca!

Immediate and unconditional freedom for all detainees!

Cancel all arrest warrants!

Punish the murderers!

Justice!
Freedom!
Democracy!

From the North of Mexico.
For the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee-General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
For the EZLN Sixth Commission.

Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
Mexico, October, 2006."

The Blog | Arianna Huffington: Memo to Dems: Stop Muddying the Messaging Waters | The Huffington Post

The Blog | Arianna Huffington: Memo to Dems: Stop Muddying the Messaging Waters | The Huffington Post:

"With Howard Dean in charge (of anything) and Hillary Clinton having become Rupert's next Queen (after Blair, then Bush) it really doesn't appear as though the Democratic Party should be looked at for anything other than starting the cleanup process, after which they will need to be trashed, as well. Especially the appeasement Democrats.
By: oldprotestor on October 30, 2006 at 04:34pm "

Hell Awaits, America

Hell Awaits, America :

"PRIDE (SUPERBIA): Considered by many to be the most grievous of the Seven Deadly Sins, pride was the impetus for Lucifer's fall. Before their umbilical cord is even severed those born as citizens of the American Empire begin receiving a barrage of assurances from the media matrix that theirs is an exceptionally superior nation.Brimming with hubris and a pathological nationalism, those who have internalized the Big Lie wave their blood-drenched flags in open support of fire bombings, nuclear assaults, the installation and support of ruthless dictators, neocolonialism, and brutal invasions of tiny and vulnerable nations. Enmeshed in the protective cocoon of the Empire, we are imbued with the warped psychological capacity to pursue our narcissistic fantasies while callously disregarding the misery we are inflicting upon other human beings. Many US Americans regard hubris and narcissism as their natural rights. And they exercise these 'rights' with the zeal of a jonesing crack addict hustling for their next fix."

Screaming is a Waste of Breath

"When I have considered the enormity of the white man's crimes ... I think in perfect harmony—with my sister of long ago:  Let the earth marinate in poisons.  Let the bombs cover the ground like rain.  For nothing short of total destruction will ever teach them anything."
-Alice Walker, on Zora Neale Hurston, 1976

I'm pretty much convinced that this is the only way that most " Red, White and Blue uhmuricans, will ever "get" it.

sub note, Is the above attiltude a manifestation of my upbringing as a southern baptist or what?

(DV) Frank: Bye, Bye Civil Liberties -- Blame the Democrats

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"In the wake of September 11, it wasn't surprising that Clinton's successor George W. Bush legislated additional infringements upon civil liberties in the name of patriotism and national security. And yes, the Democrats overwhelmingly supported the Patriot Act in both of its awful versions. But it wasn't the Patriot Act that allowed the federal government to make those sweeping detentions across the country immediately following 9/11-- it was Clinton's Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty bill.

So, who is honestly supposed to believe that ushering the Democrats back into office in November will bring any sort of legitimate change -- in Iraq, or back at home?"

Russ and Dee Online

Russ and Dee Online

Note to the American people: Here's a sure-fire way to save a major American metropolitan area from an "even chance" of nuclear annihiliation in the next ten years: let's take our soldiers, bases, guns, ships, helicopters, jets, and other expansionist and racist weaponry out of the Islamic World and stop interacting with the Middle East and the rest of the human community through imperial eyes.

CNN.com - Dobbs: Are you a casualty of the class war? - Oct 4, 2006

CNN.com - Dobbs: Are you a casualty of the class war? - Oct 4, 2006:

"It's time for all of us to focus on that deep chasm we have allowed to open between the wealthiest Americans and the middle class and those who aspire to it.Otherwise, there will be 250 million casualties in what has become nothing less than class warfare."

Will the IDIOTS!!! please wake up and identify the real terrorists in the world? They are the out of control predatory capitalistic policies and the corporations that use them to crush us.

Shouting in the Dark

Shouting in the Dark:

"School Assembly: The Hidden Curriculum


Our school was recently visited by Charlie.Charlie is what is known as a "motivational speaker," which means his intention is to stimulate an interest in, or enthusiasm to do something.Charlie introduced himself to the students as "Secret Agent Man Charlie" He told the children that he owed his success to having been a U.S. Navy Seal. Charlie added that there wasn't very much he could say about the Seals, as everything is highly secretive due to their elite status. Instead, Charlie substantiated his claims with a demonstration of his amazing abilities.Charlie demonstrated different versions of military style push-ups: Army (traditional); Marine (one-armed); Coast Guard (knees touching the floor); and Seal (from a hand-stand position). The children took notice."

"...It turns out that Secret Agent Man Charlie works for the National Character Education Foundation based out of Pennsylvania. The NCEF website is quite impressive. They certainly espouse their dedication for developing “character education.” Their homepage proclaims a declaration for a “Fourteen Year Initiative.” The list of the NCEF’s partners amounts to eighteen different sponsors; half of which are U.S. congressmen, senators, and representatives.

A search on the web reveals many similarities between them. Every single one of them is a staunch Republican. Most of them are from Pennsylvania, and many receive a 100% rating of endorsement from the Pennsylvania Christian Coalition.


I wonder how many of them are "into" young male pages... pun intended.

Kucinich Introduces HR 6200 - HAND counted, PAPER ballots - everywhere.

Also known as the "...snowball's chance in Hell " amendment.

Foreign Policy: Cut and Run? You Bet.

Foreign Policy: Cut and Run? You Bet.

By Lt. Gen. William E. Odom

This man is no chickenshit chicken hawk. He served. He's done his time. LISTEN UP IDIOTS!!!

Philip Slater: Why America's First Major Terrorist Attack is Forgotten, and what it Shows us

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"Americans need to wake up to the fact that right-wing Republicans don't believe in democracy and never have. They have always admired military dictatorships and seem to be working hard to set up the equivalent here in the United States. Their goal is to create an authoritarian government, with control of the media and the judiciary; to weaken all restraints on executive power and eliminate democratic freedoms; to undermine the public education system through fiscal starvation and rote learning, so that the poor will learn only enough to follow orders; and to create the kind of economic inequality so many Third World countries enjoy--by filling the pockets of a tiny group of extremely rich individuals and impoverishing the rest, thereby providing a mass of cheap labor. This policy began under Ronald Reagan and has made huge leaps under the Bush regime. We don't have too much further to go to achieve this right-wing 'ideal'."

Pretty much says it all doesn't it boys and girls?

Who benefits from the Afghan Opium Trade?

Who benefits from the Afghan Opium Trade?:

"Based on 2003 figures, drug trafficking, constitutes 'the third biggest global commodity in cash terms after oil and the arms trade.' (The Independent, 29 February 2004)."

..."Afghanistan and Colombia are the largest drug producing economies in the world, which feed a flourishing criminal economy. These countries are heavily militarized. The drug trade is protected. Amply documented the CIA has played a central role in the development of both the Latin American and Asian drug triangles."

...hmmm, daddy was was head of the CIA. It's said junior might have had something to do with south america during his "missing" time in the guard. Both of them are heavily involved in the oil business and all of daddy and junior's friends are heavily involved in arms trading. ( and use ) so.... is there a pattern here or am I just another tin hat wearing conspiracy theorist?

Ah well I think I'll just stick my head back in the sand, just like most of the rest of america, so I can give the repukes ample access to my nether regions. Have at it boys!!!!

Joe Bageant: Madmen and Sedatives: Inside the Iron Theater

Joe Bageant: Madmen and Sedatives: Inside the Iron Theater

: "Which is best? The iPod or the RCA Lycra Micro Jukebox? Headphones, cell phones and polyphonic ringtones, everyone is plugged into the white noise of pure commerce. It's the new 'Turn on, tune in, and drop out.' I liked the old version better. Used appropriately, LSD posed the great questions. And sometimes highlighted a few answers, too."

We definitely need a few answers now days.

Rendition for Bush!!!

I demand immediate secret rendition of boosh to an undisclosed 3rd world country so that he may suffer the torture he has inflicted on countless others, until which time he admits his pleasure in receiving the ministrations of his mother's favorite strap-on.

...bushieboy, I have one question, are you absolutely sure it was a strap-on your mom was using on you?

The Question Never Asked by John M. Peters

The Question Never Asked by John M. Peters:

"'Muslims do not hate us for our "freedom" but rather, they hate our policies. The overwhelming majority voice their objection to what they see as our one-sided support in favor of Israel and against Palestinian rights, and the longstanding, even increasing support for what Muslims collectively see as tyrannies, most notably in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and the Gulf states
...the dramatic narrative since 9/11has essentially borne out the entire radical Islamist bill of particulars.'"

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2004-09-Strategic_Communication.pdf



Just another example of persidunce bullshi... I mean, boosh, gettin' called on his bullsh*t!!!

I swear to gawd, I want to vomit everytime I think of the IDIOTS!!! that still support presiDunce Rectum.