unrepentant old hippie: I could play this game all day

Heheh.
Funny.  I’ll tell you what else is funny — it’s funny that whenever there’s something on the news about an abortion clinic being blown up or a doctor getting shot, chances are it involves some bible-whomping right-wing nutbar.
Come to think of it, whenever there’s news about attempts to cover up widespread, systemic child abuse, chances [...]

Birth Pangs: Graphic Anti-Abortion Ad in Kelowna

A graphic anti-abortion ad will be running on TV in Kelowna featuring the supposed severed hand of a an aborted foetus. The ad comes from a U.S. group, Priest for Life and the ‘hand’ is said to originate from a Texas clinic. How they would come into possession of it or WHY they would is [...]

Birth Pangs: Superbowl Ad — More Lying for Jesus?

Gloria Allred a well known women’s rights attorney is questioning the veracity of the “choose life” story being spun by Pam Tebow;
“Allred says she believes it an impossible scenario to believe that Philippino doctors would of ever suggested abortion as a viable option for Tebow in the first place. And when you learn that [...]

unrepentant old hippie: Tebow’s choice?

One of the reasons Sarah Palin is so beloved by the religious right is the compelling anti-abortion story of her baby with Down’s Syndrome.   (Never mind that it’s really a story of choice, since Palin considered abortion but *chose* to carry the pregnancy to term.)  Conservatives are enthralled, and Palin’s done well by it.  She’s [...]

Creekside: Canada’s Pro-Democracy Movement

Good summation of the Cons’ latest attacks on ‘democracy’ over the last few months.

That they are getting away with it is, as a protester in the vid states, pretty much our own fault. Notable how little media attention was paid to Harper’s interview with Business News Network two weeks ago in which he characterized Parliament as an impediment to business.

South of the “longest undefended border in the world”, Chris Hedges uses political philosopher Sheldon Wolin’s term “inverted totalitarianism” to describe how Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction :

“The fiction of democracy remains useful, not only for corporations, but for our bankrupt liberal class. If the fiction is seriously challenged, liberals will be forced to consider actual resistance, which will be neither pleasant nor easy. As long as a democratic facade exists, liberals can engage in an empty moral posturing that requires little sacrifice or commitment. They can be the self-appointed scolds of the Democratic Party, acting as if they are part of the debate and feel vindicated by their cries of protest.”

Up here, our primary concern still seems to be keeping that border open for business, even at the risk of losing a toehold on our own struggles towards democracy.

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unrepentant old hippie: Compare & Contrast

Anti-abortion terrorist Randall Terry holds forth about the Scott Roeder trial at his usual fire-and-brimstone venue, the “Christian” Newswire:
“When the rule of law and the law of blood clash, such as in George Tiller’s death, we must not pretend that there is no connection between Mr. Tiller’s shedding of innocent blood and Scott Roeder’s act [...]

unrepentant old hippie: Ted Haggard is completely heterosexual… again

And Mrs.Ted says it’s for real this time (no, really for real!):
Ted Haggard’s wife is standing by her man, no matter how many times he may have had homosexual affairs.
Gayle Haggard appeared on the “Today” show on Wednesday to talk about her new book, “Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made In My Darkest Hour,” [...]

unrepentant old hippie: (Banksy’s) Osama taken out in Utah

At City Creek, outside Salt Lake City, Utah:

Closeup:

And bin Laden finally taken out by The Authorities:

(via AnimalNewYork)

Birth Pangs: Scott Roeder Guilty of Murder in the 1st Degree

After 37 minutes of deliberation the jury voted unanimously to convict Roeder of 1st degree murder.
The verdict sends the message loudly and clearly: The pro-life/anti-abortion crowd can’t go around killing doctors who provide legal abortions, then throw themselves on the mercy of the court and claim they were only trying to prevent the deaths [...]

unrepentant old hippie: From “pro-lifer” to lifer

Bye-bye, dickhead:
In a trial that never became the referendum on abortion that some abortion foes wanted, Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old airport shuttle driver, was convicted today of murdering George Tiller, one the nation’s few physicians who performed late-term abortions.
The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for only 37 minutes. Roeder faces life in [...]

Creekside: Canada vs. Omar Khadr 2010

Shorter Supremes :
While it is true that the Canadian government violated the Canadian charter rights of a Canadian citizen when it sent Canadian agents to interrogate him in a foreign concentration camp and then turned the contents of that interview obtained under duress over to the owners of that concentration camp, and while it is true that same Canadian’s charter rights continue to be violated every day that he is held there, unfortunately we don’t do foreign policy here at the Supreme Court so we’re hoping Steve will do the right thing all by himself.
(edited for clarity)
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unrepentant old hippie: Teabuggergate: there’s more

Lots more.
The ugly little tale of Teabuggergate is starting to unravel, and ooh-la-la!  now it starts to get interesting.   The 4 little douchebags who got caught in the middle of what appears to be an attempt to tamper with a US Senator’s phone line have some connections to some very deep pockets:  the Leadership Institute, [...]

Antigone Magazine: Some Leaders Are Born Women, Edition 1

I have started a new blog and a new Antigone series about my attempts to write a book of interviews with female world leaders! Check it out at www.someleadersarebornwomen.wordpress.com!

Some Leaders are Born Women: What Young Women Should Know, is a project that I have been working on for over two and a half years. The [...]

Birth Pangs: Pro-Doritos

The little known second commercial
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unrepentant old hippie: One of them had to do it

Congressman Joe “You lie!” Wilson was sworn to be on his best behaviour at last night’s State of the Union address, so Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito picked up the slack after a sweet little towel-snap over last week’s “Citizens United” decision:

Alito will henceforth be known as Justice Sam “Not true!” Alito.
(h/t – JAB in [...]

unrepentant old hippie: For whom the ban tolls

Some bloggers swing the ban hammer with regularity and great gusto, but I am not one of them.  Even when a commenter continually makes it clear that their only objective is to irritate everyone with asinine arguments and insults, I can usually just ignore them.  If that doesn’t give them the incentive to move on [...]

Creekside: Haiti and the ‘Devil’s Curse’

with Peter Hallward, Anthony Fenton, and Danny Glover

“As thousands of tons of desperately needed food, water, and medical supplies piled up behind the airport fences-and thousands of corpses piled up outside them-Defense Secretary Robert Gates ruled out the possibility of using American aircraft to airdrop supplies: “An airdrop is simply going to lead to riots,” he said. The military’s first priority was to build a “structure for distribution” and “to provide security.”

On Tuesday, a doctor at a field hospital within site of the runways complained that five to 10 patients were dying each day for lack of the most basic medical necessities. “We can look at the supplies sitting there,” Alphonse Edward told Britain’s Channel 4 News.”

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unrepentant old hippie: Times are hard

…and even the world’s biggest tool is no guarantee of steady work.  Maybe he should consider leaving his organ size off the list of qualifications on his resume.
On a somewhat related note, the latest men’s fashion trend — ta da! — models with boners:
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t really see how that sells [...]

unrepentant old hippie: Apple unveils iPad tablet

Apple’s new shiny cool thing full of awesomeness is here.  Take it away Steve:

unrepentant old hippie: No joy in Freeperville

Freepers are trying hard to keep the faith in their ACORN-smashing hero who now stands accused of a federal crime, and who could blame them?  Not only does this recent event put them on the side of a sleazy criminal douchebag, it also undermines the douchebag’s previous “work” on the celebrated “ACORN sting“, already compromised [...]

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