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Sunday, Aug 29, 2004
earth to greg
(here on planet blog we use things like permanent links so its easier to propagate postings.)
despite his failures of netiquette, palast has the goods on former bushextortionistenabler ben barnes.
protest music
morning spy musings:
Saturday, Aug 28, 2004
umm, unconventional thinking?
"The art and design of political conventions are advancing before our eyes. The old forms are breaking up. The stage is literally coming apart. New ideas are emerging in how to "carry" the convention to the rest of the nation-- and how to get people to watch.
The latest news confirms it. Once they built a stage for the convention. And on that stage a raised platform, a dias, with a microphone. This was an idea about authority, and clear sight lines. But some ideas are changing."
chock to the gills
i guess i can try the rheingold swill. i hope their politics match their ads. plus they were the ny mets beer sponsors before schaefer before budweiser. id slag fresh direct but i just got an order this morning.via rheingold beer
truth out (of the way)
i know nobody reads eschaton so ill post this here, too. bob dole only lies while the red light over the camera is blinking, then its back to reality. tv news, a dumb show for idiots.
blame eloise
in case you havent seen it, heres the plaza hotel banner aloft.
che's us
moore guevara tees
iran to get you
this (iran, israel, feith) must have been the big story josh marshall was barking about a few months ago.
aipac of thieves
juan cole delves deep into the israeli spy at the defense department story. jeez, i would hate to see anyone held accountable for this. maybe if there was a purple heart involved.
Friday, Aug 27, 2004
convention
"That brings us back to 1940, and the convention that had it all--the five days in Philadelphia during which the Republicans took six ballots to select a candidate. Not only was the convention exciting, but the stakes were also high: Would this country keep its head in the sands of isolationism, or would it face the menace of Adolf Hitler? "