Here's one example. Here's what Michelle Goldberg, writing for the UK Guardian, has to say about Sarah Palin: Evidently, Palin's pre-debate handlers judged her incapable of speaking on a fairly wide range of subjects, and so instructed to her to simply disregard questions that did not invite memorised talking points…
We can label our attempts to stop politically motivated violence in a variety of ways. We could use the law enforcement metaphor or we could use the social epidemic metaphor. The Bush administration, however, has consciously chosen to invoke the metaphor of "war." An article in the current edition of…
You'll learn that Obama's middle name was "Steve," that he was born on Krypton and many other surprising things at this hilarious video of Barack Obama roasting John McCain at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. Well worth watching. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5SWQJWm6Tg[/youtube]
Rolling Stone's Matt Tabbi is back with another clinic on writing. This time, his subject is Karl Rove and all things Rovian. The title to the article is "The Return of Rove: John McCain has Surrendered His Campaign to the Same Political Fearmonger Who Smeared Him Out of the Race…
I love basic the concept of Lego. It’s a very clever set of blocks with which you can build almost anything. But going to a Lego store is also a peek into the kind of country America has become. We are a country of warmongers.
I took each of these photos in the Lego Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. For starters, I do want to recognize that Lego makes simple kits that you can use for building anything you want. For instance, here’s a basic starter pack that doesn’t include any guns:
If 280 pieces isn’t enough for you, you can graduate to this 700 piece set. Look at Dad, acting as though he is content building little houses. I know what Dad really wants. He wants his kids to get a little older so that they can build things with guns!
Here’s a hot rod car. But what’s a mere car to a kid?
We need to be inspired by people we see on TV. Hence, Spongebob Squarepants makes a joint appearance with Legos. Now . . . if we only had a gun . . .
A GUN!!! Are you crazy? Why would you need a gun? Because that’s what so many Lego kits include. Guns of all shapes and sizes! Notice the guard in the tower. He has his own Lego gun. I suppose he has it so that he can shoot that guy trying to make an escape. I wonder why they don’t show …
