Religious Rights Weighs in on Foleygate

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Sunday October 01, 2006 · 11:40 AM PDT

2006/10/01 · 11:40

Rep. Mark Foley's predilection for pubescent young men, his public exposure (pun intended), and subsequent resignation exploded in the MSM on Friday. Now considering that the religious right stridently preaches against what they term the "homosexual agenda," one could rightfully assume that Dobson, Kennedy, Scarborough and all the rest would be scrambling to be the first out of the box (or out of the closet) to condemn Foley and smother Republican leadership in a tsunami of moral outrage for the attempted pre-election coverup.

Demands/commands in re Military Commissions Act of 2006

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Wednesday September 27, 2006 · 12:39 PM PDT

2006/09/27 · 12:39

I wrote an email message to my senators today. It's perhaps not the sweetest letter I've ever written, but hopefully it will make my points better than I can articulate them over the phone:

You must NOT cave in and vote to support passage of the Military Commissions Act of 2006. You must vote against it.

It's time for Democrats to stop cowering in fear over national security issues and vote to uphold our constitution, our values, and our principles. The compromises that have been made these past five years have seriously undermined our reputation, and foreign powers have every right and a great many reasons to criticize the hypocritical conduct of the U.S.

ACTION ALERT: ABC Reports Iraq War Worsens Terrorism

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Monday September 25, 2006 · 10:59 AM PDT

2006/09/25 · 10:59

Linked: A video clip of an ABC News report entitled "Iraq War Said to Increase Terror Threat."

The webpage is subcaptioned "The war in Iraq is breeding violent jihad, the New York Times reported."

In this clip the unnamed reporter asked George Stephanopolous to discuss the conclusions of the NIE, and George emphasized and re-emphasized "all sixteen" U.S. intelligence agencies went through the raw data, looked at all the evidence, and unanimously and unequivocally concluded that the Iraq War is making the terrorism problem worse." Significantly worse.

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ABC and Quid Pro Quo

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Thursday September 14, 2006 · 9:12 AM PDT

2006/09/14 · 09:12

When I first learned that ABC/Disney would run Path to 9/11 and watched as ABC/Disney, under tremendous pressure to do so, dug in its heels and refused to cancel the two-night, prime time broadcast, I smelled a dead animal - in fact, it was an elephant, a very, very large and very, very dead elephant - in the room. By that I mean to say that I was reasonably assured that within a few days' time the reason for ABC/Disney's recalcitrance would become abundantly clear if I kept an eye peeled and watched for insider news reports from around the country.

And true to form the answer was not long in coming. Yesterday - barely two days after the final installment was aired to much public opprobrium and with the specter of lawsuits wafting in air - the deal I surmise was struck some months ago between the White House/Karl Rove/Republican National Committee and ABC/Disney (the quid pro quo, if you will) surfaced in a random article published in the Los Angeles Times: "Proposed Treaty on TV Signals Spurs Criticism."

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Republicans are soooo subtle...

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Wednesday September 13, 2006 · 10:44 AM PDT

2006/09/13 · 10:44

...NOT. I kid, obviously, since their fuck-you-and-the-horse-you-rode-in-on, in-your-face style is much too apparent. Take, for example, the much-publicized midnight flight of Bush (the first and only time he interrupted a vacation in the history of his presidency) to sign a bill to keep Terri Schiavo on life support, or the introduction of the Marriage Protection Amendment to prevent heterosexual marriages from succumbing to the "allure" of gay sex or the equally gross repatriation of hundreds of billions of dollars in multinational corporate profits at a tax rate of 5.25 percent (versus the standard 30 percent) under the guise of creating much needed jobs in America (not one single job created to date can be proved to derive directly from that legislation). The list of similar insults to the public's intelligence is seemingly without end.

No, the Republicans are by no ends subtle. They embrace bravado, swagger, over-the-top rhetoric, secret dealmaking, crooked lobbyists, backroom manuveurs, and clearly, they love that quid pro quo, don't you know.

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Call to Action: Boycott ABC (with poll)

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Tuesday September 05, 2006 · 12:37 PM PDT

2006/09/05 · 12:37

Variety magazine reports:

After originally announcing its intention to air "The Path to 9/11" with limited commercial interruption, the network now will air both parts of the $30 million Harvey Keitel starrer without any advertising.

What's more, the Alphabet will potentially limit its backend profits by allowing consumers to download the complete miniseries -- for free -- via Apple's iTunes Music Store. Mini also will be streamed for free via ABC.com, and XM Radio has pacted with the network to make an audiocast of the film available to its subscribers.

http://www.variety.com/...

DOJ Postpones Abramoff Hearing Until After Election

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Thursday August 31, 2006 · 12:54 PM PDT

2006/08/31 · 12:54

"Fool me once, shame...can't get fooled again." Uh-huh, precisely. Just in time to spare Republicans the embarrassment of having their many crooks exposed before the November elections, Abu Gonzales rides to the rescue again:

"U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle agreed to a joint motion by Justice Department lawyers and Abramoff's attorney for the delay citing the former mega-lobbyist's continuing cooperation in the probe. The motion to delay the court appearance originally scheduled for September 6th, said, "Abramoff has been cooperating with government agents and prosecutors. The government anticipates that Mr. Abramoff's cooperation will continue for the foreseeable future." Judge Huvelle has scheduled a December 8th status hearing for Abramoff.

"Also avoiding a September court appearance is Michael Scanlon, a former partner of Abramoff who also served as spokesman for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Scanlon pleaded guilty in November to trying to bribe public officials."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...

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Russia spins global energy spider's web

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Sunday August 27, 2006 · 10:51 AM PDT

2006/08/27 · 10:51

Seemingly flying high but under the radar is this story from Asia Times discussing in some detail how the United States is losing the energy wars due to the incompetence of the Bush administration. By focusing all of its attention on "spreading freedom" around the globe, the U.S. continues to be effectively outflanked by Russia ("I looked into his soul..."), China, India and, of course, our close "friends," the Saudis.

There's simply too much important detail at risk to excerpt short passages here. I highly recommend reading the article itself in full:

http://www.atimes.com/...

Can someone please explain to me why our MSM hasn't put this information above-the-fold? Oh, silly me, I have my priorities wrong...prawns are more important.

You're being watched...and read. Surprise, surprise, surprise!

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Wednesday April 19, 2006 · 10:46 AM PDT

2006/04/19 · 10:46

Just days ago someone stated that DKos was likely being monitored by the feds, but the entry scrolled off long before many people had a chance to read it. Tinfoil hat time? Rank paranoia? No, intelligent sleuthing turned up solid evidence.

And today that blog post was confirmed by none other than Bill Gertz at The Washington Times in an article entitled "CIA mines 'rich' content from blogs." It's worth a complete read, but I found it fascinating that data from blogs are now cited in the president's PDBs.
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Locked Out Utah Election Official Live Interview Today -- Listen

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Thursday April 06, 2006 · 8:51 AM PDT

2006/04/06 · 08:51

Emery County, Utah elections clerk Bruce Funk was officially locked out of his office for refusing to use Diebold machines in the upcoming elections, as diaried on Daily Kos yesterday. (I can't find the link.) But the story continues to grow, and the latest headline is:

A county clerk's claim that new voting machines are broken may put Utah at the center of a national debate on electronic voting.

http://www.slweekly.com/...
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EXPLOSIVE: What Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Confessed [UPDATE]

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Thursday March 30, 2006 · 8:56 AM PST

2006/03/30 · 08:56

William Arkin breaks another important story entitled "What the 9/11 Plotter Tells Us" this morning on his blog Early Warning (Washington Post).

http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/...

Some highlights:

1. There was no 20th hijacker.

2. Other than the 19 hijackers who perished on 9/11, there were no other "cells" of jihadists within the United States, nor were any planned. Read More

Russ Feingold Has Re-Ignited the Debate on Domestic Spying

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Thursday March 16, 2006 · 12:00 PM PST

2006/03/16 · 12:00

Jeffrey Feldman is correct that Senator Feingold has reframed the issue well. The Senator's Resolution to Censure the president has generated 1,709 news items since Sunday (!!!) according to Yahoo News Search. That can only be good news, since now the issue is crafted as spying on Americans without a court order. Wonders never cease, do they.

In Richard Pombo's hometown -- Tracy, California -- in a heavily red congressional district, the local paper's editorial page is captioned "Censure Call Is Bush League." I expected to read a diatribe, but I was surprised that the writer stated that Senator Feingold is essentially a man of principle. [More on the flip] Read More

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