How He Got There - And How We Got Here - Incomparably!

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Tuesday January 12, 2010 · 1:09 PM PST

2010/01/12 · 13:09

For all those who know the treasure that is Bob Somerby and The Daily Howler, today is a big day.

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 7:56 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 07:56

According to the DKos Electoral Scoreboard count, Chambliss just went under 50% in Georgia, which, if it holds, would force a run-off.

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 8:49 AM PDT

2008/09/26 · 08:49

So McCain has decided that being seen as not able to walk and chew gum at the same time is a potential political problem, and is flying to Mississippi to participate in the debate.

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Friday March 09, 2007 · 2:20 PM PST

2007/03/09 · 14:20

According to the Politico, the Nevada Democratic Party has pulled out of the Fox News debate, killing it for good:

The Nevada State Democratic Party is pulling out of a presidential debate scheduled for Aug. 14 in Reno, according to Democratic insiders.

The debate was being hosted by Fox News Channel and Fox News Radio, the Nevada State Democratic Party and the Western Majority Project.

Democratic activists have protested that Fox is not a suitable partner for the event.

A Fox spokeswoman didn’t immediately return a call for comment.

Not bad!

UPDATE: Thanks to all who recommended.

Looking for book help on 1930s America and the call for dictatorship

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Sunday September 03, 2006 · 1:43 PM PDT

2006/09/03 · 13:43

Hi all. I am doing some research in anticipation of possibly writing a book and I am looking for some books on the following topic:

In the early 1930s, there was talk among some circles in America that the country needed a dictator or totalitarian-type government, in order to stop the depression and generally restore order to the country. I believe Walter Lippman may have been a party to the talk, possibly Joseph Kennedy as well.

Can anyone recommend any books on this subject, or any other media?

Thanks in advance-
Jwishbone (feel free to e-mail me at jwishbone213@yahoo.com)

First they ignore you...

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 11:21 AM PDT

2006/06/12 · 11:21

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
-- Mahatma Gandhi

After a couple years of being ignored, it seems that Daily Kos and the netroots have reached stage 2 of Gandhi's quote.

See here, here, and here. I'm sure there are others I'm missing. Feel free to post them in the comments.

Let's keep this thing going strong, so by the time November 2006 (or 2008) rolls around, we'll have won.

Waas: Rove & Novak Conspired To Obstruct Justice?

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Thursday May 25, 2006 · 11:01 AM PDT

2006/05/25 · 11:01

Oh Boy. Through TPM Muckracker, Murray Waas reports that:

Karl Rove was in fact columnist Robert Novak's source for learning Valerie Plame's identity, and that the two men, upon learning of a federal investigation, spoke and may have created a false cover story to hide the truth.
In other words, there's mounting evidence that Novak and Rove not only lied to the FBI and grand jury, but they conspired to obstruct justice.

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Friday May 12, 2006 · 2:34 PM PDT

2006/05/12 · 14:34

Yesterday, right-wing nutjob Michael Smerconish said we (Americans) have become "sissified" in the war on terror because Zacarias Moussaoui won't be executed.

Today, Cenk Uygur (of the "Young Turks" on Sirius) replies in a blog entry called "Michael Smerconish Is a Pussy". I'll let Uygur do the talking, but the whole entry is definitely worth a read, and Dem politicians could learn a thing or two: Read More

Who Are You and What Have You Done With The Dem Leadership?

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Monday May 08, 2006 · 5:43 AM PDT

2006/05/08 · 05:43

Okay, something is going on here. The Washington Post reports yesterday on "confident Dems" who are "laying out an agenda."

Now, normally, one would expect to roll their eyes at the Dem attempt to set an agenda. But holy crap folks, this one actually might work. It's based on four main ideas, that Dems would pass in the first weeks of a Democratic Congress:

1. Raise the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years.

2. Roll back the provision in Medicare D that prohibits the HHS from negotiating prices for drugs offered under the program.

3. Fully implement the recommendations of the bipartisan panel convened to shore up homeland security after 9/11 (port security, anyone?).

4. Reinstate lapsed rules that say any tax cuts or spending increases have to be offset by spending cuts or tax increases to prevent the federal deficit from growing. Read More

Buchanan: Impeach if Bush Attacks Iran

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Friday April 28, 2006 · 5:12 AM PDT

2006/04/28 · 05:12

Even the crazies think Bush is crazy:

Now that Congress is back from spring break and looking ahead to Memorial Day, July 4th, the August recess and adjournment early in October for elections, perhaps it can take up this question.
Does President Bush have, or not have, the authority to take us to war with Iran? Because Bush and the War Party are surely behaving as though this were an executive decision alone.

More after the jump... Read More

Why Gore Can't Be The Comeback Kid 2.0

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Wednesday April 19, 2006 · 10:38 AM PDT

2006/04/19 · 10:38

There is currently a recommended diary on the possibility of Al Gore being President.

Folks, it ain't going to happen.

Hey, I think it would be great, but let's get real. It's not going to happen.

To most non-blog readers, Al Gore is, as Cohen writes, boring. He is a liar. He is a man who needed to hire a woman to tell him how to be a man. He "invented the internet."

Most (I hope) of you know that all this is bullshit - stories made up by the same Washington Post that today discusses Gore's possible comeback. Made up by the venerable New York Times and it's "liberal" columnists. But that's the public perception of him, and as Somerby writes, as soon as Gore dips his toe in the 2008 waters, the (mainstream media) slime machine will be back. Read More

First Poll Out - Americans Support Censure

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Thursday March 16, 2006 · 10:04 AM PST

2006/03/16 · 10:04

From American Research Group, via Thinkprogress, the first poll on whether Bush should be censured is out, and surprise, surprise, 46% of adults are in favor, 44% opposed (48%-43% among voters).
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How He Got There - And How We Got Here - Incomparably!

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Obama - Stick it to McCain - Close the Economic Deal Today!

Politico: Fox News Debate Dead

Looking for book help on 1930s America and the call for dictatorship

First they ignore you...

Waas: Rove & Novak Conspired To Obstruct Justice?

Cenk Uygur Is THE MAN (or how to REALLY smack down a right-winger)

Who Are You and What Have You Done With The Dem Leadership?

Buchanan: Impeach if Bush Attacks Iran

Why Gore Can't Be The Comeback Kid 2.0

First Poll Out - Americans Support Censure