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William Rivers Pitt: Get Some
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 3:13 pm | William Rivers Pitt
Get some. That's what Marines say before the shooting starts, before the metal meets the meat, before the difference between Now and Later becomes a matter of survival and strength. Get some, they say. Get some. More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Aid and Comfort
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 12:23 am | William Rivers Pitt
The old chestnut has been hauled out in public again: if you do not support the war, if you do not support Bush, you are betraying our troops and giving aid and comfort to the enemy. It's an oldie but a goodie. It is worthwhile, in the face of ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: That Warm Feeling
Monday, 14 November 2005, 1:58 pm | William Rivers Pitt
This may make me a bad person, but I get a warm feeling in the center of my soul when I watch right-wing maniacs freak out in frustration and lose their so-called minds. It just makes me smile. More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Winnebagos of Death
Friday, 11 November 2005, 12:36 am | William Rivers Pitt
I've been digging into one of the justifications for invading Iraq proffered by the Bush crew over the last two years. Bear with me, as this gets into chemistry. More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Yes, They Lied
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 12:57 am | William Rivers Pitt
Yes, They Lied By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Perspective From: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/110805I.shtml Tuesday 08 November 2005 More >>
William Rivers Pitt: It's Still There
Friday, 4 November 2005, 11:54 am | William Rivers Pitt
Harry Reid's so-called "stunt" on the Senate floor this past Tuesday - invoking Rule 21 to create a closed session, during which he demanded an investigation into how we were dragged to war in Iraq - brought the issue of the never-found weapons of ... More >>
Will Pitt: Nothing Shakin' on Shakedown Street?
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 2:22 pm | William Rivers Pitt
Mr. Libby is in deep dung. Fitzgerald absolutely nailed his hide to the shed, detailing lie after lie after lie. From what I am given to understand, Libby intends to offer a "faulty memory" defense when he gets dropped into the skillet. Given the incredibly ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Diary of a Plamegate Junkie
Friday, 21 October 2005, 10:45 am | William Rivers Pitt
8:12 am - Wake, sling blankets aside, startling cat into sudden flight. 8:13 am - Pull up New York Times web site, scan for news of Fitzgerald indictment. 8:14 am - Thump head repeatedly on desk, further confusing already-rattled cat. More >>
William Pitt: Some Questions for Harriet Miers
Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 12:32 am | William Rivers Pitt
Appointing a person with no judicial experience whatsoever to the Supreme Court is by no means an unprecedented act. Indeed, some of the most influential Justices ever to serve never wore the robe before assuming that high seat. Earl Warren and William ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Heart of the Matter
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 1:20 pm | William Rivers Pitt
In a New York Times article published on Sunday, columnist Frank Rich buried the dart right in the center-black. "What matters most in this case," wrote Rich, "is not whether Mr. Rove and Lewis Libby engaged in a petty conspiracy to seek revenge ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Punxsutawney Karl
Monday, 17 October 2005, 10:28 am | William Rivers Pitt
Let's take a look at some numbers, shall we? "For the first time," reports the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, "more people say George W. Bush's presidency will be judged as unsuccessful than say it will be seen as a success, a poll finds. ... More >>
William Pitt: Ideological Prozac, American Style
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 12:47 am | William Rivers Pitt
My goodness, but I have been out of it these last several days. I've been in this tiny log cabin, see, at the end of five miles of dirt road up here in New Hampshire. There is a lake and a kayak and dogs and a fireplace and a television that gets one ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: I Remember Democrats
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 11:01 am | William Rivers Pitt
I Remember Democrats By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Perspective From: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/100305I.shtml Monday 03 October 2005 More >>
Hey, Hey, Woody Guthrie, I Wrote You a Song
Monday, 3 October 2005, 12:51 am | William Rivers Pitt
The unbelievably arrogant and power-mad GOP Representative from Texas, Tom DeLay, got a taste of the whip hand on Wednesday. Indicted on a charge of conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, DeLay has been forced to step down as Majority Leader ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Running on the Right to Vote
Friday, 23 September 2005, 11:08 am | William Rivers Pitt
There are two kinds of people in American politics today: those who know our basic right to vote and have every vote counted is imperiled, and those who have no idea such a basic right is at risk. More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Blood of the Righteous
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 2:20 pm | William Rivers Pitt
During the Vietnam war, a number of anti-war activists were prosecuted and jailed for taking direct action against recruiting stations and draft board offices. Files were burned and blood was poured on records. Few activists during this time were ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Story of Steve
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 10:36 am | William Rivers Pitt
Paging Oprah Winfrey. You're going to want to sit up and take notice of this one. So there's this guy named Steve, who grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts. Steve is what you would describe as an average guy, works construction, went to a tech/voc high ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Let the Dead Teach the Living
Monday, 12 September 2005, 11:15 am | William Rivers Pitt
Let the Dead Teach the Living By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Perspective From: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/090805Y.shtml Thursday 08 September 2005 More >>
Washing Away the Conservative Movement
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 3:22 pm | William Rivers Pitt
Somewhere, at this moment, a neoconservative is seething. It isn't fair, he rages within. We had it wired. The House is ours, the Senate is ours, the Supreme Court is ours, the Justice Department is ours, the television news media is bought and ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Wake of the Flood
Monday, 5 September 2005, 12:10 am | William Rivers Pitt
This will come as no surprise, but columnist Molly Ivins has again nailed it to the wall. "Government policies have real consequences in people's lives," Ivins wrote in her Thursday column. "This is not 'just politics' or blaming for political advantage. ... More >>
