Wow. Another bigoted diary about those

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Wednesday June 06, 2007 · 2:24 AM PDT

2007/06/06 · 02:24

who dare to criticiae Israel or the Jews. The other day it was the sainted Dhonig. Today it's the blessed Nonpartisan. Bigots all, in the land of Daily Kos. I won't regret never seeing any of you at Daily Kos again.
You should have let those two bigots roll into oblivion. Instead you uprated them. So the warmongering goes on, led by the "Jews are never at fault for anything" cheerleaders, led by the Democrats, even by the socalled progressive Democrats.

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Saturday June 02, 2007 · 5:03 AM PDT

2007/06/02 · 05:03

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It's something to ponder: both the President and the Vice President insist that who consults with them as they make the decisions that affect all of us, is NONE OF OUR BUSINESS!

http://www.azstarnet.com/...

Now THAT alone is pretty startling, isn't it? But here's the kicker:

epppie

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Thursday May 31, 2007 · 6:18 PM PDT

2007/05/31 · 18:18

in 1974, the man who was (arguably) the greatest architect of the 20th century died in a men's room in Penn Station. His body lay unclaimed for three days in the morgue.

Anyone who has been to Penn Station in New York City (ie half of America) must understand the sheer grotesque irony of that. There cannot be a more irreverent, or even profane, place for an architect to die. Not only does Penn Station defy any thought of architecture as an important human need, which makes it the ultimate abomination from the architectural point of view, but it is a desecration too, in that one of the most marvelous buildings ever built in New York City, Old Penn station, was razed to make way for it.

For this picture of Old Penn Station, please to to Progressive Historians:

http://www.progressivehistorians.com...

http://www.nyc-archi...

http://www.imdb.com/...

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Monday May 28, 2007 · 5:18 PM PDT

2007/05/28 · 17:18

Slowly - I think - the Progressive Community is learning to challenge right wing framing. More and more, I think we all see that it's important not to call the "Estate Tax" a "Death Tax", for example. Some frames we argue about, such as whether the violence in Iraq should be called the "Iraq War", the "Iraq Civil War" or the "Iraq Occupation" (I think we should call it either a civil war or an occupation, because to call it simply a war dignifies what was - in my opinion - a lawless and reckless invasion).

But there is one Frame that really sticks in my craw and that I think is far too widely accepted: the idea that staff appointed, hired and administered by the Executive Branch serve "at the pleasure of the President."

epppie

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Sunday May 27, 2007 · 12:15 AM PDT

2007/05/27 · 00:15

Or, should I say, Pope Benedict?

For a while, being a Catholic, I tried to get myself to call Ratzinger by the name he chose, Pope Benedict. But I've given up on it. He's not a Pope to me anymore than Bush is a President to me.

Re. Bush: not only did Bush lose the popular election in 2000, but he was (in my opinion) selected by the Supreme Court, effectively, when they stopped the Florida recount, and I regard that as illegal. So does the Supreme Court! They themselves stated that their decision on Bush v. Gore was not to be used as precedent! That's the same as admitting that it was a bogus decision.

So what about Ratzinger?

epppie

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Friday May 25, 2007 · 12:33 AM PDT

2007/05/25 · 00:33

When Lamont defeated Lieberman in the primary last year, I was elated. I thought it marked a sea change in American politics. And I'm still not at all convinced that it doesn't.

When Lieberman ran as an Independent anyway, I thought the voters would reject the transparent willfulness of that move and elect Lamont. When Lieberman won, easily, I told myself that it was an anomaly. It was the pork power of the incumbent that the electorate couldn't resist. And very likely, that was a lot of it.

But I'm now beginning to think that Lieberman, not suprisingly, I guess, had his finger on the American political pulse a lot better than I did. And now maybe I'm getting the picture.

epppie

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Thursday May 24, 2007 · 11:12 AM PDT

2007/05/24 · 11:12

This picture was inspired by Dr. Doolittle's Pushmepullyou; however, I'm afraid it looks more like a Perot-saurus!

I find the idea of a Creation Museum historically interesting. Anyone remember the Cardiff Giant?

epppie

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Tuesday May 22, 2007 · 8:36 AM PDT

2007/05/22 · 08:36

In her biography of Scott Joplin, Dancing to a Black Man's Tune, Susan Curtis says:

power in society is maintained not only ... through sheer force, but also through the construction of widely shared beliefs, codes and ideals that inscribe desired behavior that benefits those in power. ... Thus, the arena of culture is anything but nuetral and, in fact, represents one of the key locations for contest and debate that result in historical shifts.

For many artists, their role in culture entails creative, ethical and spiritual dilemmas. While some artists undoubtedly never consider doing anything other than confirming hegemonic power (folks like John Wayne and Ronald Reagan come to mind, though ironically - or tellingly - even such artists have presented themselves as 'mavericks'), I think that most artists feel some need to reform, or transform, society. They create, at least in part, because they want to project their sense of what could be, or should be, for others to see or hear.

epppie

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Monday May 21, 2007 · 3:14 PM PDT

2007/05/21 · 15:14

Dems: "How bad can it be?"

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Sunday May 20, 2007 · 2:10 AM PDT

2007/05/20 · 02:10

with their backs to the sun...they see only their shadows.

What is the sunlight to them, but a caster of shadows?

... all things move in half embrace; the desired and the dreaded, the repugnant and the cherished, the pursued and that which they would escape...

But you who walk facing the Sun, what can hold you?"

(very loosely quoted from Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet)

If you asked ten people "what was the key transitional moment in recent history", you would surely get ten different answers. For me, it was the transition from Carter to Reagan, because of the different visions of community that they expressed/represented. Reagan called his age of misrule "Morning in America", But I see it as a time when America turned its back on the Sun, by which I mean, faith in Community.

epppie

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Thursday May 17, 2007 · 11:53 AM PDT

2007/05/17 · 11:53

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I couldn't restrain the dark fascination yesterday: I took a look at the Presidential site for speeches and such.

I saw that W gave a commencement speech recently at Saint Vincent college. I'm a Catholic. I HAD to look at it. My heart sank, though, to see it. I guess if there's one thing the average Catholic hierarch can't resist, it's an opportunity to bestow honor upon the Author (Decider) of the Iraq Meatgrinder. How they reconcile that with Catholic Just War theory...?

Anyway, I looked at W's speech.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/...

epppie

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Saturday May 12, 2007 · 7:03 AM PDT

2007/05/12 · 07:03

design by Storm Bear

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Empire's folly:

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Although I do find inspiration in religious imagery, I don't think of this as specifically a religious image, despite its obvious Christian Crucifixion association. One of the interesting things about most Christian images of the Crucifixion is that they are above all hierarchical. I wanted to show the crucified one surrounded by fellow human beings, separated from him only by their uniform dress, possibly armor.

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