Monday, September 8:

W. Christopher Epler (Bill): WHERE ARE OBAMA AND BIDEN -- PLAYING BRIDGE??? Obama and Biden have virtually ceased to exist. And this can't be entirely blamed on the press. This also a Obama and Biden choice. What in God's name are these men doing? Playing bridge? Fishing? Watching late nite TV. Well, whatever they're doing they are criminally betraying the people who got them through the primaries (i.e., progressives). God in heaven, they're even betraying the CENTRISTS. Do they still exist?

Sunday, September 7:

Gloria Steinem on Palin: Wrong woman, wrong message (3 comments) This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need. Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie.

michael payne: Our Constitution under attack, our democracy eroding; America watches in silence (3 comments) Over the past 7-1/2 years America has been watching events unfold that threaten our Constitution, as the executive branch of this government proclaims itself a unitary power that is above the laws of the land. The judiciary branch is now no more than a tool of the White House designed to suppress investigative processes. The House and the Senate have completely failed to provide Congressional oversight over this White House.

David Glenn Cox: McCain: Maverick, Mad Man or Sad Clown (1 comments) McCain, Palin, old man, empty suit, young demagogue, blind ambition, it becomes easy enough to focus on the foreground and ignore the background. Was Sarah Palin a good choice made by McCain? The better question to ask would be, who picked Sarah Palin in the first place?

How not to rescue the Big Three Detroit is no more deserving than many other US industries – textiles, furniture, toys – that have failed to compete well against foreign companies. But if Congress does decide to risk money on the US automakers – and overcome President Bush's opposition – it ought to at least demand big changes from the Big Three and their unions.

NYT Public Editor: The Scrutiny of Sarah Palin In our instant-news and celebrity- obsessed culture, Palin went from Sarah Who to conservative rock star in less than a week. In less than two months, she could be elected vice president to serve under the oldest president, at 72, ever elected to a first term, and one with a history of recurring melanoma. Intense, independent scrutiny by the news media of Palin’s background, character and record was inevitable and right.

ERIC ALTERMAN: The Times, They Have A-Changed Liberal Democrats are the supermajoritarian party of mainstream America. Why is the media blind to their power?

David Michael Green: Country Last What a scary show the Republicans put on in St. Paul.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN: Torture and the Rule of Law -- New Proposals Would Obama prosecute the Bush administration for torture? Obama's brain trust wants to form a commission on torture and call Bush officials as witnesses, but put off prosecutions -- if any -- till a second term.

JO FISH: Parah Salin' in Flyover Country The red-meat offered up by the lipstick-wearing pit bull from Alaska to the "base" of the republican party (aka "aged cottage cheese") included an interesting and thinly-veiled pitch toward the culture wars that the republicans are seeking to ignite over the next 60 days. Her Assembly-of-God Creationism and no-holds barred attitude is her ticket to assume the center-ring ringmistress position in the culture war circus...

CRITICAL LARRY CHIN READ: 9/11 Accomplices vie for US Presidency Will it be the classic neoliberal establishment deception of Obama-Biden? Or the insane, deeply corrupt John McCain, and the deeply corrupt, willfully stupid, vitriol-spewing psychopath Sarah Palin (whose chief qualification appears to be her direct criminal ties to Alaskan energy interests)? The "Big Lie" comes with both.

The failure of the NIST WTC 7 report to address concerns raised in Appendix C of the 2002 FEMA Building Performance Stud (1 comments) The NIST WTC 7 report does not attempt to explain the "severe high-temperature corrosion attack" on apparently the only piece of WTC 7 steel which was tested, as documented in Appendix C, "Limited Metallurgical Examination" of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Performance Study

Rally for the Republic 280850-1 Ron Paul Rally This was sent to me by Free Press. A C-Span recording.

Frank Rich: Palin and McCain’s Shotgun Marriage As is nakedly evident, the 72-year-old McCain's central argument that he will magically morph into a powerful change agent as president is a non sequitur. In his 26 years in Washington, most of it with Republicans in the White House and Congress, he was better at lecturing his party about reform than leading a reform movement. We still don’t know a lot about Palin except that she’s better at delivering a speech than McCain.

Bruce Wilson: Sarah Palin's Churches and The Third Wave: New Video Documentary Sarah Palin's churches are actively involved in a resurgent movement declared heretical by the Assemblies of God in 1949. This is the same 'Spiritual Warfare' movement featured in "Jesus Camp," which showed young children being trained to do battle for the Lord. At least three of four of Palin's churches are involved in the movement to train a young "Joel's Army" to take dominion over the United States and the world.

mahdi ibn-ziyad: Bold Lies, Deceit, and the Poitics of Consequence About civic virtue and good political ethics vs the lies and deceit of politicians and public redress possibilities for those concerned,

Kevin Gosztola: Proceeding Onward in the Face of a Dark Political Climate (1 comments) In the past two weeks, I've been to Denver and St. Paul for the Democratic and Republican conventions. What I've found the two conventions to have in common is that both the parties subscribe to the politics of the possible and limit the terms for change and advancement of policies whether liberal or conservative.

winston: GOP emptiness. (1 comments) I haven't heard a blessed word about the benchmarks that Iraq had to meet or just the mathematical fact that 11 out of 18 is 61% and change. I guess that qualifies as a gentleman's C in W's Yale, but why isn't our media challenging mini-me about this non-fuzzy math? Woodward's latest book is just the latest evidence that demonstrates that W lied to us and spied on his hand-picked Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Peter Duveen: A matter of Rape-Speak: The New York Times on Serbia (1 comments) Rape-Speak is the lingua franca of the foreign policy establishment, of which the New York Times is one of the primary instruments. Articles are phrased in a manner that literally wallpapers over reality, in an attempt to create a new reality that muffles the voices it is intended to silence into submission.

James Nimmo: Flagging Down the GOP (1 comments) The GOP has no compunction about trashing the Democratic Party when it furthers GOP falsehoods. Yet I've not heard of any bill promoted by the GOP to limit the use of the American flag on retail items that are invariably trashed without a second thought.

What Terrifies the Bush Administration It has been asked what this government is afraid of. Rob Kall of OpEdNews made the point that America's most deadly weapons, formidable contingents of men in arms has failed to prove or demonstrate that the US is "powerful" --only that it is, in fact, afraid! What IS it that absolutely terrifies the Bush administration as well as the campaign of John McCain?

Brock Novak: Pakistan (and Iraq et al): "Phased (in) Democracy" vs. "Instant (Jammed) Democracy" A new model for Democracy export/import.

Palin Attacked Obama Work for Catholic Group It turns out that Obama's Community Organizing, which Palin attacked in her convention speech, was sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, an arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Senator Obama worked in several Catholic parishes, supported by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, helping to address severe joblessness and housing needs in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of Chicago.

S. Africa General Strike Now The ANC was put in power to save the old status quo while ensuring the return of international funds. In America they are the democrats. Shanty towns still exist. The people are no better off than before. Stuck in the same dead end low paying jobs, with the same exact bosses. Voting is a con game to keep us from revolting. S. Africa joins General Strike USA.

Jim Bush: The Son Of Cain (1 comments) Nationalism again.

Mary Shaw: What Sarah Palin Didn't Tell Us (3 comments) In her acceptance speech at the RNC, Sarah Palin covered the talking points that would win favor with her audience. At the same time, she chose to ignore some important considerations that could make all the difference in voters' minds.

Mary MacElveen: Until Sarah Palin avails herself to the media...A blackout by the media is in order (2 comments) Immediately after the Republican convention, viewers saw both Palin and McCain speaking to groups of supporters in both Michigan and Pennsylvania both of which are battle ground states. Stations such as CNN, MSNBC and Fox covered them extensively. Where is the quid pro quo?

Grant Lawrence: "Conspiracy" Terrorists Arrested (1 comments) We Should All be Sleeping Better

Bush's India Nuclear Deal--Risking Armageddon for Cold, Hard Cash While everyone has been abuzz about Georgia, the Beijing Olympics and Sarah Palin, perhaps the most important development in the world has been unfolding with almost no attention. India and the United States, along with deep-pocketed corporations, have been steadily pushing along a lucrative and dangerous new nuclear pact, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement.

Anna Baltzer: Where are the American Voices? (10 comments)

Bruce K. Gagnon: REPORT ON TRIP TO MINNESOTA As the limited and over-hyped violence in St. Paul played out I flashed back to Vonnegut's novel Player Piano that told the story about young people who had no role or stake in society destroying the machines as a way to reject the social order and attempt to recreate a new society.

Carol Wolman: *Breaking the Spell with 9-11 Truth (4 comments) The evidence that 9-11 was an inside job is mounting. The country is hypnotized into passivity with lies and fears. 9-11 truth can break the spell.

Stuart Steinberg: Country First, My Butt (2 comments) Let's be clear: the Republicans running our government and the ones they want to lead us for the next four years have not put the country first and certainly have not put the people in the top ten. They have stolen the Constitution and I have lost count of how many have been convicted of felonies or are currently under indictment, or are being investigated, which includes Sarah Palin.

Joseph Russo: It's Friday 9/5/08 – Time for another Bank Failure (or two). FNMA, FHLMC "Can I please BUY A VOWEL?" The FDIC expects more bank failures this year. There are over 100 banks on the "watch list". You better check your accounts - Your money may be at risk.

Alicia Burns: Is There Freedom to Think in Politics? First-time voter trying to understand why political affiliation guides voters instead of true assessment of the best candidate.

Paul Kruger: My letter to the National Rifle Association I am happy you support the 2nd amendment. Myself and my family have always been collectors and hunters. But the NRA is throwing the baby out with the bath water.

Ivan Hentschel: Speeches and Non-Speeches One real speech and one that wasn't. A stark contrast

Barbara Bellows-TerraNova: Corrective Bible Study for Palin A Christian listener to the Diane Rehm Show calls Sarah Palin to task for her mockery of community organizing.

E. Nelson: Al Franken: Minnesota's hardest working soon to be next U.S. Senator Al Franken's comeback trail has been dependent on his "roll-up the sleeves" hard work and his grass-roots organizing skills. He has recently pulled ahead of Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and has put the much needed Minnesota senatorial seat, formerly held by Paul Wellstone, back into play for the Democrats.

Ed Tubbs: Can America be saved . . . from itself? By every standard and measurement, for at least the past three decades, America has been seized in mass cognitive dissonance; the conflict in the individual when presented facts tend to contradict deeply held beliefs.

Ephraim: Why..., Believe a Lie..., About Genesis?? (2 comments) What Creationism and Theology teach about Genesis is not true.

Raff Ellis: What the hell is a social conservative? A discussion of how the political spinmeisters change the meaning of words, or invent new ones, to suit their purposes.

Kathryn Smith: ACLU: Know Your Rights: What To Do if Stopped (or abused) by Police During these times with the RNC-related police free speech Thug-a-thons going on, it is good for us to know what our rights are, and what they aren't. It's also good to have advice, from a top-respected legal source, as regards self-conduct in relationship to the police, to assure a better (and a legal) outcome.

Shayne Munger: 4 More Years!!! The Result of McCain Being Elected President of the USA.

D.C. Rapier: Senator McCain, End the Pandering of Your Military Service The vast majority of those who serve their country, and particularly those who see action, are heroes in silence and humility.

Sean Fenley: John McCain's Apocalyptic Foreign Policy Whatever John McCain says about having a different foreign policy than George W. Bush. He is still very neoconservative influenced, indeed perhaps even more so than Bush.

chris rice: Maced, Beaten, Tortured, Enough is Enough Maybe you are happy with your civil liberties. Some of us are not. It's not a case of move when you are told. It's a case of drawing a line. For a bunch of us the government has stepped over the line. You should be thankful that people are reminding them that they cannot cross certain lines.

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Monday, September 8:

MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel decided over the weekend that the NBC News correspondent and MSNBC host David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night. Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Matthews will remain as analysts during the coverage.

Vladimir Putin set to bait US with nuclear aid for Tehran Russia is considering increasing its assistance to Iran’s nuclear programme in response to America’s calls for Nato expansion eastwards and the presence of US Navy vessels in the Black Sea delivering aid to Georgia. The Kremlin is discussing sending teams of Russian nuclear experts to Tehran and inviting Iranian nuclear scientists to Moscow for training, according to sources close to the Russian military.

Iran to hold three-day war games Iran's armed forces will begin three days of war games on Monday involving anti-aircraft defense systems, Iranian media said on Sunday. The exercises will be held amid persistent speculation about a possible U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, which the West and Israel say are part of a clandestine bid to build atomic bombs, despite Tehran's denials.

Fusing Politics and Motherhood in New Way Struggling to accept that her child would be born with Down syndrome and fearful of public criticism of a governor’s pregnancy, Ms. Palin had concealed the news that she was expecting even from her parents and children until her third trimester.

Sunday, September 7:

McCain's history of hot temper raises concerns At age 2, McCain's tantrums were so intense that he'd hold his breath for a few minutes and pass out. His parents would dunk him in cold water to "cure" him, he wrote in his memoir, "Faith of My Fathers."

Former executives at Fannie and Freddie stand to collect big paychecks even after the government seized the mortgage finance companies on Sunday and dismissed their chief executives, the companies' outgoing leaders could see big paydays - a prospect that angers many investors, particularly because ordinary stockholders could be virtually wiped out. Under the terms of his employment contract, Daniel Mudd, the departing head of Fannie Mae, stands to collect $9.3 million in severance pay...

Mia Farrow: Now Sudan Is Attacking Refugee Camps On Aug. 25, Kalma camp, home to 90,000 displaced Darfuris, was surrounded by Sudanese govt forces; 60 heavily armed military vehicles entered the camp, shooting and setting straw huts ablaze. Terrified civilians hastily armed themselves with sticks, spears and knives. Of course, these were no match for machine guns and auto weapons. The vehicles rolled out leaving scores dead and over 100 wounded. Most were women and children.

Cheney Warns Russia to Reverse Its Course Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday denounced Russia’s war against Georgia as evidence of a pattern of “troublesome and unhelpful actions” that threatened peace from Central Asia to the Middle East to Europe.

Vendetta row can't hold Sarah Palin back Reporters are rushing to Alaska to cover "Troopergate" and a variety of other reports of Sarah Palin's thin skin and penchant for revenge.

Biden: Republicans Silent on Issues That Matter to Middle Class (1 comments) A sometimes angry Sen. Joe Biden on Friday railed against the "abject failure" of Republicans to help middle-class Americans cope with shrinking wages, job losses and the rising cost of gas, groceries, health insurance and college. The Delaware senator and Democratic VP nominee brought a crowd of 1,200 people at Maple Point Middle School to their feet by pointing out "what I didn't hear" from Republicans at their convention.

Anne Kilkenny interview with NPR on her Sarah Palin email that has gone viral An email launched from a dial-up connection in Alaska by long time Palin acquaintance and Wasilla resident goes viral and in days she has over 350,000 results on Google.

JGideon: 'Daily Voting News' For September 07, 2008 a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues

Palin's Hockey Rink Leads To Legal Trouble in Town She Led Under Palin's mayorship, Wasilla began building roads and installing utilities for the project before it had unchallenged title to the land. The misstep led to years of litigation and at least $1.3 million in extra costs for a small municipality with a small budget. What was to be Ms. Palin's legacy has turned into a financial mess that continues to plague Wasilla. After the debacle, the city hired an administrator to run it.

Report: McCain Pushed Woman In A Wheelchair On Sunday, McClatchy Newspapers published a story on Sen. John McCain's oft-discussed temper, detailing one incident in which McCain allegedly pushed a woman in a wheelchair. In 1996, McCain was met in the Senate office halls by a group of family members of POW-MIAs who had been pressing him to pursue more information on their relatives. Six people present have written statements describing what they saw.

US government seizes control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac The US Government took control of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the stricken companies that underpin America's mortgage market, yesterday and promised to inject up to £110 billion of taxpayers' money to keep them afloat. Barack Obama, told ABC: "The economy is weak right now. The news with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, I think, along with the unemployment numbers, indicates that we're fragile."

Registrar of Montgomery County, Virginia Issues 'Unsubstantiated' and 'Chilling' Warning to College Students By making Montgomery County your permanent residence, you have declared your independence from your parents and can no longer be claimed as a dependent on their income tax filings -- check with your tax professional. If you have a scholarship attached to your former residence, you could lose this funding.

Roger Shuler: The Smoking Gun Behind GOP Corruption (1 comments) Why is today's Republican Party so corrupt? Perhaps the party's ties to Big Tobacco explain it.

This cynical choice has left McCain’s honour in shreds A conservative Republican woman who idolizes Margaret Thatcher decries McCain's choice of Palin as cynical and dishonorable: "In choosing a woman he doesn’t know or understand, purely for electoral advantage, he reveals a dishonourable lust for office, a disrespect for women generally and a dishonourable indifference to the future of his country..."

GLloyd Rowsey: The Political Economy of Secrecy Information is power. In a society organized according to principles of rationality and justice, information will be universally available and widely diffused, permeating the social order with power. In a society organized according to capitalist principles, information will be concentrated in the hands of a ruling class and its agents, augmenting and even displacing the force required to maintain capitalist inequities.

ALASKAN DIVIDEND - Palin Releases Oil Revenue Checks One Month Early More than 600,000 Alaskans will each receive $3,269 starting this week, as the oil-rich state distributes its eagerly anticipated annual dividend from the Alaska Permanent Fund a month earlier than usual. The checks include a one-time $1,200 bonus, paid out of a treasury surplus, to help offset soaring fuel prices.

Polish agents tell of CIA jails Polish intelligence sources have for the first time confirmed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a secret prison facility on Polish soil.

State of the Nation: McCain brings same cynicism and carelessness that bedevils Bush The selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate - a candidate not only "uniquely and supremely unqualified" for the office she seeks, but one for whom casual and cavalier abuse of power is an apparent matter of routine - is only the latest indicator that John McCain views his would-be presidency with precisely the same cynicism and carelessness that bedevils the current administration.

Mortgage Giant Overstated the Size of Its Capital Base US govt to announce takeover of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae after advisers poring over the concluded that Freddie's accounting methods had overstated its capital cushion causing deep concern among foreign investors that the companies' debt might not be repaid. Falling home prices, which are expected to lead to more defaults among the mortgages held or guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie, contributed to the urgency.

Edwin Rutsch: What are Real Conservative 'Small Town Values'? (1 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;

Winning America's Real Culture War: Egalitarian vs. Authoritarian The radical right has consolidated its grip on the Republican Party, this much is clear. The corporate economic conservatives behind John McCain's curtain are happy to be the more or less silent partners of the theocrats and racist thugs in the dangerous enterprise that is today's GOP. It is also the case that McCain and Sarah Palin have decided to reignite the hate-filled domestic conflicts of the 20th century.

McCain: The Grinning Corpse Some people should not make a habit of smiling. On most people it looks good; some, though, seem not to have the proper face for the task. When John McCain smiles, the look is reminiscent of a skull wrapped tightly in a large wet sock. He smiles so rarely during speeches that it is disconcerting; he does it with such a pained grimace that it is very nearly frightening.

Rather than Vetting Palin, McCain Will Orchestrate a Cover-Up of Her Abuse of Power It's bad enough that a presidential ticket claiming to run on reform is now orchestrating a cover-up of an apparent abuse of power. What's really stunning is that they're conducting this cover-up in lieu of actually vetting Sarah Palin. The Cover-Up????

Chris Wallace Fact-Checks Sarah Palin's Bogus "˜Bridge To Nowhere' Claims WALLACE: During her 1.5, 2 years as Governor, Alaska continued to get more federal money for pork-barrel projects per capita than any state in the country and...she supported the Bridge to Nowhere. And it was only after the federal government dropped it out, killed it, the Congress killed it that she then opposed it. And in fact she still got the money for the approach, the ramp to the Bridge to Nowhere.

Edwin Rutsch: RNC GOP Conservatives Failed to Remember Small Town Values (1 comments)

Video describing neo-cons and McCain/Lieberman An interview of Robert Parry where he describes history of the two Senators. They cover history of predominance of Neo-Con outlook on Israel.

Office of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama: Dalai Lama'a Brother,Takster Rimpoche, Dies in Indiana He was author of "This is My Country," a really great book.

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

M Anderson: Is It Politics for McCain, or 'Stockholm Syndrome'? John McCain shows signs of Stckholm Syndrome - a psychological disorder that causes hostages to fall in love with their captors.

Edwards Drops All Appearances Before Election Day Edwards was scheduled to speak at Hofstra University Monday, at the University at Buffalo in an event with former White House aide Karl Rove on Sept. 26, and at the University of Illinois Oct. 14.

Right at the Edge That US and Pakistani soldiers are fighting one another along what was meant to be a border between allies highlights the extraordinarily chaotic situation unfolding inside the Pakistani tribal areas, where hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Taliban, along with Al Qaeda and other foreign fighters, enjoy freedom from American attacks. But the more fundamental questions of the long war against terror is which side is Pakistan on?

Obama vs. McCain: Taxing and Spending: McCain is Lying; Obama Wins The candidates' opening salvos reveal widely different views. Obama calls current policy "the most fiscally irresponsible in our history". Obama's tax plan would give all but the top 1 % of income earners a BOOST in income, whereas McCain's tax policies would worsen the present inequality of incomes between the top 1% and the rest of the population. and would generate at the same time more revenue for the treasury.

Saturday, September 6:

Bill Quigley: Gustav Impact on Louisiana and Haiti (1 comments) Gustav hit Louisiana, the poorest state in the US, and Haiti, the poorest country in the hemisphere. What is similar and what is different?

Inhofe Questions Obama's "Love of Country" Regardless of what polls show, Inhofe said, voters will have to ask themselves a question once they get behind the curtain in the voting booth on Election Day. "Do you really want to have a guy as commander in chief of this country when you can question whether or not he really loves his country?" he asked. "That's the big question."

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

Heart's Cease & Desist Ignored by Palin at RNC "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use [Barracuda], nor would they have been granted that permission," Nancy Wilson wrote. "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music." The RNC played it anyway, when Palin took the stage later Thursday night. Guess the Rethugs can't find their own musical support, so steal music as easily as elections.

Oliphant: Oliphant Nails It -- (1 comments) A political cartoon from Pat Pliphant which satirizes Sarah Palin

Edward Smallwood: Save Gas, Be Patriotic, and Save Money (1 comments) Why and how should we save gasoline? Here are some very good examples as to why you should be saving gas, and some simple ways to do just that.

Rady Ananda: Anne Kilkenny Full Email on Sarah Palin (36 comments)

Rady Ananda: Log Cabin Republicans Embrace Homophobic Party (2 comments) Human Rights Campaign condemns Log Cabin endorsement of McCain/Palin. Sarah Palin and John McCain clearly oppose treating all US citizens equally. That Log Cabin Republicans would endorse either contributes to the notion that even the "Left" side of the Republican party is out of touch with humanity.

Nearly 600,000 Subject to Possible Caging in Ohio (1 comments) Ohio election officials are sending out a mass mailer stamped “do not forward” to all registered voters with an absentee ballot application and other important notices for Nov 4. A similar mailer in March netted nondeliverable mail from almost 600,000 registered voters in just five Ohio counties who could now have their ballots thrown out for voting under the wrong address.

New Yorker cover spotlights McCain's houses, foreclosure crisis. The cover of the new issue of the New Yorker spotlights Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) multiple houses, contrasting his wealth with the foreclosure crisis many Americans are struggling with...

Price increases push US soy beyond reach of poor One sentence about bad news concerning world hunger and global markets: Indonesia was now dependent on the soy fields of the U.S. And it paid the price when the Mississippi River flooded in June, leaving thousands of acres of soybeans waterlogged. By July, soybean futures were up 82 percent over the past year, although they have come down since.

Boeing, machinists talks fail; strike is on The Machinists bargain for about 25,000 aircraft assembly workers in the Puget Sound area, 1,500 in the Portland, Ore. area and about 750 in Wichita, Kan

Charley James: "Sambo Beat The Bitch" (2 comments) "So Sambo beat the bitch!" This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama's win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Rob Kall: Is McCain Campaign Interfering In Alaska Troopergate Investigation of Palin? (6 comments) It looks like supporters of John McCain are taking aggressive actions to kill an investigation of his running mate Sarah Palin, to prevent an October Surprise-- adverse findings that would cast a negative light on her character and leadership

Iran open to talks if U.S. alters policy (1 comments) Tehran would be ready to hold talks with Washington on the basis of “mutual understanding” providing the White House changes its hostile policy towards Iran, said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in an interview with the Japanese English Channel, NHK.

Tehran repudiates Sarkozy’s claims Tehran reacted strongly to claims by the French president about the nature of Iran’s nuclear activities, insisting that “nuclear weapon has no place in Iran’s defense doctrine.” France is among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council which is armed with nuclear arms. The country also helped Israel to build nuclear weapons.

Blair's sister-in-law trapped in Gaza (3 comments) Former prime minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law says she is trapped in the Gaza Strip as Israel refuses to let her leave the Palestinian territory she entered aboard a protest boat.

Friday, September 5:

Hal Smith: Are you ready to stand up and take back this country??? (25 comments) Poll to see how many patriots there are actually out there.

Paul Kruger: Am I qualified to be the new FCC chairman? (8 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? (2 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? (10 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. (24 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?

Darren Wolfe: Who Do You Believe? (14 comments) The question is, do you believe the government's figures that show growth and no recession or the private economist's figure's that show contraction and recession?

Sherwin Steffin: Do articles have an effect on your vote? (9 comments) This poll seeks to determine the effect, if any, that posted articles will have on your vote in this Presidential Election. What do you plan to do?

PeterJ: Do We Really Have Any Control Over Our Current State (27 comments) Can we control our own destiny or is it "In God's Hands"? Is this a problem created by man that can be fixed by man or are we powerless, at the mercy of greedy, evil people who have attained so much power we can have no affect on them? Should we boycott, should we revolt or should we just pray until our knees are bloody? How you feel is going to affect the final outcome. Will you bring us to Armageddon?

Richard McGinn: Would President Washington continue to warn against party faction and foreign influence? (6 comments) Washington's 1796 Farewell Address to the nation emphasized the need for a unified federal government and warned against party faction and foreign influence. If he were alive today, what is the likelihood that our first President would change his mind about those two things?

Donald Rankin III: When Might You Vote For a Political "Outsider"? (19 comments) When do the potential benefits outweigh the risks of voting for Nader, McKinney, Barr etc.?

Wednesday, August 13:

Rob Kall: Which rating system will you be more likely to USE on OpEdNEws (29 comments) in the spirit of bottom-up participation OpEdNews encourages, please voice your opinion on the two possible rating systems we're considering.

Rob Kall: Should McCain or Obama Be Speaking to the Georgian President? (22 comments) SHould either candidate be talking to Georgian President Shakashvilli

Hal Smith: Is the conflict in Georgia a pretext to WWIII (32 comments) Do you know the truth?

Gene Cappa: Did Bush Comply With "Authorization to Use Military Force"? (9 comments) Did Bush comply with the "Authorization to Use Military Force" Resolution when he attacked Iraq without UN Security Council approval?

Rob Kall: Do You Support Equal Rights for Third Party Candidates? (20 comments) Do you support a federal law requiring equal treatment for all political parties, in terms of rules for registering candidates and getting them on the ballot, including petition requirements and participation in debates?

Monday, August 11:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Poll: Why Isn't Obama Closing McCain Out? Putting Him away? (22 comments) In the wake of the most unpopular Presidents in history who leaves an economy on shambles, millions in foreclosure, almost as many out of work or under-employed, the clone of Bush-McCain with the same platform as Bush is not going away and is persistently, though slowly, closing the deficit between them. WHY? IS THAT?

Sunday, August 10:

John Wood Sr: Poll: Follow up to "Should Obama Use Bush's Powers to Restore America?" (2 comments) If this was our last, best chance, would you support doing these things?

Rob Kall: Should Iraq Start Paying for it's own reconstruction? (36 comments) Iraq is projected to see over $75 million in revenues. Should they start paying their own way.

Friday, August 8:

Rob Kall: Should OpEdNews Have Posted News of John Edwards Affair? (40 comments) Now that the news about John Edwards affair is out, now that he's admitted it and told ABC news, now that the major news shows are saturated with reporting on it, did OpEdNews make the right decision posting a link to an article reporting on Edwards scandal?

Richard McGinn: Congressional Apology to Muslims imminent in the anthrax terrorism case? (2 comments) Although few of the details are known, it is already patently clear that the 2001 anthrax mailings were an inside job and a false flag operation intended to lay the blame on uncooperative Arabs, and to frighten the rest of the world into waging war against "the enemies of civilization" in the Middle East.

Gene Cappa: Should Congress Go Into Special Session For Impeachment Hearings? (20 comments) Should Congress be called into Special Session for Impeachment Hearings?

john de herrera: The Article V Convention? (14 comments) In regards to change, America's Supreme Law offers each and every citizen one of two choices: Congress or Convention.

Mark E. Smith: How Many Votes Does Obama Need? Does the popular vote have any impact on a candidate's decision whether or not to concede?

Thursday, August 7:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Poll: Would you vote for Nancy Pelosi? (26 comments) Nancy Pelosi has steadfastly refused to consider impeachment of the war criminals in the White House. Will, or should, the democrats re-elect her? If you lived in San Francisco's 8th District, would you vote for her again?

Wednesday, August 6:

John Wood Sr: Should Obama Use Bush's Powers to Restore America? (19 comments) Would you support a president Obama if he were to use the Executive powers Bush grabbed and abused to enable America to realize its constitutional ideals? WHY, OR WHY NOT?

Tuesday, August 5:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: POLL: FOR WHICH WOULD YOU VOTE IF AT ALL? (29 comments) My Poll Litmus Test: A)-WOULD YOU VOTE FOR MCCAIN IF HE WAS A DEMOCRAT, SAYING THE SAME THINGS HE NOW IS SAYING? YES, NO B)-WOULD YOU VOTE AGAINST OBAMA IF HE WAS A REPUBLICAN, SAYING THE SAME THINGS HE NOW IS SAYING? YES, NO

Monday, August 4:

Ben Kall: Do you support racists and propagandists, I mean big media? (15 comments) do you still subscribe to cable TV

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Poll: Should The USA Ban Private Contractor Armies? (24 comments) Private armies in America? Blackwater says it wants to rent the largest private armies in the world to American Corporations. To do what hunt down people who return toxic goods they buy at department stores or slaughter private citizens in Banana Republic Nations which protest land grabs? Vote now!

Rob Kall: Votingwise, Are you Sane or Psychotic? (35 comments) voting to end Eight Years of Shock Doctrine Presidency or Deludedly Supporting McCain, by voting for Him or any Third Party Candidate?

Sunday, August 3:

Mary Neal: Treatment or Prison for Mental Patients? (20 comments) Poll to determine if Americans favor prison or treatment for the mentally ill.

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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Sunday, September 7:

Jim Scherrer: The Last of the Obsidian Artifacts in Puerto Vallarta (1 comments) The ancient Guachimontes site is of such significance that on July 12, 2006, it was added to the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of Unesco. It is in a region rich in mineral wealth and obsidian and is well worth the 10 hour day tour from Vallarta.

robert braunstein: The Honorable Congressmen From..... (3 comments) Lawmakers

Mikhail Lyubansky: Out of the ashes: A new German Jewry? At the end of WWII, the roughly 750,000 German Jews were reduced to a mere 10,000. In the early 1990s, the newly unified Germany decided to rebuild its Jewish population -- by targeting Russian-speaking Jews from the former Soviet Union. Remarkably, about 200,000 Russian Jews have since emigrated to Germany. This group now comprises 90% of the nation's Jewish population. This is the story of the new Germany Jewry.

Cool Websites and Tools (1) Anyvite - Simple but very useful event planning tool when it comes to sending invites to a lot of people for a particular event. Also allows to track the responses, provides mobile access, etc. Read more: AnyVite - Event Planning And Sending Invites Made Easy.(2) Autofill PDF Labels - Lots of free, downloadable and printable PDF label templates for business cards, name badges, CD labels, shipping labels, file folder...more

Inside Sarah Palin's Charismatic Religion: "Soldiers of Christ" An in-depth look at the charismatic fundamentalism that informs Sarah Palin's religious/political ideology.

Amazing TV Campaign Spot: 'Man from Illinois' vs. Military Hero--But It's 1952! From Illinois, whence Lincoln came/His leadership has won him fame A soldier man is always found/To think in terms of battlegrounds But Stevenson --Civilianson-- Will lead us till the peace is won.

16 Free, Fun, Simple & Addictive Games To Take The Edge Off in the spirit of productive-lessness (Unproductiveness? Unproductivity?) I would like to introduce 16 simple, free and fun games which only require a very short attention span. I must warn you though, some of these games are pretty addictive and may very likely distract you from your pending workload. But that's the point, isn't it?

Leon Neihouse: The Maine Path to Sustainable Living Introduces a community housing development initiative, self sufficient with respect to food and energy, that originates in Maine

Gregory Paul: Of Course It Matters The pregnancy of the Palin daughter exposes the pratical failings and political cynicism of the traditionalist world view of human sexual activities

JohnPeebles: Nuclear Power: Unsafe in any dose At every stage--extraction, production, and storage--uranium poses a serious threat to human health. A major leak at a French reactor run by Areva raises serious doubts about the safety of current reactors and untested new designs. Candidate McCain presents nuclear power as a viable energy source--can we trust our politicians to tell us nuclear power is safe?

Saturday, September 6:

John Little: The Depopulation of Planet Earth (24 comments) A treatise on the centuries-old issue of depopulating the planet.

Joseph Danison: Fixing the System: There must be some way out of here A review of a new history of populism by Adrian Kuzminski entitled FIXING THE SYSTEM: A HISTORY OF POPULISM, ANCIENT & MODERN

Colleen O' Brien: Memo to designers: Dogs are not fashion accessories It's time for designers and celebrities to stop treating dogs as fashion accessories, interchangeable with the latest "It" bag. Unlike a purse that you can toss in the closet when you grow tired of it, dogs are living, feeling beings who require a lifetime of love and care.

Kourosh Ziabari: Chris de Burgh to perform in Iran The world-renowned Irish singer Chris de Burgh is planning to hold a joint concert with Iranian popular music band, Arian, in late November.

Ginger McClemons: THREE WISHES A poem about fishing. Humorous

BOOK REVIEW: Shock Jocks: Hate Speech & Talk Radio Rory O'Connor is not a conspiracy theorist. He knows the world is complicated, and there can be unintended consequences – but he also knows that there can indeed be plots. Shock Jocks traces the history of contemporary Talk Radio, which is almost invariably conservative.

Kenneth Briggs: MENTAL HEALTH ETCETERA AND NOTES MENTAL HEALTH IS THE 2ND LARGEST AREA OF ILLNESS FACING OUR RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS

Why Is Environmental Defense's Krupp Calling On Green Groups To Avoid Talking About Global Warming? Environmental leader sent a long email to the leaders of the environmental community arguing that everyone should avoid linking Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna (which I am preparing for right now) to Global Warming.

Lunch with Amy Goodman, the last time I saw Nick, and a Letter on Vanunu's Behalf Nick honored his mother's request and moved back to her home town in Syria, just a few weeks after we met with Amy Goodman for lunch, in April of 2007. He phoned last night from his roof top apartment in Latakia, which overlooks the Mediterranean...

Kenneth Briggs: Mental Healh Etcetera and Notes (2 comments) Mental Health is the 2nd largest area of illness facing our service members

iContact: Bring Gmail Contacts to the Desktop Do you use Gmail or Google Apps for your email? If so, you might want to check out the Windows program iContact. iContact gives you desktop access to all your Gmail/Google Apps contacts.

Vets For Obama EXCERPT: "I was told I've got the hardest job in the campaign. I've got to explain to veterans in Alabama that a liberal black attorney is better for them than a conservative white war hero. It's true-but it's a hard sell in Alabama."

Mike Shelby: Sarah Palin missed her calling . . . she's a good actor. (2 comments) Sarah Palin's polished speech making proved she is a quick study (she even learned to say nuclear instead of nucular) who can master the thick of thin things. It reminded me of another female politician.

martinweiss: *While the weather is warm, get outside and go downriver Intro to living like Huckleberry Finn. This will enhance your life immeasurably.

Friday, September 5:

Fishing with Mystery: The Myth of Order For just a moment, amidst all the recent media storms, enjoy a deep breath, gift yourself with a mystical swim through the magical, meditative, healing power of art, and emerge renewed.

Arthur Joel Katz: A SEASON OF LIVING PIGGISHLY Phillies and Sports, Has greed taken over?

KarmaTube: Carrotmob Makes it Rain (3 comments) Everyone needs to buy things. But we tend not to spend our money in a socially organized way. So Carrotmob, a new environmental advocacy group, had an idea: what if those seeking the same kind of product got together, pooled their dollars, and used them to collectively support local companies that were also doing the most for the environment? Watch what happened when Carrotmob pulled a big crowd together to spend a lot...

Jim Scherrer: Puerto Vallarta & Lake Tahoe--The Best of Both Worlds (1 comments) Puerto Vallarta during the winter months and Lake Tahoe during the summer months represents the very best of both worlds.

GLloyd Rowsey: The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy, by Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres This book recalls Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, because it's the best book about race relations in America since Ellison's masterpiece of fifty years ago.

Leon Neihouse: A New Perspective on Sustainable Living Introduces a truncated, terraced, tetrahedron shaped housing development that is self sufficient with respect to food and energy.

Allen L Roland: *THE GOP CONVENTION / DAY FOUR ~ McCAIN'S EMPTY HYPOCRISY AS STOCKS CRUMBLE The ultimate irony and hypocrisy of John McCain's acceptance speech last night was that it was given on the same day the stock market tumbled over 340 points after lower retail and higher unemployment figures added to a mountain of bad economic news thus revealing the one issue the Republican's continue to ignore ~ the economy is in a deepening Bush recession: Allen L: Roland

Thursday, September 4:

What Lies Beneath When you work in computer forensics, you hold someone's life in your hands. People use computers without realising that their computers are constantly taking snapshots of their lives. Most people think the delete key gets rid of those files, but it doesn't. The file often is still all there, waiting to compromise its former owner.

VIDEO: Sarah Palin Speaks To Wasilla Assembly of God (2 comments) "Oh Lord won't you buy me a big ole pipeline"

CARTOON: Verifiable results of Palin's policy outcomes while Governor of Alaska (1 comments) Great Cartoon!! "The issue here is Palin's opposition to birth control and sex education in schools, and her "abstinence only" stance. Social conservatives like to make the point that "abstinence" as birth control "always works," but realists can see that "abstinence-only" sex education works only as well as it did with Palin's daughter."

Walter Williams: Phew that was close!!! (2 comments) New Orleans almost destroyed.

kamala sarup: Teej celebrated in Nepal In Nepal, women celebrated the Teej festival, Tuesday, with sumptuous feasts, rigid fasts and prayers.

Allen L Roland: *GOP CONVENTION / DAY THREE ~ SARAH'S FLEETING MOMENT OF FAME Governor Sarah Palin had her brief moment of fame last night at the half empty Republican Convention but it was a bittersweet moment for the Republican party ~ which has insured itself of a resounding defeat in November by aligning themselves with the Christian far right at the expense of Independents, Republican moderates and particularly women : Allen L Roland

Wednesday, September 3:

johnneale: Sidney and Louise - This Fall on Fox (News) This Fall - Sidney and Louise!

Peggy Noonan Detained by FOX Security Humor

Stephen Fox: Stephen Fox, Anti-Aspartame Legislation Author, will be guest on world's largest radio program COAST TO COAST, TONITE! At 2 A.M., I was in rare form decrying the lies and corporate manipulation, as well as the sordid chapter in the US FDA's history, attached to the artificial sweetener, aspartame, and what infernal forces have forced it to continue to be on the market....google and read: RUMSFELD'S BIOWEAPON LEGACY, to learn more, if you are not up at that hour!

Karen Griffin: Are People That Ignorant or Do They Not Want to See? Poetry regarding the chemicals people put in the air and ground and seem unaware of what they are doing.

Ed Martin: God says that Palin thinks He's George Bush (1 comments) God stops by for coffee, occasionally, on His way to work. This morning we got to talking about the claims of Sarah Palin and Ed Kalnins, the pastor of her long time church. God said He'd never heard of any of these people.

GOP Vetting Emporium Get ready to LOL

GLloyd Rowsey: Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily by David Randall-MacIver (1931) (3 comments) The major key of Greek Cities is a description of Greek architectural sites in southern Italy and Sicily in 1931, with narratives about the cities where the sites are found including the cities' mythologies and most famous citizens, visitors and political figures. The book's history, then, spans the period from about the eighth century B.C. to about the third century B.C.

Allen L Roland: *GOP CONVENTION / DAY TWO ~ THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1 comments) George W Bush and also John McCain's response to Hurricane Katrina is the most accurate symbol and soiled legacy of this inept, criminal and uncaring administration and their co-conspirators . It started with the appointment of, believe it or not, Karl Rove as Reconstruction Czar and went downhill from there: Allen L Roland

Tuesday, September 2:

Walter Williams: Evacuation insurance New Orleanians need help to evacuate

Eileen Fleming: IMAGINE: Lennon's Response to McCartney's 'Friendship First' Concert in Israel (3 comments) On September 25, 2008, Sir Paul McCartney will perform his 'Friendship First' concert in Tel Aviv for $4.3 million in celebration of Israel's 60th. Four decades ago, Israel banned The Beatles fearing their revolutionary message of love and peace would corrupt their youth.

Allen L Roland: *McCAIN TAKES HELM OF A BROKEN REPUBLICAN PARTY A doddering John McCain and his untested first mate, Sarah Palin, are now taking the helm of a broken Republican party which long ago sold its proud birthright to the religious far right and will soon be hiding its moral disintegration behind a curtain of American flags, false patriotism and 9/11 at the GOP national convention which is literally under martial law: Allen L Roland

Monday, September 1:

Rady Ananda: First Open Access Day To Be Held Oct. 14, 2008 (2 comments)

Where Carp Feed, and Ducks Walk Across Their Backs (2 comments) A 70-year-old practice of throwing bread to feed the carp in Pymatuning Lake, Penn., may soon come to an end.

Sunday, August 31:

Ron Jacobs: Sweat and Sacrifice Make History: A Review of Dave Zirin's A People's History of Sports in the United States (2 comments) A review of Dave Zirin's latest book A People's History of Sports in the United States

Jill Jackson: It'd be smashing to have Palin in the White House! Why Palin in the White House might be a good thing for America.

Robert Arend: New Jersey Women Could Vote In 1776. Why Was That Right Taken From Them (2 comments) Did you know women could vote in New Jersey as far back as 1776? My, my, my, it appears some dastardly politician did them in for voti

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Monday, September 8:

George Washington: Empowerment Clubs

Sunday, September 7:

Mac McKinney: Breaking News or Rumor?: US to Establish Naval Base in Georgia

Mark E. Smith: Rob Kall and John Conyers.... (2 comments)

Kathryn Smith: Why there may still be hope to rescue free speech

Tony Seton: SetonnoteS: Statistically Speaking

kwalsh: Value Wars

Mark Sashine: The Big Bad Negro is Coming ( and boy, we are scared:) (1 comments)

Amy Fried: With Attack Dogs Like These...

AlexH: The Real Evil Empire!

Karen Fish: John McCain King of Taxation who His Media calls Robin Hood

Alamantra: A Shanghai Surprise, GOP Style

Jim Freeman: