Wednesday, August 21, 2002

"Studs Terkel & The Wanton Boy" QUOTE OF THE DAY "Ever since the atom bomb was split, the whole world has changed, except for one thing; the way we think. Unless we think anew, we're in the soup." - - Albert Einstein (as recalled by Studs Terkel 8/19/02) RHINO HERE: Last night I had a religious experience. No, psychedelics were not involved. I simply watched Phil Donahue interview Studs Terkel. At 90 years old, a survivor of a quintuple heart bypass when he was 84, Studs is sharp as a tack and as stubborn a left leaning subversive as any I know. With Donahue's tongue-in-cheek devil's advocate, Studs characterized Shrub as a "wanton boy, a Shakespearian quote from King Lear about a mindless boy swatting flies" and Ashcroft as "being born 300 years too late", "Arthur Miller described him in The Crucible; the guy who forced everyone to spy on one another". http://www.studsterkel.org Studs spoke of the teapot dome scandal in the 20's as a drop in the bucket next to the current wave of corporate scandal, and yet back then, many government officials were indicted and some did time. He characterized the democratic leadership as spineless for not being in a state of outrage over Shrub & Cheney and their corporate cohorts' unscrupulous dealings. http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/teapot.html http://www.senate.gov/learning/min_5c.html Inspired by Studs' 90 year old nothin-to-lose attitude, Rhino asks, Where is the democratic leadership on this? For that matter, where was the democratic leadership when Jeb Bush and the other savings and loan execs stole so many working peoples retirement accounts in the 80's? Do the democrats really care about the average citizens and their hopes for their futures? NOT. It seems obvious all they care about is hustling campaign contributions for re-election. After feeling so good about witnessing Studs' spirit, I'm sickened by the prospect of having to pull democratic toggle switches in the voting booth. Studs says he hopes Congressman Dennis Kucinich will run for president in 2004. Now him I'd feel good about voting for. http://www.house.gov/kucinich/action/peace.htm 7:26:09 AM    comment

Did George W. Bush Evade Income Taxes on His Harken Loans? By Bob Fertik, Democrats.com, August 16, 2002 George W. Bush's questionable activities and profits during his years as a director of Harken Energy Corp. (1986-1993) have come under a fair amount of scrutiny from the media. Mr. Bush has thus far avoided responsibility for those activities, thanks to a compromised investigation by the SEC during his father's presidency, as well as Mr. Bush's stubborn refusal to provide details of those deals. But an investigation by Democrats.com has uncovered the possibility that one Harken transaction - the cancellation of an estimated $230,375 in debt in 1993 - may have been structured to help Mr. Bush evade income taxes. Further analysis by The Anonymous CPA suggests that Mr. Bush may have filed false tax returns every year between 1986 and 1993. Income tax evasion and filing false returns are both crimes. Democrats.com therefore calls upon Mr. Bush to release his tax returns for 1993 and 1994, and to provide the other documents required to fully understand this shady deal. SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT: http://www.democrats.com/display.cfm?id=290 Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. "RHINO'S NEWS BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback is encouraged and can be emailed to him at: rhino@kifaru.com RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207 (RHINO'S NEWS WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Tell a friend about this weblog, or if you know someone who'd like to join the Rhino's News Blog mailing list, drop a line to rhino@kifaru.com. 7:20:05 AM    comment

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