The Lurching, Fascist Mammon

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Thursday January 15, 2015 · 8:48 PM PST

2015/01/15 · 20:48

Dear Friends:

It has been some time since I have posted here due to life but in my heart of hearts I know this community is fighting the good fight, holding a golden standard for human decency and protecting the least among us in a way that transcends traditional stilted religious constructs. To that end, thank you and please heed this following warning.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
- Sinclair Lewis

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Saturday May 11, 2013 · 7:32 PM PDT

2013/05/11 · 19:32

The Saturday bombing in a crowded area in the Turkish town of Reyhanli ostensibly targeted Syrian rebels specifically and Sunni Syrian refuges generally. That the powerful twin bombings killed at least 43 people and injured another 140 people happened on Turkish soil, with indications linking it back to the Syrian intelligence agencies (who have links to Iranian Revolutionary Guards), is an escalated proxy response to the quickly deteriorating situation in Syria.

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Monday April 15, 2013 · 7:27 PM PDT

2013/04/15 · 19:27

Patriots' Day is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed on the third Monday in April in Massachusetts.

Along with this commemoration of the "shot heard round the world" has been a contemporary attachment with the date around several notable acts of violence in this country, including the Waco siege, Oklahoma City bombing, and now the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Friday July 23, 2010 · 1:24 PM PDT

2010/07/23 · 13:24

Media Matters is looking into allegations that its rights holder, Righthaven LLC, has been filing suits alleging copyright infringement.

While on the surface this sounds like just another case of Old Media's ineptitude in the digital world, the selective enforcement of copyright protection have some questioning potential political motives behind their actions.

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Thursday May 06, 2010 · 11:29 AM PDT

2010/05/06 · 11:29

As too many of us know, there are 2 things that motivate News Corp. (in this order) - making money and propagandizing the conservative message.

While the vast majority of the time these objectives are in lockstep with each other, at times (Family Guy, etc.) the entertainment arm moves forward with something that doesn't fit into the nice confines of "Real America."

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Monday May 03, 2010 · 11:15 AM PDT

2010/05/03 · 11:15

Let me start by offering a couple of things about myself. My father immigrated illegally in the 70's. He was caught near the TX border and INS turned him over to a farmer/rancher into essentially slave labor. He was in the Mexican military before though and luckily was able to leave at night. As a 2nd generation Hispanic, I take the plight of immigration very personally and have a lot of insight due to family dealing with this issue so often.

More below the fold:

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Friday April 30, 2010 · 9:54 PM PDT

2010/04/30 · 21:54

Apologies for the short nature of this diary, but new reports are that coming out that 9,000,000 gallons may be in the gulf waters - the entire Valdez disaster was around 11,000,000, with much, much more in store as the crisis continues.

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Sunday May 17, 2009 · 10:16 PM PDT

2009/05/17 · 22:16

So, you want to go further down the rabbit hole? With the recent GQ revelations about Rummy's weird militant Christian memos I want to put some of Bushco's behavior in context.

You might remember General William G. Boykin (ret.), implementer of US torture policies in Iraq under Donald Rumsfeld. For those who don't I'd like to show the bigger picture in the torture debate.

Boykin:

Here's the way I want to enter the gates of Heaven. I want to come skidding in there on all fours. I want to be slipping and sliding and I want to hit the gates of heaven with a bang. And when I stand up and I stand before Christ, I want there to be blood on my knees and my elbows. I want to be covered with mud. And I want to be standing there with a ragged breast plate of righteousness. And a spear in my hand. And I want to say, "Look at me, Jesus. I've been in the battle. I've been fighting for you." Ladies and gentlemen, put your armor on and get into battle. God bless you.

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Did the administration internally justify detainee torture with religion?

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Did the administration internally justify detainee torture with religion?

Yes

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I don't know

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"Abort Obama, not the unborn"

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Thursday February 19, 2009 · 9:13 AM PST

2009/02/19 · 09:13

Chip Harrison was pulled over in Oklahoma City for a sign that, should you believe the Republican's position on abortion, advocates for Obama's murder. What sweet irony that the very same people who rail against abortion as killing a human life will argue that "it means to remove or terminate."

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Monday November 10, 2008 · 5:44 PM PST

2008/11/10 · 17:44

Cooked in the twisted minds of right-wing goons is the insatiable urge to put on their Tom Clancy hat, come up with an outlandish premise, and stretch words to make a reality of that nightmare in order to give themselves a villain to rant about.

Obama has turned that throttle to 11 as we saw during the election - baby-killing gay Muslim Socialist terrorist - but while we got a little bit of The One in terms of his personality, we were spared the warnings that electing Obama would install a dictatorship with brownshirts doing his bidding.

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What should happen to Rep. Broun?

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Reprimand in the House

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Called out to apologize for inciteful comments

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Receive Fox News/AM radio show

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Karma's a mother. Or, irony abounds.

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Saturday November 08, 2008 · 9:08 AM PST

2008/11/08 · 09:08

What goes around comes around. You reap what you sow. I think you get the point. When I saw a collection of different news stories, they didn't have much in common except the fact that actions have consequences. In a testament to conservative thinking, I guess "personal responsibility" is something that's easier to talk about than to practice.

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 5:00 PM PST

2008/11/06 · 17:00

With respect to the views of our non-Christian and atheist/agnostic friends, what has happened before our eyes has greatly affirmed my view that Fate worked demonstrably with the election of Barack Obama, and we are all better off for it.

You have a right to question me, the Bible, but please don’t question my motives or my sincerity that this means inclusion, not exclusion. That the new dawn will signal a common ground of love and respect, not who’s right and who’s wrong.

I submit to you a theme to the new day ahead of us.

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"Abort Obama, not the unborn"

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