Letters from Grenada
confessions of a reformed tourist
Posts tagged politics
howard zinn
“Howard Zinn, the historian and author and one of the last remaining leftists from the Leftists Had Balls era, has died at 87.” (The Wonkette) When my brother was in college he had a talk radio news-but-mostly-fly-the-seat-of-his-pants-political-commentary show. Because it was college radio he basically got to do whatever he wanted. One of the great [...]
more on the nobel peace prize
As I wrote previously, my initial reaction to the news that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was not only positive, it was profoundly visceral. I checked my email, saw an alert from The New York Times and got literal goosebumps. I was thrilled. And I know there were lots of people out [...]
on the nobel peace prize
I had three thoughts when I heard this. The first was: Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s so damn beautiful my nipples are hard. The second was: And thus the Nobel Comittee has finally redeemed itself for that whole Henry Kissinger travesty. Then I sent my brother a text message telling him the [...]
dear congressman joe wilson
That is all.
the new york post: barely fit to wrap fish
I’ve never particularly liked The New York Post, but I used to read it for sports news and gossip. Those days are over. Today, they published this despicable piece of trash by Sean Delonas. This “cartoon” is the most offensive, unconscionable and disturbing thing I have ever seen printed in an allegedly legitimate newspaper. The [...]
favorite dubya moments
See if you can pinpoint the offscreen-flying-kitty moment.
Tillman congratulates Barack
The newly-elected Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, wrote this lovely note of congratulations to Barack Obama: The Government and the people of Grenada are extremely elated over your amazing election as the 44th President of the United States of America, and do offer you our sincere congratulations. The fact that you are the first [...]
election aftermath: “man on the moon”
At 11:51 PM on Tuesday I typed the last words of my liveblog and finally stepped away from the computer. The networks had called the election. I had confirmed it on Twitter. I wasn’t celebrating yet. I was cautious. But then the miracle happened. Mere minutes after the call, John McCain delivered his concession speech. [...]
new morning in america
Wednesday morning. Still bawling like a baby. Post later.
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