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My blog buddy Peter lives in NYC. He recently lost his uncle, Marine Captain Robert Secher in Iraq. It has hit him very hard. If you would like to read what Peter has written about his uncle,here is the link to his latest post about him. Newsweek has written an article about Robert, and I want to...
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First, lets revisit a remark from "The Donald": Rumsfeld told Steve Kroft of CBS Radio in November 2002. "It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil."
Now, lets see what the Shrub had to say on the campaign trail this week..from a WaPo article today:...
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Great timing Ney..the repubes must love this right before election day..story here.
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Bush has named another Oil Industy exec to a post in his administration, and its an enviornment position no less. Lee Raymond is the guy that some folks love to hate.When Lee retired from Exxon, his golden parachute was worth $400 Million big ones..not bad, right? Some Exxon shareholders are now...
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Earlier today, I read the Letters part in the local section of todays paper, and I stumbled upon someone's letter. The guy mentioned that he votes for republican because they line up with "biblical values", and also said the following: "Murder (as in abortion) is bad. ...
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This comment didn't sit too well with conservative Andrew Sullivan. From an Editor&Publisher article: " Andrew Sullivan, the conservative writer who was once a key media supporter for the Iraq war, denounced the latest Bush statement on CNN on Wednesday night, stating that the president...
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It kept me thinking about it for hours. Keith has been enboldened lately and he evidently was very upset that people would take Kerry's comment as directed to the soldiers. The rightwing has had a field day with his "bad joke". To see the video of KO's "special comment" aimed...
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Senator Coburn will join CAGW President Tom Schatz and Director of Special Projects Leslie Paige to discuss the war on waste, pork-barrel spending and the upcoming mid-term elections.
"Washington Waste Wire" is CAGW’s monthly radio program, which is...
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The big election is less than a week away. That means it's time to do your homework.
Our Election 2006 section features:
--all The Californian's local stories.
--links to endorsements from The Californian editorial board.
--The ever-popular and irreverent Election Dish podcasts.
--Links...
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The Dipsh*t Doodlebug Institute has broken Republicans down to 10 distinct types..watch the video here and decide which type you are..or perhaps which types you know. Very entertaining to say the least....
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While everyone is arguing about whether or not Lynne Chaney has lesbian dreams, the real debate is, Was John Kerry referring to our troops "getting stuck in Iraq" or was he referring to President Bush? He declares it was a bungled joke, but considering he was speaking to a group...
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Does anyone know the old addage "Bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow"? How true that is. I wrote sometime back about the negativity of the media and it still bugs me. It's just not in the best interests of politicians or the media for things to be going well. If...
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The number I just quoted in the title came from Channel 7's Eyewitness news talking head on the noon news. But to get the full force of that number this article by the NYT goes in depth on the horrible fact that:
"The American military has not properly tracked hundreds of thousands of...
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Newsweek, via MSNBC, has an online article up about other issues which are playing a big part in this election season in other states. Its a fairly long article, 4 pages, but it was interesting. The issues being addressed in other parts of the country are:
Stem Cell Research
Gay Marriage
The...
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I watch a documentary tonight on HBO about Goldwater. I became very interested in his political life and views around the time he died. His libertarian streak is what I admire most about Goldwater. He seemed to combine the best of both the libertarian beliefs and the conservative beliefs. One of...
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"The Donald" got a little heated yesterday in his press conference. I did watch some of it. Here is a writeup about his little temper tantrum regarding the timetables set for Iraq to take over the security of their own country. Did He miss the part where the Pres. said there were...
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I am the curent President of the Kiwanis Club of Kern (Kern Kiwanis). Wesley Crawford Sr. has incorrectly claimed that he is a member of our club. He makes this claim in the Bakersfield Californian and on his "vote for me" website. Wesley Crawford Sr. is NOT a member of the Kern...
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VoteVets.org has released a new ad today which will run in CA. District 4, home of incumbent John Doolittle. You can watch the ad here. Senator Barack Obama, who sits on the Vet.Affairs Committee, understands the need for increasing the monies for the Dept of Veterans Affairs and has co-sponsored...
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Did our Vice President actually say that? According to this write up, he did:
"The radio interview Tuesday was the first time that a senior Bush administration official has confirmed that U.S. interrogators used water-boarding against important al-Qaida suspects, including Khalid Sheikh...
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CNN has a writeup here. FindLaw has the syllabus on the ruling here.
Notice the word union instead of marriage. Will that calm the rightwingers that are so against gay marriage?
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Abortion is on the ballot.
How do you feel about Proposition 85? How are you going to vote on this?
Abortion measure back on slate for second time
Staff and wire reports
One year after the relatively narrow defeat of an initiative seeking...
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Good ol’ Susan Dudley..you arent familiar with her name? Neither was I until an email this morning from OMB Watch.
A Senate committee hearing on Dudley’s nomination to run the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is scheduling for Nov. 13, the first day the Senate...
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Today, NPR released a poll of 48 competitive congressional districts – the ones that will decide control of the Congress. It shows the Democrats with a large lead three weeks before the election, even in the 38 Republican-held seats. This bi-partisan survey was conducted jointly by Stan...
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Since the Californian printed this story on the front page when the investigation was started by the Ethics Committee, I hope they also report the results..if not, here they are:
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday moved to tamp down escalating GOP attacks on his ethics by...
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For background on the case and Ms. Steware, here is a WaPo article. Ms. Stewart was sentenced today to 28 months. The government wanted her to recieve a 30 year sentence but the judge did not see it their way.
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Recently, the NYT had a writeup about the ACLU's Freedom Of Information Act request regarding the Federal Goverment's spying activities on anti-war groups within the U.S. I posted about it over on a forum I belong to called Bring it On!. I enjoy this forum because there are intelligent...
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Yes, we do get good news..not often by most standards..but this one I have been following.
There was a bill recently passed by both houses entitled the "PETS Act". This bill mandates pets to be transported and housed with the owners if a State of Emergency has been issued. The horror...
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From a friend:
at the beginning of the school year, the teachers' union sent out letters of invitation to all persons running for bcsd school board. in order to be recommended by beta (the bakersfield elementary teachers' association), candidates MUST be interviewed by beta. that seems...
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You can view the poll on their Website here. I will post just some of the highlights here:
Nearly half of all veterans (42 percent) reported that their equipment did not meet the military standard that requires a unit to be at least 90 percent operational.
Overall, 63 percent of all...
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If your reading this blog, net neutrality is important to you. If you use Google, or read news reports online or do research..net neutrality is important to you. If you want to do anything on the internet, net neutrality is important to you. Thats why you need to watch Bill Moyers show Wednesday...
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Every time the Bush Administration has bad news to release, it does it on a friday afternoon. This shouldn't be "news" to anyone that pays attention. This past friday was no exception.
From the NYT article on Saturday: "Susan B. Ralston, a former aide to the disgraced lobbyist...
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CNN is reporting it here. That crazy SOB isn't getting enough attention apparently. Someone change his diaper please.
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I attempted to post this on Shriders' conservative post here on the Californian's blogs, but the system keeps eating it, so I will post my response to her here on my blog.
First, paranoia is not exclusive to the liberal left. You need only to watch Bill O on Fox news, I do beleive he is the...
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Well, since the MSM in most cities are not posting pictures of the rallys held in over 230 cities yesterday, I figured its up to me to get them out. There is a forum called the PeaceTrain that I belong to, that has over a hundred pics from all over the US: Seattle, San Fran, Dallas, Austin, San...
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humorous quotes from adlai stevenson, the candidate known for his self-effacing intellect: http://workinghumor.com/quo...
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from a friend in iceland:
DEMOCRAT
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand and Bono sing for you.
REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?
SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it...
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Moyer's PBS show, Moyers on America will tackle the subject of Jack Abramoff.
“Capitol Crimes” will delve into the details of the Abramoff scandal and the figures associated with it, including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Moyers will talk about the game of buying...
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Evangelicals. Accepting without question your faith .. Please tell.
What has your politics returned. How has this President rewarded you, in exchange for two terms at the helm.
Two SCOTUS Justices that Pro Choice Rudy Giuliani said he would have nominated…. Has the abortion issue been...
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Richard Clarke, the only person to have detailed knowledge of what Al-Qaeda has been up to through 4 Presidents, has a new website. The name is the Good Harbor Report. He has an article up over there that is a good read. Here is just the opening salvo:
"Put aside that some of the Iraqis...
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THE 14 CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
PART 9
CORPORATE POWER IS PROTECTED
By BRIAN AND KELLI
"Looking at the present I see a more probable future: a new despotism creeping slowly across America. Faceless oligarchs sit at command posts of a corporate government complex that has...
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The entire series can be found here at the Coalition for a Republican-Free America
THE 14 CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
PART 8:
RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT ARE INTERTWINED
(THE LONG AND REPRESSIVE RECORD OF CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA)
By Trevor, Brandon, and Jeffrey
“Congress...
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This is part 7 in a series being reprinted from a group blog, which you can view here. They are being posted to encourage dialogue regarding how our current administration makes use of these characteristics. You might not agree with the authors and if you don’t, feel free to say what you...
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This is part 6 in a series being reprinted from a group blog, which you can view in its entire form here. They are being posted to encourage dialogue regarding how our current administration makes use of these characteristics. You might not agree with the authors and if you don’t, feel...
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This is part 5 in a series being reprinted from a group blog, which you can view here. They are being posted to encourage dialogue regarding how our current administration makes use of these characteristics. You might not agree with the authors and if you don't, feel free to say what you don't...
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Over and over again I see people here talking about liberals as appeasers, Liberals as weak on terror; basically, I see a lot of bad information and wrong ideas. So let's take a look at what a hard core Liberal War on Terror might look like:
First, we'd set a timetable for Iraq. ...
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Surely no one is surprized this type of group is coming out of the woodwork again,right? From Capitol Hill Blue this morning comes this news:
"Bob J. Perry, a Texas homebuilder with close ties to White House advisor Karl Rove and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, recently made the...
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george w. bush: "he ain't no texan," said my houston-born friend, as well as others in austin. "he was born in CONNECTICUT. any real texans'll tell ya that. he AIN'T one-a US, and he never WILL BE!!"
... i hope being beaten in the texas gubernatorial race by "shrub"...
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the SelF- INDULGENT
SELF_PORTRAIT SHOW
~Oct.7th & 14th~
@ CAPISTRANO'S
This show should be self-explainatory,.......in the most obscure way,...
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I was going to post this over here yesterday but never got around to it. It is still a message that needs to get out however, so today is as good a day as any.
The hero's I speak of today, are the firemen, policemen and volunteers that rushed to the twin towers after they collasped. They...
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