Point by point rebuttal on Zell Miller’s rabid speech at the RNC – is this guy sane – or was it a carefully crafted attempt to garner sympathy for a bi-polar moment?
Also read Jimmy Carter’s letter in response to the “speech” … courtesy of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, by way of Grant
And to put it all in perspective, here is
Zell Miller’s speech FOR John Kerry, back in 2000
Found via Shaula’s weblog
http://tsuredzuregusa.blogspot.com/
As she says … best Campaign spot
Ever …
http://www.n3t.net/humor/Seriously.mpg
Very funny, but if at work, use headphones …
Bush White House checked with rapture Christians before latest Israel move
The Jesus Landing Pad
by Rick Perlstein May 18th, 2004 10:00 AM
It was an e-mail we weren’t meant to see. Not for our eyes were the notes that showed White House staffers taking two-hour meetings with Christian fundamentalists, where they passed off bogus social science on gay marriage as if it were holy writ and issued fiery warnings that “the Presidents [sic] Administration and current Government is engaged in cultural, economical, and social struggle on every level” this to a group whose representative in Israel believed herself to have been attacked by witchcraft unleashed by proximity to a volume of Harry Potter. Most of all, apparently, we’re not supposed to know the National Security Council’s top Middle East aide consults with apocalyptic Christians eager to ensure American policy on Israel conforms with their sectarian doomsday scenarios.
But now we know.
“Everything that you’re discussing is information you’re not supposed to have,” barked Pentecostal minister Robert G. Upton when asked about the off-the-record briefing his delegation received on March 25. Details of that meeting appear in a confidential memo signed by Upton and obtained by the (Village) Voice.
See the whole story at
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0420/perlstein.php
We went to the Fine Arts Cinema in Fairfax yesterday and saw Fahrenheit 9/11. Its an important film – and I’d urge anyone who is curious to see it – but if you rather not spend money for a film, I found the following website to be an excellent parallel resource – it outlines and defines many of the points that Michael Moore makes in his movie, and has links to commentary by many folks (republican, democrats and others). Its a must read for all …
Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government
While in Colorado, Kerry made a quick stop in Aspen for a $500,000 fund-raiser at the home of Michael Goldberg, president of Miami-based airline leasing company Aerolease International. Kerry invited Aspen resident and writer Hunter S. Thompson to ride in his motorcade and brought three copies of Thompson’s book about the 1972 presidential race, “Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail” for autographs.
"Just to put your minds all at ease, I have four words for you that I know will relieve you greatly," Kerry told the fund-raiser. "How does this sound – Vice President Hunter Thompson."
From a Yahoo News Story
God may (also) be the reason Attorney General John Ashcroft, the administration’s lightning rod because of his questionable actions that critics argue threaten freedoms granted by the Constitution, remains part of the power elite. West Wing staffers call Bush and Ashcroft "the Blues Brothers" because "they’re on a mission from God."
See
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4636.shtml
Found on GMS Legion’s LiveJournal – a link to this blog –
http://peterdavid.malibulist.com/archives/001713.html
The New York Time carried a story about an report published Friday in the national Catholic Reporter, an independent newspaper
Bush Asked for Vatican’s Help on Political Issues, Report Says
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: June 13, 2004
On his recent trip to Rome, President Bush asked a top Vatican official to push American bishops to speak out more about political issues, including same-sex marriage, according to a report in the National Catholic Reporter, an independent newspaper.
I found it on The Right Christians web site – they said:
Making the rounds and courtesy of Democratic Veteran:
Psalm 2(00)3
Bush is my shepherd, I shall be in want.
He leadeth me beside the still factories,
He maketh me to lie down on park benches,
He restoreth my doubts about the Republican party.
He guideth me onto the paths of unemployment for the party’s sake.
I do fear the evildoers, for thou talkst about them constantly.
Thy tax cuts for the rich and thy deficit spending,
They do discomfort me.
Thou anointeth me with never-ending debt,
And my savings and assets shall soon be gone.
Surely poverty and hard living shall follow me,
And my jobless children shall dwell in my basement forever.
There have been a huge number of news stories recently about the Diebold Voting Machine equipment. I read Salon reports on investigations by Beverly Harris alleging that Diebold voting systems use an unsecured Access database; which anyone can get to, change data, and erase logs. Diebold has been trying to censor her, as well as some other sites that were hosting some leaked Diebold memos. The materials were first obtained by Bev Harris, who is writing a book about modern-day ballot-tampering. According to published accounts, she found the materials on an unprotected Web site while doing a Google search. Links to those memos can be found here though Diebold is trying to censor the whole issue by issuing takedown requests to many of the site and claiming a violation of the DMCA !
Revolution is not an AOL Keyword*
*See generally Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
This is truly a twisted link!
And Patty Elvis is a hoot!
And beware this shockwave animation, probably not safe for the conservative or those in Federal Offices …
www.ericblumrich.com