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fear and greed

May 5, 2008 – 12:53 pm

There are some sick fucks in this country with some serious entitlement issues:
Officials are investigating the deaths of six sea lions who appear to have been shot Sunday after climbing onto traps in the Columbia River.
Wildlife officials said that the bodies of the sea lions were discovered at noon Sunday on two floating traps just [...]

By slim | Also posted in Animal rights, Bush crime family, Environment, Human rights, Iraq | Comments (3)

fuck the troops, i’ve got a mortgage to worry about

March 25, 2008 – 11:38 am

PZ on our national vegetative state:
I don’t get it.
As a nation, we stand atop a pedestal of bones and ruined lives. The disruption of families is ongoing, and our honor has been thrown away by the greed and ignorance of our leaders. And yet we carry on as if nothing is happening, nothing is wrong, [...]

By slim | Also posted in Iraq, Media | Comments (4)

it’s almost enough to make me reflexively vote for clinton

March 12, 2008 – 12:52 pm

I just received this email (from my husband’s aunt, no less):
The ULTIMATE in Women’s Body Piercing…
Men all over the country are urging their wives and sweethearts to get this ‘chic’ procedure.
The going rate on the east coast now exceeds $10,000.
Many men feel it is worth it.
The payoff?

It absolutely amazes me that someone can send [...]

By slim | Also posted in Dept. of just Sayin' | Comments (0)

Wobblies on The Great Starbuck’s PR Stunt of ‘08

February 27, 2008 – 9:33 pm

Starbucks over-expanded and feel the crunch of an ailing economy. Their solution? A massive, newsmaking public relations stunt, ostensibly to re-train and strategize.The IWW Starbucks Workers Union smells a rat and tells it like it is:
Starbucks Baristas Question Substance of National Shutdown for “Training”
New York, NY- As Starbucks stores around the United States reopen after [...]

By Rich | Also posted in Corporate control, Dept. of just Sayin', Economic justice | Comments (1)

KBOO presenting 7 hour Laswell extravaganza March 21st

February 25, 2008 – 10:04 am

[ March 21, 2008 11:00 pm to March 22, 2008 6:00 am. ] Clark County’s own Rich, a frequent blogger extraordinaire here on this blog, is hosting a seven hour marathon highlighting the musician Bill Laswell on KBOO 90.7 FM Community Radio. It promises to be quite an evening for the weekend night owls among us. Here is some background on Laswell:
Meet Bill [...]

By admin | Also posted in Events, Music | Comments (0)

aren’t republicans the ones who are supposed to hate political correctness?

February 25, 2008 – 9:56 am

A suggestion to Obama: show this Seinfeld clip whenever someone questions your patriotism based on your lack of a flag lapel pin.
KRAMER (to organizer at desk): Uh, Cosmo Kramer?
ORGANIZER: Uh…o.k., you’re checked in. Here’s your AIDS ribbon.
KRAMER: Uh, no thanks.
ORGANIZER: You don’t want to wear an AIDS ribbon?
KRAMER: No.
ORGANIZER: But you have to [...]

By slim | Also posted in 2008 Election, Republicans | Comments (0)

still banning books. in the 21st century.

February 14, 2008 – 11:50 am

This is civilization?
Vancouver Public Schools may be the first district in the nation to not allow Scholastic Book Clubs to sell its merchandise through its schools.
School officials said that district policy prohibits them from promoting for-profit businesses, but that’s not what triggered the conversation in the first place.
In late November, a disgruntled Vancouver woman wrote [...]

By slim | Also posted in Free speech, Religion, Vancouver | Comments (0)

Iranian Cartoonist Marjane Satrapi

January 30, 2008 – 10:46 am

Marjane Satrapi and her comic self portrait.
KBOO’s Words and Pictures show recently featured an interview with Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, whose autobiographical graphic novel Persepolis was just made into a feature length film.
“Satrapi became famous worldwide because of her critically acclaimed autobiographical graphic novels Persepolis and Persepolis 2, which describe her [...]

By Rich | Also posted in Iraq, Middle East conflicts | Comments (0)

noblesse oblige

December 26, 2007 – 12:13 pm

Today is Boxing Day, which in the U.K. used to be the day when the servants (who of course had to serve Christmas day) got a rare day off to spend with their families, eating the boxed-up leftovers of their master’s feast. Lucky duckies!
Thankfully, no such outmoded classism gets in the way of the [...]

By slim | Also posted in Corporate control, Economic justice, Labor, Money Party | Comments (0)

in the spirit of the season, i would like to say BITE ME

December 14, 2007 – 10:27 am

to all of those who voted for that Christmorgasmic resolution in Congress - on the penultimate night of Chanukkah! Maybe they’ll celebrate the wonders of that holiday on the 12th Day of Christmas.
Please take time to thank the 9 who had the guts to vote against this unconstitutional travesty (and monumental waste of time):
Rep. [...]

By slim | Also posted in Baird, Brian, Constitution, House of Rep., Religion | Comments (0)