Charlie Gonzalez, (D-AT&T)

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Wednesday May 03, 2006 · 12:02 PM PDT

2006/05/03 · 12:02

Great fact check video of Charlie Gonzalez shilling for the phone companies. Apparently the video comes from last week's Commerce Committee markup of the Markey Amendment. Certainly worth watching. Sell out Democrats like Charlie need to feel the consequences.

As Adam from MoveOn.org says about net neutrality:

If Net Neutrality is gutted, Google, eBay, and YouTube either pay protection money to companies like AT&T or risk that their sites process slowly on your computer. Comcast could intentionally slow access to iTunes, steering Internet customers its own music service. And the little guy with the next big idea would be muscled out of the marketplace, relegated to the "slow lane" of the information superhighway.

Watch the video and then send Charlie some email telling him what you think.

I need some help

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Friday December 30, 2005 · 1:01 PM PST

2005/12/30 · 13:01

A good friend of mine is about to go on the radio with a DINO (Democrat in name only) and they are going to talk about the bankruptcy bill and the FCC bill that Congress voted on about bloggers having the same exemption as any one else in the media. I need to know how Henry Cuellar, Texas CD28 voted on both bills? Did he vote for the credit card companies and for the big media companies or was he with the small guys on these two critical issues? Can you please help?

Are Poppy's Friends Preparing To Rescue W?

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Friday October 21, 2005 · 6:13 PM PDT

2005/10/21 · 18:13

This blog suggests that George H.W. Walker, aka Bush 41, and his friends are in the process of 'rescuing' George W. Bush. With the recent remarks of Wilkerson and the anticpiated remarks of Gen. Skowcroft coming Monday, plus rumours of Powell or McCain becoming Veep creeping around maybe so?

The blog also says that George W. Bush is not happy with this plan and has one of his own: invade Syria.

Any thoughts?

Peak Oil Part 3: Demand Not Sustainable, But Insatiable

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Tuesday June 07, 2005 · 8:30 AM PDT

2005/06/07 · 08:30

Yesterday I posted about the Peak Oil interview over at The Agonist. Well, today the good people over there have posted part three of an iinterview with Bush supporter (I wonder how long after this interview Bush will want his support!) and oil analyst Matthew R. Simmons.

Here's a snippet:

SPK: Are you familiar with the report, Exxon's Outlook for energy? From my reading of the report it said that practically all the future production increases in the world are going to have to come from OPEC. With what you are telling me and what you have written in your book, what you are telling me that it's not going to happen.

MRS: It has a one percent chance of happening. Maybe half a percent, really

So is he basically saying the oil is about to run out and Saudi can't help us?

Hmmmm. . .

Bush Supporter Interview On Peak Oil

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Monday June 06, 2005 · 6:26 PM PDT

2005/06/06 · 18:26

He certainly has some interesting things to say. Saudia Arabia will reach its peak between 2006 and 2009, Saudi Arabia is not the low cost oil producer we thought it was and no one really knows how much more oil is in the super giant field, Ghawar, although he says, "not much."

Recommended reading for all interested in peak oil and Saudi Arabia.

China Currency Manipulation

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Tuesday May 31, 2005 · 1:54 PM PDT

2005/05/31 · 13:54

China's currency, the yuan, has been pegged at 8.28 yuan per one U.S. dollar since 1995. After a Chinese manufacturer sells a widget to a U.S. importer and earns a U.S. dollar, he or she must convert the U.S. dollar to yuan at a Chinese bank, because the Chinese government forbids the circulation of U.S. dollars anywhere within China. The bank will give the exporter 8.28 yuan for that dollar no matter how much the world currency markets say the U.S. dollar is worth that day. Since many economists estimate that one U.S. dollar should be worth about 4.9 yuan, the Chinese government is effectively undervaluing its own currency by about 40%.

contd. here.

posted by Congressman Tim Ryan, guest blogging at The Agonist.

Chris Bell Conference Call, Live-Blogged

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Thursday May 12, 2005 · 8:26 PM PDT

2005/05/12 · 20:26

The good folks over at The Agonist live-blogged the Chris Bell for Texas Governor conference call.

Highlights: Nate: You mentioned that Perry is probably the nominee. Likely Rep voters, with Kay Bailey 52% to 32% for Perry. What happens if Kay Bailey jumps in and she gets the nod?

Chris: that's a difficult quesiton. I just got back from Dallas and they all want her and believe she will waltz right through. The problem is that the Rep primary is dominated by the far right.

I think it will be a much more difficult proposition than most people imagine. Every poll says Perry would destory Strayhorn. But I don't get to pick who runs in that primary. But lets say Kay wins. Kay is not the same cadidate after a bloody Rep primary than she is today. No one comes out with a good approval rating that they go in with. Charles: do you forsee another Dem in the race? And who might it be?

The Brookings Institution Panel On Blogging

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Friday March 18, 2005 · 7:00 AM PST

2005/03/18 · 07:00

Steve Gilliard has a link and some good comments to this open letter to the Brookings Intitution about their lousy panel coming up next week, and how Wonkette is supposed to be the liberal representative. I think we should all read it and call the Brookings Insitution and tell them what we think. But remember, firm, yet polite.

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