Category Archives: Not So Compassionate Conservatism

Quotable: John Kenneth Galbraith on conservatism

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”–John Kenneth Galbraith

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The Future of Food

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A scary but utterly important film on the dangers of genetically modified foods and what we can do to stop their deadly encroachment on our tables, our fields and our lives. More information can be found at the filmmaker’s website.

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What do mass killers have in common with Rush Limbaugh?

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Funny you should ask:I’ve already blogged on this correlation, but this video puts it more graphically.

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And now, a few words about school shootings

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

As the Boomtown Rats once sang, the lesson today is how to die. Call it Death by Second Amendment. Or Death by Insanity. Either way, it works out to about the same thing. Isn’t the practical definition of insanity a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Barbara Bush on apathy and ignorance

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker
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Why not a chocolate Jesus?

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Because some people’s religious sensibilities are waaaaay too easily offended. A New York art gallery has decided to cancel an exhibit of a chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ after protests by a US Catholic group. The six-foot (1.8m) sculpture, entitled … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Conrad Black’s father on life, the universe and everything

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Life is hell, most people are bastards, and everything is bullshit.”–attributed to Conrad Black’s father, George, on his deathbed; if true, goes a long way toward explaining why Black fils turned out the way he did

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Auntie Bina, what’s a “Moderate Voice”?

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Well, sweetie, I’m not sure…but I think it’s the sound the wheels of a car make when they hit a dead animal lying on the double yellow line in the middle of the road. The only funny thing here is … Continue reading →

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CPAC ’07: The Wrath of Cons!

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Featuring, in their natural habitat:Michelle “Unhinged” Malkin,Dinesh “Cultural Imperialism” D’Souza,Tom “I’m Not a White Supremacist” Tancredo,David “Academic Stalinist” Horowitz,Grover “Drown Me in a Bathtub” Norquist,and of course,Ann “Faggot” Coulter.

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True Confessions Too

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I hear he also knows where D.B. Cooper and all his money landed. Torture him some more!

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