Such A Nice Day For A Peace Rally
Where Was Everybody?

Samm Simpson, My Hero

Dixie Chick's And Captian America

Mr. Moore Was In The House

Teach Them Early

Free Music

What Howard Dean Said
Almost 4 Years Ago

When Congress approved the President’s authorization to go to war in Iraq – no matter how well-intentioned – it was giving the green light to the President to set his Doctrine of preemptive war in motion. It now appears that Iraq was just the first step. Already, the Bush dministration is apparently eyeing Syria and Iran as the next countries on its target list. Too much is at stake. We have taken decades of consensus on the conduct of foreign policy – bipartisan consensus in the United States and consensus among our allies in the world community – and turned it on its head. It could well take decades to repair the damage this President and his cohort of right-wing ideological advisors have done to our standing in the international community.
Howard Dean, April 17, 2003

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Meet PFC Tamario D. Burkett

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Meet Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Meet Sgt. Edward Smith

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Meet Spc. Patrick McCaffrey

Iraq Veterans Memorial- Meet Sgt. Sherwood Baker

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Meet LCPL Eric Palmisano

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Meet Spc. Jamaal Addison

Peace Rally in St. Petersburg
4 Year Iraq War "Anniversary"
Saturday, March 17,
Williams Park, St. Pete

4:00 to 9:00PM
here

Best Of Right Wing Howler

Liberals are: gun grabbing, blinkered, Starbucks drinking, elitist, granola eating, bleeding heart, namby-pamby, Birkenstock wearing, tree hugging, long haired, pansy-assed, kumbaya-singing, Earth First, bed-wetting, patchouli wearing, dirty, smelly, dope smoking, bongo playing, arm pit haired women and feminized, armpit shaved men crying “Mother Earth is Gaia” types (with the emphasis on “Earth-First” and “Mother Earth is Gaia”......here

Hurricane Ronda

The freshman senator from Brandon who made a name for herself on the Hillsborough County Commission as its official right-wing moral crusader is already busy making headlines upstate.

Her latest: a bill supposedly aimed at exposing those who sexually abuse underage girls......more

The New Dean Political Plan

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has been meeting with world leaders to repair "the extraordinary damage" that the Bush administration has done to America's image and to prepare the way for a new Democratic president.......more

Hillsborough County Commissioners in developers' back pockets

In an appallingly arrogant move, the commissioners ripped out whole chapters from the citizens' 3-year planning project, at a meeting with no public notice and no public comment, weeks before the public hearing. Commissioners Hagan and Blair didn't seem to know or care that all our community plans were in the "Livable Communities Element" as they moved to eliminate that whole 164-page section......more

THE 2007 McDONALD'S TRUTH TOUR IS COMING!
Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Join us this April 13th and 14th in Chicago, as farmworkers from Immokalee prepare to take consumers on a tour "Behind the Golden Arches" to the fields of exploitation where McDonald's tomatoes are picked......here

Virtual Tour of Immokalee

McD's execs receive over $15 million in bonuses

With These Hands I Demand the Future

Cornel West on:
"What It Means to Be a Leftist in the 21st Century"

What does it really mean to be a leftist in the early part of the 21st century? What are we really talking about? And I can just be very candid with you. It means to have a certain kind of temperament, to make certain kinds of political and ethical choices, and to exercise certain analytical focuses in targeting on the catastrophic and the monstrous, the scandalous, the traumatic, that are often hidden and concealed in the deodorized and manicured discourses of the mainstream. That's what it means to be a leftist. So let's just be clear about it......more

Meet Julianne Elizabeth Lea

I found her personable, witty, smart, talented and she seemed to have a kind soul and was committed to noble causes.......more

Visit Her Site....here

Support our Troops and Veterans

Republican "Caging"

Black soldiers and the homeless targeted

The Bush campaign is planning an election day effort to disrupt ballot casting by African Americans by challenging voters whose names are on a “caging list,” according to a British news report.......more

Greg Palast

Captain America, Dead At 89

Steve Rogers, a fine-arts student turned super-soldier who fought America’s enemies for more than six decades as Captain America, was assassinated while entering the U.S. Federal Court in New York City. He was 89......here

Vote For The Dixie Chicks On CMT

here

Meet Lance Cpl. Kevin G. Waruinge
of Tampa
Killed Aug. 3, 2005 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.

Military Times, Iraq War Heroes
Sign His Guest Book

Peace Rally In St. Pete
U.S. Out of Iraq 4th Anniversary Protest
Saturday, March 17th,
4:00 - 9:00 pm
Williams Park, St.Pete
more info

Iran: People Like Us

Is America Too Racist for a Black President?

SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH BARACK OBAMA'S PASTOR

The United Church of Christ has a 350 year history of being on the side of social justice. Our denomination was against slavery. We were a part of the Underground Railroad; part of the abolitionist movement. So it's nothing new for us......more

Why are we at war with Cuba?

Because they are communist. Well, China is communist and we trade with them (China even has most favored nation trading status, and until after Nixon went there we wouldn't even recognize them as the legitimate government). We trade with Vietnam and most other communist countries (what's left of 'em). We even traded with the Soviet Union back when they were our sworn enemy.......more

Dummy Cop In Zephyrhills
Sitting on medium on 301

The Enduring Spirit Of The People Of Regla, Cuba
click here

A New Era In The History Of Persia

American preparations for invading Iran are complete

Iran, is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, covers thousands of years, from the ancient civilization on the Iranian plateau to the modern Islamic Republic of Iran.......more

Discover Iran.......Iran Chamber Society, Wikipedia, Iranology

Whats About To Happen Is Not Going To Be Good!

Charlie, A Republican Democrats can learn to love

Crist may restore rights to ex-felons.The announcement from the Republican governor drew applause from nearly two dozen lawmakers, all Democrats, known formally as the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators......more

The Confederate Flag

Until recently, I had never liked Hillary Clinton. I thought that she was terribly weak and self-serving most of the time, and I despised her for letting Bill walk all over her. I never thought that I'd say I was in agreement with her, but lately there is much to applaud her for!......more

What The Germans Think

The US Democrats have failed their first big test. They won't be able to end the US mission in Iraq in the foreseeable future ... That is a disappointment but not a surprise ... It was never really their aim to use all their might to stop Bush. That was finally clear when the liberals agreed that the Iraq resolution would be 'non-binding.' That is like smoking without inhaling......more

Time to clip the wings of Vulture Funds

Investigative reporting by Greg Palast, broadcast on the BBC and Democracy Now, has exposed the vulture funds, defined by the International Monetary Fund as companies that buy up the debt of poor nations on the cheap when it is about to be written off and then sue for the full debt plus interest, often pocketing 10 times what they paid for it......more

Zambia at a glance

Open Letters to George W. Bush
From his ardent admirer Belacqua Jones....here

The Wit and Wisdom of Belacqua Jones

Central Command in Florida and targets inside Iran

It is understood that any such attack - if ordered - would target Iranian air bases, naval bases, missile facilities and command-and-control centres. That list includes Iran's uranium enrichment plant at Natanz. Facilities at Isfahan, Arak and Bushehr are also on the target list.....more

I Hope They Get It

"We can't get fooled again"

Your mission for the day is to look at these images of a beautiful, progressive and creative country and its generally moderate people and guess who they are........here

Mrs. Clintons Roadmap Out of Iraq

A Rarity for Faux News: Real Journalism

Bush's inevitable showdown

Chosen to pretend that in failing it has succeeded

It is impossible to guess the consequences of the approaching showdown between the US and Iran. But if the events of the past week are any guide, the future does not look promising. Today positive and negative indicators regarding the nature and outcome of a US confrontation with Iran run together and so forecasting the likely form and outcome of the contest is all but impossible......more

Dear Americans, We Are So Confused ...

The fundamental problem for America and its allies in Iraq is not Iranian interference, it is incoherent US foreign policy in the Middle East. If you think this is just opinion, try comprehending US-Middle East relations......more

Dispatch From the Mexican Border

Why the security fence will never be built

Ever since October 2006, when President George W. Bush signed a bill authorizing the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the border with Mexico, top-ranking Latin American politicians have denounced the plan, calling it unnecessary, offensive, and, in the words of former Mexican President Vicente Fox, "deplorable.".......more

Video: Al-Qaeda Martyrdom Training

Faux News Self-Parody

The premiere tomorrow opens with Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter in a skit set in January 2009. Mr. Limbaugh is the newly elected commander in chief, and he tells his fellow Americans that his Democratic opponent, Howard Dean, is “finally getting the medical attention he has so desperately needed for so long,” which is a strange joke for Mr. Limbaugh to make, given his history of pain killers and prescription fraud.

Growing a Blue Brain in Switzerland

A network of artificial nerves is growing in a Swiss supercomputer -- meant to simulate a natural brain, cell-for-cell. The researchers at work on "Blue Brain" promise new insights into the sources of human consciousness.......more

Democrats Say No Surge

"The stakes in Iraq are too high to recycle proposals that have little prospect for success,"........Nancy Pelosi

The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush's plan to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops.......more

Country Music Superstars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

Al Gores "Live Earth Concerts"

Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi. The concerts on seven continents will bring newfound publicity to Gore, who already is enjoying celebrity status with his Oscar-nominated documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth.....more

Best Of Right Wing Howler:
Typical Liberals

It’s simple, really. Democrats and liberals, for the most part, are at the bottom end of the economic scale. They collect welfare, collect food stamps, and have a mentality that says, “I want you to GIVE me whatever I need.” So is it any surprise they will not buy into the advertising nor buy the books Kos sells? They want it given to them. They just want a place where they can smoke their dope, wear their patchouli, dress in their Birkenstocks and protest the fact no one gives them what they want?......more

In Dixie Chicks Land, A Stand

Those who destroy CDs or books out of spite, and stir up such campaigns...well, I suppose that's free speech, too. But by the way, would that angry reaction to those who voice their dislike of presidents also apply, say, to Rush Limbaugh and his oft-expressed views on President Bill Clinton? Or is that different?......more

After Democrats Pick Obama or Hillary, U.S. Election May Be Over
Will U.S. Democrats tear themselves to shreds deciding who to nominate for President? Will the Republican nominee attack Bush and cause internal Republican Party dissention? Who better to ask that one of the most powerful political parties in the world – the Chinese Communists? According to this op-ed article from China's state-controlled Xinjingbao [Beijing News], the Democrats are in such good shape, there may be little need for Americans to vote........more

A Aussie's View Of America

Medical Proof Homosexuality Is Harmful To Health

A top Moscow official repeated Wednesday that the city will not allow a gay rights parade, echoing the mayor's vocal criticism and saying that homosexuality is bad for people's health......more

Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream

The sweet taste of liberty in your mouth

Stephen Colbert may have no taste for the truth, but he does have a sweet tooth. Ben & Jerry's has named a new ice cream in honor of the comedian: "Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream." It's vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and caramel.......more

Censored?
Vox found it, Tampa Pirate confirmed it. Story @ Pushing Rope

Britain and US ranked last in child well-being league

The study found Britain lagged behind on key measures of poverty and deprivation, health and safety, relationships, risk-taking and young people's own sense of well-being giving it the lowest overall placing, along with the United States.......more

India, China and Russia meet to counter US power

India, China and Russia account for 40 per cent of the world’s population, a fifth of its economy and more than half of its nuclear warheads. Now they appear to be forming a partnership to challenge the US-dominated world order that has prevailed since the end of the Cold War.......more

Putin 'Tells Off' the United States

Wanted: A Progressive Party
In the past year, and particularly this week it’s occurred to me that we do not have a progressive political party in America; and as the two parties we currently have become more like one another, we desperately need one......more

No Gang Signs

Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007

Please take a moment to watch the video and read the text of the Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007, sign on as a citizen co-sponsor, and forward the bill to your personal networks.

Faux News can't refrain from dig at Dixie Chicks

This is a good example of how a piece, at first glance straightforward, promotes the agenda at FOX. First, Smith (or his producers - whatever) chose to highlight the Police, doing a little history of the band and showing extensive footage and snips, even though the Dixie Chicks were the big winners of the night........more

Grammy Sweep by Dixie Chicks Is Seen as a Vindication.......NY Times

The music doctor who revived the Dixie Chicks.......NZ Herald

Dixie Chicks' victory shows country's anti-war turn.......Boston Globe

Protesting the Dixie Chicks

"I'm ready to make nice! I think people are using their freedom of speech with all these awards. We get the message."

The Low Blow From Down Under

Prime Minister John Howard said Obama's plan to withdraw troops by March 2008 would play into terrorists' hands. "If I were running Al Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and be praying as many times as possible for a victory, not only for Obama but also for the Democrats," Howard said. Obama noted that Australia has only 1,400 troops in Iraq. "If he's ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he calls up another 20,000 Australians and sends them to Iraq. Otherwise it's just a bunch of empty rhetoric," Obama said.......more

Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome - Woodstock 1969

The Dixie Chick's Rule The Grammys

And The Grammys Go To.......

Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Country Album, Record of the Year

Country Music Establishment And Wingnuts, Up Yours!

"Well, to quote the great 'Simpsons' — 'Heh-Heh.'

California Dreaming?

The Psycological Chains of Slavery Continues!

Kiri Davis is a young filmmaker whose high school documentary has left audiences at film festivals across the country stunned -- and has re-ignited a powerful debate over race

Excellent Stevie Nicks Concert: Almost 2 Hours

Getting Out Of The Florida State Fairgrounds Parking Lot: Over 2 Hours

Stevie Nicks Can Still Rock

It's Howard Dean's party

If there's one thing obvious in this room, it is that Emanuel might be clever, but it's Howard Dean's party. Dean electrified a similar DNC gathering four years ago when he said that he was "from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party," and launched his anti-war candidacy briefly into the stratosphere. Now, all the Democratic presidential candidates appearing here borrow from Dean and try to appease the party's yowling, anti-war base........more