Archive for 'Politics and Government' Category

Tell the House to Hold the Line — No Telecom Immunity!

Oct 15th, 2007 by admin | 0

From EFF:
This Wednesday, the RESTORE Act enters the final round in the House of Representatives, where it will be presented to the entire House for a floor vote. Within the next 48 hours, all House representatives must hear the same, clear message — keep telecom immunity out of the RESTORE ACT.
Last week, we initiated a […]

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The Real Rudy: Radios

Oct 15th, 2007 by admin | 0

Sign the Petition
Giuliani’s failure to provide FDNY with adequate radios must be investigated
10,433 signers
We, The Undersigned, demand an investigation into the Giuliani administration’s failure between 1994 and 2001 to equip firefighters with the radio equipment they needed to perform their duties on 9/11 with the highest likelihood of their own survival. We ask for an […]

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Jesus went along the border

Oct 14th, 2007 by admin | 0

Here’s shoutout to that great Oklahoma Christian, Randy Terrill:
On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus went along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distance and shouted, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us! Jesus looked at them and said, […]

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For those still clinging to the belief that we have a free press

Oct 13th, 2007 by admin | 0

“Media events” are just theater, staged to give the appearance of a viable fourth estate.
Shown the Door at the White House
[…] About half way through the question, Mrs. Bush realized this was not a friendly softball being lobbed from the peanut gallery, but a real question with an agenda from the press gallery.
Mrs. Bush looked […]

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Campaign 2008: WOT in perspective

Oct 13th, 2007 by admin | 0

Matthew Yglesius looks at Romney, and sees a pathetic, clueless bedwetter:
The idea that we should be laying awake at night afraid that a group of at most several thousand people who control almost no territory or valuable military equipment might establish a universal caliphate or “collapse freedom loving nations like us” is ridiculous. Al-Qaeda’s goals […]

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Award-winning snark

Oct 13th, 2007 by admin | 1

BREAKING: SCOTUS Declares Bush the Nobel Peace Prize Winner
And from the comments:
Does this mean Inhofe will back down on his (23+ / 0-)
threat to have the Senate cafeteria rename Swedish meatballs “Freedom Droppings”?
by yojimbo on Fri Oct 12, 2007 at 11:42:49 AM CDT
(I’ll be glad when Inhofe isn’t around (DC) to embarrass Oklahoma at every […]

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The ENDA debate could end in debacle

Oct 12th, 2007 by admin | 0

This editorial in the Washington Blade, a gay newspaper out of D.C., reflects my feelings about the trans controversy waging right now over the ready to be passed ENDA legislation.
I support transgendered people, and want to see them covered, but right now, politics being what they are this is what we can do — and […]

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Helping Oklahoma babies

Oct 12th, 2007 by admin | 0

Gov. Henry is going to sign the Health Care Authority’s rule to provide pre-natal care to all women in Oklahoma, regardless of citizenship status.
An Oklahoma Health Care Authority proposal to allow all pregnant women to receive prenatal care sets a “dangerous precedent” and subsidizes illegal activity, said state Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore.
Yeah, well I think […]

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Let’s be Nuke Free

Oct 12th, 2007 by admin | 0

NukeFree.org

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Craig’s `wide Stance’ Enters Lexicon

Oct 10th, 2007 by admin | 0

I hate to gloat while people are being publicly embarrassed, but really, Republicans just beg for it with their hypocrisy and sleazy politicking to save themselves at any cost to actual victims, or the country.
Craig’s `wide Stance’ Enters Lexicon - New York Times
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Among the most famous excuses ever given for questionable […]

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