…or maybe since it’s actually 80% true it’s not so amusing.

Posted by Kim.

[ Bunny note: Is it any different after elementary school? ]

Three years into doing the Pinky Show and I think this is the first time someone sends us fan art… and guess what - it’s a picture of ME, not Pinky! Yes!!! Chris in New Zealand sent us this cool painting he made of me holding a sacred heart (w/ barbed wire). Many thanks to Chris, I like it. Click for bigger version.

- Bunny

[ Kim: Hey, where's your tail? ]

Hey there, what are you doing tonight? Instead of Wheel of Fortune or Friends, how about watching War Made Easy? (70 minutes) Here’s the description from the folks at Media Education Foundation:

War Made Easy brings to the screen Norman Solomon’s insightful analysis of the strategies used by administrations, both Democratic and Republican, to promote their agendas for war from Vietnam to Iraq. By familiarizing viewers with the techniques of war propaganda, War Made Easy encourages viewers to think critically about the messages put out by today’s spin doctors - messages which are designed to promote and prolong a policy of militarism under the guise of the “war on terror.” Based on the book by the same title.

Please tell your friends to watch too. - Bunny

For the past couple of days Pinky and I have been absorbed with trying to solve a bunch of equipment problems. I think my computer is ready to go to computer heaven and Pinky’s RAID keeps failing for some mysterious reason. On top of that our mic preamp has developed an intermittent static problem. Grrr. It’s just annoying enough to make us contemplate a switch to book-writing. Maybe comic books.

I hadn’t gone online for a couple of days and when I finally did this morning all I see are reports about the Israeli airstrikes. The year ends in rivers of blood. So sad.

Some of you may remember that we (Pinky, Kim, Mimi, and I) posted a mini-review of Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land a few months ago and we all thought it was an excellent documentary. Well, I just found it on Google video. While it may not be the best summary of “the history of the Palestine-Israel conflict” (that would be our friend Yamila narrating that complicated story while drawing explanatory maps on a napkin), but it’s still extremely helpful for anyone who gets their information about what’s going on from the mainstream media - which is probably 99% of everybody. I’m posting it below - please watch.

- Bunny

I just remembered this video and did a search for it - surprisingly it’s also on Google video. In some ways I think Occupation 101 is a better ‘overview’ than PP&P that I just posted a few minutes ago. Better yet, watch both as they’re both excellent. I hope some of you will be successful in persuading some of your friends to watch as well.

I’m not sure if these videos are being posted by their creators so it’s probably best to watch them immediately, before they’re taken down.

Peace,
Bunny

Kim: Thanks Bunny for posting this video, I never saw it before. About 1 hour into the video I just started to cry a lot. Will we do something about this?

Bunny: Tomorrow morning Pinky and I go to Los Angeles for the 12/30 protest at the Israeli Counsulate. You come too. There are emergency protests planned all over the U.S. and world. If anyone out there is reading this, please find out what’s going down in your city or town and hit the streets.

Pinky: Thanks Bunny. The newspapers pretty much just say that the air strikes are in retaliation for Hamas rocket attacks into Israel. To which I’m sure most U.S. readers will just say “Oh, okay, Israel has a right to defend itself.” There is no historical context provided. But I think if Americans knew a little bit about the situation in Gaza, probably there’d be widespread rage. Which is why there is no historical context given! I challenge any thinking, feeling person to watch this video and come away thinking that the air strikes are a simple matter of self-defense.

From the film:

“No amount of reading, attendance at conferences, documentary viewing, and word of mouth could have prepared me for the reality of this situation here. You just can’t imagine it unless you see it…” - Rachel Corrie’s final thoughts, e-mailed to her mother prior to her death.

“This is an America issue. Because this is an issue of American foreign policy.” - Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies