Archive for September, 2006

and the award goes to Mos, in jail!

So Mos Def got thrown in the clink last night for his guerilla concert outside Radio City Music Hall, which was hosting the gala Video Music Awards. Mos was out there singing the “Katrina Clap” in a flatbed truck before New York’s Finest hauled him away. Here are some of the highly sought after lyrics [...]

spinning Iraq, again and again

It is no wonder this guy wore a “Bullshit Protector” over his ear during the president’s address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars this week. We’re going to need a lot more of these things.
In the run up to the first Gulf War, a 15-year-old Kuwaiti girl identified only as Nayirah provided tearful testimony before [...]

Former FEMA director Mike Brown says Bush told him to lie…

Mike Brown took the blame for the government’s lack of action during Hurricane Katrina last year, and was removed from his position as FEMA director. Bush’s old buddy Brownie is now saying he was a scapegoat and Bush told him to lie:
O‘DONNELL: So let me get this clear. Someone in the White House was telling [...]

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