Mandatory Reading: Marine killed Innocent People Sadly the national media is unlikely to pick up an important story in today's Sacramento Bee--it's an amazing interview with a recently-returned Marine who recounts in detail (although not in a gory … [Read more...] about
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Let's Pressure Kerry on the war Hey, you know, it just hit me like a ton of bricks: I helped raise $63,000 for Kerry's campaign and I don't think he's pushing the President enough on the war. MoveOn.org and the Kerry campaign and the DNC are on my … [Read more...] about
(:)(:)(:) Three Snouts Up for Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Before I talk about the movie, I have to add and subtract some previous snouts (I'm just getting the hang of this whole movie critic thing and my snout-based rating system). 1 or 2 of you … [Read more...] about
From the Washington Post: Nader's Advice To Kerry By William Raspberry Ralph Nader, according to many who say they used to admire him, has become the self-centered star whose press clippings have gone to his head, the dog in the manger, the skunk … [Read more...] about
Ralph and Me I know, I know. The emails keep coming. Sorry people, but the cock is never gonna crow thrice with me and Ralph. He's my hero and Joan Claybrook thinks I may be the only person in America who has a signed written apology from him. … [Read more...] about
How can America get out of Iraq? Radical researcher turned provocative lawyer Chris McGinn writes, As the situation in Iraq goes from bad to worse, Noam Chomsky, Jonathan Schell, Howard Zinn and William Polk outline possible exit strategies for the … [Read more...] about
Kerry Beats Clinton Hands Down This is true in so many ways, but the way I mean now is that everyone needs to stop fretting. Everyone keeps talking about trouble in the Kerry campaign, but all the polls show a statistical dead heat between a … [Read more...] about
Getting Used to Air America Radio After 3 1/2 days of lotsa listening to Air America (AM 1240 in Sacamento, find a station near you here), better known as that new liberal Al Franken radio network, I really love it. But it takes a little getting … [Read more...] about
All Nonessential Email Must (not) Leave Iraq Chris McGinn tells me to link to this blog to read about how Halliburton employees in Iraq are on 90-day nonessential email suspension per the pentagon. Note: I do not know Kathryn Cramer, nor do I read … [Read more...] about
Don't Ralph, Don't! I field a lot of questions these days from people who want to know, am I supporting Ralph again this time? If not, why not? If I strongly feel Bush should be defeated by any means necessary, why didn't I last time, etc.? None … [Read more...] about
(:)(:)(:)(:)--Four snouts up for "Japanese Story" Saw and loved brilliantly-acted Australian film 'Japanese Story' directed by Sue Brooks and starring Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding, About a Boy). Collette and Gutaru Tsunashima, the Japanese man … [Read more...] about
I thought my new emoticon ate my 92 personalities but I turned out to be wrong Maybe it just wasn't meant to be, but by inadvertantly clicking on my own installed emoticon link above, I just negated 20 minutes spent composing a lenthy emotionally … [Read more...] about