Archive for March, 2008
They don’t especially like it when we kill them and wreck their country.
March 28th, 2008The “they” is the Iraqis.
This video is courtesy of the incomparable Glenn Greenwald, who reminds us that
The significance of the interview lies as much in what it says about the American occupation of Iraq as it what it illustrates about the American media. In the American media’s discussions of Iraq, when are […]
expelled from expelled
March 22nd, 2008Evolutionary biologist expelled from a creationist movie showing. The movie’s title… “Expelled.”
Myers’ and Dawkins’ interview is really funny:
Richard Dawkins best line (imho):
“What astonishes me about this, it’s an incredible piece of inept public relations to expel somebody not just from any film, but from a film about expelling people for their beliefs… […]
Barack Obama’s speech on race
March 18th, 2008Barack Obama made an honest speech today. That ought to be enough to make news. Check it out.
Portions of the speech:
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For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division and conflict and cynicism. We can tackle race only as spectacle, as we did in the OJ […]