Us Blackfeet are definitely reeling from this loss. All of Indian Country is. She was a real hero, the genuine article. - Bill President Obama statement on the passing of Elouise Cobell Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Elouise Cobell yesterday. Elouise spoke out when she saw that the Interior Department had failed to account for billions of dollars that they were supposed to collect on behalf of more than 300,000 of her fellow Native Americans. Because she did, I was...

Source: The Missoulian Elouise Cobell, who won the largest legal settlement on behalf of Indian people in the history of the United States, died Sunday evening at a hospital in Great Falls, according to state Rep. Shannon Augare. "She was a pretty phenomenal person," said Auguare, a family friend, who like Cobell is Blackfeet from Browning. "She was a saint." For more than a decade, Cobell pursued a case on behalf of more than 500,000 Indian people due royalties from the federal government fo...

My latest article. Have had an overwhelming response to it so far. Top 25 articles for the site for the week, one of the top 5 for its day, my second most read ever. She said people all over the world are viewing her blog now. Very proud of this, she's an awesome person and well worth your time to learn a little about. Thanks everybody! - WB Something About Something: An Interview with Poet Shelly Taylor (Image) There is something about Shelly Taylor. Something. Her friend, poet Gordon Ma...

If any of you are interested my latest column is an interview with Shelly Taylor, author of "Black-Eyed Heifer". - WB Something About Something: An Interview with Poet Shelly Taylor By Bill Wetzel There is something about Shelly Taylor. Something. Her friend, poet Gordon Massman says that as a person: "Shelly Taylor is the real deal, the genuine article; she stands, I believe, in contrast to materialist/literary/intellectual conformity which wants to enslave all peoples." I like that. Not ...

Source: KVOA News Tucson TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Office confirms that one person is dead, one person is in critical condition, and two people are in serious condition after a PCSO helicopter crashed into a mountain near Avra Valley. One person aboard the helicopter radioed for help after the crash occurred at about 11:30 a.m. today, near Waterman Road and Silverbell Road. Northwest Fire responded with a technical rescue crew who hiked to the crash site, near the top of a mountain, and ...

This was the vigil outside of the University Medical Center where Gabby Giffords is currently being cared for. You know the "Peace Not Crosshairs" sign? My friend, his girlfriend and I watched the woman who made it take it down. My friend and I approached her after she took it and he asked her why she was taking it down. She then explained to us that it was her sign and that she made it while she was angry, and after seeing it on the news and on websites all week she started to feel a little d...

 
My grandfather Walter Wetzel was president of the NCAI during this time. He is the man with glasses and dark hair that is standing to the left of JFK starting at about 9 seconds into the video. - WB

Just look at all the stuff he is responsible for. -WB tomtomorrow Tom Tomorrow by billthebutcher2 "Soros has admitted in the past that he doesn't believe in God. But that's perhaps because he believes he... is." Actual quote, kid u not. GottaLaff GottaLaff by billthebutcher2 Soros spelled backwards is Soros. If that's not sinister, I don't know what is. billthebutcher2 Bill Wetzel @ @GottaLaff ok that actually is sinister. billthebutcher2 Bill Wetzel George Soros is.. fuck it, I'm d...

I bit of political humor for your day! -WB @billthebutcher2 Bill Wetzel @mayoremanuel You're awesome. I'd like to interview you for a column. You crack me up. If interested email me: (Link) @MayorEmanuel Rahm Emanuel @billthebutcher2 like I'm going to do press for your two-bit motherfucking blog. @billthebutcher2 Bill Wetzel @MayorEmanuel lol that is classic. Mayor Emanuel on Twitter: (Link) Btw, obviously it's a fake twitter feed, but a hilarious one, lol.

Rough week! Lets try to laugh a little and get to fighting again. :) -WB Keith Olbermann has found solace in the McRib Diary Entry by Bill Wetzel Keith Olbermann has found solace in the loving arms of the McRib. :::::::: Suspended MSNBC anchor, Keith Olbermann is reportedly soothing his wounds with a newfound love of the McDonald's McRib sandwich. The McRib, also known as The C*cktease of the Sandwich World, has recently been added back on the McDonald's menu after a sufficient withdrawal...

My latest column. -WB America Has Spoken And It Said: "Hell No We Can't!!!" For OpEdNews: Bill Wetzel - Writer Nearly two years ago I received a phone call. It was from a formerly homeless friend of mine. He was a Vietnam vet and a recovering alcoholic who was just starting to get his life together after a series of health problems forced him to sober up. I had been working with him on a project of mine, a short documentary film about his life, homelessness, battle with drugs and alcohol and ...

And yes I do mean all day! Full election coverage from 5am until I drop. At least. I will make you laugh, make you cry, well I am a Dem so I'll probably just make you cry but still I'll be on all day with the latest. -WB (Link)

Ok I know everybody is gearing up for the election, but here is a bit of comic relief to take the edge off. The Mayor Emanuel twitter account is one of the funniest I've ever seen. Last night's tale of Rahm on a candy-corn induced sugar high that led into a bizarre spirit world experience had me rolling. Great stuff. -WB Rahm Emanuel @MayorEmanuel Chicago, IL Your next motherfucking mayor. Get used to it, assholes. @MayorEmanuel Rahm Emanuel Holy fuck, I've eaten so much candy corn that I thin...

My latest column - WB Sleeping With The GOP, Even Worse The Second Time Around By Bill Wetzel I once had a bad drunken one-night-stand. In the moment, it felt right. She looked great and said all the right words to me. Told me how she always liked me. We shared common interests and had been dancing around this moment for years. It was an easy sell and we had a great time. Then the next morning she woke up and slept with one of my friends. As a result, I never went out with her again. No ca...

 

The bard speaketh. -WB P.S. You betcha. shakespalin Tengrain All the world's a stage, But it will cost you $100,000 to get me on it. #shakespalin saxdiva You are to call at the alehouses, and bid those that are drunk get them to bed, just not at Bristol's house again this time. #shakespalin MCNapoleon I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not for the gosh-darned lamestream media. #shakespalin deceiver "If music be the foo...

 

 

Russell Pearce, SB1070, and links to hate groups Say what you will about SB1070, but one thing is clear, and that is that the authors of this bill are deeply associated with hate groups. Take Kansan Kris Kobach or the anti-immigration group FAIR, a known hate group. Why exactly is it that Arizona is letting them write OUR laws? Russell Pearce, the co-author of SB1070, has deep connections with hate groups himself. He is good friends with JT Ready, and has even attended neo-Nazi rallies in the...

We all know I am great, so we can just skip over that part and get on to business. How many of you seek my approval?

 

Holy shit, he cracked the code! He's on to us all, run for the hills! All this guy needs is a tv show and a blackboard. PhotOh! BP = Kenya = British Colony = Obama = WTF? (Link)

The Penguin Laments Rise of BP Head Tony Hayward As Top Villain One of Batman's greatest archenemies, The Penguin laments having to compete against today's breed of supervillain. :::::::: "Look, I used to be the man, I was the top dog! Wah wah wah!" The Penguin is amped. Nobody likes to be second best and ever since the Deep Water Horizon oil spill, BP's chief executive Tony Hayward has taken over his spot as the world's premier villain. A spot that even an archenemy of Batman admits is ric...

Hey I was entertained. -WB FEMINIST HULK SMASH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MS.! He’s big. He’s green. His favorite activity is smashing patriarchy and all forms of oppression. He’s Feminist Hulk, and since he first burst onto the Twitter scene less than a month ago he’s gathered more than 10,000 followers, who gleefully re-Tweet his 140-character commentaries on gender, feminism and his own personal superhero, feminist theorist Judith Butler. Tweeting in all-caps, this size-XXXXXXL superhero figh...

 
Just awesome.

I saw Jessica Bennett on The Young Turks a few months ago, she consistently does great work. -WB Tales from the Frontlines: Why Are My Accomplishments Less Important than My Face? From reader Julie, who lives in Japan (!): As a kid I didn’t understand that just wanting to be treated decently made me a feminist. I thought it was normal to expect equality and to ask for fair treatment. I was probably a teen before I realized that I had been a feminist all along… I also know I get reminded o...

Disclaimer: the writer is a friend of mine. -WB One month after SB 1070, change seen in Arizona Randy Parraz will change state's legacy, after he wins Senate race David Morales Special to TucsonSentinel.com It was one month ago that Arizona changed. One month ago, Gov. Jan Brewer signed the draconian bill SB 1070 into law, legalizing racial profiling. One might think that Russell Pearce would be disqualified from writing our state's laws after being forced to resign in scandal as head of...

Mod note: Other people have reposted this speech in full elswhere and author is fine with it. Thanks! Quick info on Rigoberto Gonzalez: He is the author of 8 books, including two books of poetry. He's contributing editor for Poets and Writers Magazine, on the Executive Board of Directors of the National Book Critics Circle and on the Advisory Circle of Con Tinta, a collective of Chicano/ Latino activist writers. His website: (Link) 8th Annual National Latino Writers Conference (Albuquerque, N...

From Twitter: DCPlod Chicken Rand Paul cancels MTP appearance. The good news is that people in Nevada can now use him to buy healthcare. #chicken #p2 #tcot (Link)

 
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