Those wacky heterosexuals

Someone ought to pass an amendment. Read More......

Polls: People more afraid of terrorism after Bush's Iraq adventure

I particularly like how the White House, oblivious as always, totally blows off people's concerns:

A New York Times/CBS poll published on Wednesday showed 28 percent of Americans feel less safe from terrorism, up from 15 percent in January. Over the same period, the number who said they feel more safe fell from 68 percent to 53 percent.

A Gallup/CNN/USAToday poll released on Friday said 55 percent of respondents believed the war in Iraq had made the United States less safe from terrorism.

And a June 17 Pew Research Center poll said 44 percent of Americans believe the Iraq war has hurt the broader war on terrorism. That was double the 22 percent who had similar feelings in May 2003, when Bush declared major combat operations over.

The Pew poll also said 25 percent of Americans were 'very worried' about an imminent terror attack in the United States, the highest level recorded by Pew since before the Iraq war began in March 2003.

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GOP afraid of Bible-thumpers speaking at convention

Seems the GOP is afraid to put any radical right wackos on the podium during the Republican Convention in August. I say we join the far-right fundamentalists in urging the GOP to include lots and lots and lots of family-values bigots as speakers at the convention. I can think of nothing better than to have a repeat of 1992 when Pat Buchanan showed the nation what absolutely freaking nuts these people are.

Feel free to let the Republican National Committee know that you're a God-fearing American who wants Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and other fundamentalist Christian leaders speaking out at the convention against homosexuals, abortion and pornography: (202) 863-8500

This from the Family Research Council's email update today:

The Republican National Committee recently announced the line-up of speakers for its 2004 national convention, to be held in New York City. Given the location, it comes as no surprise that "moderate" Republicans Gov. George Pataki (NY) and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani are among those giving keynote addresses. However, a look at the full list of speakers shows that the convention is lacking in speeches by prominent Republicans who can adequately address the social issues our nation is facing - from protecting marriage to defending the sanctity of life.

In fact, many of the people who will have prominent roles at the convention have publicly contradicted the Bush Administration's policies on these very issues; not just Pataki and Giuliani, but also Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Understandably, the Bush campaign would like to portray the Republican Party as a "big tent" while the national spotlight is on, but surely there is some room in that tent for social conservatives. The Bush team admits it had trouble fully mobilizing Christian voters in 2000. Leaving real conservatives off the convention stage won't do much to correct that problem in 2004.

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Family Values Math

The latest chuckle from the radical right lobbying group "Family Research Council", via their email update list today:

In a tale of ironic tragedy a new study reveals that the Democratic Party is literally killing its political base. According to statistical analysis, Democrats account for 30 percent more abortions than Republicans, mostly because African American women - a huge constituency for the Democrats - have an abortion rate nearly four times that of white women.

And if it is assumed that these aborted children would have taken on the political leanings of their parents, and extrapolated over 31 years since Roe v. Wade, this is a net loss of over six million voters (a gross loss of almost 20 million). It is both ironic and sad that the very Party that has made abortion-on-demand a key issue of its platform is literally killing its political capital.

I won't even try to get into this. Suffice it to say that this is the kind of bullshit "math" these guys use all the time to prove their points. Of course, these are the same folks who think God created fossils to "look" 50 million years old, even though the earthy is "really" only 5,000 years old, so their use of the analytical method is hardly something I'd have a lot of faith in. Read More......

Mass. Dems screwing the Republicans back

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Ralph Reed: Another Family Values Hypocrite

(Unfortunately, the link to the full article is for paid subscribers only.)

Ralph Reed's Gamble
by JACK NEWFIELD
The Nation
[from the July 12, 2004 issue]

When Ralph Reed was the boyish director of the Christian Coalition, he made opposition to gambling a major plank in his "family values" agenda, calling gambling "a cancer on the American body politic" that was "stealing food from the mouths of children." But now, a broad federal investigation into lobbying abuses connected to gambling on Indian reservations has unearthed evidence that Reed has been surreptitiously working for an Indian tribe with a large casino it sought to protect--and that Reed was paid with funds laundered through two firms to try to keep his lucrative involvement secret. Reed has always operated behind the scenes, and apparently he didn't want to risk becoming a humbled hypocrite like his right-wing cohorts William Bennett and Rush Limbaugh.

News accounts of the emerging scandal have focused on the two main figures under investigation: lawyer/lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Mike Scanlon, House GOP majority leader Tom DeLay's former spokesman and head of two campaign and public relations companies. But Reed has managed to slither below the media's radar--until now.

Neither he, Abramoff or Scanlon returned phone calls.

In early 2002 the Coushatta tribe of Louisiana was desperately trying to kill a planned competing casino that the rival Jena Band wanted to build in southwestern Louisiana. This new casino would have broken the Coushattas' geographical monopoly and cost the tribe--whose casino was grossing $300 million a year-- an estimated $1 billion in gambling revenue over five years. The Jena Band had hired former GOP national chairman Haley Barbour to make sure its casino compact was approved by the heavily politicized Bureau of Indian Affairs. So the Coushatta tribe, which already was in the process of paying Abramoff and Scanlon some $32 million over three years, also hired Reed, according to three witnesses and documents obtained by The Nation. This was not a crime, just furtive hypocrisy.

Two casino industry lobbyists--Philip Thompson and Bill Grimes--say they were in a meeting in Baton Rouge early in 2002 and heard William Worfel, vice chair of the Coushatta tribe, say he was hiring Reed to lobby for the tribe with the BIA to neutralize the influence Barbour had with the Bush Administration. According to Thompson, Worfel, who also did not return phone calls, "said he was putting Reed on his payroll. He said, 'If they have Barbour, we need Reed.'" A third casino lobbyist at the meeting, who requested anonymity, says Reed helped "mobilize Christian radio and ministers against the casino." But, he says, "He wanted to be able to deny it. Or if it came out, he wanted to be able to claim he was against the Jena casino, without anybody knowing he was getting paid by a bigger tribe with a bigger gambling operation."

The documents obtained by The Nation show that Reed sent bills to Abramoff and Scanlon and that one of his consulting companies, Century Strategies of Duluth, Georgia, received $250,000 from one of Scanlon's companies, Capitol Campaign Strategies. An invoice to Abramoff from another Reed company, Capitol Media, for $100,000, states only that the payment is for "Louisiana Project Mgmt. Fee." (The main thrust of the Justice Department investigation involves money laundering among Scanlon, Abramoff and Republican campaigns. Abramoff was fired by his firm for not disclosing $10 million in payments from Scanlon.)....
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Pharmaceutical companies thank Bush for Medicare program, raise prices

What a fine bunch folks they are at the pharmaceutical companies, aren't they? Pigs at the trough.

"...American Association of Retired Persons, said brand-name drug prices have climbed 3.4 percent -- or three times the rate of inflation -- since December.

The jump was one of the sharpest quarterly spikes since 2000, the report said.

The findings follow another AARP report this year that showed prices for drugs used most by the elderly grew 6.9 percent in 2003. But the increase since President Bush signed the Medicare bill into law was even sharper, the AARP said on Wednesday."

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John Ashcroft: Friend to Terrorists

Attorney General (and 2008 presidential hopeful) John Ashcroft is coming under fire from both Republicans and Democrats for freeing a suspected terrorist and sending him back to Syria. Numerous states and other legal orgs were ready and willing to prosecute this suspect but couldn't file charges before he was spirited away. The claim that actually prosecuting the terrorist would have endangered national security doesn't hold water for anyone involved. So what gives? Conspiracy theorists -- on your mark, get set, go! Read More......

President Ashcroft?

In the clearest sign yet that Attorney General John Ashcroft is completely out of touch, a New York Times story quotes Ashcroft supporters as claiming one reason he may not stay on as AG if Bush wins a second term is because he might want to "pursue his own run for the presidency in 2008"! If that doesn't put the fear of God in you, nothing will. Read More......

Radical right making money off of Son of Sam

Yep. Focus on the Family is SELLING copies of their recent interview with Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz. Apparently, the mass murderer is now a born-again Christian. Somehow I'm not suprised he'd end up allies with a group like this. Read More......

Oh the humanity! That coffee is as bad as McDonalds

I was OK with avoiding McDonalds because it is complete garbage. But now my coffee with cream and sugar is looking pretty bad. Where will it all end? If they next go on about cheese they're going to have to pry my chevre, cantal and brie from my cold, dead hands. Bastards.

"A McDonald's double cheeseburger has 490 calories and 12 grams of saturated fat; Starbucks' Grande Caramel Frappuccino is close behind, at 430 calories and 10 grams of saturated fat -- half the recommended daily intake.

"I'm a nutritionist, and I would never guess that the Strawberries & Creme frappuccino has 780 calories," said Jayne Hurley, a senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest."

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Bush launching new anti-Castro policies

Isn't it time to move on with Castro and Cuba? Apparently the answer is no for Bush. This is such a wasted effort of time, energy and government money and the results have never been there to support the effort. What confuses me about this new program, besides the fact that there actually is a new program, is that Bush is limiting the money that Cuban-Americans can give to their families there. American money sent by families to countries like Cuba, Central America, SE Asia, etc. is a critical part of the survival for their families abroad. Cutting that money won't remove Castro, it will only make their families hungry. People at the top are hardly bothered by sanctions like this but the people at the bottom - which is most of the population - are the ones impacted. These policies do not force governments to change. It only makes the poor go hungry and suffer. Read More......

US ordered attack on Iran last summer

OK, it's the Telegragh, but if this story is true it is scary. It gives us some clear insight into what the US and the world will be looking at if there is a second term for Bush. War, war, war.

"America's military commander in Iraq ordered British troops to prepare a full-scale ground offensive against Iranian forces that had crossed the border and grabbed disputed territory...

The incident was disclosed by a senior British officer at a conference in London last week and is reported in today's edition of Defence Analysis."

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Two weights, two measures with Bush

Are these the remarks from the same man that gave a pretty long leash to his daughters, known for their wild antics? Is this the same man who did not mind when Dick said "go fuck yourself" on the Senate floor? Is this the same guy who has yet to take responsibility for policies at Abu Ghraib? Is this the same guy who also turned a blind eye to the excess and corruption on Wall Street? How stupid does he think the people of the world really are? One thing is for sure, we're not as stupid and ignorant as he is. This man lives in such a vacuum, he hasn't a clue about what's going on in the world around him. These comments are right up there with the nonsense that he churned out on Irish TV last weekend when he claimed to have the support of most of Europe in Iraq.

"Bush also acknowledged Muslim concerns that American-style democracy could bring unwanted cultural changes in the region.

"Some people in Muslim cultures identify democracy with the worst of Western popular culture and want no part of it. And I assure them, when I speak about the blessings of liberty, coarse videos and crass commercialism are not what I have in mind," Bush said. "There is nothing incompatible between democratic values and high standards of decency."

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Oh grow up already

Matt Drudge calls it an "outrage" that a new work of fiction has a character who considers killing President Bush. I'm sure the loony conservatives will all freak out, in chorus.

Give me a break. Why don't we just declare ourselves the Soviet States of America and get it over with already. Read More......

Cheney just got booed at the Yankees game

(I was thinking of retitling this: "Yankee fans tell Cheney 'go fuck yourself.'")

I just got a live phone-in from the Yankees vs. Boston game in NYC taking place right now. Dick Cheney just got booed by the crowd!

Even as my friend Michael called me from his seats at the game, God Bless America was still playing in the background. During the 7th inning stretch at Yankees Stadium, they play God Bless America and show on the big screen pictures of anyone famous who's in the audience that night. Dick Cheney is apparently in the audience, and as soon as his face went up, the entire crowd started booing! As my friend Michael tells it, this is the blue-collar Bronx we're talking about, and Cheney is still getting booed - not a good sign for the Bush-Cheney ticket. As soon as the camera guys realized Cheney was getting booed, they quickly switched the picture on the screen to someone else.

Michael's read of the situation, as a die-hard Yankees fan: The election is over.

(ESPN just confirmed the story (thanks to Buzzflash for finding this):

Cheney, who visited both clubhouses after batting practice, watched part of the game from the box of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and part from a first-row seat next to the Yankees dugout, where he sat between New York Gov. George Pataki and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Cheney was booed when he was shown on the right-field videoboard during the seventh-inning.

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Ok, read this, we have a bit of a problem here

A very intersesting story in the NYT today. First, remember that young US soldier who disappeared months ago - you probably don't because the military and the media totally stopped talking about him. His name is (was) Keith Matthew Maupin. This is him:


According to Al-Jazeera, he just got murdered by the militants holding him captive. Why did we hear nothing about this man all these months? That's a damn good question.

Then, we also receive word today that the militants are threatening to behead US Marine, Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun. Hassoun is a Lebanese-born Muslim. Note how now the military - with no definitive proof - is implying in these stories that Hassoun is a deserter. They pretty much say it outright, and in other stories the US military won't even confirmt that the guy got kidnapped at all. The line they're clearly implying is that "once an Arab, always an Arab," and that he packed up to join his fellow dark people in the desert.

Now, apparently, there's no real proof of this, and certainly none that the military is releasing. But it is ok, apparently, for them to release their suspicions that the guy is a deserter and therefore a traitor. Reminds me of when those US sailors died way back in the early 1990s, on the USS Iowa I believe, rather than admit that it was an accident the military concoted some phony story (that was later proven to be untrue) that star-crossed gay lovers blew the ship up.

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Asking Bush about blood and semen

If this is the tact the radical right wants to take on gay marriage, it works for me. Let's demand that our congressmen and the president answer these questions about blood and semen.

"Why do so many diseases target gay men? The body is not built for sodomy. 'The anus opens into the rectum which is not as well suited for penile penetration as the female vagina is. Both the anus and rectum have rich blood supplies, and their walls, thinner than the walls of the vagina, are easily damaged. When penetration occurs, it's easier to tear blood vessels, which in turn increases the risk of acquiring or receiving an infection as penile skin and/or semen comes in contact with the partner's blood or semen.'"

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A Pharmacist's View on Gay Marriage

More babble from the bigots of the radical right. This article, however, does have a lot of good humor to it, including:

- "The idea of 'gay marriage' or 'civil union' would have been ridiculous 3,000 years ago."

Ah yes, I can just imagine my Hebrew slaves wanting to have a civil union! Oh how I pine for the good 'ole days... Read More......

Study finds conservatives too dumb to speak at graduations

I like my title better. Read More......

New Effort Encourages Removal of Christian Kids from Public Schools

Yes, let's put them in the care of Catholic priests where they'll be safe... Read More......

Supreme Court Bars Enforcement of Internet Porn Law

Guess the GOP can have fun after all in their hotel rooms at the convention. Read More......

Dad of beheaded American blasts Bush, Rummy

Reuters:

The father of an American civilian beheaded in Iraq accused President Bush and the U.S. media Tuesday of ignoring the 'horrible face of war.'

'People like George Bush and (U.S. Defense Secretary) Donald Rumsfeld don't see the pain that people have to bear -- they don't know what it feels like to have your guts ripped out,' Michael Berg told a news conference.

The decapitated body of Berg's son Nick was found by a roadside in Baghdad and a grisly video of his beheading was posted on an Islamist Web site in May.

'What I'm trying to do is show to the American people and the British people ... that war has a wretchedly horrible face,' said Berg's father.

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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 U.S. Troops in Iraq

And the caissons go rolling along. Read More......

Kerry & Bush in dead heat for Florida

This will be another close finish. The fact that it's so close though makes me nervous about Kerry's chances. Read More......

New Bush fight with Chirac delivers quick results

"France has blocked a U.S. bid to deploy NATO's new strike force to safeguard Afghanistan's elections, stoking tension between the two allies that fell out over the Iraq war, diplomats said Tuesday.

France's opposition to a proposal that could help resolve NATO's problems finding troops to make the September polls safe exasperated Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who pushed the idea hard at a meeting of allied defense ministers."

Note to Bush: Do not publically piss off people that you are asking for help. They won't come to your aid. Read More......

American voices from abroad

Interesting read from the Boston Globe about Americans living around the world and what they hear on the ground from the international community. Living and traveling abroad myself, I have encountered aggressive anti-Americanism (regardless of my own personal views of Bush) to anti-Bush rants right down to simple confusion/frustration as to how we all got stuck in such a mess with Bush. Even the pro-business crowd who used to at least respect the US can't seem to find it in their hearts to like anything about Bush. If Bush wins in the fall, my argument of "well, more Americans voted for Gore, let's see what happens in 2004" will be gone and I will stuck listening to more of the same rants for four more years. Read More......

Bush approval rating down to 42%

Though Kerry isn't making much of a move, Bush continues to drop. There's still a lot of time left, but Bush is going to need some seriously good news to pick up the numbers.

"And 60 percent of respondents, including a majority of independents, said the war has not been worth the cost.

Respondents said that Mr. Bush's policies in Iraq were having the effect of creating terrorists and of increasing the chances of another terrorist attack at home. Concerns about the war appear to undercut what has long been one of Mr. Bush's strong suits, his handling of the fight against terrorism. Fifty-two percent of Americans now say they approve of the way Mr. Bush is conducting that fight, down from 90 percent in December 2001.

"I watch the news quite a bit, and I'm kind of thinking it's getting these terrorists motivated to do more," said Charlie Buck, 54, a Republican from Indiana, Pa. "Whether it's their religious beliefs or it's us trying to step into their country, I just get that feeling that they feel that we're stepping into where we shouldn't be, and it's inciting them. It's stimulating them to be more aggressive in getting us out."

In what could prove to be a particularly far-reaching development for Mr. Bush — especially because he and his campaign have sought to undercut Mr. Kerry's credibility — nearly 60 percent said he was not being entirely truthful when talking about Iraq. Similarly, just 15 percent said the administration had told the entire truth when it came to abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison."

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Disgusting! Leeches!

The FDA has approved the marketing of medical leeches. I know that there are a lot of great reasons to use them and that they are very useful, but having pulled them off of myself and having some explode from taking too much of my blood, I can not stand the thought of leeches anymore. Yuch! Read More......

Bush picks another fight with France, this time over Turkey

Bush just doesn't know when to keep his nose out of other countries affairs and thankfully, Chirac did not miss the opportunity to publically stand up to the school yard bully. One can only imagine how furious Bush would be if another country, France in particular, was to meddle in American foreign relations. I have mixed feelings about Turkey being part of the EU and admit that I am even suspicious about European reasons for not wanting Turkey, but nevertheless, it is not the business of America to decide who is and who is not part of Europe.

After yesterday's public remarks by Chirac, Bush is now itching for another round of fighting with Chirac and France. Isn't this the guy that needs international support at the moment? Bush is just another bully who doesn't know how to stop picking fights with the world. I really hate to think of who he's going to start wars with if he wins in November. Read More......

Army planning involuntary call-up

So who out there still thinks that a draft is not the next step after the election if Bush wins?

"Roughly 5,600 soldiers from the ready reserve will be notified of possible deployment this year..." Reuters

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Whores (the real ones, not the lobbying ones) expect GOP convention to be BIG business

Prostitutes expect BIG business at the GOP convention (I suspect cages will be big this year). I'll be at the convention, and hitting the bars looking for closeted Republicans. We need to scour the town for these guys, get pictures, and start our own family values campaign. Read More......

What to do with your Fahrenheit 9.11 ticket stubs...

From Scott:

Here's what to do with you "Fahrenheit 9/11" ticket stub....

After you go to Fahrenheit 911, keep your ticket stub and mail it to:

George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington DC 20500

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Ron Reagan, Jr. says Cheney dissed Nancy at funeral

New York Times:

Q: How did your mother feel about being ushered to her seat by President Bush?

A: Well, he did a better job than Dick Cheney did when he came to the rotunda. I felt so bad. Cheney brought my mother up to the casket, so she could pay her respects. She is in her 80's, and she has glaucoma and has trouble seeing. There were steps, and he left her there. He just stood there, letting her flounder. I don't think he's a mindful human being. That's probably the nicest way I can put it.

Q: Did you vote for Bush in the last election?

A: No. I did not.

Q: Why can't they run the United States with that kind of efficiency?

A: That's a good question. One thing that Buddhism teaches you is that every moment is an opportunity to change. And we will have a moment in November to make a big change.

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Nancy won't address GOP convention unless Bush caves on stem cells

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U.S.-Led Forces Would Back Martial Law, Bush Says

Ok, so let me get this straight. First we went to Iraq to get the nukes, but no nukes. Then it was to get Al Qaeda, and no Al Qaeda. Then it was to get chem weeapons, no chem weapons. Then bio weapons, no bio weapons. Finally, we were told we're losing men and women every day in Iraq to instill democracy, but now we seen that authoritarian military dictatorships are cool too.

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Uncertainty About Interrogation Rules Seen as Slowing the Hunt for Information on Terrorists

Now, here's a queer little article from today's NYT. It seems that those "isolated incidents" at Abu Ghraib have now stifled the entire US international war on terror since now NO ONE knows what is and isn't an acceptable interrogation technique. How can that be, you ask, since I thought Abu Ghraib was only the act of a few soldiers, and CLEARLY didn't reflect US policy? So, then, why is the Abu Ghraib scandal now forcing all American interrogators into mass confusion if they were already following the rules THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED AT ABU GHRAIB?

Confusion about the legal limits of interrogation has begun to slow government efforts to obtain information from suspected terrorists, American intelligence officials said Sunday.

Doubts about whether interrogators can employ coercive methods, the officials said, could create problems at the start of a critical summer period when counterterrorism officials fear that Al Qaeda might attack the United States.
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Interrogators are uncertain what rules are in effect and are worried that the legal safeguards that they had believed were in place to protect them from internal sanctions or criminal liability may no longer exist, the officials said.

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Presbyterians pick pro-gay leader

Funny, I thought all Christians hated gays? At least that what Bush and Congress keep telling us. Do you mean, horror of horrors, the president and Congress are trying to pass a constitutional amendment that only codifies the beliefs of SOME religions over others> ;-) Read More......

Militants Say They Executed U.S. Soldier in Iraq

If true, another pointless death laid at Bush's feet:

Al Jazeera television broadcast a video tape on Monday showing what militants said was the execution of a U.S. soldier captured in Iraq in April.

A gunman could be seen firing one shot at the soldier, wearing greenish overalls and seen only from the back, in a dark setting. The body fell into a hole.

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Bush lodges complaint with Irish Embassy over interview

Despite following White House regulations of submitting questions three days in advance, Bush was not pleased that the Irish press is not a bunch of fucking wimps like the American press and RTE Washington correspondent Carole Coleman held her ground and pushed Bush to answer the questions that he had for the previous three days and not use the interview as yet another Soviet-style scripted session. So far this story has received sparse attention by the US press, probably because they are embarassed that it has taken an outsider to do the job. Mrs. Bush was supposed to also give an interview with the RTE but canceled without reason. Bravo to Ms. Coleman and I hope to see more spine by the press sometime soon. Read More......

Flaming Bush

A bit of silliness. Bush cuts a mean figure on a disco dance floor in this short clip. Our favorite dance move? The top left button shows it. (Hint: look for the Exorcist-like moment where his body spins around and his head stays still.) Read More......

Supreme Court Affirms Detainees' Right to Use Courts

Anyhow, Bush isn't covered by Supreme Court judgments anyway ;-) Seriously, an interesting, and confusing, decision. I think what they ruled is that "enemy combattants" have the right to challenge their detention in US courts, and that foreigners held as enemy combattants have that right as well. And that Padilla is out of lucky because he forgot to dot an "i."

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I'll be on Air America Radio today at 9:30AM Eastern time (ish)

They want to have a little chat about the issue of outing gay congressional staff who work for anti-gay members of Congress, particularly members who support the constitutional amendment. You can listen to the show live via this page. Read More......

'Destroyed' Lewinsky Speaks Out on Clinton Memoir

Oh geez, get over it honey. You blew the president. He didn't love you. And you shouldn't have expected him too. GET OVER IT. Read More......

Texans wary as polygamous sect moves in

There those crazy heterosexuals go again, defending marriage, and LOTS of it. Read More......

The murder, rape, lies and coverup continue in Sudan

Since Sudan has oil, they are receiving more international and US attention than other countries mired in civil war. The US as well as the UN are doddling and dragging their feet while the Sudanese government is preparing the stage show for Annan and Powell.

"The Sudanese villagers in this western region of Darfur were bombed. They were raped. Their huts were burned and their grain pillaged. Now, those who fled the chaos say they are being silenced.

The Sudanese government dispatched 500 men last week to this sweltering camp of 40,000 near El Fashir, capital of North Darfur state, the refugees and aid workers said. The men, some dressed in civilian clothes, others in military uniforms, warned the refugees to keep quiet about their experiences when Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan visit the region next week."

This war has been dragging on for years and is racially driven but the world community can't seem to get serious about the problem. I suppose that if they didn't have oil, they would treated about the same as Zimbabwe or Zambia or other countries led by brutal regimes that do not have petroleum reserves. Read More......

New terror alert, same old confusion

Shortly before leaving for my holiday break, there was a new terror alert that was later played down by Homeland Security and everyone was confused. When things like that happen, a lot of us wonder about the politics behind the scene and sagging polls. Now that I'm getting back from holiday, I am reading about a new terror alert that is again being denied by Homeland Security. Aren't we supposed to have clear lines of responsibility for churning out terror alerts? Will we always receive new alerts that are timed to distract Americans from administration problems? Is the administration ever going to move forward from this extended Keystone Cops show that we've been watching?

"The FBI issued a warning last week for state and local authorities to be on the lookout for booby-trapped floating material in and around the nation's marinas, warning they could contain explosives.

A homeland security official told CNN on Sunday there is "no intelligence terrorists are planning to or want to do this."

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Governor Grope to headline at GOP Convention

OK, it's not much of a surprise to see "Democrat" Zell Miller speaking nor is it a surprise to see folks like Guiliani speaking, but after all of the talk about the fundamental differences that Governor Grope has with Bush, he's taking a headline position at the convention surely to make people somehow think there is a compassionate side of the Republican Party. The Terminator as the picture of compassion...uh huh. Read More......

Homosexual Marriage Is Abortion To Marriage

Check out these assholes. Hard to know where to begin on an artricle this nasty other than to say that they're lucky we dont live in the kind of tryannical nation they're wishing for, because if we did they'd be the first to be disappeared. Read More......

I once told a lie that was THIS big.

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