Archive | July, 2007
Dennis Rehberg: Man of Principle
Dennis Rehberg is a man of principle, especially when it comes to votes about agriculture. Yesterday, Rehberg issued a statement critical of the farm bill. He said: “Speaker Pelosi’s new version of the farm bill thumbs its nose at the real needs of rural America and it’s time to stand up and say ‘no.” Time to stand up and say [...]
Continue reading...What’s Wrong With Corporations
27. July 2007
On the flip side of the lack of local responsiveness in unions is the lack of local responsiveness in corporations, which is all the more pathetic because corporations actually try. Today in Safway I heard a radio ad for Safeway's "local" cherries. It encouraged me to show my Washington pride and ended reminding me that Safeway [...]
Continue reading...What’s Wrong With Unions
27. July 2007
So I got a letter from my Union today (The illustrious United Food & Commercial Workers). I owe them 91 dollars, and if I don't pay it I will lose my job (they underlined that for me). The letter consists of probably thirty complete lines, and within those there are three typographical errors, one of [...]
Continue reading...The Letter That Could Have Been
27. July 2007
I was going to write this letter to the IR editor. But then I decided not to feed the "Damn Liberals readin' their books" stereotype. For those of you who don't know, Steve Lodahl is published basically every other day fighting off an imaginary push to impeach Bush by declaring that Clinton is also a [...]
Continue reading...Daily Kos Cuts and Runs in the Face of Bill O’Reilly’s Assault
26. July 2007
Great stuff. But now I am feeling guilty. After receiving as many as five concerned emails from your dozens of adoring fans, I have come to a heartfelt conclusion — I must sell my cherished Peabody Peabody, and use the proceeds to help your fans buy themselves some lowercase letters. Seeing an entire class of individuals so cruelly afflicted, having to [...]
Continue reading...Maybe the Nation Should Stick to Politics
26. July 2007
Dave Zirin, writing for the Nation is concerned about the media's treatment of Michael Vick in the wake of allegations about dog fighting. While Zirin correctly notes that there is an element of racism is some of the online commentary about the story, he completely misses the boat at end of his piece: American culture celebrates violent sports–especially football–and is insensitive [...]
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