Six Years Later…What Are We Supposed to Believe?

September 11, 2007 by fleabomb

What does he believe?Six years after the 9/11 attacks, and more questions remain unanswered than answered. The people responsible remain at large, and depending on your opinion, they are either in Pakistan or in Washington D.C. The public trust of White House has largely been eroded, their competence and ability to lead the country past 9/11 is still very much in doubt, as is their willingness to do so. As is their resolve to capture those responsible and bring them to justice. In fact, the very notion of justice as it exists in this country is more in doubt today than at any point in the six years following the attacks.

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SEC Preview, Week 2

September 6, 2007 by fleabomb

SEC previewBama takes on Vandy and Georgia plays South Carolina in conference play; Auburn takes on South Florida.

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Couldn’t Have Said it Any Better Myself

September 5, 2007 by fleabomb

Olbermann once again shines a shaft of sanity onto an insane country. If there were five people in Washington willing to say the things he does, we would be worlds better off.

Gay Old Party

August 30, 2007 by fleabomb

Gay Old PartyThe Larry Craig revelation is just one in a long tradition of Republican sexual confusion and self-loathing. This article take a look at some of the more notable closet cases associtated with the GOP over the past few years, and offers and explanation of why things might trend as they do.

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SEC Season Preview

August 28, 2007 by fleabomb

SECYo! We’re back covering the SEC again, with our outlook on the season and this weekend’s matchups, which begin Thursday! Yes, we’re a little excited.

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Interview: Todd Dills of THE2NDHAND

August 17, 2007 by fleabomb

THE2NDHANDWhen Todd Dills moved to Birmingham, an opportunity for young writers came with him. That opportunity is THE2NDHAND, a literary broadsheet that Dills started in Chicago after moving there and finding a furtive writing scene in need of a common means of expression. Now that means of expression is available to Birmingham writers as well as writers from Chicago and other cities.

As Dills tells it, THE2NDHAND was born from a marriage of time and place: it occurred as a by-product of being a writer in an active writing scene and pursuing an M.F.A. in creative writing.

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One From the Vault: The Grass is Greener

August 10, 2007 by fleabomb

A hilarious tale of Christianity mixed with incompetence, and no, it’s not about George Bush. By Matt Webber of The Payoff, playing at Bottletree tonight.

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Why You Shouldn’t Vote For Hillary

August 8, 2007 by fleabomb

This video pretty much says it all. If you ever want U.S. Troops out of Iraq, she is not your candidate:

One From the Vault: Cock Rock at Oak Mountain

August 7, 2007 by fleabomb

Written in the early days of Fleabomb back in 2002, an in depth look at cock-rock and  its lasting impact on our lives, and our children…

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Now With More Big Brother

August 6, 2007 by fleabomb

I don’t know how many times I can write about this or how many times it bears repeating, but there no longer appears to be a two-party system in the United States. The expected check-and-balance relationship between the Republicans and Democrats doesn’t exist.

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