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"Carry On Margaret": Still Playing in Theaters Near You

Go to source The Carry On films were a series of 31 very popular low-budget British comedies (more films than any other British series), made between 1958 and 1992, which spoofed various typical social characters and cultural icons -- Carry On Sergeant, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher, etc.  By 1978, after 20 years and 30…See More
Apr 9
Jim Kavanagh commented on Jim Kavanagh's blog post Snowball in Hell: The Momentum of Same-Sex Marriage in Our Sulfurous Polity
"Let's hope.  But, loathe as we may be to admit it, the anti-abortion rights movement may provide a counter-example -- a movement that has steadily generated momentum for counter-progressive change, undermining and…"
Apr 3
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The Road to Syria: "It all depends on what America says"

Go to sourcewww.facebook.com/choiceandtruthThere are a couple of characters missing from this cartoon (and I don't mean Bing Crosby and Bob Hope), but, essentially, it is spot on.The recent New York…See More
Apr 1
Richard Bagby commented on Jim Kavanagh's blog post Snowball in Hell: The Momentum of Same-Sex Marriage in Our Sulfurous Polity
"But same-sex marriage does seem to be a threat to at least one power bloc: religious conservatives. I'm delighted that it is demonstrating the limits of their political power. Dare we hope that the political power of the anti-abortionists is…"
Mar 28
Jim Kavanagh posted a blog post

Snowball in Hell: The Momentum of Same-Sex Marriage in Our Sulfurous Polity

Go to source  Glenn Greenwald’s column in The Guardian the other day, “The gay marriage snowball and political change,” makes an important point about how the…See More
Mar 27
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Mar 24
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"I feel a lot of horror"Remember Rachel Corrie

Go to source Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of Rachel Corrie's death. Rachel was a 23-year-old  peace activist from Olympia, Washington and a student at Evergreen State College, who was crushed to death by an Israeli/American (Caterpillar) bulldozer on March 16th, 2003, while trying to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition. As Tom Wright and Therese…See More
Mar 17
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Feb 22
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Coming Clean: Irish Prime Minister Makes an Extraordinary, Moving Apology for the Magdalene Laundries

Go to source                                  Daily Mail                                                                                            …See More
Feb 21
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Flight Club: The No-Fly List and the Authoritarian Theater of the Absurd

Go to source [I]t is an essential part of the justice dispensed here that you should be condemned not only in innocence but also in ignorance.  -- Franz KafkaThe Trial    A recent…See More
Feb 19
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SNL Skewers America's more-Zionist-than-thou Politics (Updated)

In dress rehearsal. Decided not to air it. I'd love to have heard that discussion.   Update (2/13/2013): Here's a take from "SNL Nixes Skit Mocking GOP's Israel Stances During Hagel Hearing" at Crooks and Liars It is not hard to imagine the pearl clutching and cries of outrage (Outrage, I tell you!) had this skit gone out on the airwaves, depicting the blatant pandering and ridiculousness…See More
Feb 12
Bill Frank commented on Jim Kavanagh's blog post The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (Part 1 of 2)
"Gardner, there are many semi-automatic hand guns, so it does apply to them, because as far as I know, it doesn't matter if the gun will take either a ten round clip or a twenty round clip. Jim, I'm one of those that doesn't mind…"
Feb 5
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As Syria Devolves, Israel Rampages

Go to sourceAnd America approves. The Israeli attack on Syria last week confirms the observations I made in my post on Syria in August, namely that: 1) the US has assured Israel in…See More
Feb 4
C Gardner Wilson commented on Jim Kavanagh's blog post The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (Part 1 of 2)
"While I feel that there is a definite link between the Second Amendment and the Declaration of Independence and its reference to the right of the people to throw off any government that fails to respond to those over whom it exercises…"
Feb 4
Jim Kavanagh commented on Jim Kavanagh's blog post The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (Part 1 of 2)
"My essay did not make any reference to the specific wording of the Second Amendment, and my arguments are not about that.  If you're referring to the "militia" vs. "individual" interpretatons, then, like it or not,…"
Feb 3
Bill Frank commented on Jim Kavanagh's blog post The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (Part 1 of 2)
"Also, if any Democrat comes out for decent, and I'm gonna say it - gun control, they are immedietely painted a pinko commie, and that's why we don't have any. If you want to see a Democrat go running away from something crying like a…"
Feb 3

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"Carry On Margaret": Still Playing in Theaters Near You

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The Carry On films were a series of 31 very popular low-budget British comedies (more films than any other British series), made between 1958 and 1992, which spoofed various typical social characters and…

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Apology Excepted: Obama’s Turkish Twist

Posted on March 24, 2013 at 8:44pm 0 Comments

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Following up on yesterday’s post about how the American media disappeared a Palestinian dissident and

an American victim of Israeli aggression in one fell swoop of…
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