Monthly Archives: February 2006

Spanking Toady Blair

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

File this under F, for Fan-bloody-tastic! Two Britons have a better understanding of the meaning of democracy than does their own Prime Minister. First, London mayor Ken Livingstone: Writing in the Morning Star, a small British socialist newspaper, Livingstone accused … Continue reading →

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Don’t do OxyContin, or you’ll go blind

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Yes, it’s true. That stuff can play hell with your eyesight. Just ask Rush Limbaugh. The Pigman has made an ass of himself yet again, race-baiting Ohio Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown in a totally ridiculous speculation as to why Brown’s … Continue reading →

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I did not have fiscal relations with that man, Mr. Abramoff…

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Oh really, George? Then whose hand is that you’re shaking?

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Festive Left Friday Blogging, Too: Tropicalia comes to “London, London”–again

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Anyone know where I can get really, REALLY cheap airfare from Toronto to London so I can catch this?Wacky TV variety-show host Chacrinha (José Abelardo Barbosa de Medeiros, 1916-1988), an inspiration to the Festive Left artistic movement, adorns a poster … Continue reading →

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Dicking around with guns

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Men who go by the name of Dick are such easy butts for puns. Especially when those men named Dick start fuckin’ ’round with guns.But when those Dicks shoot dicky-birds, and hit their friends instead,Why then, the question goes around: … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The art of Marti

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Raul Martinez’s painting “Marti y la Estrella” during the first day open to public of the “Art of Cuba” exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil. (Photo credit: AFP/Mauricio Lima)

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Boycott this ‘toon, part 3

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker
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A blonde moment at the voting booth?

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Oh, this is just too funny… She may be smart enough to earn millions from her acidic political barbs, but when it comes to something as simple as voting in her tiny hometown, hard-core conservative pundit Ann Coulter is a … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t trust men named Dolph

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Besides the dangerous proximity to Adolf, of course, there’s charming stuff like this: A city teacher has been charged with groping three 10-year-old girls in their Brooklyn school, cops said yesterday. Fifth-grade teacher Dolph Timmerman, 51, allegedly accosted two of … Continue reading →

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So much for Monsanto’s claims

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…of saving the world with its Frankenfoods. From the Beeb: Sustainable farming methods can help the poorest farmers in developing nations out of poverty, new research suggests. Scientists found that techniques such as crop rotation and organic farming increased crop … Continue reading →

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