QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not.

I can believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and the Beatles and Marilyn Monroe and Elvis and Mister Ed. Listen - I believe that people are perfectable, that knowledge is infinite, that the world is run by secret banking cartels and is visited by aliens on a regular basis, nice ones that look like wrinkled lemurs and bad ones who mutilate cattle and want our water and our women.

I believe that the future sucks and I believe that the future rocks and I believe that one day White Buffalo Woman is going to come back and kick everyone's ass. I believe that all men are just overgrown boys with deep problems communicating and that the decline in good sex in America is coincident with the decline in drive-in movie theaters from state to state.

I believe that all politicians are unprincipled crooks and I still believe that they are better than the alternative. I believe that California is going to sink into the sea when the big one comes, while Florida is going to dissolve into madness and alligators and toxic waste.

I believe that antibacterial soap is destroying our resistance to dirt and disease so that one day we'll all be wiped out by the common cold like martians in War of the Worlds.

I believe that the greatest poets of the last century were Edith Sitwell and Don Marquis, that jade is dried dragon sperm, and that thousands of years ago in a former life I was a one-armed Siberian shaman.

I believe that mankind's destiny lies in the stars. I believe that candy really did taste better when I was a kid, that it's aerodynamically impossible for a bumble bee to fly, that light is a wave and a particle, that there's a cat in a box somewhere who's alive and dead at the same time (although if they don't ever open the box to feed it it'll eventually just be two different kinds of dead), and that there are stars in the universe billions of years older than the universe itself.

I believe in a personal god who cares about me and worries and oversees everything I do. I believe in an impersonal god who set the universe in motion and went off to hang with her girlfriends and doesn't even know that I'm alive. I believe in an empty and godless universe of causal chaos, background noise, and sheer blind luck.

I believe that anyone who says sex is overrated just hasn't done it properly. I believe that anyone who claims to know what's going on will lie about the little things too.

I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies. I believe in a woman's right to choose, a baby's right to live, that while all human life is sacred there's nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system.

I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.”
Neil Gaiman, American Gods

Ed Sheeran - Masters of War (Acoustic Cover)

HOW TO SPOT A RIGHT-WING, CHRISTIAN, REPUBLICAN

HOW TO SPOT A RIGHT-WING, CHRISTIAN, REPUBLICAN

• He usually is a he. His wife is usually a she.
• They always claim to know "the way." It's usually their way.
• A King James version of the Bible will usually be by their side.
• Most will have had a personal experience with God. Many claimed to have talked to God. So have most mental patients.
• You will hardly ever see a left-handed, right-wing, Christian, Republican.
• Many right-wing, Christian, Republicans are rich. The one's that aren't will look like they're hypnotized. 
• They have little time for listening. Usually their mouths are going. And going. And........
• They will all eagerly accept any money they can get from the government, while claiming that the government is our biggest enemy. Social security, Medicare, tax deductions, corporate farm subsidies. You name it, they'll take it. On the other hand, they generally bad-mouth government and want less of it. The government places regulations on things they want no regulations on; it keeps interfering with church and state issues; and of all things, the government helps people who are struggling. Our right-wing, Christian, Republican brethren just can't come to terms with that.

PEEVER LAW #32

JUSTICE. ONE OF LIFE'S FINER PURCHASES.

'Today Is THE Day' as FCC Readies Historic Vote on Net Neutrality

'Today Is THE Day' as FCC Readies Historic Vote on Net Neutrality



THE POWER OF PROTEST WILL HOPEFULLY WIN THE DAY.

The Awesome Life of an American Congressman

The Awesome Life of an American Congressman



ONE OF ILLINOIS' FINEST. I'M BEGINNING TO THINK RICH MUST MAKE YOU STUPID.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"THINK OF THE POOREST PERSON YOU HAVE EVER SEEN, AND ASK YOURSELF IF YOUR NEXT ACT WILL BE OF ANY USE TO HIM."

Gandhi

PEEVER LAW #13

  There’s nothing wrong with being religious, so long as you mean to do something good with it.

IN RECOGNITION OF MALCOLM, WHO WAS KILLED 50 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY

“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
Malcolm X, By Any Means Necessary

PEEVER LAW #4

1      If you’re looking for God, start from the inside out, rather than from the outside in.

LATE VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT: Bruce Springsteen - If I Should Fall Behind

How Trade Deals Boost the Top 1% and Bust the Rest

How Trade Deals Boost the Top 1% and Bust the Rest



MORE GOOD NEWS.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"TO DO GOOD, BLOOD MUST CIRCULATE. MONEY MUST CIRCULATE, TOO. MONEY MUST BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BODY POLITIC, NOT BE CONCENTRATED IN THE POCKETS OF A FEW...A MAXIMUM WAGE LINKED TO A DECENT MINIMUM WAGE WOULD HELP EVERY FAMILY AND EVERY COMMUNITY LIVE HEALTHY LIVES---AND RESTORE BALANCE TO A NATION RAVAGED BY UNBRIDLED GREED."

Jess Vogel

CANDIDATES FOR POA

SO FAR, I GOT JOHN WEIDERT, WHO HAS COMMITTED TO OPEN AND INCLUSIVE GOVERNING. I KNOW JOHN FROM THE RECREATION COMMITTEE. HE HAS MY VOTE.

BOBBIE BATEMEN IS OLD SCHOOL AND A PROVEN FAILURE AS A DIRECTOR. SHE LIKES CLOSED MEETINGS AND MILITARY LEADERS.NO GO.

MARCY MERMEL IS FULL OF BULL JUST ABOUT UP TO HER EYES. SHE'S INTO A SMOOTH PRESENTATION, WITHOUT SAYING MUCH OF ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE. SHE APPEARS TO BE MORE OF THE SAME.

CLARK VERNON SUPPORTS OPEN GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS A PLUS. HE CALLS GROWTH "JOB ONE", WHICH I WOULD NOT SUPPORT. GROWTH FOR GROWTHS SAKE IS A DEATH SENTENCE. GROWTH HAS TO BE PLANNED AND CONTROLLED. BASING YOUR FUTURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL NOT WORK. BUT HE HAS MY VOTE.

GEORGE PARKER WAS PRESIDENT OF HIS LOCAL CHAMBER, WHICH TELLS ME WHERE HE STANDS. I CONSIDER THE CHAMBER AN ENEMY OF THE STATE. IN HIS FIRST PRESENTATION, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE. "THE FUTURE OF THE VILLAGE IS IN OUR HANDS." THERE'S AN ASTUTE OBSERVATION.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

BEYOND THE QUEST FOR FINANCIAL SECURITY AND PERSONAL COMFORT, WHAT, IF ANYTHING, ARE WE COMMITTED TO?

Calls Grow to Reject AUMF That Permits 'Waging War All Over World'

Calls Grow to Reject AUMF That Permits 'Waging War All Over World'

Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War

Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War



OBAMA CONTINUES TO BE AN EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT.

Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War

Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War



OBAMA CONTINUES TO BE AN EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT.

'Biggest Banking Leak in History' Details Nefarious Tactics of Global Tax-Dodgers

'Biggest Banking Leak in History' Details Nefarious Tactics of Global Tax-Dodgers





 "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."



Matthew 10:25

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"GREAT WEALTH IS ITS OWN NATIONALITY."

Velda Johnson

Sen. Cotton May Think Guantanamo and Hell Are Different. My Client Does Not.

Sen. Cotton May Think Guantanamo and Hell Are Different. My Client Does Not.



ONE OF ARKANSAS FINEST, ALREADY MAKING AN ASS OF HIMSELF IN THE SENATE. STAY TUNED, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

HOW DO YOU MAKE A MILLION? YOU START WITH $900,000.

Jailed 'Anonymous' Hacktivist Was Watchlisted By FBI Before Arrest

Jailed 'Anonymous' Hacktivist Was Watchlisted By FBI Before Arrest



FREEDOM OF THE WHAT?

ARKANSAS RECYCLING PROGRAM

PUT WASTE INTO PLASTIC BAGS. BE SURE TO SEPARATE ALUMINUM CANS, NEWSPAPERS, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC, AND GLASS INTO SEPARATE BAGS. LOAD INTO CAR. DRIVE TO HIGHWAY. THROW BAGS OUT WINDOW. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE NOW AN OFFICIAL ENVIRONMENTALIST, THE ARKANSAS WAY.

Netanyahu’s Speech and the Politics of Iran Policy

Netanyahu’s Speech and the Politics of Iran Policy



THE CHOSEN ONE'S.

As Ukraine Spirals Again into Violence, US Contemplates Pouring Fuel on Fire

As Ukraine Spirals Again into Violence, US Contemplates Pouring Fuel on Fire



We got to quit letting military people make these decisions. What do we expect?

War Is the New Normal: Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist

War Is the New Normal: Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist



IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH, THERE ARE NO HEROES.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"THE GREATEST COUNTRY, THE RICHEST COUNTRY, IS NOT THAT WHICH HAS THE MOST CAPITALISTS, MONOPOLISTS, IMMENSE GRABBINGS, VAST FORTUNES, WITH ITS SAD, SAD SOIL OF EXTREME, DEGRADING, DAMNING POVERTY, BUT THE LAND IN WHICH...WEALTH DOES NOT SHOW SUCH CONTRASTS, HIGH AND LOW, WHERE ALL MEN HAVE ENOUGH-A MODEST LIVING-AND NO MAN IS MADE POSSESSOR BEYOND THE SANE AND BEAUTIFUL NECESSITIES."

Walt Whitman

STORY PEOPLE

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"THE AMERICAN MYTH THAT ANYONE WHO WORKS HARD WILL GET AHEAD, AND THAT WEALTH ACCUMULATION IS A PRODUCT OF INDIVIDUAL EFFORT AND MERIT, IS NO LONGER SUSTAINABLE."

Hightower Lowdown | Egged on by the Hawks of Doom, Obama sinks America into a misguided war with the Islamic State

Hightower Lowdown | Egged on by the Hawks of Doom, Obama sinks America into a misguided war with the Islamic State

 WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? THE ECONOMY, THE RICH, THE MILITARY, DEFENSE CONTRACTORS, MAINTAINING PATRIOTIC FERVOR AMONGST THE PEASANTS.