59-minute Progressive Rally on a Moral Budget
Ok, it was yesterday’s Democracy Now! show, but if you watch it, I think you will agree with my assessment. DN! is always good, but this one was particularly inspiring.
1967
Hang On, Sloopy was a hit when I was in 7th grade. I was just becoming aware of the Vietnam War, but it wasn’t much on my mind; I had …
"This is America …" – a memorable observation, but it's by Allen Ginsberg, as recounted by Mark Shields
Ah, the internet, so democratizing, yet so capable of the almost-instantaneous propagation of a non-fact, even with well meaning intentions. Take this nugget going around Facebook yesterday and today like …
Question for the Oklahoman re 'What About Islam?'
This is an ad that was on page 5A of today’s paper. I wonder how much The Oklahoman charged and profited to print this piece of garbage. Yeah, I wonder …
How I'll get Sarah Palin and my pro-life brother to give a big donation for abortion rights
Just found out my rabidly conservative brother is sending me a signed copy of Sarah Palin’s book for Christmas. He’s also sending a copy to my other brother’s wife, who …
Dangerous memories
I came across an interesting “diary” blog post at Booman Tribune, one of the sites I read daily, about a memory Rosa Parks recalled of an experience she had at …
Just wondering
Consider how our federal legislators voted on starting and sustaining our wars, how they voted for Bush’s tax cuts, and how they voted on recovery measures, then tell me, which …
Sustainability forum in Edmond disrupted by anti UN attenders
At least that’s how is sounds in this article: Protesters cut short Edmond sustainability forum » Local News » The Edmond Sun. Not only are they against anything with Democratic …
Arlo's Thanksgiving classic, with illustrations by Andrew Colunga
This is a fun addition to the annual ritual of listening to Alice’s Restaurant on Thanksgiving Day — illustrations of the story. Now you can watch the story (as you …