We Still Have A Dream

Forty-five years ago . . . A beautiful symphony of brotherhood. Always we may have diversity of intellectual comprehension and interpretation, even varying degrees of socialization, but lack of spiritual brotherhood is both inexcusable and reprehensible. —The Urantia Book H/T to Driftglass; see THIS.

Was Georgia’s Aggression An August Surprise? Update

Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin Implicates McSame Two week ago, in my post titled Was Georgia’s Aggression An August Surprise? , I noted speculation from the likes of Randi Rhodes, Greg Sargent at TPM and Daily Kos’s Hunter that Georgia‘s aggression against South Ossetia seemed to bear a “Made in the USA” label, designed to benefit Cold Warrior John McSame‘s …

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Not. DENVER — Focus on the Family Action has pulled a video from its Web site that had asked people to pray for “rain of biblical proportions” during Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at Invesco Field on Aug. 28… In the video, Shepard called for Christians to pray for “abundant, torrential” rains during the Democratic nominee’s acceptance speech in order …

Home(s) Again, Home(s) Again. . .

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig, Homes again, homes again, dancing a jig; To market, to market, to buy a fat hog; Homes again, homes again, jiggety-jog; To market, to market, to buy a plum bun, Homes again, homes again, market is done. — Apologies to Mother Goose In 2006,  John and Cindy sold their 2-acre estate …

Cindy Goez ta Georgia

Beer baroness turned international crisis manager, Cindy McClown, suffered through a Dukakis moment while assessing civilian casualties in Georgia (“We are all Georgians”) on her sudden tour of the plucky little nation which recently tried to kick Russia in the groin. TBRILISI, Georgia — Johnnie McClown‘s wife, Cindy, visited Georgian refugees Tuesday, and freely shared her favorite family recipes with …

Mark Halperin: Right Wing Tool

It’s a sure sign that the media apocalypse has arrived when one establishment hack, Cokie Roberts, has to swat down another– the always execrable Mark Halperin (with a lukewarm assist from yet another, George Stephanopolous). Here’s a bit of “analysis” offered up Sunday on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopolous” talking bobbleheads show: Just one of the many painfully biased …

Johnnie’s Verp or Veep?

Johnnie “There will be more Wars Drill NOW!” McPOW holds his noses as he learns of his Veep selection; some observers insist he was actually verping— in response to Corporate America’s choice of younger, taller real president vice-president, Dick Mittens “Who let the dogs out?” Romney. Oh and— Happy birthday, “Old Spice.” Seventy-two, is it? Nice.