Who cares what John Dean says?

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Tuesday December 26, 2006 · 8:47 AM PST

2006/12/26 · 08:47

Here's my response to the currently recommended diary John Dean: Impeach Administration Officials.

I consider John Dean to be an "anti-impeachment" commentator in spite of the title. John Dean is recommending we resign ourselves and accept Torturer-in-Chief, George Bush's lordship and mastery of us until 2009.

No way! I piss back!

John Dean may think he's on our side this time around, but he's still unprincipled and now he's getting in the way.

Pelosi and Reid have long understood this reality, and rather than do to Bush and/or Cheney what Republicans did to Clinton - impeach him in the House merely because they had the power to do so and they wanted to tarnish him, only to lose their battle decisively in the Senate - they are simply not going to play the same game.

Impeaching Bush in the House would not be done "merely because [we have] the power to do so and [we want] to tarnish him".

Follow me over the fold...

PaulGaskin

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Sunday December 10, 2006 · 10:27 PM PST

2006/12/10 · 22:27

It's late and I've got a lot of pent up energy. I'm just going to express my thoughts and feelings because I don't have the focus to get too deep.

The pro-impeachment camp has gained a lot of confidence lately. The anti-impeachment camp is more respectful and less disdainful than they were initially.

I've been using the word "freedom" a lot lately. It feels good. Bush tried to defile the word "freedom". He used it again and again, up to 20 times in a single speech.

I think the wingnuts have caused liberals to subconsciously avoid the best words in our vocabulary.

PaulGaskin

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Friday December 01, 2006 · 8:36 PM PST

2006/12/01 · 20:36

Police fire 50 rounds, kill groom on day of wedding

The cops were all plain-clothes, under cover. The men who were fired upon were unarmed.

(Photo: Willie Davis/Veras - Village Voice)

PaulGaskin

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Thursday November 30, 2006 · 5:17 PM PST

2006/11/30 · 17:17

FREEDOM CAN'T WAIT 'TIL 2008!

After impeaching Bush and Cheney, we'll have first woman president of the United States of America.

Madame President Nancy Pelosi has a nice ring to it.

PaulGaskin

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Friday November 17, 2006 · 9:02 PM PST

2006/11/17 · 21:02

Tony Blair's outgoing chief strategy adviser fears the internet could be fuelling a "crisis" in the relationship between politicians and voters.

Yeah, that's the problem. It's the internet, not that horrific war George Bush and Tony Blair started.

Cartoon by Steve Bell

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Lieberman.

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Monday November 13, 2006 · 3:39 PM PST

2006/11/13 · 15:39

I better not talk about Lieberman. He's in a really special position. I wouldn't want to ruffle any feathers or raise any hackles.

Lieberman is.....Lieberman.

He's been reelected. He's going to do what he's going to do. Did anyone see him on Press the Meat with Mr. Potato Head? I didn't, so I don't have any opinion about that appearance.

Nobody here had better talk about Lieberman. It might disappoint him and and we won't like him when he's disappointed. I've heard he turns huge and green when he's disappointed.

I think I had better just end this by congratulating him for his electoral victory. What a p... er... what a guy!

Capitalism Vs Communism - The Final Chapter

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Saturday November 11, 2006 · 5:01 PM PST

2006/11/11 · 17:01

Cold War icon Ortega trades Marx for God

He [Ortega, Sandinista leader] has traded his wartime military fatigues for a white shirt and jeans. His guide, he says, is God, not Karl Marx.

This political event is emblematic of the healing rift between the extremes of Capitalism and Communism. Read More

Germany will Prosecute Rumsfeld!

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Friday November 10, 2006 · 1:26 PM PST

2006/11/10 · 13:26

The Germans, ever grateful for the US intervention against Hitler and for the subsequent Neuremburg trials are preparing to return the favor to the United States!

Danke!

Exclusive: Charges Sought Against Rumsfeld Over Prison Abuse - TIME MAGAZINE
Posted Friday, Nov. 10, 2006

A lawsuit in Germany will seek a criminal prosecution of the outgoing Defense Secretary and other U.S. officials for their alleged role in abuses at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo
By ADAM ZAGORIN

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Tuesday November 07, 2006 · 7:23 PM PST

2006/11/07 · 19:23

THE ESTABLISHMENT IS SMARTER THAN WE THINK

They saw "My Direct Democracy". They saw the user moderated forum. They understood the asymmetrical dynamics between open-source geeks and Microsoft. They grokked Scoop.

They took one look at MyDD and then they usurped it with DailyKos.

Kos is their BOY! The guys at MyDD settled for being played as second-fiddle to the establishment netroots commando - Markos Moulitsas! They settled because the establishment promised to throw them a bone!

Kos is CIA, for all practical purposes. He applied for a job at the CIA and that's damning enough, by its self. They probably hired him.

The CIA has television commercials where they actually advertise to recruit people. One of their character traits they seek is tolerance for moral ambiguity. Kos certainly meets that criterion!

Kos is a CIA stooge!

You heard it here first!

We will take neither the Senate, nor the House.

PaulGaskin

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Monday November 06, 2006 · 12:14 PM PST

2006/11/06 · 12:14

I'm going to play the devil's advocate here, and make the case for why we're going to lose again. I've saved this for the last day so it will have the least possible impact on our morale.

It has to be said so that if, god forbid, it should happen, someone will have predicted it at least. I hope I'm wrong, and I beleive I probably am wrong, but I'm just going to lay out my best case for the plausibility of the worst-case scenario. Read More

Haggard Photo Caption Contest

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Saturday November 04, 2006 · 5:49 PM PST

2006/11/04 · 17:49

From bodyworkformen.com

Let's see what sort of crazy captions you can come up with! Who ever writes the caption which earns the most recommendations wins.

I borrowed this image from the front page of Huffington Post because it's so funny-scary-silly-revolting, I just had to share it.

This picture captures the confluence between Republicanism and Evangelical Christianity. We should add Jeff Gannon and George Bush to this montage as well. Maybe we can make an open-source art project out of it.

I'm going out to see Borat.

Sheesh! Only in America!

[Update: I think we all owe Mike Jones some respect and gratitude for blowing the whistle on this hypocritical anti-gay, meth-addicted, Bush-spiritual-advising preacher. Mike Jones has given this sordid story a happy ending, so to speak. Props to the Masseur.]

Will You Keep a Very Special Secret for Your President?

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Thursday October 19, 2006 · 3:44 PM PDT

2006/10/19 · 15:44

Here's the secret that you must keep.

<Whispering>
Bush has no power over you.
</Whispering>

If you actually believe this secret, deep down in your heart, it's true. Bush would be really upset with you if he knew you believed the secret was true. That's why you must keep it on the down-low. You can only whisper in the shadows. Don't think about shouting it from the roof-tops. Read More

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