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To ButtOut

Wednesday, April 9th, 2003 · 3 Comments

To the coward with the fake email address (ButtOut@myob.com) who commented on my Smoking Ban in NYC post: Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:55:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Gabe To: ButtOut@myob.com Subject: Re: [life] New Comment Posted to ‘Smoking Ban in NYC’ Have you ever watched someone you love die a slow and suffocating death thanks […]

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Why I Live in San Francisco

Friday, April 4th, 2003 · Comments Off on Why I Live in San Francisco

From Mark Morford‘s brilliant Morning Fix newsletter today: == Bouncy Exposed Penises Of Anarchy == A National Guard battalion commander is being relieved of his command for running naked outside the barracks at Fort Bragg. Lt. Col. J.D. Webster was one of several soldiers seen streaking on Feb. 18, the military said, a behavior which […]

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Freedom?

Monday, March 31st, 2003 · 3 Comments

Operation Iraqi Freedom at its finest: 2108: Seven Iraqi civilians – all women or children – are killed by US troops firing on their vehicle after it refused to stop at a check point near Najaf. – BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Iraq latest: At-a-glance

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“Fuck Saddam”

Friday, March 28th, 2003 · 1 Comment

“Fuck Saddam. We’re taking him out.” – President George W. Bush, March 2002 Ahh, isn’t it comforting to know that the commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world thinks in such complex shades of grey?

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Oil Fires Fuel Cheney’s Pockets

Friday, March 28th, 2003 · 3 Comments

According to Ari Fleischer, “I think the question that people will want answered is: Do we have a plan in place to put out the oil fires, and is it a good plan to put out the oil fires?” I think a better question is: “Why was the company formerly run by the Vice President […]

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Saddam Owns Detroit

Wednesday, March 26th, 2003 · 1 Comment

It’s almost poetic that Saddam has the key to Detroit: Saddam got key to Detroit two decades ago after donating thousands to church It’s sort of like a little puzzle: Saddam -> religion -> church -> money -> 9/11 attack in the name of Allah -> terrorism -> fuel -> cars -> oil -> attack […]

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History Lesson: What Hitler’s Men Knew

Thursday, March 20th, 2003 · 4 Comments

Keep this quote in mind as we launch the 2nd strike against Iraq in response to oil wells being torched: “Of course the people don’t want war. But after all, it’s the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it’s a democracy, […]

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So Damn Saddam or Not?

Thursday, March 20th, 2003 · 1 Comment

As I wrote last night, I have doubts that the man on Iraqi TV was actually Saddam himself. He looked pretty fake-ass to me. Or maybe he’s just a hell of a lot paler since his country is under attack. I would certainly be scared shitless if I were being bombed by the military might […]

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Act for Change

Thursday, March 20th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Now that the war is underway, what can you do? Plenty. You could block traffic in San Francisco, which I actually don’t recommend since it’s not cool to prevent people who need to get to work from doing so. But how about this? Or this: Send a message to Bush urging him not to nuke […]

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This Monetary War

Wednesday, March 19th, 2003 · Comments Off on This Monetary War

Despite forged Iraq documents (thanks, Dave, for the link) and failed diplomacy, our monetarily-driven war has begun (imminent threat my ass). Want proof? How about this? “The core driver for toppling Saddam is actually the euro currency,” according to W. Clark of the Independent Media Center. Here’s his research, something the popular media and Bush […]

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