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December 29, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
Friday's Links
Activism
Generation DFA is an ambitious program launched by Democracy for America. Its goal is to involve more young liberals in the political process. Generation DFA has a threefold mission: Create healthy communities at home, put in place a moral foreign policy abroad, and become an organization to take our country back. To do this, they will need our help. So what are you waiting for? Join Generation DFA here, and let's make the U.S. a county of the people, by the people, and for the people once again!
News
Democrats Challenge GOP on Ethics. Democrats on the offensive? No, this isn't Bizarro world. It's Howard Dean getting the party more focused. Democrats have run advertisements in the home districts of six GOP Representatives, all focusing on ethics. With the large number of Republicans being linked to ethics problems, Democrats are in a perfect position to capitalize by reminding and reminding and reminding the voters in those constituencies exactly who they have in office. Now, let's see if Democrats can keep this up for the next 16 months.
U.S. Reports Major Increase in Worldwide Terrorism. Have you felt safer since 9/11? Do you think that the War in Iraq is actually curbing international terrorism? The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), back in April of this year, released a number of 651 "significant" terrorist attacks that occured in 2004. Apparently, that number is wrong, as the NCTC has revised that number to be 3,192. 3,192! NCTC splits hairs about why the number is so much higher, but the bottom line is that we were misled. Again. It's interesting how terrorism dwindled through Clinton's presidency, and then bottommed out in 2000, before showing a big resurgence starting in 2001, and growing since then. Coincidence?
U.S. Evangelicals Boost Green Lobby. What happens when you promise the world to everyone? You get burned. Case in point, Bush. Bush courted both big business and evangelicals in the 2004 election. Now, Bush's environmental "policy" is at odds with evangelicals, who want more done to safeguard the environment. But that would mean making policy that goes against big business, so what to do? This is extremely prevalent, as the G-8 summit is seeing Tony Blair trying to work out a plan for global warming, and Bush saying "no thanks." When we are forced to wonder what happened to our environment, and global temperatures continue to rise, we'll be able to look back on the Bush era and see exactly why.
Editorials
World-Herald Paves Way for Persecution. In a little known, little seen story, there is an important court case going on in Nebraska: "ACLU Nebraska and John Doe v. the City of Plattsmouth." John Doe, in this case, is a citizen who has attempted to remain anonymous. The case is one of many in the U.S. that challenges the constitutionality of displays of the Judeo-Christian Ten Commandments on public property. Only, he's no longer anonymous. Last Sunday, the Omaha World-Herald revealed, in a front page story, the identity of John Doe. But it wasn't just his identity. They revealed his car, license plate number, where he works, and his house. Why would the newspaper do this? In the name of good journalism? Nah. They did it because they've been fighting with the ACLU to get John Doe's name, with no success. So, now that they actually have it, they exploit it. What's even more frustrating, though, is that, in the same edition of the newspaper, the lead editorial had "the audacity to demand a federal shield law that protects the identity of anonymous sources in the press," according to Kyle Michaelis. Was it an intentional step by the paper? If so, it was highly hypocritical. But to "out" the identity of someone in an anonymous court case on page 1, and then demand that anonymous sources of the press be held safe is just absurd.
Let's get on with the Novak/Plame case. Despite the Bush Administration's secret wishes, federal prosecutors and grand juries don't just forget about leaks that out the identity of secret agents, and neither do we, especially when they're done for petty political revenge. Unfortunately, the press might just forget about covering the story, and so Nieman Watchdog is here to prod them along with some questions they might be interested in asking. We need answers from Miller and Cooper, as well as from Bush, who has claimed to want to get to the bottom of this case. Really, Mr. President? Well, why haven't you yet? Furthermore, we want answers from Bob Novak, a Pathetic, Unethical, Unpatriotic Hack. This isn't about vengeance - this is about justice, and making sure that our government agents maintain their cover as they gather information to ensure our safety.
Roaring Back. Look, the last thing that needs to happen is for the horrendous London attacks from yesterday to become politicized. But, alas, we're too late; they already have been. Pundits are already talking about London's resolve, and possible retaliation. But Digby, as usual, dissects this foolish thinking: We don't even know who to attack. As he says, "We might need to rethink the "retaliation" against uninvolved parties plan." Maybe we should realize that if our current approach isn't working, we need to try another one. We're still looking for answers, trying to determine the perpetrators of this cowardly attack. But when we find them, then what? Digby suggests "we really, really need to shut down the bloodlust right now and start thinking." Thinking? What, are you crazy, Digby?
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December 29, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
Friday's Links
Activism
Generation DFA is an ambitious program launched by Democracy for America. Its goal is to involve more young liberals in the political process. Generation DFA has a threefold mission: Create healthy communities at home, put in place a moral foreign policy abroad, and become an organization to take our country back. To do this, they will need our help. So what are you waiting for? Join Generation DFA here, and let's make the U.S. a county of the people, by the people, and for the people once again!
News
Democrats Challenge GOP on Ethics. Democrats on the offensive? No, this isn't Bizarro world. It's Howard Dean getting the party more focused. Democrats have run advertisements in the home districts of six GOP Representatives, all focusing on ethics. With the large number of Republicans being linked to ethics problems, Democrats are in a perfect position to capitalize by reminding and reminding and reminding the voters in those constituencies exactly who they have in office. Now, let's see if Democrats can keep this up for the next 16 months.
U.S. Reports Major Increase in Worldwide Terrorism. Have you felt safer since 9/11? Do you think that the War in Iraq is actually curbing international terrorism? The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), back in April of this year, released a number of 651 "significant" terrorist attacks that occured in 2004. Apparently, that number is wrong, as the NCTC has revised that number to be 3,192. 3,192! NCTC splits hairs about why the number is so much higher, but the bottom line is that we were misled. Again. It's interesting how terrorism dwindled through Clinton's presidency, and then bottommed out in 2000, before showing a big resurgence starting in 2001, and growing since then. Coincidence?
U.S. Evangelicals Boost Green Lobby. What happens when you promise the world to everyone? You get burned. Case in point, Bush. Bush courted both big business and evangelicals in the 2004 election. Now, Bush's environmental "policy" is at odds with evangelicals, who want more done to safeguard the environment. But that would mean making policy that goes against big business, so what to do? This is extremely prevalent, as the G-8 summit is seeing Tony Blair trying to work out a plan for global warming, and Bush saying "no thanks." When we are forced to wonder what happened to our environment, and global temperatures continue to rise, we'll be able to look back on the Bush era and see exactly why.
Editorials
World-Herald Paves Way for Persecution. In a little known, little seen story, there is an important court case going on in Nebraska: "ACLU Nebraska and John Doe v. the City of Plattsmouth." John Doe, in this case, is a citizen who has attempted to remain anonymous. The case is one of many in the U.S. that challenges the constitutionality of displays of the Judeo-Christian Ten Commandments on public property. Only, he's no longer anonymous. Last Sunday, the Omaha World-Herald revealed, in a front page story, the identity of John Doe. But it wasn't just his identity. They revealed his car, license plate number, where he works, and his house. Why would the newspaper do this? In the name of good journalism? Nah. They did it because they've been fighting with the ACLU to get John Doe's name, with no success. So, now that they actually have it, they exploit it. What's even more frustrating, though, is that, in the same edition of the newspaper, the lead editorial had "the audacity to demand a federal shield law that protects the identity of anonymous sources in the press," according to Kyle Michaelis. Was it an intentional step by the paper? If so, it was highly hypocritical. But to "out" the identity of someone in an anonymous court case on page 1, and then demand that anonymous sources of the press be held safe is just absurd.
Let's get on with the Novak/Plame case. Despite the Bush Administration's secret wishes, federal prosecutors and grand juries don't just forget about leaks that out the identity of secret agents, and neither do we, especially when they're done for petty political revenge. Unfortunately, the press might just forget about covering the story, and so Nieman Watchdog is here to prod them along with some questions they might be interested in asking. We need answers from Miller and Cooper, as well as from Bush, who has claimed to want to get to the bottom of this case. Really, Mr. President? Well, why haven't you yet? Furthermore, we want answers from Bob Novak, a Pathetic, Unethical, Unpatriotic Hack. This isn't about vengeance - this is about justice, and making sure that our government agents maintain their cover as they gather information to ensure our safety.
Roaring Back. Look, the last thing that needs to happen is for the horrendous London attacks from yesterday to become politicized. But, alas, we're too late; they already have been. Pundits are already talking about London's resolve, and possible retaliation. But Digby, as usual, dissects this foolish thinking: We don't even know who to attack. As he says, "We might need to rethink the "retaliation" against uninvolved parties plan." Maybe we should realize that if our current approach isn't working, we need to try another one. We're still looking for answers, trying to determine the perpetrators of this cowardly attack. But when we find them, then what? Digby suggests "we really, really need to shut down the bloodlust right now and start thinking." Thinking? What, are you crazy, Digby?
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December 29, 2005
Generation DFA is an ambitious program launched by Democracy for America. Its goal is to involve more young liberals in the political process. Generation DFA has a threefold mission: Create healthy communities at home, put in place a moral foreign policy abroad, and become an organization to take our country back. To do this, they will need our help. So what are you waiting for? Join Generation DFA here, and let's make the U.S. a county of the people, by the people, and for the people once again!
News
Democrats Challenge GOP on Ethics. Democrats on the offensive? No, this isn't Bizarro world. It's Howard Dean getting the party more focused. Democrats have run advertisements in the home districts of six GOP Representatives, all focusing on ethics. With the large number of Republicans being linked to ethics problems, Democrats are in a perfect position to capitalize by reminding and reminding and reminding the voters in those constituencies exactly who they have in office. Now, let's see if Democrats can keep this up for the next 16 months.
U.S. Reports Major Increase in Worldwide Terrorism. Have you felt safer since 9/11? Do you think that the War in Iraq is actually curbing international terrorism? The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), back in April of this year, released a number of 651 "significant" terrorist attacks that occured in 2004. Apparently, that number is wrong, as the NCTC has revised that number to be 3,192. 3,192! NCTC splits hairs about why the number is so much higher, but the bottom line is that we were misled. Again. It's interesting how terrorism dwindled through Clinton's presidency, and then bottommed out in 2000, before showing a big resurgence starting in 2001, and growing since then. Coincidence?
U.S. Evangelicals Boost Green Lobby. What happens when you promise the world to everyone? You get burned. Case in point, Bush. Bush courted both big business and evangelicals in the 2004 election. Now, Bush's environmental "policy" is at odds with evangelicals, who want more done to safeguard the environment. But that would mean making policy that goes against big business, so what to do? This is extremely prevalent, as the G-8 summit is seeing Tony Blair trying to work out a plan for global warming, and Bush saying "no thanks." When we are forced to wonder what happened to our environment, and global temperatures continue to rise, we'll be able to look back on the Bush era and see exactly why.
Editorials
World-Herald Paves Way for Persecution. In a little known, little seen story, there is an important court case going on in Nebraska: "ACLU Nebraska and John Doe v. the City of Plattsmouth." John Doe, in this case, is a citizen who has attempted to remain anonymous. The case is one of many in the U.S. that challenges the constitutionality of displays of the Judeo-Christian Ten Commandments on public property. Only, he's no longer anonymous. Last Sunday, the Omaha World-Herald revealed, in a front page story, the identity of John Doe. But it wasn't just his identity. They revealed his car, license plate number, where he works, and his house. Why would the newspaper do this? In the name of good journalism? Nah. They did it because they've been fighting with the ACLU to get John Doe's name, with no success. So, now that they actually have it, they exploit it. What's even more frustrating, though, is that, in the same edition of the newspaper, the lead editorial had "the audacity to demand a federal shield law that protects the identity of anonymous sources in the press," according to Kyle Michaelis. Was it an intentional step by the paper? If so, it was highly hypocritical. But to "out" the identity of someone in an anonymous court case on page 1, and then demand that anonymous sources of the press be held safe is just absurd.
Let's get on with the Novak/Plame case. Despite the Bush Administration's secret wishes, federal prosecutors and grand juries don't just forget about leaks that out the identity of secret agents, and neither do we, especially when they're done for petty political revenge. Unfortunately, the press might just forget about covering the story, and so Nieman Watchdog is here to prod them along with some questions they might be interested in asking. We need answers from Miller and Cooper, as well as from Bush, who has claimed to want to get to the bottom of this case. Really, Mr. President? Well, why haven't you yet? Furthermore, we want answers from Bob Novak, a Pathetic, Unethical, Unpatriotic Hack. This isn't about vengeance - this is about justice, and making sure that our government agents maintain their cover as they gather information to ensure our safety.
Roaring Back. Look, the last thing that needs to happen is for the horrendous London attacks from yesterday to become politicized. But, alas, we're too late; they already have been. Pundits are already talking about London's resolve, and possible retaliation. But Digby, as usual, dissects this foolish thinking: We don't even know who to attack. As he says, "We might need to rethink the "retaliation" against uninvolved parties plan." Maybe we should realize that if our current approach isn't working, we need to try another one. We're still looking for answers, trying to determine the perpetrators of this cowardly attack. But when we find them, then what? Digby suggests "we really, really need to shut down the bloodlust right now and start thinking." Thinking? What, are you crazy, Digby?
