Archive for the tag 'George W. Bush'

Nov 12 2008

The Truth (With Jokes)

Al Franken • The Truth (With Jokes) The Truth (With Jokes) by Al Franken
Publisher: Dutton
Year: 2005
Pages: 352
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№66

I read this book once in 2005 when it came out, and then again in 2006.

As this is my third time reading The Truth…

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Mar 22 2008

The Assault on Reason

Al Gore • The Assault on Reason The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
Publisher: Penguin Press HC
Year: 2007
Pages: 320
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№26

I hadn’t even been aware that Al Gore had written a book; we all know him, of course, as the human…

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Feb 02 2008

Bill of Wrongs

Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose • Bill of Wrongs Bill of Wrongs by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2007
Pages: 240
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№9

When Molly Ivins passed away last year, I realized that I knew her only by a very vague name association…

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Apr 24 2007

Hanging Babylon: Functionalist policy and the war in Iraq

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Several weeks ago, the War in Iraq entered its fourth year—despite the official “end of major combat” that the codpiece-sporting President announced mere months after it began—and the steady sectarian violence pursuant to the toppling of Saddam…

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Apr 03 2007

Naked in Baghdad

Anne Garrels • Naked in Baghdad Naked In Baghdad by Anne Garrels
Publisher: Picador
Year: 2003/2004
Pages: 264
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№16

Mere days ago, the War in Iraq entered its fourth year—despite the official “end of major combat” that the codpiece-sporting President announced mere months…

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Feb 22 2007

Why do Democrats hate America?

I was forwarded this article this morning by someone who often sends me not links to articles, but the sort of perfidious chain e-mails that recast a bogus FNC story and add the lines “God Bless America! If you agree…

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