Archive for May, 2004
Police get away with killing another black man child
This one was killed for driving a pickup truck while black. State Attorney Bernie McCabe has determined two Pinellas sheriff’s deputies were justified in shooting to death 17-year-old Marquell McCullough earlier this month. Deputies David Antolini and Nelson DeLeon fired a combined 15 times at a pickup McCullough was driving, striking the teen nine times. [...]
Get Up with MorningWood
Get Up with MorningWood, on Community Radio WMNF 88.5 fm, Tampa, and streaming at wmnf.org. 4 to 6 am (eastern time, US) every Tuesday! Studio line: 813-239- WMNF WOOD Today on MorningWood It’s the MorningWood Memorial Day Special. Remembering those who have fallen, and getting pissed off at one particular chickenhawk “leader” who is responsible [...]
Who fed Chalabi?
Read Josh Marshall. “An intelligence source confirmed to Newsday reports in Time and Newsweek that the FBI had launched an investigation into who in the administration had passed the classified material to his Iraqi National Congress.” …… Chalabi’s interlocutors in the US government were a fairly small and well-known group, stacked heavily toward the top [...]
W’s wild weekend
First, a nice little ride through the cleared brush of the Crawford set ranch: Here’s the official story line from Crawford: President Bush took a spill during a Saturday afternoon bike ride on his ranch, suffering bruises and cuts that were visible later on his face just two days before he was to deliver a [...]
“How many people go to the middle of the desert … to hold a wedding…”*
I think it’s safe to say that at least 2 people went out to the middle of the desert to get married, and they invited a bunch of friends and family to celebrate. Gee, maybe they were in the middle of the desert because that’s where they live? Nah. That’s just what they want us [...]
I’m not worthy
of this effusive praise, but it sure is nice to see it from such an informed source: I’m delighted to see a Tampa Bay blogger who has such a comprehensive grasp of the situations facing this country. Would that other citizens were so aware and concerned. Thanks to Poor Richard’s Anorak for these kind words.
Bootlicking Bandar buoys Bush
In April we learned that Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, promised President Bush the Saudis would cut oil prices before November to ensure the U.S. economy is strong on election day, journalist Bob Woodward said in a television interview on Sunday. I guess Bandar felt it was time to [...]
Speaking of wafers
Florida Politics makes another good catch. If you follow news and politics in this state, this blog should be on your daily reading list. Finally, someone in the media asks: Is the church prepared to deny the Eucharist to Gov. Jeb Bush, a Catholic? “Bishops’ choice: Holy hypocrisy”. In the column, Marquez points out that [...]