I haven't looked at RT for a

Beetlejuice — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:37:42 +0000

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I haven't looked at RT for a few months, but they do have some interesting articles and interviews one would never see in the US MSM. Everytime I read something there I get the impression they take to heart our 1st Amendment right...freedom of the press...quite seriously. With the GOP collapsing after Bu$h, the tea-baggers are scurrying in to fill the void, scavangers they be, to feast on the corpse. If the rest of the public isn't careful, they'll wrestle control away from what little remains of sanity in Congress and we'll all be sliding down the chute into their underworld. I hope his book is as interesting as the interview.

The cartoons in the papers of

Richard Day — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:50:21 +0000

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The cartoons in the papers of old were remarkable; such an artform.

It is good to see that cartoonists and good cartoonists will always be with us.

Ted did a couple of

cmaukonen — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:30:52 +0000

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Ted did a couple of interviews (which he has on his site of course) and one of the things that was brought up was the anti war protest of the late 60s and early 70s and that after Kent State even those became restrained. And that it is sad fact the people in this country won't make their voices heard, at least thos on the supposed left, unless they own sorry asses are on the line. Like being foced to go and get them blown off in a war.

It's is very much like what Phil Ochs has said.

In every political community there are varying shades of political opinion. One of the shadiest of these is the liberals. An outspoken group on many subjects. Ten degrees to the left of center in good times. Ten degrees to the right of center if it affects them personally.

Love Me, I'm a Liberal
By Phil Ochs
updates by Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino

I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
The tears ran down my spine
And I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
As though I'd lost a father of mine
But Malcolm X got what was coming
He got what he asked for that time
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I went to civil rights rallies
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Oprah and Michael and Tiger
I hope every black kid becomes a star
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Obama was chosen
My faith in the system restored
And I'm glad that they caught Bernie Madoff
He certainly got his reward
And I love Pakistanis and Arabs
As long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

Those crazies who joined the tea parties
Should all hang their heads in shame
Now I can't understand how their minds work
Way too much Glenn Beck on the brain
But if you want socialized health care
You must be terminally insane
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I read MoveOn.org and Progressive
I've learned to take every view
I watch Bill Maher and Jon Stewart
And I laugh all the way to the loo
But when it comes to the war on terror
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I vote for the Democratic Party
Though I’m sure that Kucinich is wrong
I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts
He still gets me singing those songs
And I'll send all my money to Haiti
But don't ask me to come on along
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

Once I was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Now it’s causes on Facebook and Twitter
Virtual marches and sit-ins
Ah, but I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in (to the department of homeland security)
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal
http://newpolitics.mayfirst.org/node/293

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cmaukonen — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:15:33 +0000

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I haven't looked at RT for a

The cartoons in the papers of

Ted did a couple of

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