Gabi Clayton Alec and I met Catherine for an early breakfast at Darby’s restaurant downtown. Later Alec and I went to some politial events. First in the early afternoon we went to a debate between three ‘minor party’ candidates for the U.S. Senate: Green Party candidate Aaron Dixon, Libertarian Party candidate Bruce Guthrie, and Independent Robin Adair. …
Ann Friedman, Alternet October 4, 2006: Some states just don’t know what to do with an “obscene device.” In The Dildo Diaries, Texans describe how they have to use the “it’s for educational purposes” excuse to justify their purchase of adult toys. The Dildo Diaries, edit is an eleven minute edit of a sixty three …
If democracy can be said to have temples, the Lincoln Memorial is our most sacred. You stand there silently contemplating the words that gave voice to Lincoln’s fierce determination to save the union—his resolve that “government of, by, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.” On this latest visit, I was overcome …
STONEWALLED: POLICE ABUSE AND MISCONDUCT AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE U.S. Nearly four decades after Stonewall, and despite significant progress in the recognition of the human rights of LGBT people, the targeting of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals for police abuse and misconduct remains a persistent and widespread problem …
Bill Maher on Jesus Camp Maher is surprised and off they go on the subject of religion, extremism, human nature, etc. Standard stuff, loosely related to the film. But Maher’s comfort at hearing Rios, a conservative Christian, decry the subjects of the film is far more sinister than he appreciates. Rios is far more of …
My mother had terrible feet — they were very flat – no arches. She wore Murray Space Shoes and swore that without them she would be crippled. Murrays would take a plaster cast of her feet then from the mold they would make the shoes. I was always getting lectures from mom about taking care …
See the video on “Jesus Camp” on YouTube, with a link from Huffington Post:Kids At Jesus Camp Worship To Bush Pictureand be sure to read the comments below the video after you watch it also see Jesus Camp– the movie and Kids in Ministry International~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* MOVIE REVIEW | ‘JESUS CAMP’ “Extreme liberals who look at …
Texas teacher and politician Ann Richards died from esophageal cancer at the age of 73 ~ September 13, 2006). A wonderful quote from her keynote address at the Democratic National Convention ~ July 18, 1988: “Poor George, he can’t help it…He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.” ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Activism Industry Progressive …