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A Progressive Warrior Queen-Isn't That an Oxymoron?


In case you don't know the story of Boadicea (Boudicca), in a nutshell it goes like this.

Boadicea's tribe, the Iceni, lived peacefully as a client tribe under Roman rule. After her husband's death corrupt Roman officials reneged on the agreement that left the Iceni in peace. When Boadicea, still the leader of her tribe, went to protest this, she was flogged and her daughters were raped before her eyes.

She returned to her tribe and raised a rebellion against the Romans that was short lived, brutal, and ended in her death.

Understand, I'm not looking to raze Colchester, or leave piles of bodies behind me. However, the Radical Right Religionists and the Corporate sponsors of the Chattel Society have declared war on us who are "others".

 
I say we fight back.  Right now, I'm fighting back primarily at Texas Kaos. Please come join me.

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More Bad News for Tom Delay

posted Monday, 4 April 2005
Off the Kuff puts together the bad news for Tom Delay yesterday, even as the Bugman girds his loins for political battle.

It's great, and links to some interesting polling numbers and analysis by Jesselee over at D-Trip.

But the item in their that caught my eye was the Startlegram column by JR Labbe quoted in the comments. Here's the original (reg req'd) quote from The Duality of Tom Delay:
As he stressed during his trial, Ebbers
donated generously to charity, contributing $100 million to causes including his church and college. He even taught Sunday school, ultimately becoming a living example of the non-Gospel "do as I say and not as I do."

Ebbers' ability to compartmentalize his life into a part in which the teachings of Christ mattered and a part in which guidance came from a much less enlightened source sadly is not unique, even for people who have been afforded exceptional blessings.

Four words: Bill Clinton, Tom DeLay.

When the comparison being made by conservative news outlets is to their political Antichrist, Bill Clinton, well, you're in deep sewage. Delay better have a pretty long snorkel.

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