Monthly Archives: March 2007

Gabo snubs the IAPA

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea.org, a startling little announcement about Gabriel Garcia Marquez: We were truly concerned about the broadcast homage that the IAPA was going to give to the celebrated Colombian writer. But in a masterful move, at the last moment he … Continue reading →

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Let’s call Barbara Walters by her right name

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Namely, a HACK. See why, before greedhead Viacom pulls THIS, too:

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A rare moment of logic at the JPost

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From, of all places, the Jerusalem Post, a rare moment of rationality, Chavecito-wise: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who maintains warm ties with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad, said Friday in a television interview that he opposed Ahmadinejad’s call to “wipe Israel … Continue reading →

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The iRack

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A good thing Apple doesn’t make iStuff the way BushCo makes wars.

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Police brutality in Tacoma

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

This is what a police state looks like. A peace demonstration was tear-gassed with ZERO provocation: Police claim that barricades (sawhorses) were thrown at them, but this video clearly disproves that. There are no barricades in sight, let alone between … Continue reading →

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A vast right-wing conspiracy? Say it ain’t so!

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Alas, it IS so, says none otherthan Chavecito’s older brother! I now translate: Popular Power minister for education, Adán Chávez, today confirmed that the Venezuelan media are conducting a campaign to confuse the Venezuelan people when it comes to education. … Continue reading →

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True Confessions

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I always wondered if they might have been separated at birth. “I shot Ronald Reagan,I shot JFK,I slept with Marilyn and she sung ME Happy Birthday!”–Michael Franti And in other news: Khalid Sheikh Jeremy confesses to creating pinworms, bird flu, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: How do you say “squirrely” in Spanish?

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

However you say it, Chavecito and Evo have the situation well in hand…And speaking of squirrely, get a load of ABC’s split personality. On the one hand, they have Chavecito giving good interview to Baba Wawa. On the other, they … Continue reading →

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It’s hard work!

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

First honest work he’s ever done in his life. Better late than never, I suppose.BTW, Dubya–did you cause this?Oh, that’s right. You weren’t in Honduras. You were too busy lifting a leg elsewhere, pissing off everyone in sight while your … Continue reading →

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Quotable: John Stuart Mill on conservatards

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny … Continue reading →

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