Ever felt the urge to spray-paint an overpass? Friendship make prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it. –Cicero Why do I think they might do lots more laundry now? Carnegie Mellon Students Can Even Use Computers…
Miscellany
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. –Elbert Hubbard No wonder Bill Cosby didn’t want to sit next to her Goliath demands slingshots be confiscated
The “Constitution Restoration Act”
Their Will Be Done: Creating a theocracy in America In a time when a clearcutting proposal is named the “Healthy Forests Initiative” and the “Clean Air Act” allows for more rather than less air pollution, “Constitution Restoration Act” is a…
The Theology Behind BushCo
America The Theocracy Yes, I know it’s a damned long article. Read it anyway. It’s on the cover of Creative Loafing this week if you find it easier to read off-screen. I spent five years (1986 to 1991) working in…
“We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001”
“We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001” March 26, 2004 | A former FBI wiretap translator with top-secret security clearance, who has been called “very credible” by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has…
Bush Allows Gays to Be Fired for Being Gay
March 20, 2004 | Daily Mislead Archive Despite President Bush’s pledge that homosexuals “ought to have the same rights” as all other people, his Administration this week ruled that homosexuals can now be fired from the federal workforce because of…
The Spin Doctor
The spin doctor from Molly Ivins Then there’s the case of Richard Clarke, the top adviser on counter-terrorism to both Clinton and Bush. In his stunning interview on “60 Minutes,” I thought the most chilling moment was what he said…
Which Languages?
…if Kerry speaks French, well, he speaks two more languages than the current White House occupant. –Tara McKelvey, in The American Prospect Online
Salon
School Daze—Mark Fiore presents an updated refresher course on public education. Bush’s war on truth
More Tidbits
This had me howling: Things I wish I could write on students’ papers I tend to think this is right on: Have George W. Bush’s military records been tampered with or altered? The New World of Blogs Imagine a costless…