August 2011

US or the War Machine

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An upcoming Charlottesville conference highlights the importance of whistleblowers when addressing the corruption present in military contracting

By David Swanson, Guest Viewpoint on August 31, 2011, Cavalier Daily

Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse

YOU MAY have heard something about a budget crisis in Washington this summer. Were you aware that in the midst of it the House of Representatives passed a military spending bill larger than ever before?

U.S. military spending across numerous departments has increased dramatically during the past decade and now makes up about read more

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Come On Irene: A Michele Bachmann Sing Along

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Come on Irene!

Poor old Michele B
Sounds deranged on the radio, breaks a million rules of logic, so …
Fox Newsers cry and sing along and blame storms on …
God yeah God, oh God! now I must say more than ever
Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
and they can sing just like they’re loon ah tics

Come on Irene
I know what you mean. At this moment you mean anything,
But now I digress, my thoughts I confess verge on kooky
Ah come on Irene.

Dum duh Dum ..

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How to Be a Thinking Feeling American

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Alan Grayson says “This is a textbook for a college-level course on what it means to be a thinking, feeling American.  I recommend it to everyone with a head and heart.”

He’s talking about this book: http://planamerica.org  It’s called “Fix America! How Each of Us Can Help All of Us.”

I’m proud to have contributed two chapters to it, but even gladder to have read it.  What a wealth of information and inspiration.  This is a collection read more

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Organizers plan Tahrir-style 'occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington'

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A coalition of community organizers, peace activists, left, liberal, progressive groupsand supporting organizations are calling on volunteers to join them October 6, 2011, for an “occupation” of Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C.

U.S.author, blogger, and activist David Swanson says the event is being organized to take over Freedom Plaza to “nonviolently resist what our government is doing.”

Swanson told Press TV’s U.S. Desk on Monday that “we are going to occupy read more

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A Public Service Announcement Not Authorized by the Pentagon

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PSA:
Our current wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, and Somalia, and our smaller military operations in over 100 other countries are part of what President Eisenhower warned of 50 years ago in speaking of the Military Industrial Complex.  We spend over half our federal budget on the military.  We could cut it by 85% and still have the world’s largest.  No nation has tried anything like this before, and it’s not clear we can survive it.  We’re read more

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Why My 9-Year-Old Niece Is Smarter Than Our Genius President

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While the evidence suggests that President Obama is not terribly bright and has just benefited from succeeding a downright moron, and while voluminous evidence to which I am privileged suggests that my 9-year-old niece Hallie is extremely intelligent, consider just this one way in which Hallie would make a wiser president than Barack.

Infants live in the moment, and toddlers can’t plan much beyond the next day or so, but as we grow we become able to consider longer periods of time.  read more

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