Monthly Archives: October 2007

An election issue, you say?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Incredible! It may be more than a year away, but Americans already think they know what the big issues of the 2008 presidential election will be. On the thousands of web pages, acres of newsprint and hours of airtime already … Continue reading →

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What part of “No Anorexia” don’t they understand?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

All of it, apparently. Italy’s advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign for a fashion label showing a naked anorexic woman, saying it breached its code of conduct. The image “commercially exploited” the illness, the advertising body said. The image, … Continue reading →

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Yup, they ARE brownshirts.

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And I defy you to tell me differently. A group of Venezuelans shattered a glass monument to Cuban hero Che Guevara built by the government of leftist President Hugo Chavez, an area mayor told state television on Friday. Jesus Espinoza, … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: What, is flying not exciting enough for ya?

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Apparently not. The crew of a Ministry of Defence helicopter broke low-flying rules, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Sussex mansion, so that they could spy on an au-pair who was sunbathing, the High Court … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hasta la victoria siempre!

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I’m a little late in paying tribute to Che Guevara on this blog, but better late than never. Here’s a rap song dedicated to El Comandante Amigo:

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How do I hate the Coultergeist? Let me count the ways…

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Better still, let the Rude Pundit enumerate the ways he would NOT have sex with that ghoul.“Perfect” THAT, bitch.

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Quotable: Tori Amos on archetypes

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“What do I say to people who don’t know how to interpret my songs? You don’t read the Bible literally. I thought parables were very clear, yet a lot of people have problems with them when they pop up today. … Continue reading →

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Shamelessness, thy name is Goni!

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The arrogance of some people, even after they’ve been given a well-deserved boot out of office, never ceases to astound me. Take, for example (PLEASE!) this recent bit of boo-hoo-poor-me from one Gonzalo Sanchez de Losada, formerly president of Bolivia: … Continue reading →

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Shhh!

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Don’t look now, but it appears that Chavecito’s economic ideas have some support from a, shall we say, highly unexpected quarter: The Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has endorsed an ambitious plan by Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez, to create a … Continue reading →

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One more reason to love Evo

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

He just pulled Bolivia out of the School of the Americas. We are very excited to announce that President Evo Morales announced Tuesday that Bolivia will gradually withdraw its military from training programs at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security … Continue reading →

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