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McHypocrite 2008-04-08 19:10:00 Yup. Alleged war hero (what exactly did he DO in 'Nam other than get shot down, get captured and get tortured?) John McCain supports the troops. Right? As long as it doesn't cost his rich friends any tax dollars.From Think Progress:Today, Sen. John McCain spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, MO. He spoke at length about the sacrifice paid by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, acknowledging “how little has been asked of others compared to their service” and declaring that the nation owes veterans “a debt that we can never fully repay.” He also said that veterans should have access to “the highest quality health…care in the world” upon returning:"As President, I will do everything in my power to ensure that those who serve today and those who have served in the past ha
Iraq Veterans Against War seizes National Archives Building 2008-04-10 18:46:00 Veterans demand that Cheney and Bush are charged with war crimesThis is the most stirring 2 minutes of video news I have seen in months. And a sad commentary on our media, as I find out about it 3 days after it happened. What if we all did this one day next week? At Federal buildings all across the country. Read more:Iraq
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Bush and the Nazis 2008-05-25 16:21:00 "We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: 'Lord, if only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided.' We have an obligation to call this what it is — the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history."-- President George W. Bush, before the Israeli Knesset, 5/15/0 Read more:Nazis
Thank's, Tom 2008-05-25 15:23:00 "The Rant" by Tom Degan: V.P. Clinton? Forget About It!You've head heard me gush previously about my bloggin' buddy Tom Degan. Being somewhat lackadaisical lately when it comes to blog posting, I was so pleased to see that Tom has saved me the trouble of posting on exactly the same subject as he did this past Friday.Thank
s, Tom. Couldn't have said it better.
This is the start of something good! 2008-06-11 17:19:00 Rep. Dennis Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment#1: Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq#2 Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression#3 Misleading the American People and Members of Co Read more:something
BBC Uncovers Lost Iraq Billions 2008-06-11 17:13:00 A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq
. The BBC's Panorama programme has used US and Iraqi government sources to research how much some private contractors have profited from the conflict and rebuilding. A US gagging order is preventing discussion of the allegations. The order applies to 70 court cases ag Read more:Billions
Bill Moyers for VP 2008-06-12 16:36:00 Here's a great video clip of Bill O'Reilly's pimp ... er.... producer, ambushing Bill Moyers at the National Conference on Media Reform last week. Moyers expertly handles the fool as you might expect.
A secret history of Operation Iraqi Liberation (OIL) 2008-06-14 09:25:00 From Muttering Jam's long time nominee for super-hero elect, Greg Palast - the real story of the war that John McCain would like to see continue for 100 (10,000?) years:"Conspiracy nuts think Geroge Bush, from the moment he took office, had a secret plan to control Iraq's oil. Their wrong. Bush had two plans. Here they are. One crafted by neo-conservatives at the Pentagon; another fashioned by Read more:Operation
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Barak Obama and the American Corporatist Empire 2008-06-14 09:40:00 In his 1995 book "When Corporations Rule The World," economist David Korten spelled out in painstaking detail the global ascent of multi-national corporations to levels of power and influence unrivaled by any previous power in human history.Marry this power to to apparatus of state, and you not only have Mussolini's definition of fascism, you have a force that ultimately is the antithesis of all t Read more:Barak
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American Hero IV 2008-06-28 22:00:00 I have seen the future of activism ... ... and his name is Van Jones.Tonight, at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly (the UU annual national meeting) in Fort Lauderdale, Van Jones presented the 2008 Ware lecture, a sort-of keynote address featured at every GA.Frankly, I was spellbound. Speaking without the ubiquitous PowerPoint pr Read more:American
Cindy McCain's Dirty Little Secret 2008-06-23 19:26:00 As the right wing begins its election season hatchet job on Michell Obama, don't hold your breath waiting for the mainstream media to talk about CindyMcCain
's little brush with the dark side. From Stephen Elliott at the Huffington Post: "It's a psychedelic experience this week, watching Cindy McCain out on the campaign trail, attacking the opponent's wife. In rally after rally she says, "I've a Read more:Dirty Little Secret
It's amazing 2008-07-21 21:15:00 So, there is hoopla when Obama shakes hands with his wife, but no one cared when the President held hands with the dictator of the country that sent 14 of the 911 hijackers.(A tip of the Mirsky hat to buckfush.com)
Time to reflect... 2008-07-21 21:07:00 ... and ask yourself why this bastard is still in the Oval Office.RESUMEGEORGE W. BUSH1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20520EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:Law Enforcement: I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been 'lost' and is not Read more:reflect
Overstating our fears about Osama bin Laden and others of his ilk 2008-07-19 13:12:00 Reprinted from the Washington Post.GLENN L. CARLE, a member of the CIA's Clandestine Service for 23 years, retired in March 2007 as deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats. Sen. John McCain has repeatedly characterized the threat of "radical Islamic extremism" as "the absolute gravest threat ... that we're in against." Before we simply accept this, we need to examine the Read more:Osama
History 2008-07-17 17:17:00 "A lie told often enough becomes the truth."-Vladimir Ilych Lenin"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on."-President George W. Bush, speaking at a Gridiron Club dinner, Washington, D.C., March 2001"The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly...it must confine Read more:History
"The entire Bush presidency has been a fraternity prank that got out of hand" 2008-07-17 17:04:00 From the UK Telegraph:George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor and Urmee Khan REUTERS George Bush shares a joke with Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese President Hu Jintao at the G8 Summit in Toyako EPA George B Read more:entire
The Terrible Reality 2008-08-02 08:38:00 Vincent Bugliosi's opening statements during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional limits of executive power.
I love this guy! 2008-08-27 17:29:00 Rep. Dennis Kucinich brings the house down in Denver."It's Election Day, 2008. We Democrats are giving America a wake up call. Wake up America. In 2001, the oil companies, the war contractors and the neo-con artists seized the economy, and have added four trillion dollars of unproductive spending to the national debt."We now pay four times more for defense, three times more for gasoline and home h
Yes, Virginia, there is a difference. 2008-08-22 07:25:00 To any 1) disgruntled, hysterical Hillary supporters, 2) blue-collar FoxNews watchers, 3) Michael Savage/Rush Limbaugh/Bill O'Reilly enthusiasts, here are the two presidential candidates' take on what constitutes being rich in America. The issue came up during celebrity pastor Rick Warren's Forum last week. He asked both men this question: "How do you define rich?”Obama would define anyone mak Read more:Virginia
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Expensive, expensive Copenhagen 2008-08-22 07:15:00 Of course, the downside is the cost of just about everything in Europe. This is in no small part due to the weakness of our Chinese-owned dollar, but with 15-25% value-added taxes, it is easy to bleed money doing just about anything in Europe. Most euros seem to accept this as the cost of a civil society, one that provides health care to all, and makes it possible to live happily without an auto Read more:Copenhagen
Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen 2008-08-21 19:00:00 A week in many European countries can make you wonder about the quality of American life (even in a good year, which this most certainly ain't; and even if your suitcase stayed behind in Newark for half of your trip). Sensible cities with amazingly efficient mass transit. Wide, dedicated bicycle lanes everywhere. Safe parks, even at night. and the knowledge that less than 0.1% of the people y Read more:Copenhagen
Why isn't Obama leaving McCain't in the dust? 2008-08-21 18:21:00 Even with Barack's post-primary centrist shift, and McCain
's listless, doddering campaign, it is astounding to me that the Presidential contest remains a statistical tie, with less than 100 days remaining.Is it racism? That is certainly the most facile answer, but, frankly, I don't buy it. Is the media lying? Always a possibility, but at least some of the polls appear to be independent (for wha Read more:Obama
Documentary Footage of Mass Arrest in St. Paul 2008-09-20 14:39:00 From Laura Flanders and Alternet.orgNow that we've had a few weeks to settle, a look back at Labor Day in the Twin Cities. Labor Day was of course also Day One of the Republican National Convention. Video was released today of an apparent mass arrest of utterly peaceful concert goers at the SEIU Labor Day concert.Police in riot gear have surrounded loungers in a waterfront park. They announce, "La Read more:Documentary
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More from "Steal Back Your Vote" 2008-09-20 08:18:00 More previews from Greg Palast and Robert Kennedy Jr.'s "Steal
Back Your Vote." Click on the pages to enlarge.
Night of the Living Vote-snatchers 2008-09-20 08:13:00 Excerpted from the Greg Palast, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Robert F. Kennedy's comic book voter guide. See www.StealBackYourVote.org for more. In 2002, George W. Bush signed the Help America Vote Act. When a Bush tells you he’s going to “help” you vote - look out! The result: in the 2004 presidential election, over three million votes - 3,006,080 - were cast and not counted. Like, what the !@# Read more:Night
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Biggest Rally in Alaska history... against Palin 2008-09-20 07:22:00 Bet you didn't here a word about this in your hometown media!The local report:[The] Alaska
Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home made signs were encouraged, and the idea was to make a statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men. I had no idea what to expect.The rally was organized by a small Read more:Rally
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Knocking on doors for Obama 2008-09-16 19:30:00 So, Sunday afternoon, clipboard and voter list in hand, I spent 3 hours sweating for Barack. I canvassed my neighborhood, when possible engaging neighbors - the ones riding the fence mostly - about why I am supporting Barack Obama
for President.It's become my Sunday afternoon ritual. I, and whoever else signs up or just decides to come, meet my town's field organizer at the local public library
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