Repetition does not transform
a lie into a truth.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I'm going to give you
back your Democratic Party, I'm going to
give you back the White House and I'm going to give you back your country."
Tuesday
4 March 2008
Deep End News
Teevee Tonight:
Ralph Nader, The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart
Comedy Central
Reuters: "Obama expanded his side yard by purchasing a sliver of Rezko's lot for $104,000. Until the deal came to light, Obama's gardener was paid to mow the grass on the entire lot." "The garden could be accessed only through the Obamas' property, and Mr Obama's gardener mowed the lawn."Q&A: Barack Obama and Tony Rezko
timesonline
"Come on! I just answered, like, eight questions," Obama, looking surprised, told shouting reporters as he fled the room. "We're running late."Obama General Counsel Crashes Clinton Press Call; Engages In Heated Exchange
2008central
"Let's get rid of these Diebold machines and get something that works!""This petition is as radical as the Declaration of Independence, and it draws on that tradition in claiming a universal jurisdiction when governments fail to do what they're supposed to do," said Kurt Daims, 54, a retired machinist leading the drive.
Brattleboro Residents Vote On Indictment Against Bush, Cheney
John Curran, AP / cnn
Update: Vermont towns approve Bush-Cheney indictment msnbc
Bush incoherently praises Odierno for ’snatching defeat.’ thinkprogress
Direct action against McMansions -- "domestic terrorism", "Jewish lightning", or false flag op?"Crews removed incendiary devices found in the homes, Snohomish County District 7 Fire Chief Rick Eastman said. Later, however, Kelvin Crenshaw, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Seattle, said there was no evidence such devices had been used."The puppy's yelps can be heard until it hits the ground below.
Psychologist posits ayahuasca-acacia connection:
Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher
AFP
Monday
3 March 2008
He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Vincent Joseph Anania:
Father of Elizabeth Edwards Is Dead at 87
Julie Bosman, nyt
Rezko is accused of scheming to extort nearly $6 million in kickbacks from investment houses and others wanting to do business with two state boards.
Trial begins of former Chicago Obama fundraiser
Andrew Stern, Reuters
David Ljunggren, Reuters / AFPKey
Obama economic advisor
Austan Goolsbee discussed his candidate's policies with the Canadian consulate in Chicago, which wrote a report suggesting
Obama's words on NAFTA were designed for a political audience and shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Sunday
2 March 2008
Wikipedia: Blue Lake is located in California's 1st congressional district, and is represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.
North Coast Law & Order
-- the Security State at play: cop-on-cop rape, drugs, machine guns
McClatchy: "More and more Israelis are avoiding mandatory military service . . . "
Palestinians halt talks, killings mount
Ibrahim Barzak, AP
Donna Brazile:“If Barack Obama had lost 11 straight times and lent $5 million to his own campaign, we would have thrown him off the bus ... and under the bus.”
Famous Lost Words:"You never know what crisis is going to happen . . . this is a wartime election."
Clinton Caucus Campaign w/comments: dallasnews
Clinton team vows to fight on after Ohio, Texas AFP
" . . . residents of Texas may soon cease speaking altogether."
Idiom Shortage Leaves Nation All Sewed Up In Horse Pies theonion
Saturday
1 March 2008
Slow Locals . . .The customer is always (far) right . . .Arab American
Abdellatiff Hadji was dismissed abruptly by inn owners
Flurry Healy and
Peter Wells in 2004
Fired Albion River Inn manager's lawsuit settled for $165,000
Mike Geniella, PressDemocrat
White House blocks inquiry into construction of $736m embassy in Iraq
Elana Schor, guardian
On what record is Obama running? These are the key questions of the Obama candidacy, and they have yet to be asked, let alone answered.
"All of my concerns about Obama in one tidy article" -- POACHer ["non-profit" corporation] compensation jumped from $121,910 to $316,962 when Obama was elected to the SenateWorth another read?
Friday
29 February 2008
Slow Locals . . .Rahaim and Farber had been living in the residence temporarily while they looked for permanent housing.
Trashing of historic fire chief's home called 'symbolic gesture'
Jaxon Van Derbeken, sfgate
Best candidate on Ohio ballot:Support for Edwards will be wasted
unless he captures 15 percent of the Democratic vote in a congressional district or 15 percent of the vote statewide.
The late father of the Democratic frontrunner was from western Kenya.
Clinton faces Kenya cattle fine over Obama photo Daniel Wallis, Reuters
"What is disturbing about the campaign’s response is that it leaves unchallenged the disgraceful and racist premise behind the entire “Muslim smear”: that being Muslim is de facto a source of shame."
"These pigs feed and breed. That's all they care about."
US military declares war on feral pigs at Georgia's Fort Benning AP
"
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Katrina recovery chief resigns post Reuters