Tom Fox Dead; Rush Limbaugh Happy (?)

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Saturday March 11, 2006 · 11:17 AM PST

2006/03/11 · 11:17

This is a reposting of a short, powerful Digby piece over at Hullabaloo that I personally want shot out of a cannon from every rooftop in the country. It's about Limbaugh's statement on November 29, 2005, three days after the kidnapping of Tom Fox and three other Christian peace activists in Iraq:

... But any time a bunch of people that walk around with the head in the sand practicing a bunch of irresponsible, idiotic theory confront reality, I'm kind of happy about it, because I'm eager for people to see reality, change their minds if necessary, and have things sized up.

Rush was kind of happy that Tom Fox was kidnapped. Tom Fox had his hands tied behind his back, was beaten with electrical cables, and was shot point blank in the head. His body was just found in a garbage dump. And it kinda gives Rush a rush. More below. Read More

Get well quick, Harry M. Whittington

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Tuesday February 14, 2006 · 12:22 PM PST

2006/02/14 · 12:22

Vice President Cheney's getting a lot of attention here in the last couple of days, understandably so, but now, especially with the recent unhappy news about Mr. Whittington's condition, I'd like to focus on a guy who got shot. Please join me in wishing Mr. Whittington a quick and thorough recovery.

As a bonus, I found some interesting info on Mr. Whittington:

From CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants), "a prison reform constituency of prisoners and their families" via HaworthPress.com:

We presumed that prison reform, which was not very popular with Democrats [in Texas], would only get worse under Republicans. We were pleasantly surprised. Harry Whittington was appointed to the Prison Board by Governor Clements, and CURE managed to meet with him before his Senate confirmation.
Whittington initially was the lone, favorable vote of the nine Prison Board members on reform issues. Eventually, a majority of the other Board members joined him

Abramoff Emails Describe Relationship w/ Bush

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Wednesday February 08, 2006 · 12:29 PM PST

2006/02/08 · 12:29

UPDATE III: I've taken off the "Unrecommend" plea at Cedwyn's bidding. Makes sense to keep ThinkProgress's good work up and spreading around.

This is so huge it's hard to see it. And I've only seen it one place so far. ThinkProgress has seen emails from Abramoff to the editor of the Washingtonian, Kim Eisler.

EXCLUSIVE EMAILS: Jack Abramoff Describes Relationship With President Bush

ThinkProgress has obtained emails written by Jack Abramoff in which the fallen lobbyist personally describes his relationship with President Bush. They depict a relationship far more extensive than has been previously reported.
The emails written by Abramoff were addressed to Kim Eisler, the national editor of Washingtonian magazine.

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Wiretapping Indictments!

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Monday February 06, 2006 · 3:10 PM PST

2006/02/06 · 15:10

Dream news from the Smoking Gun!

FEBRUARY 6--An illegal wiretapping and information gathering network run by disgraced president George W. Bush allegedly recorded John Kerry's telephone calls and accessed confidential medical records pertaining to other political figures, including Al Gore, John Edwards, and Howard Dean, journalists Helen Thomas and Seymour Hersh, and Democratic consultants John Podesta and Laura Nichol. President Bush and six associates were named in a 110-count federal racketeering indictment unsealed today in Washington. A copy of the 60-page indictment can be found below.

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Wiretap Limbaugh, or Things I've Discussed on a Phone

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Tuesday January 24, 2006 · 1:16 PM PST

2006/01/24 · 13:16

Some of you may know that Rush Limbaugh, king of all self-appointed windbags, is a drug addict. He was forced to admit that to his wide-eared listeners when it became clear that his drug dealer and former housekeeper had become unhappy with the Limbaugh:

That's when Wilma Cline started keeping a log of her deliveries and preserved desperate e-mails from Limbaugh in which he referred to pills as "small blue babies."

Wilma Cline said she would meet Limbaugh in parking lots, passing a cigar box filled with pills through his Mercedes' window.

During her two last drug deliveries, Wilma Cline told The Enquirer, she secretly audiotaped the transactions.

More down there.
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Fortune Left To Nat. Debt...by a Dem. (Now with a link!)

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Friday January 20, 2006 · 12:10 PM PST

2006/01/20 · 12:10

This is rich and I honestly did not see that pun coming.

Millionaire Leaves Entire Estate To Pay National Debt

FINDLAY, Ohio -- A woman who died Nov. 9 at age 98 has bequeathed her $1.1 million estate to the federal government and requested that it be used to help pay down the $8.1 trillion national debt.
Attorney Tom Drake, the executor of Margaret Elizabeth Taylor's estate, said his client made it "very clear" what her fortune was to be used for.
...
Taylor, of Findlay, was a staunch Democrat who believed the national debt should be paid off and she wanted to do her part, Drake said.

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UPDATE: CIA agents "rounded up" in Iran; Nukes accidently helped

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Tuesday January 03, 2006 · 6:35 PM PST

2006/01/03 · 18:35

Will this give Malkin, Hinderaker, Glenn Reynolds, Chris Matthews et al. a different perspective on the outing of Valerie Plame?

Via CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Several U.S. agents in Iran were rounded up after the CIA mistakenly revealed clues to their identities to a covert source who turned out to be a double agent, according to a book that hit shelves Tuesday.

UPDATE: This is becoming a diary about Risen's book, which I didn't intend, but this fact must be added: The CIA may have also inadvertantly helped Iran's nuclear weapons program. See the end of the diary.
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"If She Dies, I Will Kill Michael Schiavo"

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Thursday December 08, 2005 · 12:09 PM PST

2005/12/08 · 12:09

Who Would Jesus Knock Off?

Happy Holidays, Michael Schiavo

The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 8, 2005 -- A 32-year-old woman was convicted for posting a death threat on an Internet message board connected to the Terry Schiavo case, authorities said Wednesday.
Dera Marie Jones, of San Francisco, was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday afternoon of sending a death threat across state lines, according to U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan.
"If she dies, I will kill Michael Schiavo and the judge," Jones wrote. "This is real!"

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Dorgan Should Be Investigated

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Thursday December 01, 2005 · 5:29 PM PST

2005/12/01 · 17:29

A couple of days ago I got into a bit of a snit with fellow commenters in this diary by KagroX about Senator Byron Dorgan. He had written it in response to a Kos front page diary that said Dorgan was "in the crosshairs" of the Abramoff probe. There was another diary on the "Dorgan smear" today.

My argument was that Dorgan should be investigated because he had received donations from Abramoff clients after Senate votes that favored said Abramoff clients. As should any Senator. Many folks took issue with that, correctly pointing out that the source for the story was a lawyer for the tribe that just happened too be a GOP operative. KagroX and today's diarist labeled it a smear campaign. It may have been, in that GOP operative's mind, for all I know, but that doesn't change the fact that Dorgan should be investigated.

Now there's more reason to do so (below). Read More

I Have Nothing To Add To This...(Mmmm, Rhett Hard)

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Thursday October 27, 2005 · 2:37 PM PDT

2005/10/27 · 14:37

Honestly. I have nothing to add:

Meanwhile, Radar magazine yesterday reported on its Web site that Texas political insiders are predicting the demise of the married Rove's "very close relationship" with wealthy forty-something Texas lobbyist Karen Johnson.
"Everyone knows how close Karen is to Karl, but she's sick of it," the mag quotes a source "familiar with the situation," noting that Johnson and Rove didn't return phone calls.
Apparently Johnson's family wants her to marry her handsome ranch foreman, Rhett Hard, who works on Johnson's Cinco de Mayo property in Austin.

A Really Long, Boring Diary

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Wednesday October 26, 2005 · 3:38 AM PDT

2005/10/26 · 03:38

Inspired by TBogg, I went over to Amazon to see some of the reviews of Al Franken's new book, The Truth (With Jokes).

Not a bad time for a night of insomnia.

A bunch of "readers" had obviously been sent by Malkin, who apparently had a hissy fit along with her hissy-fitter-in-arms, Drudge, over the promotional video for the book, which you can also see at the Amazon link. Some of my favorite reviewers, these first two, were appalled and taken aback and just horrified at the violence--violence I tell you!--portrayed in the video. then they had some violent fantasies about Al Franken. anyway, just for kicks, the work of the esteemed reviewers below.

Oh--I forgot. My real favorite is the last one, er, two. Two reviews from "different people".
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It's Homophobia Day

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Wednesday September 28, 2005 · 1:24 PM PDT

2005/09/28 · 13:24

I don't have to point to the numerous diaries about David Dreier--even by Kos on the front page--being gay or a "closet-heterosexual".

What the fuck? What are we doing? And don't give me that "It's okay because he's a gay Republican and it makes him a hypocrite" argument. That is bullshit. His hypocrisy is about humanity, not about sexuality.