Folk Hero of the American West?
1 SepThe Mayor Who Challenged the President
Excerpt:
“Blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism,” he told the excited crowd, a slender, gray haired man in a black suit, standing alone, and entirely unprotected, at a microphone on a podium on the steps of City Hall. In a booming bass, denouncing the hundreds of angry callers who had phoned his office to urge him not to embarrass the city by protesting the presence of the nation’s leader, he continued. “A patriot does not tell people who are intensely concerned about their country to sit down and be quiet in the name of politeness.”
This man has a clue. Click through to The Nation to read the rest.
Godwin’s Law does not apply
31 AugKeith Olbermann Delivers One Hell Of a Commentary on Rumsfeld
Excerpt:
This country faces a new type of fascism – indeed. – Although I presumptuously use his sign-off each night, in feeble tribute… Continue reading
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