November 5, 2010 archive

Docudharma Times Friday November 5




Friday’s Headlines:

100 objects of desire: The story of the radio series of the year – from the man who made it

USA

Johann Hari: America is now officially for sale

For G.O.P., Big Ambitions Face Daunting Obstacles

Europe

‘Right to be forgotten’ proposed by European Commission

Fear Darkens Czech Uranium Mining Town

Middle East

Iraqis take fight for ‘torture’ inquiry to the High court

Abbas accuses Iran of trying to derail talks in Middle East

Asia

Papuan tells of torture by Indonesian soldiers

Dozens die in new Mount Merapi eruption in Indonesia

Africa

Spanish Wages Keep African Island Afloat

Sudan peacekeepers probe Darfur clash

Latin America

Haiti ‘unprepared’ as hurricane approaches

U.S. gets some love, and hate, in Tehran

Officials praise Washington for placing an Iranian insurgent group on its terrorism list even as crowds mark the anniversary of the U.S. Embassy hostage-taking in 1979 with chants of ‘Death to America.’

By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Beirut and Tehran – Supporters of Iran’s government took to the streets of the capital Thursday to denounce the United States on the 31st anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy compound, even as the nation’s Foreign Ministry praised Washington for placing an Iranian militant group on a list of outlawed terrorist organizations.

In a rare moment of accord between the two nations, ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised the announcement Wednesday that the Obama administration had placed the ethnic Baluchi group Jundallah on its terrorism list. Iran executed the group’s leader,Abdulmalak Rigi, in June.

Muse in the Morning

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Muse in the Morning

Time for a break from poetry…in order to create some art.

The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity:  monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine.  The belief that there is only one right way to live, only one right way to regulate religious, political, sexual, medical affairs is the root cause of the greatest threat to man:  members of his own species, bent on ensuring his salvation, security, and sanity.

–Thomas Szasz



Colorful 3

Late Night Karaoke

WA-Sen: Can Murray’s Math Teach Democrats A Lesson?

We now know the outcome, more or less, of the Washington State US Senate race-and it looks like it’s going to be Patty Murray, D-(Actual No-Kidding Progressive), over Dino Rossi, R-(Guy Who Will Be Running Again For Something As Soon As He Can).

Murray managed to win in a State that is far more “purple” than you might think, in a vote-by-mail election that guarantees at least a few days of uncertainty.

You have to do some unusual math to figure out how these elections will go, and we’re going to walk through how this race got called by NBC just a couple hours ago.

Slow clap.

For fuck’s sake, I wonder off into pop culture for just a year and this is what the fuck happens? I don’t know which is sadder, the fantasy that leftbagger bloggers cost the Demotards the elections, or that fantasycampers know as Republicans are now in control.

Now the best is gonna be watching Obama bend over for a soft and loving ass cram by the Republicans for the tax cuts for the elite, our true masters of this national corporate state. Who knows, maybe Boner and McConnell will finally give Obama that reach around he so truly craves, like plants wanting Brawndo.

I also would like to note that the American public didn’t reject liberal ideas in this elections, they rejected pussy mother fuckers who stand for nothing and draw more lines in the sand than Pythagoras working working on a proof.

They rejected Democrats without backbones, the fucking Pwoggressives.

They rejected Democrats who said reeling in the corporate elite was not an option. You know, like closing Gitmo?

They rejected Democrats who decided to give free money to ruling elite of our Corporate Aristocracy so it might trickly down to us peasants like cake crumbs.

They rejected Democrats who handed a banzana to Big Pharma and Big Insurance and told us to eat that shit sandwich called Healthcare Reform and to fucking smile.

They rejected Democrats who extended the wars upon wars that are the biggest drag on our economy and keep us from upgrading our infrastructure, which oddly enough would have created jobs, jobs, jobs.

They rejected Democrats who refuse to uphold the rule of law when it comes to wholescale looting, civil liberties and basic human rightes.

They rejected Democrats who stood for nothing but hope, when this republic needed help.

They rejected Democrats peddling the same empty fucking promises, from real progressive policy to equal rights for to LBGTs, that they decided to try the empty promises of the Republicans again.

The far, far Left did not cost the Democrats the elections. Fuckers who applied a purity test based on clapping for unicorns did.

I have decided this is my queue, along with my first gray hairs, to finally return to Texas and lead the glorious revolution back to sanity.

All pwoggresives will know my qualities before they ever meet me.

My years of exile are over, you have been warned.  

Guy Maddin Explains the 2010 Mid-Term Elections

So now you know, and remember…

No slapping!

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