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Goodbye George Carlin, we will miss you!



Most of us knew who George Carlin was dues to his "Seven Dirty Words" routine that were cental to the 1978 Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, which affirmed the government's right to regulate indecent material on public airwaves. Too bad he died before we saw an end to this unjust ability of the government to suppress our freedom of speech.

In International News

Mugabe will remain in charge of Zimbabwe as opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is giving up rather than see the current regime kill more people. Tsvangirai said, "Conditions as of today do not permit the holding of a credible poll. Given the totality of these circumstances, we believe a credible election is impossible. We can't ask the people to cast their vote on June 27 when that vote will cost their lives. We will no longer participate in this violent sham of an election." It should be remembered that Tsvangirai won the March 29 vote but not by an absolute majority, and the runoff has been overshadowed by violence and intimidation, which human rights groups say have led to the death of 85 people and thousands have been displaced from their homes. While Mugabe was lauded early in his rule for campaigning for racial reconciliation, he has recently been accused of ruining the economy and holding onto power through fraud and intimidation. The United States responded by saying that violence is bad.

Fighting has broken out in Lebanon again between the pro- and anti-government factions. With over 80 dead and 200 wounded, one would think that Lebanon would get its act together. Back in May Lebanon's Western-backed parliament majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition agreed to form a national unity government and halt the spiraling political crisis that had escalated into violence and pushed Lebanon to the brink of a new civil war. Obviously this deal is working about as well as peace agreements between Israel and Palestinians.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy thinks he knows a thing or two about the Middle East... but he does not. Sarkozy told the legislature that, "There cannot be peace without an immediate and complete halt to settlement. There cannot be peace without recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of two states and the guarantee of free access to the holy places for all religions." How odd, as I do not remember France agreeing to share Paris with the Germans during World War II as a way of finding peace. But not to worry, France "is determined to pursue, with its partners, a policy of progressively tougher sanctions" against Iran. Meaning that France will continue to stand by and do nothing as Iran develops nuclear weapons. Rumor has it that Sarkozy's maternal Greek Jewish grandfather was seen rolling over in his grave.

In the meantime, Bolivia continues to fall apart. Tarija has become the fourth Bolivian state to declare autonomy from the government of leftist President Evo Morales. Governor Mario Cossio said to a crowd of supporters, "A new Bolivia must be built on a foundation of autonomy. Centralism has left a bad legacy _ we are the second-poorest country on the continent. Autonomy is the new path." Tarija is home to 85 percent of Bolivia's natural gas reserves, the nation's main export. and along with fellow energy-rich state of Santa Cruz want more local control over their gas revenues. Other eastern states are seeking autonomy to protect their farms and ranches from Morales' proposed land reform. Amazingly there are no reports of fighting as seen in Zimbabwe or Lebanon despite that Morales has called the successions votes illegal. Perhaps Sarkozy can weigh in on this issue as well?