Archive for September, 2011
by lizard Another terrorist has been taken out, and our president can now boldly state that such antiquated notions as due process for American citizens no longer apply. I’m wondering if this ability to flout a core principal of our judicial process is something only presidents can make use of. Otherwise, someone should tell the [...]
by problembear i’ve been saying this for quite awhile. it looks like brian schweitzer has finally figured it out…….. if montana provided businesses with an alternative to private health insurers, our small and large businesses tired of being gouged by parasites could free up much needed capital to provide workers with plenty of new jobs. [...]
by Pete Talbot So utility companies can claim eminent domain over private property but citizens (i.e.: our local government) can’t claim eminent domain over utilities. I’m talking about our water. The stuff we drink, cook with, bath in and use to water our gardens. This is a screwy deal. Missoula’s privately-owned Mountain Water Company can [...]
by jhwygirl When I think of the amount of time this man and his ugliness were given in committee at the State Capitol in Helena this past session – the treatment he got as an expert on every matter he testified on – I shake my head at the majority of House members who deferred [...]
by lizard If I only derived what I know about current events from CNN, I would probably have no idea a sustained occupation of Wall Street has been ongoing for the better part of a week, with the predictable police state response peaceful protests expect these days. JC makes a good point in the comments [...]
By JC We got a winner! Yep, another west Texan wannabe steps up to the podium to mangle the anglish linguage. I was going to post up some clips of Perry’s debate debacle this week, but somehow, this gets the point across just fine. No need for facts when fiction is just as good (or [...]
By JC A hot saturday afternoon of playing tunes and guitar, and a slew of photos arriving in my Google+ inbox reminded my of an old John Hartford elegy, “Going to Work in Tall Buildings.” For those who may not remember, John was the accompanist to Glen Campbell in the Goodtime Hour about 40 years [...]
by lizard I found this weekend’s poetry selection browsing one of my favorite virtual locales, wood_s_lot. With almost tireless daily updates, including poetry, visual art, and political links, it’s a very bookmark-worthy site. I’m putting this up a day early because I’m heading up to Glacier again tomorrow. Though the fall equinox will be officially [...]
by jhwygirl James at 2nd Grade Bike Rack has a fine piece up on the ‘Draft’ Long Range Restoration Priorities and Fund Allocation Guidance Plan out of the Montana Department of Justice Natural Resource Damage Program. It’s a great write up, so I encourage you to go read all about it there – he’s plenty [...]
by lizard “May God have mercy on your souls.” Troy Anthony Davis is dead. His legal clock finally ran out, and tonight the state of Georgia executed him. I was going to juxtapose two images to begin this post; one an image from the jubilant celebration of the long awaited implementation of DADT repeal, the [...]
by jhwygirl A picture is worth only so much. An endorsement from Citzen United’s Political Victory Fund will be worth a whole lot more. Apparently Denny Rehberg got that endorsement today after a lovely lunch with lots of corporate lobbyists looking on: That’s David Bossie, president of Citizen’s United, there with Rehberg. Let it not [...]
“Reagan Proved Deficits Don’t Matter” – VP Dick Cheney to Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill in 2002 By JC Big Ingy, in my previous blog post on the rise of a liberal movement to primary Obama was being coy about the nature of tax increases under Reagan. Actually, coy is a nice word. He was [...]
by problembear rockin’ rudy’s can no longer sell candy!!!!!!! apparently the missoula city/county health department has declared that you can no longer buy your sweetheart a chocolate truffle because there isn’t a sink eight feet away from the front counter. with all the real things to worry about regarding health hazards, apparently this department [...]
by jhwygirl This is a repost in its entirety of my original post. Nothing new has changed, and what George said needs to be repeated again. George Ochenski spoke to the Flathead Democrats a year ago today. This past Saturday, The Indy’s award-winning supermontanacolumnist George Ochenski gave the keynote speech at the Flathead Democrat’s Annual [...]
by lizard I didn’t waste any time with my first post here at 4&20 Blackbirds. That was a year ago this month, which is kind of hard to believe. A lot has happened since that post.
by lizard Saying Dan Beachy-Quick is the contemporary poet to watch is like predicting the Super Bowl Champ in September, but after picking up his latest collection, Circle’s Apprentice, I’m convinced Dan has the potential to create a lasting impact in the small world of American poetry. The world I speak of is the academic [...]
by jhwygirl Montana’s GOP promised jobs. Been wondering where those jobs are from this past legislative session out of Helena? The constitutionally-mandated Environmental Quality Council (EQC) met today and received its first report on HB533, a bill that was going to increase coal leasing and create jobs. This pro-coal jobs bill was sponsored by Reps. [...]
by jhwygirl Missoula Independent photographer Chad Harder couldn’t have gotten a better shot if he had staged it with a producer, actor and lighting. If he doesn’t win an award or two for this one, someone’s snoozing in the jury box.
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by jhwygirl I’ve found myself wondering this for too long…and in asking around, I’ve yet to understand the answer to my question. So I’m putting it out there with that headline, hoping that perhaps someone can explain to me. Why isn’t anyone suing to stop the Tea Party? That’s a very basic breakdown of the [...]
by lizard It’s difficult to write a good poem about a historical event. When that historical event represents a paradigm shift in our collective national psyche, the difficulty is tremendous. Thanks to a tweet from @Lgpguin, I read a very interesting article today from Huffington Post, titled The Poetry Of 9/11 And It’s Aftermath. Its [...]
By JC A) Global warming is a hoax; B) Evolution and creationism are equal theories; C) The stimulus failed; D) It’s Obama’s fault; E) All of the above Ah yes, another open thread for those who want to explore the finer details of republican inanity as they try to out-crazy each other and win the [...]
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The Opening Salvo — Dissolution of the American Empire?
September 27, 2011 in #OccupyWallStreet, Civil Liberties, Corporate Personhood, Crony Capitalism, Economy & Business, Editorial Commentary, Neoliberalism
“When the history is finally written, though, it’s likely all of this tumult – beginning with the Arab Spring – will be remembered as the opening salvo in a wave of negotiations over the dissolution of the American Empire. — Dave Graeber in The Guardian By JC One has to look overseas to get [...]