Random RecitalsA man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying to others and to yourself. Fyodor Dostoevsky Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on October 26th, 2008 at 8:00 am Video highlights: PRIORITIES Tax cut for 95% of working Americans End tax breaks for “outsourcers” Reduce health care costs Energy independence Better education FUNDING Stop $10 billion waste in Iraq Bailout oversight Bush/McCain tax cuts for top 2% expire Close corporate loopholes Audit spending and eliminate programs that don’t work
Article by John on October 15th, 2008 at 10:31 am John Cleese of Monty Python’s Flying Circus says he used to think “Michael Palin was the funniest Palin”: For those of you who do not know Michael Palin, here is Michael Palin for President: var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/93e3a518-e627-40f1-ba78-fb8266999c08\/"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9ucy8yMDA4LWVsZWN0aW9uL2pvaG4tY2xlZXNlLXNhcmFoLXBhbGluLzx3cHRiPkNsZWVzZSBvbiBQYWxpbiwgUGFsaW4gZm9yIFByZXNpZGVudDx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGVtb2NyYWN5Zm9ydmFuY291dmVyLm9yZzx3cHRiPkRlbW9jcmFjeSBmb3IgVmFuY291dmVy”;
Article by John on May 24th, 2008 at 11:57 am Gore Vidal is a true national treasure. The first part of this 7 minute video has a brief bio. The entire 13 minute interview is here. Related articles Gore Vidal Saw This Coming [Campaigns] Welcome to the United States of Amnesia-2[Campaigns] Gore Vidal Does Happy Little Jig Upon William F. Buckley’s Grave [Literary Feuds] var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gore_Vidal","http:\/\/link.brightcove.com\/services\/link\/bcpid1184614595\/bctid1568135081","http:\/\/gawker.com\/387801\/gore-vidal-saw-this-coming","http:\/\/suzieqq.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/24\/welcome-to-the-united-states-of-amnesia-2\/","http:\/\/gawker.com\/370733\/gore-vidal-does-happy-little-jig-upon-william-f-buckleys-grave"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9ucy8yMDA4LWVsZWN0aW9uL3ZpZGFsLW9uLXRoZS11cy1lbGVjdGlvbnMvPHdwdGI%2BVmlkYWwgb24gdGhlIFVTIGVsZWN0aW9uczx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGVtb2NyYWN5Zm9ydmFuY291dmVyLm9yZzx3cHRiPkRlbW9jcmFjeSBmb3IgVmFuY291dmVy”;
Article by missy on January 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 am None of the candidates are perfect, and I wish Edwards was out in front on marriage equality. But I trust that he will do his best for the majority, and that he is not a Clinton-style triangulator who will sell out good policy for power and “political capital.” We need to be like the Republicans in this one way: we need to try to win the [...]
Article by missy on November 15th, 2007 at 4:33 pm It’ll take more than an expensive haircut to make the border nazi attractive to voters: Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo is getting his hair clipped for a cause while poking fun at a Democratic rival’s high-dollar haircuts. Tancredo, a Colorado congressman, will pay $400 for a haircut on Friday – a play on former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards’ $400 cuts, which appeared on campaign spending reports [...]
Article by John on November 12th, 2007 at 4:18 pm All the speeches from the Iowa JJ Dinner are available on Campaign_Wikia.Com thanks to Chad Lupkes. var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/campaigns.wikia.com\/wiki\/Iowa_Jefferson_Jackson_Dinner%2C_2007","http:\/\/chadlupkes.blogspot.com\/"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9ucy8yMDA4LWVsZWN0aW9uL2Vkd2FyZHMtaW93YS1qai1kaW5uZXItc3BlZWNoLzx3cHRiPkVkd2FyZHMgJiM4MjExOyBJb3dhIEpKIERpbm5lcjx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGVtb2NyYWN5Zm9ydmFuY291dmVyLm9yZzx3cHRiPkRlbW9jcmFjeSBmb3IgVmFuY291dmVy”; swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube.com/v/C4rqysXGj0o&color1=0×5D1719&color2=0xCD311B&border=1&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0″, “vvq-1037-youtube-1″, “370″, “299″, “9″, vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes); | |
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