Keith Olbermann In Trouble?

You've watched the video. You've read the blog. You've posted the comments. But have you written your letter to MSNBC. Have you written a letter to counterpoint the form letters that the rightwingers are trying to unleash on MSNBC right now......more

The next industrial giant is ... India?

India's economic advancement no longer rests on telephone call centers and computer programmers. Among villages with thatch-roofed huts and dirt roads on the outskirts of this city in west-central India, John Deere and LG have recently built factories turning out tractors and color television sets for sale in India and for export to the United States.....more

Challenging the Culture of Obedience

As President Bush visited Salt Lake City August 30 to promote his policies in Iraq and the "war on terror," Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson delivered this address at a peace rally outside City Hall that drew more than 2,500 people. Watch the video here, via CBS affiliate KUTV, Salt Lake City......more

Global Warming a Boon for Greenland's Farmers

Known for its massive ice sheets, Greenland is feeling the effects of global warming as rising temperatures have expanded the island's growing season and crops are flourishing. For the first time in hundreds of years, it has become possible to raise cattle and start dairy farms.....more

The Lieberman Effect


If Lieberman is encouraging Republicans and other conservatives to go to the polls to support his candidacy, Dems are understandably worried that those same voters will back GOP House candidates, undercutting key opportunities that could help shift the balance of power on the Hill....more

U.S. yeshiva student rockers raise cash for Israelis, Lebanese

We all have different opinions about the war, about the political situation here in Israel, Segal said from the stage in English. Nonetheless, he added, we all agree that everyone can relate to a human being as a human being......more

Taxpayers pay for Bush's campaign travel

Bankrolled almost entirely by taxpayers, President Bush' name is roaming far and wide on Air Force One to help Republicans retain control of Congress and capture statehouse contests in high-stakes midterm elections......more

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After Katrina

Full coverage of the New Orleans disaster and its aftermath.....more

CDF Katrina Project Needs Books
Book donations may be sent to:

Cathy Drane
1452 N. Broad St.
New Orleans, LA 70119

CDF Katrina Project website

Ruling helps voter registration groups

A federal judge in Miami stopped the state from enforcing a voter registration law that third-party groups said discriminated against them......more

The O'Reilly Excuse

Clinton makes up for lost time in battling AIDS

Bill Clinton worked the crowd of AIDS survivors, clasping the outstretched hands of children alive because of the AIDS medicines his foundation donated.....more

Reclaiming The Issues: Islamic Or Republican Fascism?

In the years since George W. Bush first used 9/11 as his own "Reichstag fire" to gut the Constitution and enhance the power and wealth of his corporate cronies, many across the political spectrum have accused him and his Republican support group of being fascists.....more

The Trouble with Bush's 'Islamofascism'

If you thought the War on Terror was bad, get ready for the international disasters that the "war on Islamic fascism" will produce.....more

Ronda Storms Is Very Popular In Alabama

That's $6,500.00 dollars worth of campaign contributions from 931 Fairfax Park Tuscaloosa, Al 35406. Google Maps shows the location to be in an industrial park off of Watermelon Road. I'm curious as to why health businesses for the states of Florida, Arkansas and Missouri would all be in one Alabama.....more

The End of the Oil Era Looms

Oil, uranium, gold and platinum are more sought after than ever today. The search for natural resources is becoming increasingly difficult and prices are soaring. But future growth of the world economy depends on these natural resources -- and some will soon disappear forever......more

GOP dips in religion poll

The number of people who consider the Republican Party friendly to religion has dipped below half in the last year, with declines among white evangelicals and white Catholics......more

Chad orders foreign oil firms out

Chad has decided that as of tomorrow ChevronTexaco and Petronas must leave Chad because they have refused to pay their taxes......more

Bigotry: Out in the Open

A leading congressional candidate in Florida said he knows, "from my own experience, that blacks are not the greatest swimmers, and may not even know how to swim.".....more

If you are not electing Christians, tried and true, under public scrutiny and pressure, if you're not electing Christians then in essence you are going to legislate sin......Katherine Harris

After the flood

Katrina taught us a lot about climate change, flood control and disaster management. So why are these lessons still being ignored?.....more

Puta Of The Week
Rocky vs. Spike Lee

Jon Stewart took a good look at Rockey, the Katrina survivor who met with Bush this week, on The Daily Show last night......here

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE

Puta noun - whore, streetwalker, sucia, ho, slut

Republican Congressional Report on Iran Riddled With Errors

Here is what the professionals are saying about the Republican-dominated Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy report on Iran that slams US intelligence professionals for poor intelligence on Iran....more

Bush and Saddam Should Both Stand Trial, Says Nuremberg Prosecutor

A chief prosecutor of Nazi war crimes at Nuremberg has said George W. Bush should be tried for war crimes along with Saddam Hussein. Benjamin Ferencz, who secured convictions for 22 Nazi officers for their work in orchestrating the death squads that killed more than 1 million people, told OneWorld both Bush and Saddam should be tried for starting "aggressive" wars--Saddam for his 1990 attack on Kuwait and Bush for his 2003 invasion of Iraq.....more

"9/11 was Clinton's fault"

On August 6, 2001, George W. Bush received his Presidential Daily Briefing. The briefing described active plots to attack the United States by Osama bin Laden. The word "hijacking" appeared in that briefing. Shortly after this briefing, George W. Bush departed to Texas for a month-long vacation.....more

America the Shootiful
Cartoon by Mark Fiore

Send in the peacekeepers -- to save us from Charlton Heston and the NRA!.....more

Austrian girl escapes her "master" after 8 years

Police pictures showed the windowless dungeon Kampusch had been kept in -- a 6-sq-metre room, hidden underneath the house's garage, reachable only by a vault-like hatch of fortified steel. The cell, equipped with running water and a toilet, was stacked with shelves full of books, toys, a radio and a tv.....more

Chávez's Revolution in Foreign Policy

Chávez interview with Al Jazeera "had an electric impact on 26 million Arab viewers. It received the station's largest ever e-mail response — tens of thousands — with the bulk of them posing a simple question: why can't the Arab world produce a Chávez?".....more

Black students ordered to give up seats to whites

Nine black children attending Red River Elementary School were directed last week to the back of the school bus by a white driver who designated the front seats for white children.....more

The Top 10 Corporate Democrats-For-Hire

They claim to be 'centrists,' but these D.C. Dems -- whose corporate agendas aren't too different from Bush administration policies -- are living proof that the system needs fixing.....more

While you surf the Web, who's surfing you?

Any business traveler who has logged on to a wireless network at the airport, printed a document at a hotel business center or checked e-mail messages at a public terminal has probably wondered, at least fleetingly, "Is this safe?".....more

Limbaugh handicapped races in new Survivor series

"African-American tribe" worst swimmers, Hispanics "will do things other people won't do"

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Is Bush a Clear & Present Danger?

Faced with George W. Bush’s disastrous policies in the Middle East and his adamant refusal to change course, the question now arises whether the President has become a “clear and present danger” to the security of the United States and, indirectly, to Israel.....more

GOP Jihadists purged Republican Party

It's amazing seeing all the news stories this morning of the crazy, angry jihadists who have purged their Republican Party of Murkowski. Oh wait, no one is writing that...I forgot that booting an incumbent is fine if you are a Republican.....more

The War in Iraq Costs: $309,110,121,549

Instead: We could have paid for 40,941,752 children to attend a year of Head Start
Instead: We could have hired 5,356,921 additional public school teachers for one year
Instead: We could have provided 14,985,002 four-year scholarships at public universities
Instead: We could have built 2,783,252 additional housing units
Cost To Tampa Bay: $1,068,391,034
Cost To Florida: $16,318,259,669

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The occupier defines justice

When a Palestinian kills an Israeli - soldier or civilian - his name, picture and details of his indictment will be published. He will automatically be condemned to life in jail, and his prime minister or the leader of his organization will be considered responsible and hence a target for arrest or assassination. The soldiers who kill Palestinian civilians are sheltering under the wide apron of the occupation army. Their names will not be known in public, and their prime minister and commanders will not be deemed accountable.....more

"I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees."......George W. Bush

Watch Ava Lowery's new video of Hurricane Katrina......here

We should simply hang our heads in shame.

Trying to Make It Home:
New Orleans One Year After Katrina

New Orleans is still in intensive care. If you have seen recent television footage of New Orleans, you probably have a picture of how bad our housing situation is. What you cannot see is that the rest of our institutions, our water, our electricity, our healthcare, our jobs, our educational system, our criminal justice systems - are all just as broken as our housing. We remain in serious trouble. Like us, you probably wonder where has the promised money gone?.....more

"When The Levees Broke" ACT 3 and 4 on tonight HBO 9pm

As violent crimes rise, law enforcement officials battle $1.1 billion funding cut

With murder and other violent crimes on the rise in many American cities, local law enforcement agencies and elected officials are battling to stave off $1.1 billion in federal funding cuts proposed by President Bush.....more

Scientist: Dolphins are stupid
Dolphins are not as clever as previously thought

Dolphins may have big brains, but a South African-based scientist says laboratory rats and even goldfish can outwit them.....more

Citizens 4, St. Pete Beach 0

St. Pete Beach joins a few other Florida communities where angry citizens are trying to take more power. They are early battlegrounds in a movement called "Hometown Democracy," which would create universal voter control in Florida. Hometown Democracy could reach the ballot as early as 2008.....more

The Loose Cannon of 9/11

And on July 22, 2004, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report on the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Is it possible that two twentysomethings from "a small hippie town that time forgot" could undermine that entire effort with $8,000 and a laptop?.....more

The Spread of Right-Wing Extortion

A small town in Germany is currently trying to prevent neo-Nazis from buying a hotel in the town center. But is it just a ploy? The right-wingers stand accused of threatening to buy property only to profit from the resulting furor.....more

McCain Calls For Escalation In Iraq
Suggests Putting More Troops On The Ground

All along, we have not had enough troops on the ground to control the situation. Many, many people knew that, and it’s — we’re paying a very heavy price for it.....more

"When The Levees Broke" on tonight HBO 8pm

Bush still in Curveball Cuckooland

You know, I’ve heard this theory about, you know, everything was just fine until we arrived [in Iraq] and — you know, the stir-up-the-hornet’s- nest theory. It just doesn’t hold water, as far as I’m concerned. The terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the Middle East. They were …...more

Watch It Here

Reservists rally in Jerusalem as protests over war snowball

The campaign mounted by Israel Defense Forces reserve soldiers spread Monday as bereaved families joined them in demands for a national inquiry into the Lebanon war, and for the resignations of the prime minister and defense minister.....more

Cubby The Bear Killed In Pen By Big Shot Redneck

Troy Lee Gentry of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry is Accused of killing tame bear. Authorities allege that Gentry purchased the bear from Greenly, a wildlife photographer and hunting guide, then killed it with a bow and arrow in an enclosed pen on Greenly's property in October 2004.....more

Watch him shooting other thing's ....here

Government fulfills few Katrina promises

The job of clearing debris left by the storm remains unfinished, and has been plagued by accusations of fraud and price gouging. Tens of thousands of families still live in trailers or mobile homes, with no indication of when or how they will be able to obtain permanent housing. Important decisions about rebuilding and improving flood defenses have been delayed. And little if anything has been done to ensure the welfare of the poor in a rebuilt New Orleans.....more

Zogby: Bush Job Approval—34%

The numbers continue to reflect erosion in the President’s political base – just 62% of Republicans give him positive marks for his job performance, while 38% give him negative marks. Even among weekly WalMart shoppers – a demographic group identified by Pollster John Zogby as a critical support group for Bush – just 45% now give him positive job marks, though his numbers among those shoppers have improved 10 points since early June. More than three out of four – 76% – of weekly WalMart shoppers voted for Bush over Democrat John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.....more

In Nashville, Sounds of Political Uprising From the Left

“Something political will not get played on country radio unless it’s on the conservative side,” he added. “If you show both sides, it’s not good enough. It’s got to be just on the right.”.....more

Raul Castro goes public, says he has mobilized Cuba to repel U.S.

In his first public declaration as acting president, Raul Castro said he has mobilized tens of thousands reservists and militia to defend Cuba against a potential U.S. threat. "We could not rule out the risk of somebody going crazy, or even crazier, within the U.S. government," he said in an interview Friday in the Communist Party newspaper Granma.....more

How Washington Goaded Israel to Invade Lebanon

There is increasing evidence that Israel instigated a disastrous war on Lebanon largely at the behest of the United States. The Bush administration was set on crippling Hezbollah, the radical Shiite political movement that maintains a sizable block of seats in the Lebanese parliament....more

Letter from Asia: Koizumi's shrine visits cast pall over his legacy

The shrine visits, with their predictable controversy, are useful for manipulating fear of China, much like the infamous Willy Horton ad in the 1998 American presidential campaign aroused a reflexive fear of blacks in certain quarters and increased voter turnout of a critical Republican base.....more

Poll: Bush's legacy, Israel's victory, Jewish sympathy

The decisive factor in the Bush legacy will be war. The war against terror, the war in Iraq. And Bush is still convinced that history will be kind to him....more

In dark days, they love her even more

Katherine Harris diehards admire her for many things, but especially respect her fortitude under pressure.....more

"She has my heart," proclaimed Ruth Coberley, 53, of Kissimmee, clad in a red, white and blue Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate T-shirt.

"I love Katherine," said Mary Todd, 64, of the Villages retirement community. "She's a little Dynamo."

Six years ago, Harris was mocked on national TV during the bitter 2000 presidential recount in Florida for her unsparing use of makeup and what some considered her weak command of elections law.

Weak command of elections law? Ms. Kumar you are so kind. Try fixing the election.

In the Heart of America's Love Affair with Firepower

The Knob Creek machine gun shoot in Kentucky attracts thousands of neo-Nazis and other extremists. But the orgy of firepower helps everyone get along just fine.....more

Republicans Losing The 'Security Moms'

Married women with children, the "security moms" whose concerns about terrorism made them an essential part of Republican victories in 2002 and 2004, are taking flight from GOP politicians this year....more

The Anti-Anti-War Campaign

The country is now 60 percent against the war in Iraq. The anti-war left is not some crazy fringe group. It is the American mainstream. And it is not Lamont or MoveOn and DailyKos that are out of touch. It is the politicians and pundits in Washington who continue to kowtow to this incredibly destructive Administration.....more

Willie Nelson donates to Cindy Sheehan’s protest site

"Cindy called Willie Nelson and asked where we could get a bio-diesel fueled generator and Willie said he's got one on the way for us.".....more

Iraqi group uses Michael Moore film to mock Bush

At one point, the documentary cuts to a scene from Moore's 2004 award-winning film where he lobbies on the steps of the U.S. Congress in Washington. "After all, there are honest and influential guys in America and if Mr Moore can talk to you like that, so can I," the Rashedeen narrator says.....more

The Post Editorial Board

The profound constitutional crisis we face by virtue of a President who believes he has the power to act outside of the law and has been exercising that power aggressively and enthusiastically in numerous ways over five years....more

Howard Dean: I hate Republicans and everything they stand for

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Wednesday that his frequent verbal volleys at the Republican Party aren't aimed at typical GOP voters like those in South Dakota....more

The Language of Ignorance

On a beautiful fall day, as I was hiking in the Cascade Mountains … the majesty and beauty of God’s creation overwhelmed my resistance. As I rounded a corner and saw a beautiful and unexpected frozen waterfall, hundreds of feet high, I knew the search was over. The next morning, I knelt in the dewy grass as the sun rose and surrendered to Jesus Christ.....more

Ramsey's killer looks like Ned Lamont

Is that who you want representing you, Connecticut?"....more

It’s Official: GOP Wants Lieberman Victory, Won’t Back Its Own Candidate The NRSC has confirmed that it’s backing Lieberman: “This morning, a source at the National Republican Senatorial Committee confirmed in a phone interview that the party will not help Schlesinger or any other potential Republican candidate in Connecticut, and it now favors a Lieberman victory in November.".....more

High-Res Executions and Bloody DVDs

Terrorists are becoming increasingly adept at producing high-quality videos. DVDs depicting bloody beheadings are now available at markets in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They're also on the Web.....more

Ditch US in terror war, say 80% of Britons

A majority of British people wants the Government to adopt an even more "aggressive" foreign policy to combat international terrorism, according to an opinion poll conducted after the arrests of 24 terrorism suspects last week. However - by a margin of more than five to one - the public wants Tony Blair to split from President George W Bush and either go it alone in the "war on terror", or work more closely with Europe.....more

Thank You, ACLU:
U.S. judge rules warantless wiretapping unconstitutional

"Plaintiffs have prevailed, and the public interest is clear, in this matter. It is the upholding of our Constitution," U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor wrote in her 43-page opinion....more

Majority of Americans Support Increased Surveillance, Poll Shows

Violence surges in Iraq's cities

A roadside bomb in Baghdad has killed at least eight people, while violence has broken out in Mosul and Basra.....more

Ann Coulter’s Beautiful Big Money Smear Machine

Ann Coulter was made in the 1990s, as was her right-wing blonde book-end Laura Ingraham, who recently clucked that journalists should get off of their hotel balconies and report the Iraq war; a war that is the deadliest conflict for journalists since WWII.....more

Bill Clinton slams Joe Lieberman

The former president described Lieberman's stand on the war as, "I want to attack Iraq whether or not they have weapons of mass destruction." "His position is the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld position....more

Better Saddam Than Dead

Better dead than Red. During the Cold War, that was the rallying cry of the diehard anti-communists, many of whom never had to face the choice. During those years, hundreds of millions of people—in the Soviet Union, in China and elsewhere—did not adhere to such an extreme slogan. They may not have fancied living in lands without freedoms, but they believed it was preferable to reside under repression than to die trying to topple tyranny.....more

The Bush Administration is acting as the muscle for Coke and Pepsi.

The two soft drink manufacturers are under fire in India after a recent report released by a respected environmental group revealed that the colas marketed in that country contain dangerous pesticides, sometimes at alarmingly high levels. (Coke and Pepsi have hotly disputed the conclusions.).....more

U.S. Torture and Abuse of Detainees

“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”—The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 5 (1948)

Each day brings more information about the appalling abuses inflicted upon men and women held by the United States in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere around the world. U.S. forces have used interrogation techniques including hooding, stripping detainees naked, subjecting them to extremes of heat, cold, noise and light, and depriving them of sleep—in violation of the Geneva Conventions.....more

Torture Museum

Old Threats, New Fears

Government-induced hysteria thrives on public ignorance, which is why President Bush is so confident of turning the British bomb plot to his partisan purposes. Otherwise, how could he dare claim that his policies have made the nation safer?.....more

Why We Don't Know Our Enemy

Thinking about '08: Playing Pundit for Fun, No Profit

When Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean in 2004 right before Dean's campaign imploded, taking $40 million with it, everyone treated Gore as if he had gone even crazier--what with growing a beard, pointing out that Iraq was a mistake and George W. Bush was a liar. My thought was that Gore was positioning himself for 2008.....more

Republicanisms: War on Terror
1. An unconstitutional never-ending war on an abstract noun
2. Best thing that ever happened to the military-industrial complex
3. Cold War nostagia

From the "Dictionary of Republicanisms"

The new GOP talking point:
"Adapt to win."

Jon Stewart takes a look at the propaganda bug….Stay the course. Or is it?.....more

Fellow Floridians:
This may come as a shock but Bill (The Next Lieberman) Nelson has NOT yet pledged his support for Ned Lamont.

CT-Sen: Bob Geiger is maintaining a list of Senators pledging support
to Ned Lamont. Check it out here, and if your Democratic Senator isn't on that list, give them a call.

http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Will the real Democrats please stand up? Other choices in Nov. here

Right Wing attacks the Commander-in-Chief during a time of war

We have a rule in our country that "attacking the Commander-in-Chief during a time of war" helps The Terrorists and emboldens our enemies. Joe Lieberman put it this way: "in matters of war, we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril.".....more

Linda Ronstadt defends her politics

Five minutes into the interview and Linda Ronstadt is screaming into the phone, “George Bush stinks!”
“He’s an idiot,” Ronstadt says, adding, “he’s enormously incompetent on both the domestic and international scenes.”.....more

Public Stoning:
Not Just for the Taliban Anymore

"I don't want to capture their (mainstream Americans') system. I want to replace it," fumed North to a cheering audience. North has called for the stoning of gays and nonbelievers (rocks are cheap and plentiful, he has observed). Both friends and foes label him "Scary Gary.".....more

Racial Profiling Gone Wild
No Terror Connection in Michigan Cell Phone Case

On the kids from Texas busted in Michigan Friday and being held by local Michigan prosecutors for terror offenses because they bought too many cell phones at a Wal-Mart.....more

Madonna Headed for Das Big House?

If Madonna doesn't change her ways, she could be going from "Hung Up" to locked up.
German prosecutors have announced plans to monitor the erstwhile Material Girl's Sunday concert in Duesseldorf to see if she goes ahead with the mock-crucifixion routine that has been drawing religious ire since her Confessions tour kicked off in May.....more

War is a Racket
The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General

Is a short work by former U.S. Marine Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, where Butler discusses how business interests have commercially benefited from warfare. Butler points to a variety of examples, mostly from World War I, where industrialists whose operations were subsidised by public funding were able to generate substantial profits essentially from mass human suffering..... Wikipedia

Read It Here

The Constitution in Crisis; The Downing Street Minutes and Deception,Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Coverups in the Iraq War,and Illegal Domestic Surveillance.....here

Welcome To The Hague

Did Cheney Go Too Far?

By insinuating that the sizeable majority of American voters who oppose the war in Iraq are aiding and abetting the enemy, Vice President Cheney on Wednesday may have crossed the line that separates legitimate political discourse from hysteria.....more

'They've run this play one too many times','The American people simply do not recognize any validity in what they're saying.'...... Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Lou Dobbs Wakes Up to 9/11 Lies

South Koreans tried and punished by online vigilantes

"By the time I found out the source of this outrage, it was too late. My name, address, photographs, telephone numbers were all over the Internet," . "Tens of thousands of people were busy sharing my identity and discussing how to punish me.....more

Internet rules the news in South Korea

An indigenous revolution brings hope to Bolivia

The challenges in Bolivia are formidable but so is the energy and spirit of the people. For more than 500 years they have waited for this moment and now it is theirs.....more

Fear and Smear

An evil symbiosis does exist between Muslim terrorists and American politicians, but it is not the one Republicans describe. The jihadists need George W. Bush to sustain their cause. His bloody crusade in the Middle East bolsters their accusation that America is out to destroy Islam. The president has unwittingly made himself the lead recruiter of willing young martyrs.....more

Criminal Administration

A few months from now, after midterm elections, if Democrats regain a majority in Congress—or if Democrats regain the Executive office in three years—almost the entire Bush administration could be standing trial....more

Dean Defends Lamont, Slams Lieberman

Today on NBC’s Meet the Press, David Gregory asked DNC Chairman Howard Dean, about his support for Ned Lamont vs. Joe Lieberman.....more

Meet: Marc A. Murolo

After Reading On "The State Of Sunshine" About The Tribute To The Victim's Of 911 By This Website
2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11
Bloggers honor the innocent victims of that awful day...

I was Honored To Be Assigned Marc A. Murolo.

Other Local Tribute's
Out In Left Field
Fire On The Poop Deck
In Theory

Free Republic: The Castro images are fake

Not fake in the sense that that isn’t Castro, but they were not taken at the time they are stated to have been taken....more

Hemingway felines in Key West spark USDA catfight

For more than 40 years, they have lounged on Ernest Hemingway's bed, lolled in his garden and sipped water from the urinal he dragged home from his favorite saloon (Sloppy Joe's), delighting tourists from around the world.....more

Floridians think war has been handled badly

A St. Petersburg Times poll found that more than half of Floridians think President Bush has done a poor job handling the war in Iraq, an opinion that could spill over into this fall’s elections.....more

Bush Seeks Political Gains from Foiled Plot

US President George W. Bush seized on a foiled London airline bomb plot to hammer unnamed critics he accused of having all but forgotten the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Weighed down by the unpopular war in Iraq, Bush and his aides have tried to shift the national political debate from that conflict to the broader and more popular global war on terrorism ahead of November 7 congressional elections.....more

'Retaliation monstrous and disproportionate'

Lebanon's social affairs minister is appalled by what she sees as the "monstrous and disproportionate retaliation" of the Israeli military against her country.....more

Braves give the boot to conservative group at "Faith Day"

Several gay rights groups on the Web bristled with speculation that Focus on the Family was given the boot for promoting its belief that homosexuality is a social problem comparable to alcoholism, gambling or depression.....more

Commie Book Ban

"Angelina Jolie has a tattoo of Che Guevara ... like Mike Tyson," said Emilio Izquierdo as he shook his head in mild bewilderment.....more

Vamos a Cuba

Bush staff wanted bomb-detect cash moved

While the British terror suspects were hatching their plot, the Bush administration was quietly seeking permission to divert $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new homeland explosives detection technology.....more

Beyond Chutzpah: Cheney Implies Terrorists Are Happy Lieberman Lost

Here's the bottom line: Ned Lamont ran against the war in Iraq, a war that Joe Lieberman vehemently supported -- and still supports. A war that 60 percent of Americans are against. A war that is the defining foreign policy initiative of the Bush administration -- an initiative that has been an abject failure on every level. A war that has put the GOP's back against the electoral wall. So it's firing back with it's favorite weapon -- fear -- trying to make the case that being against the war somehow makes Lamont soft on national security.....more

"I just think that this Bush administration confuses a comprehensive attack on the terrorists with the invasion of Iraq,"......Ned Lamont

FL-22: Another Republican runs away from Bush

A strong challenge by Democratic state Sen. Ron Klein is giving 13-term Republican Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. what appears the toughest challenge of his House career. And Shaw, as he seeks to hang on in south Florida's politically competitive 22nd District, is using his TV advertising to preemptively -- if selectively -- distance himself from President Bush.....more

Be Prepared For Republicans To Close Gap

Right now, both Democrats and the progressive movement are flying high. Our fifty-state strategy has yielded record candidate recruitment. With a 43% Democratic turnout in Connecticut, evidence continues to mount that Democrats are turning out at higher rates than Republicans (possibly significantly higher rates)....more

Cheney on Lamont: Can't Resist the Low Blow

Mayhem in Iraq. Global warming on the warpath. National debt to the moon. There's much to moan about. But it's the little things that sometimes can tick one off the most....more

Half of Americans Still Believe In WMDs - They Saw Them on TV

A recent Harris Poll reports found that while “the U.S. and other countries have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, surprisingly more U.S. adults (50%) think that Iraq had such weapons when the U.S. invaded Iraq.....more

The neocons' next war
By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it....more

A Clean Break:A New Strategy for Securing the Realm

The Nexus of Politics and Terror

In the last three years there had been about 13 similar coincidences - a political downturn for the administration, followed by a “terror event” - a change in alert status, an arrest, a warning....more

Watch it Here

Dean on Republican Post-Primary Spin

"Republicans can try to spin their propaganda, but the truth is Republicans are out of touch with America and the November elections will be a referendum on George Bush's failed policies".....more

Yesterday....
Neo-Conservatives' "Favorite Democrat" Falls

Today....
Bush says plot a 'stark reminder'

"hmmm"?

Q&A: Liquid explosives

An alleged plot to blow up planes from the UK mid-flight and cause "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" has been disrupted, Scotland Yard has said....more

Penguins in Texas highway crash

Texas highway patrol officers carried out one of their strangest rescues after a truck carrying 25 penguins, an octopus and exotic fish overturned....more

Let's Speak Rumsfeldian!

It's the new language that's sweeping the globe!....more

Neo-Conservatives' "Favorite Democrat" Falls

Tuesday's defeat in Connecticut's primary election of President George W. Bush's "favourite Democrat", Sen. Joe Lieberman, by a little-known anti-war candidate marks a major setback to neo-conservative hopes of maintaining bipartisan support for the administration's aggressive foreign policies, particularly in the Middle East.....more

Smith lets Big Sugar do the dirty work

How nice that U.S. Sugar, which has done so much for - sorry, I meant to - the state of Florida, now is telling people how to vote in the governor's race.....more

Lamont's Victory -- A Media Defeat
Jeff Cohen

Lieberman is not just the favorite Democrat of the White House and corporate interests; he’s also a favorite of conservative pundits and Fox News and Sean Hannity, who proposed “Conservatives for Lieberman” and has volunteered to campaign and fundraise for Joe in Connecticut.....more

The Unmaking of a Senator: How Bloggers Pulled It Off

With Lieberman's primary loss, the netroots movement has established itself as a power center among Democrats. But will its influence haunt the party in November?.....more

"MoveOn is not fringe. They're the heart of the party.".....Mary Matalin

Dean on Yesterday's Strong Turnout in Democratic Primaries Across the Country

"In Connecticut, Democratic voters exercised their most fundamental right as Americans, choosing Ned Lamont as the Democratic nominee. We congratulate Mr. Lamont and look forward to working with him both to ensure his victory in November and as a United States Senator....more

Mr. Lamont Goes to Washington



The Morning After....
Posted by Kirby noon Eastern

We follow people who care about their fellow man and supporting this amazing experiment called the United States and getting it back in line with the Constitution our framers brilliantly constructed so as to remain our guiding principle here, 200+ years later......more

C'mon kids, let's go to Army World!

The Army is considering a proposal to allow a private developer to build a military-themed park that would include Cobra Gunship rides and bars including a "1st Division Lounge.".....more

Ned, Did it!
Antiwar challengers across US get a vote of confidence

In October 2002, lawmakers in Congress were presented with a preelection test about where they stood on Iraq, and most answered it by siding with President Bush, voting to authorize his use of force against Saddam Hussein and promising an anxious electorate that they would be protected against a potential threat from Iraq.....more

America Struggles With Its Own Evangelical Taliban

At this late stage of the Bush rapture, American evangelism is a lot like the Exxon Valdez: Massive, sloshing with oily energy and not a little drunk on its power as it steers through hazards of its own designs. The moment evangelicals began tearing down the church-state wall, the rubble became their shoals.....more

Bengals fans who spot bad behavior can call hot line

Bengals fans annoyed by bad behavior in the stands can now report it by cell phone. The hot line number should be easy to remember -- (513) 381-JERK....more

Soldiers want to freeze sperm before entering Lebanon

'I want to freeze sperm in case of disaster,' write soldiers to organization New Family, which advocates establishment of sperm bank for soldiers.....more

Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
According to the conservative Human Events

The Top 10 Conservative Idiots
No. 254

Wingnuts Unite Against Villalobos

"Miami Sen. Alex Villalobos' vote against the governor's voucher program has drawn the interest and money of a national school-choice group bankrolled by the families that founded Wal-mart and Amway.".....more

Mel Gibson's Big Spray

'Truth' Hurts: Chair Hits Redner On TV

A Jerry Springer moment hit community television this weekend when a chair was hurled at Joe Redner.....more

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Ned is looking more and more "statesmanlike" as he enters the final 2 days of the campaign....more

Suck It Up
A defense of the much-maligned word.

Are you offended by the word sucks? Do you loathe the way it's crept into everyday conversation? Are you shocked that preteen children and primetime television shows blithely employ a vivid slang term for oral sex?....more

Rocky vows cool welcome for Bush
The president is scheduled to attend American Legion convention in SLC

When President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visit Salt Lake City next month for an American Legion national convention, Mayor Rocky Anderson plans a protest - even bigger than the one he spoke at last year.....more

WASHINGTON VS. HAVANA
The CIA's Blind Spot

The uncertainty surrounding Cuba's political future caught Washington by surprise. Instead of seizing the chance to develop a new Cuban policy, the United States is falling back on old, unsuccessful recipes -- and getting ready for an exodus to Florida....more

Elian Gonzalez wishes Castro well

85 slain in 5 years

"Stop the violence," chant marchers who want to end black-on-black attacks. But will their voices reach the young men who didn't attend?....more

Video: Parody of Al Gore film tied to ExxonMobil lobbying firm

An online parody of Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, has been tied to a lobbying firm which counts ExxonMobil among its clients, The Wall Street Journal reported today.....more

DCI Group

A/C D.C.
The deluded world of air conditioning.

Have you heard the news? Scientists have found a planet that can support life. Its atmosphere is too hot for year-round habitation, its gases impede breathing, and surface conditions are sometimes fatal.....more

The history of England: Domesday goes digital

Tomorrow, 920 years after it was compiled by an anonymous scribe, William the Conqueror's epic audit of life in medieval times will become available on the internet.....more

Dixie Chicks make nice at New York concert

Although there have been numerous reports of sluggish sales for their current Accidents and Accusations tour showcasing tunes from their recently released "Take the Long Way" album, New York's Madison Square Garden was packed for this single-night stint.....more

GOD DOESN'T LIKE PORNOGRAPHY

A battle over a sex shop in a small town near New York shows how a local problem can quickly turn into a culture war in America. At the center is a famous actor who became a born-again Christian after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.....more

Cheney's Davenport solution to improve homeland security

Davenport police officers tell protesters marching along River Drive they had orders to collect the wooden sticks on their American flags as a security measure....more

A third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks

More than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East, according to a new Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll.....more

Israeli air raids kill 40 civilians in Lebanon

One air strike hit a farm near Qaa, close to the Syrian border in the Bekaa Valley where workers, mostly Syrian Kurds, were loading plums and peaches on to trucks, local officials said. They said 33 people were killed and 20 wounded.....more

Top US generals and British diplomat warn Iraq could slide into civil war

Two senior US generals yesterday publicly agreed with a warning by Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq, William Patey, that the country is slipping towards civil war and partition.....more

Al Gore's Penguin Army



Viral Video Questioning Global Warming Linked to DCI

What is certain is that "political operatives, public relations experts and ad agencies" are increasingly using video-sharing websites like YouTube to shape public opinion. Ogilvy & Mather "plans to post amateur-looking videos on Web sites to spare word-of-mouth buzz about Foster's beer," and AT&T has used YouTube to post videos against net neutrality......more

Canadian activist shunned by CBS for her views on George Bush

Maude Barlow, known internationally for her work on the right to water, was recently informed that she would not be interviewed by CBS News due to her criticisms of the Bush administration.....more

Billions in trade gap, pennies for workers

The hopes and fears of a surging Chinese economy, the warnings of catastrophic trade imbalances, the million-dollar salaries of American retail executives - the story begins here, on the factory floor where Wang Haiyun hunches over her sewing machine and stitches about 600 pairs of boots a day, all bound for customers in the United States....more

Human Rights Watch slams Israel for apparently targeting Lebanese civilians

Israel's military appears to have deliberately bombed civilians in Lebanon and some of its strikes constitute war crimes, U.S.-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday.....more

Cuba after Castro

The death of the dictator could be followed by instability and a surge of refugees. U.S. officials should plan now for a post-Castro future.....more

GOP Donors Funded Entire PA Green Party

OK, we've done it. We've nailed it down: Every single contributor to the Pennsylvania Green Party Senate candidate is actually a conservative -- except for the candidate himself....more

Green Party of Pennsylvania

Lebanese oil slick spreads to Syria

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called for immediate action after thousands of tonnes of fuel from a bombed Lebanese power plant spread to the Syrian coastline, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.....more

Dr. Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking addresses the question of how humanity can survive the next century.» Watch video

College Republicans organizing for Lieberman

People interested in campaigning for Lieberman in the Democratic Primary will have lodging accommodations paid for (by his campaign), as well as food and transportation......more

LIEBERMAN: ‘IF I LOSE PRIMARY, I’LL RUN IN CUBA’

Hilary Duff performs free concert for military families

Singer and actress Hilary Duff took the stage of Crown Coliseum Tuesday night in a free concert for military families....more

Freedom of Expression Under Attack

It is not just the shortage of milk, sugar, mealie-meal (corn), democracy, foreign currency, and fuel that top the list of scarcities in Zimbabwe — freedom of expression is also in short supply....more

Senate says yes to gulf drilling plan

The bill would open 8.3-million acres to drilling, but set buffers of 125 miles off the Panhandle and 234 miles off Tampa Bay......more

Pilgrims and Native Americans being
"raptured", but the folks in the "Community Church" are staying put!....more

Belleair mayor scolds police in hit-run

He says authorities used "poor judgment" in arresting a woman from an affluent family. She's accused of leaving the scene. The mayor's involvement has prompted criticism: Did he cross the line in blasting his own cops while defending the daughter of a wealthy family?.....more

Fiesta In Little Havana

The news shot like lightning through the community. Within minutes, Cuban-Americans streamed into Calle Ocho, their historic thoroughfare in Miami. Motorists screamed "Cuba libre!" and waved Cuban flags from sunroofs......more

Who is Raúl Castro?

Make no mistake, these talented Chicks rock
If the Dixie Chicks are as much of a rock band as their “Accidents and Accusations” tour would have us believe, then it’s a good thing Maines didn’t apologize for her much-ballyhooed comments. Rock ’n’ roll is about freedom, breaking rules, and speaking your mind. And if these rocking country gals aren’t “ready to make nice,” then, well, they shouldn’t have to.....more

Willie: Dixie Chicks 'got a raw deal'