Open Thread and Diary Rescue
by Diary Rescue
Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 08:39:57 PM PST
Tonight's Rescue Rangers are BentLiberal, dopper0189, jennyjem, Louisiana 1976, noddem, and YatPundit, with Unitary Moonbat shuffling the scrolls.
June 18 is a day for throwing down the proverbial gauntlet: previous todays have seen Susan B. Anthony getting fined $100 for the crime of voting (1873); the start of the War of 1812 (duh); and in 1983, Sally Ride became America's first woman in space aboard the Shuttle Challenger.
- Election-year politics even impacts the space program, as FerrisValyn details in Politics at the International Space Development Conference, 2008 (YatPundit)
- Sparked by a back and forth online conversation on compassion, xysea realised why The Color Of The Sky On My Planet Is Blue (dopper0189)
- dogemperor warns of what may come out of Mississippi's "moral refusal" law--and now the "model moral refusal law, and what it may mean for the rest of us. (noddem)
- Red Wind reports that the NYT is catching on to the fact that 'Republican compromise' often equals corruption in NYT Calls BS on FISA "Compromise." (jennyjem)
- When it comes to oil, A Siegel encourages us to Follow the money...into McCain's pockets (YatPundit)
- EmilyD discusses a film about a visionary artist in Presenting The Maestro! (jennyjem)
- tcthulhuology replies to a popular diary with an opposing Response: How to Transform the US From a Debt to an Equity Economy. (BentLiberal)
- jhutson brings us video and commentary on Physicals for Human Rights in Video: One Detainee's Heartbreaking Story of US Torture (YatPundit)
- In spite of concerns that this new California law may not last, CajunBoyLgb tells Kossacks, I Think I'm Getting Married This Summer...! (w/poll). (Louisiana 1976)
- mwmwm breaks the unwelcome news about the consequences of climate change arriving sooner rather than later in Ocean temps, levels rise 50% higher than expected. (noddem)
- docjess covers an important discussion between a Senator and a Secretary about the politics of health care in Tom, Tommy and Health Care in America. (jennyjem)
- Brian Stull, writing for the ACLU, pens an important piece on the recent related Supreme Court decision and how Death Row Inmates Must Not Be Denied Habeas Corpus. (BentLiberal)
- Will gay and lesbian couples in the rest of America enjoy the equal rights to marriage straight couples take for granted? prestochango offers a word of caution in Shhh! (gay rights). (Louisiana 1976)
jotter has today's High Impact Diaries - June 17, 2008.
emeraldmaiden has the day's Top Comments 6-18-08 - I Scream, You Scream ...
Enjoy, and please promote your own favorite diaries in this open thread.
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