Category Archives: Not So Compassionate Conservatism

No surprises here…

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ho, ditty, hum, ditty…why am I not surprised at this? A man who opened fire inside a church, killing two people with a shotgun hidden in a guitar case, was frustrated at being unable to find a job and blamed … Continue reading →

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M-13 terrorists kill their own

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The Venezuelan opposition is so rabid and so bloodthirsty, they’ll stop at nothing to get Hugo Chavez out of office. They’ll stage violence as a way of “protesting” it. They’ll even kill their own. We saw that already on April … Continue reading →

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Why the EU wants to punish economic migrants

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Deutsche Welle, the German satellite TV channel, an interesting passage buried well down in the piece: The Return Directive raises hackles not only because of possible human rights infringements, but because the remittances sent home by illegal workers to … Continue reading →

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It’s not just Evo or Chavecito…

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…it’s all of Mercosur rejecting that draconian, disgusting European “Return Statute”–you know, the one that deprives undocumented immigrants of all legal rights, including recourse to an attorney before the country they’re in decides to boot them out–after a prison stay … Continue reading →

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Harper, Harris–what’s the diff?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Not a dime’s worth, apparently, beyond the fact that the one is federal and the other provincial. The one’s from out west, the other’s from up north. Our “new Conservative” PM is well known for his penchant for recycling right-wing … Continue reading →

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This is her baby

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Auntie Condi’s double-talk just jumped up to bite her. Now, when will it do the same for Dubya and the Big Dick?

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It wasn’t the coroner, it was the kitteh

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I guess now we know who’s mightier than the NRA’s late shill. And frankly, a cute widdle orange tabby kitteh is more to be trusted with a firearm than any old racist far-right demento who ran away from a picture … Continue reading →

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Somebody’s boilerplate is missing a few screws

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Poor John Yoo. Once BushCo goes, he’ll be out of a job, I’ll bet. And what do you suppose he will have to white out from HIS résumé before he starts sending it out again? The Justice Department sent a … Continue reading →

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I got your gratitude right here, Pat…

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Pat Buchanan is always good for shits ‘n’ giggles, if your idea of shits ‘n’ giggles is blatant racism, ethocentrism, xenophobia and general kookoobananarama. It’s a mystery to me why this guy gets any media play at all, but I’ve … Continue reading →

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No, you can’t.

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

A big-ass bucket of cold water on Barack Obama? Yes, it is.But then again, it’s also a pretty accurate picture of what conservatism really stands for.

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