Bush-Appointed Judge To Decide Case Under Sharia Law

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Tuesday March 22, 2011 · 7:07 AM PDT

2011/03/22 · 07:07

When are they going to get a new playbook?

The party that brought you economy-crippling corruption and greed, useless bloodshed, and irrational hostility to equal rights, is now in full-on freakout mode over Muslims, convinced that there is some clandestine plot to turn Americans all Muslim-y.

And as usual, where there is a Fox News-led crusade, there is a GOP official eager to add fuel to the fire. In this case that would be the Jeb Bush-appointed judge is insisting that the case before him is deciding using Sharia Law.

Florida has joined the march towards Sharia,

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Monday August 10, 2009 · 1:28 PM PDT

2009/08/10 · 13:28

Another day, another obstructionist in the battle for real, meaningful healthcare reform threatens to derail the process because of Democratic pressure.

First it was Ben Nelson whining that groups running ads criticizing his foot-dragging would make him vote against reform all together.

Then it was Rahm Emanuel covering for the Blue Dog obstructionists and blaming progressives and their fucking stupid ads that might cost him another notch in his win column.

Now it's Karen Ignagni's turn to blame the Democrats who have actually voted for reform and are pressuring others to do the same.

It's ironic that that so many holding this legislation hostage are blaming the advocates who are actually trying to help the victims of our healthcare crisis. Oh, if only we'd let them pass an healthcare industry-approved bill that protects profits over patients!

Then we'd all win!

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Saturday August 08, 2009 · 7:39 AM PDT

2009/08/08 · 07:39

This is too much.

Rahm Emanuel, the man who dismissed the 50-state strategy that led to the political revolution that the 1994 Republicans could only dream about and the Democratic leader who made it his priority to nurse a petty grudge against the man who pioneered the grassroots internet campaign instrumental in Democrats gaining control of the House, Senate and Presidency, recently held a meeting to slam Democratic activists for pressuring the legislators who are holding up healthcare reform, calling their ads "fucking stupid".

I hate to burst Rahm Emanuel's Beltway-approved bubble, but from my lowly position at the bottom of the Democratic hierarchy, I see a whole lot of "fucking stupid", but it ain't coming from the progressive groups.

Please forgive my rant, but I've just had enough.

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Sunday May 24, 2009 · 6:15 PM PDT

2009/05/24 · 18:15

Yesterday I posted a diary about a fundraiser organized by the Bob Woodruff foundation. My original title was cheesy. I posted it at just about the slowest time of the weekend. And whether it was my writing, not having presence in this community or having submitted it right before two very well-written diaries about Memorial Day, it just didn't get the publicity that I think this campaign deserves.

So if everyone can bear with me, I'd like to repeat my request for help from this community. Because I know I can do better publicizing this deserving cause. And I know more of us here can afford $5.25 to support our returning veterans, while those that can't can help spread the word.

Again, Kossacks, can you spare $5.25 to support the Bob Woodruff Foundations Tweet to Remind fundraiser to raise $1 for every one of our returning veterans? And will you help promote this worth-while cause?

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Saturday May 23, 2009 · 12:48 PM PDT

2009/05/23 · 12:48

This weekend while many Americans will be eating hot dogs and burgers and enjoying an extra day off, many of us will stop and reflect on the sacrifices of our military men and women and their families. We might thank those we know who served or are still serving, we might visit a grave of a loved one or we might still be looking for ways to honor our soldiers and veterans. Thanks to Lee and Bob Woodruff, we can also join together to help fund over 30 different charitable organizations who support veterans.

This Memorial Day weekend, please help support the Bob Woodruff foundation's Tweet to Remind fundraising drive to raise $1.65 million help serve the needs of our returning troops.

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Monday February 09, 2009 · 6:47 PM PST

2009/02/09 · 18:47

Yesterday I wrote a diary asking for help in pushing for two programs which would decrease our dependence on foreign sources of energy, cut our energy costs and usage and help in our fight against Climate Change. With the news coming out that Geithner is getting ready to unveil the administration's next steps in the bank bailout, the window of opportunity to take advantage of the suggestion of one of those programs to tie GSE-backed mortgage rates to refinanced bank loans in exchange for energy efficient retrofitting seemed yesterday to be closing.

But while we still have an uphill battle ahead, President Obama sent a strong signal tonight that he supports our efforts, and that we should start fighting harder. Environmentalists are pleased with the first steps offered in the stimulus bill, but they also call for much more to be done. And I hope that I can convince my fellow Kossacks to fight with me in order to support the programs which will transform this country's energy policy; programs that I'll outline below.

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Sunday February 08, 2009 · 12:18 PM PST

2009/02/08 · 12:18

Like everyone else, my heart sunk when I heard that Tim Geithner was about to announce the Obama administration's plans plans for the rest of the TARP money. Because for all of the common sense-sounding rhetoric about how this "new rescue plan must help struggling homeowners by reworking their mortgages", anyone who has paid a half second worth's of attention to history, recent and otherwise, knows that the banks have no intention of letting this money trickle down on the rest of us.

And while their buddies in the corporate-owned media keep telling us that only by giving more money and tax cuts to the upper classes, thanks to the efforts and information from those in this community, we know there is a better way.

So rather than let the banks ~~steal~~ sit on another $350 billion dollars or our tax dollars, I'd like to ask my fellow Kossacks to help push for two plans, which, together will lower our energy usage, costs and dependence on foreign oil, stop the plummeting home values, while keeping Americans in their homes and putting them back to work. And these two plans, Rebuild America and The Architecture 2030 Stimulus Plan, actually cost less than the $350 billion Geithner wants to give to the banks.

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Monday January 19, 2009 · 7:26 PM PST

2009/01/19 · 19:26

For those Kossacks who haven't heard my story, I'm a mother of three who is also a political and Democratic activist who served on the board of NYPIRG in the early 90's, canvassed door-to-door on environmental and consumer issues, lobbied for higher education, environmental and women's rights issues, organized for Wes Clark in 2004, supported many political causes and candidates, and served as a local canvass director and team leader for Barack Obama.

Like the millions Obama volunteers, I had personal reasons for joining the campaign. I had been waiting for a leader to bring this nation out of it's 8-year-long nightmare, and I found that leader in Barack Obama.

After almost two years of volunteering with my now six and seven-year-old daughters and two-year-old son in the Obama campaign, we have been rewarded with a victory on November 4th and since have had countless moments to cherish and celebrate the future ahead. Tonight was no exception, and for that am grateful to the Obama campaign for their latest gift to my family.... Because just when I think this election couldn't mean more to my family, the Obama team gave me one more reason to be thankful to have been a part of this campaign.

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 4:03 PM PDT

2008/10/07 · 16:03

The picture of John McCain's economic incompetence is starting to emerge for all but the most knee-jerk ideological voters. And for a growing number of Americans, the picture isn't pretty.

While the Obama campaign has been brilliant in tying McCain to the policies of George Bush and have forced McCain on his heels by reintroducing the Keating Five scandal, the media has been reluctant to accept the relevance of these two issues.

However, there is a very clear link between McCain's support for Bush's policies and the role in the Keating Five. It's his judgment on economic issues and who he listens to for advice. And I'm crossing my fingers that Barack Obama makes that connection crystal clear for undecided voters tonight by adding the last puzzle piece in the case against John McCain.

Tonight I want to hear Barack Obama tell American about McCain economic advisor Phil Gramm and explain why he's the perfect example of all that is wrong with our economic policies and all that is wrong with John McCain.

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Saturday September 27, 2008 · 11:10 AM PDT

2008/09/27 · 11:10

Like most everyone else, I was pleased with how Barack Obama handled himself in the debate last night. But I also agree with Nora Ephron that Barack could have done much better.

In fact, if I knew how full of shit John McCain was in his answers to Jim Lehrer then why wasn't it obvious to every single person watching the debate? Because Barack didn't do a good enough job exposing John McCain. And here is how he could have done it.

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 8:35 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 08:35

Those of us who have been paying attention (which excludes most of the media), know of John McCain's troublesome record on women's issues. From cheating on his disabled first wife who had been raising his children while John was held captive, to dumping her for a millionaire heiress 19 years his junior.

We know McCain has issues with women based on his choice of jokes, once telling an audience about a joke about a woman being raped by an ape and the woman liking it. We know that Hillary supporters might think twice if they knew that McCain once told a joke calling Chelsea Clinton ugly and referring to Janet Reno as her father.

And we know that no self-respecting woman, or any man that respects women, would vote for McCain if they knew that he once responded to Cindy's gentle tease about his hairline by calling her a c*nt and a trollop.

But with his pick of Sarah Palin, John McCain is continuing his disrespectful treatment of women. We can't let him get away with it, and here's what every woman should understand about John McCain's Vice-Presidential pick:

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Saturday August 02, 2008 · 2:00 PM PDT

2008/08/02 · 14:00

If we lived in a country with an ethical and serious media, this story would be all over the news as yet more evidence of the press throwing this race for John McCain.

In a country with a truly "fair and balanced" media, after the the press were done wringing their hands for weeks debating the charges they were being unfair to John McCain because they are following his lead and focusing their attention on Barack Obama, they would have flogged themselves over charges that their coverage of the Obama campaign was disproportionately negative.

But, Sadly, No, the American press isn't that kind of journalistic institution. Because as Gavin M. from that very same blog discovered, we are being fed political analysis from reporters who get their stories from message board comments in threads they started themselves.

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