MZM and Virgil Goode: How far did it go?

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Monday February 27, 2006 · 3:40 PM PST

2006/02/27 · 15:40

What follows is a tale I never expected, ever, because the implications are staggering. It's a collection of information I came across trying to get to the bottom of the Honorable Virgil Goode's (VA-05) relationship with Mitchell Wade, the latest CEO in what has been a long line from defense contract-recipient corporation to the prison gates, guilty of bribing Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

What we learned as a result of his plea last week was that he and his corporation, MZM, were also involved in illegal campaign contributions to two other members of Congress.

What I discovered is breathtaking, and has effects that go way up to the innermost circles of the Bush administration and their marketing of the initial invasion of Iraq. It seems, at least to me, that Goode may have gotten in a lot more deeper than he ever thought when he first signed on with Wade and MZM. Let me tell you about what I came across. Read More

my talk radio debut, or why i work with kids with autism

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Sunday February 19, 2006 · 2:23 PM PST

2006/02/19 · 14:23

Earlier today, I was a guest on Jay James' morning talk show on WINA. I was invited on in order to give an instructor's perspective in an ongoing conversation focusing on the Virginia Institute of Autism, where I've worked for just over two years.

First, I want to say something about WINA. I hate it. It's a despicable mouthpiece for right-wing propaganda that has smothered the potential of talk radio as a medium for productive and enlightening political discourse. WINA happily hosts slimy fucks like Michael Savage, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly and Neil Boortz. As one of my heroine's once said, I can feel the chunks start to rise, so I won't say anything more about these shit-spewing Rush-worshipers. Ugh.

Jay is a great guy, though, and is diametrically unaffiliated with the ring-wing-bags-of-pus-and-shit. I've never listened to his show before, but the development director at VIA who booked the interview knows him and made me feel better about gracing the sullied airwaves with my presence.

Read about what I wish I had time to say below... Read More

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