NY Yankees enforce God & Country with chains

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Saturday May 12, 2007 · 9:20 AM PDT

2007/05/12 · 09:20

Chalk up another win to mandatory patriotism and blessings from above.

The most patriotic moments at Yankee Stadium can also be the most confining.

Seconds before “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” are played, police officers, security guards and ushers turn their backs to the American flag in center field, stare at fans moving through the stands and ask them to stop. Across the stadium’s lower section, ushers stand every 20 feet to block the main aisle with chains.

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Monday February 19, 2007 · 11:45 AM PST

2007/02/19 · 11:45

(crossposted at MyDD)

The 2006-midterm elections presented Democrats with a historic opportunity to strengthen the party brand and retake control of both houses of congress. Party members of all stripes helped secure an election day capped with record setting victories through the nation.

Although Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy emphasizes long run party building over the short term electoral gains, its immediate success was vitally important not only to Americans hoping to derail the Bush agenda, but also to Democratic people powered movements in general. Would grassroots level party building strengthen the brand or would it be wasted on people picking their noses in “red America”?

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Saturday February 03, 2007 · 10:20 AM PST

2007/02/03 · 10:20

The most effective form of leadership is that which is done by example – that is to say true leaders not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. America is in a downward spiral and as our fellow citizens begin to awaken from the devastatingly inept leadership of these last six years, we must look towards proven leadership to help reverse course.

It is important to take stock of the many challenges that lay ahead as we await the 2008 presidential elections. The importance of making meaningful foreign policy decisions is not only relevant to international and security issues, but also to social and economic ones in today’s global world economy.

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Thursday February 01, 2007 · 5:24 PM PST

2007/02/01 · 17:24

We live in a country where the third most popular daily “news” programs, Entertainment Tonight, probes hard-hitting topics such as whether Oprah Winfrey is on a new diet or Tyra Banks’ breasts are real – where more people watch Vanna White prance around the Wheel of Fortune than watch any nightly news program – where more people are concerned about the outcome of the vote totals for next season’s American Idol than for our political elections.

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Tuesday January 16, 2007 · 3:17 PM PST

2007/01/16 · 15:17

As the pomp and circumstance surrounding the “leading candidates” for the 2008 Democratic nomination ensues, let me say one thing: Don’t be too quick to dismiss the potential of a Wes Clark candidacy.

While other candidates have been campaigning without officially campaigning for the last few years, Clark has been vigorously working to change policy, whether he was promoting other progressive Democrats for office, speaking out against the war in Iraq, or consulting leading Democratic with regard to peace in the Middle East.

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Saturday December 30, 2006 · 10:32 AM PST

2006/12/30 · 10:32

After reading a diary reciting John Edwards' pre-Iraq war statement, I thought it might be beneficial to do the same with Wes Clark.

This testimony before the House Armed Services Committee is in its full form although bolded for emphasis with some meager comments from me.

STATEMENT OF GENERAL (RETIRED) WESLEY K. CLARK U.S. ARMY

BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 26, 2002

Mr. Chairman, Representative Skelton, Distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. This is a Committee that has been strongly supportive of the men and women in uniform, and I want to thank you personally for the assistance and support that you gave me, and have given so many others.

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