Today, Paul Wolfowitz is embroiled in a really slimy, immoral sex scandal at the World Bank … Rove/Bush/Cheney “ordered” the RNC not to release to the House Judiciary Committee any emails related to their involvement in the attorney firings that have not been cleared by the White House … little Alberto Gonzales has painted himself into a corner and “can’t recall” how he got there … and the White House has admitted our flag-wavin’, foot-stompin’ commander-in-chief was “unaware of defense plans to immediately extend Army combat tours when he criticized Democrats’ budget plans as potentially forcing troops to spend more time in Iraq.”
But, perhaps the most explosive news not covered this week is the announcement of Ohio Democratic Rep Dennis Kucinich that he would file articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney. Here is a copy of his letter to members of Congress that was leaked to the Washington Post’s “Slueth,” Mary Ann Akers…
April 17, 2007
Dear Colleague:
This week I intend to introduce Articles of Impeachment with respect to the conduct of Vice President Cheney. Please have your staff contact my office . . . if you would like to receive a confidential copy of the document prior to its introduction in the House.
Sincerely,
/s/
Dennis J.
Kucinich
Member of Congress
However, Kucinich’s action appears to have been quickly shot down, as Akers reported that, “Sources tell the Sleuth that in light of the mass killings at Virginia Tech Monday, Kucinich’s impeachment plans have been put on hold. There will be no action this week, they say.”
Akers writes that Kucinich shouldn’t hold his breath on getting anywhere with his impeachment plan because a Democratic aide quipped, “We’ll see a Kucinich Administration before we’ll see a Cheney impeachment.”
Looks like Cheney has low friends in high places, doesn’t it? Kucinich’s office had no comment…
ALL media, print and electronic, are obscenely obsessed with the shooting at Virginia Tech — none more so than CNN, the most “twisted” name in news. CNN anchors are on the scene in full investigation mode, mercilessly interrogating university officials, police officials and friends of those murdered — “how did it feel?…how will this affect your life?…should someone have seen Cho Seung-Hui’s “break” coming?…Who’s responsible?…tell us — tell us how you feel…What is it like — to see your friends in the hospital?…What are you going to do next? How are you going to move on?
CNN then went on to go down a list of victims, giving their names and airing interviews with family members who were asked how it felt to lose their children…
Meanwhile, the 40 faceless, nameless, family-less American soldiers and marines killed last week — the 10 killed on Monday of this week — were not important enough to get CNN’s attention. The 157 (reported briefly by the NYT — or 127 reported just as briefly by the WaPo) human beings killed in Bathdad today as a result of four car bombings weren’t even a blip on CNN’s TV screen. There were also at least 150 injured in those blasts.
Maybe CNN should ask these survivors how they “feel…”
Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.
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Kucinich has balls. Do a majority of Americans care whether the Rabid Right subverts Democracy and replaces it with Theocratic-Authoritarianism? Is it too late to do anything about it even if we do object. One by one and day by day Republicans are stripping of us of our rights, and nobody is doing a thing to prevent it. They lied and bullied us into an illegal, immoral and unnecessary war for profit, and nobody did a thing to prevent it. Impeachment is off the table, which gives Bush and his sociopathic followers in congress a green light to do anything they please. Either a majority of Americans don’t know what’s going on, or they don’t care. Maybe both. Republicans have demonstrated they have no scruples about accomplishing their goals by illegal means when legal means are blocked. The stolen 2000 election began their reign of lawlessness and they continue full steam ahead, even as we watch with horror. Evil men always have the advantage because they are not constrained by conscience or the puny objections of the meek. The bout between Democrats and Republicans is like watching Harry Reid duke it out with Mike Tyson. And Tyson just bit off Harry’s testicles . Kucinich may not be much bigger than Harry Reid, but at least he has balls. Unfortunately, he seems to be the only Democrat who does. . by
rabblerowzer (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 227 comments)
on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 5:20:54 AM
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Bill Cain is a professional travel photo-journalist who writes primarily for the Concord Monitor in Concord, New Hampshire. He's visited all seven continents, countless countries and his travel experiences have contributed to and are reflected in his world views. |
Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich is perhaps the only chance we have of re-instating some sanity back into this miserably corrupt system. He's considered a "nut case" by some because the controlled mainstream media has painted him as such. Ever since he anounced his presidential candidacy about four years ago, he has been marginalized and/or ignored by those in positions of real power who see him as a threat to the carefully guarded status quo. This, despite the fact he has been firmly against this military occupation from the very beginning, and continues to espouse ideas that resonate with many progressive voters. Who gives a rat's ass about Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the spineless jellyfish in Congress who continue to play the game by the rules rather than speaking the truth and doing the right thing. by
Bill Cain (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 287 comments)
on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 2:14:45 PM
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Kucinich has spinach Get real. It was a Democratic aide that said impeachment is not even a realistic expectation. Now that's including, I believe BOTH Dems and Repub's, none of which have the balls to do the honorable thing. It was also with Democratic support that this accursed "war" was launched. by
Moss David Posner, M.D. (7 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 43 comments)
on Friday, April 20, 2007 at 10:36:53 AM
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GOOD POINT As tragic as the VT thing is, if the MSM would give as much coverage and detailed info about the tragedies in Iraq and the lies that got us into it, maybe there would be more outrage. That has resulted in 100's of 1000's of deaths! Maybe we should put Imus over there making racist comments about the Iraqi's, maybe then the people in this country would take notice! by
mike wygant (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 287 comments)
on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 7:40:17 AM
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people in this country are taking notice this is what I see here, on OpEdNews. It's good to know this. And more and more people are writing. 'tis the impression I have. Have you ever noticed how a lot of people will write about this one subject and how one writer gets it better than the next until one really hits the nail on the head ? This is a process, an awareness process. It's absolutely thrilling to follow things like this. Surely none of what I'm writing makes sense without me giving the background behind it. Maybe later by
Tony Forest (6 articles, 15 quicklinks, 153 diaries, 1350 comments)
on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 12:00:33 PM
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"Explosive News" Dennis Kucinich filing articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney is hardly explosive news. Like it or not, rightly or wrongly, Kucinich is viewed, by most of the people that even know who he is ( not many), as a nutcase. Don't get me wrong. Dick Cheney shouldn't just be impeaced, he should be tried for crimes against humanity at the Hague, but Dennis Kucinich's actions will do zip to get either accomplished, and isn't news at all. People expect that of him. Now, if you were going to tell me that Nancy Pelosi were going to do it, THAT would be pretty big news. EXPLOSIVE would be if some Republican would do it, can't think of an example at the moment by
Peggy McCann (18 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 34 comments)
on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:23:57 PM
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About Time! Bravo, Dennis K.! It is so great to have someone finally see the light. And even if it doesn't stand a chance, it is still a gutsy and moral choice--good for you, Dennis! by
Ginger Chapman (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 50 comments)
on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 4:22:53 PM
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