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Republican Smear Ad : License to Drive
The Worst Campaign Ad of the Entire Season?By Kyle Munzenrieder / October 20, 2008 Wonkette has this ad starring America’s (and by that I mean, the America Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin talk about, the “pro-American America”) two most feared … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, November Election, Obama Smear Campaign, Republican Party, Terrorism
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Robbed Blind by Those Who Control Our Society
The Rules Are Set in Stone For the RabbleBy Peter Offermann / October 22, 2008 I am struggling lately with finding meaningful and rational events to provide a basis for sanity. The world events that are currently happening are surreal … Continue reading
Abstention: The Vote of the Unrepresented
Why don’t we have the choice “None of the above” on our ballots? It is a legitimate question and one that an honest electoral reform would address. The big piece of election reform can never be enacted as long as … Continue reading
545 People – Let’s Kick the Bastards Out !!
The 545 People Responsible For All Of U.S. WoesBy Charley Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are … Continue reading
Global War on Terror : A Report Card
F is for Failure:The Bush Doctrine in RuinsBy Tom Engelhardt / October 21, 2008 On the brief occasions when the President now appears in the Rose Garden to “comfort” or “reassure” a shock-and-awed nation, you can almost hear those legions … Continue reading
Iraqi Cabinet Rejects Revised SOFA*
Well, this will make things interesting insofar as the Bush administration is not especially willing to concede any further points in the agreement. As Juan Cole points out, By the time a draft agreement was circulated last week (text courtesy … Continue reading
Karl Rove: Still a Criminal, No Matter How Many Times He Escapes
Embedded video from CNN VideoProtester Tries to Handcuff Karl RoveOctober 22, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – An anti-war protester confronted former Bush administration aide Karl Rove while he spoke at a San Francisco mortgage bankers’ meeting. A statement by the group … Continue reading
Corporate Contrition Is an Outdated Concept?
Members of the activist group ‘Code Pink’ waved signs marked with the words “shame” and “greed” when Richard S. Fuld Jr., CEO of now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers, arrived to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Oct. … Continue reading
Welcome to the United States of Christianity
And the walls come tumbling down.By Jeff Schweitzer / October 21, 2008 The last crumbling stones supporting the weakened wall separating Church and State have tumbled to ground. The Bush Administration no longer even pretends to honor the primary founding … Continue reading
Know Your Candidates and Their Endorsements
I agonised about posting this article, but I feel it is important to relate the facts without bias. There is another article below from McClatchy that suggests that the endorsement from Powell is not just an average endorsement. This is … Continue reading
High, High Hopes : Turning Houston Blue
Larry Joe Doherty, Congressional candidate from Houston, maps out a strategy. Photos by Dave Mann.Can the Democrats sweep Houston? (Maybe. But don’t hold your breath…)By Dave Mann This article appears in the Oct. 17, 2008, issue of The Texas Observer. … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Harris County, Houston, November Election, Texas
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Keith Olbermann : Special Comment: Divide and Conquer, Again?
Keith Olbermann offered a “Special Comment” tonight on his show Countdown, criticizing the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign. The full text follows. ‘A Special Comment tonight about the … Continue reading
