Did anyone on the planet really think that Newt Gingrich was a bastion of moral purity before today's news that he was having an affair during the Clinton impeachment fiasco? He had previously admitted to having an affair while married to his first wife, shut down the US goverment in 1995 in an egomaniacal fit, and was investigated several times ( Read more... )

liz_marcs has an amazing post up which talks about the nature of truth and propaganda, stories that must be told, VJ Day and Pearl Harbor, fearmongering, tonight's ABC "docudrama" and 9/11. It's more than that.... I can't do it justice in a blurb.

I Remember Townsend

"FDR was right. Fear itself is the enemy. It makes you do stupid things. It makes you ( Read more... )

Miscellaneous
What Happens Now Excellent site. Helpful tips and lists on getting through life-altering events and disasters.

The ultimate to-do list manager Remember the Milk, has added location service through Google Maps.

David Wright has a blog. So do Nate Robertson and Tommy Lasorda.

An editorial about the decline of the tie. I'm ( Read more... )

On the Today Show this morning, when asked what platforms Republicans would be running on during the 2006 elections:

(paraphrased)Chris Matthews: "Well, Republicans can't point to their record because it's dismal. They've failed to do anything on a whole slew of issues -- Social Security, Immigration, Gay Marriage, Medicare etc., etc. They gave ( Read more... )

Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering.... Fearmongering....

Otherwise known as scaring the electorate into voting for you.

'cause hey, it's worked before"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must ( Read more... )