Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, Shayera, Got a Grip, dadanation, srkp23, joyful and vcmvo2 as editor.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just~ Abraham Lincoln~

The diaries up for rescue this evening are:

Probability of failure

• gjohnsit discusses the personal impact of our financial system in Wall Street's Haute Con Job. (jlms qkw)
• In just ten minutes' time, the length of the embedded video in the diary, mconvente's Guardian (UK) video shows Mugabe's vote rigging, makes real the corruption of Robert Mugabe, and showcases what real journalism looks like. (dadanation)
• Using charts, graphs, and tables Migeru fills us in on the finger-pointing going on within OPEC as to why they think oil prices are so high in OPEC blames speculation. (Got a Grip)

the struggle

• DAMMIT! The Lobbyist "Express" Rolls Along, and StuHunter rolls with it to bring us the long list of McCain advisors you'll recognize as Bush/Rove cronies. (joyful)
• iampunha fills in the gaps in a piece of well-known history you only thought you knew in July 5, 1905: Horton helped the Whos be heard. (Got a Grip)
• The Republican presidential candidate spent July 4th not in this country, but schmoozing down in Colombia and Mexico. murrayewv brings us the details in John McCain's Excellent Latin American Adventure! (joyful)
• With the death of Jesse Helms yesterday, the revisionism machine is working overtime. Thankfully, Maaarrrk's Understanding the Far Right by Studying Senator "NO" puts the Helms legacy into a proper context, while Avenging Angel contrasts Bush's remarks about Helms' passing with those Bush gave regarding the death of Senator Paul Wellstone in Helms, Wellstone and the Partisan Eulogies of George W. Bush. Thus reminding us of how disrespectful partisan politics can sound. (dadanation)

support of a cause

• Morus informs us that the USA is not the only country where liberty versus security is a battle in "Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?!" (jlms qkw), while Mentarch examines how Democracy is faring across the pond and finds it wanting in Democracies In Trouble. (Got a Grip)
• gmoke takes us on a well-narrated photo tour of Old Solar: 1980 Barnraised Solar Air Heater. (srkp23)
• Lib Dem FoP celebrates the life of a universal health care program in A Grand 60th Birthday. (jlms qkw)

what we believe

• jimstaro asks us to join him in viewing the stories of some of our veterans and their lives in "In Their Boots"-Premiere-Episode 1- Video. (Got a Grip)
• First-time diarist The Dave relates how he is dealing with his shock now that A friend of mine has come out. (vcmvo2)
• DeanDemocrat has an unwelcome encounter with an old acquaintance and realizes why it was he never really liked the guy in the first place in Ed. (Got a Grip)
• Tchrldy shares the heart-filling reason why we do what we do in "I Never Felt Like a Citizen Till Now". (jlms qkw)

jotter has High Impact Diaries - July 4, 2008.

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