Tuesday, October 7:

Pablo Ouziel: Academic Exile and Freedom to Learn Academic exile and freedom to learn

The Real Obama If only Obamatons would put down their daily glass of Kool-aid and open their minds to terrific, objective and important statements like this one. Have the courage to really think about Obama's past.

Palin As the Treasonous Trojan Horse for the Secessionist Alaska Independence Party Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband have been courting the A.I.P. (Alaskan Independence Party), a treasonous Anti-American group who's founder up to his death in 1993 cursed the American Flag. This is not being taken out of context either. This is not based on sound bites. You have to ask yourself: If someone knows what this groups intentions are before joining or having close associations with them, what do they think of them?

Amy Goodman:: "Invasion of the Sea-Smurfs" (1 comments) Is Posse Comitatus Dead? U.S. Troops on U.S. Streets

Twitter: An Antidote to Election Day Voting Problems? We believe that Twitter can be instrumental in this election in correcting for some of the information imbalances that plagues American elections... there is an intersection of heavy voting registration (coinciding with large number of young voters) in battleground precincts in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina Ohio and Colorado where Twitter can best be put to use to direct Tweeters to specific information or actions...

David Swanson: Cindy, Charlotte, and Our Constitution As you watch the presidential debates, here's a game to play that won't even get you drunk (unless you want to add tequila shots to it).

Mumia Abu-Jamal Faces US Supreme Court as New Book and Film Expose Injustice (4 comments) With Monday's PCRA rejection, Abu-Jamal's upcoming appeal of the Third Circuit decision (the filing of this appeal is due by Oct. 20 unless a 60 day extension is requested) is now more important than ever, because this is now his last chance for a new guilt-phase trial. This crucial moment coincides with two new media projects that expose injustice in his case that extends beyond the narrow issues being considered in court.

Anatomy of a Train Wreck: Causes of the Mortgage Meltdown Sloppy press coverage about the financial crisis has spawned a host of widely believed myths. Take, for example, one of the popular names for it--the subprime mortgage meltdown. This is a misnomer: houses financed by subprime and prime mortgages were foreclosed upon at equal rates and at the same time. Instead, the crucial distinction is between adjustable-rate mortgages and fixed-rate mortgages

A Bonifield: Dallas' Double-Dose of Palin Impressions of a Biden-Palin Debate Watch event Oct. 2 and a Lively Protest of Sarah Palin in person Oct. 3, in Dallas TX. With photos....

Janis Kay: Tampa's WFLA "exclusive interview" with Sarah Palin feeds the propaganda Local news affiliate's biased opinion feeds into the propaganda in the Presidential election.

BRANDON DEAN: 700 Billion Dollar Number Legitimizes Multi-Trillion Dollar Extortion Sound American economics promoters have been pulling their hair out for years

Tom Driscoll: "They pull me back in" (1 comments) There's this love/hate thing going on between Cheney and McCain/Palin. Nobody is really comfortable with the spooky uncle with the brass knuckles and the bag full of bloody rags in his closet. But still, when things get ugly -you gotta love him.

McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra case Karl Rove has decided that in order for McCain to take control of the White House and quash any future investigations into Bush regime criminality that Obama must be linked to 'terrorist' Bill Ayers. Now here is as story about McCain's link to some REAL terrorists, the Iran-Contra octopus, Nazi sympathizers The World League For Freedom and Democracy. These are serious thugs, so bad that they had to change names from the WACL.

KEATING 5: John McCain & The Making of a Financial Crisis What should be known about McCain's selling his office to Keating and how the Maverick has acted outside of the law.

Help Verify the Vote (1 comments) If you live in or near Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania, you have a chance to do something significant to help ensure a fair election. An independent effort led by noted academics is planning exit polls in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania to verify the official vote count.

Farewell, Election Day While George Will skips the part about early voting messing up any chance for a solid chain of custody of the ballots,or an ability to see them counted, this is a good analysis, nevertheless.

martinweiss: *Poverty Amidst Plenty Save our local garbage dumps. Send your garbage to someone who needs it more than you do. Send your garbage to the McCain Campaign.

Mary MacElveen: In attacking Barack Obama, McCain and Palin have done nothing to soothe a frightened nation If we are to learn anything from these dismal financial times it is this, John McCain and Sarah Palin do not deserve to be elected to the highest office in the land since by dismissing what we are all going through, they have shown their true colors. God help us all if they are elected.

Ralph Lopez: *Senator William Blount Was Impeached, Impeach Pelosi for Complicity in War Crimes The Constitution allows for the impeachment of "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States." The impeachment of Senator William Blount in 1798 shows that "all civil officers" includes congressmembers and senators.

Dean Powers: McCain Strategy: Pretend to be Ted Kennedy McCain's nickname ought to be the Chameleon.

Patrick Henningsen: *BANKERS SAY: Learn to Love the 'AMERO' Like the bail out, Americans will be manipulated to accept even more increasingly extreme solutions to new panics. As a part of a 'relief package', the new "Amero", a new scam, will be presented as a pre-packaged panacea by our saviours- the bankers.

Ignacio Fresas: America: Superpower or Super Stupid?

Monday, October 6:

Stephen Lendman: The Fleecing of America (3 comments) Defrauding the public and looting the national treasury by a criminal gang on Wall Street and in government.

Paul Craig Roberts: The End of American Hegemony (16 comments) George W. Bush and Bill Clinton did the deregulation that led to the current crisis. The Paulson bailout saves his firm, Goldman Sachs. The Paulson bailout transfers the troubled financial instruments that the financial sector created from the books of the financial sector to the books of the taxpayers at the US Treasury. This is all the bailout does. It rescues the guilty. It does not address the real problem...

Michael Fox: Living in the New Depression (7 comments) Why there it's not a Recession: it's the new Depression; what it means to you and your lifestyle and how long it will last are very relevant questions, and for perhaps the first time in history, because of film, we have some insight into living through such times.

John K. Wilson: 30 Lies Refuted about Ayers and Obama (16 comments) 30 lies told about Obama and Bill Ayers by the right-wing smear machine.

Rob Kall: Those Who Call Obama A Muslim (33 comments) This morning, I received an email from someone who called Obama a Muslim.

Emily Levy: I Just Prevented Thousands of Californians from Having to Vote on Provisional Ballots! (8 comments)

Carol Jensen: John McCain's age really does matter (2 comments) McCain once credited with being a foreign policy expert, can no longer claim that advantage, and chalking it all up to having an occasional "senior moment" just won't cut it any longer.

Harvey Wasserman: Because we fought for them, my daughters have cast paper ballots (1 comments) But to guarantee a full voter turnout, and a safe reliable, vote count, YOU must get involved. Visit The Free Press and Poll Workers for Democracy.This year, there is no excuse. We know what has happened, and we know the consequences of inaction. See you in the army - of election protection workers.

Press Release: KUCINICH: MARKET FALLS AGAIN (6 comments) Country Needs to Save Homes and Jobs No More Bailouts

By Anthony J. Hall, Founding Coordinator and Professor of Globalization Studies: Hate Speech as Political Rhetoric: Stephen Harper and 911 in the Canadian Election of 2008 Stephen Harper's campaign has been so unrelenting in its undifferentiated smearing of the entire international movement seeking 911 Truth that it has extended the frontiers of hate speech as political rhetoric. So ruthless has the Harper Team been on this theme that it can henceforth be identified as one of the world's foremost agencies in the ongoing 911 Cover Up.

Ignacio Fresas: America: Superpower or Super Stupid? (2 comments)

Wyoming should take the lead in using CNG Wyoming is one of the largest natural-gas producing states, so why isn't the state leading the nation in powering vehicles with this abundant fuel? If the price of gasoline stays high and a natural gas-powered car can run on $1-to-$1.25 per gallon-equivalent cost, however, I think we'll see the light,Wyoming people drive more miles per capita than just about anyone

The Old Codger: On the Record: Joe Sixpack No one -- Mr. Biden, Mr. McCain or Mr. Obama -- were strong enough to stand up to the vote buyers, the vote sellers or the lobbyists. None of you even complained about all the earmarks and pork in that bill. That tells me, Joe Sixpack, and all my neighbors, that none of you are going to bring any change to Washington. It is going to be politics as usual.

Economists with Guns In 1965, following a coup by General Suharto, the Indonesian military massacred upwards of 800,000 people and imprisoned an estimated million more in an attempt to liquidate the Communist Party (PKI). The United States government gave both moral encouragement and logistical support to the mass killings. Challenging the romanticized views of the Kennedy administration pervading popular culture and in the Obama campaign,

TIM DICKINSON ON MCCAIN: Make-Believe Maverick Few politicians have so actively, or successfully, crafted their own myth of greatness. In McCain's version of his life, he is a prodigal son who, steeled by his brutal internment in Vietnam, learned to put "country first." Remade by the Keating Five scandal that nearly wrecked his career, McCain re-emerged as a "reformer" and a "maverick."

VIDEO: Palin Parodied in SNL Reprise of VP Debate Boston Globe: In the Saturday Night ''debate,'' Fey/Palin thanked America for letting her speak without a media filter that asked pesky followup questions and cared about syntax. She played a flute during her self-declared ''talent portion'' of the debate, and said, regarding same-sex benefits, that ''marriage is meant to be a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers."

The Bailout Bill Will Do Nothing for the Real Economy George Bush played with fire when he gave a primetime speech to the American people in which he said if you do not pass the bill the stock market will crash. He may have created a self-fulfilling prophecy. The fear created by those in support of the bill could turn into terror and irrational panic as unreasonable expectations have now been created for what the bailout bill can do.

Chris Floyd: The Wounded Shark: 'Good War' Lost, But the Imperial Project Goes On Don't tell Obama and McCain, but the war they are both counting on to make their bones as commander-in-chief -- the "good war" in Afghanistan, which both men have pledged to expand -- is already lost. Their joint strategy of pouring more troops, tanks, missiles and planes into the roaring fire -- not to mention their intention to spread the war into Pakistan -- will only lead to disaster.

Tnut: PUSHING THE CORE An apple a day.

Logic and Politics insightful opinionated political straight talk

Gotcha? You Betcha! When they say "gotcha journalism," what they're really trying to do is to demonize journalism itself-to de-legitimize asking tough questions,& following up with more tough questions when the answers are mealy-mouth evasions,& holding politicians accountable when they inadvertently emit a truth.We certainly could have used more gotcha journalism during the decade leading to the worst economic debacle since the Great Depression

Ken Burns: This is Not the John McCain New Hampshire Once Loved Surrounded and programmed by the lobbyists he once despised,the man who once effortlessly straddled the aisle and spoke from the heart now carefully hews to a prompter-read, soulless far-right agenda.The real maverick turns out to be Barack Obama, who bucked his party's establishment & whose once-lonely positions have been adopted by nearly everyone including even the Bush administration.Nearly everyone,that is,except McCain

Canvassers Use Palin as "Magic Bullet" in Swaying N.J. and Pa. Undecideds I have not talked to a single person who has a favorable opinion of her, not even among McCain supporters.In going door-to-door in PA(my weekend activity),bringing up Palin is always met with a furrowed brow and a troubled look.The typical comment I hear is,"How could he have picked her?She really worries me!"There is no better way to directly help influence a campaign than canvassing door to door or phone banking.

Min. Paul Scott: Stumped on Jay -Z Stumpin' for Prez: The Politics of Hip Hop Rapper Jay Z is hitting the stage to support Barack Obama.

Interview - Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty How the bailouts fund martial law in America. Interview with Naomi Wolf author of "Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries" given October 4, 2008 on Mind Over Matters, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle. Go to VoteStrike.com for details.

Ed Martin: When trickle down became bailout became flood up I was born and grew up on a farm with an outhouse. I know what trickles down. I've seen it and smelled it. I've also seen a lot of horseshit, and I can smell and recognize it when I see it. We've been told that trickle down economics is good for us. Turns out that trickle down was just a way to hold us off until Bush and his Republican corporate cronies could turn trickle down into flood up.

dondonato: Home of the Brave or Shelter for the Cowering? The economy, Wall Street Bailout are Republican disastrous policies

Does Sarah Palin Want to be an American Citizen? Sarah Palin is attacking Barack Obama for "palling around with terrorists," twisting media accounts to falsely connect Obama with the Weather Underground figure Bill Ayers.

Dave Lindorff: The Markets Have Just Given a Big Raspberry to Paulson, Bernanke, Bush and Congress (1 comments) The bailout sure hasn't gone over well on Wall Street, except for the people collecting all that $700 billion in taxpayer bailout money.

Deena Stryker: Palin's Roman Circus Sarah Palin in Clearwater Florida this morning with a red, white and blue crowd.

Kevin Gosztola: How Do You Reconcile With Obama's Record and Ultimately Vote for Him on Election Day? (7 comments) Knowing that Barack Obama has compromised himself, knowing that he has been censoring himself since he first took office in Illinois, how can anyone rationally think that he will use any opening whatsoever to do anything for the poor, working, and middle class of America that is being cleansed of all its assets by the corporations and politicians in Washington?

David Swanson: Why a City Should Oppose Attacking Iran 1.-Why the United States should not attack Iran; 2.-Why there is a serious danger that the United States will attack Iran; 3.-Why Charlottesville City Council should pass a resolution opposing such an attack.

Mary MacElveen: Red States and blue states must band together by turning away from McCain and Palin A few weeks ago, John McCain said of the economy that it was "fundamentally strong" and reading this report, I am left to ask: Is this the man we need leading the country come November 4th? This personal terrorism we are all feeling is one of his own making since he and Gramm set the stage for it and I cannot stress that enough. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, McCain!

Michael Bonanno: Only the Privileged Need Apply In 2000, the citizens of California voted to exclude same sex couples from the super special marriage club.

A List of McCain's Nastiest Moments Earlier today, a commenter asked if John McCain is "truly as nasty and belligerent as he appears to be." Is he really that bad--or is it just one of those partisan memes that develops about an opponent? -- figured I'd put together a little collection of Punk McNasty's Greatest Hits to answer that question and for handy-dandy reference.

9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi (11 comments) After months of back and forths between them and some editorial delays, I'm pleased to share their written exchange -- all 24,000 words of it. What we have here are the preeminent writers on both sides of the 9/11 Truth argument; a one-of-a-kind debate.

Dave Lindorff: Presidential Campaign Enters the Silly Season (2 comments) Who's the Manchurian Candidate: Obama the Muslim Weatherman or McCain, the Latino Communist? Serious voters want to know.

Gene Cappa: *Keating Economics-McCain To The Rescue McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators tasked with preventing banking fraud, and championed legislation to delay regulation of the savings and loan industry -- actions that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.

Jill Jackson: A recipe for the future from the past: Pan Metron Ariston (1 comments) Ancient wisdom holds the keys to modern recovery--a moderate American socialism by the people and for the people can lead us back from the abyss.

Scott McLarty: Open the Debates! Why antiwar and anti-bailout voters should demand an invitation for Cynthia McKinney Faced with the limited range of political ideas offered by Obama and McCain, voters deserve to see Cynthia McKinney and other candidates included in the 2008 presidential debates.

chris rice: The Corporate Coup of America They will advertise junk we don't need, serve us food with no nutrional value, and deny us independence from foriegn oil, fossil fuels, and debt. Then blame us for accepting their credit while demanding a bail-out.

David Klassen: Incomprehensible! Palin keeps getting her talking point on global warming backwards1

sherry clark: Pat Tiberi Just Says NO! Then Says YES! On Monday, September 29,Representative Pat Tiberi and Democratic challenger David Robinson faced off in their first debate. The Delaware, Ohio debate was held in a local vocational school. Tiberi flew in from Washington just hours after he went "His Own Way" and said NO! to the $700 Billion bailout package.That evening, Tiberi announced that (despite a 93% lockstep record) "We had a vote today that I told the President, "NO!"

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Tuesday, October 7:

Jerome Corsi, Obama Smear Author, Detained In Kenya Slime artist Corsi goes to a nation where Obama is beloved and they basically throw the creep out.

Fed to buy massive amounts of US short-term debts (1 comments) The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday a radical plan to buy massive amounts of short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve will buy "commercial paper," a short-term financing mechanism that many companies rely on to finance their day-to-day operations, such as purchasing supplies or making payrolls.

Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing ederal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets. The filing asks for a postponement while prosecutors and defense attorneys "engage in discussions that could affect their sentencing postures."

waronyou: ISRAEL: U.S.-Israel jet deal sought: Pentagon backs sale of next-generation F-35s fighters to ally (1 comments) ISRAEL: U.S.-Israel jet deal sought: Pentagon backs sale of next-generation F-35s fighters to ally The Defense Department said this week that it wants to sell as many as 75 fighter jets to Israel in a $15.2 billion deal for the aircraft expected to be the mainstay of air power in the United States and several other nations for decades.

British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported. It quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying in an interview that if the Taliban were willing to talk, then that might be "precisely the sort of progress" needed to end the insurgency.

Bailout "Largest Single Act of Class Warfare" in US History Sweetened with an additional $150 Billion in PORK, the Bail-out/Sell-out is passed by legislators clearly bought and paid for.

State Attorneys General to the Rescue This settlement by itself seems to do more to help homeowners than the whole ballyhooed federal bailout. Bravo to the AGs, who should continue using the power of crusading litigation to go after all the culprits in the crisis.And what was it conservatives were saying about curbing “frivolous� lawsuits?

Monday, October 6:

Telegraph UK Predicts Global Finance Meltdown within Days (5 comments) We face extreme danger. Unless there is immediate intervention on every front by all the major powers acting in concert, we risk a disintegration of global finance within days. Nobody will be spared, unless they own gold bars.

DEBATE STAKES HIGHER FOR MCCAIN AS INSULTS MOUNT Their target audience in the debate is the roughly 10 percent of the electorate who are undecided and an additional twenty-five percent who say they might still change their minds before Nov. 4.McCain is going to "take the gloves off," Palin said Monday, signaling that the GOP nominee will question Obama's character, record and policies as part of a stepped-up smear campaign.

JGideon: 'Daily Voting News' For October 06, 2008 a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues

Why the Debates Won't Matter (Hint: It's a Felony) This election won't be won or lost at the debates nor determined by the two campaigns'"ground games" --their get-out-the-vote efforts.Nor, unfortunately,will its outcome even depend on how many Americans wake up on Election Day intending to vote for one candidate or the other.Instead,my fear is that the Electoral College results will hang on the swing state voting systems' vulnerability to sabotage.It's already happening.

Exclusive: 2nd Mac-Style 'Paper Ballot v. Voting Machine' Campaign Ad Released by Jason Osgood By the way,since we ran our initial article on Osgood,he has signed the StandingForVoters dot org pledge to not concede his election unless and until all votes are counted,counted accurately,and all serious election challenges have been adequately resolved.The BRAD BLOG,which is a co-founder of VelvetRevolution,the initial sponsor of the SFV campaign, thanks Osgood for his commitment to the voters.

Constance Lavender: Obama Releases New Video About McCain's Role in the Savings-and-Loan Scandal Obama's campaign this evening released a new video regarding McCain's role in the savings-and-loan scandal of the late 1980s and early 1990s

Hannity's Witness: "Exterminate Jew Power" Martin "ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Florida against the incumbent,Bob Martinez, in 1990. The Florida Republican Party disavowed him because he previously ran for office as a Democrat and because of his anti-Semitic statements."This is Sean Hannity's idea of a source.Does Bill Kristol care? David Brooks?Abe Foxman?John McCain? Sarah Palin?

Dave Johnson: Announcing the Election Protection Wiki The new Election Protection Wiki is at epwiki.org. Please come and help enter information.

OpEdNews: 'Murder, Spies & Voting Lies' is 'Most Explosive Documentary Produced in Recent Memory' Rady Ananda at OpEdNews opens her review of Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story by declaring it "the most explosive documentary produced in recent memory, involving murder, espionage, cover-up, electoral cyber fraud and a United States Member of Congress with ties to the Bush Administration."

Cynthia Tucker: GOP Pinning Hopes on Keeping Democrats Away from the Polls The GOP’s brand is in tatters, dragged down by an incompetent president,an unpopular war and a sickly economy.So the party seems to be pinning its hopes on keeping likely Democrats — people of color, the poor,college students — away from the polls....The stench of corruption and cynicism emanating from the effort to disenfranchise voters is finally too heavy to ignore. The GOP is just ensuring that the tarnish on its bran

False Flier Warns of Election Day Arrests in PA African-American Neighborhoods This is an old,and venerable trick meant to scare Democrats,usually African-Americans,away from the the voting booth.We'll likely see much more of it---and the variation of it,fliers that "inform" voters that Democrats are supposed to vote on Wednesday--between now and November 4th.A few similar dirty tricks fliers that were circulated in 2004, in Wisconsin and Ohio, are reposted below as a reminder...

GOP Challenges 6,000 Montana Voters...Because They Moved Last Year One of those challenged voters who may lose their right to vote is a former MT State Rep,& an Army Reservist,currently in NJ because he's about to leave for Iraq.Again.He won't be able to go to Montana to confirm his authenticity, unfortunately.1st Lt Kevin Furey released this statement:It is ironic that while I am about to return to Iraq to help build a democracy & my own right to vote is being challenged at home

waronyou: District Court Rules against Secret Service in Judicial Watch"s Lawsuit to Obtain Logs About Jack Abramoff"s White House District Court Rules against Secret Service in Judicial Watch's Lawsuit to Obtain Logs About Jack Abramoff's White House Visits

Rob Kall: Neel Kashkari; The $700 Billion Bailout Czar

waronyou: Canada: We're Gone if Voting for Tories--Harper Officially Endorses NAU Canada: We're Gone if Voting for Tories--Harper Officially Endorses NAU

John McCain: The U.S. Financial System and Economy John McCain at Green Bay WI on Sept 19, pickec up by C-Span. 15min video, where he wants SEC chairman to resign.

John Stauber: CMD Launches 'Election Protection Wiki' The non-profit, non-partisan Center for Media and Democracy has launched a dynamic new website to help safeguard the fairness and integrity of US elections, using the power of citizen journalism. It enables citizens, journalists and officials to actively monitor the electoral process in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. CMD and its volunteer editors will continue to improve, expand and update it beyond Nov. 4th.

Alison Bowen: Whistleblower Claims Custody Verdict Was Reprisal

McCain seeks to shift race's focus This week, the McCain camp plans to run a series of advertisements that tie Obama not only to Ayers, but also to Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a Chicago financier and longtime Obama supporter who was convicted of money laundering earlier this year. He is scheduled to be sentenced a week before the election.

McCain's 2007 Pakistan trip: bold move or needless risk? Isolated and mountainous, North and South Waziristan form part of Pakistan's tribal belt, a semiautonomous zone along the border with Afghanistan where Taliban fighters and an Al Qaeda remnant have found sanctuary. This region is often cited as a likely hiding place for Osama bin Laden. It is extremely rare for journalists - Pakistani reporters included - to venture there

Rob Kall: Meet The $700 Billion Bailout Czar (24 comments)

Working for Peanuts -- Downturn Hits the Streets of New York New York City is ripe with reminders of our current economic disaster. Last Thursday night, The Plum, a popular and carpeted dance club for the young, ambitious and beautiful on 14th street, sat nearly empty as 2am approached. "Dude, I got a job! I'm hella happy right now. Line cook. $10 an hour."

Keating Economics - John McCain and the Making of an Economic Crisis The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain's attitudes about economic oversight and corporate influence in federal regulation. Nothing illustrates the danger of his approach more clearly than his central role in the savings and loan scandal of the late '80s and early '90s.

waronyou: Amy Goodman First Journalist to Win "Alternative Nobel" Amy Goodman First Journalist to Win "Alternative Nobel"

Old events fuel new campaign attacks The names being bandied about - Bill Ayers and Charles Keating - are unfamiliar to millions of Americans, and their wrongdoings occurred decades ago. But political operatives dredged them up over the weekend, and they could play a prominent role in the campaign's final month. Keating. Ayers.

Arlene Montemarano: What to do on Election Night? Video the Count! (2 comments) Here's how!

British commander says war with Taliban cannot be won "We're not going to win this war. It's about reducing it to a manageable level of insurgency that's not a strategic threat and can be managed by the Afghan army," he said.NATO commanders and diplomats have been saying for some time that the Taliban insurgency cannot be defeated by military means alone and that negotiations with the militants will ultimately be needed to bring an end to the conflict.

Sunday, October 5:

7 Palin aides to testify in abuse-of-power probe even aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law. There is no indication, however, that Palin or her husband will now agree to testify in the legislative

GOP to file fundraising complaint against Obama (3 comments) he Republican National Committee plans to file a fundraising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign Monday, alleging it has accepted donations that exceed federal limits as well as illegal contributions from foreigners

Exclusive Interview With Former Diebold Contractor VR has an interview with former Diebold contractor Chris Hood that talks about many disturbing actions by Diebold during prior elections,including illegal, uncertified and unreported patches, and improper feeding of tabulation results by Diebold Chief Bob Urosevitch.This interview was prepared for a major news program special that was supposed to air two weeks before the 2006 midterm election.It was pulled at the last minute.

Announcing the Election Verification Exit Poll (1 comments) Election Verification Exit Polls hold perhaps the greatest promise for impact of any technique.The Bush administration has testified that they helped fund exit polls abroad because it is one of the only ways to expose large-scale fraud. Indeed,discrepancies between exit polls and the official results have been used to successfully overturn election results in Serbia,Peru,the Republic of Georgia &,in November 2004,Ukraine.

Now Wall Street may shun $700bn bail-out (1 comments) Fears are mounting that many Wall Street banks and financial firms will refuse to participate in the US government's $700bn bail-out package, leaving global markets and world economies in a perilous state for months to come. 'There is a growing feeling that banks ... might instead decide to tough it out,' said Thomas Caldwell, chairman and CEO of Caldwell Financial, a $1bn-plus fund manager.

JGideon: 'Daily Voting News' For October 05, 2008 a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues

THE RECKONING: Agency’s ’04 Rule Let Banks Pile Up New Debt Many events in Washington, on Wall Street and elsewhere around the country have led to what has been called the most serious financial crisis since the 1930s. But decisions made at a brief meeting on April 28, 2004, explain why the problems could spin out of control. The agency’s failure to follow through on those decisions also explains why Washington regulators did not see what was coming.

Constance Lavender: Global Financial Virus Spreading ***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS*** Germany moves to guarantee personal bank accounts following Irish lead; EU fails to reach consensus on unified financial remedy; Iceland financial sector freezing; Sarkozy announces small business assistance, nationalization of unfinished housing, and govt-backed home loans; Brown shakes up UK government; Australian PM decries era of "extreme capitalism;" American financial problems persist

No rescue in sight for what ails economy Even if the financial bailout works, the economy faces troubles too pervasive and entrenched to be solved any time soon, analysts say.

Tax Analyst: Long-Awaited Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Passed By Congress The financial bailout package, now passed by both House and Senate, includes numerous tax breaks added to the bill by the Senate, including an AMT patch, individual and business tax extenders, energy incentives, and disaster tax relief. It also contains an extension for home mortgage debt forgiveness relief, and a tax crackdown on compensation and severance pay for certain financial executives, and parity for mental health...

2008 Executive PayWatch (1 comments) The chief executive of a Standard & Poor's 500 company made, on average, $14.2 million in total compensation in 2007, according to preliminary data from The Corporate Library. Problems with executive compensation came to a head in 2007 with large severance packages given to CEOs of companies at the center of the mortgage crisis. The International Monetary Fund estimates that the financial turmoil set off by the collapse...

Miami-Dade contractors employed Capitol Hill lobbyist Medley defense contractors, who received federal earmarks through Lincoln Diaz-Balart, employed a lobbyist who pleaded guilty in a corruption probe.

Palin's Ayers Attack "Racially Tinged" ...though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret.

Europeans scramble to save failing banks Germany joined Ireland and Greece on Sunday in guaranteeing all private savings accounts, putting Europe's biggest economy at odds with calls for a unified European response to the global financial meltdown. The decision came as governments across Europe scrambled to save failing banks, working largely on their own a day after leaders of the continent's four biggest economies called for tighter regulation and a coordinated...

Hurrican Ike's environmental toll apparent - half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data...

the web: Daily Presidential Poll Summary - October 4, 2008

Gay elders' distinctive challenges get closer look Long overlooked by society at large, and even by younger gays, elderly gays and lesbians are emerging as distinct community, getting more help and attention as they confront challenges that differ in many ways from their heterosexual counterparts.

SNL: Fey back as Palin, with Latifah as Ifill - Video In case you missed it...here's Saturday Night Live's ongoing 'roast' of Sarah Palin.

Democrats Could Hit 60 Senate Seats "The possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible," according to Politico, "with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party's candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states."

Citigroup says wins injunction to block Wachovia-Wells Fargo merger - US banking giant Citigroup said it had obtained a court injunction to freeze a proposed merger between rivals Wachovia and Wells Fargo. "Citi tonight was granted emergency injunctive relief extending the exclusivity agreement between Citi and Wachovia Corp. until further order of the court," Citi said in a statement late Saturday.

Merkel pushes bank rescue to avert German financial crisis (2 comments) Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government was scrambling Sunday to salvage a rescue plan for German bank Hypo Real Estate so "an institution's crisis does not become a crisis for the entire system".

Belgian PM talking to private groups about Fortis stake Belgium's prime minister said Sunday that he was in talks with private groups on the future of the troubled Fortis financial group and that there would be an announcement "within hours". Over the weekend the Belgian government has been mulling the future of Fortis, amid speculation that it could totally nationalise the Belgian part of the ailing group or sell assets to BNP Paribas or another suitor.

Pressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Hit a Tipping Point Democrats really need to read this excellent analysis to understand the role of Democrats in creating our economic meltdown.

Sen. Clinton calls McCain 'mimic' of Bush Senators--right and left! Clinton said Biden called and asked her to fill in for him because of the family emergency. Rather than sharing her thoughts, she said, "I want to share with you the eloquent remarks that Joe had prepared."

the web: Check here to see if you're (still) registered to vote (2 comments) Here are two sites where anyone can check to see if they're (still) registered to vote. Please send out far and wide, especially to anyone in swing states, newly registered students, etc.

Scandal-plagued Jefferson heads to November runoff U.S. Rep. William Jefferson overcame the stigma of a federal bribery indictment in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, garnering enough votes in his New Orleans-based congressional district to secure a spot in a Nov. 4 runoff. Jefferson, seeking his 10th term in Congress, faces a December trial on charges that he took bribes, laundered money and misused his congressional office for business dealings in Africa.

Citi: Wells Fargo blocked from buying Wachovia 2 banks fighting over a bad bank. The FDIC said Friday that it "stands behind its previously announced agreement with Citigroup." It also said it would review all proposals and work with regulators of all three institutions to resolve the tug-of-war.

Constance Lavender: Now that Wall Street has been bailed out, where are the rest of US going? (1 comments) A brief history of greed, politics, and poverty.

waronyou: H.R. 1424 - Congress Sells Soul to the Bankers & Gives Americans the Boot (1 comments) H.R. 1424 - Congress Sells Soul to the Bankers & Gives Americans the Boot

Paul Kruger: Are we safe from our own military? (48 comments) Would members of our own military refuse an order to turn their weapons against American Citizens on US Soil?

Saturday, October 4:

McCain Plans Fiercer Strategy Against Obama (4 comments) John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations.

Guidelines Expand FBI's Surveillance Powers (1 comments) Justice Department officials released new guidelines yesterday that empower FBI agents to use intrusive techniques to gather intelligence within the United States, alarming civil liberties groups and Democratic lawmakers who worry that they invite privacy violations and other abuses.

Husband, 2nd Man Held in Female Soldier's Stabbing (1 comments) For the third time in four months, a female soldier based at Fort Bragg is dead, and a husband or lover is charged with murder -- leading critics to demand the home base of the Army's elite soldiers exert ''control over their troops'' and address domestic violence.

waronyou: Non-profit offers $100k reward for info tying Rove to election rigging (1 comments) Non-profit offers $100k reward for info tying Rove to election rigging

Big job losses point to consumer woes ahead Another important part of the economy is now starting to falter: businesses that cater to consumers. As families stop making so many trips to the mall or cut back on their dining in restaurants, the consumer sector is now laying off workers. Jobs are disappearing for people in furniture stores, electronics retailers, and department stores. Even food-services companies are reducing their staffs.

Blackhawks crash in Baghdad Two US Blackhawk helicopters crashed in northern Baghdad's Sunni district of Adhamiyah late on Saturday, a US military spokesman said. At least one Iraqi army soldier was killed and four people, including two US soldiers, were wounded.

Palin links Obama with terrorists Further evidence that the McCain/Palin ticket will sacrifice America's international reputation by engaging in slim politics. Suggesting that a seated US Senator 'pals' with terrorists is a criminal act with elements of treason at its heart.

The Association the MSM Should Be Asking McCain About The answer to all the obsession with Ayers.

Episcopal diocese OKs split over Bible, gays Clergy and lay members of the theologically conservative Pittsburgh diocese voted overwhelmingly Saturday to break from the liberal Episcopal Church.

McCain Could Be Forced Out Of Pennsylvania Too, Union Chief Says A sharp turn toward Obama hasn't been reflected in the polling thus far. However, even as McCain surrogates have repeatedly touted Pennsylvania as a possible pick-up state, Obama has maintained a stubborn lead over the last six months, according to Pollster.com's best-fit line of all surveys taken.

U.S. cuts condom funding in Africa (1 comments) The U.S. government has acted to keep contraceptives from reaching clinics run by a charity in Africa, claiming the group condones forced abortions.

Obama Opens Wide Lead in Pennsylvania The latest Morning Call/Muhlenberg College tracking poll in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain, 51% to 39%. Obama's overall lead in the poll has increased from 4 points to 12 points in the last nine days.

Patrick Henningsen: *Representatives Were Threatened with "Martial Law" if Bailout Bill Did Not Pass (34 comments)

Lance L. Landon: Biden-Palin Debate, Who Won??? (15 comments) Vote for Joe Biden Vote for Sarah Palin

Thursday, October 2:

Steph Fauxco: Will Sarah Palin say "Alaska" more times than "Hero" tonight? (3 comments) Palin, debate, Funny Poll, Alaska, Hero

Gene Cappa: WILL the Wall Street Bailout Help Or Hurt? (9 comments) Taxpayers are required to borrow $800 billion for Wall Street to cover their business losses. Will this Bailout help or hurt the nation?

Peter Dearman: Do something, but ditch the Paulson Plan (4 comments) Should Congress promise to do something major, but ditch the Paulson Plan and start listening to other informed voices?

JC Garrett: Poll: Republican 'Capitalism' or Republican 'Socialism'? (10 comments) The choice really isn't between real Capitalism and real Socialism. The choice is between the reality that occurs by applying the Republican definition of Capitalism and the Republican definition of Socialism. Which would you prefer?

Monday, September 29:

Steph Fauxco: Did the Republicans commit extreme insider trading today? (2 comments) Do you think the Republican's committed extreme insider trading today?

Sunday, September 28:

Rob Kall: After Palin Bombs Debating Biden, & Withdraws from the Campaign, Who Will McCain Pick? (14 comments) Sarah Palin bombed in her interview with Katie Couric and she's going to hit bottom and break into 700 billion ugly pieces when she debates with Joe Biden. Who Will McCain choose to replace her when Palin withdraws to "take care of her family."

Friday, September 26:

Robert Arend: Are The Republicans Gaining Hero Status On The Bailout? (14 comments) Are Democrats risking dilution of the public's blame of the Republicans for current ills of the economy when the Dems support bailing out Wall Street and the Repubs stand against it?

Thursday, September 25:

Gene Cappa: McCain Should Release FULL DETAILS of His Medical Records-Do You Agree? (7 comments) McCain has yet to release his medical records to the public in their entirety.

Wednesday, September 24:

Constance Lavender: Bailout: Post-Bush Speech to Nation (11 comments) Post-Bush Speech Bailout Gauge

Tuesday, September 23:

MedicalWhistleblower: Should Medical Whistleblowers Be Protected? (5 comments) Should Medical Whistleblowers Be Protected?

Kevin Gosztola: How can America recover from the financial crisis? (13 comments) Three prominent politicians (two of them presidential candidates) have plans for how to respond to the bailout. Neither suggest that they would support the Bush administration's or Paulson's proposal, which is being advanced in the halls of Congress right now (despite the fact that many details about the proposal are unknown).

Monday, September 22:

Rob Kall: Screwed or Saved Bailout-wise? (38 comments) will dems pass or fix the bailout, or will Republicans do it? Or will a bipartisan congress screw the taxpayers.

Saturday, September 20:

Gene Cappa: Bush's Legacy: Debt, War, & 9/11-Do You Agree? (21 comments) IS Bush's legacy clear or yet to be determined?

Constance Lavender: Given the economic illness of the United States, What do you prefer to do? (21 comments) Tell the World What Your Future Plans Are Going To Be....

Friday, September 19:

Rob Kall: Has J. Edgar Hoover Styled Blackmail Come Back to Haunt Congress? (18 comments) with all the access to phone tapping, has the Bush admin and its surrogates been digging up blackmail material on Dem leaders in congress?

Constance Lavender: Do you support the government's bail out of Wall Street? (14 comments) Do you support the government's bail out of Wall Street?

Rob Kall: Government Welfare Buyouts and Rescues; Are They Over Yet? (7 comments) Will there be more massive loans or government takeovers that amount to corporations become socialized-- even whole industries?

Wednesday, September 17:

Karen Fish: Did George Bush bail out AIG to save AIG or John McCain and the Neocons? (21 comments) What are the true motives behind the Bush bailout of AIG?

Monday, September 15:

Rob Kall: Diagnose Sarah Palin Poll (38 comments) Which diagnosis do you pick?

Bruce Cain: A 20 Year Moritorium on Legal/Illegal Immigration Into the US (14 comments) The "New Agenda for America" is composed of 10 "Planks." The 2nd plank calls for a 20 Year Moritorium on Legal/Illegal Immigration Into the US. [Goto www.newagecitizen.com/NAA.htm to read the full agenda].

joel kauffman: "Under God," in the Pledge of Allegiance (25 comments) The phrase has presently been held unconstitutional by a California federal district court. The decision is on appeal to the Federal Court of Appeals. In 2006, a Florida federal district court has held that a 1942, state law requiring children to stand and recite the pledge violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and is therefore, unconstitutional

Greg Purcell: Does Rob Kall look like Tony Soprano? (5 comments) Is James Gandolfini Rob Kall's cousin?? What do you think?

PrMaine: Voting Motivations (17 comments) This poll is an attempt to get some understanding of what is motivating people to vote.

Sunday, September 14:

Constance Lavender: How much faith do you have in the American financial system? (11 comments) Given these extraordinary developments in the American financial system, how much faith do you retain?

Constance Lavender: Is Sarah Palin from the West or the Pacific? Decide where Sarah Palin is from: the West or the Pacific.

Saturday, September 13:

Hal Smith: Independent Candidates (19 comments) Who will you vote for?

Tony Forest: POLL: Will an Obama/Biden Victory Pacify The Movement ? (19 comments) Offset with an inverted question: Will a McCain/Palin Victory Empower The Movement ?

Thursday, September 11:

Amanda Lang: POLL: Should Vote Tampering or Vote Theft Crimes Be Prosecuted As Treason (10 comments) Should the penalty for vote tampering or vote theft be more stringent than it is under current law? Should voting crimes be elevated to acts of high treason?

Amy Fried: Poll: Does Sarah Palin Represent American Women? (26 comments) Does the Republican V.P. nominee represent American women?

Amy Fried: Unsolicited Absentee Ballots (5 comments) Strange stories of unsolicited absentee being received by non-Republicans, are circulating.

Gene Cappa: Congress Should Commence An Independent 9/11 Investigation-Do You Agree (20 comments) Seven years after 9/11 Congress has yet to provide the American people with an independent scientific analysis of the collapses of all 3 World Trade Center buildings.

Tuesday, September 9:

John Wood Sr: POLL: SHOULD WE REPLACE THE "STARS AND STRIPES"? (18 comments) A way to save our Constitutional rights and liberties.

Edwin Rutsch: Is Jim Hightower correct that grasping greed is a failed conservative value? (7 comments) Is Jim Hightower correct that grasping greed is a failed conservative value?

Monday, September 8:

Hal Smith: IN RELATION TO ROB'S POLL, ARE YOU VOTING FOR MCPALIN OR OBIDEN? (8 comments) Poll to see who's voting for whom.

bhwhite: None Of The Above Ballot Option (7 comments) This poll asks voters if they would want a binding Voter Consent option in elections to office. The option, "None of the Above", would appear after the list of candidates for an office, and if it received the most votes, then no listed candidate for the office would be elected, and a new by-election with new candidates would have to be held.

Gene Cappa: A Cowardly Hoyer Thwarts Impeachment - Do You Agree? (16 comments) A cowardly Rep Hoyer steps up to the podium and seeks to table the impeachment bill.

Mac McKinney: Should Outraged Americans Boycott Minneapolis and St Paul until They Drop Charges (11 comments) Should we demand, nationwide, no business as usual with St Paul and Minneapolis until the Twin Cities denounce the major abuse of police power against journalists, legal observers and innocent protestors during the RNC? Should we ask all organizations and businesses to cancel or avoid conventions in the Twin Cities or contracts with the Twin Cities, and ask American citizens to avoid travelling there on vacation until they do?

Edward Smallwood: Will allowing the drilling for oil in 10 years help us? (7 comments) Can we drill our way out of this oil problem?

Rob Kall: Not Voting for Obama or McCain? What Are you doing? (67 comments) McKinney, Nader, Barr, write-in, not voting?

Sunday, September 7:

Edwin Rutsch: What are Real Conservative 'Small Town Values'? (9 comments) In their various speeches at the GOP National Republican Convention, conservatives made a big point of trying to connect their Failed Conservative Values to Small Town Values. Yes, they never give up on the values debate and always try to add a new wrinkle to their rhetorical values debate arsenal. Here's the question;

Paul Kruger: Did McCain steal Obama's Flags? (11 comments) Did McCain's people steal Obama's flags as a "dirty trick"?

Friday, September 5:

Hal Smith: Are you ready to stand up and take back this country??? (28 comments) Poll to see how many patriots there are actually out there.

Paul Kruger: Am I qualified to be the new FCC chairman? (7 comments) How to evaluate qualifications for government positions. What high position might YOU be qualified for under McCain's guidelines?

Thursday, September 4:

John R Moffett: The "Free Vote" Movement: Is now the time? (12 comments) What is the Free Vote Movement? It is a political movement to help a 3rd party ascend to national prominence by urging voters who live in pure Red or pure Blue states to vote for a 3rd party candidate, since their vote doesn't really matter in the general election. Is this the right time for you to consider voting for Paul, Barr, Nader or McKinney to help build a third political party?

Edwin Rutsch: Should progressives confront Sara Palin and failed conservatives values? (3 comments) Should progressives, liberals and democrats confront conservatives at the values level and say that conservative values have failed?

Mikhail Lyubansky: The one thing that matters to me most (1 comments) This poll measures what independents, moderates, and undecideds consider to be the primary factor in their decision-making process.

Raphael Sidelman: Is it just my imagination, or are many eligible voters living a warped reality? (12 comments) This is an attempt to see how many other conscious citizens are appalled by the outright pandering that is being passed off as legitimate political leadership by the speakers at the republican national convention

Wednesday, September 3:

Rob Kall: Did Sarah Palin Hit a Home Run and Is She a Formidable Candidate? (38 comments) Use this poll as jumping off point to discuss your reaction to Sarah Palin's talk.

Monday, September 1:

Rob Kall: Should The Media, Including OEN, Cover the Question Who is the Mother of Trig Palin? (97 comments) Critics say this is tawdry, tabloid journalism that makes an innocent teenager and single mother a victim. Supporters say that if it's true that Sarah Palin is lying about who gave birth then her lies are key to defining her character and lack of integrity.

Sunday, August 31:

Mike Kimball: Is the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms) Still Relevant (72 comments) A poll on views on today's relevancy of the Second Amendment.

Saturday, August 30:

Gene Cappa: Katrina Disaster-Myths or Fact? (2 comments) FIVE MYTHS were spun about the Katrina disaster. Are they myths or facts?

Richard McGinn: When Rove speaks, be very afraid - Poll (12 comments) Karl Rove said today that the outcome of the election is so unpredictable that "events" will probably be the deciding factor.

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: POLL: SHOULD OBAMA DUMP HIS STAFF AND HIRE UNKNOWNS FOR THE ELECTION? (9 comments) At the start of the Primary seasons, despite the negative showing of the Democratic Congress, Obama had a substantial advantage. After the primary it was frittered away and McCain took the lead in most polls. Now, with the presumptive Vice Presidency of Sarah Palin, the Catholic vote which went to Bush twice but to the Dems in 2006, may have flown North to Alaska, to Palin/McCain. What to do, oh what to do? Oh, I know...

Friday, August 29:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Will Sarah Palin Boost McCain's Chances for Victory? (41 comments) Sarah Palin, 44 year old former beauty queen, just two years into her governorship of Alaska. is more than ruffling the feathers of Neo-cons and the corrupt among Alaska's political circles already crippled by investigations, but has been yanking the chains of oil companies, stringently closing loop-holes once the hallmark of weak negotiator's in the past, and more. She plucked $1200 rebates for Alaskans from Big Oil.

Wednesday, August 27:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Are The Missiles in Poland a Plot to Upstage Obama and Give the White House to McCain? (41 comments) I say the missiles of October II is a lame attempt, ala Nixon vs Kennedy and the steel strike fraud and the WMD's, to scare Americans. I don't know maybe the Poles blind or scared, but this looks like a plan to show that a war hero is better prepared to settle the problem than Obama. I think the FIX is in to have McCain settle the Missiles issue and win the White House. What do you think?

Monday, August 25:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Poll: A New Political System in Satire (2 comments) SATIRE: A new political system which replaces the 2 party system which is really 1 PARTY SYSTEM. My system though it appears to be a 3 Party System, But acknowledging that 2 of the 3 are 1, is really back to a 2 party system in which the lies of 2 the 1 party system lie a lot, what you have remaining is either a ZERO party system, a 1 Party System opposed by 2 of 1 half of 1 Parties, so three equals=1=0, I think...???

Sunday, August 24:

Robert N Smith: Personhood of corporations. (26 comments) What status does a corporation have?

John Olsen: The conventions and escort services. (8 comments) A question as to which of the conventions will benefit escort services the most.

Friday, August 22:

Kris Malmquist: Poll: Anthrax Attacks Solved? (9 comments) Do you agree with the government's conclusion that Mr. Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the anthrax attacks of mid-September 2001?

Gene Cappa: WTC 7 Brought Down By Fire NIST Concludes - Do You Agree? (52 comments) NIST Report on WTC 7 indicates "fire" alone collapsed the skyscraper building in a mere 6.5 seconds.

PeterJ: We're Having An Election! We're Off To See The Wizard, We're Out Of The Woods......Bull! (6 comments) Something must be done. I don't believe that we can accomplish it from the outside in but I do believe that there's someone in our government who's well aware of our plight (as I believe Nancy Pelosi is but is very afraid) who is not afraid but needs our numbers in order to accomplish their goals. We need to let them know we're here and not afraid to stand up. Do you Agree that petitions and rally's will accomplish nothing?

Tony Forest: Johnny Got His Gun (42 comments) Bear Arms or lose the right to vs. Nutcakes arm armed to the hilt

Hal Smith: US Missle shield (20 comments) What are your thoughts on the missile shield? What is it really for?

Thursday, August 21:

Rob Kall: Should The Dems Strip Joe Lieberman of His Committee Appointments? (23 comments) has Lieberman gone too far?

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: POLL: Is The Two party System Dead in The Water? Lets Use This System Instead! (14 comments) This may be a satire, but am I deadly serious or what? Who the Hell knows. All I do know is that I doubt that three parties are enough, or two many, or too few. So, I bring a few seriously silly points up to prove my own points. No, not the ones on the top of my head, the ones on the top of yours. Hey get over your serious side and have some fun. well, maybe and maybe not. At least have a good day... or not-maybe.

Wednesday, August 20:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Shall We Indict The Oil Profiteers And Nationalize All Necessities? (24 comments) record oil prices again? I say never again. I say cap oil, retroactively.Bush likes retroactive guarantees. I say Give him one, rebate retroactively all profits in a lump sum check to each citizen based on their use of fuel for the last seven years, and then indict the oil profiteers and their enablers!

Sunday, August 17:

alan17b0: Streaming Ad at Top of Main Page (11 comments) What do you think of the streaming ad at the top of the OEN main page?

Saturday, August 16:

Edwin Rutsch: Will the progressive movement eventually implode and 'eat their young'? (22 comments) In my interview with Gavin Newsom, calls for inculsivity and warns against the progressive movement 'eatting it's young'.

Thursday, August 14:

DrTruth: How will you defend America and your freedoms? (13 comments) Are we only a nation of sheeple, or are we sick of the games and crimes, and willing to do something to stop this madness?