The Chilling Story You May Have Missed

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Tuesday December 14, 2010 · 8:46 AM PST

2010/12/14 · 08:46

These last few weeks, we have heard a lot of talk about WikiLeaks, and government action to shut down their website. But what has surprised me is how little talk there has been about the Department of Homeland Security's seizure of 82 domain sites for alleged piracy and counterfeit. Wired had the story here which gives a detailed list of the sites. Now it appears a lot of them were selling counterfeit handbags, sunglasses, and so on for which they look to have a case. However, a series of hip hop sites were also taken down, which brings us to why I find this government action so troubling. Below the fold, I will fill in some gaps to this story.

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Monday August 02, 2010 · 11:01 AM PDT

2010/08/02 · 11:01

Oh, this is rich. It seems that tea party activists have decided to go to Colonial Williamsburg this year in droves, because they think the Founding Fathers would be 100% behind their cause of 2010. The problem is, uh, George Washington must not have gotten the memo. It seems he is not with them much to their disappointment. In fact, the guy is downright subdued, quiet, and, dare I say it, has a nuanced view of things. Come below the fold for some hilarious poking fun of the Glenn Beck set!

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Tuesday April 27, 2010 · 8:55 AM PDT

2010/04/27 · 08:55

After days of bad news about the climate bill, it's nice to see a fighting spirit coming from a stellar group of names associated with the environmental movement and combatting global climate change. There is a misconception among some liberals that because of the flaws in the climate bill, there is no backing from important environmental groups. In fact, the opposite is the case. All of the environmental groups who were on board for the House version of the bill (ACES) are fighting for the Senate version as well, and they are the most prestigious groups in the country. We are talking 1Sky, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, National Resources Defense Council, Union of Concerned Sciences, and John Podesta's Center for American Progress Action Fund. The entire list and letter can be found here. At the flip let's talk about the stakes of getting this bill passed this year.

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Sunday April 25, 2010 · 9:21 AM PDT

2010/04/25 · 09:21

To say I am madder than hell is an understatement.

Climate consensus collapses in Senate

In one of the proudest moments of his long legislative career, Senator John F. Kerry was poised to unveil a long-awaited climate change bill tomorrow that would put a price on carbon emissions and provide billions of dollars in incentives to industry to drastically cut greenhouse gases.

Kerry had brought business on board, and even forged something rare in Washington, a bipartisan compromise with a key Republican leader.

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Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who had allied himself with Kerry on the issue, abruptly abandoned the effort last night, saying he was irate that the Senate’s Democratic leadership might proceed with a controversial immigration bill first.

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Wednesday January 13, 2010 · 2:39 PM PST

2010/01/13 · 14:39

Although I greatly admire President Obama, I have never called him a "hero". Not that he doesn't have excellent qualities, but he was never in combat nor was he a champion to one cause that won him accolades. But there is something going on in his reaction to the Haiti disaster that is quite incredible. It's not about him walking up to a microphone or arriving on a scene. It's the quiet work he has been doing behind the scenes, which is in stark contrast to an absurd right wing attack on him at the moment. Fox Nation (no linky, got this from Twitter) is complaining that he is reacting more quickly to the Haiti earthquake disaster than to the Christmas bombing. They seem to think they have a winner on their hands with this attack. Instead, it highlights the humanity of this man, and where his ultimate priorities are: saving lives.

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Thursday November 05, 2009 · 7:48 AM PST

2009/11/05 · 07:48

Well, this was unexpected, but excellent news. After all the Republicans boycotted the committee, complaining that a new CBO report needed to be made, it seemed that the bill would be stalled in the Environmental and Public Works committee for an additional 5 weeks. As RLMiller reported two days ago, Reid had "caved" to their demands. And yet, we have this development today. Below the fold is the news and what may have changed.

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Tuesday October 20, 2009 · 7:39 AM PDT

2009/10/20 · 07:39

A major obstacle to progress in Afghanistan has finally been removed. As many of you know, the election in Afghanistan in August was very troubled and fraud plagued. A U.N. backed panel had come out yesterday and said "it had clear evidence of fraud", and that, in fact, Karzai had received less than 50% of the vote, which would be needed to avoid a runoff. Without a legitimate government, there was no way President Obama could proceed one way or the other in the prosecution of this war, as one of the major components to an effective counterinsurgency strategy is to have a real government that the people think is legitimate. As Rahm Emanuel and John Kerry said on Sunday, it would be "irresponsible" to send in more troops without a legitimate government in place. Find out what changed today.

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Friday October 16, 2009 · 5:45 AM PDT

2009/10/16 · 05:45

No, this isn't snark. It's Fox News reporting the truth for the first time!! Ladies and gentleman, a left wing conspiracy has been going on for the past few years, and it has finally come to fruition. WE ARE IN CHARGE OF THE CORPORATIONS!!! Or so says Fox News columnist, Tom Borelli, who can't come up with any other explanation for why some corporations may actually be on board for fighting global climate change. The fact that companies like Duke Energy, Starbucks, and G.E. may be concerned about the planet (and figure they can make a buck or two saving it) could never be the reason. It has to be a left wing conspiracy. For your amusement, read below the fold.

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Wednesday October 07, 2009 · 6:09 AM PDT

2009/10/07 · 06:09

Well, what do we have here. Yesterday, President Obama had an important meeting at the White House with members of Congress on the war in Afghanistan. At issue, as many of you know, is whether or not Obama should send in more troops, as requested by General McChrystal. This is an extremely important and solemn decision Obama must make. And I have been heartened that he has decided to slow down that decision making, consult Congress, and think through all the consequences of the choice he ultimately makes. Given that this is a sane and thoughtful way to deal with the situation, the GOP is, of course, against it. And John McCain is leading the charge that Obama needs to "hurry up" and not think anything through. Never mind that these are American lives we are talking about. Well, wait until you hear about the exchange between SFRC Chairman Kerry and John McCain had at the White House!

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 10:44 AM PDT

2009/08/12 · 10:44

When Kestrel9000, who works in the radio business, sounded the alarm with the diary "What the hell is this?: Oppose the performance tax. Save local radio", I sympathized greatly, but as an Atlanta metro resident, felt I had no dog in the fight. Apart from NPR, I found the music stations here pathetic and largely unlistenable (from dull to pure torture), largely a corporate wasteland of focus grouped playlists manufactured by boardrooms at Big Radio and the recording industry. The one station I used to love back in the '90s, 99 X, had gotten a bit tired and finally was taken off the air in January 2008, replaced by Q100, a top 40 radio station. 99 X did not completely die - it went on line for 18 months. And, now, in a truly surprising move to me, is back on the FM dial at 97.9! More below the fold.

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Friday June 19, 2009 · 8:24 AM PDT

2009/06/19 · 08:24

In the wake of the peaceful Iranian protests in response to what most certainly was a fraudulent election, President Obama has been near pitch perfect in his response while the GOP has once again fumbled the ball. They are actually stupid enough to want President Obama to insert himself directly into Iranian politics!! (Do these dip shits really refuse to open a book once in a while and learn a little Iranian history??) As brain dead a talking point as it is, the GOP's message on Iran has been permeating the media conversation, and it's about time to see someone of considerable standing pulverize their grade school logic. John Kerry, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, was the Democrat to do it, and do it well he did. From an appropriately titled op-ed in the NYT (With Iran, Think Before You Speak) to appearances on cable yesterday, it's nice to see a compelling defense of the President.

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Friday May 29, 2009 · 7:09 AM PDT

2009/05/29 · 07:09

Finally, we have a full throated rebuke of Dick Cheney from a Democrat! And it comes from the usually soft spoken mild mannered Senator from Michigan, who also is the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin. I don't know about the rest of you, but I was outraged last week that the media gave such a big platform to the former Vice President when Bush never had to share the stage with the opposition outside of his re-election campaign. But in the aftermath of this hoopla, it felt like few Democrats had President Obama's back, what with the 90- 6 Gitmo vote, and the fact that it was Colin Powell and Tom Ridge who proved to defend the President's changes in policy with more rigeur and clarity than any Democrat. Well, that changed last night, when Senator Levin gave a speech in front of the Foreign Policy Association.

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The Chilling Story You May Have Missed

Ha! Gen. Washington schools tea party activists at Colonial Williamsburg

Enviro groups strike back: Pass Climate bill this year!

How Reid and Schumer killed climate legislation (Update 2)

President Obama is my hero today (Updated)

Breaking: Global Climate Change bill passed out of EPW committee

Major development in Afghanistan. Great diplomacy saved the day! (Update 4)

Breaking: Corporate boardrooms "taken over" by liberal activists

Ouch! Kerry schools McCain on Constitutional War Powers (Update 2)

Atlanta Kossaks: 99 X is BACK at 97.9 (Alt rock!!)

Kerry destroys GOP's pathetic attacks on Obama (re: Iran)

Sen. Levin hits back at Cheney HARD (Update 3)