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December 29, 2005
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Tuesday's Links
Activism
Ten Day Sprint to Save Our Courts. The "nuclear option" is imminent. What can you do? Well, MoveOnPAC is pushing its ten-day sprint, in which it's trying to get 15,000 letters written to 1,500 newspapers. It doesn't take much time, but can make a big impact. If you feel passionately about defending our courts from the real "judicial activists" - unobjective conservative judges - that the GOP would like to rubber stamp, then here's the perfect opportunity to do something about it. MoveOnPAC has point to mention, writing tips, and a list of papers waiting for you, so get started!
News
John Bolton: A Perfect Fit for the Bush Administration. Why? Bolton has a history of blocking information. Information that needed to get to people like Powell and Rice, who sometimes had to go through back-channels just to see it! Most of the information centers around Iran, and a slight turf war is starting between Rice and Bolton over it. Do you really want this kind of a man as our Ambassador to the U.N.? With the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expected to approve the nomination today, why haven't you contacted your Senators to ensure they don't approve Bolton's full-Senate vote?
Hughes Mistake. After Bush favorite Karen Hughes was appointed to spearhead the U.S.'s approach to public diplomacy, many people (including us) wrote that this was going to be a big mistake, as much of Hughes's job will be working with the Muslim world. Well, turns out that Hughes won't take the post until the fall (assuming she is confirmed by the Senate), and although the current team has several Arabs, there are no Muslims to be found. Given the heavy Muslim presence in the State Department, this is a little shocking. Couple that with the fact that Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the U.S., and we're at a loss as to why Muslims have been excluded from this. Our patience with the lack of tolerance from this administration is wearing very thin, and, unfortunately, our standing in the world will suffer greatly because of it.
White House to Washington Residents: Up Yours. Republicans are taking an extremely big interest in the state of Washington. First, Republican Dino Rossi lost a close race for the governorship to Christine Gregoire (amid some controversy). Now, the White House, spearheaded by Karl Rove, is pulling together Republicans who wish to vie for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Maria Cantwell, and demanding that there be no "nasty" primary. Republicans want a single unifying candidate to place in front of Washington voters, and don't want their attentions split between three candidates. Of course, that's the purpose of a primary - to let the voters choose who they want to represent them, and not the party. It's a little maddening that the White House is taking such an active role in this race. We'd think, between Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Social Security, the Estate Tax and Medicaid that they'd be a little too busy to think about a Senate race. At any rate, you should be aware that in 2006, Cantwell's going to need your help.
Editorials
Clark in '08? Look, it's a mite early to start handicapping '08, but the fact remains that we really like Wesley Clark. Over at DailyKos they were live blogging his recent speech, and it's definitely worth a read. It seems like he's learned a lot from '04, and we like that he's well-spoken, has a military background, and truly seems to believe in freedom and prosperity for all Americans. Go read the live blog, and take a poke around his website. If you like what you see, maybe you should consider working on his campaign...
Washington: Where You Can Win for Losing. Terry Neal discusses the hypocrisy of the GOP's claims that the allegations against Tom DeLay are a fabrication of the media's liberal bias. As Neal writes, "In Republican-dominated Washington, if a reporter has the gall to question you about possible abuse of power, call him a liberal. If a government watchdog accuses you of violating the public's trust, call her a liberal." We are really fed up with Republicans pointing fingers and claiming that anything said against the party means the speaker is automatically a "liberal," or against "moral values," or against a "culture of life," or any other buzzwords Republicans want to use. Did Democrats stand up and cry foul on the GOP during Clinton's troubles, or when Al Gore was branded a liar for "claiming to have invented the Internet?" Oh, right. "One should never let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory." The ironic thing is that Hillary was completely right about the "vast right-wing conspiracy" to bring her husband down.
TIME To Hire a Researcher. Sure, we lost a lot of respect for Time Magazine when they made Bush their Man of the Year again in 2004. This week, Time featured a cover story on Ann Coulter, who is referred to as "Ms. Right." Inside, John Cloud writes about the perception that Ann Coulter lies quite a lot. "Coulter has a reputation for carelessness with facts, and if you Google the words 'Ann Coulter lies,' you will drown in results. But I didn’t find many outright Coulter errors." Oh no? Check out Think Progress's link above to find 12 specific examples of Coulter's lies. Pandering will get you nowhere, Mr. Cloud, but some legitimate journalism might.
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December 29, 2005
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Tuesday's Links
Activism
Ten Day Sprint to Save Our Courts. The "nuclear option" is imminent. What can you do? Well, MoveOnPAC is pushing its ten-day sprint, in which it's trying to get 15,000 letters written to 1,500 newspapers. It doesn't take much time, but can make a big impact. If you feel passionately about defending our courts from the real "judicial activists" - unobjective conservative judges - that the GOP would like to rubber stamp, then here's the perfect opportunity to do something about it. MoveOnPAC has point to mention, writing tips, and a list of papers waiting for you, so get started!
News
John Bolton: A Perfect Fit for the Bush Administration. Why? Bolton has a history of blocking information. Information that needed to get to people like Powell and Rice, who sometimes had to go through back-channels just to see it! Most of the information centers around Iran, and a slight turf war is starting between Rice and Bolton over it. Do you really want this kind of a man as our Ambassador to the U.N.? With the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expected to approve the nomination today, why haven't you contacted your Senators to ensure they don't approve Bolton's full-Senate vote?
Hughes Mistake. After Bush favorite Karen Hughes was appointed to spearhead the U.S.'s approach to public diplomacy, many people (including us) wrote that this was going to be a big mistake, as much of Hughes's job will be working with the Muslim world. Well, turns out that Hughes won't take the post until the fall (assuming she is confirmed by the Senate), and although the current team has several Arabs, there are no Muslims to be found. Given the heavy Muslim presence in the State Department, this is a little shocking. Couple that with the fact that Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the U.S., and we're at a loss as to why Muslims have been excluded from this. Our patience with the lack of tolerance from this administration is wearing very thin, and, unfortunately, our standing in the world will suffer greatly because of it.
White House to Washington Residents: Up Yours. Republicans are taking an extremely big interest in the state of Washington. First, Republican Dino Rossi lost a close race for the governorship to Christine Gregoire (amid some controversy). Now, the White House, spearheaded by Karl Rove, is pulling together Republicans who wish to vie for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Maria Cantwell, and demanding that there be no "nasty" primary. Republicans want a single unifying candidate to place in front of Washington voters, and don't want their attentions split between three candidates. Of course, that's the purpose of a primary - to let the voters choose who they want to represent them, and not the party. It's a little maddening that the White House is taking such an active role in this race. We'd think, between Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Social Security, the Estate Tax and Medicaid that they'd be a little too busy to think about a Senate race. At any rate, you should be aware that in 2006, Cantwell's going to need your help.
Editorials
Clark in '08? Look, it's a mite early to start handicapping '08, but the fact remains that we really like Wesley Clark. Over at DailyKos they were live blogging his recent speech, and it's definitely worth a read. It seems like he's learned a lot from '04, and we like that he's well-spoken, has a military background, and truly seems to believe in freedom and prosperity for all Americans. Go read the live blog, and take a poke around his website. If you like what you see, maybe you should consider working on his campaign...
Washington: Where You Can Win for Losing. Terry Neal discusses the hypocrisy of the GOP's claims that the allegations against Tom DeLay are a fabrication of the media's liberal bias. As Neal writes, "In Republican-dominated Washington, if a reporter has the gall to question you about possible abuse of power, call him a liberal. If a government watchdog accuses you of violating the public's trust, call her a liberal." We are really fed up with Republicans pointing fingers and claiming that anything said against the party means the speaker is automatically a "liberal," or against "moral values," or against a "culture of life," or any other buzzwords Republicans want to use. Did Democrats stand up and cry foul on the GOP during Clinton's troubles, or when Al Gore was branded a liar for "claiming to have invented the Internet?" Oh, right. "One should never let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory." The ironic thing is that Hillary was completely right about the "vast right-wing conspiracy" to bring her husband down.
TIME To Hire a Researcher. Sure, we lost a lot of respect for Time Magazine when they made Bush their Man of the Year again in 2004. This week, Time featured a cover story on Ann Coulter, who is referred to as "Ms. Right." Inside, John Cloud writes about the perception that Ann Coulter lies quite a lot. "Coulter has a reputation for carelessness with facts, and if you Google the words 'Ann Coulter lies,' you will drown in results. But I didn’t find many outright Coulter errors." Oh no? Check out Think Progress's link above to find 12 specific examples of Coulter's lies. Pandering will get you nowhere, Mr. Cloud, but some legitimate journalism might.
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December 29, 2005
Ten Day Sprint to Save Our Courts. The "nuclear option" is imminent. What can you do? Well, MoveOnPAC is pushing its ten-day sprint, in which it's trying to get 15,000 letters written to 1,500 newspapers. It doesn't take much time, but can make a big impact. If you feel passionately about defending our courts from the real "judicial activists" - unobjective conservative judges - that the GOP would like to rubber stamp, then here's the perfect opportunity to do something about it. MoveOnPAC has point to mention, writing tips, and a list of papers waiting for you, so get started!
News
John Bolton: A Perfect Fit for the Bush Administration. Why? Bolton has a history of blocking information. Information that needed to get to people like Powell and Rice, who sometimes had to go through back-channels just to see it! Most of the information centers around Iran, and a slight turf war is starting between Rice and Bolton over it. Do you really want this kind of a man as our Ambassador to the U.N.? With the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expected to approve the nomination today, why haven't you contacted your Senators to ensure they don't approve Bolton's full-Senate vote?
Hughes Mistake. After Bush favorite Karen Hughes was appointed to spearhead the U.S.'s approach to public diplomacy, many people (including us) wrote that this was going to be a big mistake, as much of Hughes's job will be working with the Muslim world. Well, turns out that Hughes won't take the post until the fall (assuming she is confirmed by the Senate), and although the current team has several Arabs, there are no Muslims to be found. Given the heavy Muslim presence in the State Department, this is a little shocking. Couple that with the fact that Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the U.S., and we're at a loss as to why Muslims have been excluded from this. Our patience with the lack of tolerance from this administration is wearing very thin, and, unfortunately, our standing in the world will suffer greatly because of it.
White House to Washington Residents: Up Yours. Republicans are taking an extremely big interest in the state of Washington. First, Republican Dino Rossi lost a close race for the governorship to Christine Gregoire (amid some controversy). Now, the White House, spearheaded by Karl Rove, is pulling together Republicans who wish to vie for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Maria Cantwell, and demanding that there be no "nasty" primary. Republicans want a single unifying candidate to place in front of Washington voters, and don't want their attentions split between three candidates. Of course, that's the purpose of a primary - to let the voters choose who they want to represent them, and not the party. It's a little maddening that the White House is taking such an active role in this race. We'd think, between Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Social Security, the Estate Tax and Medicaid that they'd be a little too busy to think about a Senate race. At any rate, you should be aware that in 2006, Cantwell's going to need your help.
Editorials
Clark in '08? Look, it's a mite early to start handicapping '08, but the fact remains that we really like Wesley Clark. Over at DailyKos they were live blogging his recent speech, and it's definitely worth a read. It seems like he's learned a lot from '04, and we like that he's well-spoken, has a military background, and truly seems to believe in freedom and prosperity for all Americans. Go read the live blog, and take a poke around his website. If you like what you see, maybe you should consider working on his campaign...
Washington: Where You Can Win for Losing. Terry Neal discusses the hypocrisy of the GOP's claims that the allegations against Tom DeLay are a fabrication of the media's liberal bias. As Neal writes, "In Republican-dominated Washington, if a reporter has the gall to question you about possible abuse of power, call him a liberal. If a government watchdog accuses you of violating the public's trust, call her a liberal." We are really fed up with Republicans pointing fingers and claiming that anything said against the party means the speaker is automatically a "liberal," or against "moral values," or against a "culture of life," or any other buzzwords Republicans want to use. Did Democrats stand up and cry foul on the GOP during Clinton's troubles, or when Al Gore was branded a liar for "claiming to have invented the Internet?" Oh, right. "One should never let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory." The ironic thing is that Hillary was completely right about the "vast right-wing conspiracy" to bring her husband down.
TIME To Hire a Researcher. Sure, we lost a lot of respect for Time Magazine when they made Bush their Man of the Year again in 2004. This week, Time featured a cover story on Ann Coulter, who is referred to as "Ms. Right." Inside, John Cloud writes about the perception that Ann Coulter lies quite a lot. "Coulter has a reputation for carelessness with facts, and if you Google the words 'Ann Coulter lies,' you will drown in results. But I didn’t find many outright Coulter errors." Oh no? Check out Think Progress's link above to find 12 specific examples of Coulter's lies. Pandering will get you nowhere, Mr. Cloud, but some legitimate journalism might.
