Entries written in September 2006
Written September 30, 2006 in Uncategorized
Rep. Mark Foley commenting on Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky ordeal:
“…”it’s more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction.”
Washington Post
Is that so?
The Nation has a good article too, this thing just gets more and more bizarre.
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Pass it On.
Sick, sick, sick.
For once it would be nice to see the Republicans in power not thinking only of the election and holding on to the their seats in Congress. If this had been a Democrat the roof would have caved in due to so many Republicans screaming about the situation. Instead, you get [...]
Why the Torture Bill MattersBy Molly Ivins
This bill is not a national security issue — this is about torturing helpless human beings without any proof they are our enemies.
Perhaps this could be considered if we knew the administration would use the power with enormous care and thoughtfulness. But of the over 700 prisoners sent to [...]
Roger Ailes to the Chicago Tribune:
“I would have paid him [Bill Clinton] 100 grand to help us with marketing, just to get a half-hour of his time,” Ailes said by phone Thursday. “As it turned out, I got a half-hour of his time and he did it for nothing. We’re very grateful. … He’s [...]
Florida Rep. Resigns Over Emails
U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fort Pierce, resigned from Congress on Friday, effective immediately, in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page.
“I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent,” he said [...]
From CNN: Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush barely mentioned the war in Iraq when he met with Republican senators behind closed doors in the Capitol Thursday morning and was not asked about the course of the war, Sen. Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, said.
“No, none of that,” Lott told reporters after the session when asked if [...]
O’Reilly talked with James Carville and Paul Begala last night regarding Bill Clinton’s “meltdown” on Fox news. Bill always claims that he is fair and balanced and constantly labels sites like Media Matters and MoveOn.org as smear merchants.
From the transcript:
O’REILLY: You guys — you guys spread propaganda that these far left Kool-Aid drinkers believe [...]
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) on gay marriage:
“But, you know, when I was in the last weeks of my last campaign, you know what I was thinking? Where’s our side? What are they doing? And I believe that when you’re in a cultural war like this, you have to respond with equal and hopefully greater force [...]
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9947438/detail.html
However this is an adult, not a student of the school. Apparently he went into the school, claimed he had a bomb and then fired some shots. Initially he had six students hostage and now only has two girls, the rest of the students have been evacuated.
"We have had some negotiations with him, it’s [...]
Downloadable .PDF of NIE (via AMERICAblog)
The previous NIE, released in October of 2002, was rushed out in three weeks by President Bush and therefore reported erroneously that:
Iraq “is reconstituting its nuclear program,” “has chemical and biological weapons,” and that “all key aspects–R&D [research and development], production, and weaponization–of Iraq’s offensive biological weapons program are active [...]
…or some such nonsense.
It seems that a German opera house is canceling a production of Mozart’s Idomeneo due to fears that it may spark protests and/or attacks from Islamic extremists
The cancellation was prompted by concerns that a scene in which Mohammed’s severed head is brandished on stage could be viewed as blasphemous.
It follows angry reactions [...]
I've started blogging again, albeit a bit selectively. This is mostly going to be about news and politics and stuff because that is where my head is at right now. Posts here in LJ-land will be rare, if ever. Things are very busy for me now, with school, work, and the continuing [...]
State of the News Media: 2006
Just a quick link for all the journalists and the journalistas. From journalism.org, this content heavy site takes an in-depth look at every aspect of the modern media. Whether your medium of choice is newspapers, network TV, radio or magazines they’ve got you covered.
Like I said though, the [...]
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