Monthly Archives: November 2006

Why The Iraq Failure Was Predicted

Posted on November 30, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Not predictable. Predicted. Over at DailyKos is a powerful diary by the wife of a Vietnam & Iraq I war veteran. During a discussion with a bunch of conservative college students, the following happened:
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Posted in Iraq, Middle East, Military | 4 Comments

The Easter Bunny Wing of the Republican Party: The Georgia Division

Posted on November 30, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I posted about the Missouri legislative committee that claimed that abortion had led to a shortage of workers which then resulted in illegal immigration. Really. I can’t make this garbage up. Now, Nehomee over at Shakespeare’s Sister has observed the same thing in Georgia:
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Public Health, Religion | 17 Comments

Lindsay’s Famous!

Posted on November 30, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, she did have an article published in the New York Press about illegal advertising in New York City. Go read.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog, News Media | 2 Comments

Hoover Institute Swiftboats Nancy Pelosi

Posted on November 29, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

There was a time when think tanks on occasion actually thought. Not so, at the conservative Hoover Institute, where Hoover Institution fellow Peter Schweizer slimed Pelosi, claiming she had to explain why her family’s vineyard does not use union employees.
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Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Fucking Morons, News Media, Pig Screwer, Propaganda | 6 Comments

The War on Christmas: The “Massive Resistance” of the 21st Century?

Posted on November 29, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Tuesday, the Catholic League launched its first salvo in the ongoing War On Christmas with a large ad on the op-ed page of the NY Times.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Racism, Religion | 13 Comments

So Here’s a Plan for Iraq

Posted on November 29, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

So finally, a war supporter, albeit a former one, proposes something kind of like an exit strategy. George Packer argues that we should stay long enough to get exit visas those Iraqis who helped the U.S.:
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Posted in Iraq, Little Lord Pontchartrain | 4 Comments

Dennis Prager and Anti-Muslim Hatred

Posted on November 28, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Thank you, Dennis Prager for your anti-Muslim bigotry: at least we know where the modern conservatives really stand. Despite Article IV of the U.S. Constitution which states that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States”, Prager has his knickers in a twist over Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison’s intention to use a copy of the Koran instead of a Christian Bible while being sworn into office.
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