Category Archives: If You REALLY Care

My take on the Mike Malloy firing

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Someone not brave enough to give their real name and e-mail address asked if I was going to comment on Mike Malloy’s recent firing from Air America Radio. Well, I’ve written a letter to Air America. Here it is:

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One year after Katrina…

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…and what have we learned? Well, for starters, that the BushCo Imperial Preznitcy is rather reminiscent of the royal family of France–heedless of everything, right up to its date with La Guillotine:

Posted in Environmentally Ill, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Hardcore Stupid, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 3 Comments

In case you’re wondering why no posts lately…

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…I’ve had a little family emergency.Well, all right: NOT so little. My mom had a nasty fall a few days ago while cleaning the kitchen window. The Muskoka chair she was standing on to reach the top of it (it’s … Continue reading →

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Don’t let this slip under the radar…

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…because the mainstream US media certainly will. And no wonder.

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Support the troops–heed this sign!

Posted on August 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Peaches are in season right now. The time is ripe.And Neil Young is dead-on.BTW, here is why I love Chavecito. Who else has the cojones to speak this much truth to power?

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Somewhere in Texas, a village could lose a few idiots

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Sabina Becker

And guess which village it is… Like many folks in President Bush’s adopted hometown, 83-year-old Robert Westerfield isn’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat for the town’s newest resident: war protester Cindy Sheehan. “I wish she’d stay away. Crawford’s a … Continue reading →

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Fair trade: Not just for food, but medicine too

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Well, who knew? The purchase of surgical equipment should be bound by the same fair trade rules as foodstuffs like coffee, sugar or bananas, a researcher suggests. Dr Mahmood Bhutta said he had anecdotal evidence there was exploitation of workers … Continue reading →

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So much for Agent Orange being “harmless”!

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Scientists have long been saying otherwise, and here’s one more study to prove it… New Zealand troops who served in the Vietnam War suffered significant genetic damage from exposure to Agent Orange, a study suggests. The chemical was used by … Continue reading →

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In case you’re wondering…

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…what the current death tolls in the Israel/Lebanon and US/Iraq wars are, clicky da linkies.And prepare for a nasty shock.

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We are all shitheads now

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Sabina Becker

When I first heard the “We are all (insert name of plucky little hard-done-by country here) now” meme, I was put out by it. It was a little too simplistic an expression of empathy for the victims of the 9-11 … Continue reading →