the acorn i know Post Source: www.equityblog.org Posted: Oct 17 2008 14:05:53
in recent days the name acorn has become a sinister watchword in many conservative circles serving as a standin for voter fraud and underhanded election tactics. one leading politician even said acorn may be destroying the fabric of democracy.
well let me tell you about the acorn i know the acorn ive seen in action during my more than three years working with people struggling to recover in new or... [Show More]
greed is good Post Source: stateandlake.net Posted: Sep 18 2008 21:09:19
remember that line from the film wall streeta ill never forget it.a the film debuted in 1987 and when i heard the line greed is good uttered by michael douglas i immediately thought oh dear here we go.
it used to be art imitated life but over the years life has been imitating art.a not long after the greed is good line came the greedy looking for ways to make a fast buck and they came like gangbus... [Show More]
from a positively
glowing account of us efforts to rebuild electricity production in iraq
al herman has shown the kind of approach that we celebrate said gen. david petraeus the commanding general of coalition forces in iraq a complete impatience for bureaucracy a willingness to do whatever it takes to accomplish a mission tremendous initiative and capacity for independent action and a self... [Show More]
recently the washington post and the ny times published stories investigating 83 immigrant deaths in detention between 2003 and 2008. some of the deaths were easily preventable. family members told of loved ones suffering serious medical problems that went ignored and untreated until it was too late.
via the american immigration lawyers association aila i got word last week that senators lieb... [Show More]
its a funny thing. just ten years ago our country was wasting so much time and resources pursing the impeachment of a democratic president for lying about a clownish series of sexual liaisons with an intern. and the righteous hordes of rightwing talk hosts were having a field day barking at the presidents heels for his dishonesty and depravity. and how history repeats itself. finally the tables ha... [Show More]
in frederick county maryland the family of jarrel gray the 20yearold man who died last year after he was shocked with a police taser twice is suing the frederick county sheriffs office sheriff chuck jenkins and corporal torres for grays wrongful death.
jeffrey gray and tanya thomas are the plaintiffs in the maryland wrongful death lawsuit. they are asking for 145 million. thomas says that torres... [Show More]
once again the nation is convulsing over a celebrity sex scandal. racy photos of yet another teen star are making the news and boy is it shameful
except that the whole thing is nonsense. hannah montana star miley cyrus was photographed showing her back. yes thats right. she was photographed exposing that thing with the spine in it and the shoulderblades and such.
youve got to be kidding me a gir... [Show More]
the new york times broke a major story today even if it does fit into the what else is new category into which so much news can be placed. is anyone remotely surprised that the military experts on television are spewing administration talking points in the service of their current employers arms dealers and the like is anyone surprised that the networks were cavalier about checking into these peop... [Show More]
clearly some policy reforms are more plausible than others. take for example the animal enterprise terrorism act passed by the house last week and now awaiting the presidents signature. you know all those animal liberationists running around releasing mink vandalizing mcdonalds restaurants and threatening vivisectors well we already have laws targeting them. but...why miss a golden opportunity... [Show More]
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