Participants pour fake oil on each other. Watch it below:
Entries from May 29th, 2010
Tough Oil, And A Devastated Landscape
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · america, News
Fantastic animation and voice work carry this clip on H2Oil: H2oil animated sequences from Dale Hayward on Vimeo. Elizabeth Kolbert follows with a great piece on how costly drilling, and the subsequent BP spill are: While the point of “peak oil” may or may not have been reached, what Michael Klare, a professor at Hampshire [...]
When Is A Man A Man?
May 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
(This was originally published in October. On the verge of DADT repeal, I felt the need to re-publish it.) In America, we have certain preconceived notions of masculinity, and what it means to be a “man.” The perception that men exhibit and exude strength — both physically and emotionally — and bravery is widely acknowledged [...]
Tags: DADT·Gay Rights·gays·Government
Resist Tainted Gay Blood
May 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Democracy, News
Cliff Kincaid believes the end is near if “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” is repealed: “A vote to repeal the homosexual exclusion policy would inevitably mean more disease and death for members of our Armed Forces,” stated Cliff Kincaid, the veteran journalist who runs ASI. “It is unconscionable to add this danger to the risks they [...]
Tags: Conservatives·DADT·Gay Rights·military
CNN Apologizes For Using Song With The Word “Nigga”
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Comedy, News
Obviously, CNN had no malicious intent here. I’m just curious as to how they chose this song. Why rap? And why didn’t an editor pick that up? Pretty amusing.
Tags: CNN
The Paul Doctrine Part Three: Rigid Ideology
May 26th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
Ron Paul’s unfiltered exposition on article two of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, laid the groundwork for his son Rand and his views on civil rights. The views by both Pauls are certainly not extreme taken by themselves, and if you ignore the facts of history. What the Pauls argue is rights of private [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·civil rights act·Racism·rand paul. government·ron paul
America’s Underwater Nightmare
May 26th, 2010 · No Comments · america, News
The Paul Doctrine Part Two: A New Strain Of Intolerance
May 25th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Politics
Rand Paul is the new face of the republican party. Rand, the son of longtime republican congressman Ron Paul, is the candidate who’s the culmination of the angst and anger felt by voters in the country today. Paul the younger has benefited from the anti-establishment rancor, and has developed a significant following amongst the ever [...]
Tags: Civil Rights·Democracy·libertarianism·Rand Paul·ron paul
