Thank You John Kerry: Now Let's Do More

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Wednesday October 18, 2006 · 4:26 PM PDT

2006/10/18 · 16:26

Send a message to John Kerry: tell him to use his money to help take back congress this year.

BIG THANKS TO WONKETTE FOR PICKING THIS UP

Hey, John! is a grassroots effort to help the Democrats take back Congress in 2006 by freeing up the money we donated John Kerry in 2004.

Check out Heyjohn.org and send him a message.

Whether or not he runs for President again, John Kerry owes it to all of us who supported him two years ago to help the party and its candidates now. President Kerry would go farther with Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid than with the corrupt GOP still in power.

Send an email to info@johnkerry.com and ask him to "let our money go!"

New York Times AGAIN Pushes 14 year-old Myth About Bob Casey Sr.

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Saturday March 04, 2006 · 9:00 PM PST

2006/03/04 · 21:00

Robin Toner pushes a 14 year old myth in the Sunday New York Times:

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"But Mr. Schumer, himself a stalwart supporter of abortion rights, argued, "Democrats have learned that when you have a good candidate, good in so many ways, that because he or she doesn't agree with the general Democratic Party position on every issue doesn't mean they should be kept outside the tent."

There is a novelistic twist here: Mr. Casey's father, Gov. Robert P. Casey, was also an outspoken opponent of abortion and was very much kept outside the tent 14 years ago at the Democratic National Convention -- seated near the rafters, denied an opportunity to speak."

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For more than twelve years, the mainstream media has repeated the FALSEHOOD that Bob Casey Sr. was denied a speaking role in the 1992 Democratic National Convention because of his pro-life views. Toner's article is deeply misleading. To find out why check things out after the flip. Read More

John Larson beats Crowley for Caucus Vice-Chair

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 12:57 PM PST

2006/02/01 · 12:57

Roll Call Reports (subscription required) that Connecticut Representative John Larson has pulled out a surprise victory in the race for Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair. Crowley has long been seen as close to lobbyists and business interests. This is a strong win for

As the hill reported last year Crowley was influencial in marshalling Democratic support for the bankruptcy bill.

Larson was the surprise victor in the race as reporting over the past several days had placed Crowley as the front-runner.

Spread the word, this is a small battle that has been won by the good guys.

(Thanks to Josh Marshall for also spreading the story.)

Senator Kennedy Outlines the Case Against Alito

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Saturday January 07, 2006 · 7:02 PM PST

2006/01/07 · 19:02

On the Eve of Alito Hearings, Ted Kennedy begins to make the case against Alito in an Op-Ed Running in the Saturday (most forgotten edition of any newspaper) Post.

From Today's Washington Post (Link)

--Posted Here for the Benefit of comments. The inclusion of CAP to the list of firable offences should make bloggers proud. The rest is standard talking points and problems that we're all mostly familiar with.

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Lobbying in George Bush's Washington: Some Important Facts

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Wednesday January 04, 2006 · 8:24 AM PST

2006/01/04 · 08:24

Sam Rosenfeld is abosolutely right over at TAPPED: Democrats cannot back down to Republicans in the face of this scandal.

We must be willing to jettison as many of our own as it will take to come out on top. This means that the William Jefferson's of the world are should be caught up in this and cast aside (prison clothes or not).

The entirety of this scandal must be linked directly to the Republicans. The Washington Post ran a story last summer that helped explain a lot of the changes in lobbying that have taken place in George Bush and Tom Delay's Washington. WaPost Story Here

I urge you to check out the story and Josh Marshall's earlier analysis.

For those with less time or attention spans, I provide a bullet point rundown after the flip. Read More

When the Clock Strikes Midnight, It's Election Year: The Republican Rush to Do Bad Things

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Thursday December 15, 2005 · 9:44 PM PST

2005/12/15 · 21:44

We should ignore GOP Corruption for the moment and instead focus on the legislative agenda that will be formalized over the next few days. EJ Dionne discusses the topic today. He makes several good observations, but misses several important considerations.

EJ Dionne ( click here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/... ) calls GOP leaders incompetent for pushing the final passage of controversial legislation during the holiday season.

He writes, "The Republican leaders may or may not pass their cut-from-the-poor, give-to-the-rich budget. It takes a degree of political incompetence usually associated with Democrats for the side that wants to preserve the true spirit of Christmas to invite so many coal-in-the-stocking metaphors at this time of year."

Agree though I may that Republican policies are cruel, ineffective, and unsound ways to manage public policy, it cannot be said that the Republicans are ineffective for urging passage during this time of year.

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What Would You Ask Judy Miller?

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Monday November 14, 2005 · 8:05 AM PST

2005/11/14 · 08:05

Cross-Posted at http://www.isittreason.com

Tonight at 8:00 PM, Judith Miller will be appearing on GW's Kalb Report at the Press Club. Miller is the New York Times reporter who in 2002, reported that aluminum tubes intercepted from Iraq were meant for creating weapons of mass destruction. This report, as well as many of her other stories about Iraq WMD's, turned out to be dead wrong. We also know that the Vice-President's Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby, leaked the name of a covert CIA agent to her. Miller went to jail for three months because she refused to release the name of a person who put the country's national security at risk.

We'd like to ask our readers of IsItTreason and Daily Kos, what questions you would ask Judy Miller if you had the chance? A group of students from The George Washington University will be in attendance tonight and would like to use your suggestions. Post comments!

Vent Your Frustrations, Let us know what you think! We look forward to reporting back after the event.

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Judy Miller at National Press Club November 14: Want to Attend? Find out Here

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Wednesday November 09, 2005 · 1:46 PM PST

2005/11/09 · 13:46

Cross-Posted from http://www.isittreason.com with additional information added:

Judy Miller will be appearing at 8:00PM November 14th at the National Press Club for a conversation with Marvin Kalb. Tickets are free and available to the general public. I urge anybody who's going to be in DC next Monday night to attend. While I'd normally urge attendees to be respectful, Judy is a special case. We must attempt to ask Judy the tough questions if presented with the opportunity.

Worth Attending even if you want to protest outside!

Find out how to get tickets, directions and more information after the flip.... Read More

Is It a Conspiracy? Italian Intelligence, Neocons and the lies that brought us into Iraq

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Tuesday October 25, 2005 · 12:58 PM PDT

2005/10/25 · 12:58

Crossposted on: http://www.isittreason.com

A Theory: Is It a Conspiracy?

Let us assume this for a moment: that the forged documents were created by Vice-President Dick Cheney and several elite members of the U.S. intelligence community. What we know for sure is that these documents contained a fake letter about the purchase of 500 tons of uranium ore from Iraq, with a fake signature by the President of Niger, Mamadou Tandja[1]. These documents were found by the Italian intelligence service called Servizi di Informazione e Sicurezza, or commonly known as SISMI. Rocco Martino, a SISMI official, gave them to an Italian reporter named Elisabetta Burba, who eventually handed them to the U.S. embassy in Rome.

Assuming that these documents were created by Vice-President Cheney, how could the United States government plant them in Italy? Who could help them do this? How did the forged documents find their way back to the United States?

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WAPO: Cheney's Office Is A Focus in Leak Case

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Monday October 17, 2005 · 9:53 PM PDT

2005/10/17 · 21:53

Josh Marshall tipped us off that big news would be coming, turns out Josh's sources were correct. In Today's Post Jim VandeHei and the always intrepid Walter Pincus reveal that Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation may finally have settled its focus upon the Vice president's office.

You can find the article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/17/AR2005101701888.html

First for the truly shocking:

The CIA- Cheney animosity story is well-known at this point in the story, what's most revealing is that we may Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald May announce the conclusion of his investigation as early as tomorrow!

"Some lawyers close to the case cited courthouse talk that Fitzgerald might announce his findings as early as tomorrow, though hard evidence about his intentions and timing remained elusive."

The first paragraph sets the states the obvious, but sets the stage for what follows, check it out after the jump: Read More

Judy Miller: What's Old is New Again, A Lifetime of Pushing NeoConservative Dreams

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Thursday October 13, 2005 · 12:08 PM PDT

2005/10/13 · 12:08

What signficance does Italian intelligence AND Niger have in common to the Iraqi nuclear program in both 1981 AND 2003? A post in www.isittreason.com caught my attention when I read it earlier today. Now that I have a few moments, I decided I had to post the story. With the Fitzgerald investigation wrapping up, I figured we could all use a refresher course.

As we all know, Judy Miller was the lead reporter pushing Neo-Conservative views about Iraq. It turns out she has a long history in this role.

On June 9, 1981, Judy Miller was the lead reporter covering the Iraq Nuclear Program. What does a TWENTY FOUR YEAR OLD story have in common with today?

From the New York Times Via www.isittreason.com: "One official said that Iraq had also purchased large quantities of uranium ore from Portugal and Niger, and that, in negotiations with Portugal, it had threatened to cut off oil shipments unless uranium ore was supplied." New York Times June 9, 1981. Please Read More on the flip side... Read More

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