Archive for the 'The Iraq War II' Category
If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”
• November 9, 2013 • Comments Off on If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”Posted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, Fashion, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Women
Tags: "Thriller", African Americans, Black Men, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Cyrus Beene, Daws Butler, Drama, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Sex, Jake Ballard, Kerry Washington, LGBT, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Quinn, Romance, Scandal, Sex, Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, United States
The President’s Speech on Libya
• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off on The President’s Speech on LibyaPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Hate Crimes, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Tunisia, United Kingdom, War Crimes, Women
Tags: African Americans, Africans, al Qaeda, Arab League, Benghazi, Blacks, British Petroleum, Europe, European Interests, Libya, Mideast, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Murder, No-Fly Zone, North Africa, Oil, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rape, Rebels, The Bill Press Show, The Mic, Torture, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Security Council, United States
From Madison, Wisconsin: Where The Cops, The Iraq War Vets, The Correctional Officers, and The Firefighters Side With The People
• February 27, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Afghanistan, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Discrimination, Iraq, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aryan Brotherhood, Capitol Police, Chet Millard, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Correctional Officers, Glenn Grothman, Iraq War II, Iraq War Vets, Madison Fire Department, Madison Police Department, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Police Officers, Police Unions, Prisoners, Prisons, Public Employees, Racism, Scott Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Unions, United States, Veterans, Vets, Wisconsin, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin State Capitol
Jeff Bridges Nearly Refused The Role of “The Dude”
• December 29, 2010 • Comments Off on Jeff Bridges Nearly Refused The Role of “The Dude”Posted in Acting, Afghanistan, American History, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Documentaries, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Film, Iraq, Love, Public Television, Sexuality, Television, The Iraq War II, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "The Big Lebowski", African Americans, American Masters, Big Lebowski, Blacks, Caucasians, Coen Brothers, Common Sense, Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, George Carlin, Hipsters, Jeff Bridges, Last Picture Show, Marijuana, Marijuana Dealer, Mirror Has Two Faces, Norman Mailer, Self Image, Sex, Slackers, Stoners, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties, Timothy Bottoms, True Grit, Weed, White Russians
Have You Voted Yet? If Not, Vote Democratic Party Today No Matter What
• November 1, 2010 • Comments Off on Have You Voted Yet? If Not, Vote Democratic Party Today No Matter WhatPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Homelessness, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin
Tags: African American, Birth Certificate, Birthers, Black Middle Class, Black Youth, Blacks, Christian Right Wing, City Clerk, Clintonistas, Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney, David Mahoney, Democratic, Democratic Leadership Council, Democratic Party, Democrats in Name Only, Domestic Violence, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eugene Walker, Ex-Convict, Ex-Girlfriend, Faux Noise, Food Stamps, Fox News, Franklin Roosevelt, Gallup Polls, GOP, Grassroots Democrats, Health Care, Hippie Punching, Illinois, K Street, Kendrick Meek, Lower Class Blacks, Madison Farmers' Market, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Mother, Parties, Pat Buchanan, Pat Moynihan, Police Murder, Police Shooting, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Privatizing Social Security, Republican, Richard Nixon, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, Senator Russ Feingold, Tea Party, Teabagging, The Democratic Party, The Green Party, The Koch Brothers, The Tea Party, United States, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin
Yesterday, Nine Years Ago
• September 12, 2010 • Comments Off on Yesterday, Nine Years AgoPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Bailouts, Black People, Cancer, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Homelessness, Immigration, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Iran, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Joblessness, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Teabagging Party, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: 2001, 2050, 30 Mosques 30 States, Afghanistan, African Americans, al Qaeda, Alpha Kappa Alpha, American, American Exceptionalism, American Extremism, American Racism, Americans, Ayman al Zawahiri, B-17, B-29, BBC, Bin Laden, Black Muslims, Brown-Skinned People, Bush, California, Collateral Damage, Faculty Meeting, Fear, Fiction Writing, Human Beings, Iraq, Israel, Jingoism, Lebanon, Lives, Memoir, Mike Wallace, Mosques, Multiracial, Muslim Americans, Muslim Extremism, Muslims, Nationalism, Nativism, New York, New York City, North Dakota, Novel, NPR, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Palestinians, Racism, Reactionaries, Reactionary, Ross, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Sheboygan WI, Shi'a, Sunni, Television, Terrorists, The Bay Area, The Empire State Building, The FBI, The Justice Department, The Twin Towers, The World Trade Center, Travel Scholarship, Under Armour Caps, W, War on Terror, Writing, Writing Residency
The Slo-Mo Oil Sludge Will Make Landfall Friday; Another Louisiana-Gulf Coast Disaster in the Making?
• April 30, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in American Politics, Class, Consumerism, Health, Joblessness, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Science, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Times-Picayune", Alternative Energy, Booms, British Petroleum, Burning Oil, Cementing, Depressed Economy, Drilling, Dubai, Environmental Disaster, Fisheries, Fishermen, Flora, Governor Bobby Jindal, Halliburton, Hydrofracking, Louisiana, Natalie Roshto, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, Odor, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Oysters, Reduced Air Quality, Sarah Palin, Shane Roshto, Shrimpers, Shrimping, Smell, The Deepwater Horizon, The Gulf of Mexico, Transocean, Wildlife
King
• January 18, 2010 • Comments Off on KingPosted in Afghanistan, American Politics, Black People, Hate Crimes, History, Holidays, Iran, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Television, The Iraq War II, The Rest of the World, War Crimes
Tags: Civil Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Favorite, Human Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Peace, President Lyndon Johnson, Riverside Church, The Sixties, The Vietnam War, Vietnam
Obama’s Nobel Speech and the Price of War
• December 11, 2009 • Comments Off on Obama’s Nobel Speech and the Price of WarPosted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Education, History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, War Crimes
Tags: "Rolling Stone", Afghanistan, al Qaeda, American Apartheid, Buddhism, Buddhist, Civil Disobedience, Civilians, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Iraq, Lebanon, Mass Shooter, Matt Taibbi, MSM, Nonviolence, Norway, Osama bin Laden, Peace, President Barack Obama, President Obama, President Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, The Media, The Nobel Peace Prize, The Obama Doctrine, The Wailing Wall, Theodore Roosevelt, Unarmed, Vice President Joe Biden, Vietnam, War
Meanwhile, Back in Madison (WI): Daddy Murders Two Baby Mamas and Their Daughters (w/Update)
• December 6, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Homelessness, Hurricanes, Joblessness, Love, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, New Orleans, Race, Sexuality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Activist Mother, Amber Weigel, Angry Men, Baby Girls, Damien Sundby, Dane County, Daughters, Death by Cops, DeForest WI, Deja Adair, Employment, First Degree Murder, Foreclosures, GMC Acadia, Gulf War Vets, Harold Ferguson, Housing, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War Vets, Laborer, Laid Off, Madison WI, Mentally Ill, Middleton WI, Neveah Weigel-Adair, New Orleans LA, Suicide, Survivors, The Black Middle Class, Toddlers, Tracy Graser, Tracy Judd, Tyrone Adair, Tyrone M. Adair, Unemployed
Jesse Ventura is Not Just a Body
• May 19, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, History, Race, Television, The Iraq War II, The View, Torture, War Crimes
Tags: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Jesse Ventura, Joy Behar, Larry King, Minnesota, Sean Hannity, The View, Torture, Whoopi Goldberg
Obama Backs Off Release of Torture Photos
• May 14, 2009 • Comments Off on Obama Backs Off Release of Torture PhotosPosted in American Politics, Crime, History, Obama Administration, The Iraq War II, Torture, War Crimes
Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Harsh Interrogation Techniques, Human Rights, National Security, Rendition, Terrorism, The Justice Department, The Supreme Court, The Taliban, Torture, Wanda Sykes, War Criminal
Condi’s Gonna Need an Extremely Good Lawyer
• May 3, 2009 • 5 CommentsPosted in American Politics, Black People, Condoleezza Rice, History, Obama Administration, The Iraq War II, Torture, Women
Tags: Abu Ghraib, al Qaeda, Bush Administration, Detainees, Geneva Convention, Guantánamo Bay, Harper's, John Dean, Judge Garzón, Keith Olbermann, National Security Council, Red Cross, Roble Hall, Scott Horton, Senate Intelligence Committee, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Torture, War on Terror, Waterboarding
Rice at Stanford Pulls a Nixon: When The President Tortures, It’s Not Illegal
• April 30, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in American Politics, Black People, History, Obama Administration, The Iraq War II, Torture
Tags: "Four Little Girls", 16th Street Baptist Church, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Cenk Uygur, Circular Logic, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Grandiosity, Henry Kissinger, President Obama, Robert Mugabe, Saudi Arabia, Spike Lee, Stanford University, The Convention Against Torture
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