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Saturday, February 2, 2008

Wisdom From America's Foremost "Stoner" Comedian

"The greatest hurdle one must overcome in this life is self-judgment, the critical eye, the demons that fill your head with doubts and fears. These are the shadows that diappear the minute you expose them to the light of understanding." -- Tommy Chong, The I Chong: Meditations From The Joint Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Who Broke The Elephant?

"George W. Bush destroyed the Republican Party, by which I mean he sundered it, broke its constituent pieces apart and set them against each other. He did this on spending, the size of government, war, the ability to prosecute war, immigration and other issues." -- Peggy Noonan, "Breaking Up Is Hard... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The True State Of The Union That Needs To Be Addressed...

"The natural progress of things is for government to gain ground and for liberty to yield." --Thomas Jefferson Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 25, 2008

The Continuing Legacy Of The Patriot Act, Guantanamo, Now Legal Wiretaps...

"But a constitution of government, once changed from freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." -- John Adams, letter to Abigail Adams, 1775 Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

When Confused About Illegal Immigration, Ask An Expert...

"Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian." -- Robert Orben Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

We're All Color Blind And In Denial With Our Eyes Closed

"I'm sure there are plenty of black women who are Republican and could care less who the Dem leader will be. Close your eyes and look at who can fulfill the best to their promises." -- D.T., an e-mailer, in response to CNN's story, "Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in South... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Finally, I Understand Why The Hell Facts Don't Phase Them

"Facts do not penetrate the world of our beliefs. They haven't generated them; they don't destroy them. They can inflict the most constant contradictions upon them without weakening them." -- Marcel Proust, Swann's Way Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Helping Explain Why The Bush Administration Is So Unpopular

"Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men, in whose breasts it predominates, so stupid and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it." -- John Adams Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Stating The Case For Change With Humor

The state was not, according to the experts, designed for me. There were not a lot of people who look like me in Iowa." -- Senator Barack Obama, speech at Dartmouth college after surprising win in the Iowa Caucus Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Open Dissension Is As American As ...

"It's always the flag-waving neocons who attack dissent as an emboldening, unpatriotic show of support for our foes. If we have anything to worry about when it comes to fascists and politically and morally bankrupt people, it's the fascists inside the Beltway whom we have to fear most." -- Jack... Sign in to see full entry.

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