Recent Posts

Saint Romero of the Americas*

“If they kill me, I will be resurrected in the Salvadoran people”
Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated as he celebrated mass in San Salvador on March 24, 1980, 30 years ago today. He was killed because he empowered the poor instead of just promising them a glorious afterlife.
Though his murder was never properly investigated and prosecuted,… Read the rest

A thousand (plus) words worth of progressive schadenfreude


Mike Pence holds a press conference for GOP response to HCR passage and all of three people show up. And those three don’t look very happy about the assignment.
No, I wasn’t crazy about the bill, but supported at the end it in lieu of nothing, yet feel quite relieved, even a little proud, now that its… Read the rest

Pistol packing pip-squeak


This is me, age 3 or 4, pretending to be Annie Oakley. So I wasn’t always anti-gun.

My big haul from Big Lots


Yesterday I went to Big Lots on an errand for my Mom. While there I of course perused their bargain bin of DVDs and books. Here’s what I got:

    Book:

  • Courting Justice (memoir by hotshot attorney David Boies)
  • DVDs:

  • Casa de los Babys (John Sayles)
  • The Science of Sleep (Michael Gondry, who also wrote Eternal Sunshine of

Read the rest

Siskel and Ebert outtakes

Oh. My. God. This had me wiping tears off my cheeks AND my keyboard, it’s so hilarious. Maybe to fully appreciate it, you had to have watched them religiously for years like I did, enjoying the tension between the two movie lovers who couldn’t seem to agree on anything.
I often wondered what they talked about during the commercials, so… Read the rest

Bruce Gagnon on Endless War

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

Concert to benefit Peace House & Church of the Open Arms

Checkered Past Concert
Batch says “Poignant, playful and sweetly subversive with warm harmonies – acoustic music that zings!”
WHAT: Benefit Concert for Peace House & Church of the Open Arms
COST: Free Admission – (freewill donations during concert gratefully accepted)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 for
refreshments & social)
SEE: www.checkeredpastmusic.com
- Hide… Read the rest

The poster boy of the Roberts Court

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”

Read the rest

Categories & Tags

activism blogging blogs christianity congress conservatives corporatism democracy Democratic Party economy elections environment film gay marriage gay rights George W. Bush government health care history humor internet iraq Jim Inhofe John McCain media meta MSNBC music Netroots obama Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoman politics racism recommended links religion Republican Party Republicans Senate television texas video war women