Sunday, March 07, 2004
Thinking Individuals
It was nice to see that someone in Richmond, Virginia, has been paying attention to the way that the Bush Administration has attempted to withhold information regarding their failure prior to September 11 and its attempt to stop the 9/11 Commission.
I hope their readers appreciate that they are seeing a rarity within our country, as dissenting opinions and views are having a hard time being heard.
The RNC is attempting to silence MoveOn.org commercials. Although there are a few wealthy contributors to MoveOn, most of their funding comes from regular people. So if you see a MoveOn.org commercial and you like what you hear, tell a friend - spread the word.
It was nice to see that someone in Richmond, Virginia, has been paying attention to the way that the Bush Administration has attempted to withhold information regarding their failure prior to September 11 and its attempt to stop the 9/11 Commission.
I hope their readers appreciate that they are seeing a rarity within our country, as dissenting opinions and views are having a hard time being heard.
The RNC is attempting to silence MoveOn.org commercials. Although there are a few wealthy contributors to MoveOn, most of their funding comes from regular people. So if you see a MoveOn.org commercial and you like what you hear, tell a friend - spread the word.
Memogate
Josh Marshall has some really good observations regarding relevant questions that the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms wasn't empowered to ask in preparing his recently released report on pilfered Democratic computer documents. Such as, "What did the White House know, and when did it know it?"
It would be nice to see an independent investigation regarding the possible felonies involved.
On a related note, I've often felt had Bush been in office under the Congressional mix the Nixon administration faced, he would have been impeached and removed long ago. For that matter, given the partisan extremists currently in Congress, Nixon would have gotten a free pass.
Sort of puts things in perspective, doesn't it?
Josh Marshall has some really good observations regarding relevant questions that the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms wasn't empowered to ask in preparing his recently released report on pilfered Democratic computer documents. Such as, "What did the White House know, and when did it know it?"
It would be nice to see an independent investigation regarding the possible felonies involved.
On a related note, I've often felt had Bush been in office under the Congressional mix the Nixon administration faced, he would have been impeached and removed long ago. For that matter, given the partisan extremists currently in Congress, Nixon would have gotten a free pass.
Sort of puts things in perspective, doesn't it?
Marching to War - Summer 2002
When will our mainstream media wake up to the lies of this administration? Will it be soon enough to expose the complete dishonesty that they have foisted off on the citizens of this country? I can only hope that will be the case.
After taking command of the 101st during the summer of 2002, Petraeus had been preoccupied with 1003 Victor, code name for the U.S. military's secret plan for conquering Iraq. But because of the political and diplomatic byplay in Washington over the winter, the 101st did not receive a formal deployment order until Feb. 6, 2003.
1003 Victor
When will our mainstream media wake up to the lies of this administration? Will it be soon enough to expose the complete dishonesty that they have foisted off on the citizens of this country? I can only hope that will be the case.
After taking command of the 101st during the summer of 2002, Petraeus had been preoccupied with 1003 Victor, code name for the U.S. military's secret plan for conquering Iraq. But because of the political and diplomatic byplay in Washington over the winter, the 101st did not receive a formal deployment order until Feb. 6, 2003.
1003 Victor
Rupert Murdoch's Rag
The laugh lines keep pouring in for this election year. Today in the Telegraph (a UK publication that lists the Hon. Henry Kissinger and the Hon. Richard Perle as directors) we find out that John Kerry "failed" at attempting to defer his participation in the Vietnam "conflict" where over 58,000 US military died. I guess when "success" means that you avoid serving and fail to complete your term of avoidance, as did George W. Bush, that they are attempting to create an illusion of "lack of patriotism". To say that Kerry, who received injuries on the battlefield of Vietnam, should be derided is more dunderheaded than anything since Ann Coulter attempted to denounce the patriotism of Max Cleland, who lost both his legs and an arm in Vietnam.
The best line in the article was a quote from Lucianne Goldberg (you must remember that she was the friend of Linda Tripp's that promoted the "Clenis" scandal).
"This means that Kerry didn't jump into all that heroic service until he was pushed, and it is a very nice piece of information," said Lucianne Goldberg, a prominent Republican campaigner.
Anyway, go read it for yourselves at
PNAC Spin
The laugh lines keep pouring in for this election year. Today in the Telegraph (a UK publication that lists the Hon. Henry Kissinger and the Hon. Richard Perle as directors) we find out that John Kerry "failed" at attempting to defer his participation in the Vietnam "conflict" where over 58,000 US military died. I guess when "success" means that you avoid serving and fail to complete your term of avoidance, as did George W. Bush, that they are attempting to create an illusion of "lack of patriotism". To say that Kerry, who received injuries on the battlefield of Vietnam, should be derided is more dunderheaded than anything since Ann Coulter attempted to denounce the patriotism of Max Cleland, who lost both his legs and an arm in Vietnam.
The best line in the article was a quote from Lucianne Goldberg (you must remember that she was the friend of Linda Tripp's that promoted the "Clenis" scandal).
"This means that Kerry didn't jump into all that heroic service until he was pushed, and it is a very nice piece of information," said Lucianne Goldberg, a prominent Republican campaigner.
Anyway, go read it for yourselves at
PNAC Spin
The SCO strategy
This tactic of the RNC in trying to make trouble for MoveOn reminds me strongly of the legal buffoonery being thrown about right now by the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), a failing UNIX company that has engaged in extremely questionable legal tactics in an attack on the Linux operating system. SCO's basic approach seems to have been to use legalistic threats to coerce businesses into paying them for Linux code SCO doesn't own. There's more than a little evidence that Microsoft is behind the whole deal, funding SCO in the hopes that the widespread adoption of the freely-available Linux code can be slowed.
Although I'm not a lawyer, I would imagine MoveOn has its ducks in a row financially, and keeps its large (soft-money) and small donations separate, at least from an accounting point-of-view. Changes in the law have been much in the news lately, so it's not as though they wouldn't have been aware of what's going on.
So, to me, this tactic by the RNC appears to be little more than legal bluffing. Until I hear otherwise, I think I'll refer to it as The SCO Strategy, just to keep things in perspective.
This tactic of the RNC in trying to make trouble for MoveOn reminds me strongly of the legal buffoonery being thrown about right now by the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), a failing UNIX company that has engaged in extremely questionable legal tactics in an attack on the Linux operating system. SCO's basic approach seems to have been to use legalistic threats to coerce businesses into paying them for Linux code SCO doesn't own. There's more than a little evidence that Microsoft is behind the whole deal, funding SCO in the hopes that the widespread adoption of the freely-available Linux code can be slowed.
Although I'm not a lawyer, I would imagine MoveOn has its ducks in a row financially, and keeps its large (soft-money) and small donations separate, at least from an accounting point-of-view. Changes in the law have been much in the news lately, so it's not as though they wouldn't have been aware of what's going on.
So, to me, this tactic by the RNC appears to be little more than legal bluffing. Until I hear otherwise, I think I'll refer to it as The SCO Strategy, just to keep things in perspective.
And now, the real dirty tricks campaign begins...
Looks like the RNC can't win without gaming the system. But we all knew that, didn't we?
The RNC (that sterling source for impeccably sound, non-biased legal advice) is warning TV stations not to air MoveOn.org's anti-Bush ads. Evidently, the RNC and the Bushies are so berift of anything truthful to run on or any issues with which the American people will identify that they have to try and shut down any and all opposition. Even if it has only 1% of their funding. But hey, if I had Bush's record, I'd be scared, too.
The RNC is clearly trying to tie up MoveOn.org -- the only entity that, at this point, can counter Bush's huge campaign fortune -- with legal wrangling and controversy. And hey, maybe they can even fool a couple of TV stations into not running the ads, too.
Pretty pitiful -- and pretty remarkable. Sounds to me like they're in full panic mode. But you know what they say about a trapped, wounded animal.
This is going to be very, very nasty, folks. And I'm betting we haven't seen anything yet. If the RNC had its way, I truly believe they'd have John Kerry thrown in jail until after the election. Always remember with whom we're dealing.
Looks like the RNC can't win without gaming the system. But we all knew that, didn't we?
The RNC (that sterling source for impeccably sound, non-biased legal advice) is warning TV stations not to air MoveOn.org's anti-Bush ads. Evidently, the RNC and the Bushies are so berift of anything truthful to run on or any issues with which the American people will identify that they have to try and shut down any and all opposition. Even if it has only 1% of their funding. But hey, if I had Bush's record, I'd be scared, too.
The RNC is clearly trying to tie up MoveOn.org -- the only entity that, at this point, can counter Bush's huge campaign fortune -- with legal wrangling and controversy. And hey, maybe they can even fool a couple of TV stations into not running the ads, too.
Pretty pitiful -- and pretty remarkable. Sounds to me like they're in full panic mode. But you know what they say about a trapped, wounded animal.
This is going to be very, very nasty, folks. And I'm betting we haven't seen anything yet. If the RNC had its way, I truly believe they'd have John Kerry thrown in jail until after the election. Always remember with whom we're dealing.
New hit piece on Kerry?
Well isn't this cute:
Marjorie Williams (the author of the piece) goes on to basically accuse Kerry of taking all of his "flip-flopping" political positions based upon opportunism and political expedience, being a slick politician with no core principles, etc., etc. For someone who is so "anti-Bush", she sure takes an awful lot of her talking points from his campaign.
Contrast Williams' "description" of Kerry with this far more detailed one:
The entire piece (unlike Williams' fluff) is well worth the read. It paints a picture of a detailed, thoughtful man who consistently tries to do the right thing, and is mad as hell that the Bush administration betrayed him so badly.
Some might fault Kerry and the rest of the Congressional Democrats for having believed Bush. This is a fair criticism. But I'll take someone who can admit to having been played for a fool and said "never again" over someone who utterly refuses to learn from his mistakes, any day.
Well isn't this cute:
I've been trying, really I have. As a charter member of the ABB Society -- Anybody But Bush -- I've tried not to fret over the alarmingly tautological nature of John Kerry's victory. He was inevitable because voters picked him to win because he had won over earlier voters and therefore must be a winner. I've tried not to worry over the fact that he has all the social bonhomie of one of Edith Wharton's ambivalent society stiffs. We know that some crucial part of the presidential electorate votes on impressions of likability, but I've assured myself that between now and November Kerry will warm up.
Marjorie Williams (the author of the piece) goes on to basically accuse Kerry of taking all of his "flip-flopping" political positions based upon opportunism and political expedience, being a slick politician with no core principles, etc., etc. For someone who is so "anti-Bush", she sure takes an awful lot of her talking points from his campaign.
Contrast Williams' "description" of Kerry with this far more detailed one:
...a closer examination of his style, based on dozens of interviews, shows that he makes decisions with simple consistency. He researches and analyzes aggressively before choosing. He always deliberates, even if only for a second. What differs in each case is how close he is to the ground.
The entire piece (unlike Williams' fluff) is well worth the read. It paints a picture of a detailed, thoughtful man who consistently tries to do the right thing, and is mad as hell that the Bush administration betrayed him so badly.
Some might fault Kerry and the rest of the Congressional Democrats for having believed Bush. This is a fair criticism. But I'll take someone who can admit to having been played for a fool and said "never again" over someone who utterly refuses to learn from his mistakes, any day.
Friday, March 05, 2004
The first, and still kicking ass
The Lying Socialist Weasels have been kicking right wing ass online since the mid-1990's. Whatever the venue (Usenet, IRC, World Wide Web, E-Groups, Yahoo Groups, Blogs), whatever the topic, whoever the opponents, the Weasels have carried the torch, countering Wingnuts, Freepers and Dittoheads. We're making sure the progressive voice is heard, using a combination of devastating repartee, logic and cutting-edge research. And yes, we're proud of our record.
Tune in here to find our ongoing thoughts about whatever (usually politics, of course)!
The Lying Socialist Weasels have been kicking right wing ass online since the mid-1990's. Whatever the venue (Usenet, IRC, World Wide Web, E-Groups, Yahoo Groups, Blogs), whatever the topic, whoever the opponents, the Weasels have carried the torch, countering Wingnuts, Freepers and Dittoheads. We're making sure the progressive voice is heard, using a combination of devastating repartee, logic and cutting-edge research. And yes, we're proud of our record.
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