In various debates on the recent Senate measure to apologize for lynching, Say Uncle has challenged the contention that some Republicans speak in code to their racist constituencies. To make his point, he has repeatedly asked for a “list” of code words (one such example here), and promptly denied that terms with a racially charged [...]
Archive for June 16th, 2005
Code Words
Posted in Politics on June 16, 2005 | 11 Comments »
Defending the Indefensible
Posted in Iraq, Politics, Terrorism on June 16, 2005 | Comments Off
The White House has joined the right wing chorus attempting to minimize torture he White House said a senator’s comparison of American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, Soviet gulags and Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was reprehensible and a disservice to those serving in the military. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said it [...]
Sharon Cobb has been documenting evidence that Bredesen flat out lied about his plans for a major policy initiative (gee, where have I heard that before?). Bredesen campaigned on a promise to fix — not destroy — TennCare. Apparently, he had other plans. Cobb has a documentary that includes Bredesen admitting his changes would kill [...]
Dogs Should Live Forever
Posted in Doggie Bloggin', I do too have a life on June 16, 2005 | Comments Off
Lucy is a gem of a dog. She’s one of my mother-in-law’s pugs. In happier times, she was the first of the dogs in that household to greet me when I cam to visit, and she always demanded that I rub her belly. She defended the other pug of the household — a big doofus [...]
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