Two sides of Globalization
General Motors is closing down a local call center that employed 237 people. Rough financial times for GMAC has resulted in them pulling the plug in the financing division, in the US and Canada– a total of over 930 jobs.
Fitch Ratings reported that auto loans are at least 60 days delinquent, were at a 10 [...]
If It’s Wednesday, It’s Another Republican Sex Scandal!
(Originally posted at Hypocrisy.com)
This is rich.
A Republican district attorney, who once argued that the government had a compelling interest in preserving the so-called “sanctity of marriage” against “extrasexual-extramarital sexual relations” (particularly, homosexual relations) has been caught with his own petard (but, in a purely heterosexual way, of course).
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open letter from obama to lgbt community
“I’m running for President to build an America that lives up to our founding promise of equality for all – a promise that extends to our gay brothers and sisters. It’s wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation. And I ask for your support in this election so that [...]
Pondering a post-bullshit America…
Angry Black Bitch hits hard..and I love it ~ Dusty
Let’s jump right on in, shall we?
We are not living in a post-racial political era.
We are not living in a post-gender era.
We sure as shit are not living in a post-bullshit equality for all, let freedom ring and the masses have our bread and eat [...]
Conservative religious Leaders and their culture of death
Please welcome Rachel and Karen from the Coalition for a Democratic America~Dusty
By Rachel and Karen
Edited by BibleBelted and Donatra
In his wonderful article, “Pro-Death Conservatives Are Responsible for High Abortion Rates,” George Monbiot openly places the blame for high abortion rates on the Catholic Church as well as other conservative religions which ban contraception and which [...]
Life is what happens while you are making other plans…
Today was one of those days. An e mail announcement from my supervisor at work revealed she has been diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. Will have a mastectomy on Friday, surgery to remove a breast, and lymph nodes. A year of chemo, hair loss, nausea. A 43 year old vibrant Mother of two, [...]
spark of controversy
in the interest of disclosure, i am going to go on record as saying- i am a white woman, mid-thirties who has lived predominately in rural and semi-rural settings my entire life. i have never been a part of any organization and, indeed, have more of the go-it-alone sentiment over grouping together. alright, [...]
MORE DIRTY TRICKS FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
Another insightful post from our friends at Coalition for a Democratic America~Dusty
By PraetorOne and Biblebelted
Do you remember how outraged you were during the 2004 Election Cycle when a group of conservative Catholic Bishops threatened to with hold communion from Democratic Presidential candidate, John Kerry? Well, if you thought the Bishops were through you [...]
Nader chooses Matt Gonzalez as his Veep.
Matt Gonzalez is a San Franciscan. From Wiki:
Matthew Edward Gonzalez (born June 4, 1965) is an American politician and attorney, artist, and activist who was a prominent figure in San Francisco politics during the years 2000-2004. Gonzalez was a member and president of San Francisco County’s Board of Supervisors. (As a consolidated city-county, the only [...]
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
The time has come for me to begin my “Diva-fication” for my work week (“Diva” is my work name, kind of like “Diddy” without the annual variations. I was actually given that alias by my early blogosphere friends and I have worn the moniker proudly for more than 5 years). In any case, [...]
Occasionally, A Recap Is In Order
Those of you who read Reconstitution know that recently, a verse-spouting wingtard visited me to “comment” the used-up scriptures of the religion of the moronic monkey. When these things happen, my mind immediately forms a library’s worth of responses to the stupidity. But a huge number of FACTS doesn’t mean squat to a Chimpleton; you [...]
“Protect American Interests” is code for Protect the Oil
During last nights debate, I was taken aback at how many times Obama talked about ‘protecting American Interests” in Iraq. At 3:18 in the video below, Obama starts talking about protecting “American Interests in Iraq”. What interests do we have there other than OIL?? This man is speaking in code..and if you don’t get it..your [...]
It’s more important now: The world we want for our child
Donatra and PraetorOne had a lovely baby boy this winter. They have named him after BibleBelted, their dearest friend who is also currently undergoing Chemo for inoperable cancer. Love and hugs to all four of them~Dusty
By Donatra and PraetorOne
Having a baby can change one’s perspectives in ways that one never would [...]
life- as we know it
my blog’s name is life’s journey- and with good reason- i am on a path of learning. some things i learn, i am sure, are no brainers to other folks who perhaps are more enlightened than i. i have been called ‘gullible’ and ‘naive’ on occasion- yes, i know it’s hard to believe [...]
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
My apologies for the late-edition of the round-up, today. I’ve been feeling a little off, physically, so I decided to take it easy and slept right through the time I normally prepare and post.
And, since I’m not feeling so hot, today, I’ve gotta keep the music to a light tempo: Color Me Badd [...]
