Category Archives: Crapagandarati

“Don’t keep looking for your brother, they threw him from a helicopter”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pura Soto Rojas points to a headline: “SHOT”. It refers to the deaths, by secret firing squad, of leftist guerrillas during the “democratic” years of the Fourth Republic. Years which were not so democratic in fact, as the tragic story … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Cops Behaving Badly, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

So, “Arab Spring” was the wrong thing for Brigette to say?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Funny, but actual Egyptians don’t think so: The Arab Spring, they say, isn’t about ballot boxes, it’s about the dignity of humanity. Something the Harper Government™ doesn’t respect, and probably never did. While we’re at it, let’s compare and contrast … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, If You REALLY Care, Rivers in Egypt, The Bold and the Badass, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Ah, memories!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This video, from 1990, shows Rush Limbaugh filling in for Pat Sajak on the latter’s short-lived (if you blinked, you missed it) TV talk show…and getting clobbered, metaphorically speaking, by an anything-but-captive audience: In the first segment, the Pigman tries … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, The Bold and the Badass, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Manuel Zelaya returns; Honduras coup revisited

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This marks the first step in the reversal of the Honduran coup of 2009. Mel is back, and dialogue is ON, babies: Part 1 of several; keep clicking through for the rest. Note that Mel’s plane is one from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Not Hiding in Honduras, Obamarama!, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 6 Comments

Hilarious, on so many levels

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of my friend Jim, on Facebook, this Panamanian news story came to my attention today: The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) asked on Tuesday that the government of president Ricardo Martinelli investigate smear campaigns against Panamanian journalists, which represent “a … Continue reading →

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak | Comments Off

Mario Vargas Llosa, concern troll

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ye Gods. Just when you thought he couldn’t get more repugnant, crabby, fuddy-duddy or racist, Peru’s most tragic export to the First World has piped up again…and surpassed himself in a show of sheer subhuman backwardness that makes me want … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Kittehs, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

Why this is an ad-free blog

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been getting a huge uptick in traffic lately. Good thing, right? I thought so, until my brother asked if I had ads on my blog. “You could make money off it”, was his rationalization. But here’s my problem: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Just Pissed Off, Madvertising, Technical Notes, Writer Lady Sings the Blues | 4 Comments

Atlas Sucked: A review of a review

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, this movie review crossed my sights. At least, that’s what I think it’s trying to be, although it comes across as…well, see for yourself: Who is John Galt? He’s the Han Solo of the most important movie flop of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Free Trade, My Ass!, Headline Howlers, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Teh Russkies, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | 6 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s grand tour

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito’s been a very, very busy boy lately; I’m dizzy just from trying to follow him. But here we go! First up, a little video from Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lotsa ‘Cito, lotsa Evo, lotsa unity, international co-operation, and other good constructive … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, El NarcoPresidente, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, Paraguay, Uruguay | Comments Off

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx senses a theme developing…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Being the astute kitty she is, Ms. Manx noticed something while she was looking for more stuff on Libya over the past week. Here’s her round-up…can you tell what the theme is? Wired has a shocker about how the Libyan … Continue reading →