Archive for February, 2012
by jhwygirl University of Montana President Engstrom attended a forum this afternoon on the recent assaults at the university and continued to defend his actions, stating that the university “did everything right.” You can read a re-hashing (along with links) of his malfeasance here. This guy has had a couple of nights to sleep on [...]
BY WIZARD! Since all Muslims are potential threats to America, the NYPD has been doing their patriotic duty to find out where these people eat their strange food, and have been closely monitoring the terrorist breeding grounds known as “mosques,” where these people bow to Mecca like 14 times a day. Interestingly, some of the [...]
by lizard I didn’t get to writing this weekend’s poetry series in time, so here’s me catching up. I should also note that, because of a change in my work schedule, this weekly series will more than likely be posting Sunday(ish). Last Thursday I attended a reading/fundraiser for UM’s literary journal, Cutbank. If I had [...]
by lizard Imagine over 2,000 people gathered in a sports stadium to watch some economists give a few lectures. That is what economist Michael Hudson recently experienced in Rimini, Italy, where he was invited, along with several of his colleagues from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, to discuss Modern Monetary Theory. From the [...]
by jhwygirl …because covering the tracks of rapists and enabling those that do the same isn’t something you “get a pass” on. …because who investigates the investigators when they allow criminals to go free? And publicly defends their actions? The ongoing, uninvestigated, unprosecuted assaults – including sexual assault and rape – at the University of [...]
by jhwygirl I thought I had calmed down enough this morning to write about President Engstrom and the University of Montana’s utter malfeasance over the most recent assault and rape incidents, but I had to go read the paper this morning. So until I can gather those thoughts cohesively, I do want to take the [...]
by lizard A PR shit-storm will now descend on UM President Royce Engstrom. I’m sure some are already thinking Wow, this asshole was just making demands that the Forrester’s ball change OR ELSE, and now it looks like he tipped off an alleged rapist so the kid could flee the country. Read the whole article. [...]
by Pete Talbot Can sustainability reduce crime? The Bakken oil boom is drawing some less-than-desirable elements to Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota. Of course, crime in boom towns is nothing new: think Henry Plummer, the vigilantes and Alder Gulch. And apparently we haven’t evolved much from gold camps of the 1800s — environmentally or [...]
by jhwygirl Since seeing this article in the Missoulian I’ve been a little perplexed. President Engstrom is threatening – quite clearly now – to put an end to some annual forester’s ball that’s been around since I-don’t-know-how-long because it (apparently) gets too rowdy. Drunken students. The shock. The thing is so rowdy that I’ve never [...]
by jhwygirl I’m more disgusted than shocked – it’s no surprise, really, that a court that would side with the sale of our elections to the highest willing buyer determined yesterday that our public waterways can be owned by private corporations, without even payment to use the land. I won’t pretend to have studiously read [...]
by lizard It should be noted that the big banks have gotten away with systemic fraud. 9 million homes have been lost to foreclosure since 2007, and there will be another 9 million before we’re done. Homeowners have lost $8 trillion in home equity (in the last 4 years) and 11 million people are currently [...]
by lizard When it comes to state politics in Montana, I’m probably the least informed contributor at 4&20. Twelve years living in this weird bubble called Missoula, with only three years actually paying attention to local politics, doesn’t gain me much unique insight. BUT, as an outsider, without any investment of time or money in [...]
by lizard Here’s a quick hit for your Sunday enjoyment. The following performance is from Guante, a two-time national poetry slam champ who blasts, in ten responses, the phrase MAN UP! Clicking his name will take you to his site, where you can see more, including a free music sampler.
by jhwygirl But shhhh…no one’s supposed to know. He has a plan. Out on the far right of the state (can’t get any further west Senate District 7) Greg Hinkle – a favorite around these parts for years – has decided that he’s not going to run for a second term. Even though Hinkle won [...]
by lizard Like many Americans, I’ve been absolutely disgusted watching how “conservative” opportunism (read: desperation) has revived the culture war to try and drown out the somewhat encouraging economic trend lines and subsequent bump in Obama’s poll numbers. But, like Wisconsin union bashing, Republicans have once again overreached, figuratively shooting themselves in the foot by [...]
by lizard This post is a tribute to one of my favorite visual artists, Jess. I am drawn especially to his collage art, which you can see examples of here. I recommend looking at his bio—Jess went from working on Plutonium for the Manhattan Project to focusing on art and settling down to live a [...]
by lizard The title of the post comes from statements made by Hillary Clinton, referencing the short-sighted foreign policy of the US arming the Mujahideen against Russia in Afghanistan. It’s a refreshingly candid statement. But that was over two years ago, plenty of time to conveniently forget how an expedient ends-justify-the-means approach to fighting the [...]
by lizard This weekend’s love poem comes from a collection by Sharon Olds, titled The Wellspring (Knopf, 1995). * TRUE LOVE In the middle of the night, when we get up after making love, we look at each other in complete friendship, we know so fully what the other has been doing. Bound to each [...]
by Pete Talbot Abortion, birth control, women’s health care and religious freedom have all been in the news lately, often in the same story. As a man, I’m not even sure I get to comment on this but since knotheaded dudes write letters to the editor all the time decrying a woman’s right to choose [...]
by jhwygirl If you aren’t reading James Conner’s Flathead Memo you are missing a whole lot of balanced political honest-to-goodness reporting and opinion on Montana politics. James has been knocking it out this week (indications he has acquiesced to a caffeine addiction?), but most notably he’s pointed out – while Denny Rehberg is under reporting [...]
by lizard LAPD deputy chief, Stephen Downing, has a question for president Obama. As a member of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), officer Downing asks the following YouTube question: Good question. Meanwhile, the war on drugs chugs along. Like wherever there’s a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area established. Missoula’s PD participates in this wonderful program, [...]
by lizard A resolution to address the violence in Syria has failed, vetoed by Russia and China. My twitter feed is buzzing with outrage. Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton are buzzing with outrage. Russia and China are now complicit in whatever violence follows, they say. And without any sense of irony, Susan Rice called Russia’s [...]
by jhwygirl As always – please consider this an open thread. Kevin Hamm has a new project: PoliticktickBOOM. It’s a podcast on politics. I’m looking forward to an issued-based audioblogpodcast for here in Montana. Hamm (if his blog stuff is any indicator) will be doing it right. Crazy amount of money pouring/poured from Jackson Hole [...]
by lizard I’m going to feature poems this month about the mess of human relationships. I hesitate to use the term “love poems” because love may not always be present, even if the word “love” is used, especially with this weekend’s selection. The poem below the fold comes from Judy Blunt, creative writing director at [...]
by jhwygirl By now most of you have heard of the Susan G. Kolman for the Cure Foundation hullaboo over them having pulled funding from Planned Parenthood for mammogram funding. Because Planned Parenthood is under investigation by Congress. Because, you know, women’s health is an issue for a bunch of old white men in DC [...]
by Pete Talbot Eating crow First, an apology to our readers for a factual error. We wrote that GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Miller was going to announce Billie Orr, from Bozeman, as his running mate. It turns out that the PSC’s Bill Gallagher got the nod. We got the Orr info from a reliable source. [...]
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