Confusion

It reigns supreme. Stem cell research confuses people because they buy into the "talking points".  Watch..

The Flim Flam man and the Snowflake project

Watch this short segment about Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell bill on Hardball and then you’ll understand why our country is so divided. The press allow people like Deroy, who don’t tell the truth and know they don’t tell the truth to deceive and cloud important issues to this nation….Deroy Murdock of the NRO actually uses [...]

Tags: Stem Cell, Murdock, NRO, Hardball

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He Wasn't Kidding

At least, it certainly doesn't look or sound like he was...lowest of the low.  Perhaps that's why almost nobody watches Glenn Beck's little show.

Guest Of CNN’s Beck: Watching Someone Murder The Clintons Would Be ‘Great’

Last night on CNN Headline News, host Glenn Beck and former GOP consultant and radio host Michael Graham discussed a new video of President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) spoofing the final episode of the Sopranos. During the conversation, Graham asked Beck if he wanted to see the Clintons murdered in the video. “[S]eriously, [...]

Tags: Glenn Beck, Michael Graham, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Sopranos

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The Torture Debate

As more details come out, it seems there is less and less chance to truly "debate" it.  Who wants to say it's a good thing? Especially when handled in this manner...

Exposed: The Anatomy of a Torture Scandal

Not long before Lynndie England ever set foot in Iraq, long before she became the poster-child for torture, she was a whistleblower at Pilgrim's Pride's chicken factory in Moorefield, West Virginia - a notion that doesn't quite fit with her [...]

Tags: torture, Iraq War, Lynndie England

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Presidential Poll

I was going to roll this one into the earlier note on Congress' Credibility, but decided it needed its own slot on the old blog. Let's just note that it's yete another new low for the President, too.  Apparently, nobody in America likes anybody in Washington, DC...

26 Percent.

The latest numbers in from Newsweek: "In 19 months, George W. Bush will leave the White House for the last time. The latest NEWSWEEK Poll suggests that he faces a steep climb if he hopes to coax the country back to his side before he goes. In the new poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday nights, President Bush's approval rating has reached a record low. Only 26 percent of Americans, just [...]

Tags: Presidential Approval, Newsweek, George W. Bush, Record Low

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The Man in Charge

But, does he understand WHAT he's in charge of? If so, I'd like to hear an explanation. If not, somebody explain why he has the job.  Beyond that fact that nobody else would take it.

Patraeus deluded about Iraq factors

This Times of London interview with General Patraeus is extraordinarily disturbing, both for the implications of administration goals and for how badly General Patraeus misunderstands the driving forces of the current conflicts in Iraq. There is clearly no intention of redeploying troops, or even planning for any kind of withdrawal. When asked if he would like the "surge" to continue indefinitely, Patraeus responds, [...]

Tags: Patraeus, Iraq War, Times of London

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Serious Thoughts

For a Thursday night.  Let's talk about it.  Comment away. I know War is Hell, butt...

War And Other Peoples’ Children

Americans were horrified this week when CBS News broke Lara Logan’s story of US soldiers uncovering an orphanage in Iraq in which the children were left naked, chained to their beds, malnourished and generally neglected. How could human beings treat other human beings, especially children, this way? The natural instinct was to pick [...]

Tags: Iraq Orphanage, CBS, Lara Logan

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Finger-Snapping Time

There's something about some of these old songs that just burns them into your mind."old songs", you say?  Run along, young un!

Late Late Nite FDL: Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh, Waterloo…

Tonight, I’m exercising my ABBA option. This just came over the transom and I had to share it. I’d like to apologize in advance for the fact that you’ll still be singing this song on Saturday afternoon, driving your family insane, just spontaneously erupting, “The history book on the shelf!/Is alway repeating itseeeeeeeelf!/WATERLOO!!” and dancing [...]

Tags: Waterloo, ABBA

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Wonderful Speech

I know there's video of Digby's speech floating around, but take a moment and read the text linked below.  Digby is a progessive blogger who surprised a lot of folks this week when SHE accepted an award at a national bloggers' convention.  I emphasized "SHE", because many (including yours truly), had assumed that SHE was a male for all this time.  No particularly reason for that impression, but it seems to be somewhat prevalent. At any rate, what she said in her speech was exemplary.  You'll find a link in the post below. Just follow the link to get to Digby's post.  I ain't gonna steal from her! Just point you in her direction.

About That Speech by digby Now that I'm back in...

...I'll be writing a bit about my pseudonymous, genderless experience in the next little while, and sharing some of my observations about identity and the internet. There are some interesting things to say about that. But I don't plan to change much of anything around here, certainly not what I write about or how I write it. The speech is [...]

Tags: Digby, Bloggers

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Current Times in New Orleans

Where the past meets the future and the outlook isn't great.

The Plight of New Orleans Workers

More than half of New Orleans workers have been victims of labor abuse, according to a new report from Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ), a nonprofit that mobilizes U.S. religious communities on workers' rights. Despite these frequent violations of labor law, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) concluded 37 percent fewer wage and hour investigations last year than in the previous year. "Working On Faith: A Faithful Response to Worker Abuse in New Orleans" analyzes IWJ's 2006 surveys and interviews with 218 workers in a variety of jobs from construction to retail to bank tellers. According to the report, workers have experienced abuses including [...]

Tags: New Orleans, Katrina, Labor Abuse

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Guess Mitt Didn't Have Any Idea...

Good political help is tough to find.  No, scratch that.  Good, HONEST, political help is tough to find. This guy was apparently pretty good on the political fundraising field.  But..

Mitt’s Utah finance chair slapped with abuse, molestation lawsuits

Whoa, this one is almost as good as Rudy’s coke dealer SC campaign chair story. Will Mitt Romney cut this guy loose? (The Hill): Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars through the fundraising efforts of a supporter targeted by several lawsuits alleging child abuse. In a lawsuit filed in the [...]

Tags: Romney, Child Abuse, Fund Raising

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