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August 2006 ARCHIVE

This is a repost of an article from Pensito Review’s coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It originally appeared one year ago today, August 31, 2005.

In early 2004, as the cost of the conflict in Iraq soared, President Bush proposed spending less than 20 percent of what the Corps said was needed for Lake […]

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Crooks & Liars has the video.
Earlier this week, Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld drew a stark comparison between the two-thirds of Americans who question the Bush Administration’s motives and competence in its operations inside the Iraq Civil War to Nazi appeasers 70 years ago.
On Countdown yesterday, Keith Olbermann gave voice to the voiceless with this […]

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This is a repost of an article from Pensito Review’s coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It originally appeared one year ago today, August 31, 2005.

Why do rightwingers blame America first for natural disasters?
A group called Columbia Christians for Life sent out the following email:
The image of the hurricane above with its eye already […]

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This is a repost of an article from Pensito Review’s coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It originally appeared one year ago today, August 31, 2005.
We could all use some humor right about now, and this appears to be legit. The father of a Florida Atlantic University student is upset because his son received a […]

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Kate-bashing bandwagon: It’s really difficult to refrain from piling on Katherine Harris’ Senate campaign when she continually provides incentives like her diatribes about religion, morality and politics delivered last week that seem designed to make folks wonder if her relationship with reality is a bit tenuous at times. It just provides plenty of fodder for […]

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Quote du Jour   Aug. 31, 2006

Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual. Not all things are black and white. The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. The soooner we learn this concerning human sexual behavior, the sooner we shall reach a sound understanding of the realities of sex.
– Alfred […]

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This is a repost of an article from Pensito Review’s coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It originally appeared one year ago today, August 31, 2005.

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President Bush won’t withdraw troop from Iraq before November because it would not be politically expedient for his very meager post-presidential legacy. (What other reason could there be?) But he can help Republican candidates with another nagging issue: gasoline prices. Looks like they’re about to fall, just in time for the elections in November:
JACK CAFFERTY, […]

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This is repost of an article from Pensito Review’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina. This post was published one year ago, on August 30, 2005

“Everyone recognizes that time is important here,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. “This is about defending life.”
If politics and ideology are at stake, President Bush will cut short his […]

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The GOP requires under-educated people in order to survive, and in places like South Carolina, the Republican Party is thriving
Sorry, but as an expatriated North Carolinian, I can’t resist this story. National Journal’s Hotline put together a state-by-state ranking based on SAT scores, obesity levels and poverty rates and, based on these data, South Carolina […]

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