Few share our privilege, power and freedom – hence responsibility
“How can you pretend to vehemently oppose the slaughter of foreign civilians, the deprivation of due process, a posture of Endless War, radical secrecy, etc., when the President behind whom you’re faithfully marching is an aggressive advocate and implementer of those very policies?”
-Glenn Greenwald poses a simple question
“I wonder what all those guys Obama beat out for the Nobel Peace Prize are doing now.”
-The Onion raises a valid point
“This caucus, let’s face it, marks the beginning of a long, rigidly-controlled, carefully choreographed process that is really designed to do two things: weed out dangerous minority opinions, and award power to the candidate who least offends the public while he goes about his primary job of energetically representing establishment interests.”
-Matt Taibbi calls it what it is in Iowa
“The way things are needs to be interrupted, so that we can hear about the way things should be.”
-Professor Richard D. Wolff of the University of Massachusetts and the New School, as heard on his WBAI show, “Economic Update”.
US military occupation forces in Iraq and Afganistan under Commander-in-Chief Obama suffered 20 combat casualties in the week ending December 27, as the official casualty total rose to 111, 278 The total includes 79,390 casualties since the US invaded Iraq in March, 2003 (Operations “Iraqi Freedom” and “New Dawn”), and 31,888 since the US invaded… Continue reading December 27, 2011
I am so sick of hearing how, “Oh, this Obama is a socialist. He’s a Marxist.” No he is not. The merger of state and corporate powers is called fascism.
-Gerald Celente talking about how MF Global robbed him.
US military occupation forces in Iraq and Afganistan under Commander-in-Chief Obama suffered 50 combat casualties in the week ending December 21, as the official casualty total rose to 111, 258 The total includes 79,391 casualties since the US invaded Iraq in March, 2003 (Operations “Iraqi Freedom” and “New Dawn”), and 31,867 since the US invaded… Continue reading December 21, 2011
“I don’t see anyone in the Republican majority demanding drug testing for folks who receive oil and gas subsidies.”
-Rep Clyburn, commenting on the House bill that would allow states to require drug-testing for anyone seeking unemployment benefits.
“Writing is what’s important to me, and anything that helps me do that — or enhances and prolongs and deepens and sometimes intensifies argument and conversation — is worth it to me.”
-Christopher Hitchens, dead at 62, had no regrets for a lifetime of drinking, smoking, arguing, and writing.
US military occupation forces in Iraq and Afganistan under Commander-in-Chief Obama suffered combat casualties in the week ending December 13, as the official casualty total rose to 111, 208. The total includes 79,391 casualties since the US invaded Iraq in March, 2003 (Operations “Iraqi Freedom” and “New Dawn”), and 31,817 since the US invaded Afganistan… Continue reading December 13, 2011