Displaying 511 To 540 Of 3,698 Comments We have five lunatics in black robes running the country. » Posted By nellie On February 1, 2010 @ 4:26 pm Heard on the radio: FDR to the 1936 Democratic National Convention:
It was natural and perhaps human that the privileged princes of these new economic dynasties, thirsting for power, reached out for control over government itself. They created a new despotism and wrapped it in the robes of legal sanction. In its service new mercenaries sought to regiment the people, their labor, and their property. And as a result the average man once more confronts the problem that faced the Minute Man. The hours men and women worked, the wages they received, the conditions of their labor – these had passed beyond the control of the people, and were imposed by this new industrial dictatorship. The savings of the average family, the capital of the small-businessmen, the investments set aside for old age – other people’s money – these were tools which the new economic royalty used to dig itself in.
» Posted By nellie On February 1, 2010 @ 1:34 pm I’d rather he go and check out what’s going on. Maybe deliver a few choice words about lobbying. I’m glad he went to the Republican retreat. He said what we’ve all been wanting him to say for a long time. Face down your opposition. That’s the better strategy, imo. And, he’s their president, too. Why not remind them of that… » Posted By nellie On February 1, 2010 @ 1:32 pm Friday Music Thread – Lyin’, Cheatin’ and Other Campiagn Strategies Shakira — Hips don’t lie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLQgjEhH400&feature=fvst Sorry — couldn’t resist. » Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:40 pm We could. » Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:39 pm Classic — this and Youngbloods’ Get Together are the anthems of the peace movement. » Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:32 pm Black eyed peas – Don’t lie
» Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:29 pm George – Lie to me
» Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:18 pm Johnny Lang rocks it the best. » Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:16 pm Depeche Mode – Lie to me
» Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:14 pm Bon Jovi – Lie to me
» Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:12 pm Tom Waits — Lie to me
» Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:11 pm Johnny Lang — Lie to me
» Posted By nellie On June 11, 2010 @ 6:07 pm Thanks for the quick history of oil’s interference with the public welfare. It’s a shame more people aren’t talking about the industry’s history, what with the BP spill. You mention the true cost of oil — and it also includes a lot of illness associated with pollution and carcinogens. It includes wildlife. It includes local communities and economies. It includes innovation and modernization. We’ve been poisoning our planet with this toxin for far too long. Great post. » Posted By nellie On June 10, 2010 @ 7:50 am Hey! I checked in this morning just to see the headlines and saw a big hug from javaz. Damn it’s good to see your screen name again. » Posted By nellie On June 10, 2010 @ 7:46 am Free Speech! Supplies Are Limited! Jeff Gannon was there because Bush wanted him there. The reason it was an outrage was precisely because he was unqualified. Most of those journalists are seasoned professionals. And we should hold them to a high standard. You’re comparing apples an oranges, imo. Limbaugh is a big-mouthed blow hard. Everyone knows he’s a shill. He’s under no obligation to deliver a truthful message. He is NOT a journalist. Thomas is. It’s like saying we’re going to regard the performance standards of Bozo the Clown the same way we regard those of Yo Yo Ma. » Posted By nellie On June 7, 2010 @ 7:46 pm I would hope we’re holding the White House Press Corps to a different standard from corporate shills like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, who are paid to mislead the public rather than inform us. This isn’t a free speech issue. This is a decorum issue. Helen Thomas actually holds a place of high honor and respectability. This was unworthy of her. » Posted By nellie On June 7, 2010 @ 5:09 pm She has every right to say it — and people have every right to react to it the way it deserves. We should send all blacks back to Africa. I’d love to see the reaction if a member of the White House Press Corps said something like that. Helen should know better. She knows politics. She knows better than to equate the Israeli people with the actions of the Israeli government. The Israeli population itself is deeply divided over this issue — the press in Israel expresses a more diverse opinion of the raid than the press here at home. What the real shame is — she exits an illustrious and honorable career — marked by an unflinching search for truth — with this brutish gaffe. It doesn’t reflect her work at all. But it’s an ugly remark. And that’s how it’s being treated. » Posted By nellie On June 7, 2010 @ 3:49 pm I don’t know why she resigned. I haven’t found any details about that. If you know of any, I’d like to read them. It may be that she herself decided she was not carrying out her responsibilities the way she wanted to. Or maybe she just thought it was time. I do know her agency dropped her, which I think was harsh. But many Jewish people don’t see it as harsh. It’s a public relations nightmare for the agency. I think they should have kept her, but they didn’t. » Posted By nellie On June 7, 2010 @ 7:54 pm Helen Thomas is a respected, professional journalist. I think it’s actually a good sign that she comes under fire for this kind of comment. It shows we expect more from her than we do for paid entertainers with nothing to lose or corporate shills at the end of money leashes. Perhaps the trash talk of the airwaves has made us forget that paid political blather is different from journalistic investigation and reporting. They are not the same. Helen should have known better. And I am one of her biggest fans. It hurts me to hear her compared to the likes of Rush Limbaugh — as if what goes for him is okay for her. It isn’t. » Posted By nellie On June 7, 2010 @ 5:16 pm Mr Obama wanted to be president because as a community organizer working as a lawyer, he realized that he couldn’t really accomplish the things he wanted to accomplish unless he went into politics. Politics is a career of service, and no matter how bad our examples have been in the past few years. it is possible to accomplish important things for the public by going into politics. And the presidency is the most powerful political position in the country — possibly in the world. That’s why he wanted to be president. Things have already changed, although there are many people who refuse to acknowledge it. We have a foundation for health care in this country — something that no one was able to accomplish in a century We are bringing the Iraq occupation to a close. We have passed a raft of legislation in congress that the media ignores. We are ending predatory financial practices — we can do more. We are creating jobs rather than losing them. We have recovered our respect in the world. It’s easy to look around and want things to be better. After 30 years of conservative ideology, the public suddenly woke up and wanted it all reversed overnight. That’s not going to happen. Especially when we sit back and wait for it to be done for us by the very people who benefit from the status quo. The American public has a lot to work on — itself, the media, the congress. And we can push this president — but to posture as if nothing has changed is to keep us on the same road we’ve been on for 30 years. Which is exactly what conservatives are counting on. » Posted By nellie On June 7, 2010 @ 7:06 am 377 people (out of 580) gave it 5 stars on Amazon. So I’m stoked! » Posted By nellie On June 3, 2010 @ 5:00 pm Sounds like Lost. Jack? Sawyer? Jack? Sawyer? Jack? Sawyer…. » Posted By nellie On June 2, 2010 @ 4:22 pm Thanks, javaz! I’m always looking for good reading recommendations. And I’m seriously thinking about an iPad so that I can carry thousands of books with me at a time. I’m definitely putting these on my list. » Posted By nellie On June 2, 2010 @ 4:21 pm Friday Music Thread – Why Do Fuels Fall In Love? Did someone post this already? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f7LwuVF8Oo » Posted By nellie On May 28, 2010 @ 4:01 pm Can’t believe I actually get a chance to post this again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5yY1xEvr7M » Posted By nellie On May 28, 2010 @ 3:57 pm New Rule for White F(l)ighters Oh that old article, which I never read because of the title. Sorry, don’t know enough about it, and don’t care. I’ve been listening to TYT this week, and I’m liking what I’m hearing. Dylan Ratigan was on this morning — really good show. » Posted By nellie On May 28, 2010 @ 2:02 pm I mean Cenk Uygur and company. Don’t know the guys above. Did you check the link I posted? They also have a Youtube channel: » Posted By nellie On May 28, 2010 @ 1:36 pm It’s not too surprising, really. These are people who grew up with all the stereotypes and propaganda about African Americans. It’s really hard to shake that stuff off. Especially when you think you’re a liberal, fair-minded kind of person and would never have a racist thought about anyone. But I’ve said it before on this site, I have friends who say things that make my skin crawl — and they have no idea they’ve let anything bigoted slip out. So it’s up to younger folks. I suggest tuning into The Young Turks — nice, diverse, politically astute group of commentators who don’t wander off into this kind of nonsense. They’re fun, too. » Posted By nellie On May 28, 2010 @ 11:03 am Masters of Illusion and Intolerance Good to see you, too, boomer. » Posted By nellie On May 17, 2010 @ 5:03 pmComments Posted By nellie
Deep Purple — Smoke on the water
Sting — I burn for you
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