“Red Stripes” by Terry Kruger The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stated in a 2002 Memorial Day Address, that: “Changing the date [Memorial Day is celebrated] merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed a lot to the general public’s nonchalant observance of Memorial Day.” Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye, a …
Obama says that McCain is running for Bush’s third term. Sounds like a good campaign theme to me.
Apologies to Thomas Nast for borrowing his September 23, 1871 cartoon captioned: “A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to ‘Blow Over’—‘Let Us Prey” Yes, that’s Satan’s lapdog, Carl Rove behind her, so to speak. . . The media shit-storm over the assassination slur probably hasn’t reached full pitch yet, but who really expects it to even momentarily …
From Lee Camp: Yeah, he left a few good people off. We got page two here:
As I move around different sites and read articles, I’m often amused and enlightened by the taglines commenters use. Here’s a sampling of taglines I’ve encountered today: Some people fight fire with fire. Professionals use water. “Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth” —Eleanor Roosevelt …”For beauty,” I replied. “And I for truth— the two are one; …
In a letter to Catholics via Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League and one of John Hagee’s biggest critics, Hagee apologized for numerous inflammatory remarks. The whole smelly reconciliation is here. The Gays who caused God to act-out through Katrina are still watching the mailbox for their letter. There’s more than a wiff of political expediency here. Senator Joe …
From Salon’s Alex Koppleman: Appearing with Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman at an event in New Jersey, McCain tried to clarify a statement he made on “The Daily Show” on Wednesday night, in which he alleged that Hamas approves of Obama: It’s very obvious to everyone that Sen. Obama shares nothing of the values or goals of Hamas, which is a …
