Category Archives: Filthy Stinking Rich

Time to blow this boat out of the water

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aw, poor James O’Keefe. Apparently he’s so desperate to get laid, he has to resort to now… Recently, I was the target of a failed punk. James O’Keefe, the so-called “pimp” in the ACORN expose videos, was participating in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

Honduras coup redux: Bananas in pajamas, part 2

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

So who says history never repeats? First the robber barons of corporate media oust a legitimately elected president of Honduras, and now they threaten to do the same with a more dubious one who still follows in his predecessor’s footsteps … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Not Hiding in Honduras | 3 Comments

Another day older and deeper in debt, for sure

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little mood music, Maestro Ford…And now, the story. I saw on the CBC news this evening how they’ve brought up a hydraulic borer to help start the rescue effort for those 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground in Chile. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal? | 1 Comment

What really lies behind those trapped Chilean miners

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little insight, courtesy of Telesur reporter Alejandro Kirk:The culprit, say miners and the family members of the trapped men, is the greed of Big Copper industrialists in Chile. Working conditions have always been atrocious for that very reason in … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 3 Comments

The Bush Crime Family’s tentacles in Cuba

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Thought you’d seen the last of Dubya when His Barackness kicked him oh-so-politely out of the White House, and hustled him and his minions onto that chopper to take him back to Crawford where he belonged? Think again. As long … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, BushCo Death Watch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Obamarama!, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 1 Comment

Surprise! G20 “security” law is nothing of the sort!

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How on Earth does an anti-German war-measures act from 1939, which effectively became null and void at war’s end, get dug out again for use against peaceful protesters–nearly 30 years after our Charter of Rights and Freedoms was formally enacted … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

Economics for Dummies: Dubya’s Deficit, the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The question is, to whom? Look at this chart and tell me who you think it could be, benefiting from the atrocity and obscenity of the US federal deficit:Anyone got an idea? Bueller???

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

Officer Bubbles is worse than you think

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How is Adam Josephs, alias “Officer Bubbles”, worse than you think? By virtue of the simple fact that he’s not the only arrogant asshole on the Toronto police force. By virtue of the simple fact that protest has been criminalized, … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay, Pissing Jesus Off | 3 Comments

G-20: the New Normal

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Suddenly it’s repression, moratorium on rights–What did they think the politics of panic would invite?Person on the street shrugs–‘Security comes first!’But the trouble with normal is IT ALWAYS GETS WORSE!”–Bruce Cockburn, “The Trouble With Normal” Greetings, citizens, and welcome to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 1 Comment

Economics for Dummies: Crises of Capitalism, made easy

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A lecture by British sociologist David Harvey, accompanied by whiteboard cartoons. Suddenly, we can see why the US right-wing have been so busy trying to silence and/or expunge the voices of the left from their universities (hello, David Horowitz, we … Continue reading →