Category Archives: The “Well, DUH!” Files

Quotable: Sir Elton on the dangers of organized religions

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

"I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that … Continue reading →

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“If I wasn’t Muslim…”

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Best takeoff on “If I were a rich man” (from Fiddler on the Roof) I’ve ever seen:Trenchant social commentary on bigotry, xenophobia, ignorance and fear from a European Muslim viewpoint. This one’s from Bosnia, where ethnic cleansing has long been … Continue reading →

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Well, who indeed?

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

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Vanity Fair nails neocons to the wall!

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Jesus. I have to start reading that mag NOW. Look what they did to the whores who merged PNAC with the Republican party: I remember sitting with Richard Perle in his suite at London’s Grosvenor House hotel and receiving a … Continue reading →

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Scary Thought #2: George on George

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hurricane Hugo brings down the house!

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Sabina Becker

As my friend Wren says, to be damned by the devil is to be truly blessed. Hugo Chavez is a hard act to follow, but this past week he truly outdid himself. He spoke for half an hour at the … Continue reading →

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The Liquid Bullshit Terror Plot

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

No, it’s not an airborne fertilizer bomb. It’s not a bomb at all, as an eminent British military scientist reveals. From Raw Story: Lieutenant-Colonel (ret.) Nigel Wylde, a former senior British Army Intelligence Officer, has suggested that the police and … Continue reading →

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This is why you should promise NOTHING to gun nuts

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…no matter how badly you want to be elected. (Yes, Tories, I’m talking to you. Clean out your ears and pay attention!) The last thing Canada needs is easier access to guns, because things like this have an ugly tendency … Continue reading →

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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:

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Je proteste!

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Now, this is NO way to portray a Mountie. Quite aside from the fact that Condi stands for just about everything unCanadian and couldn’t get her man if you dropped him smack on his ass in front of her, I … Continue reading →

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