Bidness with the Enemy
On the morning of 9-11-2001, Bush Sr. was in business with the bin Ladens and other Saudis who had helped fund Osama bin Laden and the attack.
Vote Corruption Signs
Vote Corruption Signs We’re all aware by now of the huge dangers in having no paper trail of votes – the maker of election machines is pro-Bush. Oregon officials have opened an investigation into alleged improper voter registration practices, Secretary of State Bill Bradbury said Wednesday. The investigation follows a television report in which a paid-per-registration canvasser said he had been instructed only to accept registrations from Republicans, and that he "might" destroy those from Democrats. And Oregon’s vote-by-mail system…
Armies of Compassion
Ok OK I’m I little quirky. I’m focussing on just one little phrase. There will be endless talk about the debate, and I’ll check all that out later. So I’m not going to rehearse the whole thing, but instead focus on one little thing that has always bothered me and bothers me more now. The phrase Bush used at least twice, the "armies of compassion," is an almost total cognitive dissonance for me. Armies and compassion invoke very different associations….
Security Scholars: Iraq War Most Misguided Policy Since Vietnam
OneWorld U.S. Home / Today’s News / Global Daily Headlines / News – Security Scholars Say Iraq War Most Misguided Policy Since Vietnam This ccording to an open letter signed by some 500 U.S. national-security specialists (Security Scholars for a Sensible Foreign Policy – S3FP), said that the current situation in Iraq could have been much better had the Bush administration heeded the advice of some of its most experienced career military and foreign service officers. But the administration’s failure…
Complain to the FCC about Sinclair
Complain to the FCC about Sinclair This week, Sinclair Broadcasting — the largest owner of local television stations in the U.S. — ordered its 62 stations to preempt regular programming to air an anti-Kerry documentary a few days before the election. Their aim is clear: use the public’s airwaves to sway the election in favor of an administration that staunchly allows companies like Sinclair to get even bigger. Great for Sinclair’s bottom line — terrible for our democracy. Sinclair Broadcasting’s…
Bush will sign $137 Billion Tax Giveaway
Just in time for the Election. Boo-hiss to the Senate! The Senate on Monday approved $137 billion in tax breaks for corporations and special interests over 10 years. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called the measure the "worst example of the influence of the special interests I have ever seen." To win support from tobacco-state lawmakers, tax writers included a $10 billion industry-financed buyout for tobacco farmers. That provision drew heated bipartisan criticism from Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Mike DeWine,…