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Carl Davidson : Networking at the DNC
Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA).‘At the DNC, all the important stuff these days goes on everywhere EXCEPT on the convention floor’By Carl Davidson / August 30, 2008 DENVER — This is my last day … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Electoral politics, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Social Change
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What Precisely Are YOU Afraid Of?
Gay marriage foes mobilize for ban in Calif.By Tracie Cone And Lisa Leff / August 24, 2008 FRESNO, Calif. — Michael Bumgarner says he’s never campaigned for a political cause before, but his strong opposition to same-sex marriage has prompted … Continue reading
The Iraq War Will End on the Day We Stop Paying for It
San Francisco to Vote on Iraq War Fundingby Tom Gallagher / August 21, 2008 On November 4, San Franciscans will vote on the strongest anti-Iraq War measure yet to appear before the voters of a major American city. Proposition U, … Continue reading
Iraq Report: This Does Not Look Like "Victory"
John Tirman questions the GOP’s victory narrative about Iraq. It is a measure of the Orwellian state of the US media and politics that he should have to bother. I mean, the place is a burned out hulk where hundreds … Continue reading
To Be a Republican You Need to Believe …
1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton. 2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush’s Daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business … Continue reading
Blame Is an Ugly Word – Let’s Stop Doing It
If we have and respect political freedom, then we have a responsibility to only vote for those whose policy positions, values, etc., are what we truly admire and think are what is needed for the country. Misplaced Blame Undermines Democracyby … Continue reading
If There Were a God, We’d Be in Them Ourselves
The Home of the CravenBy Jerome Doolittle / August 7, 2008 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than the prisoners. As a boy I was … Continue reading
Sad News About Iraqi Provincial Elections
Iraq parliament fails to pass elections billBy Ned Parker and Said Rifai / August 7, 2008 Iraq lawmakers break for vacation, unable to agree on oil-rich Kirkuk, which the Kurds want to annex to the semiautonomous Kurdish region. BAGHDAD — … Continue reading
What’s More Important Than Saving the Planet?
This poster is just part of the propagandaThe Scam of Energy IndependenceBy Juan Cole John McCain keeps talking about making the US “energy independent.” Robert Bryce points out that it is impossible for the United States to be energy independent … Continue reading
Overly Confident in Voting As the Path to Change
Economic pain spurs delusion, not rebellion. Credit: open source.Working poor unready to revolt: When economic pain does not motivate political rebellion, is all lost?By Joel Hirschhorn / Aug 7, 2008 Once upon a time when governments no longer served most … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog / Posted August 3, 2008
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Cartoon, Electoral politics, Humor, Karl Rove, McCain
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The Brewing Storm in Northern Iraq
Vetoing the law came after protests by Kurdish and some Shiite MPs, who boycotted the vote over a secret ballot on Kirkuk’s provincial council seats. (Reuters photo)Election Law Polarizes KirkukBy Afif Sarhan / July 24, 2008 KIRKUK — The controversial … Continue reading
