2005 February | buzz twang

Classic Doonesbury Revisited… Duke Lives!

February 28, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Those who follow Doonesbury know that the character of Duke was based on none other than the late Hunter S. Thompson. And, it made for some great satire. As a tribute to the Gonz, here is a classic series from the archives… Trudeau at his best, most satirical and some twenty years after their original [...]

Jakeneck R.I.P…. Next up…

February 24, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

After some considered thought on the obvious, it was decided to finally lay the Neck down quietly. It wasn’t a difficult decision. I’ve been a part of a number of really fantastic communities since the early 90′s, and they often morph and burn out. Jakeneck was initially Mobius’ idea and a place for he and [...]

Colluding with Eichmann’s Henchman

February 9, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

While the right-wing blogsphere and media get their shorts in a twist over an obscure professor’s statement that referred to the victims of 9/11 as “little Eichmann’s”, a little story from the real world goes relatively unnoticed. One has to ask: “Where’s the outrage?” From Haaretz: Five of Adolph Eichmann’s Nazi assistants were recruited and [...]

Ward Churchill: "Evil Liberal" du jour

February 8, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Kevin Drum does a nice job of breaking down how the right-wing echo chamber took an unknown professor from the midwest and elavated him to evil entity. This was then picked up by the right blogsphere and used as “evidence” that all Liberals are evil. A snip: It’s fascinating how a trivial story like this [...]

The Modern Liberal World is Wide Awake

February 7, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Anthony Lappe at GNN gets it right in this article on why Ward Churchill is wrong. Had a discussion with a well known right-wing blogger who is convinced that people such as Churchill are respresentative of the entire Liberal movement in the US. Which is nonsense of course. The right-wing blogger believes that such entrenched [...]