Why was he executed?

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Tuesday January 02, 2007 · 6:02 PM PST

2007/01/02 · 18:02

I've had to ask myself many times since Saturday why Saddam was put to death when he was. We can all say it was according to the Iraqi law, but he was in the middle of a trial dealing with the gassing of Kurds in 1988, a time when he was allied with the U.S. against Iran in that regional war.

I have had to ask if his death was a way to silence him from letting the world know how he was once good friends with the Republicans of the Reagan administration and those ready to join the first Bush administration.

George W. Bush has made him out to be a Hitler, but he was killed by an action of the Old West -- at best a hanging, at worse a lynching. I only wish we could learn what cannot come out at trial.

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Tuesday October 24, 2006 · 7:25 PM PDT

2006/10/24 · 19:25

Once upon a time there was a boy named Felix. He always wanted to be a cowboy and he kept things that reminded him of his cowboy desires, including a hangman's noose.

But his proudest possessions were his cowboy boots. He wore them everywhere, even to his job. He tried other shoes -- football cleat on teams where he called some of this other players nasty names, but he always came back to his cowboy boots.

One day, Felix found himself in a campaign for his job against Jim, a man who wore military boots that he earned by actually serving in honorably in combat, something Felix had never done. Jim wore his boots during the campaign and challenged Felix on matters of war and peace. Read More

Of Clinton, Foley, Studds, Crane, Bowman et al

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Thursday October 05, 2006 · 6:51 PM PDT

2006/10/05 · 18:51

First, let me say this may be a long blog. I am writing it as more of a train of thoughts than a definite final piece.
The talk of Mark Foley and the related sex scandals have brought back the talk of what Clinton did with a White House intern and what others have done in the the past with Congressional pages.

Names like former Congressmen Garry Studds, Dan Crane and Bob Bowman, all who faced their own sexual scandals related to either relations with pages or coming out of the closet as a homosexual after portraying himself as a proper right-wing Congressman (Bowman) are being tossed about.

The right-wing media wants to bring back the Clinton issues in an effort to take away from the scandals involving Mark Foley. The right wing types also are finding ways to blame Democrats for leaking the information about Foley at this time. Read More

Talk Like A Pirate Day

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Monday September 18, 2006 · 5:14 AM PDT

2006/09/18 · 05:14

It's one of the least recognized days on the calendar, but it is one to break up the tension of a political season with a bit of lightness.

Tuesday, Sept. 19, is "Talk Like A Pirate Day" during which you can spice up your language by using "shiver me timbers," "ahoy," "avast," and a lot of "arrgh, arrghs" in your conversations.

The day was developed by two actors in the Northwest and they have been trying to spread word of this day around in various ways. This is one attempt to urge people to celebrate the day.

... And What About Iraq and Afghanistan?

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Saturday September 16, 2006 · 9:05 AM PDT

2006/09/16 · 09:05

I could only take so much of President Bush's press conference Friday around noon, particularly after a reporter pressed him about Pakistan's "treaty" with warlords and tribes in the region where bin Ladin is suppose to be hiding.

Bush said that there was not much we could do about this because Pakistan "is a sovereign country."

I had to turn off the t.v. because all I could think about is what about Iraq and what about Afghanistan? While we may have had a revenge justification for Afghanstan after 9/11, wasn't that a central government harboring terrorists in an area with warlords? And with Iraq -- we just went in and invaded a sovereign country, albeit one we had differences with, on the basis of lies.

Felix Signs

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Monday September 04, 2006 · 6:55 AM PDT

2006/09/04 · 06:55

My wife, son, dog and I decided to take a Sunday walk along a trail that links Lexington, Virginia, with neighboring city Buena Vista. We thought we were going for a walk, but we entered -- "The Felix Zone."

We had hiked the trail starting in Lexington and we wanted to pick up the trail from Buena Vista. We did not know where to find the trail, so we tried to find the tourist center in the area. We drove through the small city that hosts a major Labor Day parade and there we saw them, loads of George Allen signs.

There were the standard yard signs, the large George Allen signs, there were "Sportsmen for Allen" signs in blaze orange. There were signs linking Allen with Congressman Bob Goodlatte. Everywhere Allen. There was one large Webb sign in town, but that was it on Sunday. Remember, Webb will be a good father and see his son off to war today, skipping the Buena Vista parade. Read More

A Song for George Allen

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Friday August 25, 2006 · 5:17 AM PDT

2006/08/25 · 05:17

"I Called Him Macaca"
(or Senator Allen's musical lament...)

(sing to the tune of "Hakuna Matata" from "The Lion King"

I called him macaca,
What a dumb thing to say.
Yes, I called him macaca,
And now I've got to pay.
It means I'll worry all of my campaigning days
`Cause of the word I said
That just came to my head,
Yeh, I called him macaca.

Battle for Party's Soul

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Wednesday August 23, 2006 · 7:13 PM PDT

2006/08/23 · 19:13

So, when Democrats challenge one another in primaries, the story becomes "a battle for the soul" of the party. But when Republicans such as Frank Murkowski in Alaska find themselves on the losing side of a primary, the media simply reports he lost.

Where is the battle for the soul of the Republican party? On the primary day when Joe Lieberman lost to Ned Lamont, the constant refrain, particularly from the right-wing media, was the battle for the Democratic party. Lieberman can lose and the Democrats become controled by the liberal wing, but Murkowski can lose and nobody talks about the Republican party's soul.

Is it because Republicans have no soul? Or is it because Murkowski is nothing but a laughing stock of a governor who turns his back on leaking pipelines and appoints his own daughter to fill his Senate seat when he retires. Any ideas?

One Disgusting Love Fest

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Tuesday August 22, 2006 · 6:31 PM PDT

2006/08/22 · 18:31

Yes, I admit, I was tuned to the Hannity program for his interview with Sen. George (Macaca) Allen. He has to be the only news person who has not even repeated what Allen said while allowing Allen to again state his heart-felt I'm sorry statement about calling the James Webb campaign worker an offensive name.

I have never witnessed such a disgusting love fest among two men on the radio, each trying to outstate how much he admires the other man. Hannity did not even ask about the polls showing Allen's lead slipping away, but made out that Allen is still the shoo-in candidate this year.

Allen's groveling had all the markings of a man simply begging people to put up with him in two more years when he plans to run for President after what he thinks will be a cakewalk election this year.

Dear George

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Wednesday August 16, 2006 · 6:48 PM PDT

2006/08/16 · 18:48

Dear Sen. Allen,

I hope you do not mind this letter at this time when you are facing issues about use of the word macaca in relation to someone following you on your recent campaign stop. You have tried to explain it every which way you can. Please allow me to suggest something new to you.

You have never been able to pronounce the name Virginia even though you have called it home for most of your adult life, you graduated from the University of Virginia and you once served as governor of Virginia. You have always pronounced it "Vahginia."

So, you have used the work macaca without knowing what it means. I would suggest a new defense. Try saying your inablity to pronounce words was the problem. You were trying to say "my car, car." This would clear up the matter for the umteenth time. It could also get you out of the problem.

Of Toothpaste and Baby Formula

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Friday August 11, 2006 · 5:22 AM PDT

2006/08/11 · 05:22

One day Ned Lamont wins a primary and we're warned about voting for Democrats will bring back 9/11.

The next day, the British break a plot to blow up airplanes using liquids such as toothpaste and baby formula.

Is this a fear of flying or a fear of competition in political ideas?
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Reed and the 'Overzealous Media'

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Monday August 07, 2006 · 1:50 PM PDT

2006/08/07 · 13:50

So, in my continuing efforts to understand the right-wing media, I tuned into Sean Hannity's first hour (3-4 p.m.) on the radio. Read More

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