Monthly Archives: July 2009

July 28, 2009

It’s not because he wasn’t born here, but because he was born while black

Reuters image White supremacists, a.k.a. “birthers,” seem to believe that they’re going to undo the will of the majority of American voters — again — by going after President Barack Obama, whose legitimate birth certificate from the state of Hawaii is shown above. I … Continue reading →

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July 27, 2009

Go out whining

Reuters photos Repugnican Sarah Palin-Quayle gives a fake laugh and bows her head in fake piety yesterday at the annual governor’s picnic in Fairbanks. Maybe she is praying that she escapes the innumerable ethics probes and legal bills that have plagued her … Continue reading →

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July 25, 2009

Al and Jesse, get right on it!

Associated Press photo The caption for this AP photo reads: “Los Angeles Lakers [player] Rick Fox … holds his arms up in the air as he pretends to be arrested by ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers at [the] Comic-Con International 2009 convention … … Continue reading →

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July 24, 2009

Obama’s almost-apology re Gatesgate

Associated Press photo President Barack Obama gives a half-assed apology today for having stoked the flames of interracial strife with stupid comments that he made at the end of a press conference on Wednesday. I was happy to watch the … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2009

Next to ‘I love you,’ ‘I don’t know’ is the best three-word sentence of all

OK, so I probably have been guilty of this myself to some degree, but there is an epidemic in the nation of individuals asserting statements of truth even after they have acknowledged that they don’t know all of the facts. There … Continue reading →

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July 21, 2009

Racial profiling or yet another media op for Al Sharpton and/or Jesse Jackson?

Associated Press photo In this photo taken by a neighbor of his, Henry Louis Gates Jr., the director of Harvard University’s W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research, is arrested at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on July … Continue reading →

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July 21, 2009

LOVIN’ the teaser for Michael Moore’s new anti-corporate documentary

Michael Moore’s new film is called “Capitalism: A Love Story,” and it’s set to be released on Oct. 2. It’s so “socialist!” and I’m so there.

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July 21, 2009

I’m NOT your ho, Mista President

A good e-friend of mine of several years asked me in an e-mail yesterday if I’m going to blog in support of President Barack Obama’s health care plan, as Obama has asked bloggers to do. Um, no, I told my … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2009

Still thinking about Bowe Bergdahl

Associated Press photos Signs are displayed at the coffee house in Hailey, Idaho, where 23-year-old soldier Bowe Bergdahl (shown in an undated family photo below), who now is being held captive by the Taliban, worked as a barista before he joined the U.S. Army … Continue reading →

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July 19, 2009

Whom to believe: the Taliban’s video — or my own fucking lying government?

Berg and Bergdahl: Above is a video grab of Nick Berg, the 26-year-old American civilian who was held captive and slaughtered by al-Qaeda operatives in Iraq in May 2004, and below is a video grab of Bowe Bergdahl, the 23-year-old American soldier who now … Continue reading →

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