(Okay, this is something for the person who has nothing….wonderful…cd) STUDIO Gallery, local color from local artists – Voodoo Dolls The George Bush Voodoo Dolls Wednesday, October 12th – Sunday, October 30th Reception: Saturday, October 15th, 5 – 8 pm Berkeley artist Bobbie Pires has been at work for months on a series of George…
Category: Politics
Countdown to Liberian elections
(Jimmy Carter and his Carter Center in Atlanta have become a potent force for good across the globe. Bill Clinton could do worse things than to aspire to follow in Carter’s footsteps. Now, if we can just get the Carter Center to monitor the next US election…. kg) Peacekeepers, election officials and international observers in…
Hmmmm…is there only one bomb? What about in Waikiki?
Another story that is flying under the radar….the thing is…who built it? Why? cd StarBulletin.com | News | /2005/10/07/ Army disposes of bomb found by Kauai jogger Star-Bulletin staff KILAUEA, Kauai » A jogger on a morning run yesterday found a suspicious package that turned out to be a bomb, police officials said yesterday. The…
Oklahoma guy blows himself up…terrorism? Maybe…
(Okay, here is what I can find on this..this happened last Saturday..ask yourself…why haven’t you heard about this yet?…cd) 1) from KFOR.com NORMAN, Okla. A student with “emotional difficulties” has been identified as the person who blew himself up Saturday evening at the University of Oklahoma. The F-B-I says the remains are believed to be…
Fukn Walmart….
(I try to not go to Walmart…it’s one of the easiest things in the world. There are those times however…like having an RV with a flat tire in Pahrump, Nevada on Labor Day and having to fix the flat in order to hit the road and make it back to LA in time to catch…
A New Measure of Well-Being From a Happy Little Kingdom – New York Times
(It makes you wonder about the GHP here in the United States. I don’t think it is really very high. I live in Hawaii where people are coming on vacation and should all be incredibly happy, yet I see so many unhappy faces among the visiting…and never mind about the unahppy residents…by the way…I’m not…
The Seattle Times: Local News: Minutemen watch U.S.-Canada border
(I actually think this is a good idea. There are about 4000 minuteman volunteers. To find out more you can go to www.minutemanhq.com The people that are probably really bummed about this are the pot runners. I used to know some people that would smuggle pot on lakes, the ocean, and the Vancouver-US train. I…
Bush proposes using military in bird flu pandemic – Yahoo! News
(Be very scared when the commander in chief starts talking about using federal troops to enforce domestic quarantines. Especially when said commander in chief is appointing his very own supreme court, was effectively put in place by the current supreme court (remember when he stole the election?) and his constitutional right to be the ‘president…
Beware Florida!
This poster is going to be used by the Brady Foundation to educate those heading to Florida…cd
Countdown to Liberian election Oct 11 – when "masses" turn into "asses"
(I have a personal interest in Sierra Leone, which is struggling to get back on its feet after 10+ yrs of brutality. Political and economic instability in neighboring Guinea and Liberia threaten Sierra Leone’s recovery. Here is a great update on the current situation in Liberia [see last week’s post on presidential candidate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]….