Monthly Archives: July 2009

Peltier gets parole hearing The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. – Imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has had his first full parole hearing in 15 years in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison. Peltier’s attorney, Eric Seitz, says he expects a … Continue reading →

Hmmm. Something seems to be happening. I’m definitely noticing a quickening of the breath, a pounding of the heart, racing thoughts, and I believe…yes, the feeling of an elephant sitting on my chest. If I didn’t know any better, I’d … Continue reading →

50-year-old Rodell Vereen has been charged with buggery…..with a HORSE! Dude lives in South Carolina. brother says…blah blah blah…mental ilness…blah blah blah…not taking meds….blah blah blah. A HORSE…..That’s as bad as the sick dude in Wisconsin who got up close … Continue reading →

I have a question….why the hell do Officer Crowley and Professor Gates get a beer with President Obama?  For that matter, why the hell does Obama get a beer?  All three acted irresponsibly in the whole mess. Gates acted irresponsibly … Continue reading →

It seems that both Henry Louis Gates Jr. a black man, and the white cop who arrested him, share a coomon ancestry.  According to ABC news, both trace their heritage back to….Ireland.  That’s right.  Back to an Irish Warrior King … Continue reading →

http://thenewcornerbar.blogspot.com/2009/07/hee-haw-revisited.html http://thenewcornerbar.blogspot.com/2009/07/doctor-who-was-on-presidential.html http://thenewcornerbar.blogspot.com/2009/07/last-ww-i-trench-veteran-dies.html http://thenewcornerbar.blogspot.com/2009/07/arrest-of-henry-louis-gates-racial.html  

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They came in their hundreds, America’s uninsured and working poor, descending on this coal mining town in Virginia’s southwest corner in search of the medical care they could not otherwise afford. Some slept overnight in their cars in the grass … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/us-healthcare-obama-barack-change Wendell Potter can remember exactly when he took the first steps on his journey to becoming a whistleblower and turning against one of the most powerful industries in America. It was July 2007 and Potter, a senior executive at … Continue reading →

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_effect (I suspect that this is a response to me discusssion w/ bryan k about religion and different people experiencing a singular event in different ways)