Mexico TV cancels show in protest after 4 reporters kidnapped

It’s getting beyond heart of darkness in Mexico now.

The reporters were kidnapped after covering a protest at a penitentiary against the arrest of its director. This would be the same prison where three inmates were temporarily released and given weapons by the guards. They murdered 35 people, then returned to their cells.

The kidnappers [...]

This is SO not a good prank to play on TSA

The Cheeky offers four suitcase stickers that make it appear you’re doing something seriously illegal.

(The grumps in Canada have banned the stickers from being sold there)

Rangel and Waters. Why now?

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have long said Maxine Waters is one of the most corrupt members of Congress. Charles Rangel has been long thought by many to also be corrupt.

So now Waters and Rangel will have very public trials in the House, just in time for the elections.

Twice is [...]

Wretched excess. Chelsea Clinton’s $6 million wedding

Marc Cooper lets loose with a fine rant about the arrogant, “let them eat cake” attitude of the Clinton’s.

In the midst of this pubic atmosphere of crisis and austerity, we have the Clinton’s onstage strutting exactly like the narcissistic aristocrats they have, in fact, become.

Bill Clinton who farts around the world, weeping over [...]

New adventures in urinal design

Five banks went splat today

That makes 21 banks seized by the FDIC this month.

I read in the paper that you don’t care about Afghanistan

According to the New York Times and Congressman Joe Sestak, most people really aren’t concerned about the war in Afghanistan. What do you think? [...]

Ruling elite conference call. They are not happy

I just got off the horn with the Ruling Elite. We had an emergency conference call and to tell you the truth, they ain’t happy. You little people are not responding the way you are supposed to. A significant portion of you are not getting more optimistic because they tell you to. Instead of [...]

Why is the antiwar movement stalled?

In two words: the left

So says Raimondo at Antiwar.com. He is scathing against leftie ideologues who don’t want a right-left coalition to fight against the insane wars of the US because that might cut into their already absurdly small power bases.

The Ron Paul faction of the right as well as the Buchananites oppose [...]

What benefits does the US get from drugs being illegal?

Insurgent Consciousness

Drug money funds much of the operations of the main antagonists to American foreign policy including the FARC, the Mexican cartels, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban. Drug profits are so high for the simple fact that the US and other countries have decided to make them illegal and disrupt their production. The [...]