They Aren't Looters DAMNIT!!!!!!

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Tuesday August 30, 2005 · 12:45 PM PDT

2005/08/30 · 12:45

I am tired of seeing these poor people in Nola (and I mean literally poor), in chest high water being called "looters" by every caption of every photo on the internet. Is it even possible to "loot" food? Looters steal TVs; hungry people steal food. Looters were in Baghdad in March '03 and in L.A. after the Rodney King trail. These folks are wading through possibly toxic water to get their hands on some damn provisions! Read More

American Legion wasn't so kind during Clinton's war

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Thursday August 25, 2005 · 9:25 AM PDT

2005/08/25 · 09:25

Now that the American Legion is on the record saying that anyone who is against the war that is killing more Americans every day hates freedom.

What was going on when the American Legion sent this letter to President Cliton for a war that kill not one American.

The American Legion, a wartime veterans organization of nearly three-million members, urges the immediate withdrawal of American troops participating in Operation Allied Force.

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Communicating with Congress: A Poll of Hill Staffers

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Tuesday July 26, 2005 · 1:42 PM PDT

2005/07/26 · 13:42

Here is an interesting study done by the Congressional Management Foundation which I had never heard of until today.

The Internet is generally having a positive effect on the discourse between citizens and Congress. A large majority of congressional staff surveyed, 79%, believe the Internet has made it easier for citizens to become involved in public policy; 55% believe it has increased public understanding of what goes on in Washington; and a plurality of 48% believe it has made Members more responsive to their constituents.

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People's (or Patriot's?) History of the United States

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Tuesday March 15, 2005 · 9:09 AM PST

2005/03/15 · 09:09

As I was riding BART home last night I was excited to see someone reading what looked to be Howard Zinn's brilliant "A People's History of the United States" but as I looked closer a deep depression set in as I realized that it was actually "A Patriot's History of the United States." The conclusions that I immediately jumped to turned out to be correct - that this was an unrealistically upbeat history of my country. As soon as I got off the train I headed to Borders Books to see what this book was and, to my dismay, it was yet another attept by the right to corrupt the virtue of the left.

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"I don't have [expletive] to say to him....

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Tuesday February 01, 2005 · 1:57 AM PST

2005/02/01 · 01:57

'Sheed for the people!

One player who wasn't as enthusiastic about the team's White House visit was Rasheed Wallace. Asked on Sunday what he would say to President Bush when they met, the Pistons forward told the Free Press: "I don't have [expletive] to say to him. I didn't vote for him. It's just something we have to do."

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