Sunday, April 28, 2013

Highlights

This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.

"A crackpot runs AFP, Al Jazeera and the Christian Science Monitor" -- most requested highlight by readers of this site.


Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Talk Is Cheap" -- Isaiah on Mr. Pretty Words.

"Iraq snapshot" and "Iraq snapshot" -- C.I. reports on the Senate Budget Committee hearing.


"scandal and community," "Arrow Roy is the Wonder Twins," "Nikita 'Self-Destruct,'" "Sexism and The Simpsons,"  "Body of Proof," "Revolution," "The Good Wife (the evil Diane)," "Smash," "The Revenge low down and more" and "The Client List and crazy, insane Riley" -- Rebecca, Stan, Mike, Kat, Marcia, Elaine and Ruth cover TV.



"Iraqis bleed -- does anyone care?," "barack, you asleep or what?," "Hawija is this week's Boston," "A sit-in shot up and run down by tanks" "Nouri kills his own people,"  "Nouri is the new Saddam," "Time for Nouri to go," "Where's the network coverage?," "Can you believe?," "Reuters, wrong again," "The hell Nouri-al Maliki's inflicted on Iraq," "Iraq's on fire, where's McClatchy?," and "Queen Kevin Drum" -- Iraq coverage from community sites (with one post by C.I. filling in for Ruth at her site).


"They're made for each other" and "THIS JUST IN! SO MUCH IN LOVE!" -- Barack and Bully were lovers -- like Frankie and Johnny.


"The Great Recession" -- Trina covers the recession.


"F**k Medea Benajmin -- Rape is not "Sex," you stupid b**ch" and "This rape victim says CODEPINK is no friend of women" -- Trina and Ann reject the rape apologist that CODEPINK has become.

"IVAW endores The Drone War" -- Marcia calls out IVAW's latest nonsense.

"The Spirit of Barack" -- Isaiah dips into the archives.


"The Long Goodbye" -- Stan goes to the movies.




"The Jazz Singer and other bombs" -- Ann on a book.

"Chained CPI means $32,000 loss for some disabled veterans" -- Trina addresses the latest attack on veterans.


"From the crystal ball of John Dickerson"  and "THIS JUST IN! THEY CALL IT REPORTING!" -- John Dickerson supplements reporting salary with a shift at the Psychic Network Hotline.