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Michigan IMC: feature/6208
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mousemusings: Unhappy Workers Should Take Prozac --Bush Campaigner:
"'American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones -- or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better.' "
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"'American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones -- or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better.' "
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funferal: Vote swapping in 2004
"I've received a mail regarding a proposed 'vote swapping' system for the US presidential election, which would allow wanna-be Nader voters in swing states to swap with wanna-be Kerry voters in solidly red or blue states. There's something quaint about such a system, which relies so much on trust of those one does not know, but which arises out of a profound disaffection with the electoral system of the United States." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"I've received a mail regarding a proposed 'vote swapping' system for the US presidential election, which would allow wanna-be Nader voters in swing states to swap with wanna-be Kerry voters in solidly red or blue states. There's something quaint about such a system, which relies so much on trust of those one does not know, but which arises out of a profound disaffection with the electoral system of the United States." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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funferal: DNC slaps down those calling for end of occupation
"When a banner reading 'End the Occupation of Iraq' was unfurled on the convention floor, during the speech of Teresa Heinz Kerry, police were called and hauled off the protester (though the DNC decided not to ask for the protester, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, to be arrested)." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"When a banner reading 'End the Occupation of Iraq' was unfurled on the convention floor, during the speech of Teresa Heinz Kerry, police were called and hauled off the protester (though the DNC decided not to ask for the protester, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, to be arrested)." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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mikeroth.org: Is the stress getting to him?
"According to Capitol Hill Blue, a 'non-partisan' newspaper, President Bush has been taking powerful anti-depressants ever since he stormed out of a press conference on July 8 while discussing his relationship to Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"According to Capitol Hill Blue, a 'non-partisan' newspaper, President Bush has been taking powerful anti-depressants ever since he stormed out of a press conference on July 8 while discussing his relationship to Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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onegoodmove: No Laughing Matter
"Michael Moore is right. The republicans have lost their sense of humor. James Broadwater is a candidate for Congress in Mississipi's 2nd Congressional District. He claims he got duped , and he did, but were his views accurately presented, undoubtedly. James is rightly worried, the truth is a powerful weapon. This republican only wants the truth revealed if it's his 'truth'.He wants the anti-god media brought under strict FCC control. James is clinging tightly to his soul but his sense of humor has gone missing.
He reminds us that he has a logo on his website that says he is a proud friend of Israel. He also thinks they are going to spend an eternity in Hell. With friends like that, both the Jews and members of the Second District are in trouble. I love ya brother but burn baby burn. You're going to love the video 11.5MB" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Michael Moore is right. The republicans have lost their sense of humor. James Broadwater is a candidate for Congress in Mississipi's 2nd Congressional District. He claims he got duped , and he did, but were his views accurately presented, undoubtedly. James is rightly worried, the truth is a powerful weapon. This republican only wants the truth revealed if it's his 'truth'.He wants the anti-god media brought under strict FCC control. James is clinging tightly to his soul but his sense of humor has gone missing.
He reminds us that he has a logo on his website that says he is a proud friend of Israel. He also thinks they are going to spend an eternity in Hell. With friends like that, both the Jews and members of the Second District are in trouble. I love ya brother but burn baby burn. You're going to love the video 11.5MB" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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onegoodmove: Time-Out Dick
"Ilana Wexler is the twelve year old organizer of Kids for Kerry She spoke at the Democratic convention and has a suggestion about what to do with Dick Cheney, and his potty mouth. She's calling for a national No Name Calling Day you can sign the petition here. Here is the video from the convention 1.8 MB detailing her idea for the Vice President" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Ilana Wexler is the twelve year old organizer of Kids for Kerry She spoke at the Democratic convention and has a suggestion about what to do with Dick Cheney, and his potty mouth. She's calling for a national No Name Calling Day you can sign the petition here. Here is the video from the convention 1.8 MB detailing her idea for the Vice President" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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RuminateThis: Fortress Bush
"A sullen President George W. Bush is withdrawing more and more from aides and senior staff, retreating into a private, paranoid world where only the ardent loyalists are welcome." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"A sullen President George W. Bush is withdrawing more and more from aides and senior staff, retreating into a private, paranoid world where only the ardent loyalists are welcome." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seat of the Revolution
“My late mother used to say it doesn’t matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island, or the Rio Grande. We’re all in the same boat now.” -- Carol Mosley-Braun ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“My late mother used to say it doesn’t matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island, or the Rio Grande. We’re all in the same boat now.” -- Carol Mosley-Braun ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seat of the Revolution: "We run the Government website for the Preparing for Emergencies public information campaign, on www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk, and are very concerned that the material on your site will confuse people about the sensitive advice and information that we are giving to the public."
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Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary: Valero Profit Rises Fivefold Amid Strong Fuel Demand (Update2): "The industry has never made so much money"
I received this today from a real special person. This is the second update they have sent me and they are a little apologetic for sending me this stuff. I am soooo happy to be receiving information like this from you :-)
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I received this today from a real special person. This is the second update they have sent me and they are a little apologetic for sending me this stuff. I am soooo happy to be receiving information like this from you :-)
xooxoxoxoxoox
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kadyellebee: "wiki?" January 9, 2003
Wow, surfing the net, wikis, weblogs and such, I ran across this post to which I commented on May 14, 2003... weird. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Wow, surfing the net, wikis, weblogs and such, I ran across this post to which I commented on May 14, 2003... weird. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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BW Online | July 27, 2004 | Will Oil Profits Run Out of Fuel?: "If oil company executives still acted like James Dean in the classic film Giant, this would be the week they grabbed their hats and screamed 'Yee-hah!' amidst a gusher of crude. The reason: High energy prices are fueling record earnings at some of the industry's largest players. "
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RuminateThis: Gubernetorial duties: "…my Governor, Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, has been in Boston as part of the state delegation to the Democratic Convention this week, but he’s leaving today to return home. Pressing state business, you say? Important political event or leaving on some overseas trade/travel junket, you might inquire? Needs to start his vacation and cut some brush around the ranch, you may snarkily query?
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Governor Kulongoski is coming home to attend a funeral. Just as he has done at least 18 other times over the last year and a half, Kulongoski is going to attend the funeral for Lance Corporal Bryan Kelly of Klamath Falls, the seventh Oregon Marine to die in Iraq, killed on July 16. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Governor Kulongoski is coming home to attend a funeral. Just as he has done at least 18 other times over the last year and a half, Kulongoski is going to attend the funeral for Lance Corporal Bryan Kelly of Klamath Falls, the seventh Oregon Marine to die in Iraq, killed on July 16. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Muslims For Kucinich: Convention Report: Kucinich Relases Delegates (but they decide to vote for him anyway): "'We'll support the Kerry-Edwards ticket when it's time,' said one delegate during the Sunday meeting, 'but Dennis, you're the reason we're here. We owe it to ourselves, to the principles we all believe in, and to our constituents back home to stand up and cast our ballots for you.'"
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the alternate patriot: "Ron Reagan, the younger son of the late President Reagan, criticized the Bush administration's foreign policy, saying he believed the president misled Americans to gain support for the Iraq war.
'We lied our way into the war,' he said on CNN's 'Larry King Live' on Wednesday, referring to allegations that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and direct connections to al-Qaida. 'It's a terrible mistake, a terrible foreign policy error.'
Reagan, 44, a vocal opponent of his father's conservative politics, said he would vote for anyone who could beat the current president.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'We lied our way into the war,' he said on CNN's 'Larry King Live' on Wednesday, referring to allegations that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and direct connections to al-Qaida. 'It's a terrible mistake, a terrible foreign policy error.'
Reagan, 44, a vocal opponent of his father's conservative politics, said he would vote for anyone who could beat the current president.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Labor Triumphant: "For decades, despite the ostensibly pro-labor tilt of the Democratic Party, unions have had to fight just to get pro-worker language onto the platform on such crucial issues as trade. Not this year. Thea Lee, the AFL-CIO’s chief policy and politics staffer on all things trade related, noted that Kerry’s platform watchdogs were happy to see that the platform includes the need for establishing workers’ rights and labor and environmental standards in trade accords...
Labor has also received enthusiastic backing on the platform and from the Kerry-Edwards ticket for its foremost institutional imperative, the Employee Free Choice Act." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Labor has also received enthusiastic backing on the platform and from the Kerry-Edwards ticket for its foremost institutional imperative, the Employee Free Choice Act." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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jenett.radio: if you didn't know...: "Report on Sept. 11 finds home on Net"
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Psychotria Nervosa: VP afraid of apples!: "On a personal note, the United States Secret Service examined my briefcase on the way in. I was carrying, among other things, an apple and a banana.
They confiscated the apple, saying I could have thrown it at the vice president. But the banana made it through." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
They confiscated the apple, saying I could have thrown it at the vice president. But the banana made it through." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Zwichenzug: " Organizing
Had a chance to do some actual organizing today for the first time in months. You forget how rewarding it is when you don't do it for awhile. I enjoyed being on the bargaining team during the contract campaign, but I'm glad to get back to the work that really builds the union."
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Had a chance to do some actual organizing today for the first time in months. You forget how rewarding it is when you don't do it for awhile. I enjoyed being on the bargaining team during the contract campaign, but I'm glad to get back to the work that really builds the union."
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disjointed.org - Only in Texas: "Joanne Webb, a mother of three and a former schoolteacher in the town of Burleson near Forth Worth, was facing up to a year in jail after she sold a vibrator at a private party to two undercover police officers posing as a married couple."
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The S-Train Canvas: Getting it out...: Real story of magnitude brought me to tears.
"Crazee: Well if it isn't the S-Train!
Me: Ya know it man. How you been livin'?
Crazee: Been out of the joint for 8 years. Clean livin' with a good woman and a son. What about you?
Me: Been out for over 12 years. Got a wife and three kids. Hanging in there.
Crazee: That's good man. For what its worth, I'm sorry man. Sorry for all the shit back then.
Me: I hear ya. I'm sorry, too. Those were some fucked up times for both of us.
Crazee: (smiles) No doubt. Hey S-Train, what's your real name?
Me: (smiles) Solomon. You?
Crazee: (laughs) Quincy. Always hated that name.
Me: Well Quincy, you take care now. Keep on keepin' on.
Crazee: You do the same Solomon.
(We shake hands)
Me: Here's my card, man. Call me sometime. To talk about things. Maybe we can hang one day.
Crazee: Alright. That's alright. Here's my number (I write it on one of my cards). God bless you. (Walks away)" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Crazee: Well if it isn't the S-Train!
Me: Ya know it man. How you been livin'?
Crazee: Been out of the joint for 8 years. Clean livin' with a good woman and a son. What about you?
Me: Been out for over 12 years. Got a wife and three kids. Hanging in there.
Crazee: That's good man. For what its worth, I'm sorry man. Sorry for all the shit back then.
Me: I hear ya. I'm sorry, too. Those were some fucked up times for both of us.
Crazee: (smiles) No doubt. Hey S-Train, what's your real name?
Me: (smiles) Solomon. You?
Crazee: (laughs) Quincy. Always hated that name.
Me: Well Quincy, you take care now. Keep on keepin' on.
Crazee: You do the same Solomon.
(We shake hands)
Me: Here's my card, man. Call me sometime. To talk about things. Maybe we can hang one day.
Crazee: Alright. That's alright. Here's my number (I write it on one of my cards). God bless you. (Walks away)" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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jenett.radio: play with... jett found this cool flash of bits of cult movies.
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mousemusings: Is this Dude For Real??: "
'I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind. '
'The enemy declared war on us,' Bush told a re-election rally in Cedar Rapids. 'Nobody wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president... The next four years will be peaceful years.' Bush used the words 'peace' or 'peaceful' a total of 20 times." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind. '
'The enemy declared war on us,' Bush told a re-election rally in Cedar Rapids. 'Nobody wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president... The next four years will be peaceful years.' Bush used the words 'peace' or 'peaceful' a total of 20 times." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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mousemusings: Jonathan Idema on trial for private "war on terror" claims Rumsfeld link: "A US citizen in court charged with running a private 'war on terror' in Afghanistan claimed he and two other Americans were working with the full knowledge of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld."
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Negative Capability (Harpers.org): "The President of the United States is not a fact-checker."
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BugMeNot.com: "Bypass Compulsory Web Registration"
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Profits Up/Wages Down
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Even Greenspan Thinks Wage Inequalty a Problem: "'We do have problems with the distribution of income,' he said. 'The skill premium for skilled workers versus lesser-skilled continues to widen.
'Real wages have been rising,' he said, but 'there's been a disproportionate rise in the 20 percent of payrolls which were supervisory workers,' who have higher qualifications, while the wages of hourly workers have 'barely budged.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'Real wages have been rising,' he said, but 'there's been a disproportionate rise in the 20 percent of payrolls which were supervisory workers,' who have higher qualifications, while the wages of hourly workers have 'barely budged.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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funferal: Iraqi Prime Minister in extra-judicial killings?: "The interior minister expressed the wish that he would like to kill all these men on the spot. The PM is said to have responded that they deserved worse than death. At that point, he is said to have pulled a gun and proceeded to aim at and shoot all seven. Six of them died, the seventh, according to one witness, was wounded in the chest."
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Turning the Tide: Invading Cuba: "Kennedy didn't make a clear promise not to invade Cuba again, and immediately reinstituted the terrorist war against Cuba when the missile crisis was over, continuing until his assassination."
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Dropping Money: Stickers by Sticker Giant: "Let's cut out the intermediate step of building weapons and just…Drop money on the enemy…and, in the ensuing frenzy to get the cash, the enemy will be immobilized! (…in lots of small bills) No Collateral Damage! Promotes free-market capitalism!!!"
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ACLU - Pizza: "The government and corporations are aggressively collecting information about your personal life and your habits. They want to track your purchases, your medical records, and even your relationships."
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Arbor Update: U.N.: "10 Stories the World Should Hear More About": "The corporate media likes to ignore the accomplishments of international organizations in order to convince the public that collaborative efforts are useless, thus preserving the common wisdom that submits to America’s go-it-alone, blood-thirsty war policies."
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Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics: "'The worst is the soundtrack of the boys shrieking...'"
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "Indeed. Children. Torture. Evil. Period. Irrefutably, this is one of those times when you hope that the horrors are simply not true"
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Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics: "'We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.'" -- Abraham Lincoln
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randomWalks: foul taste in your mouth yet?: "Yet Nader still insists that he will draw more votes from Bush than from Kerry."
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randomWalks: now that's hate!: "Virginia lawmakers are expected to move swiftly to correct legislation which mistakenly bestowed the right to a weekend day off to millions of Virginians."
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "
I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.
—George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.
—George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Lean Left: Illegal, Bigoted, or Just Plain Embarrassing: Which is Worse?: "Jerry Falwell has issued several explicit and vehement endorsements of George Bush in his tax-exempt church's newlsetters and in sermons from the church pulpit. "
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Boeing Has a Powerful Ally With Hastert: "Congress is poised to appropriate $100 million to keep one of the federal government's most scandal-ridden and contentious programs -- the Air Force's plan to replace its aging aerial-refueling tankers with new Boeing 767s."
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Guerrilla News Network: "[I]s there a supportable case that the CIA directly intended for African-Americans to receive the cocaine which it knew would be turned into crack cocaine and which it knew would prove so addictive as to destroy entire communities? The answer is absolutely, yes."
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Gaurdian Unlimited -- PM admits graves claim 'untrue' : "Downing Street has admitted to The Observer that repeated claims by Tony Blair that '400,000 bodies had been found in Iraqi mass graves' is untrue, and only about 5,000 corpses have so far been uncovered."
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Germany to Drop 9/11 Plot Charges: "German prosecutors are preparing to drop all the most serious charges against the only man convicted for the 11 September attacks, because they fear that crucial American evidence was obtained by torturing detainees."
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From a stash of questionable videos, here is a great one, Britsh Army / LSD Test
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We Apologize for Abu Ghraib
"Neal Pollack convined people across the web to declare April 15th, “Fair and Balanced Day” to protest Fox News’ decision to sue Al Franken for using the words “fair and balanced” in the title of his book, and add the phrase “Fair and Balanced” to their web site, either in the title, or in a posting.
I’m hoping that I can convince at least a few people to do this same, in reaction to the latest news about the torture at Abu Ghraib (see below). I’ve already added “We Apologize for Abu Ghraib” to the title of my weblog."
I think this is a meme to follow. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Neal Pollack convined people across the web to declare April 15th, “Fair and Balanced Day” to protest Fox News’ decision to sue Al Franken for using the words “fair and balanced” in the title of his book, and add the phrase “Fair and Balanced” to their web site, either in the title, or in a posting.
I’m hoping that I can convince at least a few people to do this same, in reaction to the latest news about the torture at Abu Ghraib (see below). I’ve already added “We Apologize for Abu Ghraib” to the title of my weblog."
I think this is a meme to follow. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "Statement Made By Our President
I am deeply disappointed that the effort to pass a constitutional amendment affirming the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman was temporarily blocked in the Senate.
Activist judges and local officials in some parts of the country are not letting up in their efforts to redefine marriage for the rest of America -- and neither should defenders of traditional marriage flag in their efforts.
It is important for our country to continue the debate on this important issue, and I urge the House of Representatives to pass this amendment." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I am deeply disappointed that the effort to pass a constitutional amendment affirming the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman was temporarily blocked in the Senate.
Activist judges and local officials in some parts of the country are not letting up in their efforts to redefine marriage for the rest of America -- and neither should defenders of traditional marriage flag in their efforts.
It is important for our country to continue the debate on this important issue, and I urge the House of Representatives to pass this amendment." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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slacktivist: Denial is a happy place: "Veteran Jake Caldwell, 42, of Lancaster, held up a sign that stated 'Stop the war' as he loudly questioned the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq."
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Rhino's Blog: "July 17th, 1998 -- NY Times reveals the CIA worked hand-in-hand with drug traffickers. Old news travels fast."
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This seems to work with only Micro$oft Internet Explorer and not Mozilla products. BushOut.TV: Jib Jab's "This Land"
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Analysis: President Kerry on Israel: "A leaked draft of the Democratic Party platform and recent statements by John Kerry suggest that a Democratic White House would continue the Bush administration's enthusiastic support for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon."
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A Mixed Blog: Congressional "Black" Caucus - Can't they behave better?: "Nader Further Asks: 'can you imagine if the Abolitionist Party was told not to run against the pro-slavery Whigs and Democratic Parties in the 1840s!'"
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Whiskey Bar: Send in the Clowns: "The land of Lincoln is starting to look more like the land of losers - at least for the party of Lincoln. Now that Mike Ditka has come to his senses ('I need this like I need 'Refrigerator' Perry to sit on my face.') the Republicans are reportedly trying to coax guns-'n-poses rocker Ted Nuget into being their standard bearer in this year's Senate race"
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog : "Lynne Cheney told CNN that she agreed with her husband's initial position in the 2000 campaign -- as she put it, that 'people should be free to enter into their relationships that they choose' and 'that when it comes to conferring legal status on relationships, that is a matter left to the states.'
The vice president now supports the [amendment]" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog: "Anti-gay Marriage Amendment Causing Hypocrisy on Both Sides
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog: "'I don't think you fix the problem by changing the No. 2 horse, but Bush is facing so much heavy baggage going into November, he's going to have to throw some of that baggage off,' said the Republican, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue..."
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog (war blog, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bush, Gulf War II, left): "Rumsfeld, for years the most public face of the Bush administration's war on terrorism, has suddenly become scarce."
"Donald Rumsfeld has gone from being the most popular spokesperson for the Bush administration policies to something of a pariah," ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog: "The Congressional investigation into the abuse of Iraqidetainees at Abu Ghraib prison has virtually ground to halt, as a senior Senate Republican said Thursday that no new hearings would be held on the matter until this fall at the earliest."
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No Sweat: "Since we last updated you in June on the Codevi case in Haiti the situation has not improved for the garment workers there who produce jeans for Levi Strauss. On June 11th Grupo M fired 254 workers at the World Bank IFC-funded facility, including six of seven union committee members."
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All Facts and Opinions: Screw ClearChannel: "Media behemoth ClearChannel can keep Project Billboard's antiwar ad from hanging in Times Square, but it can not stop us from showing this here."
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All Facts and Opinions: Whoopi's a Winner: "In a statement, Goldberg wished Slim-Fast well and said, 'I've done material on every president in the past 20 years, from Reagan to Carter, from Clinton to Bush. I have used portions of the material I did at the fund-raiser in shows, speeches and even on national television and it seems now that people from the other side are using this to further their own agenda. ... I only wish that the Republican re-election committee would spend as much time working on the economy as they seem to be spending trying to harm my pocketbook.'"
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Whiskey Bar: Right From Wrong: "As you can probably tell from my last post, I'm no libertarian, nor do I play one on television. But if I were a libertarian, I believe I'd find Reason magazine's top ten list of reasons to dump George W. Bush very, well, reasonable."
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Eschaton: "Michael Moore's headline grabbing documentary, 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' which Disney declined to distribute, grossed more than $80 million in its first three weeks of release, more than any Disney film this year ..."
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "EXPERTS fear up to 15,000 stray dogs will be poisoned before next month's Athens Olympics so the city looks 'pristine'."
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