Bush Blew It the Morning of 9/11
by Bill Maher / Daily News John Kerry has waded into an issue raised by Michael Moore in his film "Fahrenheit 9/11," namely, President Bush's sitting for seven minutes in a Florida classroom after being told "the country is under attack." Republicans are waxing indignant, of course. But the criticism is richly ( Read more... )

I got banned from conservatism. It sure didn't take much.

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*edit: It's kind of funny how they banned me before I could even back up any of my arguments, thus making me look like a total ass. A little reminiscent of the way our conservative media treats people with dissenting views. Cut the mic, boys.

Anyone with a firm grasp on the English language can write something that will pass as intellectual truth. This is one of the greatest problems with American Journalism today. It's a problem with LJ users too ( Read more... )

Why in the hell does the U.S. Military pay for breast implants for female soldiers who wish to undergo the procedure?

Why Many Arabs Hate America
by Scott McConnellAfter the assassination of John F. Kennedy - before today, the most traumatic event for Americans in my lifetime - Malcolm X said "the chickens have come home to roost." Malcolm was reportedly gleeful and rancorous, and his audience laughed at his words: he meant to convey that Kennedy's death meant ( Read more... )

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Anyone who reads my journal knows I've been very preoccupied with the War in Iraq. I've been determined to figure out what this war was really about. Well, I think I finally have it figured out, and as such, this will be the last time I will post on the topic of Iraq. Unless of course there are any significant developments. So here is my [ ( Read more... )

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"In some states, new laws allow pharmacists and other health care providers the right to refuse patients medications on the basis of their faith. Today, access to emergency contraception depends on the state in which you live, as well as the health-care provider and pharmacy you choose. For example, in the 1990s Arkansas and Illinois passed “ ( Read more... )

The first to benefit from a free Iraq would be the Iraqi people, themselves. Today they live in scarcity and fear, under a dictator who has brought them nothing but war, and misery, and torture. Their lives and their freedom matter little to Saddam Hussein -- but Iraqi lives and freedom matter greatly to us.

-President George W. Bush
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