What these wise and war weary women are up to around the country. Really–all over the country. The Raging Grannies are everywhere. I personally believe the best (and Pinkest) recent Granny action was in our little old pueblo, when the Tucson Raging Grannies the first in the country to attempt to enlist (and to be […]
Still Raging!
Those Raging Grannies are still at it…this time at a Maryland recruiting station. They just wanted to enlist. And the eldest member of those “temporarily” arrested is 102! After being arrested the recruiters apparently thought better of it and dropped the charges, so the Grannies were “let off” with a warning. CODEPINK ladies also participated. […]
Collaborators and Other Creeps
We must start a massive boycott/stoppage of all communication companies who cooperated and turned over any of our information to the NSA. Which ones? Well this c|net article gives some information about which companies cooperated and and which did not. As soon as we (the progressive media, indy media and progressive bloggers) get some verification […]
Jennifer Harbury on Torture
Just saw a very interesting presentation on Book TV on C-Span 2 by Jennifer Harbury of the information in her new book: Truth, Torture, and the American Way published by Beacon Press. She presents a lucid detailed accounting of the whole sordid story of U.S. torture. Her recommendations — broader more flexible base (outraged Republicans […]
This Week's Disturbing News: Terrorists Inside the State of the Union Address
The most disturbing news item for me this week concerned who could attend the State of the Union Address and who could not attend. Cindy Sheehan was forcibly removed from the Gallery at the Capital and arrested. The authorities now say, “oops.” Cindy is not going to let this afront to her civil liberties quietly […]
Who are the best soldiers to send to D.C. to take back our country?
I watched/listened to the State of the Union Address at an LD 27 Democrats organized function at The Vaudeville last night in downtown Tucson. It was very well attended. Bush Bingo was played by all busily checking off how many buzzwords were used by Bush. An occasional marshmallow was thrown at the screen. Boisterous opposition […]