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The Convenient "Suicide" Of The DC Madam
I, for one, am hopeful the public - particularly the blogger community - will hold the authorities accountable for a thorough, open and honest investigation of this bizarre and tragic occurrence. In this highly political year, egregious acts are possible - if not probable - particularly when the identities and fortunes of the rich and powerful are at stake.
Exploiting The National Day Of Prayer
Explaining the political calculation behind the National Day of Prayer.
Hillary Clinton To Bill O'Reilly, "Rich People: God Bless Us;" Elite? Hmm
Something is seriously wrong when Bill O'Reilly is yukking it up with a potential Democratic presidential nominee on his oftener-than-not vitriolic conservative talk show as if the two were chortling about the acquisition of some small country over a bottle of Dom Perignon at the Augusta Country Club, chauffeurs and entourages dutifully biding time near the exit. And then there's what she said...
Hero Mandela On US Terrorist Watch List"- Could It Affect AIPAC And Mideast?
Mandela has to get special permission from Condi to come to the US, because he's on terrorist watch lists. Steps are being taken to change this "shameful" situation. But the effort could find opposition from AIPAC, because of the precedent it might set.
The CEO Presidency
In 2000, when George W. Bush first ran for President, one of his selling points was the claim he would be America's first "CEO President." Of course, Bush's assertion was far from the truth, but for most voters the notion of an effective executive running the White House has enduring appeal. Looking at Clinton, McCain, and Obama, who would be a CEO President?
Our Long National Nightmare: Thoughts About Now And 1974
Gerald Ford thought THAT was long!? Gerald Ford thought THAT was nightmarish?
Protest Don Siegelman's Travel Restrictions!
Mind you, for a whole month he wasn't a "Special Offender" required to have travel further than Birmingham or Montgomery pre-approved, a process that may take a month. But suddenly, after all these interviews, Siegelman has become "special" and his travel is restricted. Convenient, huh? It's a little like locking the barn door after the cow has left, but somebody (in Alabama or in DC?) probably thought it was the best they
The Fire Bell In The Night And Our Real Terror
While We Debate Reverend Wright, The Economy Goes To Hell
Avoiding The Abyss
The situation in this country is much worse today than the conditions provoking the American Revolution. The President has openly admitted to orchestrating torture and the mass media collectively yawns and won't even cover it. This essay focuses on the fundamental lie allowing them to get away with their crimes: the idea that American lives are more precious than other people's.
Beltaine & Taurus New Moon 2008
It's May! The Lusty Month of May. Beltaine is the beginning of the Celtic summer and the New Moon happens on the Taurus power gate. Taurus energy wants us to build something. So instead of wasting your time trying to fix what's broken, why not think out of the box and create something new to take its place? Coming out of the hard aspects of the last 6 months, we now have permission to play!
Big Business, BIG Winner At SPP Summit
The besieged Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America received a renewed commitment from all three NAFTA leaders at the recent summit in New Orleans. This is a much needed boast for the North American Union agenda that is seen as widely unpopular. The latest SPP Summit reaffirmed that corporate interests will continue to further dominate this process.
TRANSLATION PROBLEMS SERVE AMERICA POORLY ABROAD, ESPECIALLY In WAR ZONES-WHY ISN'T The GOVERNMENT PUMPING BILLIONS Into
America of the last half of the 20th century has ignored its growing deficit in language skills--from foreign language skills to emotional intelligence to translation skills. This has encouraged great wastage of resources. Spin is not enough. America needs a play to overcome its overall deficits in markets from China to the Middle East.It needs to stop wasting money and support Foreign language in schools & university
Welcome To The Nation Of Glass
America: Land of the Fragile, Home of the Scared.
American And Israeli War Crimes: Same Atrocities, Different Responses
Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza have been called brutal, but the IDF has nothing on the US military, and at least some Israelis have shown the courage to call their government's and military's actions "criminal"
White House Announces Contest To Find More Specific Text For "Mission Accomplished" Banner
"President Bush has always been a lemons into lemonade guy," said spokesperson Dana Perino. "He sees the contest as a way to comfort those in the military who might have thought the banner meant their lives would be safe and they would be returning to their families whole."
Stagflation Is Here"
slow growth and rising inflation is a recipe for economic woe
O'Reilly And Ahmadinejad: We Must Wipe Them Off The Map
We are stuck in a perpetual juvenile game of "my God's better than your God". When will we realize that it's the same God?
Remote Voting--Who's Counting?
An account of the 4/30 edition of Voice of the Voters, on the subject of preventing "voter fraud" at the level of remote voting.
Major Anti War Assembly To Be Held In Cleveland June 28, 29, 2008
Plans for largest possible united mass mobilization to end the occupation in Iraq. "If the politicians and military won't end the occupation, then the people of this country must exert massive unified pressure to bring change."
Ron Paul Nevada Delegates Voted To National Convention Before Recess
RENO, NEVADA - The Nevada State Republican Convention was called to an abrupt halt on Saturday, after delegates supporting Texas Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul were elected to the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Texas Polygamy: Punishing The Victims
Texas authorities must have waited impatiently for a reason to storm the compound, and finally, tenuous as it was, they got it. It came in the form of anonymous calls from a woman who has not been found, detailing abuse that cannot be confirmed, in a compound where she did not live.
Denying Palestinians Free Movement In The West Bank
Gaza remains under siege, attacks continue daily, the West Bank is also targeted, no relief is in sight, and one of the most hated symbols of the occupation continues - denying Palestinians free movement along with separation and isolation.
Capital Murder In Texas
Is Bush subject to the death penalty under the laws of Texas?
Methodists Reject SMU Bush Presidential Library 844-20
News Flash: SMU Bush Presidential Library Rejection, passed 844-20. This rejection passed on Wednesday morning, 30-April-08, at the quadrennial General Conference of the United Methodist Church that is still meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.
Left Vs. Right On The Economy
With the United States economy heading once again for the drain under a Republican administration we ought to look at recent economic history and ask ourselves why we continually elect these know-nothings to the presidency and to Congress.
Evangelicals Highjack The National Day Of Prayer
"Evangelicals attempt to exclude non-Christians from National Day of Prayer," this Mother Jones headline best reflects the controversy over the National Day of Prayer (NDP) being observed on Thursday, May 1, 2008. The National Day of Prayer (NDP) was once a symbol of American unity and faith in God that transcended boundaries but in recent years the decades-old tradition has become mired in divisions.
The 18 Cent Solution
While candidates hustle to respond to high gas prices and Congress tries to wean us off foreign oil, the solution might be right here in the US.
The Ft. Bragg YouTube Video: How The Administration Supports The Troops
Just do not ever, ever, ever contemplate asking me to pay a dime more in taxes, or detour from my SUV trip to the mall, and you bet: SUPPORT THE TROOPS! All the way!
The Glories Of War
A timely look at the sheer glory of war, and to whom such glory really belongs.
Hitler Economics, And Liberal Moralizing.
Guns are no problem. They make great toys for enthusiasts, and they are great male jewelry for those who buy guns so they can put them in a safe. Their usefulness in hunting is obvious. But, let's not kid ourselves.
US Military Coordinated Day Of Prayer Events With Christian Right Group
At least half-a-dozen active-duty military officials have been working closely with a task force headed by the far-right fundamentalist Christians planning religious events at military installations around the country to commemorate Thursday's National Day of Prayer.
The Case Of 1,000,000 Missing Votes
Law professor Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and journalist Greg Palast are launching an investigation. We want to know: where are these votes? Who swiped them? How? And how do we prevent it from happening in November? Read on to see where you fit in and how you can help.
Thank You ILWU!
ILWU plans May Day stoppage to call for an end to the Iraq occupation.
Rev. Wright's Comments: The "Unintended" Benefits To Obama
The media generally did not attempt to nuance and distinguish between a sermon from a black pastor and a political statement from a politician.
Disappointed
Tha sad sorry Reverend Wright affair has finally drawn to a close, and all I can feel - is disappointment.
The Rising Populist Tide
A rising tide of populism around the world and especially in America threatens to topple the traditional party control.
Holding America's Deadbeats Accountable For Their Criminal Passivity Is Not Passing The Buck.
The bedrock of America are people who think social commitment is for fools and suckers. These are the deadbeats, scabs, and enablers. They are the death of America and the host for our dictatorship of the rich. Some people are politically passive because they are victims, but most politically passive Americans are entirely able but not willing to stand up for their country. They are the loathsome dead weight of civilization.
Why The U.S. Has Gone Broke
The size of the US military budget is difficult to appreciate, even for those who are accustomed to tracking large sums. Various tricks are used to make it look smaller than it is, including a separate budget for Iraq, and "black" budgets that are accountable to no one outside the Pentagon. We spend more on weapons than the rest of the world combined, and the expense is bleeding our economy dry.
Peeling The Onion: Can Voting System Testing Be Reliable And Extensive?
An email dialog between Lani Brown (author of "A Margin of Error, Ballots of Straw") and Ellen Theisen (founder and Co-Director of VotersUnite.Org).
'Daily Voting News' For April 30, 2008
a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues
Is The Vice-President Claiming He Is Not A US Citizen?
Based on Cheney's claim that Congress has no right of oversight to the VP's office, especially since recent evidence indicates he is attempting to widen America's conflicts, it would appear that he believes he is not beholden to any of our laws, domestic or international. To be exempt, he would have to be a non-citizen - and maybe that's how he should be treated. Deport him to the only place that will accept him, The Hague!
The Two-Party System: A Catastrophic Failure
For a number of years now, respected pundits have lauded the American two-party political system as an excellent balance between the dictatorship of a one-party system and the instability of a multiparty system. Yet the two-party system has caused our country great harm.
The Run Up To Full Blown Fascism
Why are we not openly discussing the directives that set us up for martial law?
Clinton And Obama ,The Lost Anima
The first female Vice President of Iran speaks about American politics and its implications for global politics
A Contactee Far Ahead Of The Times
There is a lot of BS in the UFO/ET field like anyplace else. It is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. There are many who claim contact with extraterrestrials but few who can document that contact with evidence. Ray Stanford was one contactee that not only did that but went even further to chart a course for others technocrats and contactees to follow.
Nobel Peace Winner Visits US From Iran
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Answer Your Questions Online
Failed Conservative Values: Jeeni Criscenzo On Scapegoating
Thirty-Three Years Ago Today, Saigon Fell To Communist Troops
Saigon fell to communist troops 33 years ago today...
Opossums: Mother Nature's Clean-up Crew
If you see an opossum in your yard, what should you do? Nothing. These gentle animals are your garden's evening clean-up crew and will keep your yard free of snails and fallen fruit and other debris.
Miley Cyrus Is Not Your Kids' Role Model
Why Miley Cyrus is not your kids' role model
Tom Perriello Plans To Unseat Virgil Goode
And what will he replace him with?
The Uniter
Finally Rev. Jeremiah Wright said something that got Barack Obama's goat: Wright called him a politician. That was the last straw.
Food Wars
If ever there was an encapsulated image of the mercenary nature of capitalism, it can be seen in this one example: filling cars instead of feeding people. This is also a window into what we have come to call globalism. There are 5 major companies that control some 85% of the world's grain trade, and nearly half of the world's grain production.As huge multinationals, will they utilize this power to feed the people...?
Hamlet Adaptation (Act 1, Scene 3)
Adapting Hamlet as a goal I've set for myself as a writer, and to attempt to make the story and its drama accessible to those who have had problems with the atiquated language.
The Spurious Obama "Superdelegate" Argument
The Obama campaign's oft-repeated mantra about "overturning the will of the people" is a crock- don't just take my word for it, take the word of the one of the most grassroots-enabled politicians ever, Chairman Howard Dean...
Urgent: Military "Terror Prevention" Exercises May Be Scheduled To Coincide With May 1 Demos!
An impressive array of military men join Captain Eric H. May, the Internet intelligence writer, in issuing a false flag alert for May 1-8, when the Bush administration will be conducting nationwide terror exercises. On Thursday, May 1, the exercise begins in Washington, when an explosion collapses the Alaska Way viaduct in downtown Seattle and damages surrounding buildings. Twenty minutes later, terrorists explode a highjac
A US President For Nuclear War?
As the ongoing campaign brings issues to surface, we start getting an idea about how irrelevant, inconsistent and utterly disastrous for America an eventual President Hillary Clinton might be.
Did ABC News Campaign For Clinton?
ABC News has connections to the Clinton campaign in former Clinton Press Secretary George Stephanopoulos and political advisor Donna Brazile. This article discusses how these relationships and the fond feelings between reporter Kate Snow and Hillary Clinton may be slanting news coverage at the network.
Speculating In Hunger: Are Investors Contributing To The Global Food Crisis?
Investment newsletters are now featuring headlines like "How You Can Profit from the Global Food Crisis." The recommended investments will no doubt do very well in the global food crisis; but before you put your money down, you may want to explore whether you will be helping to alleviate the problem or actually contributing to it.
When The Missiles Fly
Bush's European missile defense a distraction from the real problem of nuclear arsenals. Little known nuclear crisis of 1983 and neocons prevented disarmament 20 years ago.
A World Without Integrity - It Can't Go On!
The worldwide banking crisis, global warming, political and religious scepticism are evidence of a society suffering from the effects of materialism driven by unrelenting greed. It is leading us to the edge of destruction as a species - we need new leadership who care and understand that we must live in unity with the planet and not continually plunder it!
Our Decreasing Safety
A look at the illusion of safety with respect to the damage we are doing to the world economy and the world's food supply. Are we safer when our actions are causing world starvation? What do you think? Here, I tell you what I think. Editor's note: I read every one of his words. It is a point of view which should be read by those not offended by "strong language."
Diet Soda And Lobbyists Clouded Vision Of Hawaii Senate Health Chair? Aspartame Resolution Unscheduled And Thus Dies!
Legislators sometime capitulate to their own addictions to Diet Cokes, Equal, Orbit and Eclipse Gum, and others, and sometimes to lobbyists from Ajinomoto, world's largest manufacturer, and from Coca Cola and Pepsi....What happened in the Hawaii Senate Health Committee on the Resolution to ask FDA to rescind approval? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, BECAUSE CHAIRMAN DAVID IGE NEVER EVEN SCHEDULED A HEARING FOR HCR 191, THUS KILLING IT!
Pelosi And Reid Need To Step Down
Once again these two are trying to force amnesty on us, but can't seem to stop the war, start impeachment proceedings or do anything else constructive.
Three Days In The Desert
An account of the Coachella Music Festival. Stars on stage, animals in pens, 'Obama pig' in the air, and fear building walls.
McCain Finally Condemns President Bush's Outlandish Comments
"I've just been buried the past seven years and it wasn't until yesterday that I got a chance to sit down and check out the Internet," said McCain. "Wow."
The Politics Of Hypocrisy: McCain Slips Out From Under His Rock
John McCain slithered down to the Lower 9th District last week determined to paint himself as a 'kinder, gentler' GOP candidate and to rail at the Bush administration's failed response to Hurricane Katrina. One thing everyone (read: Mainstream Media) failed to tell the public was about McCain's part in shaping that dismal response. How hypocritical can a candidate get?
A Student Government Election Made For TV
Ewing High School shows how not to run an student election
I'm Sick And Tired Of Losing:
As the sickening parade to the White House continues, I have realized that there is no real hope for positive change under our current or prospective candidates and I'm sick and tired of losing.
LAST SUPPER
The United States' oily feast on Iraq is, perhaps, humanity's Last Supper.
Cherie Blair In Bangladesh
When Cherie Blair visits Bangladesh and lectures the natives on "the rule of law" and "human rights", she goes beyond decency and humanity, and makes a mockery of the deaths of over a million people in Iraq.
Relationships Drive All That We Do: Make The Most Of Them
A lesson in relationship management, from how one's relationships can define, advance or even restrain growth and success. Taken from experience, a little introspection and pragmatism, it's about life.
ABOUT THAT REBATE STIMULUS CHECK FROM GEORGE W
George W Bush's so called stimulus check to all Americans is a joke and meant only to pacify the masses and uneducated while the Cheney / Bush crime syndicate continues to fleece the economy: Allen L Roland
I Know This Is Not Going To Be Popular But...
Editorial about the righteous fight in Afghanistan.
McCain-Clinton Gas Tax Holiday Is Bunk
If you don't support a gas tax holiday as the solution to high energy costs and economic woes then you're "out of touch" with ordinary working people, Hillary Clinton and John McCain recently claimed.
Open Letter To Senator Hillary Clinton
Open Letter to Senator Hillary Clinton regarding the Rockefeller Inititive
Is Hillary Really A Republican And Are We Really Smart Enough To Vote??
In my opinion,we,who turn to media like OED for news and opinions,who exhibit common sense,social clarity and demonstrate an awareness of the problems and their sources which are tearing down our society have a responsibility to do everything in our power to force our elected officials to do their jobs and motivate like minded people to do the same.So,why are we so ineffectual?What more can we do?I'm feeling hopeless lately.
Just How Relevant Is Reverend Wright.
am so sick the media attention to the newest star Huckster Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Just how relevant to fixing this country problems is Reverend Wright. The great so called God fearing Black crusader who now is going to exploit this rift with Obama to peddle his upcoming book no one would have read until now.
The War, Next-door
"Obsessed with the power of Spain in his youth, Cromwell failed to note the rise of France." The same can be said of our own current Cromwell, obsessed with the desire to restart and reframe the cold war under a Republican unipolar stance, they have lost sight of everything else. Watching their Neocon kite intently as it dances on the breeze until they've run with it, off the cliff.
The Real Numbers
Description of the possibilities of remaining delegate counts in the Democratic Party nomination
The Prey Of Panic
What we all face deserves much more than the distraction and distoritions that have become such obvious fair for news and political operatives.
UV ALERT FOR SUNBURNS, SKIN CANCER, CATARACTS!
Dangerous Ultra Violet levels due to ozone depletion in northern hemisphere. Ultra Violet Index Alerts needed!
Is Obama Electable? Maybe He Is ... Maybe He Isn't.
Does Hillary Clinton (D-NY) have a point that Barack Obama (D-IL) is the weaker candidate against John McCain (R-AZ) because of his inexperience and inability to attract white, blue collar support? Is Obama justified in his claims that Clinton is the weaker candidate in the general election because she is too polarizing and Americans are sick of Slick? The truth is, there are arguments to be made on both sides.
This Is Outrageous! A Supreme Court Judge Actively Advocating Violating The Law.
We've come to a sorry state of affairs when a Supreme Court judge knows less about the law than us plain, ordinary folks. Scalia's approval of torture, for any reason, is in violation of the Geneva Convention, which the United States is a signatory to and is the law of the land.
Smooth Sailing Till The Next Election? Maybe Not.
The corporate media and the "liberal" press have been ignoring the impeachment & 9/11 truth movements and instead try to keep the focus of the populace on Obama/Clinton as the solution. Should we assume the fascist war criminals currently occupying the White House wont do anything else (besides kill Iraqi civilians, torture innocents, etc.) until then? Here I explain why we should expect the worst, and what we can do NOW.
Marines Taliban Killing Hunt - Shoot Afghans In Afghanistan, But Wright Is 'Outrageous'
CNN: Marines invade a village long under Taliban 'control', (Taliban provincial administration), caption - "Marines on Taliban Killing Hunt!", next -"outrageous" Wright quoting Bible on terror coming back to those who use terror, accusing the U.S. of using terror. Not new, media vilified Rev. King condemning U.S. genocide in Vietnam and a murderous foreign policy worldwide. What is new an anti-war personality on prime time!
Hamas Holocaust Perversion: Jews Planned Holocaust To Kill Handicapped Jews
According to a Hamas TV educational program, broadcast last week, taught that the murder of Jews in the Holocaust was a Zionist plot with two goals: 1- To eliminate "disabled and handicapped" Jews by sending them to death camps, so they would not be a burden on the future state of Israel. 2- At the same time, the Holocaust served to make "the Jews seem persecuted" so they could "benefit from international sympathy."
Voting By Mail & Internet Voting: Who's Doing The Counting? Tonight: On Voice Of The Voters
As opposition to electronic voting grows, Vote By Mail and Internet Voting movements have arisen. Proponents tout the supposed convenience, reduced cost and increased voter turnout of these systems. Tonight's nationally renowned experts discuss the truth of these claims and put them in context: How do these systems measure up in terms of security, accuracy and transparency?
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