“Meme War” Update
Bush’s Version of Kerry Old Meme: Kerry the flip-flopper Latest Meme: Kerry the flip-flopper Latest Commercial: “Windsurfing” (link) Latest Quote: “You can’t lead the war on terror if you wilt or waver when times are tough.” Kerry’s Version of Bush Older Meme: Bush: Too Pessimistic Old Meme: Bush: Bad...
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The Early Days of Flight
Simon Woodside’s chart visually maps the irregularities and inconsistencies in George Bush’s National Guard service. View the full scale version here. (source: uggabugga)
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Making A Good Case For God Playing Politics With Hurricanes
These days, any news of a hurricane with the potential to strike Florida can cause my (typically non-superstitious) mind to consider prophetic implications. …That’s why, when I came across this graphic comparing this year’s hurricane paths with Florida’s 2000 county-by-county presidential voting results, I couldn’t help indulging in some...
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Latest BAGnews Cartoon: James Baker Successfully Neutralizes October 8th Town Hall Format
send this cartoon to a friend! New York Times Debate Update (here). —————- 9.26.04 Further Update: There is a report this morning that the first debate, scheduled for Thursday, might be cancelled because the election commission is hesitant to sign off the terms of the “side agreement” between the...
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F*** New York
Yeah, I’m not sure how this clip got away from me. Let me first admit, I’m far from schooled in hip hop. That said, I think this piece by some young white New Yorkers protesting the coming of the Republican convention is unusually sophisticated. It’s not hard, in the...
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Leading Photos: Looking Down On Kerry?
In keeping up my “highly graphic” standard, I like to keep an eye on editorial trends at the visual level. Over the past few days, John Kerry has been hammering Bush on Iraq. Yesterday, the attacks assumed a new degree of ferocity. The impact was heightened because Kerry took...
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On Why Iraq — With 17 Large Cement Factories And A Strong Cement Export History — Is Now Importing The Stuff
Social justice activist Naomi Klein appeared on Democracy Now yesterday to elaborate on her recent article in Harpers Magazine (“Baghdad Year Zero: Pillaging Iraq in Pursuit of a Neocon Utopia.”). Describing the “economic front” of the war, she casts light on why so little of the $18.4 billion in...
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Latest BAGnews Cartoon: Pulling the Plug
The longer one’s in the world, the more vigilant one must be about attachment to historical relics. Just because television news used to represent the gold standard in journalism, who’s to say that it serves any serious or independent function at this point? With the rise of the net...
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I Say ______ , And You Say ______ .
(Is the administration’s spin on the Iraq war starting to wilt? The Saddam – Osama switcharoo used to be so plump and colorful. Now, not only can’t Rummy keep it straight in public (” Friday’s mix up“), there’s new documentation showing he put the bulls eye on Saddam within...
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The Sound of Real WMD
This music video, from the group Faithless, targets the real weapons of mass destruction. You can view the Quicktime clip here, and the lyrics from the song on a flash page at their site here. Also, Moby has collaboration with Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy on...
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Killian Me Softly (…Or: The Rebuttal to the Attack of the Defense of the Original Charge)
If you’ve been following this, here is the CBS rebuttal to the charges that the Killian documents are false. I have a number of takes: 1.) This whole affair just reveals how marginalized, desperate and sad the network news divisions have become. 2.) The Dem/GOP obsession with historical facts...
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Bad Penny: In Which the Missing Secretary of State (Once Again) Shows Up To Convey A (False) Sense of Moderation And To Take (More) Bullets For Guys He Doesn’t Like Very Much
Colin had a very productive weekend on the t.v. talk shows. He covered all the bases, including Iraq (It’s going to be great after we somehow eradicate those Shiites and Sunnis occupying half the country); WMD (There weren’t any, but what does it matter?); Avoiding Vietnam through family connections...
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One Can Never Be Too Prepared
Maybe I’ve got to stop reading the polls for a few days.
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“Pleasureboat Captains” Send “Swift Boat For Truth” Back To The Swamp
A few weeks ago, I posted a list of some of the funniest parodies of the campaign. I would ad this clip to the list. The “Pleasureboat Captains for Truth” are not only every bit as credible as those “Swift Boat for Truth” clowns, they’re much more entertaining. (This...
Continue ReadingLatest BAGnews Cartoon: These Days, One Can Never Be Too Prepared
Maybe I’ve got to stop reading those polls for a week or so. send this cartoon to a friend!
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Protest 360
For a great “all around” look at the RNC protests, go here. link source: growabrain
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