‎100 years after the Triangle Factory Fire, Republicans are trying to take away unions. Had the women of the Triangle Factory had a union, they wouldn't have died in an inferno. I urge you to read this and pass it on. This is for Wisconsin and every other state fighting for their rights in a country swiftly becoming frighteningly Rightwing and pro- ( Read more... )

Why isn't anyone calling our situation what it really is ~ a Depression? Do the 1930s have a Monopoly on that term. Sure, it may have started out as a recession, but things just don't seem to be getting any better for anyone and they're getting worse for many. The only way to solve a problem is to correctly identify it first. That way, you know ( Read more... )

We can't let them get away with one of their clichéd manœvres this time. Don't let one little dinky ploy get past our necessarily constant and sharp vigil Go do this or I'll kick you in the virtual privates.

PBS is doing one of those instant online polls to ask America" if they think Sarah Palin is fit to be Vice President.

The GOP has launched a ( Read more... )

Is it wrong of me to wish that the Earth would open up right under the site of the Republican National Convention and swallow several hundred of the most evil fucking monsters ever to be born on this planet? 'Cos that's what I've been wishing for, for the past 48 hours actually.

If there is an attack, the country will be battened down tight by the administration. It will become a dictatorship, and will remain so until the terrorists are defeated.
But they will never be defeated.

I got in the mail yesterday the miniseries V and V: The Final Battle. At the beginning of each installment of the first miniseries is this dedication:

To the heroism of the
Resistance Fighters
--past, present, and future--
this work is respectfully
dedicatedThese movies would never be made in today's political climate, especially carrying such a ( Read more... )

Before I journal about the activities and special moments of yesterday's trip to Asheville, I have to rant. What I have to say my offend some people, especially some women, so I'll put a cut here to spare folks who care not to go any further ( Read more... )

I yoinked this from carmenwatson and urge anyone reading it to post it in their own journals.
What Really Happened ( Read more... )

My good friend green_goblin70 just got told to fuck off for his liberal views by a Right Wing Nutsack who chose to remain anonymous. How funny is this, considering Bush's infringement on Americans' right to privacy? Talk about the height of hypocrisy. Go polish your jackboots, asshat, and leave the thinking to those who CAN.

Our Esteemed Fuhrer is making his speech tonight, attempting to convince those of us with brains that all is well while, at the same time, doing the Arsenio Hall "hoo hoo hoo!" to his Right Wing Dominionist cronies over the complete takeover of what was once a relatively decent nation. Sure, America has always had its problems (that's why I've ( Read more... )