David Ippolito – Resolution- The Torture Song
“we’re talkin bout torture, and anybody with a soul knows that”
If you like it, post it on your blog, or pass it around in an email. Holder must hold BushCo accountable.
Download this song for free at thatguitarman.
Sphere: Related Content
Congresswoman Richardson: Put Your Own House In Order
Laura Richardson represents the 37th District in Southern California, first elected to Congress in a special election in 2007, then returned for a full two year term in 2008. Prior to that Richardson served in the California Assembly representing the 55th District in 2006/2007 and first held political office as a member of the [...]
Birthers And Racists And Brats
By some thoughtless impulse I flipped the TV channel to another station.
I heard the commentator’s voice explaining, “All he’s doing is bloviating. He’s just bloviating. That’s all it is.” The commentator was Bill O’Reilly, and he was talking to his guest from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
“It takes one to know one,” I thought to [...]
Clueless Losers File: David Yang, Accused Animal Abuser
Nineteen year old David Yang has been arrested by Sacramento authorities for alledgedly blowing up a cat with an explosive device. Tne police were apparently tipped off about Yang’s involvement according to a report published by KXTV in Sacramento:
A 19-year-old Sacramento man who investigators said helped bind a small cat and kill it with [...]
my two cents
anybody else notice how many goppers are ‘retiring?’ anyone else speculating as to why? my thought is that they are moving aside to give a new face and new name to the gop- and the neo cons can put even more crazy extremists in their place. here’s my theory- the gop infiltrates the [...]
It’s $mart to Include Immigrants in Health Care Reform
National health care reform aims to insure as many Americans as possible because most agree it’s less costly in the long-run. But what do we do about the approximately 12% of the population that is foreign-born?
While including undocumented immigrants in any kind of coverage plan seems out of the question at this time, Congress is [...]
Support Slipping for Mexico’s Drug War
Support for Mexican President Calderon’s military-led (and US-backed) drug war is waning. Both ordinary citizens and Mexican government leaders are questioning the effort, according to an article in the 7/28 Washington Post (linked below). It reports:
“There are now sustained calls in Mexico for a change in tactics, even from allies within Calderon’s political party, who [...]
New Info: Trends Are Changing in MX Migration to the US
Some surprising new facts appeared in the news last week.
Regarding how many Mexicans are coming to the US:
The number of Mexican immigrants entering the US has fallen sharply. It has hit a 10-year low (in the 12 months ending in March 2009).
Regarding how many are here:
A third of all foreign-born US residents and two-thirds of [...]
I adore you Rickey Henderson.
Rickey was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this past weekend. Before you non-sports people click off, read a little of the man that always talked in the third person about himself and loves the game so much, he was playing for a funky little non-MLB sanctioned team as recently as two years ago [...]
Republicans make their choices , for better and worse.
This kind of behavior makes me angry – Reported by Jonathan Allen of CQ Politics, last Thursday in Congress the clerk of the House was forced to read much of a 54 page motion aloud to an almost empty chamber while House Republican members attended a “beach party” hosted by Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). [...]
It’s Time To Leave…No…I Mean Really Leave
A little while back US troops were withdrawn from major Iraq cities and the world cheered. The cheering wasn’t for them as much as their reduced presence in the general population of Iraq. Both the Iraqi’s and our troops were relieved that the new puppet government felt strong enough to keep the peace in their [...]
Prof. Gates accepts Obama invite to White House
From the Boston Globe:
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said this evening that he would accept President Obama’s invitation to meet with him and Cambridge Police Sergeant James M. Crowley at the White House.
Gates said in an email to the Globe that he was pleased to talk to the president today and to be asked [...]
If You Get Confused…Remember John Dawson
John Dawson was awesome. I don’t use that word everyday so that means I really loved his musical talent and the fact that he shared it with us. The last time I saw him play my son was a week old. He’s 21 now so… I missed a lot.
A founder of the New Riders Of [...]
Maintaining Stability Iranian Style: Basiji Thugs
The alternate universe that is Islamic law rears its ugly head again, Iranian style. In an article headlined “I wed Iranian girls before execution” in the Jerusalem Post a Basiji militiaman describes how the ruling powers in Iran get around a pesky clause in Islamic law that prohibits the execution of virgins. They [...]
greed truly knows no bounds
“The poor economy is taking a toll even on the dead, with an increasing number of bodies in Los Angeles County going unclaimed by families who cannot afford to bury or cremate their loved ones.”
indeed. i posted recently about my foray into after death expenses. i find it repugnant. it’s too expensive to [...]
