I hope by the time I finish typing these few sentences I'll  have figured out how to post video like all the rest of you fancy folks, but I'm afraid I'll just do the old fashioned method of pasting the link into this post.  I used to think I was the… Read full post »

I've loved Noam Chomsky's work, especially the areas that shed light on how ridiculous and counterproductive it is to assume the horrors we inflict upon each other come from flawed personalities or bad individuals.  His analysis of the role the collections of power play in shaping soci… Read full post »

If Joe Lieberman was a famous pop song, what might be its first line?

 (or the first few lines)

 (or the genre)

 (or whatever you want to say about Joe)

(hell, feel free to use this thread to place your own post)

 (on whatever subject you want)

(no need to limit… Read full post »

I have such an odd reaction to this little masterpiece:

  http://www.nytimes-se.com 

  (maybe it's already been posted here.  but "here" is so wonderfully busy these days that it's hard to know for sure) 

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(I'm aware that for many the subject of terrorism in relation to any president is simply inappropriate; to them I would suggest that they read no further)  

 Today we witnessed  the  ALL-DAY-yahoo headline about how the secret service has leaked the code names for the entire Obama… Read full post »

Ok, fine; many of you have had some success.  Yep, Joan posted the video with Charles.

 http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=9

 I quickly admited that it broke my heart wide open.  Somebody else opened my tear ducts shortly after that with a video.  And now Jodi has draine… Read full post »

Ok, the first person to comment on this post is going to give us a brief description of the next person (the one who hasn't yet commented)...a characteristic or two about who will comment next. Like:

 The next commenter is somebody who has always found it strange that people can relate… Read full post »

There is really nothing left to say about the essence of my vote after reading this exchange of letters between Obama and McCain.  Even without knowing anything about the content of their discourse, I think it is clear who is speaking from an honorable and forthright standpoint.  I might be… Read full post »