Texas Republican Party platform – talk about a horror story!
21 SepThis video provides a layman’s view of the Texas Republican platform. A party’s platform sets out in detail what the party is really all about. It is written by the party’s most active and committed members and expresses their basic beliefs. Many of the policies are so radical that they would shock most people including political moderates and even many conservatives. When Republicans take office, they seize every opportunity to impose these policies on the American people.
Protected: Work stuff, and the importance of disaster recovery plans that are actually tested
20 SepDissent, and the unacceptability of thought
18 SepOlbermann Video: Bush owes us an apology
Yes, he does. He owes the entire United States an apology for suggesting that it is unacceptable to think anything. Allow me to direct you once again to the words of Historian Howard Zinn: Continue reading
PSA: U.S. expands warning to cover all fresh spinach
17 SepFresh spinach is off the menu, per the FDA.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Consumers should avoid all fresh spinach, regardless of whether it is pre-packaged, a chief U.S. food safety official warned on Saturday, saying the number of E. coli illnesses had passed 100.
Then there’s this from last night’s Countdown
16 SepSept. 15: “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann talks to Newsweek’s Howard Fineman about President Bush’s speech defending his proposed terror laws.
Olbermann on the reason Bush wants to redefine Geneva Conventions (MSN Video)
Sept. 15: “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann talks to Jonathan Turley, Constitutional law professor at George Washington University, about the legality of Bush’s proposed terror laws.
An Aging Trans Woman 