Ducks in a Roe

October 16, 2005

The Roberts appointment to Chief Justice and whomever fills O’Connor’s seat raises little concern for me with regard to Roe v. Wade. In fact, one pro-choice theory has it that the best thing that could happen for abortion rights is for Roe to be overturned. If you dig into this, you’ll see that it’s one [...]

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Beam me up, FEMA. Please!

September 12, 2005

If you mention Bill Cooper’s name to anyone in intelligence, you’ll get a chuckle or you’ll see their eyes roll. Cooper was a former United States Naval Intelligence briefing team member who went AWOL in the early 1970s after claiming to have learned that the Office of Naval Intelligence had participated in the assassination of [...]

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Get over yourself, CNN.

September 5, 2005

The news media needs to get over itself. Particularly CNN, who we’ve come to count on for getting the complete and true story out. Dispense with this “business better than usual” bullshit (we’ve seen too many of them – from Larry King to Paula Zahn – holding back smiles as they report on the greatest [...]

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Is it time for a change?

September 4, 2005

I was surprised by how few people thought so prior to Katrina. She stripped away the rouge and mascara to show how unattractive it really is underneath: layers of class distinctions and layer upon layer of government that has failed us all.
Who’s responsible? Any one who didn’t care quite enough. Which, of course, means all [...]

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