A few days ago, The Ave reported on Hillary Clinton’s biting critique of the UN corporate infotainment system that pretends to be news. FRox responded, “We’ve got leadership issues there, the safety of people, the safety of our own people,” said Clemente, senior vice presiden[...]
Archive for March 7th, 2011
March 7th, 2011 - 11:46 pm § in Uncategorized
Update: Fox News Channel: “surprised and kind of curious” why Sec. Clinton Critcized US News Media
TOWN HALLS NEXT SATURDAY: MEET YOUR LEGISLATOR
I have marked two meetings I may get to. For other meetings click here or click the image to go find your own rep. For ALL of us, the meeting at Seattle First Baptist is very important. This IS the District that represents the UW. Representative Chopp is Speaker of the House and a very […[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 8:51 pm § in The Ave Scene, UW
One Less Candidate for UW President
Amongst the many rumored Presidents on the UW campus, Gary Locke has been one of the most worrisome. While some of us know him as an able and committed politician, Locke as governor made a number of gaffes .. including his support for the Western Governor’s University. WGU, with its no[...]
The Story of Citizens United: New Video Lays Out the Case
New animated short shows how corporate power has eroded our rights and corrupted our democracy. Animations parody the political process we all know and love. 9-min video goes a long way toward explaining why the people's expressed desires are thwarted over and over by special interests.[...]
Michael Moore Tells it Like it Is: Madison, WI
MADISON, March 6: In a masterful bit of plain speaking, Michael Moore parsed what is wrong with the two parallel and unequal American economies, speaking before before an estimated 50,000 protestors gathered at the Madison State Capitol Sunday. Link to full-speech video, plus complete transcript.[...]
WA State Reprican Senator Calls Government Nazis.
Ed. In the meantime Senator Stephens passed one welfare bill in our cash strapped Senate, Senate Bill 5337, sponsored by Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington would allow privately owned airports to apply for state grants and loans funded from aircraft taxes and dealer license and registration fees. F[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 12:13 pm § in Schools & Colleges
HUMOR: Western Governor’s University is FUNNY
This is too good to be true. Two for the price of one! Well free is free! The video is a hilarious parody of the goings on in Wisconsin … BUT the opening ad in the video is from “Western Governor’s University ” … a rather shameless effort by several sates to offer c[...]
Is MIT Moral in Accepting Largesse from David Koch?
from Fire Dog Lake: NYT Gives Us David Koch, Public Benefactor By: Scarecrow Monday January 10, 2011 8:58 am Promoted on: Saturday March 5, 2011 10:33 am John D. Rockefeller The New York Times’ Michael Cooper gives us a fawning tribute to billionaire David Koch, he of the infamous Koch Brothers an[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 11:24 am § in Misc.
TA Progress Report
The Ave is now about 4 months old. I wanted to thank those who have contributed to the effort by sharing this display of how we are continually growing. THANK YOU! [...]
March 7th, 2011 - 9:44 am § in Religion
God, for better or worse, must be THE answer.
Ed. anyone want to respond? Rabbi Adam Jacobs Managing Director, Aish Center in Manhattan Posted at Huff : March 6, 2011 08:38 PM In our recent dialogue I have noticed a consistent theme. It was frequently remarked that religious lines of argumentation lack reason. The contention seems to be that [...]