First Lady of France Carla Bruni

Dave asked if her husband gets
along with President Bush, and
Carla said "Well, they have to."

A WAR FOR OIL VII

A War for Oil

As of November 19, 2008
there has been at least
4515 American war dead.



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...The number of Iraqi
...civilian war deaths
....exceeds 100,000
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.......Pssst... DO SOMETHING NOW
..........Bring our troops home now

THE PRICE OF LIPSTICK

Sarah Palin:

Ralph Lauren Klondike jacket $4,598
Ralph Lauren Collection jacket $4,798
Ralph Lauren Collection wool turtleneck $855
Armani Collezioni cashmere jacket $1,925
Armani Collezioni blouse $755
Armani Collezioni skirt $960
Armani Collezioni twill jersey jacket .$1,325
Armani Collezioni twill jersey skirt $715
Armani Collezioni jersey jacket $1,635
Armani Collezioni jersey tank jacket .$1,065
Giorgio Armani quilted jacket $4,375
Loro Piana chinchilla and cashmere sweater coat $5,395
Loro Piana Dolce Vita cashmere turtleneck $755
Loro Piana velvet pants $675
Loro Piana Promenade storm trench $3,695
Dior Leather trim jacket $2,385
Dior Leather trim skirt $1,375
Valentino origami front dress $3,750
Valentino cashmere jacket .$3,990
Valentino jacket that Palin wore at the 2008 Republican National Convention .$4,990
Valentino skirt that she wore at the R.N.C. $1,490
Dolce & Gabbana herringbone pants .$950
Dolce & Gabbana herringbone vested jacket $3,595
Dolce & Gabbana chambray blouse .$395
Nina Ricci piped jacket $3,190
Nina Ricci leaf-print blouse $2,290
Nina Ricci piped skirt .$1,290
Chanel suit $11,755
Carine Gilson bra $580
Carine Gilson briefs .$275
Carine Gilson chemise $968
Wolford Body shirt $370
Wolford bodysuit $220
Wolford stockings $46
Fogal cashmere stockings $365
Louis Vuitton Alzer 80 suitcase $6,550
Hermès carry-on suitcase $4,400
VBH ostrich weekender bag .$6,975
Christian Louboutin simple pumps .$575
Christian Louboutin croc pumps $4,300
Manolo Blahnik pumps .$595
Valentino Histoire tote bag $1,795
YSL Muse bag $1,295
Chanel large classic flap bag $2,875
Valextra croc handbag $20,000
Valextra croc wallet $2,000
Hermès silk scarf .$375
Bulgari sunglasses .$430
Kazuo Kawasaki glasses .$375
Patek Philippe watch $22,000

TOTAL $152,335

Todd Palin:

Ralph Lauren Purple Label suit (x3) $21,000
Ralph Lauren shirt (x5) $1,975
Ralph Lauren Polo shirt (x5) $398
Loro Piana cashmere coat (x2) $8,910
Hanro woolen silk thermal shirt (x4) .$480
Hanro woolen silk thermal pants (x4) .$480
Hanro woolen silk boxer briefs (x4) .$348
Charvet tie (x5) .$925
Ermenegildo Zegna belt .$155
John Lobb loafers .$1,560
Gucci loafers .$595
J.M. Weston loafers $695
J.M. Weston lace-ups .$1,075
Prada travel bag $1,435

TOTAL $40,031

A Soldier's Refrain

...Going Home

by Forrest Brandt

July 18, 1969

I'm dressed in crisp khakis,

shoes shined,

brass polished,

First Infantry Division patch on my breast pocket.

Flying on a Boeing 707,

LA to DC.

Through my headset I hear the Largo from Dvorak's

New World Symphony.

A melancholy English horn calls out the melody,

I hear the words of the song, Going Home.

At 35,000 feet the pilot tells us,

if you look carefully, you can spot a chalky line.

That's the route of the Oregon Trail.

I find the line.

I imagine those weary pioneers.

I sense their doubts,

Why did we leave?

When will we be 'Going Home?'

I think of my own home.

Did my father, 'Going Home' from war in 1946,

feel the same confusion I feel now?

Am I the same person who left?

And all the time the melody calls out to me,

Going home, going home, Lord, I'm going home.

I think of childhood friends.

of endless games of baseball in the summer,

football in the fall and basketball in between.

I remember girlfriends, dances, college nights,

the twists and turns of growing up.

I remember church, Easter Sundays and Christmas Eves.

I return to Vietnam.

I remember buddies I left behind so I could be 'Going Home.'

I remember the grunts and peasant kids,

the way the razor wire cut blurry lines between good and bad, friend and foe.

I remember the broken bodies at Bien Hoa Air Base,

strapped to litters,

wrapped like mummies,

drugged out on morphine,

torn apart by the war,

waiting patiently for their flight,

their 'Going Home' ride.

I remember the flag draped caskets at Tan Sohn Nhut,

all 'Going Home.'

The music and my thoughts overwhelm me,

crash down upon me in an anointing wave.

My throat burns.

my vision blurs,

I taste tears on my lips,

my body heaves with sobs I cannot stop.

A stewardess, unseen by me, approaches.

I feel her comforting hand across my shoulders,

I smell her sweet perfume as she slips into the seat next to me.

I experience grace as she grasps my hand in hers and says,

"It's all right, Lieutenant, you're almost home.

You're Going Home."

To listen now click on this link and then click "LISTEN NOW"

Can you name the last 8 presidents?

Helen Thomas can

MARTIAL LAW...

...BEFORE JANUARY 20, 2009?

ARLINGTON WEST

A


Arlington West Memorial from Mathieu Grandjean on Vimeo.

For Eli

By Andrea Gibson

Joseph I. Lieberman

Resolution To Censure Joseph I. Lieberman

Whereas Joseph I. Lieberman sought re-election
in 2006 as an independent after losing the Demo-
cratic primary; and

Whereas he has publicly endorsed and actively
campaigned on behalf of Republican Presidential
candidate John McCain, among others; and

Whereas he has attended and addressed the
Republican National Convention thereby under-
cutting the election campaigns of Democratic
candidates all across America; and

Whereas support of right-wing Republicans
cannot be reconciled with the ideals and values
of the Democratic Party, nor with the best
interests of the people of America; and

Whereas these actions exhibit extraordinary
disloyalty to the countless Connecticut Demo-
crats without whom his career as an elected
official would never have been possible;

Therefore, be it hereby resolved, that we, the
undersigned members of the Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, delegates
to the Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, and Connecticut Democratic
public officials publicly censure and repudiate
the words and actions of Joseph I. Lieberman,
and ask of him that he resign as a member
of the Democratic Party of the state of Connecticut.

YES WE DID...

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VOTE

YES WE CAN

Sarah Palin

Interview on CKOI 96.9 FM Montreal

Studs

Studs Terkel, 1912 - 2008


Studs Terkel with legendary gospel singer Mahalia
Jackson in December 1954.
Chicago Tribune archive photo

Mahalia stood with Studs in the early 1950's when
he refused to sign a McCarthy era loyalty oath.
He later said that If Mahalia had not stood with
him he would have been "Black Listed" and he
would have never had the career that he had.


Studs on Labor Day 2003 (Tribune photo by John
Kringas / August 31, 2003)

Terkel waits to give a Labor Day address in 2003
to marchers outside the Congress Hotel in Chicago
where members of the Hotel Employees and
Restaurant Employees Union are on strike.