Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Nonsense, Mainstream Media Narcolepsy, War on Christmas, Why my God is better than your God (or your non-God)
Reminder from Eric Alterman about Iraq vs. Vietnam
by Graham 
On Eric's Blog at MSNBC:
The Bush speech, reminding me of Vietnam, also reminded me of a list we reprinted here back in March, 2003, which originally appeared on something called “Mediawhoresonline Watch.” I never bothered to find out what or who was… more »
06/29/05 05:36:45 pm, Analysis of the President's speech
by Graham
An excellent line-by-line analysis of the speech last night in Fort Bragg. more »
Salt Lake Tribue article about Iraq war dead memorial
by Graham
Since Mike Norton, of Layton, began displaying the pictures of American soldiers killed in Iraq on an illuminated sign in his front yard, his home has been vandalized, cars have stopped in front of his home and honked horns in the early morning hours and… more »
How to not answer a reporter's questions...
by Graham
Here is a very neat example of how a White House Presidential spokesperson can persistently avoid answering a very simple pointed question from a member of the White House press corps...
This is not anything that I haven't seen and heard many times in p… more »
Flag-burning
by Graham
When I lived in London in the late 70's, the Iranian Revolution was in full swing, and exiled supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini used to hold marches in London to protest the Iranian Regime of the Shah. On more than one occasion I saw protesters settin… more »
Document pointing to influence on Bush Adminsitration from Exxon
by Graham
...in which it is revealed that the White House and Exxon were in lockstep on the inadvisability of the USA signing up for any variant of the Kyoto Treaties.
(Note for those just landed from Mars: Exxon is one of the principal suppliers of hydrocarbon… more »
Article about the latest Texas Legislative session
by Graham
In which Molly Ivins takes her usual pointed and witty hatchet to the weird and ultimately pointless goings-on in the just-concluded Texas Legislature session.
Frankly, between this analysis and the stunningly stupid "one two three four you can't shake… more »
Here's a good reason why I currently despair of the Democrats
by Graham
Last Thursday, in a speech before a Washington conference sponsored by the "Campaign for America's Future," Dean told the audience that many Republicans "had never made an honest living in their lives."
This was not exactly the smartest way to phrase h… more »
Excellent article about the lost art of persuasion
by Graham
I especially liked the line "alienation is the only response to a political culture that insults our intelligence"... more »