DON'T TALK ABOUT IRAQ Torture, my ass. This is about NOT talking about Iraq. Period. George W. Bush compromised to get his deal legalizing torture: he won't get to rewrite the Geneva Conventions. But he does get to legalize torture. Republicans must be so proud. No one can utter the word “Geneva”. Bravo. Torture and [...]
RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE!
RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE! View the CNN interview with Allen(Part II – yep, there's a Part II.) Hope you can join me on my radio show, from 6-7 p.m. eastern – 3-4 p.m. pacific. We'll have a lot of fun, great clips, including some good ones of President Bill Clinton. Every time I listen to [...]
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Wynn Laughs About Stealing Election
If you haven't been following the Wynn – Edwards primary fight, well, it just got ratcheted up a notch. I just received an email that offers the following transcript from an exchange that just went down on the House floor. BARTON: Down in Texas, we had a Democratic primary about 50 years ago that Lyndon [...]
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Goodbye F-14 Tomcat – Hello F/A-18 Super Hornet
Goodbye F-14 Tomcat – Hello F/A-18 Super Hornet –updated– “The Tomcat is one of the world's true Top Guns,” said the museum's director, Mike Boehme, in a news release. – F-14 Tomcat landing here — permanently Everyone remembers Tom Cruise in “Top Gun”. The F-14 Tomcat made its first flight in 1970. Well, the Navy [...]
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Republicans Don’t Want You to Vote
Republicans Don't Want You to Vote The photo ID push by Republicans in the House is shameful. It's been proven unconstitutional in Georgia and Missouri, but on they press. It's not to keep tallies legitimate and to keep people who don't have the right from voting. It's to suppress minorities and the poor, but also [...]
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Cyrus the Liar
Cyrus the Liar guest post by Mash Cyrus Nowrasteh, the writer of the ABC fiction entitled "The Path to 9/11" wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Monday defending himself and his script. His op-ed was titled "The Path to Hysteria: My sin was to write a screenplay accurately depicting Bill Clinton\’s record [...]
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RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE!
There goes the presidency. Who you calling “hegemonistic”, pal? It wasn't my plan to preemptively invade Iraq, and I've got lots of Americans standing beside me. We have to listen to an anti-semite pipsqueak like Ahmadinejad, with a dose of a socialist narcissist like Chavez as a chaser, with hyperbolic hysteria that should infuriate every [...]
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What if Bush Iraqs Iran?
What if Bush Iraqs Iran? cross-posted at Firedoglake Looking at the civil war in Iraq, it's hard to imagine what would (will) happen if (when) George W. Bush turns his talents on Iran. If we think we've got problems now — and we do — going into Iran would make the bombs bursting in Baghdad [...]
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Bush Losing on Legalizing Torture
Brit must be steamed. Kristol is likely in a fit of complete collapse, providing he's heard the news. So much for their dire warnings to McCain on Sunday. Brit's '08 threat that McCain won't get to be the nominee seems more and more like a lot of hot air. However, for hardliners, McCain could still [...]
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The Washington Times in Trouble
I couldn't decide what to title this post. All things right wing would have done it. As would have wingnuts gone wild. I just couldn't resist the graphic. The Republican right may be losing its most devoted media ally. The Washington Times editor-in-chief Wes Pruden and managing editor Fran Coombs, who have yanked the Reverend [...]
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RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE!
RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE! –updated– A guide to winning in November! Bill has more at LiberalOasis. If you think Iraq was bad, wait until you get a load of George and the Republicans targeting Iran. It only gets worse from there, my friends. On the air from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. eastern (3-4 p.m. [...]
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Is George Allen Ashamed of Being Jewish?
Is George Allen Ashamed of Being Jewish? –updated– This is just weird, which seems to be the description of the day. It's also very disturbing to me. But it certainly mirrors George Allen's other race issue problems. If Allen \”recoiled as if he had been struck,\” why? At a debate in Tysons Corner yesterday between [...]
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Bush Lectures the World
Screw diplomacy, we don't need your stinkin' help. Never mind the civil war untidiness in Iraq. (YouTube above offered to remind everyone of the reality – see infuriating poll reference below) Forget about the Taliban in Afghanistan. Osama who? It's time for you people out there to get busy. Our president is delusional. His speech [...]
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Brit Hume Threatens John McCain
Brit Hume Threatens John McCain –updated– It started on Fox “News” Sunday. It continues today in the Washington Post. Brit Hume threatened John McCain's 2008 presidential bid on Sunday, with William Kristol backing him up. It was stunning, as one of my radio show listeners “duster” pointed out in yesterday's radio post. But as promised, [...]
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Bill Clinton and Laura Bush
President Bill Clinton is hosting his Global Initiative this week and he's got a big get. Frankly, the details, though vague and somewhat misleading, are insulting if true. Laura Bush as his opening speaker on Wednesday is fine, but if her speech contains anything about AIDS it's an outrage. Thomas Friedman will be moderating the [...]
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RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE!
RADIO: Taylor Marsh LIVE! I love the smell of victory in the afternoon. The rubber stamping Republicans are in big trouble. It's today from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. eastern (3:00 – 4:00 p.m. pacific) time, my radio show, that is. As usual, I've got lots of Keith clips, which are always fun, but today I've [...]
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John Kerry Gets Creamed and Couldn’t Care Less
John Kerry Gets Creamed and Couldn't Care Less (AP) Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., does a name rubbing of Dick Pershing, an old college classmate of his, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, in March 1992. Kerry, along with other members of Congress, took part in a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of the ground-breaking [...]
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Path to 9/11′ Writer Speaks Out
“Path to 9/11″ Writer Speaks Out … in the Wall Street Journal. Words fail me. Especially when I read their “respond to this article” comment policy: Please note: We don't post all responses, and we don't post responses immediately. If we do use yours, we reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. Without [...]
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James Webb Gets the Last Word on Allen
James Webb Gets the Last Word on Allen \”…George has a fundamental misunderstanding on how the military is used…\” – James Webb on \”Meet the Press\” View Webb vs. Allen Today you saw George W. Bush, the next generation. His name is George Allen. It was the debate of dueling tobacco chewers, Webb vs. Allen. [...]
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Clash of Civilizations
Clash of Civilizations guest post by Mash Last Thursday the Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci died after a long battle with breast cancer. After a long and successful career, her writings turned toward harsh criticism of Islam after the September 11, 2001 attacks. She has famously stated that Muslims \”multiply like rats\” and \”the children of [...]
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