Police: Cheney Committed A Misdemeanor! (Could be Fined $35k)

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Monday February 13, 2006 · 5:55 PM PST

2006/02/13 · 17:55

The Smokinggun has the first official report in the Cheney incident, from the Texas Parks and Wildlife service. It explicitly states:

Was a game law violated? Yes
If so, what section? P & W code 43.652

This Section concerns the stamp that is required, as of this year, to hunt certain birds in TX. Cheney didn't have one. This Misdemeanor must be punished by "A fine of not less than $25 or more than $500." Insignificant, right? Wrong. More Below. Read More

Scalia Set to Turn Pro-Choice!!

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Tuesday January 31, 2006 · 3:11 PM PST

2006/01/31 · 15:11

As some of us are surely aware, today the Ninth Circuit and the Second Circuit handed down opinions ruling the Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Act (FPBAA) unconstitutional. Soon enough the SCOTUS will address the constitutionality of this act, and, if he sticks with his usual opinions on abortion cases, Justice Scalia should rule the law unconstitutional. He has consistently said abortion should be left to the States. If I am correct, I can't wait to see the reaction on the far right. Those who don't understand the rationale will assume he has turned against abortion. That should be very entertaining.

Administration Throws Delay Under the Bus (W/POLL)

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Tuesday January 10, 2006 · 12:39 PM PST

2006/01/10 · 12:39

I've been wondering how the republicans can possibly distance themselves from Delay and all the corruption the public associates to him. Stepping down was a good move, but we all know that doesn't end such a systemic problem. With that in mind I read this article,titled "DeLay Tried, Failed to Aid Abramoff Client." The article states:

WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay tried to pressure the Bush administration into shutting down an Indian-owned casino that lobbyist Jack Abramoff wanted closed -- shortly after a tribal client of Abramoff's donated to a DeLay political action committee, The Associated Press has learned.
The Texas Republican demanded closure of the casino, owned by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas, in a Dec. 11, 2001 letter to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Associated Press obtained the letter from a source who did not want to be identified because of an ongoing federal investigation of Abramoff and members of Congress.

What have we become?

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Tuesday December 20, 2005 · 5:41 AM PST

2005/12/20 · 05:41

Let me begin with this caveat: I am not a tin foil hat conspiracy theorist. That being said, I woke up this morning and truly realized this country is fundamentally changing in a horrible direction. I began to think of the latest scandal involving the NSA spying on Americans without warrants. It was then, as I compounded this with previous scandals, that I came to that horrible realization. Now, like no other time in our history, our President can unilaterally spy on someone without reason, arrest and hold them indefinitely without charge and torture them in the process. This is not good. Five years ago if someone said those things of the USA they would be considered a major conspiracy theorist, not anymore. I just had to get that out, thanks.

WAPO Ombudsman's Nov. 6 Column

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Thursday November 17, 2005 · 3:30 PM PST

2005/11/17 · 15:30

While searching for the WAPO Ombudsman's email address I stumbled upon this timely and ironic column from November 6, 2005, titled "Deep Background, Deep Controversy", who knows if she knew of the events that would unfold in the following weeks. It contains various relevant assertions, the first of which is this:

Anonymous sources, always controversial, have become even more so since the CIA leak case, in which several reporters gave information about such a source -- I. Lewis Libby -- that resulted in his indictment on charges of obstruction of justice and perjury, and his resignation as Vice President Cheney's chief of staff.
Confidential sources are a staple of Post reporting, although the rules on how they are used have been tightened. The Post is among many newspapers and media outlets trying to rein in the use of anonymity, feeling that credibility suffers when readers don't know who sources are or what their agenda might be.

Credibility sure does suffer, especially when someone with direct involvement in the case makes claims on the validity of said case, without disclosing his involvement.
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Limbaugh: "Adopt a Soldier, buy them my crap!"

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Tuesday November 15, 2005 · 2:02 PM PST

2005/11/15 · 14:02

According to Rawstory and Crooksandliars, Limbaugh recently establish his "Adopt a Soldier Program" in which he encourages people not to donate so he can provide necessities, but to donate so he can sell them his shitty newsletter. Or, as he states it:

Sponsors may adopt as many soldiers as they would like at a reduced price. Each adopted soldier will receive a complimentary, one year subscription to Rush 24/7
and the Limbaugh Letter

I bet they would rather have his Oxy stash than that crap. At least that would take away the pain, his plan only enhances the pain.

Literally re-writing history: habeas corpus

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Monday November 14, 2005 · 5:12 PM PST

2005/11/14 · 17:12

Watching the NEWSHOUR this evening one of the guest's said the habeas corpus code was enacted in the first congress. This struck me as profoundly ironic, given President Bush's yelping about Dem's "re-writing" history. While Republicans are literally doing it. I've read the diaries about the habeas corpus clause in the Constitution and I tend to agree that it would be constitutional to end it for detainees. That doesn't mean it's right. I am a layperson, so take this with as many grains as you please. From the First Congress, First Session, Ch 20, 1789:

Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That all the before-mentioned courts of the United States, shall have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs not specifically provided for.

This is, without a shadow of a doubt, what the founders intended. After all, it's in their own words. Recommend, don't recommend, it's up to you.

How I know Wilson is telling the truth.

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Sunday November 06, 2005 · 4:09 PM PST

2005/11/06 · 16:09

This diary is but another effort to tell the truth regarding plamegate. President Bush and his aides say that they were mistaken in their use of the "16 words" in the State Of The Union address. That would be all well and good if we didn't know George Tenet told them not to include those 16 words just three months earlier for a speech in Cincinnati. As is noted here

The president prepared to weigh in with a speech planned for Oct. 8, in Cincinnati. But there was a hitch. Bush's advisers inserted, in an effort to build the case for war, a line claiming that the White House had discovered the Iraqis had sought to acquire uranium ore from Niger to build nuclear warheads.
The CIA director, George Tenet, vetted the speech and had the reference to Niger removed, because, he told the White House, the evidence was shaky. In fact, the CIA had sent an experienced former ambassador, Joseph Wilson, to Niger in February to investigate the claims, and he had briefed the CIA on his deep skepticism about the reports.

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Saturday November 05, 2005 · 7:49 AM PST

2005/11/05 · 07:49

This is obviously in reference to these two diaries, this by Stirling Newberry, whom opposes Hillary in 08, and presumably 06, and this by bink who is open to a Clinton candidacy. Let me preface this by saying I live in upstate New York, which a not a bastion of liberalism. Everytime anyone brings up the name Hillary Clinton we automatically assume the topic is 2008, well 2006 is infinitely more important that 2008 at this point. If we don't win back at least one house it is really going to hurt and, in order to that, we need to keep every seat we have, including Hillary's. I support Casey and I support Hillary, you know why? It's because I'm not a single issue voter, unlike those who are anti-choice and allow themselves to be manipulated. Read More

Fox pays Delay more than a min. wage earner makes in a year!!

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Thursday November 03, 2005 · 6:34 PM PST

2005/11/03 · 18:34

Tell me this, how is it possible that a trip from October 1-2 cost $14,000? I am lucky if I make that in a year (I am a student after all). Check it out:

Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) "filed a report with the Clerk of the House of Representatives indicating he received free travel valued at $13,998.55 from Fox News Sunday for 'officially connected travel' on October 1-2, 2005, from Sugarland, TX to Washington, D.C. and back to Sugarland, TX. Rep. DeLay appeared on Fox News Sunday on October 2, 2005, the weekend after his indictment on September 28, 2005."

Then, if you look here you will see it was ONLY for travel expenses. What kind of exotic lifestyle does this jerk live. He receives more for a roundtrip ticket than millions of Americans make in a year. As a matter of fact, everyone making minimum wage ($5.15/hr), working 40 hours/week for 52 weeks a year, will make $10,712!!

Roberts statements on Phase II, then and now.

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Tuesday November 01, 2005 · 5:42 PM PST

2005/11/01 · 17:42

Via ThinkProgress and Sen. Pat Roberts site, Roberts on March 31, 2005:

"I don't think there should be any doubt that we have now heard it all regarding prewar intelligence. I think that it would be a monumental waste of time to replow this ground any further.

Now, as we have all seen, he's called on his bullshit and everyone in the media completely ignores his obvious past statements! This is from an AP article this afternoon:

"Now we have this ... stunt 24 hours after their staff was informed that we were moving to closure next week," a clearly angry Roberts told reporters. "If that's not politics, I'm not standing here."

No mention of his previous statement, it's time to take them to task further and press the media to report of this obvious hypocrisy. Want more hypocrisy, read on. Read More

It's not demonizing if it's true!

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Monday October 31, 2005 · 1:17 PM PST

2005/10/31 · 13:17

I keep hearing republicans and especially uber religious conservatives saying the left, and for that matter, moderates, are trying to demonize the right. Well, it's not demonizing if it's true. I think the best way we can share the truth with the mostly moderate American public is to expose how far out of the mainstream the radical right is. However, we need to use indefensible positions that they have taken and pounce. For example,recently a vaccine was discovered that is 100% effective in preventing HPV, the virus that causes 70% of cervical cancer cases in women.

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