RedState.com Calls for Gonzales Removal

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Thursday July 26, 2007 · 8:43 AM PDT

2007/07/26 · 08:43

The last hold-out in every single Bush decision and eternal defenders of his administration, RedState.com has done a great job of branding themselves. On every right-wing controversy, it is always the one place you can go to get inside the hive mind of the final 25% who still tell polling agents they support the President.

Well, hell just experienced a slight breeze:

...the man President Bush calls "Fredo"--was a Presidential nickname ever more apt?--should at long last be invited to spend more time with his family. Much more time.

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Tuesday May 08, 2007 · 4:06 PM PDT

2007/05/08 · 16:06

And again, this is the law that I gave unto mine ancients, that they should not go out unto battle against any nation, kindred, tongue, or people, save I, the Lord, commanded them.

-Doctrine & Covenants 98:33

Evil is such a dangerous word, isn't it? Well, I'm using it deliberately. Not only has the War in Iraq been the single worst foreign policy disaster in American History, not only were we lied to in the run-up, not only has it been catastrophically mismanaged, and not only has it made us dramatically less safe from terrorists, the war in Iraq is categorically evil.

LDS individuals in America are far-and-away red party faithful, but their personal political leanings cannot hide the truth: Nothing in our doctrine justifies this war and, in fact, our doctrine specifically states that a war like this is evil.

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Thursday May 03, 2007 · 8:05 AM PDT

2007/05/03 · 08:05

On my usual morning stroll through the political tubes, I was delighted to see that Time Magazine had published "The TIME 100" detailing the 100 most influential people in the world. I already knew most of the names (since they've been running a "people's choice" version), but I love reading the short blurbs which are typically written by people who are equally (or more) influential than the subject.

Reading through the "Leaders and Revolutionaries" I came to Nancy Pelosi, who has quickly become a hero of ours. So who did Time Magazine choose for the write-up? Who would have insight into Nancy's life, struggle, and ultimate rise to Speaker of the House (the first woman to do so)? Who would Time trust to present an honest and fair assessment of her position?

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Sunday April 22, 2007 · 10:39 PM PDT

2007/04/22 · 22:39

When I heard the news that the U.S. military was planning to build a wall in Baghdad, I was flabergasted. Actually flabergasted doesn't quite do it justice, but I don't think there's a word in the English language which can describe my reaction.

U.S. soldiers are building a three-mile wall to protect a Sunni Arab enclave surrounded by Shiite neighborhoods in a Baghdad area “trapped in a spiral of sectarian violence and retaliation,” the military said.

When the wall is finished, the minority Sunni community of Azamiyah... will be completely gated, and traffic control points manned by Iraqi soldiers will provide the only means to enter it, the military said.

Ridiculous. Insane. Absolutely contrary to the idea of building a stable democracy. Well, thank goodness, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki put an end to it today.

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Sunday April 15, 2007 · 2:20 PM PDT

2007/04/15 · 14:20

Tim Russert: "You know, we were supposed to talk about Alberto Gonzales and we were supposed to talk about the 2008 race... this was a lot more important."

After a full week of shocking and sometimes heartbreaking news from around the world and especially in the political environment, what single issue could be so important that the Meet the Press round table discussed it (and nothing else) for 36 full minutes? Iraq? Iran? Wolfowitz? Missing emails? Deadly weather patterns?

Nope.

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Thursday April 12, 2007 · 9:46 AM PDT

2007/04/12 · 09:46

The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records

With all the hullabaloo over the "lost" emails, I decided to actually read the law that keeps getting referenced. What I found made me more frustrated, more angry, and absolutely positive that this White House is breaking the law. I am not, by any stretch, a Constitutional scholar and am not claiming to understand the intricacies of congressional law. I am, however, able to read. I'll let lawyers work out the details, but the general facts are quite clear.

Read the law for yourself here. I'll outline a few choice sections below the fold.

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Monday January 22, 2007 · 10:02 PM PST

2007/01/22 · 22:02

I wanted to get a better look at what President Bush looks like to the nation, so I used the latest ABC News/Washington Post polling data to create an area chart (including a few notable events). There's only one thing I find more baffling than the series of exceptionally bad decisions this President has made: I cannot for the life of me understand how this man continues to generate unending support from such a vocal minority.

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Thursday September 07, 2006 · 9:10 AM PDT

2006/09/07 · 09:10

I am at my wit's end with ABC's blatent distortion of documented fact. They are lying to their viewers. We simply cannot allow this movie to become a part of the national consciessness. I wrote this letter to every email address listed here.

In 1999, NBC aired a miniseries titled "Noah's Ark" which was billed as being taken from "the Biblical story of Genisis." Anyone who remembers the movie and has even a remedial understanding of the Bible will find this assertion laughable. Not only is the story completely rearranged, but some events are totally invented. The actual account of Noah's Ark is encapsulated within 3 relatively short chapters (Gen. 6:1 - 8:13), so the writer (Peter Barnes) had to get extremely creative to fill 178 minutes. Some of the more absurd reinventions include placing Sodom and Gomorrah before the flood (in Genesis it takes place more than 1000 years later), the depiction of Noah's entire family going insane for a short time, and the classic line from God Almighty, "I'm sorry Noah, I was wrong."

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Monday August 21, 2006 · 12:21 PM PDT

2006/08/21 · 12:21

They wrote it, they should live by it.

Lest we forget, one of the proposed laws under the 1994 Republican Contract With America was "term limits to replace career politicians with citizen legislators."

Since they beleive it, I propose that all Republican Senators who have served two or more terms and all Republican Representatives who have served 6 or more terms voluntarily step down. Read More

The Mormon DailyKos Caucus (Kocus?)

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 10:49 AM PDT

2006/08/09 · 10:49

I have been asked several times how many Mormons there are on dKos, but I don't have an answer. All I know is that our numbers are growing. While we may be wildly different in our specific religious commintments (I am measured "conservative" by most accounts), we all share a deep love for this country and a desire to see it brought back on track. Some of us are life-long Democrats (myself included), others are recent converts (no pun intended) to the Democratic cause.

Mormon Kossacks, please count yourself in the poll and, if you feel comfortable enough, introduce yourself in the comments (my own introduction below the fold).

If you're a Mormon and are experimenting with Daily Kos, let me say welcome. You are not alone. Read More

A Religious Conservative's View of the Marriage Amendment

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Monday June 05, 2006 · 9:45 PM PDT

2006/06/05 · 21:45

I've been thinking a lot about this so-called "Federal Marriage Amendment." Enough has been written about discrimination, so I want to take a different tack. I am religiously conservative and am compelled to stand firmly against this amendment, but probably not for the reasons you think. Read More

Right-Wing Blogosphere turns against the President... HARD

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Tuesday May 16, 2006 · 8:29 AM PDT

2006/05/16 · 08:29

As if he were systematically trying to become the least popular president in American history, the President's address on immigration has turned his last remaining hardcore base against him. And against him HARD.

From NRO, John O'Sullivan:

The speech was a tired and tiring repetition of all the president's previous sayings on immigration. Like them it was designed to suggest that he would be tough on border security and illegal immigration when in fact the small print of his proposals amounts to the "open door" that he celebrated in his peroration....

Rushie, RedState, Powerline, and more... their readers are not only against the President on this issue, they are downright angry. PoliPundint has gone so far as to close his blog to comments to stop the tide of anger and hate rushing forth from his readers. Read More

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