From Steve Gilliard’s News Blog: Usually, we wait a few years to forget veterans, but not under Bush. We forget about them while they’re still in the hospital. We warehouse them while still in unform. Hell, we ignore them if they aren’t seriously wounded enough in Germany and make them fly home on their own. [...]
Archive for November, 2003
See no protests, hear no protests…
November 11, 2003
From the BBC we learn that activists in London will be greatly restricted during Bush’s upcoming visit: Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North and a Stop the War activist, told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme: “We’ve had long discussions with the police and one gets the feeling that there is a bigger hand somewhere that [...]
MorningWood update
November 11, 2003
Had a very well received show today. Lots of thoughtful calls with comments and questions. Then there was the guy who was obviously fuming over the political content of the show and apparently was pushed over the edge by a Wu Tang cut that I dared play after 5am. Here’s a partial transcript of his [...]
Today on MorningWood
November 11, 2003
Today on MorningWood, on Community Radio WMNF 88.5 fm, Tampa, and streaming at wmnf.org. 4 to 6 am every Tuesday! In the words of Ben Tripp, You want to support our troops, get Bush in front of them. They’ll be home on the first transport out of Kuwait. Welcome to the MorningWood Veteran’s Day special. [...]
Good for Gore!
November 9, 2003
Al just called for the repeal of the PATRIOT act! See MoveOn.org for more.
No child left unbeaten
November 7, 2003
The Houston schoole district, already under fire for falsifying dropout rates, seems to be playing games with violent crime as well: It was one of the most unforgettable of schoolhouse crimes: a disabled 17-year-old student was shoved into a boys’ bathroom in her wheelchair by a classmate at Yates High School here, dragged to the [...]
Schools open in Iraq!
November 7, 2003
And it looks like they’re teaching the kids to aim high and be straight shooters: An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed Friday into a riverbank near Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, killing six U.S. soldiers, the military said. It probably was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, an officer said. Two Americans also were killed in [...]
Bush: “Ask me no more questions…” (but the lies will keep coming)
November 7, 2003
From washingtonpost.com The Bush White House, irritated by pesky questions from congressional Democrats about how the administration is using taxpayer money, has developed an efficient solution: It will not entertain any more questions from opposition lawmakers. The decision — one that Democrats and scholars said is highly unusual — was announced in an e-mail sent [...]
Bucs player claims $70,000 loss
November 5, 2003
TBO.com Buccaneers’ offensive lineman Kenyatta Walker may want to tackle whoever swiped $70,000 worth of jewelry from his 2002 Ford Excursion, police said. Someone jimmied a lock of Walker’s sport utility vehicle after the 24-year-old parked outside Malio’s Steak House, 301 S. Dale Mabry Highway, about 12:30 p.m. Monday, Tampa police said. Walker flagged down [...]
W: “Hide the bodies, show the money!”
November 5, 2003
W is ignoring death and destruction in favor of fundraising. Maureen Dowd sums things up” There are those who say Mr. Bush should have emulated Rudy Giuliani’s empathetic leadership after 9/11, or Dad’s in the first gulf war, and attended some of the funerals of the 379 Americans killed in Iraq. Or one. Maybe the [...]