Winter Soldier: Remembering John Kerry's Testimony in 1971
Senator John Kerry was a young Navy Lieutenant when he attended the first Winter Soldier gathering of Vietnam Veterans in 1971. Afterwards he testified to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and...
View ArticleTalk Is Not Appeasement: Dirty Harry version
This is something I touched upon in a previous diary entry, but I thought I would wrap it up for the world by putting a commentary to the film clip (4'24", contains some strong language and...
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40 Years On....Carole King: Tapestry
Welcome to the Team DFH Freaky Friday Music party. We're mixing it up a bit tonight. One of my favorite music buddies and DFH frandor55 graciously offers this diary for our Friday night slot. The usual...
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40 Years On... Joni Mitchell: Blue
Welcome to the Team DFH Freaky Friday Music party. We're mixing it up a bit tonight. One of my favorite music buddies and DFH frandor55 graciously offers this diary for our Friday night slot. The usual...
View ArticleThe Incongruity of 13 June 2011
There are three things for today. First, today is the 40th anniversary of the publication of the Pentagon Papers. You can read a recent interview with Daniel Ellsberg here.In this interview, Ellsberg...
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40 Years On...Marvin Gaye: "What's Going On"
Welcome to the Team DFH Freaky Friday Music party. We're mixing it up a bit tonight. One of my favorite music buddies and DFH frandor55 graciously offers this diary for our Friday night slot. The usual...
View ArticleFreaky Friday: Cat Stevens-Peace Train
Welcome to the Team DFH Freaky Friday Music party.Because Team DFH operates more or less like a herd of cats, this diary series doesn’t actually have a formal name but we’re here on Friday Nights, at...
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STRIKEWATCH: [1971] strike lasts 4 days; 2-year contract brings raises
The Chicago Teachers Union's second strike lasted for four days -- January 12 through 15, 1971 -- and resulted in an eight percent salary increase for teachers and a seven...
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Coop Goes to High School Part 7 - Song & Dance
Me and my Ado Annie in Oklahoma They say that the only two things you can be sure of in life are death and taxes. But for most every kid, the one thing you can be sure of is going to school, which for...
View Article"The Blood Telegram": When Republican Madness Killed A Million People
Ah, the joys of Republican presidents....“The old bitch !!” said Richard Nixon of Indira Gandhi."Indians are cunning, traitorous people."“I don’t know why the hell anybody would reproduce in that damn...
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Republican assault on the American fabric a successful strategy so far
This may sound like a hyper-partisan article. It is not. It is based on actions by Republicans of all stripes that are verifiable and quantifiable. All Americans are being played irrespective of party...
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Independent Lens: the film "1971" reminds us of COINTELPRO and its abuses
In the Wikileaks age of PATRIOT Act and USAFREEDOM Act, it is important to remember how important patriotism has always been and what means are necessary.1971http://www.pbs.org/...Long before Edward...
View Article3/6/16 ~ The TILT! (THINGS I LEARNED TODAY)
March is Women's History MonthToday isAlamo DayDentist's DayNamesake DayNational Frozen Food DayNational White Chocolate Cheesecake Dayvia HistoryNetLouisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) most remembered as...
View ArticleWhen Aretha Franklin visited the USO
I still remember a gray day in February 1971. Anti-war sentiment in San Francisco, California was running high, and the USO at 1017 Market Street, where I worked as a secretary, almost felt like a...
View ArticleA Forgotten First
After the integration of the major leagues with Jackie Robinson suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers and then Larry Doby with the Cleveland Indians, big league teams moved at different paces on their...
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