Monthly Archives: May 2008

Just in time for another holiday…

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…the lamestream media dredges up Chavecito’s dreary, teary ex…again. How convenient: last time she shot off her mouth about him (claiming, dubiously, that he abused and threatened her), they dug her up on Valentine’s Day. Now it’s Mother’s Day, and … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Do they look threatened to you?

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Since there’s been so much to-do this past week with bogus “autonomy” in Bolivia and all, and the elite of the lamestream media are still sounding the death knell for Evo Morales and his government, here, have a look at … Continue reading →

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Ecuador to enter ALBA?

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Could be! From Aporrea: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announded that next week, his country will decide whether it will join the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).[…]“We will make the decision next week. I don’t see any problems … Continue reading →

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Bolivia NOT falling apart after all. Film at 11

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Santa Cruz may want to suck on this: The national electoral commission (CNE) in Bolivia ratified the revocation of two autonomy votes, those of Pando and Tarija, for the 1st and 22nd of June respectively, on Thursday. The decision stood … Continue reading →

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Watch this and hold onto your head

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Because it just might explode from the sheer incongruity and hilarity of it all:Bill Oh-Really, race-baiter extraordinaire, tries to distance himself from his fellow hatemongers (Limbaugh and Hannity), as does Dick “Election Fucker, Toe Sucker” Morris. Is it just me, … Continue reading →

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KBR = Kid Buggering Rapists

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From the color-me-SO-not-surprised files, a little something on the kind of people who are eligible not only for hiring, but RE-hiring by Kellogg, Brown & Root… In 2006, while working in Iraq for the U.S. military contractor now known as … Continue reading →

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One, two, three, four…

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…let’s have a CLASS WAR! On second thought, says the National Pest, maybe not. Too bad for them that Linda McQuaig, Conrad Black’s pet hate and Terence Corcoran’s nemesis, is on the case. And, unlike Corcoran, she doesn’t like to … Continue reading →

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On behalf of all Canadians, I apologize…

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…for the rude, snotty dickweed we have for a prime minister. Canadians are a polite lot in general, but you’d never know it to look at our PM. The Harper Index, a progressive news site that follows the foibles of … Continue reading →

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She didn’t set out to be an uppity woman…

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…but Mildred Loving, just by marrying her childhood sweetheart, broke a color barrier fifty years ago: Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history in 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to marry. The ruling struck down … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Pete gets burned by same-sex marriage

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Who needs homophobes to set gay rights back a century when you’ve got flaming nutcases like a certain former Dead or Alive singer? When he flashed his engagement ring on the sofa with Richard and Judy, pop star Pete Burns … Continue reading →

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