Archive for February, 2009

Ramsey Clark: Why indictment is a must

I get tons of email from progressive organizations every day, all that I’ve opted into but can’ really keep up with.  Most I don’t pass on in toto here, especially when it’s an appeal for money, as a lot of it is  ( I don’t degrudge them that, I just can’t help them all, and the few I can, IRead the rest

Oklahoma Conservatives fracturing Republican Party over response to gay pastor’s prayer

Calvin Rees of the Democrats of Oklahoma Forum has obtained and posted the contents of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC) newsletter written and distributed by one Charlie Meadows.
A section deals with the recent flap at the Oklahoma state capitol over a prayer said by an openly gay pastor, which was preceded by an introduction of his family… Read the rest

Drinking Liberally: Tulsa is one of “Five Cities We Want”

Email from the OKC chapter organizer about Oklahoma’s participation in the lively liberal social networking group.
Any Tulsa readers want to get this going over there? There are resources and a basic how to over on the web site.

Hi All,
There is a blog post on the National Drinking Liberally site “Five Cities We Want” that

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Lions and lambs

Did you know that
… if Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had just asked King George over for tea, instead of those pesky radicals dumping his tea in the harbor, then the crown would totally have reduced their taxes?
… if Gandhi had just asked real nice, and burned some incense, Britain would have fallen over itself to… Read the rest

Mean things I could do

Turns out I’m a big meanie because I won’t open my so-called liberal heart to loving bipartisan accord with Sally Kern and her anti-gay Christian Taliban brigade  (see, I just did it again!).
So I was thinking, what mean things could I do, now that my cover is blown?
How about we distribute the stimulus money, jobs and programs… Read the rest

Possible future fix for the holiday glut problem

I don’t want to pre-judge history or anything, but you know how all the holidays for notable presidents and civil rights leaders are all scrunched together at the beginning of the year, right after all those other holidays, for religious leaders and man-made counting turnovers?
You know how, in mid-February, everyone is going, “Jeez, another day off??? How’s a person… Read the rest

200 years and we’ve come to this?

It’s Darwin Day, and time to celebrate science and the beauty of observable, provable reality. But, yet, old myths, and bad policy on based on them,  seem as strong as ever — at least in my neck of the woods.
Though I love science,  I’m tired and uninspired at the moment, so just some interesting notes and links.
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20 no votes in Oklahoma legislature for gay pastor’s prayer

The Rev. Dr. Scott Jones of Oklahoma City, pastor of Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ, is certainly having an interesting week.
The Oklahoma Gazette of 2/11/2009 has a column written by Jones, The real ‘gay agenda’ in which he responds to the latest nonsense by Sally Kern — her recent jaw-droppingly stupid speech to the… Read the rest

Ice Cream to scream for

Keith Olberman referred to this list tonight on his show. So I Googled and found a version, here.

Bitchin’ Bush Ice Cream Flavors
Jay Hazen sent us this list of flavor names supposedly submitted to Ben & Jerry’s for a Bush themed ice cream. Comment with your favorite one or submit your own!

  • - Grape Depression
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