Monday, October 6:

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

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

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

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

Allen Heart: Income Taxes are a Cartoon of the Law When you volunteer to pay your taxes each year (and each paycheck), you can thank Walt Disney and his duck, Donald. The US Government used them to convince people that they were taxpayers, even though the law did not make them so. We've been flim-flammed by a 'toon!

the web: *Don Siegelman, Rove Target, Urges Support for Rep. Robert Wexler We must send a message that it is un-American to have US Attorneys targeting people because of their party affiliation.If they can bring a Governor down,they can do it to you or a member of your family.Robert Wexler has shown that strong Congressional leadership is our best insurance against the abuse of power that Karl Rove has waged against the American People.

Sunday, October 5:

W. Christopher Epler (Bill): All that's missing are the uniforms! (38 comments) The delusion of millions of Americans is that politics is both the problem and the possible solution, however politics, even at its best, treats only symptoms of the reality behind the the delusional appearance. And this horrific reality is that America is in the midst of a full scale war. It's so simple. When one group of a country (the fascist elites) is committing genocide on another group (that's us), this is pure war.

Steven Leser: Palin Debate Performance Deconstructed (12 comments)

Rob Kall: Topsy Turvy Week Shows Need For Fixing a Broken System (14 comments) When the right and the left agree more than the center, it tells us it's time to fix our very broken election system.

waronyou: "Wall Street Socialists" "Wall Street banks and insurance Socialists"

dondonato: "There May Be Troubles Ahead" The economy bailout troubled times

GreenMan: The John McStrange & Winky Show Why the election is tied. And why McCain can get away with it.

Gene Cappa: *Bailout Christmas Tree Bill Congress decorated their Christmas Tree early this year with nice expensive ornaments for all their friends including millions in tax breaks and related pork even for Starkist in Samoa with their corporate offices in the district of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. GOT TO LOVE THAT TUNA!

Could Michigan Pullout be the Beginning of the End? Observe what happened yesterday. Sarah Palin was campaigning in Carson, Calif. To anyone who knows Southern California, where I was born & raised, Carson appears a bizarre choice for the Republicans to be campaigning, especially so close to the race's end with time allocation being increasingly important. Carson represents middle class Southern California and is not far from Watts. Hillary Clinton won the Calif primary.

Noonan Says Palin's Type Of Populism Is Bad For Country Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, conservative columnist Peggy Noonan said that the "populist" tactics being deployed by Sarah Palin was "not helpful to the country" and painted her candidacy as built on class warfare. Populism as a strategy, 'we're the good guys, you're the bad guys,' is not good. And if that's the road they are going, that's not a good road to be on. It is not helpful to the country."

Donna Roepenack: McCain's Pro-Veteran Rhetoric Exposed! An article describing Republican, John McCain's votes on Veteran's Issues.

Rand Clifford: Corporate Media: The Missing Headlines (2 comments) To the great disservice of the people, mainstream corporate media primarily serves its owners, the wealthy elite, who also own our corporate government.

harmony hackney: History: And being doomed to repeat it, Depression II (3 comments) Parallels of the Great Depression and today from the view of an uneducated, poor,American.

The Real John McCain is Anti-Choice On Roe V Wade then and now, and whenever. A video

Analysis: Palin's words may backfire on McCain (4 comments) By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret

Mike Lillis: The Golden Parachute Survives The creators of the financial mess may go unpunished.

Bob Patterson: Is There Only One Bush Fan in San Francisco? San Francisco presents a variety of items of interest to a traveling Bush-basher.

Reign of Lies (1 comments) What's the major cause of the nation's financial crisis? Lies; a river of lies emptied into a sea of mendacity, sucked up into the sky again by a great hurricane of deceit and rained back down upon us in a deluge of prevarication.

Eliot Gould: Part One of Election Code Challenge (1 comments) Elections are often described as a crap shoot. In New Mexico, the election code acts as loaded dice.

Kucinich: We had alternatives to this bailout (13 comments) This statement was presented on the floor of The House of Representatives after Congressman Kucinich voted against the Wall Street bail out plan.

Chris Floyd: Shock and Awe: Bipartisan Beltway Terrorists launch Economic 9/11 on the American People (5 comments) ...The system is now set up so that when the ruling class is particularly intent upon a certain objective, even your obedience isn't required any longer. After all, what are you going to do? Move to another country? Not vote for any of these bastards in November? Most Americans protest now; once the deed is done, they'll go back to their lives, and devote themselves to making the ruling class more wealthy and more powerful.

David Sirota: The Bailout: How Capitalism Killed Democracy (1 comments) The marriage of American capitalism and democracy has always been a Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee affair -- stormy and erratic since its hasty wedding. But during the debate over a Wall Street bailout this week, we watched that matrimonial knot unwind into a tangled tale of terror. As a financial crisis became a political panic, capitalism murdered democracy.

Ron Fullwood: Deface the Banner of the Nation for an Idle Rag As voters reflect on the anxiety and anger they feel watching the orchestrated economic emergency directed by the republican White House, they should pay close attention to the associations McCain has chosen to help elevate himself into the presidency.

Steven Leser: McCain - Coming are his Desperate Attacks (2 comments)

San Francisco Chronicle/Kathryn Smith: *San Francisco's Farmland Links to a Chronicle article about an 18-acre organic garden grown on soil leased by the public utilities commission. And a website with many tips for surviving the upcoming economic crash.

David Glenn Cox: The Terminator Cries Uncle Yes, Governor Arnold cries for his Uncle to save him! He warns Treasury Secretary Paulson in his best Austrian accent, "You must help us, ve are close to running out of cash to fund day-to-day government operations and we are unable to access routine, short-term loans."

Steven Roach: dyslexia (2 comments) Why can't he change. That is the most common question religious men ask.

the web: *Voting Rights Flyer for NY Voters, especially Minority Community It is important that this information gets to as many voters as possible. Many voters do not know their rights, and do not know where to turn when those rights are violated.We hope that this flyer will help all voters cast their votes easily &fairly.After all of the tireless hours and months of voter registration,getoutthe-vote, and other important campaign efforts, we must be sure on Election Day that all of the people vote.

ALONE: I Called it Right! I Called it Wrong By now Americans and the world know that too much of the American economy over the past 3 or so decades was based on debt and debt as an export commodity should not be the name of the game. That is why I predicted the collapse of conservative and neo conservatism in 2000, i.e. with the non-election of Bush-Cheney. One could see a crash--coming delayed only by war spending and bad governmental response. Progressive RU ready?

Rafe Pilgrim: Dems Campaign for Their Own Betrayers (3 comments) It is the Democrats that endorsed Bushco's War of Lies and now gift Wall Street with $700 Billion of our treasure. Why do we continue to trust them to oppose treachery?

PeterJ: *I Think We're Turning Chinese, I Really Think So. (1 comments) I thought that we had a decent, viable candidate who would pull us out of the big Bush funk we've endured for the past eight years.When he joined congress in shooting down the bailout I was convinced that we we're going to see change.Little did I know that it was Obama who was going to change.All of my hope went down the toilet the next day when he signed the bill through with the senate.I've had enough of this crap.Have you?

Ed Tubbs: On the utter ignorance and criminal stupidity, voting for McCain/Palin. (5 comments) That Ms. Palin, in her supremely embarrassing ignorance, supposes there was ever intended to be "much flexibility" in the vice-president's role is perilous beyond any measure of words.

Saturday, October 4:

Tnut: BAILING OUT (2 comments) Now, where did I leave my hat? Snap.

Brasch: Sarah Palin Wins Debate--By Darn (19 comments) With the performance bar set so low, unless Sarah Palin shot a moose in the studio, she had to win the debate.

David Swanson: Vote Like Mike (1 comments) Michael Moore's new book.

Jane Stillwater: Joe Lieberman wears makeup & other things I learned at the Biden-Palin debate (4 comments) You watched the debate yourself of course but here are some of the off-camera highlights too -- such as being held up at the St Louis airport while Bush uses Air Force One to fund-raise on the taxpayers' dime, Palin's base's rally & their feelings of being sold out on abortion & gay issues and Palin's faux (?) Manolo Blahnik high-heels. Who did she remind me of? Bree on Desperate Housewives? No, a Miss America contestant....

Rachel Maddow: Political Game Changer (2 comments) She stumbled upon a workable style for the left. She is liberal without apology or embarrassment, bases her authority on a deep comprehension of policy rather than the culture warrior's claim to authenticity, and does it all with a light, even slightly mocking, touch. She proves that liberals can attract viewers on television when they actually act like, well, liberal.

waronyou: AIG subsidiary parties in style in OC, two weeks after bailout (3 comments) AIG subsidiary parties in style in OC, two weeks after bailout

False Flier Warns of Election Day Arrests in PA African-American Neighborhoods The dirty tricks are starting even earlier than usual this year. An anonymous flier circulating in African-American neighborhoods in North and West Philadelphia states that voters who are facing outstanding arrest warrants or who have unpaid traffic tickets may be arrested at the polls on Election Day. The message is completely false.

Kevin Gosztola: To Pre-Empt or Not to Pre-Empt The recent bailout of Wall Street is quite a wonderful thing and I think it's just the tip of the iceberg for a culture that really drinks fear on a regular basis like it's a specialty coffee from Starbucks or a 44 oz. soft drink from 7-Eleven. If anything gets people going, it's the idea that they have to DO SOMETHING.

Next: The Mother Of All Bank Runs? It's plain that the current financial crisis is worsening in spite of--or perhaps because of--the Treasury rescue plan. The strains in financial markets are becoming more, rather than less, severe in spite of the nuclear option of a $700 billion package.

Statement on Congressional Approval of Bailout This is the first time in the history of the United States that the president has sought to provoke a financial panic to get legislation through Congress. While this has proven to be a successful political strategy, it marks yet another low point in American politics. It was incredibly irresponsible for President Bush to tell the American people on national TV that the country could be facing another Great Depression.

The dumbing down of the GOP The ultimate irony of Palin's rise is that it has occurred at a moment when Americans may finally have grown weary of pseudo-populism--when intelligence,judgment,diligence and seriousness are once again valued, simply because we are in such deep trouble.We got into this mess because we elected a man who professed to despise elitism,which he detected in everyone whose opinions differed from his prejudices.That was W,of course.

Pitbull Palin Mauls McCain But the debate reminded Republicans once again that it’s Palin, not McCain, who is their last hope for victory. You have to wonder how long it will be before they plead with him to think of his health, get out of the way and pull the ultimate stunt of flipping the ticket. Palin, we can be certain, wouldn’t even blink.

How Dems Can Alienate McCain From the GOP Base in Four Easy Steps Shameless tricks that date back to the Nixon days

Stephen Fox: Tell Karl, John, Dick, and Sarah in a Letter to the Editor that this Ayers Tactic Just Won't Work! (15 comments) Hauling out ancient contacts and friendships of Obama is a dirty Republican trick, akin to Swiftboating, but they will try anything in this last ditch last month effort!

Edwards: Passion for health reform keeps me going (2 comments) Elizabeth Edwards said Saturday that her passion for reforming the U.S. health care system has been "a great refuge" for her during the recent turmoil over her husband's extramarital affair. Edwards, who has incurable breast cancer, also said medical tests this week showed that her condition hadn't worsened since March of 2007

Grant Lawrence: WWJD (2 comments) There is No Longer Any Question

waronyou: Zeitgeist Addendum - Watch Now! (4 comments) The upcoming movie sequel "Zeitgeist - Addendum

Thaddeus Kaczor Jr: The 'Bailout' Abomination (1 comments) Detailed breakdown of why the so-called 'Bailout' is really a massive transfer of wealth, power and control from the taxpayers and government of this country to an unregulated and amoral consortium of banksters.

Bob Patterson: Bush-bashing Addicts Face "Cold Turkey" Cure The bail-out passed. Are American citizens beat?

Shriners Hustle Celebs? Celebrities exercise social conscience by supporting their charities of choice. What happens when celebrities don't do their homework? In the cases of Justin Timberlake and the PGA tour and NASCAR driver David Ragan, did they know that their support of the Shriners Hosptials for Children means that they are supporting a charity plagued by ethical scandals with a secret subgroup linked to sex crimes? Apparently not.

ProgressiveAccountability.org » Bush in 2000, Palin in 2008 This is just uncanny....must see...it explains a lot about her performance Thursday night!

Elder (Care) Abuse Facts and Links (1 comments) Every year, tens of thousands of elderly Americans are abused in their own homes, in relatives' homes, and even in facilities responsible for their care. You may suspect that an elderly person you know is being harmed physically or emotionally by a neglectful or overwhelmed caregiver or being preyed upon financially. By learning the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and how to act on behalf of an elderly person who is being..

Dear Congress I discovered I have a choice besides Democrats and Republicans on the ballot.

$700 Billion? No, thanks. $850 Billion? Sure, thing! "The Congress and the Senate are daring the American people to get mad and throw them out. They're daring you. They're daring you to turn out in five weeks and, in essence, support challengers against incumbents, because the incumbents are the ones responsible for doing this bill."

The arrogance of Sarah Palin The process of campaigning is, in essence, a job interview, no? In what universe would does the applicant (candidate) get to choose what question(s) they will be asked or deign to answer and from whom they will be questioned? That is how disrespectful of the electorate (we are supposed to be the bosses last time I checked, no?) the McCain/Palin 08 campaign has been since he put Palin on the ticket.

Nader on the Bailout Now that Congress has done the dastardly deed in approving Bush's bailout, Ralph Nader, independent candidate for president, is issuing a call for American taxpayers to summon their members of Congress who voted for this wrongheaded $700 billion bailout of the Wall Street speculators and crooks to meet in a local public auditorium and answer up for their surrender to the corporate welfare kings and banksters.

Walden Bello, "A Primer on Wall Street Meltdown" The Wall Street meltdown is due not only to greed and the lack of government regulation of a hyperactive sector. It stems ultimately from the crisis of overproduction that has plagued global capitalism since the mid-1970s. Financialization of investment activity has been one of the escape routes from stagnation, the other two being neoliberal restructuring and globalization. But this has proven to be a dangerous road

Mary MacElveen: In confronting racism, Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO is awarded my 'Founding Fathers Award' (1 comments) In my opinion our 'Founding Fathers' are indeed pleased by his actions especially when they penned the Declaration of Independence which proclaimed, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Chomsky: "If the U.S. Carries Out Terrorism, It Did Not Happen" (6 comments) Part 2 of Subrata Ghoshroy's exclusive interview with Noam Chomksy takes on the United State's capacity for revisionist history and propaganda, from Ronald Reagan's supposed commitment to free markets, to American terrorist actions in Latin America in the 1980s, to the bankrupt rationale for Clinton's intervention in Bosnia. Chomsky also elaborates on MIT's role in developing computer technology in the service of the military

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Monday, October 6:

Current tallies on candidates' chances Likely Obama: CA, CT, DE, DC, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, NY, RI, VT (157 electoral votes) Lean Obama: IA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, OR, PA, WA, WI (107 votes) Toss-up: CO, FL, IN, NV, NC, OH, VA (100 votes) Lean McCain: MO, MT (14 votes) Likely McCain: AL, AK, AZ, AR, GA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MS, NE, ND, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WY (160 votes)

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

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

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

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

Arlene Montemarano: What to do on Election Night? Video the Count! (1 comments) Here's how!

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

Sunday, October 5:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paul Kruger: Are we safe from our own military? (32 comments) Would members of our own military refuse an order to turn their weapons against American Citizens on US Soil?

Saturday, October 4:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Steven Rosenfeld: Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico Friday's test raised eyebrows because while it could have affected voters in both parties who voted a straight party ticket,Santa Fe Cnty is predominantly Democratic.In February 2008,more than 20,000 people participated in the Democratic presidential caucus.In contrast,4,445 voted in the county's Republican primary in June.Thus,hundreds if not thousands of potential presidential votes--most for Dems--could have been lost

Larisa Alexandrovna: Non-profit offers $100k reward for info tying Rove to election rigging Attorney Cliff Arnebeck filed a motion in July to lift the stay on the 2004 Ohio election case in order to expedite investigations that could discover those responsible for the corruption and "protect the integrity of the 2008 election,"the Brad Blog reported."We anticipate Mr. Rove will be identified as having engaged in a corrupt, ongoing pattern of corrupt activities specifically affecting the situation here in Ohio."

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

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

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

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

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

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

Biden cancels events as mother-in-law battles illness and family called to hospice The Senator from Delaware's campaign spokesman, David Wade, put out a statement saying "the campaign has cancelled Sen. Biden's schedule today and tomorrow because of a serious illness in Jill Biden's family. Hospice has advised the Bidens to remain close by, and we appreciate everyone's respect for the family's privacy."

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

Gordon Brown urged to pay millions to stop oil firms destroying Amazon rainforest Paying off the oil baron capitalists to save the environment. Free-market my a**.

Obama savages McCain on health care with one month to go Exactly one month before the presidential vote, Democrat Barack Obama Saturday accused Republican rival John McCain of scheming to deprive millions more Americans of life-saving health insurance.

Two US helicopters crash land TWO US Blackhawk helicopters crashed in northern Baghdad's Sunni district of Adhamiyah today. While Wall Street gets a bailout, our military men and women continue to fight and die on foreign soil in an illegal war, ignored by the campaign-obsessed media, while receiving pay checks that barely keeps their families off food stamps.

Bush 'Coalition of the Willing' Shrinks Again As Poland Opts Out of Iraq (1 comments) Poland ended its military presence in Iraq Saturday with a ceremony for its approximately 900 troops at Camp Echo, Qadasiyah Province.

Failed bank chiefs to face sanctions: Sarkozy The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy vowed at an emergency summit Saturday to help European banks and financial institutions in trouble but also to sanction the heads of failed banks. The quartet also issued a joint call for a Group of Eight industrial powers summit "as soon as possible" to review rules governing financial markets, Sarkozy told a press conference.

Black businessman spars against affirmative action When it comes to Ward Connerly, the California businessman on a state-by-state war against affirmative action, it's hard for many people on either side of the issue to be colorblind. If he were white, his message that racial preferences are damaging to everyone would ring hollow. As a black man, his positions have inflamed some supporters of affirmative action who have called him "race traitor" or worse.

McCain health care plan a bait-and-switch The McCain plan would be a dramatic change to the way Americans get health insurance. The Republican presidential nominee, who makes opposition to tax hikes a centerpiece of his campaign, has proposed to tax the health benefits that 156 million people get through the workplace as income.

Masonic Judge Pleads Guilty to Coordinating Prostitutes for Shriner Secret Sub-Group, the Royal Order of Jesters Former New York state Supreme Court Judge, Ronald Tills, is the third of three members of the secret Shriner sub-group, the Royal Order of Jesters, to plead guilty to violating the Mann Act. He admitted to working with national Jester officers to get prostitutes to their national meeting in Canada. A man must first be a Master Mason to join the Shriners. But a Shriner must be secretly invited to become a Jester.

McCain's Tax Returns Hide Gambling Winnings Gambling has tax implications. Admitted gambler John McCain's tax returns say nothing about gambling winnings or losses. The real purpose of preparing his tax return and omitting the gambling winnings is so that people would not know how much he gambled?

UK: Homeowners Stop Mortgage Equity Withdrawal The Bank of England's latest figures show that Britons have abruptly abandoned the habit of borrowing against their houses and flats through mortgage equity withdrawal, bringing to an end a decade-long era of the nation using its homes as cash machines.

Report shows Michigan economy in 8-year depression The report analyzed Michigan's economic performance and showed that Michigan's job losses from July 2000 to July 2008 percentage-wise are worse than U.S. job losses suffered during first eight years of the U.S. Great Depression from 1929-1937. It also showed that Michigan has had worse gross domestic production (GDP) growth from 2000 to 2007 than did the United States during the Great Depression era of 1929-1936.

Chinese space heroes get a rapturous welcome China became the third country to conduct a spacewalk after the United States and Russia when Zhai Zhigang emerged from the spaceship's airlock module for 20 minutes of spacewalk on Saturday afternoon. Since 2003, China has sent six astronauts into space, including the country's first, Yang Liwei, who is now a major-general responsible for astronauts' training, and the first pair Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng.

EPA to Americans: Drink rocket fuel! Amidst news of the Wall Street bailout and the release of Sarah Palin's tax returns, this was one Friday-afternoon announcement from the Bush administration that was easy to miss. It was yet another instance of the Environmental Protection Agency declaring that it plans to do not much of anything much to protect the environment or your health.

Latin America's economies Keeping their fingers crossed Within a few years of the 1929 crash, 16 governments in the region fell to military coups or takeovers by strongmen. In recent years the talk has mostly been of Latin America's economic independence from its big neighbour in the north (with the exception of Mexico). While the Dow Jones dropped by nearly 7% in a day, Brazil's Bovespa, the region's biggest stockmarket, tumbled by more than 9%.

Bush will sign the nuclear deal 'very soon': Rice NEW DELHI: Asserting that that there are "no open issues" on the nuclear deal, the United States on Saturday said it will stand by its commitment s in the 123 agreement with India and the Hyde Act and that the Congressional legislation will be signed "very soon". ( Watch )

Govt. Uses Contractors to Probe Iraq Contractors State Dept. Move to Let Contractors Probe Complaints Over Other Contractors May Be Illegal

Non-profit offers $100k reward for info tying Rove to election rigging A non-profit organization has offered a $100,000 reward to anyone who can supply information tying Republican strategist Karl Rove and computer expert Michael Connell to illegally manipulated elections, according to a Friday press release. The group is called Velvet Revolution and is looking for evidence of criminal activity and Connell's relationship with Rove.

Martha Rosenberg: Publicly Funded Hunting Program Is Drowning in Red Ink--and Worse (1 comments) Thanks to the Wall Street meltdown, Illinois citizens may be without jobs or cars soon but they can still take the kids to shoot tame pheasants that the state has hatched and raised for their outdoor recreational pleasure at Illinois state parks this fall.

Nuclear bond for North Korea and Myanmar At least three delegations led by flag-level officers from Myanmar's army have traveled to Pyongyang in the past three months, hot on the heels of the two sides' re-establishment last year of formal diplomatic relations. Myanmar is not only seeking weapons procurements, but also probable cooperation in establishing air defense weaponry, missiles, rockets or artillery production facilities.

No EU Bailout: Europe Bids Adieu to Common Financial Crisis Approach Indeed, with France and Germany both distancing themselves from an apparently Dutch plan. European Central Bank meanwhile left interest rates steady at 4.25 percent on Thursday but opened the door to the possibility that the rate could be cut in November. In announcing the decision to hold steady, ECB head Trichet said bank officials had discussed lowering the rate, a comment which sent the euro plunging to its lowest rate

Haiti storms left 793 people dead Haiti: sinking into neglect. The spokeswoman for Haiti's civil protection agency, Alta Jean-Baptiste, said 793 people were killed and 548 people injured in the four storms.

Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico An electronic voting machine test in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, on Friday revealed a programming error that, had it not been caught and corrected before the start of early voting next week, would not have counted hundreds -- or possibly thousands -- of votes for president and U.S. Senate in this Democratic stronghold.

Todd Palin, The Former Secessionist, Suggests Alaskans Are Not Americans Is Alaska not part of America?

BREAKING: O.J. Simpson Found Guilty in Robbery Trial (3 comments) A jury here Friday night found O. J. Simpson guilty of robbery and kidnapping, a verdict that came 13 years to the day after Mr. Simpson was acquitted in the highly publicized murders of his ex-wife and her friend.

Alaska judge refuses to halt troopergate probe An Anchorage judge today refused to halt the Legislature's investigation of Sarah Palin and denied the state attorney general's attempt to throw out legislative subpoenas. Five Republican state legislators sued to stop the investigation. The governor's husband, Todd, and nearly a dozen state officials have refused to honor the subpoeana ordering them to testify, and they face the threat of possible jail time.

US threatens to steal Iraq oil money (2 comments) Upon arrival in Iraq from Washington, President Jalal Talabani told reporters that he is concerned over Washington threats. "Washington threatened to use any means to seize Iraqi assets if we do not support the security pact," Marsadiraq quoted Talabani as saying.

Israel threatens Lebanon with destruction (1 comments) "We will use disproportionate force against these villages (in southern Lebanon) and cause enormous destruction because from our point of view these are not villages but military bases," Major General Gadi Eisenkot, the top commander in northern Israel was quoted by Yediot Aharonot on Friday.

Friday, October 3:

Steph Fauxco: First Bail Out Bill VS New Bail Out Bill? VOTE!!! (16 comments) Should Congress have voted in the less pork Bail out bill of last week vs. the one they have to TODAY?

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

Thursday, October 2:

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

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

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

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

Monday, September 29:

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

Sunday, September 28:

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

Friday, September 26:

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

Thursday, September 25:

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

Wednesday, September 24:

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

Tuesday, September 23:

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

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

Monday, September 22:

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

Saturday, September 20:

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

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

Friday, September 19:

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

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

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

Wednesday, September 17:

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

Monday, September 15:

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, September 14:

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

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

Saturday, September 13:

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

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

Thursday, September 11:

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, September 9:

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

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

Monday, September 8:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, September 7:

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

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

Friday, September 5:

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

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

Thursday, September 4:

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, September 3:

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

Monday, September 1:

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

Sunday, August 31:

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

Saturday, August 30:

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

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

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

Friday, August 29:

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

Wednesday, August 27:

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

Monday, August 25:

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

Sunday, August 24:

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

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

Friday, August 22:

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday, August 21:

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

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

Wednesday, August 20:

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

Sunday, August 17:

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

Saturday, August 16:

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

Thursday, August 14:

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

Darren Wolfe: