Great action item, Tracy.

jeez, I may just start showing up at the local volunteer office at lunch time! :)

good one.

"I am sorry but I have to get off the reservation when it comes to all the outrage and anger we have been seeing and hearing about lies, oh lawd, yes the blatant LIES in an ABC docudrama about the run-up to 911. Has anyone NOT noticed the infotainment Trend in TV in general and ABC in particular? (See David Olson's piece on Mediachannel.)

Question the Democrats or the demigod that President Clinton has become, with his many good works, and suddenly a work of fiction has enraged the blogosphere, displacing all other issues, and triggering a somewhat hypocritical partisan war. The dems are telling ABC to "fix or pull" the show.

Where, may I ask, was all this outrage about the allegedly NON-FICTION coverage of the main “NEWS” stories of the last five years, from Florida to Fallujah? Where is it today about the reporting on Iran and the blatant violations of the Constitution?

Hello?

We are being lied to every day on so many issues. Why has this one risen to the level of such apocalyptic outrage? If you have forgotten so soon, read this:

www.lrb.co.uk

Are inquiring minds wrong to question selective partisan pandering?

And good for Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria for questioning the media drumbeat for war in the new Newsweek in a story entitled, “The Year of Living Fearfully:”

http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/index.php

Good morning, everyone.

I'm reposting this from last night, because I feel so strongly about it.

I really didn't think there were that many people willing to admit publicly that they are against this occupation. The Republicans' stormtrooper tactics have been so intense against any dissent that we have effectively silence the silent majority...until now. Games over.

When I hit the phone banks now, I'm not going to be afraid to urge people to speak their minds with family, friends, in the workplace, and in social situations. CSNY resonnated so closely with my generation not because they were against the war, but because they always supported the troops so strongly. Here it is. Pass it along:

Good evening, all.

I was at a "free speech zone" tonight with 25,000 other war protesters. Boy, did it feel good. CSNY performed outside under the stars and made us all feel like we were free again...that we can still make a difference.

We don't need what they are selling. And we don't like what they are selling. And we won't buy what they are selling.

Interesting crowd. Mostly 40's and 50's but a lot of 20 somethings, too. I guess all the 30 somethings are Republicans or else they are too broke trying to raise a family with this Republican economic miracle eating away at their disposable incomes.

And there were vets there. Korean, Vietnam, and Dessert Storm...and yes, even a few Iraqi Freedom soldiers. I know because I overhead a few older vets offering to buy them a drink.

It was a good night. The harvest moon rose over the stage, and everybody let go of a lot of bad vibes and let the music take us to a better place.

They are killing this country. Even their supporters know it's a joke...what this White House and Republican Congress are passing off as an effective government and war effort. They constantly switch agendas, because they can't do anything right. And the worse part is that they are doing it on purpose just to confuse voters.

Shame on them. Sending off good soldiers to a badly planned, needless occupation and acting like they appreciate what they are doing. These brave men and women deserve so much more.

It's a lie. All lies. And they just can't seem to quit doing it. We have to stop them. Thank God there are still people who care.

Posted by SandyH on September 8, 2006 at 01:53 AM

Good Morning, ALL!!

WOWEE WOWEE WOW!!!

(From FDL)

...But a bombshell decision may happen anyway: Sources close to the project say the network, which has been in a media maelstrom over the pic, is mulling the idea of yanking the mini altogether.

ACTION: Variety: ABC Thinking About Yanking Path to 9/11

No, it's not hard to keep a straight face. Disney owns ABC, General Electric owns NBC, Viacom owns CBS, Murdoch owns Fox, where is the liberal bias?

If the Mouse wants to promote this fiction as being "based on the 9-11 Commission report" they CAN'T MAKE STUFF UP!

They either have to fix it or scrap it.

How dificult is that to comprehend?

Why Are We Suddenly At War With "Islamic Fascists"? A Neologism that Signals a Change in Strategy As Elections Near

By JOHN W. DEAN

The latest orchestrated war-speak from Bush Administration officials, as they ramp up their oratory for the mid-term election, has recast Islamic militants and terrorists as "Islamic fascists." Thus, as we approach the five-year mark since terrorists attacked Americans on our own soil, the Administration is redefining the enemy - once again.

We have gone from the non sequitur of the "war on terrorism" (A war on "the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce for political purposes"?) to the neologism of the "war on Islamic fascists." Or, depending on the speaker, on "Islamofascism." Why the new rhetoric?

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20060908.html

Posted by mensakie on September 8, 2006 at 11:13 AM

Who said the media is independent? Haven't you heard? This administration pays journalists and reporters to report the WH spin on things. The MSM is nothing but mouthpieces for your King. I never thought before that republicans liked living under a dictatorship, but I've been proven wrong lately.

Q:…in the case of September 11th though, do you feel that it is an absolute responsibility that it be factually accurate even if it is a dramatization?

Harvey Keitel: Absolutely, you cannot cross the line from a conflation of events to a distortion of the event. No. Where we have distorted something we have made a mistake-and that should be corrected. It can be corrected. It can be corrected by the people getting involved in the story that they are going to see.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

Tee Hee:

President Bush plans primetime address at 9:00 pm EST on Sept. 11, the same time ABC plans to air The Path To 9/11 (8:00 pm EST).

Think Progress

Good morning,

Those Bushisms are funny and scary. The last couple of times I've heard him speak he seemed unable to coherently finish a sentence. Then I thought that he is being interrupted and prompted by some voice in his head. -Either Rove or God?

Splains his "just let me finish" outburst when he wasn't talking to anyone.

Some speculation from a TV Producer on how this piece of tripe got the green light from the Mouse:

...then comes marketing. marketing took one look at this movie and said--hey, rush limbaugh will love this. so will hugh hewitt. remember, ABC owns lots of radio as well, and in paticular right wing talk radio. synergy! and their audience will watch our movie if they tell them to (they don't call them dittoheads for nothing.) so marketing took the ball and ran with it (probably with cyrus's "friend of limbaugh" help). that's all about generating ratings and buzz.

thoughts from a TV movie producer on path to 9/11

The US handed over formal command of Iraq's military to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikiyesterday, described as a key step towards the eventual withdrawal of foreign troops.

"From today forward, the Iraqi military responsibilities will be increasingly conceived and led by Iraqis," said General George Casey, the top US commander in Iraq, at a ceremony to mark the event.

Initially Mr Maliki will control only one of the country's 10 army divisions, as well as the small naval and air forces, with new units transferred to his government's control as he sees fit.

The move, though largely symbolic, is part of a genuine process to make the army more independent of US forces. There is now a chain of command with Mr Maliki at the top and the Iraqi army seems to be approaching something close to its final form.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a4c702ea-3ed6-11db-b4de-0000779e2340.html

From my email this morning:

In one of its first actions since August recess, the Senate voted Wednesday on an amendment to the FY07 Defense Appropriations bill regarding the use of cluster bombs. The amendment, introduced on Tuesday by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), would have prevented funds from being spent on the purchase, use or transfer of cluster munitions unless the Defense Department ensured that the munitions would not be used in or near any civilian areas. While the Feinstein-Leahy amendment was about the use of cluster bombs generally, it is thought to be triggered by the controversy surrounding Israel's recent use of cluster bombs in Lebanon.

The amendment was rejected in a 30-70 vote. View Roll Call

So, Idaho whackjob Bill Sali puts on his website “proof” that Democratic Candidate for US Rep, Larry Grant favors raising payroll taxes by putting on his website a link to “vote-smart”. When you click on the link you get all of Larry Grant's stances on the issues facing Americans.

And, if you want to know how Bill Sali stands on the issues, this is what you get from “vote-smart”:

REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM T. 'BILL' SALI REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY

Key national leaders of both major parties including:
John McCain, Republican Senator
Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman
Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor
Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman
Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President

Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.
Urge Representative William T. 'Bill' Sali to pass the National Political Awareness Test.

http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=BS020812
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA…

Virtually on the eve of the September 11 anniversary, President George W. Bush has issued a remarkable defence of what the Central Intelligence Agency did to detainees at secret prisons abroad, techniques that he calls "tough but safe" - but the rest of the us call torture. On Wednesday he even went so far as to brag about how much information the CIA had obtained by using those methods against the al-Qaeda VIPs detained in those prisons.

So the rest of the world can be forgiven for wondering just how much is likely to change, now that Mr Bush has finally acknowledged that secret prisons do exist. True, he says the CIA ghost cells have been emptied, and their most dangerous inmates transferred to the relative limelight of the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. That is good: it brings them one step closer to public trial and legal due process.

And true, the president made sure that his full-throated defence of "rendition" coincided with some news that seems to indicate a kinder, gentler detention policy: new detention and interrogation rules from the Pentagon that comply with the Geneva conventions and explicitly ban some techniques believed to have been favourites of US interrogators, such as forced nudity and simulated drowning.

But we should not be fooled by what appear to be concessions to the international community, to human rights critics and to the US Supreme Court (which recently slapped down the president's plans for trying terror suspects). For Mr Bush made clear that, though empty, the secret prisons will continue to exist - and he even had the audacity to demand that Congress give the CIA interrogators who operate there, and are not covered by the new Pentagon rules, a new immunity from prosecution for all but the most egregious forms of torture.

In short, rendition can go on exactly as it did before, and if the US is lucky enough to catch another al-Qaeda VIP tomorrow (and if Congress concedes to the Bush request) his interrogators would have virtual carte blanche for how they treat him. The military can keep its hands clean, while the CIA plunges into this murky mess up to its elbows.

+

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/cb24ccaa-3ed7-11db-b4de-0000779e2340.html

For those of us who like to garden:

WNGD

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-09-07-iraq-report_x.htm

Senate to issue Iraq intelligence report
Updated 9/8/2006 12:23 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | Subscribe to stories like this

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate intelligence committee on Friday will issue a report, two years in the making, that Democrats on the panel say will prove that misuse of intelligence played a role in the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq.
"Ultimately, I think you will find that administration officials made repeated prewar statements that were not supported by underlying intelligence," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., top Democrat on the committee.

The 400-page study to be released by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will examine how the intelligence community used information provided by the Iraqi National Congress, an anti-Saddam Hussein group that had financial backing from the United States.

It will also compare pre-war assessments of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction program with what was discovered about that program after the war.

The report, expected to reiterate the overestimation of the threat posed by Iraq's WMD program and the questionable reliance of intelligence agencies on INC leader Ahmed Chalabi, comes out in the same week that President Bush is emphasizing the importance of the Iraq campaign to the war on terror.

Republican members of the intelligence committee declined to comment on the report Thursday, but Democrats, who have been pushing for its release, said it backed up their argument that Bush's case for war in Iraq was misleading.

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it's a shame Pre-war pressure by the bush administration to link Al-Qaeda and iraq is now being twisted and reported that the intelligence community misled bush

the son of the nazi seems to hold some interesting beliefs about genetically determined traits...the republicans just can't get away from that old time religion...if it was good enough for the fuhrer its good enough for them:

Schwarzenegger: Some Latinos hot blooded
Updated: 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tells advisers on a tape that Cubans and Puerto Ricans are naturally temperamental because of their combination of “black blood” and “Latino blood.”

“I mean Cuban, Puerto Rican, they are all very hot,” the governor says on the recording of a closed-door meeting obtained by the Los Angeles Times and made available on its Web site Friday. “They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it.”

and just when that sexual harassment was settled

Good Morning!

I wanted to pass on this good post from Daily Kos about contacting your media, it is very good and I am keeping a copy for future reference.

"Pressuring ABC: What You Should Know About the TV Biz"

"THIS IS IMPORTANT: many of you have been sending emails to your local affiliates via their websites. Those emails, in the vast majority of cases, are going to the affiliate's Program Director. To be effective, you must send your emails to the General Sales Manager. He/she is the one person most concerned with the boycotts, news viewership, and the correlation between ratings and ad revenue."

Kos story here

i have to let my nails grow so i have something to bite the night of november 7:

"In our most recent Balance of Power update Rasmussen Reports shifted the Tennessee Senate race from “Leans Republican” to “Toss-Up,” based on the our most recent poll results. This reduces the number of states in the Republican category to 49. Forty-five Senate seats are favored to remain in Democrat hands while 6 are now in the Toss-Up category. (see State-by-State Summary). To see our latest results, check out the Election 2006 summary page."

Did I see a cartoon of Bush wearing mouse ears?

We have to remember that the Republican Party is a one-issue party: terror. And we should know, because they have been terrorizing us for five years. This translates to them being:

"The Terror Party"

Posted by gregg on September 8, 2006 at 12:36 PM

Hi Gregg, Ford's adds have really been turning up the heat - I know this because my sister was voting for Corker in the primary, I had my birthday lunch (tradidtional lunch on our birthdays) with her a couple of days ago and she gave me the best presant ever, she said she wouldn't vote for Corker!!!! I couldn't believe it, I am and have been the only Democrat in my entire family (you the black sheep kind) for years. I am still in shock at her even telling me!

I still have many issues with Ford, but I want a dem in that seat so bad, because it was Frist's seat.

things are looking up!

Richard - it you are lurking, you were right!

Months ago you said plenty would come out about Corker if he got the primary. How very right you were!

Thanks!

Oh, well ,
my typing and spelling are kaput again.

sorry guys!

BBL!

'No Saddam link to Iraq al-Qaeda'
There is no evidence of links between Iraqi ex-leader Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, says the US Senate. Read the Full Story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5328592.stm

ABC Must Not Air Partisan Propaganda on 9/11. In just about 48 hours, ABC is airing a five-hour docudrama on the 9/11 attacks. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing activist who fabricated key scenes to blame Democrats and defend Republicans. Public outrage is mounting across the country, and ABC is now "mulling the idea of yanking the mini altogether." A compiled petition with your individual comment will be presented to the CEO of ABC's corporate parent, Disney when you click the link below.

http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc

ABC is deciding what to do about The Path to 9/11 right now. You can also have an even greater impact by calling the CEO's office.

Tell him ABC must not air partisan propaganda on 9/11.

Bob Iger, Disney CEO
(818) 560-1000

lets hope there are a million like your sister dk2.

Clinton blasts 9/11 film, amid report of changes. Former President Bill Clinton called for ABC to "tell the truth" in an upcoming miniseries about the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks. Full story:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/08/abc.movie/index.html

Baghdad Death Toll
Over 1,500 in August. Body Count in Baghdad Nearly Triples
By Ellen Knickmeyer

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/090806M.shtml

of course this is the republican spin on the iraq report

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/08/iraqreport.ap/

White House press secretary Tony Snow played down the report as "nothing new."

The chairman of the committee, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, said it has long been known that prewar assessments of Iraq "were a tragic intelligence failure."

Posted by bushfailed on September 8, 2006 at 01:28 PM

I have to agree with Snow on this one. Bush administration incompentence is old news.

What is going to defeat us? Taking bin Laden's bait to spend everything we have in Iraq: our money, our prestige, our young men and women. Why else does he release fear inducing statements, videos, and announcements just before a political election. He wants to defeat us economically, politically, and militarily (which will happen if we are defeated economically and politically).

So if it looks like the Republicans (who have taken his bait hook, line, and sinker -- especially if religion is mentioned!) might be on the verge of losing an election, the timely "message" from bin Laden is exceptionally strong.

He can count on Bush's "Bring it on!" approach to governing to fuel the fear that Americans vote on.

The administration and ABC, along with its backers, have taken the bait. Big time.

God save us.

Our local ABC station is not very strong, in fact, most people have to live right under the anntena to get it. (northern Indiana). They might be able to pick it up on cable but not through regular means. I went to their web site and they don't even have a web page - just a telephone number. No one answers that phone - you have to leave a voice message. I did. It wasn't pretty.

I find it just plain awful that Disney wouldn't release Moore's 911F but they will on this one - they are very creepy people. I won't spend another penny with Disney anything! That includes ANY DVD's at Christmas time!

CNN Poll:

Should filmmakers use fictionalized scenes to dramatize the events leading up to the September 11 attacks?

Yes - 15%
No - 85%

Total votes - 25554

TIME: If you had any advice for the current President Bush, what would it be?

Khatami (Iran's former president, Mohammad Khatami): The president should dispense peace and justice and reconciliation across the world. I believe that not only have U.S. policies not stopped terrorism, they have actually exacerbated and increased the problem.

TIME: Why?

Khatami: We could have resolved the Iraq issue without invasion and occupation without the cost in terms of human life, American lives, Iraqi lives and money. This could have been resolved. If the U.S. had not had such a sense of conceit and pride, or maybe even arrogance.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1533026,00.html?cnn=yes

check it out

http://www.capitalnews.org/

Which do you trust more to protect the U.S. from terrorism?

Democrats
51%

Republicans
38%

Neither Party is Better

11%

Total Votes: 1286

hey didn't these guys read sally and sanatoriums findings of wmd??

Updated: 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - There’s no evidence Saddam Hussein had a relationship with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his al-Qaida associates, according to a Senate report on prewar intelligence on Iraq released Friday. Democrats said the report undercuts President Bush’s justification for going to war.

The declassified document, written by the Senate Intelligence Committee, also explores the role that inaccurate information supplied by the Iraqi National Congress, an anti-Saddam exile group, had in the march to war.

It discloses for the first time an October 2005 CIA assessment that prior to the war Saddam’s government “did not have a relationship, harbor or turn a blind eye toward Zarqawi and his associates.”

Bush and other administration officials have said that the presence of al-Zarqawi in Iraq before the war was evidence of a connection between Saddam’s government and al-Qaida. Al-Zarqawi was killed by a U.S. airstrike in June this year.

Democrats, Republicans react
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., a member of the committee, said the report is “a devastating indictment of the Bush-Cheney administration’s unrelenting, misleading and deceptive attempts” to link Saddam to al-Qaida.

Sen. John Rockefeller, D-W.Va., the top Democrat on the committee, said the administration “exploited the deep sense of insecurity among Americans in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, leading a large majority of Americans to believe — contrary to the intelligence assessments at the time — that Iraq had a role in the 9/11 attacks.”

are the republicans sure they want to run on their war record?

the more succinct version from reuters:

No Saddam-Qaeda tie 1:59pm ET
A senate report showed that Saddam Hussein provided no material support for al Qaeda and had no relationship with its leader Zarqawi, despite claims by President Bush.

Posted by gregg on September 8, 2006 at 02:07 PM

I don't think they have a choice. What else do they have to run on?

i hope Americans are tired of bush and the republicans lies
i hope Americans vote for change this November

Posted by bushfailed on September 8, 2006 at 01:50 PM

As of 2:49PM, it is 61% Dems, 30% Pugs, and 9% no diff.

GO!! DEMS!!

DPD

wow!!!
DNC kicking ass!

bbl

It looks like KKKarl went to the well once too often, and Chimpy and Rummy calling 61% of Americans "Nazi appeasers" certainly didn't help.

Afghanistan deadlier for coalition troops than Iraq. NATO soldiers fighting in Afghanistan face a higher risk of being killed than the U.S.-led international forces that invaded Iraq in 2003, a British statistician says. Bird said the risk to the NATO forces fighting militants in Afghanistan — including more than 2,000 Canadian troops — is approaching the level faced by the then-Soviets, who abandoned their war there in 1989 after 10 years. Full story:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/09/07/soldiers-statistics.html

Senators: CIA dismissed Saddam-al Qaeda ties before war.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/08/iraqreport.ap/index.html

What further proof do we need folks? Bush and Cheney lied to the entire world and it's time they be held accountable. Impeach them both!

http://impeachpac.org

Blast Kills 16 in Afghan Capital, Including 2 U.S. Soldiers. Full story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/world/asia/09afghancnd.html?hp&ex=1157774400&en=f014ce2394dc1f45&ei=5094&partner=homepage

There is new information from the recently released tape of Osama Bin Laden meeting with some of the 9-11 hijackers. In the tape, they apparently speak of their motivation:

The 90-minute video apparently shows bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, taking part in the planning and preparation of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

The footage, first aired on Thursday, also shows Abu Hafsa al-Masri, al-Qaeda’s then military leader, and Ramzi bin al-Shaiba, co-ordinator of the 9/11 attacks, meeting in al-Qaeda’s training camps in Taliban controlled Afghanistan.

The tape also says that a previous unknown Arab Islamist, Abu al-Turab al-Urduni, supervised the training for the attacks.

The video said the preparation for the attacks included not only flight training but also lessons in street-fighting and how to forge official documents.

The video also showed two of the 19 Islamists who took part in the attacks, Saudi nationals Hamza al-Ramdi and Wael el-Shemari.

The men said that their actions were inspired by an urge to avenge the suffering of Muslims in Bosnia and Chechnya.

I never heard that before.

Oh dear. I tried to put the whole attribution in the quote box but it didn't seem to work. Everything but the last line is from the article. Sorry.

And of course I forgot the link form Al-Jazeera. I better quit while I'm behind.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1B135B31-508F-4E0C-93E9-5077551D1B9D.htm

Here's a good one. Please forgive if already posted.

Polling company owner pleads guilty to fraud

The manager of a company that conducted campaign polls for President Bush, Sen. Joe Lieberman and other political candidates was negotiating a possible plea deal after the owner pleaded guilty to making up poll results.

Tracy Costin pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Costin, 46, faces a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when she is sentenced Nov. 30.

As part of her plea agreement, Costin agreed to repay $82,732 to unidentified clients for 11 jobs between June 2002 and May 2004. The Guilford-based company, DataUSA, is now known as Viewpoint USA.

oh crud! I meant to block this one:

“This may be another reason why you might question the reliability of polling data,” O’Connor said.

European watchdog calls for clampdown on CIA

The head of Europe's human rights watchdog yesterday called for monitoring of CIA agents operating in Britain and other European countries, after President George Bush's admission that the US had detained terrorist suspects in secret prisons.

Did you all start the weekend early?

In Focus This Week

Disabled voters in New York face substantial barriers to in-person voting
Election Reform News This Week
Opinion This Week

Still here, just lurking Esme.

Hey Es, no early weekend for me.

Democrats: Ready to govern?

Can female values improve global politics?

As an example of this hypermasculine ethos, Blumner cited radical Islamic fundamentalism and cultures where "men would rather shoot guns at ancient enemies than build a modern society."

But she argued that the Bush administration with its "cowboy approach to geopolitics," its reliance on warfare over diplomacy and its cavalier attitude toward such niceties as due process is a part of the same problem.

Bet none of this made it into Disney's new fairy tale.

Indications add up to government conspiracy

This is another op. ed piece on the local pug running for Cantwell's seat. I find it interesting that he critisizes his biggest supporter (Stevens), distances himself from GWB and tries to follow a path choosen by Clinton and still talks about being 'authentic'

Mike: Too authentic too soon?

McGavick says that President Bush provides an example of what not to do. He says Bush's statement during the 2004 campaign that he couldn't think of a mistake he made was one of the worst moments of the Bush presidency.

"It wasn't believable that he didn't have any regrets, that he couldn't recall a single mistake," McGavick said. "It felt like he was being told by his advisers to never admit a mistake, and so he didn't. It wasn't authentic."

looks like I lost my post.

Anyway, here is an op-ed on the pug running for Cantwell's seat.

It would appear that he is hoping to play up to the liberal voting base of Washington, but the bottom line is he is a pug with an agenda and we all know they can't be trusted with your money or your life.

Mike: Too authentic too soon?

Every Democratic candidate running for office should between now and the elections, PROMINENTLY DISPLAY A ROLL OF DUCT TAPE on the podium.

dang it, I wasn't patient enough to wait for the blog to catch up. Ignore the double link

National Security being the Republican Ace in the hole. Duct tape says it all.

And the plot thickens.

Is THIS the reason that Kean signed off on that crap-u-mentary?

Asked if he had apologized to Clinton for inaccuracies in the movie, Kean quipped, “No, he was out campaigning against my son yesterday, so I didn’t reach out to him at all!”

Kean’s son is a GOP Senate candidate in New Jersey.

Just a quick hello to all you Democrats. I'm excited to be able to say that I was able to visit all 150 of the homes on my walking list within the timeframe we were given by the Cantwell campaign! I am disappointed with the number of homes with no one home, probably due to visiting them over the holiday weekend. But, this was my first time in this role, so I'm quite pleased with myself.

I celebrated by filling out my absentee ballot this morning, which included voting for myself for Democratic Party PCO. Never in my wildest dreams had I expected to see my name on an official election ballot!

By the way, of those I visited, there is very strong support for a straight Democratic ticket. Of course, everyone on my list were there because they were likely Democratic votes that just need a little encouragement to get out there and cast their votes.

Good job Marc! I'm sure you caught the news on Cantwell today. I really do wish we had a strong Dem challenger in the primary. I'm not overly excited about voting for her.

Posted by Kristen on September 8, 2006 at 04:54 PM

fyi:
i just saw a little blip on cable news about Cantwell and beware of a smear job

Project Vote Smart

bushfailed, if Cantwell gets smeared she has only herself to blame.

I'll vote for her because the alternative is too horrible to consider.

i hear ya

Kristen on September 8, 2006 at 05:06 PM:

I did meet Hong Tran during the 46th Legislative district party endorsement meeting at the beginning of August, and heard what the leading Democrats in our district had to say with regard to supporting Cantwell vs. Tran vs. someone else. I have to say that I was NOT feel that Hong Tran would be any better than Cantwell. The only difference is with Cantwell you pretty much know what you are getting, with Tran you'd be in less well-known territory.

Now, I'm not a veteran political operative, but in my very humble opinion I still think Cantwell is the best bet for keeping a Democrat in her Senate seat. I think her vote and explanation on the poison-pill minimum-wage bill (with the wage decrease for tip workers here in Washington state) is quite compelling. I do wish she would be more decisively anti-Bush's war. But, I do think she's a reliable vote when it counts.

Marc, I realize right now it's about keeping a Democrat in the seat and the State party did a real screw job on Tran so it would be very hard for her to beat Cantwell and impossible for her to beat McGavick given the difference in fundraising.

I've already completed my absentee ballot and I voted for Cantwell but dang it, she is about as exciting as a wet firecracker.

Good evening, everyone! Home again, home again, jiggity jig. There's no place like home! and all that jazz...

Time to start the weekend here in my tiny hamlet. For fun I'm practicing this song for karaoke...

"I need a man
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Woo-Hoo! Dancing in her jammies for Marc!

Hey Es, what about the carpenter?

I don't know maybe I'm crazy or something.

Bush once said that the United States did not hold "prisoners" outside our territory or jurisdiction and would not send them to countries who torture. This was a lie. He admitted it.

Now he "insists" Congresss, before the elections, pass legislation exempting United States Milatary and Intelligence interrogators from prosecution under the War Crimes Act. This is an admission of violating Federal Law and it's not the first time. He also claimed the government always recieved a warrant to wiretap American Citizens, another lie, which he admitted to last year during a press conference.

Enough is enough. We need a Congress that does something about all the lies and manipulation Bush and his Administration have inflicted on America. 95% of any American anywhere would already be in jail if they did even 1% of what Bush and Cheney have admitted to!!!

Their solution is to apparently either scare enough people to hang on or get their rubber stamp Congress to give them immunity for their crimes.

peace

Posted by Kristen on September 8, 2006 at 04:39 PM

We need more strong willed women to run for office. I've always considered, but can't leave the position I hold now (it pays the bills & there is insurance)to run for office. I would have to resign to run for office...Ohio revised code says so. It's the only downfall of being a single middle aged woman. You all will be the first to know if I do run. I'll be asking for volunteers to come to OH. ;P

Speaking of strong will women...

Blessed debate over Rove rite

A spirited debate is raging over whether Hillary Rodham Clinton was the subject of a religious rite held in Karl Rove's West Wing office in 2001.

A conservative Catholic activist quoted in a new Rove biography says the political guru never authorized a ceremony to purge Clinton's liberal demons from his office, as the authors claim.

Es, when you decide to run let me know. I won't be running for anything any time soon.

K,

That's the man I need!!!! Carpenter on the way right now for the weekend. ;D It takes a couple of hours to drive down from the big city.

ok, how about I practice this one?

When tomorrow comes

I heard the repug county recorder is going to retire after her term is up, (2008) that is what I'll go for. Same county benefits, work half the time, still the boss, about $15,000 more per year. Sounds like a plan to me. No more HAVA more fun and all that bullshit to deal with.

Posted by Esmeralda on September 8, 2006 at 05:39 PM

Ah, I thought you might be giving Bruno a bit of hope. ;)

And I will be as political as I damn well want. No more repug board members with their thumbs on my back.

Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 See link below:

http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/315

Flirting is still an option.

Ok, so now that most of the primaries are complete (or soon will be) do you think the DNC might start profiling the candidates? Or has it already started and I'm just not looking in the right place?

Iraq Body Count: War dead figures. Baghdad violence 'not declining'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4525412.stm

Does Joe beat his wife?

Senate report: No Saddam, al-Qaida link.

Long-awaited analysis also finds that anti-Saddam group misled U.S.

I hope they profile them.

Good afternoon, all.

It looks like KKKarl went to the well once too often, and Chimpy and Rummy calling 61% of Americans "Nazi appeasers" certainly didn't help.

Posted by DPD on September 8, 2006 at 03:00 PM

The ruling class is so arrogant they think they can bite the hand that feeds them.

Posted by Domingo on September 8, 2006 at 05:54 PM

Where is Chalabi these days? The last I heard, he had been appointed the new Iraqi Oil Ministry (he couldn't get elected to Parliament), and the whole pipeline system had collapsed. They were dumping crude oil on the ground. Many Iraqis were worried that the ground water in one provence was going to be polluted.

I wonder if he's been making governmental trips back into Jordan where he was convicted of bank embezelling. I believe he's been lobbying for clemency now that he is an Iraqi government official.

Wonder if he's peddling American military secrets again?

Probably, along with others.

They are selling their souls for having organic compounds from within the earth that contain primarily hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. Must be some magic potion to have others killed for it...or let it go to waste due to your own greed.

greetings dems- what a week, huh? this place has been a little crowded here lately- while i am always prepared for the worst most times, does anyone else smell blood in the water at this point? just came across this post by way of americablog- linked to max blumenthal at huffington-

surprise, surprise- could it be that mr horowitz is behind this lovely little muckumentary?:

In fact, "The Path to 9/11" is produced and promoted by a well-honed propaganda operation consisting of a network of little-known right-wingers working from within Hollywood to counter its supposedly liberal bias. This is the network within the ABC network. Its godfather is far right activist David Horowitz, who has worked for more than a decade to establish a right-wing presence in Hollywood and to discredit mainstream film and TV production. On this project, he is working with a secretive evangelical religious right group founded by The Path to 9/11's director David Cunningham that proclaims its goal to "transform Hollywood" in line with its messianic vision.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/discover-the-secret-right_b_29015.html

Just getting here and am not caught up...but...evenin' fair dems!

This is a heads up. We can't afford to not win this seat. Low-Profile Race in Vermont Could Have National Ramifications

Any Vermonters at this blog? Let's do what we can to get Welch elected, he has been listed as a "progressive patriot".

Good article Jefro. Win, loose or draw on this one; no one will ever see me in a Disney Theme Park.

BTW, does anyone know what else disney/Cap Cities owns so I can not buy anything else from them?

Posted by jefro on September 8, 2006 at 08:33 PM

Who would have thought that the sci-fi shows of tv brainwashing were a prophetic vision? Or was that all just purging of the mind as well?

deb- there isn't much to catch up on in the past couple hours- i've wondered if i missed an open thread somewhere- either that, or people are just tired- i know that i have looked at all the hullaballoo here the last several days, scrolled down through and thought better of jumping into the fray

check out this steaming pile of manure from mr david- if he is the one who is behind this thing, then everything he says here just shows you what a lying sack o'.... that he is- once an extremist always an extremist- he's just changed his colors, that is all- but after reading his book and seeing this stuff, it just reinforces for me how dangerous this man really is

http://www.frontpagemag.com/blog/BlogEntry.asp?ID=718

Dear fellow Democrats,
By now most of you heard the news reports which confirms what we already knew that Iraq had nothing to do with the horrible events of September 11, 2001 yet President Bush and other Republicans are trying to put a spin on it by saying Democrats who voted yes on the Iraq war saw the exact same report before the war happened. The reason I'm calling it right wing propaganda spin is because more than once I've heard some Democrats say that simply isn't true because they didn't get to see every little thing in the report and those Democrats that didn't get to see all of the reports should start pounding on this issue over and over to get the truth out there to the American people. We have had more than enough dishonesty from this administration about the Iraq war and it's time that Democrats increase pressure to get the truth out there and hold those who were dishonest accoutable. The American people and the entire world got lied to about the reasons why we went to war in Iraq and it's time for the lies to stop. We need an honest government to gain back the trust and respect of the American people and the rest of the world. If we didn't go into Iraq more troops would've been free for the war in Afghanistan and the chances would've been much greater to have captured and brought to justice Osama Bin Laden who was and still is the real threat to our great nation and others as well. It's a disgrace that Osama Bin Laden is still free and the Republicans can spin it all they want the truth is that this administration has still failed to capture and bring to justice this monster for all of the crimes he has done against innocent people. He should've been caught a long time ago and behind bars where he belongs and it's because of the Iraq war he is still free and things in Afghanistan are getting worse. Let's just hope that Democrats win both houses this November because we need a real change with real leadership and we certainly aren't going to get it with Republicans, they have had 5 years and they have screwed everything up. Also, has anyone noticed how record high gas prices have started to drop as we are getting closer to mid-term elections? It's not too hard to figure out which party the oil companies want to win!

Jefro...you were reading my mind. I just went up to look for a new thread. Hi Es! Maybe we're the only three fair dems tonight without a life;-) My Jeff is in Texas working and it's just me and the pc for a hot date!

UN Darfur 'catastrophe' warning
By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5327866.stm

dka- the secret government that is this administration shows very little of anything to congress- and certainly not to the dems on committees and in congress- it doesn't appear that they show that much to their own party- and the members of their own party in congress just lets them continue to run roughshod over them- look at mccain with his pathetic attempt to save some decency by passing that bill against torture which bush promptly added a "signing statement" to that basically said we're going to continue to do whatever we want to do when it comes to torture

deb- funny how that works, eh?

Does anyone know what's the lastest on the movie crud that Disney/ABC is going to show? I just signed an on line petition and they are collecting signatures - 300/minute!

Hi DKA. Yep I went to the link Posted by Domingo on September 8, 2006 at 05:54 PM and it is sooooo full of bs spin. I REALLY believe that the first thing that dems need to do once we take over Congress is to make SERIOUS propaganda laws...I mean serious jail time for the owners of these media outlets. I know it will be hard to pin it down...propaganda is such a slimy slope...but it needs done. I say equal time for any comments would be an answer.

notice how horowitz talks about "government officials" engaged in "censorship"- some that he mentions are no longer officials of government- while i am sure that he is extremely pissed that the dems have found their cajones over this movie, has he ever expressed any outrage over the millions that this administration has spent to pay journalists for blatant propaganda purposes? he is such a fool, but a dangerous fool nonetheless because people who don't know any better listen to his hypocritical nonsense and don't realize his long history of extremism on both the right and the left

Jefro, how's that smart and beautiful wife these days?

Got to run and get some sleep - got a huge meeting tomorrow. Our State candidates are highlited and on Sunday, I'm having an open house for our Congressional candidate - lot's of stuff happening here in northern Indiana!

Keep on Rockn'

deb- she's doing well

thanks for the work you are doing kathy

BTW, does anyone know what else disney/Cap Cities owns so I can not buy anything else from them?

Posted by xdebx on September 8, 2006 at 09:02 PM

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DISNEY CORPORATE HOLDINGS

BTW, Kristen Breitweiller is on (ugh) Larry King (ugh) right now giving Mann Coldsore a ROYAL smackdown.

Night Kathy and keep it up!!! We have a great GOTV plan in our county. It IS going to work. We have so many dedicated volunteers that want to see the pug party completely squashed!

(So, I spelled her name wrong. This is the first time I have ever seen it spelled, Don't sue me. Shoot Coldsore, instead.)

(JUST KEEDING!)

has this been posted here before? check this blog from abc- what does one say to this? oh, those poor put upon conservatives, ooh ooh- of course, again, no mention of concern as to the millions that this administration has spent on journalists and other "news" outlets for propaganda- no mention of the suppression of the media that has gone on under this administration- the disingenuousness, the muddle-headedness is truly something to see:

"This is a horrifying and ugly development. I’m not aware of a circumstance in my lifetime in which filmmakers’ right to free expression has been so endangered. Particularly disgusting to me is that these Democrats (Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Debbie Stabenow, Charles Schumer and Byron Dorgan) have singled-out writer-producer Cyrus Nowrasteh and “conservative blogs” of a certain “political leaning.” It is apparently now becoming illegal for conservatives to actually make films in Hollywood."

http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/

time for some kung pao here- does anyone believe that the majority in this country are going to buy all this brouhaha over these poor put upon conservative film-makers?- david horowitz: "gee, it just makes me so mad that these bigwigs with all their money and all the hard-earned tax dollars of average americans that this administration has spent on their propaganda and none of it is convincing the average guy that this administration is anything more than what we see- a bunch of incompetent a-holes- boy, it just makes me mad- those liberals, they are just so mean- it's their fault, after all, that we were attacked in september of '01- they had 8 years to fix all of this- i'm so mad- it just makes me want to become a wild-eyed commie again!"

Ooooh thanks for the Disney holdings DPD. Is Cap Cities still merged with Disney? Anybody else a part of Disney/ABC? Any idea of how to find out what they own?

Awwww, poor widdy biddy babies. See B.S. pulled "The Reagans" off broadcast TV because the producers combined 2 separate dates (which were contiguous) and compressed them into 1 day's discussion.

The Nazis were also pissed that Barbra Streisand's "husband" was cast as the senile old fool.

SEE BEE ESS pulled it and it was shown on Showtime.

If the Rat Network wants to promote this potential lawyer fest as "based on the 9-11 Commission Report" they HAD BETTER have a CHYRON operator put up a disclaimer during ALL of the made up scenarios.

Can you see it? Sandy Berger is talking and all of the sudden a GIANT DISCLAIMER IN 3" LETTERS STARTS FLASHING WHICH STATES "THIS NEVER HAPPENED, WE MADE THIS PART UP"

And when Madeline Albright comes into a scene, the Chyron will flash "totally fabricated by the company of the Rat in order to appease the Klan"

And then when the NEXT LIE comes on they can play "Deutschland Uber Alles" while they flash All Hail King George, the Lesser" over the picture.

Then the RepubliNazi Party will have completed their mission to infect the minds of out youth.

Bushler Yoots? Scary!

deb, it is ALL in that link. They own ESPN, so NO SPORTS, they own ESPN ZONE "restaurants", so no cholesterol attacks, they used to own the "Angels of Anaheim California Which is in the Los Angeles TV Market But We Don't Call Them The California Angels Anymore Because That Name Is Too Short for us.

Look at the internal links on that site, and nail every one of those bastards AND THEIR SPONSORS!

Hi Dems,

Just came in to log out. spent the day with my daugher who just got home from Hospital, and then took granddaughter to Sesame Street Live this evening. I was so happy when that got over!!

Just a reminder before I turn off.

Remember the turning point with Sinclair Broadcasting and showing their Lying Swift Boat Vet movie, was when we all went through our Financial portfolios and eliminated sinclair from our 401Ks, IRAs, Mutual funds, etc. It should not be hard to do so to Disney especially if they show these Slanted Lies. Drive that stock through the floor! Contact Investor Relations and tell them you are doing so.

Hit them where it REALLY hurts!

night all,

Awwwwwww,

(Sing Along, now)..."Memories, caught between the pages of my...."

SEE BEE YES!!

Great Idea Pam...let's spread it around!!!

Sleep well and may you fall asleep with the pleasure of knowing that you have done a great deed today;)

G'Nite, New Grannie!!

(You must be like Loretta Lynn, Grannie at 36)

And the plot SICKENS....

The rat is getting it's tail into some SERIOUS "cheese" now.

Awwww, Gee.

Remember when Disney got on the Dow Jones Index?

Q.) Guess which Company was dropped for this Mouse poop?

Remember when we used to actually MAKE things in this Country?

A.) United States Steel!

RepubliNazis, gotta hate 'em.

Shifting paper around had replaced actual jobs.

nice post dpd- ed schultz had the guy who plays george tenet on today- he claimed to be farther left than most- acknowledged that there was a great deal of animosity between the various players on the set- seemed to be enthralled with some of the agents that were a part of the movie- he wasn't willing to go as far as ed was, although he admitted that the movie was replete with scenes that weren't part of reality- course, he is shilling for the movie and abc too as one would expect of an actor in the movie-

off to watch maher, i guess- will be interesting to see what he has to say, if anything, about the film- preparing for the usual libertarian bent

The real answer to growing the economy is growing our liquid fuel. Firstly we need plug in hybrid cars. Second we need to put PV solar on every roof in the nation, that feed the grid. Third we grow algae. It can be 1/2 oil by volume. Any farmer that owns bottom land near a stream can build a shallow cement pond, divert water from the stream and grow algae. The algae cleans the water, provides oil, and the rest can be used any way plant fiber is used (livestock feed, cardboard, pellets for pellet stoves, etc.). The farmer will make more from an acre of land than anything he/she can plant.

The oil can be burned "as is" for diesel or processed for gas. Real Americans will be needed for these jobs. Our money stays in this country. Our farmers are earning more. Everybody wins except the oil companies. Search the "Aquatic Species Program". This was done in New Mexico (dry) and would have had much greater results along the Miss. River corridor, and helped clean the river.

hi guys, hit and run...

Mike Malloy on Sam Seder

Torturing The Truth
CBS' Meyer: "President Bush Has Lied And Continues To Do So"