It's hard to endorse global capitalism when our own cournty does not suuport that type of full-on capitalism. I think we should afford foreign coutries the same free and equal "competitive" trade that we strive for in our own country.

However, the biggest difference is that we strive for competition, whereas many other foreign countries do no support competitive trade.

In the end, We should strive for the ideal: a competitive world trade where human rights of the individual countries are taken into consideration.

How do you convince other countries to strive for human rights, when there are black people in your own country seeking financial compenations for slavery? My own answer to that Big Q:: a bunch of f'n dead union soldiers.)

Do I sound conservative? I'm trying.

Which came first: competive trade or human rights? Which came first in America?
(Personally

I'm looking for a precedent.) I'm issuing a panel of my

- stepdad's friend's - to look into that issue right now. ) I'm also trying to write in the style of eeeee cummings (
Until the results arrive,

No justice, no peace -

God Bless and good night.

p.s. I will be appearing on hardball's college campus tour supporing Israel's right to attack at Bradfield Auditorium at ISU campus on 35th of Septober. Please tune in.

Global Capitalism is not an issue I endorse.

As far as tantra postions: on it's knees is no place for America to be.

Opinions opinions opinions!
Everybody has an opinion.

President Mann would bring this nation to it's knees. That is the kind of leadership we need.

I would definitely vote for him. That's not an issue. I'm just not sure it's right.
I have complete faith he could screw it up just as well as the next guy!

I'm going to have to agree with Matt Natale on this one. I'm not so sure Mike is the right man for the job either.
Matt K, I hope you have a great time in D.C. this weekend. And for goodness sake, be safe, and remember to think to yourself;
WWWAD? What Would Woody Allen Do?

Here is an vicious parody of the World Bank organization called the Whirled Bank. Scathingly funny and morbidly sobering at the same time, The Whirled Bank Group exposes the true policies and motivations behind the purveyors of, what I like to call, global Enronization.

Our Campus Greens bake sale went well. We showed footage of the WTO demonstrations from the Battle for Seattle in '99, and also showed a video called Breaking the Bank (about the World Bank's devastating effects on the global south) in the cafeteria.

Here is a full calendar of events that the UIS Greens will be attending in D.C. this Thursday through Saturday. We are staying at a student hostel called the Washington International Student Center.

Peace be with us all.

Kevin Hankis mentions in his post that our nation is transfixed with "the obscure, the shocking," implying that we are a nation obsessed with cultural freakiness. I say hooray to our nation of freaks! I like the Pepsi and the sex and the nipples and Brad Pitt's hair, I just wish we had a news organization that could tie all of these elements together into one massive conspiracy story.

And I say God Bless America, because there is no reply you can give in disagreement to that.

Times have changed since Mike Mann got fired from BK. Clinton changed the stigma around getting high. It is now even cool to say "I maybe inhaled, but can't remember," like Rod "the Bod" Blagojevich. Senior Mann, you too can be President.

Mike Mann in 04!

I find it interesting that some of us actually sing the archives of this blog in tune to their favorite songs, be it Van Morrison's Moondance, or Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire. I would prefer that if you are going to put my blogs to music, that you do it in the style of John Prine. Thank you for your continued interest on this topic.

Tasers Unite!

(a slogan?)

I knocked up some girl from the Illinois Brewing Co. tonight.

How exactly do you prod the powers that be?

Thank you for your wisdom Joe, I am looking forward to meeting the new bosses. Or at least getting maced by their goons.

"Then, without warning, Queen Power exploded with all the fury of a gay atomic bomb." I am not going to put this quote into context, because I think it is more profound by itself. However, if you want to find out where it came from, visit GLOBAL Diversity.

Don't tell Mrs. N 5 this, but I cannot have kids because much like Jesse the Body Ventura, I am not a role model. Besides, right now I have to concentrate on winning the big points in DC.

I am not participating in any Anarchist destruction or violence. Why is it that the only thing that makes the "news" is the trite sensational stories of car chases, child-beating moms, and kids breaking windows? Are these the really important issues?