Friday, July 4:
House Judiciary Committee: Rove Must Testify
We want to make clear that the Subcommittee will convene as scheduled and expects Mr. Rove to appear, and that a refusal to appear in violation of the subpoena could subject Mr. Rove to contempt proceedings, including statutory contempt under federal law and proceedings under the inherent contempt authority of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Workforce Shrinks For 6th Straight Month
The Department of Labor reported that the economy has lost about 438,000 jobs since the beginning of the year -- a figure that includes revisions for April and May to reflect an additional 52,000 jobs lost in those months. The unemployment rate, which is affected by the number of people seeking work and other factors, was at 5.5 percent, unchanged from a month earlier.
US Expert: No Easy Options for Dealing With Iran Nukes
One day after Iran's foreign minister downplayed the likelihood of a U.S. or Israeli strike against his country's nuclear facilities, a prominent Washington-based expert on the Middle East says there are no easy options for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Analysts: End to Rising Oil Prices Not in Sight
(1 comments) The price of oil has hit an all-time high in London, rising above $146 a barrel, with New York crude prices not far behind. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA from London analysts do not see an end to the price increases anytime soon.
The prices of crude have reached record levels, but the bad news, analysts say, is they have not peaked yet.
Soldier made famous in Iraq photo dies
A former Army medic made famous by a photograph that showed him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war has died of an apparent overdose, police said.
Iran: Any attack on our nuclear facility will be beginning of war
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, was quoted as saying that any country that attacks Iran would regret doing so. Jafari warned that if attacked, Iran would barrage Israel with missiles and choke off the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a narrow outlet for oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf.
North Korea demands more oil shipments
North Korea on Friday said it will not take further steps to dismantle its nuclear programme until the US and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal.
North Korea received nuclear equipment: Khan
North Korea received centrifuges from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said. Asked why he had taken sole responsibility for the nuclear proliferation, Khan said he had been persuaded that it was in the national interest. In return he had been promised complete freedom, but "those promises were not honoured."
Carol Wolman:
*INDEPENDENCE DAY CHALLENGE TO REP. MIKE THOMPSON
A Green candidate for Congress throws down the gauntlet to a blue dog Democrat.
Jan Baumgartner:
GORILLA MURDERS Press Release by Friends of the Congo
Melinda Pillsbury-Foster:
End the FED Before It Ends Us.
(4 comments) The cost for ending the FED is not a trip to the grocery store. It costs ten million dollars to displace it with a system that will serve America and then reach out to the world. The system is a not-for-profit. It charges no interest and no fees. It is ready when you are.
Sherwood Ross:
U.S. Funding Terror Attacks In Iran
The White House, with Congressional support, is waging a covert war inside Iran that is killing military personnel and innocent persons as well.
ibrahim turner:
AIPAC's 'news' Reporting of Interview with ElBaradei.
"If Iran wants to turn to the production of nuclear weapons, it must leave the NPT, expel the IAEA inspectors, then it would need at least - Considering the number of centrifuges and the quantity of uranium Iran has"
"How much time would it need?"
"It would need at least six months to one year. Therefore, Iran will not be able to reach the point where we would wake up one morning to Iran with a nuclear weapon.
Abdus Sattar Ghazali:
American Muslims alarmed at the new profiling policy
(2 comments) American Muslim community is alarmed at the proposed Justice Department policy change that would allow the FBI to investigate Americans without evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims and Arabs.
No Lies Radio:
3 Released Gitmo Detainees Tell All on No Lies Radio! 9/11 Perps or Patsies? - you decide!
3 Released Gitmo Detainees Tell All on No Lies Radio! 9/11 Perps or Patsies? - you decide!
Melinda Pillsbury-Foster:
The Trial of George Bush for Treason in Your County
(2 comments) You have the power. It is in your hands. You can come together and try George Bush for Treason in your county. We are 3,000 counties away from freedom right now.
Iran Warms To Freeze-For-Freeze Plan
(1 comments) A senior Iranian official reportedly told members of the Iranian parliament Monday that Iran has agreed to freeze its enrichment programme for six weeks and begin negotiations with the P5+1 group of states as early as next week
FOX News Doctors NY Times Photos
Happy July 4th from Fox!
American journalism has sunk to a new low. On Wednesday, Fox News displayed photos that its editors had doctored of two New York Times employees. Media Matters has graciously provided us with the before-and-after evidence.
Why has Rupert Murdoch's flagship television network stooped to such tactics? The Times had the audacity to run a piece about Fox's recent poor ratings performance.
BBC: 'When John McCain was my captive'
(6 comments) Meet Tran Trong Duyet, who ran the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War and got to know John McCain so well he still considers him a friend. However, regarding McCain's allegation that he was tortured at Hoa Lo Prison, Tran says it never happened. You be the judge. Who is telling the truth? Before you dismiss Tran, note that several American POWs who were in this same prison also say that McCain was likely never tortured.
Thursday, July 3:
Minorities and teens suffer as payrolls shrink
Unemployment report for June, breaking down figures to include teens and minorities. It reminds us that nearly a million have lost jobs during the past year. Question: Who knows how many casual (legal to work) employees are off the roles, perhaps under the table but also not qualified by special state requirements?
Philadelphia goes from Liberty Bell to economic bellwether
(2 comments) A very informative article on the history, challenges and prospects for the city of Philadelphia. Although population is skewed as middle income workers leave, offset is the median cost of living in comparison to other large cities. It is not as dependent on automobiles to get to work. Comcast has created a steady supply of jobs.
Roger Shuler:
Rove, Alabama, and Machiavelli's Shadow
How extensive is the damage that Karl Rove has wrought upon the United States? A new interview with author Paul Alexander provides important clues.
JGideon:
'Daily Voting News' For June 03, 2008
a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issue
Jim Dean:
*Help Feingold stop the FISA bill!
This FISA legislation gives enormous powers to the government: including the ability to read emails and text messages and listen to phone conversations of anyone communicating with their family members, friends, associates, reporters, ANYBODY who may be overseas -- all with zero court review. Nobody should be supporting this legislation.
Groups Sue U.S. for Data On Tracking By Cellphone
The ACLU's FOIA request was made after an article in The Washington Post last fall revealed that federal officials were routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data on individuals and that courts sometimes have ordered the data released without first requiring a showing of probable cause.
A Shortage Of Troops in Afghanistan
The nation's top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency, but that the Pentagon does not have sufficient forces to send because they are committed to the war in Iraq.
Sherwood Ross:
Bush Borrows Red China's Torture Techniques
(1 comments) President George Bush may not be thought of as sympathetic to the Communist philosophy but his conduct reveals he shares Soviet-style values.
Iran hints at nuclear talk progress, but world still wary of possible conflict
CSmonitor article with interview of Iranian foreign minister from the UN Wed. He discounts chances of an attack on his country. Admiral Mullen's comments are also covered in the piece.
Google must divulge YouTube log
Calling all YouTubers! A legal situation between Viacom and Google is now involving privacy of viewers.
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
SHOULD NO-BID CONTRACTS BE ABOLISHED?
(9 comments) NO-BID Contracts perpetuate the notion that the contract awardee is so "Uniquely Qualified" at whatever he is "bidding" upon, as to be spared the indignity of having to compete with others, the Hoi Polloi whose bids are an insult to the No-Bidder guys. In my experience I have found NO evidence to support such an assumption.
Solar power tax credit heading for sunset
(1 comments) The potential loss of a federal tax credit is a cloud hanging over the solar power industry and local efforts to harness clean energy.
The renewable energy tax credit, which can amount to as much as $2,000 for residential projects and a third of the cost of commercial projects, has been a major driver of investment in solar power. But the credit sunsets Dec. 31, and Congress has failed to extend the incentive amid partisan
alan17b0:
Have Your Vote Say Something!
(1 comments) This Article is intended to urge
people to use their Free Vote; which
most of us have.
Muhammad Khurshid:
Terrorism Is the Real Issue of Pakistan, Admits U.S.
Now the United States has accepted the fact that terrorism is the real issue of Pakistan. Democracy can only be stregthened in Pakistan if terrorism is controlled. Actually, terrorists have still been trying to keep the attention of rulers away from the real issues. Sometimes, government officials helped the terrorists in achieving their objectives.
Rob Kall:
I'm Holding Back on Contributing to Obama Because of his Move to The Right
(57 comments) I either will escrow money to give later, just wait and see where he ends up, or vote for someone else.
Cheryl Abraham:
John Yoo and David Addington: A Study of Contempt and Unabashed Evil
(9 comments) Somewhere in an American run prison a young man, a 'detainee', is bent over, his head touching his shins, his hands shackled tightly behind his legs and affixed to the bars of his cell.
Meanwhile in the United States, John Yoo and David Addington temporarily disrupt their privileged lifestyles and leave their comfortable homes to testify before a House subcommittee meeting.
Amy de Miceli:
This July 4th Cook Your Irradiated Beef How You Like It
As the fourth of July nears and our plans for a burger on the grill emerge, be prepared, the propagandists are in full force to get you giddy on irradiated beef.
Shock Video: US Contractor Teaching Mexican Police How to Torture Suspects
(2 comments) Mexican citizens are in an uproar over newly released videos which show a US contractor teaching Mexican police how to torture suspects, including a crude variation of water boarding. Shows them practicing such techniques as dragging people through their own vomit under the directions of a U.S. adviser, jumping on a suspect's ribs and dunking a suspect's head in a hole said to be full of excrement and rats.
75% BLAME BUSH'S POLICIES FOR DETERIORATING ECONOMY
The figure includes large numbers of dissatisfied Republicans and represents a sharp increase in pessimism over the last year.
Iran will consider opening US interest section, direct flights
The US has been meddling in Iran's domestic affairs in the past three decades, Iran's foreign minister said, adding that espionage, support for domestic unrest, extensive support for the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the US-backed imposed war on Iran, support for terrorist groups and imposing sanctions on the country are among various measures taken by Washington.
Iran willing to talk
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the US threat "has appeared in American public every six months." He said the "Iranian people will never trade the 'sweet' of their independence with the 'bitterness' of American dependency."
Blackwater's shield from prosecution in Iraq may end soon
Reports that the United States has agreed to stop shielding employees of Blackwater Worldwide and other American contractors in Iraq from prosecution in Iraqi courts drew little comment Wednesday from the State Department. The United States employs about 180,000 contractors in Iraq.
Bush Officials Condoned Regional Iraqi Oil Deal
(1 comments) Last fall, after the deal was announced, the State Department said that it had tried to dissuade Hunt Oil from signing the contract with Kurdish regional authorities but that the company had proceeded "regardless of our advice." Although Hunt Oil's chief executive has been a major fundraiser for President Bush, the president said he knew nothing about the deal.
McCain camp cranks up pressure ahead of Obama's Iraq trip
John McCain's campaign raised the stakes ahead of White House rival Barack Obama's expected trip to Iraq, saying the Democrat's plans for immediate troops withdrawals ignored security gains. McCain ally and Republican lawmaker Eric Cantor told reporters Wednesday that ebbing violence in Iraq since the start of the US troop surge policy last year had rendered Obama's policies obsolete.
Committee Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal
Bush administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning to sign an oil deal with the regional Kurdistan government that ran counter to American policy and undercut Iraq’s central government, a Congressional committee has concluded.
The conclusions were based on e-mail messages and other documents that the committee released Wednesday.
US general warns against opening of third front
Opening up a third front would pose a challenge for the US military already deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, a top US military chief said on Wednesday amid concerns Israel may attack Iran.
“From the US military perspective, opening up a third front right now would be extremely stressful on us,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen told a press conference.
US spy satellites said to watch Iraqi Army
Caught off guard by recent Iraqi military operations, the United States is using spy satellites that ordinarily are trained on adversaries to monitor the movements of the US-backed Iraqi Army. Military officials and specialists said the move shows concern by US commanders about whether their Iraqi counterparts will follow American guidance or keep their coalition partners fully informed.
General Who Backed Surge Picked For Top Iraq Job
"Odierno just didn't get it," says Juan Cole, professor of Middle Eastern history at the Univ of Michigan. "He didn't understand what it means to win hearts and minds. He didn't understand local culture. He'd have his troops go through women's underwear in the house looking for arms." An Army report agrees, saying Odierno's combat operations swept up large numbers of Iraqi men, including who were innocent of any wrongdoing.
U.S. Is in No Shape to Give Advice, Medvedev Says
(1 comments) With soaring oil revenues bolstering the Russian economy and Kremlin confidence, Mr. Medvedev brushed aside American criticism of his country’s record on democracy and human rights. He also said that a revived Russia had a right to assume a larger role in a world economic system that he suggested should no longer be dominated by the United States.
Fund Manager Who Faked His Suicide Surrenders
Samuel Israel III tricked his investors, lied to his lawyers and misled the police. But in the end, he listened to his mother. The fugitive former manager of the Bayou Group hedge fund, whose faked suicide on a Hudson River bridge and subsequent disappearance last month set off an international manhunt, turned himself in Wednesday morning in Southwick, Mass., just after speaking to his mother by phone
Iraq Hints at Delay in U.S. Security Deal
Declaring that there will not be “another colonization of Iraq,” Iraq’s foreign minister raised the possibility on Wednesday that a full security agreement with the United States might not be reached this year, and that if one was, it would be a short-term pact.
Wednesday, July 2:
Melinda Pillsbury-Foster:
If Thomas Jefferson were alive today he would join CopperCards.
Taking back America can be done using the tools left to us by the Founders and the technology that has changed our world through the Internet. This July 4th listen to the Declaration of Independence and lose your illusions.
Would the White House be Able to Eavesdrop on Obama Under the FISA Bill Barack Supports? You Bet.
Electronic voting is essentially tied to the phone lines because all votes cast in individual precincts must pass through the phone lines on their way to be tabulated at the main tabulation center.This makes it possible to electronically reconfigure votes before they even arrive at a central tabulation point by embedding the appropriate software in the lines, thereby destroying the prospect of a fair election outcome.
US talk radio host Rush Limbaugh signs $400m contract - Telegraph
$100 Million signing bonus and $38 million a year for doing the Big stupid
JGideon:
'Daily Voting News' For July 02, 2008
a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issue
Entire town of Big Sur, Calif., evacuated for fire
california fires have gotten so bad, the whole town has been evacuated
Edwin Rutsch:
How many readers of Opednews.com will be going to Netroots Nation Conference?
(1 comments) The Netroots Nation Conference will be held in Austin, TX from July 17-20. How many readers of Opednews.com will be going to Netroots?
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
Should Individual States and Cities Indict Cheney/Bush For Murder?
(8 comments) GW Bush and Dick Cheney have been let of the hook for impeachment, but that does not mean that we, the citizens of America need to sit idly, impotently, by and let him bully his way out of prosecution. Should we indict them for murder in cities and states all across our nation, thus pinning him down or forcing him to go to war with the states with his mercenaries?
Brett Paatsch:
Have you checked whether your rep has read Kucinich's 35 articles of Bush impeachment ?
(3 comments) This is a poll to see what portion of Opednews readers have personally checked that either their congressional representative or a member of the House Judiciary Committee have read Kucinich's 35 articles of impeachment for President Bush.
Ben Kall:
Mrs. McCain or Obama; Who Is Evading Media Coverage More?
(1 comments) who's the more private?
Kevin Gosztola:
What issue will Obama move to the center right on next?
(5 comments) Obama's ever-increasing impulse to be on the center right of as many issues as possible could potentially be detrimental to progressives/liberals who think he is no match for McCain in November. Many are already calling his moves a sign that he suffers from a "character flaw." What issue will he move to the center right on next?
Carola Von Hoffmannstahl:
The Albany Show/See Bruno Go/Did Spitzer Know?
(1 comments) New York's ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer must be kicking himself round his Manhattan real estate office. If Spitz had played his cards sharper he could be in Albany watching state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno take flight from the capital sans state-owned helicopter.
Rob Kall:
OpEdNews Writer Wins $10,000 Writing Award
(4 comments) OEN member and friend Ward Wilson has been honored with an award. His essay "The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence" has been selected as the winner of the Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest.
read part of the article and a similar article he posted on OEN
Tuesday, July 1:
Gene Cappa:
Do YOU Support An Independent International 911 Invesitgation?
(17 comments) Scientific and eyewitness evidence shows that the 9/11 Commission Report is a fraudulent document and those behind the report are guilty of covering up what really happened on 9/11/2001. This evidence overwhemlmingly supports the conclusion that World Trade Center Towers, 1, 2, and 7 were brought down by demolition explosives and official theory of airplanes and ensuing fires is irrefutably false.
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
IN YOUR OPINION, IS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FIXED?
(2 comments) Some statistics indicate the the steroids issue is a faux issue designed to deter people from examining the horrible calls by umpires. which most often seem to favor the home team. Well, guess what, they do favor the home and and for a good reason, doing so is VERY profitable. If the home team wins more often or at least almost wins pretty often, fans keep on coming. So, then are baseball game outcomes fixed?
Frank J. Ranelli:
Is Barack Obama moving too far to the right just to be elected?
(11 comments) In recent days, Obama has been accused of moving to the center and triangulating, a course and tactic that Bill Clinton used to get elected, and flip-flopping on many positions he held during the protracted, 16 month, Democratic primary. Today, Barack Obama announced if elected he would expand President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative programs.
Edwin Rutsch:
Is Congresswoman Maxine Waters correct that conservatives value Blame, Hate & Lying?
(4 comments) Is Congresswoman Maxine Waters correct that conservatives value Blame, Hate & Lying?
Rady Ananda:
Lever Voting Machines or Computerized Systems?
(1 comments) Which voting system do you trust more?
Saturday, June 28:
Edwin Rutsch:
What social or political movements would psychopaths and narcissists join?
(29 comments) What social or political movements would psychopaths and narcissists, who don't value empathy, tend to join?
Kevin Gosztola:
Our Nation's Independence Day
(6 comments) What are you thinking about this year's Fourth of July?
Friday, June 27:
Edwin Rutsch:
Worst of the Failed Conservative Values that James Dobson exemplifies?
(13 comments) What is the worst of the Failed Conservative Values that James Dobson exemplifies?
Gene Cappa:
Will Bugliosi Succeed in Getting Bush Indicted & Prosecuted on Murder Charges?
(18 comments) Over 4,000 American soldiers have lost their lives fighting in George W. Bush's war in Iraq on "false pretenses". Can Bush be indicted and prosecuted for murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges?
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
Should The Catholic Church Excommunicate Justices Alito, Scalia, and Thomas?
(33 comments) Since, in my opinion, the below have not only acted with sycophantic accord with the powerful, corporate wealthy and in the best interests of encouraging a fascist dictatorship, and have done incredible harm to our Constitution and people, since they are CATHOLIC;
Should The Catholic Church Excommunicate Justices Alito, Scalia, and Thomas?
Thursday, June 26:
Sherwin Steffin:
The Article, "Using Cross Tabulation." Valuable or Not?
Select the Poll Response which best expresses your Evaluation of the article, "Using Cross Tabulation."
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
CAN ONE BE A CHRISTIAN AND A CONSERVATIVE AT THE SAME TIME?
(34 comments) I wish to know if you think CAN ONE BE A CHRISTIAN AND A CONSERVATIVE AT THE SAME TIME?. I do not, therefore, yes, or no!
Rob Kall:
Should House Pass HR 362, Calling for prohibiting of refined petroleum products to Iran
(15 comments) Some say this could lead to Bush/Cheney justifying a Naval Blockade as a congressionally approved way to escalate a confrontation.
Wednesday, June 25:
Edwin Rutsch:
Dealing with Failed and Failing Conservative Values
(22 comments) Conservative values have failed and continue to fail. 70-80 percent of Americans say they feel the country is going in the wrong direction. Since conservatives say their policies are based on their values, we can assume that Americans are rejecting them. How do you think conservatives will deal with the failure of their values.
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
SHOULD SCALIA BE IMPEACHED?
(25 comments) Scalia Cites False Information in Habeas Corpus Dissent
Marjorie Cohn says, "Scalia bolstered his hysterical claim that the Boumediene decision 'will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed' with stale information that was proven to be false a year ago."
Tuesday, June 24:
Edwin Rutsch:
Is authoritarianism a Failed Conservative Value?
(1 comments) Is authoritarianism a Failed Conservative Value?
Monday, June 23:
Richard McGinn:
Why does the United States use torture?
(20 comments) People often wonder why totalitarian governments tend to use torture to investigate crimes and to gather intelligence from prisoners of war; and many wonder why the US has followed that same path in conducting the "war on terror".
Paul Kruger:
Should anyone be immune from our laws?
(11 comments) There is only one reason Bush or the telephone companies would want or need immunity; they have already or intend to break the law and illegally spy on Americans' private communications and feel they should be above the law.
PrMaine:
Listen to the Radio?
(13 comments) Do you still listen to the radio or have you turned to other programming?
Friday, June 20:
Paul Kruger:
Should oil companies be permitted to drill off shore US?
(11 comments) America needs to become LESS dependent on oil. All drilling for more does is continue that dependence. Should we drill for more?
Paul Kruger:
Should States be Allowed to Profit from Prisoners' Families?
(3 comments) The question, should states be permitted to reap millions in profits at the expense of innocent poor families in order that they may stay in touch with their loved ones despite the risk of higher recidivism ?
Brett Paatsch:
Have you read Kucinich's 35 articles of impeachment?
(10 comments) A poll to find out what portion of Opednews readers have read Dennis Kucinich's 35 articles of impeachment for President George W Bush.
Kevin Gosztola:
Which story will the corporate media choose to saturate their airwaves?
(3 comments) Which news story will the corporate media choose to beat around? What does this continue to prove about our nation's media?
Thursday, June 19:
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
Should Dueling Be Legalized In America Once Again?
(11 comments) Vote yes or no on whether or no dueling shall be legalized in the USA.
Paul Kruger:
Should private mercenaries be outlawed?
(12 comments) Do you think that private mercenaries should be outlawed? That they shouldn't exist?
The Fifth Horseman:
Is Victory in Iraq Possible?
(11 comments) A poll that asks if the war can be won if its premise was founded on lies.
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
SHALL WE ALLOW H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Act of 2008, TO PASS?
(3 comments) PLEASE VOTE TO PASS OR REJECT THE H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Act of 2008. IT IS ABILL THAT ALLOWS ANYONE TO IGNORE AND PROFIT BY THE COPYRIGHTED WORKS OF ALL ARTISTS.
Wednesday, June 18:
Joel S. Hirschhorn:
How to obtain deep reforms to our political system necessary to restore American Democracy
(14 comments) Do you support using the approach provided in the Constitution for obtaining constitutional reforms?
Tuesday, June 17:
Rob Kall:
Will you Contribute to the DCCC, DNC or DSCC if they COntinue to fail to impeach.
(40 comments) The leadership of the democratic party have decided that impeachment would hurt the fall elections, and leaving the GOP stuck with an impaired, low rating president will help them. They choose to ignore war crimes, horrific assaults on the constitution and democracy.
Paul Kruger:
Should we eliminate the Electoral College and count only popular votes?
(32 comments)
Sunday, June 15:
Rob Kall:
Poll: Who Is Most Likely To Replace Tim Russert?
(22 comments) Who do you think is most likely to take over at Meet The Press, doing the job formerly done by Tim Russert. I'm not asking you you'd LIKE. I'm asking you do you think is most likely to get the job. There's plenty of speculation.
Saturday, June 14:
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo:
SHALL WE REVISE THE SUPREME COURT LIFETIME APPIONTMENT?
(23 comments) I have an idea, which will return Sanctity to the Supreme Court (SC) through a Constitutional amendment. As it now stands changes in government administration leaves the appointments on the SC to blind luck of the draw-a shoot of the dice, whomever happens to be in Office when justices die or need to retire. Therefore, I suggest a tenure system of 9 years which staggers the nomination to the court so that all members are stagg...
Paul Kruger:
Is the news media doing it's job?
(8 comments) After the reading of the articles of impeachment in Congress I went to the major media's web sites, ABC, CBS, FOX, CNN etc. and could not find any single reference to this news. It got me thinking about other "news" and the strange twists often applied to a single news item depending on the source.
If news is supposed to be factual, how can there be different versions of the same facts? If there are no set facts yet, is it...
Wednesday, June 11:
Paul Kruger:
Should Congress Impeach Bush and/or Cheney?
(23 comments) On Monday, June 9th 2008, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made history on the floor of the House by reading 35 Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush.
Congress needs to finally show a pair and stand up to a rogue administration for all of it's illegal activities that violate the constitution and his oath of office swearing him to uphold and defend that constitution.
Should Congress move to impeach Bush and/...
Tuesday, June 10:
Paul Kruger:
Would you buy a pure electric plug in car?
(24 comments) Given that a pure electric car meets the daily driving needs of 90% of the typical driver and since you can easily rent a gas vehicle for the occasional long trip, would you buy a pure electric car you can plug in at home?
Monday, June 9:
Rob Kall:
Is Obama's Commitment to Support Israel a Vote Killer?
(45 comments) Obama came out strong at AIPAC, for Israel. How did his statement of his position affect you?
Michael McCoy:
The 911 stink that wont go away
(71 comments) Considering the extensive body of verifiable evidence that sharply contradicts the official version of the 911 attacks, if you were one person in a group that is preparing to address a large audience of fence-sitters, what single aspect of the crime would you find most compelling and choose to explore?
ALONE:
Who needs to be on the Democratic ticket with Barack Obama to win in November?
(50 comments) It is time for all progressives to force Clinton and Obama to make certain a strong progressive and helpful candidate as VP. Who do you believe that person needs to be to win and make the Changes America Needs?
Wednesday, June 4:
Rob Kall:
How Will Obama's Win Change The Democratic Party's Leadership
(8 comments) Things will change now that Obama is the new leader of the Democratic party. Read my article Obama's Win ; How It Will Change the Leadership and Future of the Democratic Party to see what Ed Rendell, Joe Trippi, Markos Moulitsas, Chris Cilliza, Katrina vanden Heuvel and others predict.
Jay Farr:
Would Pelosi's Removal Facilitate Bush/Cheney Impeachment?
(13 comments) Soon after Speaker Pelosi assumed the Speakership, I tried to send her an email, and failing that, a regular letter, to express my concern that the new Congress needed to confront the Bush power grab and abuse of the Constitution.
I got a terse message that the Speaker does not take mail, email or calls from anyone not in her congressional district in California. I thought that as Speaker, Ms. Pelosi represented the entire ...
Tuesday, June 3:
Jay Farr:
Who do we go after first, Congress, Bush, the MSM or the New World Order Bank?
(28 comments) WHAT IS REAL? AND WHO ARE THE BAD GUYS?
First, What is real?
Really, nobody knows. We are like the blind men and the elephant; each labels his experience from a single point of view, but none knows his is only part of the whole.
Knowing what is real if you live in America, and probably anywhere in the developed world, is challenging.
Many who know this site well have evolved in their opinions about the MSM, from ...
Rob Kall:
Will Impeachment Hearings Help or Hurt Obama and Democrats This Year?
(35 comments) Dem members of congress all answer that impeachment hearings would hurt Democratic chances this fall. Do you agree. This poll is also part of an article
Rob Kall:
Scott McClellan; Good Guy or Jerk
(28 comments) Scott McClellan's new book is getting a ton of attention. It was obviously vetted and approved by the Bush admin, so there's no serious dirt in it. But the media is going crazy over it. Will it make a difference? Is there anything worthwhile, that will change anything in there? Or is he just a jerk trying to make a profit by pretending to be telling some new truths?
And please comment on your vote and on Scott.
Monday, June 2:
Frank J. Ranelli:
Should Hillary Clinton End Her Bid for the Presidency?
(7 comments) It is widely speculated that Sen. Hillary Clinton, now, with no logical or clear path to the Democratic nomination, will suspend her campaign Tuesday night and announce she is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for President.
Should Hillary suspend or end her bid for the Democratic Party's nomination?
Friday, May 30:
Mark Welkie:
Will Hillary Be Obama's Cheney?
(10 comments) The question from Rob Kall's article. What do YOU think?
Tuesday, May 27:
Rob Kall:
Will Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr Take More Votes from McCain or Obama?
(2 comments) Will Bob Barr's Libertarian presidential candidacy do to John McCain what many say Ralph Nader did to Al Gore? Or will Barr siphon off disgruntled Republican votes that could have gone to Obama?
This poll is also part of this article.
Tuesday, May 13:
Gene Cappa:
What Really Happened to WTC 7?
(15 comments) WTC 7 was not hit by an aircraft on 9-11 but the 47 story tall concrete and steel skyscraper "buckled" at the top, penthouse first, then came straight down into it's own footprints at free fall in a mere 6.5 seconds. This buidling was never even mentioned in the 9-11 Commission Report, and neither NIST nor FIMA have officially explained the collapse itself. So what really happened to WTC 7?
Sunday, May 11:
ALONE:
Concepts of Sovereignty in 2008 and questioning how to aid the Burmese
"France has suggested invoking a U.N. 'responsibility to protect' clause and delivering aid directly to cyclone-hit Myanmar without waiting for approval from the [Myanmar] military."
Do you agree with France on its call that the UN bypass the traditional constraints of sovereignty in order to protect millions of Burmese?
Saturday, March 15:
Sponsored by www.worldproutassembly.org:
"Building a New World" Conference
The deep longing for positive, lasting change is the bedrock upon which this conference is based. How do we fix our country and our world? And how can we form one mass movement to address the crisis? (Event Date: May 22, 2008)
Sponsored by ourfuture.org:
Take Back America
a meeting of progressives (Event Date: Mar 17, 2008)
Wednesday, December 31:
Sponsored by Freedom Ambassadors:
Walk for Human Dignity
A national coalition of over 50 local, state and national organizations are participating in walk from Tucson to Phoenix beginning May 2 to call for an end to racially fomented hate crimes. The ten-day peaceful walk will end with a rally in downtown Phoenix on Mother's Day, May 11, honoring mothers for teaching children to treat all human beings with equal dignity. (Event Date: May 1, 2008)
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