Author Archives: Al B

Sunday / January 15, 2012

“It’s the system that needs to be recalled, it’s the system that needs to be overturned.”  - Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

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Saturday / January 14, 2012

     

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Friday / January 13, 2012

“I used to say that Politics is the second oldest profession [prostitution being the oldest], but I have come to realize that it bears a gross similarity to the first.” - Ronald Reagan

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Thursday / January 12, 2012

  “Some will rob you with a six-gun, others with a fountain pen.” - Woody Guthrie, “The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd  

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What’s the Meat Industry Hiding? - Florida “Ag Gag” Rule Designed to Hide Factory Farm Cruelty

Earlier this year a bill was introduced in Florida by Senator Jim Norman that would have made it a felony to take photos or video of a farm or agriculture operation. The “Ag Gag” bill was openly supported by Big … Continue reading

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Tuesday / January 10, 2012

“The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.” - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

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Dept. of Much Needed Humor - Other Republicans Agree Not to Tell Rick Perry Where Next Debate Is

CONCORD, NH (The Borowitz Report) – In a move that they are calling “the only humane thing to do,” the other Republican candidates for President have agreed not to tell Texas governor Rick Perry where the next debate is being … Continue reading

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Friday / January 6, 2012

“The common error of ordinary religious practice is to mistake the symbol for the reality, to look at the finger pointing the way and then to suck it for comfort rather than follow out.” - Alan Watts

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Thursday / January 5, 2012

  America! America! God shed his grace on thee till selfish gain no longer stain the banner of the free! - A censored stanza of the original “America the Beautiful”.  

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Wednesday / January 4, 2012

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” - Martin Luther King

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Iowa Caucus: So Much Fun. So Irrelevant

By Thomas L. Friedman New York Times (1/3/12)   Two things have struck me about the Republican presidential candidate debates leading up to the Iowa caucuses. One is how entertaining they were. The other is how disconnected they were from … Continue reading

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Join Senate Candidate Tammy Baldwin in LaCrosse Tonight

Democratic senate candidate Rep. Tammy Baldwin will be in LaCrosse Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Bodega Brew Pub in downtown LaCrosse, 122 South 4th Street. Suggested donation: $25 RSVP to Elsie at (608) 663-6300, or [email protected]

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Dept. of Much Needed Humor - Successful Anti-Romney Candidate: 600-Pound Butter Cow Sculpture Wins Iowa Caucus

The Onion (1/3/12) DES MOINES, IA— With a majority of precincts reporting, sources have confirmed a 600-pound recreation of a dairy cow sculpted entirely from freshly churned butter has won the 2012 Iowa Caucus. A staple at the Iowa State … Continue reading

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Tuesday / January 3, 2012

“Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.” - Elie Weisel

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Monday / January 2, 2012

“I teach ‘1984’, but I don’t want to live there.”  - A teacher’s protest sign

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