“Democracy” is usually my code category for stuff the Bush administration does that pisses me off, usually becuase of the way they make a mockery of whatever the concept “Democarcy” has going for it
from Kevin Drum via Josh Marshall: Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: September 05, 2004 – September 11, 2004 Archives In the Swift Boat case, practically every new piece of documentary evidence indicates that Kerry’s accusers are lying. Conversely, in the National Guard case, practically every new piece of documentary evidence provides additional confirmation that the charges against Bush Continue Reading
Salon.com News | Stung! In retrospect, it’s doubtful that even White House aides understood all the information embedded in the records, specifically the payroll documents. It’s also unlikely they realized how damaging the information could be when read in the proper context. Seven months later, the document dump is coming back to haunt the White House, thanks to researcher Paul Continue Reading
It keeps getting better Boston.com / News / Politics / Presidential candidates / George W. Bush / Bush fell short on duty at Guard On July 30, 1973, shortly before he moved from Houston to Cambridge, Bush signed a document that declared, ”It is my responsibility to locate and be assigned to another Reserve forces unit or mobilization augmentation position. Continue Reading
I was satisfied, even a bit enthused with the damage (one would think) to Bush done by the CBS 60-minute segment tonight. I’ve seen conservatives sneer “60 minutes?” as if they are an automatic dismissal, since they do “exposes”, they must be “liberal” or something. THis was Dan Rather , though. I loved it. Josh Marshall thought it was “restrained” Continue Reading
via Eric: RollingStone.com A certain suspense always grips a room before O’Reilly enters, the air troubled with a constant, whispered, worried refrain: “What kinda mood is he in today?” and “How’s Bill today?” The question is purely rhetorical. Everyone knows that O’Reilly is always pissed off, aggrieved, spoiling for a fight. But some days are worse than others. Like today Continue Reading
A week from Friday. I can’t wait. This looks great. I saw Matewan and Eight Men Out. I think I want to see Men With Guns after hearing something about it from a mmeber of the audience thanking Sayles for making it. Silver City needs to be promoted by everybody who wants to “Show Bush the Door in 2004”. 2004 Continue Reading
SojoMail We want the convention delegates to know in no uncertain terms that Christianity is not a sub-department of the party. In the past week, I have received a few letters asking why we did not proclaim the same message to the Democratic Convention. There is no comparable movement within the Democratic Party to ordain by God a candidate or Continue Reading
CNN.com – Bush military file lacks required records – Sep 6, 2004 Bush was approved to train in September, October and November 1972 with the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. The only record tying Bush to that unit is a dental exam at the group’s Montgomery base in January 1973. No records have been released giving Bush Continue Reading
Unbelievable. Who was that administration who ignored Richard Clarke all during the first nine months of the Bush Administration’s reign? Who was it? Who could it be? Could it be…………..The Bushies? My Way News If Kerry were elected, Cheney said the nation risks falling back into a “pre-9/11 mind-set” that terrorist attacks are criminal acts that require a reactive approach. Continue Reading
OK, now come on mainstram emdia — surely you won’t let this one slip by. MSNBC – A Case Not Yet Closed The congressional inquiry –which was underway long before the 9/11 Commission began its work –was a contentious investigation that led to repeated clashes with the FBI and the Bush White House. Graham and others charged that the administration Continue Reading
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Oneof those sickening revelations of supreme hypocrisy and duplicity of the Bushites. willzhead: Dude, Where’s My Party? one of the comments: bush and cheney said that they respect kerry’s service, but their convention organizers passed out little band aids with purple hearts on them, indicating that kerry wounds were only minor and not worthy of purple hearts. if i didn’t Continue Reading
www.AndrewSullivan.com – Daily Dish What I think the Republicans have realized is that the war on terror is far more popular and winning an issue for Bush if it is stripped of its actual events, and setbacks and triumphs and difficulties. That’s why the convention rhetoric approached propaganda – focusing not on what has happened, but on the virtues of Continue Reading
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: September 05, 2004 – September 11, 2004 Archives A note on polls: as of the day after the convention I’m told by what I believe to be reliable sources that the internal polls of both campaigns had President Bush up roughly four points on John Kerry. Getting straight-up info on what each campaigns’ Continue Reading