Kos on TomPaine: "Corrupt System"
Wed Jan 18, 2006 at 01:33:27 PM PDT
TomPaine on kos, "He disparaged the "corrupt system" that grips both parties, and urged students to remember their roots, stay attuned to change and work pragmatically."
If the system is corrupt how can we say there are no dirty Dems? Is corruption to be all blame to be on the situation or all on the disposition of a person? Or both?
What if we play hard at insisting no House Dem is corrupt and are proven wrong. Will we not look like liars?
How can we expect the Republicans to clean up without us doing so as well? If there are corrupted Democrats we must drive them out to assure the voters of our integrity.
"We face a ruthless enemy," he said, "and we've got a long way to go."
How far are we willing to go for moral government? ...
Can we bomb Iran now?
Tue Jan 17, 2006 at 04:59:55 PM PDT
Trick headline, got you.
Real headline:
A Nuclear-Armed Iran? So What?
"Providing a new perspective on Iran's strive for advanced nuclear technology, Abolghasem Bayyenat asks whether the world's fears of a potentially nuclear-armed Iran are justified."
"First, it would be a mistake to think that the character of the Iranian government has remained unchanged since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. In fact the Islamic Republic has lost much of its revolutionary and ideological fervor over the past two decades and has developed into more of a pragmatist government. Iran's foreign policy is an area which has seen moderation and pragmatism in a more salient way and where national interests and strategic calculations have taken precedence over ideological considerations."
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America's Hostage Taker Worried Sick Peace May Break Out
Mon Jan 16, 2006 at 08:12:58 PM PDT
A revolutionary power eats at the heart of America.
That power's Godfather, Daniel Pipes, is freaking out!
Why?
The 'Patriot' Act is stalled in Senate. Eek!
More eeks! ...
"Nancy, stop funding the war."
Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 02:32:57 PM PDT
Anti-war activists heckle Pelosi
"Her opposition to the Iraq war may have earned her a reputation as a radical lefty in Washington.
But when Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi came home to hold a town hall meeting in San Francisco on Saturday, she was greeted like a pro-establishment warmonger."
All Dem talk and no action is a common theme of many DKos diaries today.
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UPDATED: Warrantless Spying: Gagging the press? Cover-up? - DOC!
Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 09:00:07 AM PDT
The spiked memo in this article is linked in comments below under "Update".
Lex informs me this important recent ABC story I posted definitely appears to be spiked. The question is, "why?."
So the head CIA lawyer (General Counsel) sent a 14 page legal opinion to the Congressional Intelligence Committee stating the Bush/NSA wiretaps were criminal, hunh?
And the story disappears after one day, hmmmm?
Here is this story in full,
Massive NSA Spy Op on Peace Protest Documents Prove
Wed Jan 11, 2006 at 06:39:29 AM PDT
The crazies controlling NSA used their WMD team in a MASSIVE operation on a PEACE protest.
One morning I hope to wake up back on the other side of the looking glass.
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Turning the enemy into sub humans is an army tradition
Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 02:12:49 PM PDT
January 10, 2005
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM A VIETNAM VET
I am not being funny here. It is a must for them. It is not on there words that one can hang the proof, but the action of the troops.
One friend of mine's son recently returned from Iraq and he spoke of them as very evil and no good. All the old "Nigger" words and attitudes of the Christian right.
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He was a strong Christian youth when he left. Now he is just an angry man on the subject. And no longer believes in much at all. Just hatred....more
Presidential Adviser Says Bush Can Legally Torture Children
Mon Jan 09, 2006 at 08:52:24 AM PDT
If Scalito gets in we get more of the following.
John Yoo, author of Bush regime's torture memo, says that the president has the right to crush the testicles of children of suspected terrorists.
John Yoo, author of the infamous legal memo justifying Presidential powers to torture US captives around the world, couldn't escape torture victims (World Can't Wait activists) when he appeared in Chicago in a debate with Doug Cassel, long time human rights legal scholar and professor at Notre Dame.
Audio and transcript follow...
'Feingold won't rule out Bush impeachment'
Sun Jan 08, 2006 at 09:29:36 AM PDT
This is just peachy with me.
Feingold on domestic spying: "I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened," said Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. "And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability ... you can't put the cart before the horse, but I would not rule out any form of accountability."
More and why we do not have to worry about Cheney replacing Bush.
Ariel Sharon dead
Thu Jan 05, 2006 at 09:48:27 AM PDT
Sharon Likely Brain Dead -- Live Blogging
Wed Jan 04, 2006 at 02:22:51 PM PDT
Sharon Suffers a Cerebral Hemorrhage
By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday and was receiving breathing assistance while under general anesthetic, a hospital official said. Power was transferred to his deputy.
Sharon, 77, suffered a "significant" stroke and was brought to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital from his ranch in the Negev desert, an official said. Channel 2 TV said Sharon was suffering from paralysis in his lower body and was taken into the hospital on a stretcher.
Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, the hospital's director general, said Sharon was under general anesthetic and was receiving breathing assistance while doctors assessed his condition.
A few minutes later, Mor-Yosef emerged to say that initial tests showed Sharon had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding in his brain.
Addressing reporters in English, Mor-Yosef said Sharon had "massive bleeding and was being transferred to an operating theater." ... more
U.S. Outsources People-Boiling
Fri Dec 30, 2005 at 06:10:32 PM PDT
Massa Rumsfeld, Slavemaster
Wed Dec 28, 2005 at 08:24:36 AM PDT
Pentagon using slave labor.
So this is what the Bush coup has come to. When will this appear in the Homeland? Will we be saying, "Yassah, massa Cheney", soon?
U.S. stalls on human trafficking
Pentagon has yet to ban contractors from using forced labor
By Cam Simpson
Washington Bureau
December 27, 2005
WASHINGTON ...
"All I got for Christmas was a lousy bomb"
Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 09:02:08 AM PDT
I am on the run, so I must keep my comments short following excerpts of a page one, WaPo story today.
"These people died silently, complaining to God of a guilt they did not commit,"
U.S. Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians
Eyewitnesses Cite Scores Killed in Marine Offensive in Western Iraq
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, December 24, 2005; A01
Congress renews Patriot Act for 1 month, not 6 - Implications
Fri Dec 23, 2005 at 06:40:03 AM PDT
Sensenbrenner voted AGAINST the six month extension! What is the game here? Nothing happens by mistake in poltics, right?
As much as I detest the abuses of 'Patriot' Act, I am uncomfortable with this news, as you can surmise from my commentary, albeit speculative, in this article, "Why The Patriot Act Is INTENDED To Fail".
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Bush avoids charges
Thu Dec 22, 2005 at 11:59:53 AM PDT
An appeal is under way.
Will a Press Pool reporter ask Bush's mouthpiece this?
How does the President feel about the torture charges being rejected?
Secondly, how does the President feel about the Law group's promise to appeal the recent court decision?
I would treasure the video of Bush's mouthpiece responding for many a day.
There are always blips on the path of major endeavors. The key to success is - never give up. Pinochet now understands the power of relentless pursuit.
Vancouver Free Press
The Straight
By Charlie Smith, Editor
Publish Date: 22-Dec-2005 ...
NYT: Abramoff may turn against corrupt House in plea deal
Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 06:20:53 AM PDT
Firstly, is the House corrupt?
Sen. Reid calls US Congress 'most corrupt in history'
Sun Dec 18, 2005
"Reid called the Republican-led Congress "the most corrupt in history" on Sunday, and distanced himself from lobbyist Jack Abramoff, at the center of an escalating probe."
From the New York Times we read,...
Why The Patriot Act Is INTENDED To Fail
Tue Dec 20, 2005 at 10:40:26 AM PDT
The following is VERY likely to occur unless people move on this now.
I alluded to this in my post yesterday:
"I have word something bad is coming down in January. I speculate on it on my blog and scare readers away. It's Christmas time and we want to enjoy the high, right? So I won't bring you down here. Freedom requires vigilance."
http://www.dailykos.com/...
But, this story needs to get out now. Time is short, I believe.
As I write this the following post appears on the DailyKos recommended list:
Slouching Toward Kristallnacht
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Kristallnacht
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Synchronicity, anyone?...
