Monthly Archives: October 2007

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Double vision

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Say, this guy looks familiar… Is that Evo???

Well, whaddya know…

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Premier Stelmach paid attention! First it was Venezuela. Now, Nigeria is reviewing its relationships with international oil companies and the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta is set to announce a decision Thursday on increasing royalties from the energy industry. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Why does the right have all the dumb guys?

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Probably for the same reason the left has all the pretty girls. (No shit, this guy actually says that in here…)

Posted in All About Evo, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid | Comments Off

Venezuelan bishops still talking out the bottom of their cassocks

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And the odds are that the major media, like the Catholic news site that published this, will eat that right up…

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Oh look! The vandals have changed their name.

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The brownshirts who violated Che’s monument in Merida are now the “Paramo Patriotic Front”, according to the Kansas City Star! Unfortunately, renaming an asshole doesn’t mean it stops shitting. Nor does being unable to determine its true name, come to … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Studs Terkel on hope in a hopeless world

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“I once wrote a book called Hope Dies Last. I believe that. I might feel hopelessness, except for one thing: the young. I don’t mean the young as they’re portrayed in TV commercials: whores, bimbos and dummies. There are many … Continue reading →

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It’s National Character Counts Week!

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Yes, it is!Do you know what your wealthy right-wing media robber barons are doing this week? Well, one of them is getting divorced from Trophy Wife #2. It is delectably messy, and there’s too much juicy stuff to excerpt here, … Continue reading →

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Do As I Say..., Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The Hardcore Stupid, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

Quotable: Marjane Satrapi on obscene trends

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Why do all the women get plastic surgery? Why? Why? Why should we look like some freaks with big lips that look like an anus? What is so sexy about that? What is sexy about having something that looks like … Continue reading →

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Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

John Pilger’s documentary, broadcast on British channel ITV in 2000, explores just how old the “Saddam had WMDs” fallacy was, and how destructive. And also how hypocritical was all the tut-tutting on the part of the US and Great Britain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Do As I Say..., Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, The War on Terra | Comments Off

Scary Thought #9: Oral Roberts on sex

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The Young Turks take on an old jerk–Oral “I need $8 million or God will call me home” Roberts:You can tell he really put a LOT of thought into that sermon.A lot of icky, icky thought.Now, look at his photo, … Continue reading →