Not My Mother’s Blog

I did mention a few days ago that I adore Zbigniew Brezinski, yes? He just totally totally solidified everything I’ve ever felt about him. Morning Blowhard was blathering away in his usual style, reacting indignantly that “you can’t blame the current Israeli/Palestinian situation on the Bush administration” and then he hit it with a comment [...]

This morning as Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough marveled at how “color disappeared as an issue” as the election grew nearer, guest John Ridley sat shaking his head and intoned a phrase that should be the title of a book about this election. Race did not take a vacation. There’s this meme out there that [...]

“…we provoke something that is deep-seated in Afghans, xenophobia – a dislike of foreigners in their midst carrying guns” So said Zbigniew Brezinski speaking on Morning Joe this morning. I gotta say, if that’s xenophobia, I suddenly got a whole lot more sympathetic to xenophobes. I’ve always liked Brezinski even when I disagree with him [...]

@caralisapowers You rock! 4 days in a row! Getting ready to post about media and Palin at http://notmymothersblog.com again # 15 counterpunches to RNC bull http://tinyurl.com/5gtgry # commenting at Organizers Fight Back http://tinyurl.com/5kgbzo # Joining the Mothers of Five for Obama club… # Must read for anyone supporting McCain http://tinyurl.com/6onxok # If you haven’t seen [...]

Here’s another from yesterday’s craigslist.. Date: 2008-12-20, 1:23PM EST Saw a wonderful ad on “Free” where a family welcomed people with no power into their homes and I would like to offer the same. I live in Westboro. Have a small place but certainly plenty of heat and food to help. Please contact me if [...]

I just ran across this posting on craigslist.org and had to share – this is what love is all about. Offer: Kitchen & doors still open. Help is here ( Douglas) Reply to: Date: 2008-12-21, 10:28AM EST 5th Day—Help is still here!!!My kitchen & doors are still open to anyone still without power.Warm house,hot food,laundry [...]

For the past few weeks, media figures from all the networks, newspapers and talking heads have been repeating the misleading talking point that UAW members at the Big 3 make the equivalent of $73 an hour in salary and benefits. Media Matters has consistently corrected this (at the Washington Times), day (at Fox News) after [...]