Alaska Progressive

Alaska Progressive
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Birthday
March 11
Title
Prole
Bio
I am the Subversive Clown. Telling the truth is a subversive act.

MY RECENT POSTS

DECEMBER 19, 2011 11:29PM

Occupy Anchorage: "Rich Gashole" speaks

This is video of me during an Occupy Anchorage direct action giving a satirical public comment posing as one of the 1% at a recent Bureau of Ocean Energy Management hearing regarding whether offshore oil drilling should be allowed in the Arctic. 

 After a parade of pro drilling politicians… Read full post »

MARCH 23, 2011 9:39PM

Countering Israeli Propaganda

Below is a video of a presentation my wife and I gave on behalf of Alaskans For Palestine at a local club of politically active Democrats.  The local representative from American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has nothing better to do than to keep his eye on us, so when/… Read full post »

 The new video from Sri Lankan Tamil artist M.I.A. has been banned by You Tube--ostensibly for its graphic content.  The video is a short film by Romain Gavras with the soundtrack provided by M.I.A's new song Born Free.
 
 
 

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on ViRead full post »

 Engage/Educate/Agitate/Co-opt
 
I am a Tea Partier. 
 
 
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 I attended my first Tea Party this past April 15th, even though I am, for lack of a better label, a Progressive.   My intent was not to infiltrate the Tea Party, but raRead full post »

In a new policy speech hailed by Democrats and Republicans alike as the way forward through these difficult economic times, President Obama incorporated the "just war" concept he first addressed in his Nobel Prize speech.  He simplified his administration's new job creation policy to Just War, a… Read full post »

I wasn't always a Progressive.  I used to be a dreaded moderate.  Basically someone who doesn't really know what is going on.  Oh, I watched the "news" and read the paper and thought I was informed, but I was deceived by the mainstream corporate media who keeps the debate on issue… Read full post »

I hate my Neighbors.  I recently moved into a new house.  My government actually encouraged me to move to this particular neighborhood and gave me financial incentives to do so.  My neighbors have lived in their house for generations, but I think they should move.  

 

My neig… Read full post »

Recent events in Afghanistan highlight why, unlike the military of the United States, I am Pro-Choice and not Pro-Abortion.  Reporter Jerome Starkey of the Times of London was the first to report on a February 12th night-raid conducted by U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan in which they killed a/… Read full post »

FEBRUARY 27, 2010 6:09PM

We Don't Owe Haiti Anything, Do We?

"Haiti is one of the countries least able to help itself, but not by the fault of others."

 

"We [The United States] are the most giving country in the world and rarely ask for anything in return.  Why should we spend any more money on them[Haiti]?"

 

"Even with contributionsRead full post »

FEBRUARY 19, 2010 9:06AM

Are You Calling Me A Terrorist?

Terrorist and Terrorism are politically charged words.   Does it benefit us to use these words?  Who decides who is a terrorist?  Who gets to choose the definition?  There is no agreed-upon definition for these words.  Depending on your ideology or political bent, you can fin… Read full post »

FEBRUARY 13, 2010 3:56PM

Blood Chocolate

I support GENOCIDE... 

I support MURDER...

I support RAPE...

I support SLAVERY...

I support ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION... 

 

I support these things everyday with the purchases I make, whether it is the clothes I wear, the electronics I use, or the food I eat.  When I make purchases… Read full post »

FEBRUARY 7, 2010 12:26PM

Bin Laden Thanks America, Picks Colts

In his latest message from beyond the grave,  Osama Bin Laden personally thanked America for helping him to meet his recruiting goals.  "Without your destructive and immature overreaction to the 9-11 attacks, Al Qaeda would never have been able to attract enough warriors to the fight. … Read full post »

JANUARY 28, 2010 5:39PM

Howard Zinn Quotes

An African proverb says that when an old man dies, it is like a library burning.  Howard Zinn has died.  Fortunately, his writings and speeches remain with us.  He was a man who made a difference.  He educated, enlightened and inspired others.   He certainly opened my eyes. &… Read full post »

DECEMBER 23, 2009 1:10AM

Seasons Greetings from...

Washington Post - Sarah Palin's latest Facebook message regarding the Health Care debate has sent shock waves rippling through Congress, altering the nature of the legislation for the good of real Americans.  Read below:

 

 

As more Real Americans delve into the disturbing details of t… Read full post »

In a groundbreaking new report, experts say there is a chance the sun will not rise tomorrow and precautions should be taken immediately.  Scientists  R.W. Hack and P.D. Shill said in a Fox News interview this morning that the idea the sun will rise tomorrow with all certainty is Read full post »

DECEMBER 9, 2009 12:19AM

Sarah Palin's Stunning Ignorance

Sarah Palin recently displayed her stunning ignorance regarding the Israeli settlements in Palestine when  in an interview with Barbara Walters she said she supported ongoing settlement expansion.  This effectively was a call to end 40 years of official U.S. government policy on Israel. &nb… Read full post »

The recent Op Ed from New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman, "America vs The Narrative," [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/opinion/29friedman.html] was an appalling screed of misinformation and half-truths.   In the context of the Fort Hood shootings, he claims that there is a narrative in t… Read full post »