Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
The new Republican buzz word
Bush, Rumsfeld, Santorum and many other right wingers have been tossing around the term "fascism" in describing their fabricated war. Following is a definition:
Fascism is a radical totalitarian political philosophy that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism, anti-liberalism and racism.
I believe these guys have found a proper definition of the ideology they advocate!
Fascism is a radical totalitarian political philosophy that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism, anti-liberalism and racism.
I believe these guys have found a proper definition of the ideology they advocate!
Monday, August 21, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Warmongers At Work!
"The Israelis told us it would be a cheap war with many benefits. ... Why oppose it? We'll be able to hunt down and bomb missiles, tunnels, and bunkers from the air. It would be a demo for Iran."
- a U.S. government consultant with close ties to Israel, quoted by Seymour Hersh in his New Yorker article, "Watching Lebanon: Washington's interests in Israel's war."
- a U.S. government consultant with close ties to Israel, quoted by Seymour Hersh in his New Yorker article, "Watching Lebanon: Washington's interests in Israel's war."
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Legendary liberal W.W. Finlator fought segregation, poverty, war
A Raleigh NC newspaper quoted Finlator in 1979 as saying, "the more I understand the Christian faith, the more I see the Bible is concerned with justice. And I've found that if God has any prejudice at all, he's prejudiced on the side of the poor and the deprived and the disinherited. But the church seems to be on the other side."
William Wallace Finlator died July 3 at the age of 93. He was another giant of the faith who makes me proud to be a liberal!
William Wallace Finlator died July 3 at the age of 93. He was another giant of the faith who makes me proud to be a liberal!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
All of this because of a perverted approach to Christianity!
Last month the Reverend John Hagee, a Pentecostal television evangelist from Texas, convened a meeting in Washington of 3,500 members of Christians Unified for Israel. The organization is dedicated to building support for Israel, even in states where there are few Jewish voters.
Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, a Republican presidential hopeful, attended the rally, as did Senator Rick Santorum, of Pennsylvania, Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee chairman, and Daniel Ayalon, the Israeli Ambassador.
Mr Hagee called the Israeli attacks on Lebanon a miracle of God and suggested that a ceasefire would violate God's foreign policy statement towards Jews. The evangelist is a leading figure in the so-called Christian-Zionist movement, rooted in a literal interpretation of the Book of Revelations, which predicts a final battle between good and evil in Israel, where two billion people will die before Christ's return ushers in a 1,000-year period of grace.
The end of the world as we know it is rapidly approaching . . . Rejoice and be exceeding glad the best is yet to be,Mr Hagee has written in a book that has sold 700,000 copies.
President Bush sent a message to the gathering praising Mr Hagee and his supporters for spreading the hope of God's love and the universal gift of freedom. He is said to have added: God bless and stand by the people of Israel and God bless the United States.
US SUPPORT
43 per cent thinks Israel's actions justified, not excessively harsh
28 per cent thinks Israel's action is unjustifed
13 per cent thinks the US should call for an immediate ceasefire
50 per cent thinks the US should continue to align itself with Israel
Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, a Republican presidential hopeful, attended the rally, as did Senator Rick Santorum, of Pennsylvania, Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee chairman, and Daniel Ayalon, the Israeli Ambassador.
Mr Hagee called the Israeli attacks on Lebanon a miracle of God and suggested that a ceasefire would violate God's foreign policy statement towards Jews. The evangelist is a leading figure in the so-called Christian-Zionist movement, rooted in a literal interpretation of the Book of Revelations, which predicts a final battle between good and evil in Israel, where two billion people will die before Christ's return ushers in a 1,000-year period of grace.
The end of the world as we know it is rapidly approaching . . . Rejoice and be exceeding glad the best is yet to be,Mr Hagee has written in a book that has sold 700,000 copies.
President Bush sent a message to the gathering praising Mr Hagee and his supporters for spreading the hope of God's love and the universal gift of freedom. He is said to have added: God bless and stand by the people of Israel and God bless the United States.
US SUPPORT
43 per cent thinks Israel's actions justified, not excessively harsh
28 per cent thinks Israel's action is unjustifed
13 per cent thinks the US should call for an immediate ceasefire
50 per cent thinks the US should continue to align itself with Israel
Friday, August 04, 2006
Minimum wage double-cross fails!
Yesterday, the Senate failed to get the 60 votes required to end debate (prevent a filibuster) on the "trifecta" bill. This legislation (passed last week by the House) would raise the minimum wage, but only by also providing estate tax reform benefitting the wealthiest. The vote was 56-42.
See the August 2 posting for an excellent article on this subject.
See the August 2 posting for an excellent article on this subject.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
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