This appeared on CNN's Crossfire in 2004. Not much seems to have changed. We're still grossly partisan as a nation (or at least the politicians are), and the media are still hacks."I'm not your monkey" ... Jon Stewart, I love you.As you know, CNN cancelled Crossfire in January of 2005 -- more info in an interesting follow-up piece here: http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2005/01/4509.ars" ... most major media outlets, have a long way to go before the thinking public truly respects...
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Just as the right scrambles to blame yesterday's plane crash into a building in Austin, TX as a left wing nutjob, about 600 people as of the time of this publication have joined a group called "the Philosophy of Joe Stack" on Facebook. The discussions on the page paint Stack as some kind of "hero" for committing an act of terrorism that " is no different than what was going on in this same land...
It's no secret by now that I've been disappointed in some of the actions of the Obama administration. None more so than their continuation of the Bush/Cheney policies of dealing with those accused of terrorist activities. I expected much better from a president who professed to be something of a Constitutional scholar, and the administration bowing to pressure over the weekend from those who are against trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 others in New...
For all the Teabaggers out there who are now worried about the US government taking away Constitutional rights, you're about 8 years late, and should have been waving your Nazi and Fascist signs on Pennsylvania Avenue when GWB was in office. The Washington Post has now broken the story that indeed the FBI issued fake terrorist warnings and strong armed telephone companies to obtain personal records in direct violation of the law. They later covered...
December 20, 2009 Representative John Culberson, 7th District514 Longworth Building Washington DC 20515-4307 10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 620 Houston, TX 77024-3490 Dear Representative Culberson: Thank you for your response to my letter expressing my opinion on health care reform with another of your empty, partisan, form letters written by someone on your staff. I truly appreciate the time it took one of your minions to add me to the distribution...
Senator Orrin Hatch on the floor of the Senate, speaking about the health care reform bill. From Think Progress: "This will become one more example of the arrogance of power being exerted since the Democrats secured a 60-vote majority in the United States Senate and took over the House and the White House. I dream some day of having the Republicans have 60 votes. I'll tell you one thing, I think we would finally have...
In an almost non-reported story, President Obama has ordered "hundreds, if not thousands" of registered lobbyists off of agency advisory boards and panels. The policy, introduced several months ago, was reported yesterday by the Washington Post. White House counsel for ethics, Norm Eisen, was quoted from a September blog post saying,"Some folks have developed a comfortable Beltway perch sitting on these boards while at the same time working as lobbyists to influence the government. That...
An oldy but goody for your Thanksgiving enjoyment:Have a great holiday...all of us are having a fun weekend and won't be posting much unless something newsworthy comes up. Enjoy your family...and eat lots of turkey!Jefe...
What world do these people live in? From Media Matters, former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino on Hannity: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term."<br />....
Guest blogged by our friend, bubbabobcat:In honor of Veterans Day, I would like to acknowledge a soldier and an American who represents the best in us through and through despite the trials and tribulations bestowed upon him by his fellow fallible man. General Eric K. Shinseki who is a West Point graduate, Vietnam War combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient, rose through the ranks to become the Army Chief of staff in 1999 and...
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