Monday, December 8, 2003Steve EarleHave you ever heard of Steve Earle? I hadn't, until yesterday, although I was familiar with his country hit "Copperhead Row." Steve is a country musician who is politically liberal and very outspoken. His songs reflect his personal and political convictions. I heard him interviewed on All Things... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:45 AM Comments (1) (link) Thursday, December 4, 2003Bush Environmental PoliciesToday on Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviewed two people, one who thinks Bush has the worst environmental record of any president, and one who thinks Bush's policies are pretty good. I'm posting this before hearing much of the program. Otter was listening to a small part of it and he was repeating to... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 4:16 PM Comments (3) (link) Saturday, November 29, 2003Sic 'em, Wonky!Since I've been to busy to post here myself for five days, I'm glad to be able to point readers to something better than I'd post myself, anyway. Wonky has written an amazing essay about John Ashcroft and bad Bush administration policies. Hmmm.... that description sounds boring. Let's try again:... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 2:12 PM Comments (1) (link) Monday, November 24, 2003What do you think of the death penalty?I think there are some crimes for which death can be an appropriate punishment. However, I think the death penalty should be reserved for crimes in which the criminal is caught "red-handed." For example, if a man walks into McDonald's with a gun and randomly kills all the patrons, and he is caught... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 12:23 PM Comments (4) (link) Madeline Albright on the Diane Rehm show RIGHT NOWDiane Rehm is talking to Madeline Albright right now (9:30am mountain time.) It's fascinating! They're talking about Iraq, terrorism, the Middle East, Cechnya and by the time I'm done posting this and their break is over, probably a lot of other things as well. You can hear the show on various NPR... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 9:49 AM Comments (0) (link) Saddam's SupportersI'm pretty sure that the people fighting against American and British troops in the name of "supporting Saddam" are really supporting their their own rise to political power or quest for preferential treatment in a repressive society. Even if it were perfectly clear that Saddam had been killed, they... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:30 AM Comments (0) (link) So THAT'S why they didn't rise up!Now we know why the people in Iraq who didn't like living under the dictaorship of Saddam Hussein didn't rise up against him. They knew how much destruction it would take to remove him. Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:25 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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