Last week I posted about Rachel Maddow’s coverage of The Great Oklahoma Picture Diss, when a mystery legislator (later revealed to be Lewis Moore of Arcadia) actually moved the picture of President Obama, so offensive is even his symbolic presence in the chamber to some of the conservatives playing at government there. She called them “paste-eaters” which… Read the rest
More embarrassment for Oklahoma on the Rachel Maddow Show. This bit of infantalism from our duly elected GOP politicians, who don’t even want to be seen with a picture of the president. Not to worry, the fools in question will consider it a badge of honor to be mocked by Maddow.
Visit msnbc.com for Read the rest
The Peace House announces:
Saturday, March 20 – – – Seven-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
NW 23rd Street & Blackwelder, OKC (OCU,between Western & Penn Ave)
10:30: Drumming & Music (bring your drum)
11a.m.-Noon: RALLY: Speakers from student and faculty populations
Noon: Peace March begins, returns to NW 23rd & Blackwelder
Tonight I found out about yet another campaign of critical interest to progressive Oklahomans that is taking place all this month culminating this week with special events, and Friday at the state Capitol — and it’s Midnight of that Friday as I discover the info (rather accidentally) and write this.
Earlier this week, a health care rally on the Capitol… Read the rest
Hey, there’s a new website in Oklahoma that Peace Arena readers might be interested in. Its goal is to advance progressive/liberal/independent perspectives in our state, filling a pretty big hole left by the traditional outlets. It is an ad-free, all-volunteer effort.
Oklahoma Citizen already has been getting a lot of buzz during a limited site reveal among the progressive… Read the rest
New England United Antiwar Conference MIT Jan 30, 2010
Panel #1 The Drive Towards Empire and Endless War
Bruce Gagnon, Global Network
I worked with Bruce in his early days as a nuclear freeze activist in Orlando, Florida. He was a pretty good speaker and budding leader, though I had some minor issues with his… Read the rest
I don’t know about you, but I don’t mouth words when I’m thinking. When I mouth words, slowly and carefully enough to be easily deciphered by non-professionals, I very much intend to be seen.
… the behavior of Justice Alito at last night’s State of the Union address — visibly shaking his head and mouthing the words “not true”
Tristero echos Digby: “Don’t give up.”
This country’s politics are clearly in a state of rapid, dramatic transition. A transition to exactly what is far from clear. The way I see it, we may resume our rapid descent into the abyss of fascism so ruthlessly engineered by Nixon, Reagan and the two Bushes.To be sure, that is a very
