Which criminals cost us more?
On vacation with no Internet available, I tried to watch TV news in Texas for information.
All it did was piss me off.
Back stage pass – Speaking truth to power
When I was asked to share my experiences of working on this event, I wasn’t really sure where to start or how to go about it. First off, let me just say that I do not consider myself to be a peace activist of any kind. I have never attended a peace rally or been thrown in jail for standing up for my beliefs. I am, however, a liberal individual who believes in the greater good of mankind and believes that violence begets violence and therefore peace is the only way for us to move forward in our world today.
With that being said, in January of this year, I was asked to be a part of a small team of four whose mission was to put on an event called Speaking Truth to Power: a permanent state of war. I was tasked as the social media and marketing specialist for this first-time ever event. It would also be the first time for all of us to work together on an event such as this one and it would be a great learning opportunity for all of us.
The Al Qaeda New-Leadership Qualifying Questionnaire
Al Qaeda has announced that its search for a new leader is underway. — John King on CNN
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1. Your Name_______________________
2. Your Courier’s Name________________
3. Your Disaffected Pre-Teen Jihad-in-Training Name__________
4. Your Facebook Name________________
5. Your My-Jihad Name__________
Oh, give it up already
I noticed a post on Facebook yesterday from a friend of a friend who said, “I suppose Obama will want credit for killing Osama bin Ladin.”
Well, duh. Whether Obama wants it or not, he deserves credit.
Ed and me
Radio talk show host Ed Schultz came to Asheville today. Naturally, I was there.
I adore Ed because he was one of the only people in the media to keep talking about health reform when everyone else thought there was no possibility of anything passing.
A Better Woman
Just a quick little post to share a few things I found this weekend that has gone a long, long way in restoring my faith in humanity.
Asheville, North Carolina is a very special place. It feels like I took a moment to look up from all the bedazzlement of the terror baby, oil sucking, death dealing, lying out their asses, Souless, toupe wearing, freaked out “conservative” “Teabagger” Republican menace… and saw the future. The future a more fully realized person would create. Yes, I mean a liberal minded person. I use the word “menace” with the utmost sadness for those who are already hopelessly lost to the delusion that the master will someday choose them, his good and faithful servant when we all know this master doesn’t give two shits about you. So, yeah that was nice to take a break. Here are a few things that chilled me out and lifted my spirits for the battles to come.
Bin Laden is dead
I feel very uncomfortable celebrating the death of anyone, even the monster that Osama bin Laden was.
I was relieved to hear the news last night, but this does mean he becomes a martyr, and there will be attempts at retaliation. I don’t think this will cause al Qaeda to fall apart all at once, and it certainly won’t end terrorism.
The Donald is an ass
So, Donald Trump is “honored” that he played a part in forcing President Obama to show his long-form birth certificate, and some people take him seriously as a candidate for president.
Trump, aside from the incredibly bad hair and annoying habit of talking through pursed lips, is so far from being the important person he thinks he is, and the media attention just feeds his massive, yet undeserved, ego.
Where are the cameras at this year’s town meetings?
Two years ago, the Koch Brothers and their big business allies paid a bundle to get Tea Party members out to congressional town hall meetings to shout down any resasonable discusson on health reform.
This year, Progressives are coming out in force to confront Republican members of Congress about budget cuts, Medicare “reform” and the attempts to repeal, defund or otherwise cripple reform, but you won’t see a whole lot of coverage.
Gambling with our money
OK, let’s say your friend comes to you and begs to borrow $500. He’s always been a good friend, so you trust him enough to lend him the money.
He gambles and loses every penny, so he comes to you and demands $1,000 because it’s your fault he lost. You weren’t wise enough with your money, he says, and he forces that $1,000 out of you through the court.