Diane Wilson, An American Hero
KW: Everyone who reads your story is overwhelmed by your courage and boldness. For instance, it must not have been easy being the first woman to run a shrimp boat by yourself. Was it the feminist movement that gave you the idea that you could do that?
Diane … read more »
10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong (not what you think)…
01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the … read more »
FEC Won’t Regulate Internet Politics – Yahoo! News
Expanded explanation of how this affects the netroots.
Consortiumnews.com
In the U.S. government’s pursuit of the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, FBI officials have inadvertently revealed how an even mildly competent George W. Bush could have prevented the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people — and set the country on a dangerous course for revenge.
FBI agent Harry Samit, who interrogated … read more »
A great speech by Moyers on religious values in politics.
AlterNet: A Time for Heresy
It was in the name of Jesus that a Methodist ship caulker named Edward Rogers crusaded across New England for an eight-hour work day. It was in the name of Jesus that Francis William rose up against the sweatshop. It was in … read more »
Congress moves to bar states from making food safer – Yahoo! News
What the food industry wants – and what several other industries are seeking – is one-stop shopping. It wants to make sure that once its lobbying and campaign cash win favors in Washington, states can’t get in the way.
The Blog | Max Blumenthal: Sensenbrenner Awakens A Sleeping Giant | The Huffington Post
Holy cow! Half a mill march in LA against the draconian anti-immigration bill. Other demos in Phoenix and (I heard somewhere) Chicago. NYC next week.
Woo hoo! It’s gonna be a great summer.
A horrific collection of post-traumatic stess disorder stories. Read and weep.
This collectin compiled by someone who should know: retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Anthony Zinni. His list of the 10 biggest mistakes made before and after the invasion of Iraq, from his May 12, 2004 speech at the Center for Defense Information:
Hat tip to Carnacki at Political Cortex
