Bill Moyers Rocks!!! Stunning Speech!
The Conference on Media Reform is over today, but oh my the keynote speech was Bill Moyers today and he positively rocked!
View ArticlePalast: Ecuador gets Chavez'd
Greg Scoops it again! :) By Greg Palast Excerpted from The Nation 16 May 2005 [Quito] George Bush has someone new to hate. Only twenty-four hours after Ecuador's new president took his oath of office,...
View ArticleNewsweek poll, please tilt it. (filibuster)
Hi folks, Newsweek has a poll on their website, Do you believe the Senate rules on filibusters should be changed? so far there have been 8720 responses 49% Yes 49% No 2% I don't know I...
View ArticleMake a Difference on the Evil Nuclear Tactic! Go to the Grocery store!
Want to spread the word about the nuclear option? Want to make a difference every time you go into town? Want to try a slightly different way to spread the word about issues? This is grassy, grassy...
View ArticleSenator Harkin Asks: What Keeps YOU up at Night?
Senator Harkin asks us all this question: What keeps you up at night? Senator Harkin asked people last night to share about what keeps us up at night... Senator Harkin stated today:I am pleased that...
View ArticleBush/Blair planned Iraq 9 days after 9/11
Bush and Blair Planned Iraq Nine days after 9/11 I was looking for more documentation about the Bush/Blair conspiracy, and was surprised to find a remarkable article. I typed in "Christopher Meyer",...
View ArticleFL: Optical Scanners WERE Hacked? Proof? You decide!
Well I guess this is really no surprise.... OPTICAL SCAN MACHINES HACKED IN FLORIDA: http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/5921.html Tallahassee, FL: "Are we having fun yet?" This is the...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Criticizes News Media, Joins Call For Inquiry On Downing Street Memo
It's starting to hit. I didn't include all the links, you can find some on the original page. By Drog (Canada), Section United States of America Posted on Fri Jun 03, 2005 at 11:25:34 AM PST By...
View ArticleKenya Stands up to the Bush Administration
Now if only the Democrats in the Congress would! Laura Flanders just talked about a story that Kenya is refusing to shield Americans from the International Criminal Court if they are in their country,...
View ArticleUS Soldiers attack Medical School in Iraq
I recieved my Iraq dispatch from Dahr Jamal for June 7, entitled "Iraq Dispatches: Who Cares?" and among other stories, apparently US troops raided the Anbar Medical School while students were taking...
View ArticleBush on Torture
Oh, my aching head!"Freedom from torture is an inalienable human right, and we are committed to building a world where human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law." ~~ G.W.Bush
View ArticleEx Hostages say: Al Qaeda Supported Bush
Well, that speech was ridiculous, so this isn't all THAT surprising, but it makes my head hurt.... I was saying this all along, but evidently Al Qaeda supported Bush's re-election because if he was...
View ArticleDid you go to the March? Are you Sick? Tularemia at March
I've been listening to Rachel Maddow this morning and she covered a story that six bio-terrorism sensors that were present during the March in DC have detected a bacteria called Tularemia. Tularemia is...
View ArticleIraq's New Constitution "Accepted"
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1247987 Uh oh... It's not looking like the stories agree anymore, I wonder why.
View ArticleHelp Save Marc Maron! Air America's Morning Sedition
HI. This may be the last night and day to send email to Danny Goldberg Re: Marc Maron on Morning Sedition. More on the flip.
View Article[UPDATED] Kent State Iraq Vet being Expelled
I was listening to Mike Malloy on Air America Radio tonight and he read a story about David Airhart, a student at Kent State, and an Iraq/Afghani vet, who is being threatened with expulsion from that...
View ArticleThe Empty Chair at the Table
This Thanksgiving, many families will gather to give thanks, but that thankfulness will be tempered by the absence, and in some cases, loss of a loved-one who should be at the table.
View Article[UPDATE] Alito a VERY Dangerous man. (My letter to Feingold.)
Hi, I emailed Russ Feingold tonight, because quite honestly I'm terrified of Alito being put on the Supreme Court. He needs to hear from us en masse. You can write him at fiengold.senate.gov . My...
View Article[UPDATE] NYT Reports: KBR gets contract to build "immigration" detention...
Ok I'm updating this again... But here is a light note to bring you a sardonic smile. I'm almost breathless because I find this hard to believe, but at the same time believable. The New York Times...
View ArticleUpdated Title: The Dubai-Al Qaeda Connection: Smoking Gun for Bush?/poll
Lots of stuff has been going back and forth over the whole Dubai Ports scandal, but one thing that has been neglected has been the phrase in the media:"There are connections between the United Arab...
View Article[UPDATE] So that's what's wrong with Tweety! Right Wing Butt Licker
As I'm sure many of you who have not yet gotten sick enough to have stopped watching Hardball, Chris Matthews has gotten more and more sycophantic to the right. He's never been a good spokesperson for...
View ArticleWho Will Burp? Save the Nation Dr Seuss! (poll)
Just a bit of fun for your day... Who will burp?
View ArticleSaudi's to pave over Mohammed's birth place?
Crossposted to My Left Wing Ok, I'm really flummuxed. This makes no sense. According to the Independent, the Saudis are paving over the sacred sites of their own people. I'm trying to get my head...
View ArticleAmen Brother! - Scott Ritter weighs in on Zarqawi's Death, Haditha and...
Hi, I just received my Randi Rhodes Show newsletter and there's a must hear interview with Scott Ritter about Haditha and the Marine's Song that "celebrates" killing an Iraqi Child. Ya... Celebrates....
View ArticleOpinion Piece: Damnit, I have a right to my opinion
I was recently accused of being an "asshole" because I called our current regime "Fascist". Well I have a right to my opinion, and I have a lot of reasons for believing that this regime is Fascist....
View ArticleDemocracy In Crisis Series: My Interview with Mike Papantonio
HI ya'll. Agent99 posted my first interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Daily Kos, in my "Democracy in Crisis" series - and it probably got lost in the kerfuffle because of when it was posted. I...
View ArticleJesus Camp: A Children's Crusade
The concept of a Christian Crusade may seem one of those things which many of us have feared but have thought, oh it won't happen yet. Well it's happening. Fundamentalist Christians are running camps...
View ArticleWhy isn't this on UTube?? "Operation Last Patrol"
Hi! This will probably disappear because it's SOO late at night but I just had to alert people to a documentary that is replaying in the next day on FSTV. More on the flip.
View Article[UPDATED] Andrew M. Sullivan says we have a $43 Trillion Debt?
Today, Andrew M. Sullivan said something when being interviewed by Nora O'Donnell (not my favorite person in terms of accuracy of reporting) that just made my brain do sommersaults. He said in an...
View ArticleUPDATE: Keith Olbermann's special commentary made me cry tonight
How about you? His brilliant commentary on the death of Habeas Corpus strikes deep within me, my father is a judge who served 35+ years with the USAF JAG, and he was appalled by the policy of torture...
View ArticleQuestion! Should I photocopy my ballot? and GOTV
Like many of us, I voted early on an absentee ballot, because I distrusted the "machine" I might have to vote on, and also to make a statement. It seems to me this is without little validity if I...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Papers of E-Voting released in full. State of MD's 'SAIC" Report
Brad has asked me to crosspost this report to dailykos. This was on brad blog last night but I couldn't make a diary because of the rules on one diary per 24 hour period on DKOS. This is a vitally...
View ArticleOaxaca On Fire
I'm really surprised no one has diaried about this yet, but a tag search reveals the last diary to be from Nov. 17th. Our Mexican provincial neighbour to the south is literally on fire with protest....
View ArticleRumsfeld to face Torture trial - w/poll
Hip! Hip! Hurray!The birds are coming home to roost!The ACLU has successfully brought a lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld for his part in the systematic torture against hapless prisoners in this...
View ArticleWe Just Signed up for Yearly Kos w/Poll!
Hurray! We worked out the financial details and are now registered, and waiting for the registration confirmation from Yearly Kos. My husband and I are now going to try and work out the cheapest...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Goes Green: Send them some love
I was just listening to an interview on Ecotalk with Betsy Rosenberg, and she was interviewing David Epstein, a journalist with Sports Illutrated who co-wrote a story with Alexander Wolfe about global...
View ArticleAre we looking at a Potential Stand-off in Washington?
As I'm sure most people are aware, Harriet Miers' lawyer, George Manning, issued a letter to the Judiciary Committee informing them that she would not be there today because of "Executive...
View ArticleWhat I Want to Ask the Candidates at Yearly Kos
I'll be attending Yearly Kos this year, and there are all sorts of things I would like to ask our candidates, but after being given the opportunity to propose a question to them for the debate, this is...
View ArticleWe are approaching martial law "...- it’s time for America to wake up."
Deborah and Mark Kuhn, of Asheville, NC are being faced with charges of an assault on an officer and "desecrating a flag" - because they hung it UPSIDE DOWN as a sign of distress. They had at LEAST...
View ArticleOne More Registration available!
I have one more registration available at the Early Bird rate! Skip with me over the bump!
View ArticleI'm furious at Hillary
A lot of you don't know me, I haven't written many Diaries. I know a lot of you though as I read your posts... Hi!I'm at the end of my rope. Hillary is making me insane. See why over the bump...
View ArticleMcCain = The Surge - He's Responsible
For those of you who have Hillary (or Obama) friends, relatives or acquaintances that have decided that they will vote for McCain if Obama (or Hillary) wins the nomination, you might want to share this...
View ArticleAre You a Veteran? Or a Military Brat? w/poll
I think this would be an interesting thing to know, so here's the question:How many Kossacks have served in the military, and how many of us have grown up as dependents in the military, or married into...
View Article[UPDATED with more Links] Larisa Alexandrovna: All The President's Nazis....
I'm sure that many of you are aware of the brilliant investigative journalism of Larisa Alexandrovna, (bio) the Managing Investigative News Editor of The Raw Story. She has covered an extensive...
View ArticleObama
Together, we will make real the dream of change. GOBAMA! And I will buy a t-shirt.
View ArticleRADIOACTIVE?? TVA Disaster is much worse than imagined. UPDATE x II
"Imagined" is apparently the key word with the TVA, btw. This does not surprise me, unfortunately. What DOES surprise me is that there has been no real media coverage on what may be the very worst...
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Green Jobs as a Pathway to a Strong Middle Class - Updated x 2
I was delighted and dismayed today by both the recognition by the new Administration about our failing middle class and it's solution to it, and the lack of media coverage, even by someone I thought...
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Damn the Calendar, It's SPRING!
As we set our clocks ahead one hour, finally, a glorious spring day, the birds know it, I feel it, and my plants are budding forth. There's a few things I want to talk about today.I first posted this...
View ArticleSend to your Crazy RWing Friends!
This is the perfect thing to send your Right Wingers about how we are already a socialized country now. FIREFIGHTERS! POLICE! ROADS!
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