La Dolce Vita
Steven Rockford
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MY RECENT POSTS
- Japan to restart reactors?
May 31, 2012 12:06AM - Our fallen soldiers
May 27, 2012 01:07PM - Racial profiling - Arizona
style
May 24, 2012 09:53AM - Bush torture team found guilty
May 15, 2012 01:28PM - The political pendulum keeps
moving right.
May 11, 2012 11:24AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Very good points
Mark.
Has there been
any increase in radiation
where you're
locat…”
10:26AM - “Here's the correct
link:
http://open.sal
on.com/blog/steven_rockford/20
11/06/13/peo…”
May 21, 2012 07:48PM - “Robert,
As you
stated, “Roger Ailes
isn’t a newsman
and
doesn’t…”
May 21, 2012 07:44PM - “Cheney, Rumsfeld and the
neocons wore out the
phrase,
“They hate us
for our…”
May 17, 2012 11:07AM - “Yes! What Boomer Bob
just said.”
May 16, 2012 09:34PM
Steven Rockford's Links
Japan to restart reactors?
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met with key ministers yesterday to discuss re-starting certain nuclear power facilities in the country. After last year’s Fukushima disaster, all 54 of Japan’s nuclear power plants were shut down. As noted in this article in J… Read full post »
Our fallen soldiers
Memorial Day
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Recently I read that the coalition death toll in Operation Enduring Freedom had passed 3,000. There was nothing about this reported in the mainstream media. This made me think of how casualty-reporting was handl/… Read full post »
Racial profiling - Arizona style
Unbalanced Justice
Two women, Jessica Davenport and Jovana Renteria, were arrested last month in Phoenix during a SB 1070 protest rally. They both put the… Read full post »
Last week an international tribunal ended an extensive investigation and trial into the torture allegations brought against the Bush administration. It concluded that the Bush torture team (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Addington, Yoo, Haynes and Bybee) is guilty of war/… Read full post »
The political pendulum keeps moving right.
The village media continually insist that Obama needs to move more to the center. But, what isn’t mentioned is that this “Center” has been continually moving “Right.” This is not to say that the average person’s/… Read full post »
Wealth ownership in New York City
Actually, one of the two Big Apples isn’t very big at all. In fact, it is getting smaller. That Apple is the one representing the wealth owned by the many people living in poverty in New Yo… Read full post »
Sunday morning media circus
If it wasn’t for Up with Chris Hayes yesterday, the entire Sunday morning line-up would have been nothing but a beltway circus with rightwing pundits pulling unsupported “facts” out of their asses, and the moderators nodding “wisely” in agree/… Read full post »
There has been much talk recently about the hassles associated with being a modern-day stay-at-home mom. But little is said about the equally difficult task of being a stay-at-home dad. I have had the good fortune of being in that situation for many year/… Read full post »
This week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a bill which would have allowed guns to be carried into all public buildings in Arizona, including state and local government facilities, community centers and libraries. Her veto was not expected. &n… Read full post »
Coming to theaters near you
The Arizona International Film Festival begins tomorrow in Tucson. One of the featured films will be a documentary “Two Americans” about Joe Arpaio and a 9 year-old girl, Katherine Figueroa. … Read full post »
Only the good die young
Joel Olson and his family in Spain
Joel Olson, an icon of human rights activism, died last week. He was 45.
Dr. Olson, a political science professor at Northern Arizona University and a major force in the Occupy Movement, died unexpectedly in… Read full post »
Hey Olbermann, STFU!
Dear Keith,
I have been a big fan of yours since the beginning of your broadcasting career, and I am sorry to hear about your departure from Current TV. But, “enough already” with the adolescent temper tantrum you’ve been publicly displaying against your/… Read full post »
AZ Tea Party's stand on the environment
Don’t Worry – Be Happy
My daughter called me from campus today. She is attending the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. She said, “Dad, did you see the article in the Arizona Republic about our state lawmakers wanting to stop… Read full post »
PRAVDA applauds Arpaio
It seems that "America’s Toughest Sheriff" is also admired by the wingnuts in Russia. PRAVDA, the newspaper of record in the former Soviet Union, has written a glowing 2,900-word editorial about our illustrious Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Earlier… Read full post »
Hell hath no fury like women scorned.
The operative word here is “women.” It is women as a group who are offended by the harsh Anti-Women’s Rights words that are being spoken today. And it is the American Ultra-Conservative movement that has offended them, with Rush… Read full post »
"If guns are outlawed,
only outlaws will have guns.”
National Rifle Association&nb… Read full post »
Have we lost interest in sex?
As reported earlier this year, the Japan Family Planning Association (JFPA) issued a report focusing on the loss of interest in sex by young people in Japan. According to the JFPA report:
“Fully 36% of males aged 16 to 19 surveyed described thems… Read full post »
Who is a terrorist?
A terrorist is not a Wild West Outlaw.
Today we are dealing with a major paradigm shift in identifying who our “individual” enemies really are. It is important for us to understand that “foreign invaders” represent a group of “individu/… Read full post »
Wilt the Stilt scored an incredible 100 points
Warriors vs. Knicks - March 2, 1962
After a half century, NBA fans are still shaking their heads in disbelief. How could one player score 100 points in a single game?
There are some professional sports records that we all know will never be broken. Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game/… Read full post »
Let’s blame Obama for higher gas prices.
Attention rightwing pundits, did you get the memo?
It’s that time of year again. Springtime means the beginning of a new “Blame Obama for Higher Gas Prices” season.
A quick look at the Fox… Read full post »
"The words of the prophets
Tar sands kill caribou.
So, what can we do about it?
“Kill Wolves!”
Says Canadian wildlife officials.
Researchers at the University of Alberta have “concluded that if (tar sand) development trends continue, within 30 years the caribou herd… Read full post »
Jackie Kennedy's tour of the White House
An Emmy award-winning presentation
February 14, 1962
50 years ago today, Jacqueline Kennedy took American television viewers on a tour of the White House. Shown that evening as a one-hour special on NBC, the tour was an open house for the American public, hosted by the Fir/… Read full post »
The Supreme Court of the United States initiated review of the controversial Arizona immigration law (SB 1070) on Monday. Arizona Governor Janice Brewer lost this case in Federal Court last October. However, with the help of Paul Clement, one of DC’s most influen… Read full post »
Ethnic studies in AZ schools
Not so much
At times I find myself amazed at how the conservative religious zealots and xenophobes have taken over our Arizona government. A perfect example is last week’s passing of a bill in the Arizona House Education Committee which would req… Read full post »
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