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    Starting this comoing week I expect a considerable amountof effort on the part of the major media to rehab the…
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  • Going forward from tomorrow we can look forward to the corporate media flogging every possible excuse to give mcCain the…
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  • Whenever the subject of patriotism comes up I'm always reminded of Sidney Harris's thoughtful quote. "The difference between patriotism and…
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  • When people are encouraged to be afraid and uncertain their ignorance is always more easily weaponized. And nothing says 'weaponized…
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  • I agree that there are dark times again. McCain/Palin and the rest of the rightwing and media wurlitzer have done…
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  • I should put this a bit more clearly. The 'terrorist' charges leveled against Obama allows our fellow citizen's racism to…
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  • Yes! I agree. I do think, however, that the racism aspect is much deeper and much more pernicious than what…
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  • The McCain campaign speaks to the reptile brain, instilling fear and loathing, and speaking enough semi-complicated gibberish to create a…
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  • John McCain is seriously disturbed in a clinical way. I'm sure there are names for the various emotional and cognitive…
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  • Who would have thought that the last big scheme by the Bush Gang cronies to loot the US Treasury would…
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  • The battle for votes, the battle for attention and influence, takes place primarily on the emotional plane, not the plane…
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  • Talking about Helm's style racism in NC, here's a story, (the first 3 of 4 installments), about a summer camp…
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  • I'd be interested to see if anyone can identify a single redeeming quality Helms demonstrated in his political life.
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  • As Sidney J. Harris observed, "The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country…
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  • These notions of faith and faithlessness and patriotism and 'responsible patriotism' are most disturbing. Whatever constitutes 'responsible patriotism' is merely…
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  • We need the strong voices that argue for standing firm on principles just as much as we need the voices…
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  • I've been out of touch for a while, and just read this diary about the state of affairs at the…
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  • If I were a betting man and the odds were set close, my money would be on the odious lunatic…
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  • There's a corollary to the dearth of Elder Statesmen that I've though lamentable for going on 2 decades now. That…
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  • Thanks for the kind and courageous offer Cee. I've heard about that heat thing already and it sounds diabolical. It's…
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