Archive for June, 2009

DownWithTyranny!: How do we thank Justice David Souter for his service?

Posted by on 30 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
DownWithTyranny!: How do we thank Justice David Souter for his service?
Source: downwithtyranny.blog…
– Dana Milbank’s Washington Post account of retiring Justice David Souter’s response to Chief Justice John Roberts’ reading of a letter to Souter from his eight current colleagues as well as his longtime former colleague, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor — and the justice’s parting words
    One HUGE thing we need to thank him for, I think, is that he stuck around in a city he hated for 7 years longer than he really wanted to, so that his replacement would not be named by George W. Bush.    

Pam’s House Blend:: The White House Parties Like it’s 1999…

Posted by on 30 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Pam’s House Blend:: The White House Parties Like it’s 1999…
Source: www.pamshouseblend.com
Apparently intimidating the average ignorant wingnut by simply waking up each day and sharing my thoughts on politics. Join the debate at the Pam\’s House Blend, www.pamshouseblend.com.
    Good post, and comments worth reading.    

Op-Ed Columnist – How Long Is Long Enough? – NYTimes.com

Posted by on 30 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Op-Ed Columnist – How Long Is Long Enough? – NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
Mohammed Jawad was captured as a teenager in Kabul and tortured in American custody. Now administration lawyers are blocking efforts to secure his freedom.
    Done in our name, to this day: “There is no credible evidence against Jawad, and his torture-induced confession has rightly been ruled inadmissible by a military judge. But the Obama administration does not feel that he has suffered enough.”    

A message for those LGBT “leaders” going to the Big Gay White House Party

Posted by on 29 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
A message for those LGBT “leaders” going to the Big Gay White House Party
Source: www.americablog.com
Lt. Col. Fehrenbach better meet the President.
    Move aside, A-list gays. You too, Al.    

Ken Burns Seeking Dustbowl Stories

Posted by on 28 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Ken Burns Seeking Dustbowl Stories
Source: main.oeta.tv
OETA is Oklahoma’s only statewide television station providing public television programming throughout the state.

Scientology: The Truth Rundown, Part 1 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology – St. P

Posted by on 28 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Scientology: The Truth Rundown, Part 1 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology – St. P
Source: www.tampabay.com
The Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, are the focus of this special report from the St. Petersburg Times. High-ranking defectors provide an unprecedented inside look at Scientology, its mercurial leader and the Lisa McPherson case.

Obama must call off this folly before Afghanistan becomes his Vietnam | Simon Jenkins | Comment is f

Posted by on 28 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Obama must call off this folly before Afghanistan becomes his Vietnam | Simon Jenkins | Comment is f
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Simon Jenkins: Senseless slaughter and anti-western hysteria are all America and Britain’s billions have paid for in a counterproductive war

Open Left:: Iran As Mirror/Lover

Posted by on 28 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Open Left:: Iran As Mirror/Lover
Source: www.openleft.com
Iran’s meaning is dense, dynamic, complex and immediate-it is half like a mirror to us, half like a lover (“I’ll Be Your Mirror” as Nico sang.)
    Art changes the mind, the heart, the world. “It wasn’t Ronald Reagan who won the Cold War. It was Lou Reed and Frank Zappa. And Nico. “    

Take Action: Help President Obama see the truth about mountaintop removal

Posted by on 28 Jun 2009 by Rena in Uncategorized
Take Action: Help President Obama see the truth about mountaintop removal
Source: ga3.org
When you see with your owns eyes the way this horrific practice is ravaging the people, water and land of West Virginia it is impossible not to feel compelled to stop it.
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