funkaoshi + us   24

IT'S NOT A TUMOR!
Talk about lying. (Never mind the fact that the moral seems to be, "thank god I can go bankrupt via our horrible healthcare system.) Canadians who don't appreciate our health care system make me crazy.
healthcare  us  canada 
july 2009 by funkaoshi
Obama hits McCain on homes gaffe.
I wonder how much traction this will get.
us  politics 
august 2008 by funkaoshi
The Price People Pay for Power.
On John McCain, Torture, and the Bush Administration.
us  politics  via:Ryan 
august 2008 by funkaoshi
Our phony economy—By Jonathan Rowe.
I read this on the way to work today. A very interesting article on how we measure the state of our economies in very foolish ways.
economics  GDP  statistics  lying  US  via:MetaFilter 
august 2008 by funkaoshi
Mutiny at the USS Justice
Alberto Gonzales looks to be going down in flames.
AlbertoGonzales  US  Justice 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
Freedom of the what?
About the US jailing foreign journalists Sami Al-Haj and Bilal Hussein, and their general disregard for freedom of the press.
US  America  Freedom  Press 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
Damnit Jim, I\'m a doctor not a stock broker!
Jim Cramer melts down on live TV, telling his audience to stop trading stocks. (Read the comments for some context.)
StockMarket  US  JimCramer 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
BBC: Guantanamo Bay inmates \"tortured\".
\"Treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay constitutes torture in some cases and violates international law, a leaked UN draft report says.\"
FuckAmerica  Torture  US 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
NYT: U.S. and Israelis Are Looking to Oust Hamas.
If there is one country that can\'t stand democracy, it\'s got to be the US.
Democracy  US  Isael  Hams  Palestine 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Marching orders.
\"I\'m so scared of terrorism I\'m happy to give up my Fourth Amendment rights. But I\'d rather die than be defended by a faggot-ass ass-fucker. --yours, the Christian Right.\" That\'s a good start to any thread.
Military  US  Iraq  War  GayRights 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Silence is Broken.
Some British bloggers have published online the leaked UK/US/Uzbekistan Torture Memos.
Britain  US  Torture 
december 2005 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: God Bless Helen Thomas.
The linked transcript is hilarious. It\'s nice to see the American press getting off their asses and actually doing their jobs.
Politics  US  Torture 
november 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: US top court nominee steps down.
Miers had the privilege of being disliked by both the Right and the Left.
US  Politics 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
P2P operators plead guilty to conspiracy to commit felony copyright infringement.
Copyright infringement is a felony? What is wrong with America -- if I start a new blog, that\'s what it will be called.
Politics  FuckAmerica  US 
january 2005 by funkaoshi

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