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Ms. Boxer is absolutely retarded to propose a "supervote". What an obviously desperate ploy.

The BBC finally confirms the dissenting opinion about Iraqi Oil and the "neo-con" agenda. The link below will take you to the article and a link on that page will stream the actual Newsnight video. Very comprehensive and very interesting - you won't see this in the states on our mainstream media networks. Not even a peep. Leave it up to the folks on the other side of the pond to do our media's job for them. All those who thought the admi

How afraid are you, really, of the current administration? Do you stay up at night worrying that you've done something to offend them, and they're going to come for you in your sleep? I'm not "afraid" of the current administration so much as I am the possibility of me becoming a victim of the poor law being pushed and perpetuated by "Republicrats". When I was in the service (Active Army), I was pulled in to a C.I.D. investig

Yes, and these people are called liberals, who can't be bothered to leave such important things as personal choice and freedom up to the electorate. - Rightwinger Sure, only "liberals" are to be found in our court system. Give me a break. Stop your inane over-generalizations. Now, with every lie there lays a grain of truth. I will agree that "liberals" are much more likely to attemp

If the media was more responsible in its reporting, the dis-information would not be necessary. However, since 'THE STORY' is all that matters to them, then the Defense department, in order to save GI lives, which is their first priority, must use any means available. I disagree, the dangerous precedent of allowing the government to control the media in any manner is an element of a fascist / totalitarian society. It is most imp

Who is Kerry referring to? If he's talking about "Michael Jackson Puppet Theater" on MSNBC or Lingerie Models being reported on by Fox - then, yeah, that's entertainment news that belongs on bullshit pampered-wife networks like ET(entertainment today, kinda' like "People Magazine" for those who don't want to read). I do wish more "real news" and less celebrity trials were on our major news networks. If, on the other hand, Kerry is speaking

Thanks for the Chalkboard link! I'll be checking that out! I'm not quite sure what you meant by: ---That isn't the only manipulation of media, hence the liberal bias.....think about it... ...but what I was referring to was the rash of reporters and columnists the White House had paid to promote administrative policies and the few documented times Defense spokesman prov

Spring Rabbits? What the fuck is a Spring Fuckin' Rabbit?!!! Absolutely retarded. Now to be more intelligent about it, one could make the distinction that since a "spring f'n rabbit" is being offered by a commercial enterprise (which is what the Easter Bunny is anyway) they are trying to broaden their audience that may include those who have no concept of the religious season of Easter. This has nothing to do with athiests' agenda

I am 48 so I had less history to learn than you did Points for making me smile. So 3 weeks before the test, all other learning cased and we crammed (in the history class) for the test. It would have been nice had we done even that, it's ludicrous to cherry pick answers and "teach for the test" and leave all actual learning behind. It may sound much more convenient, but in the end, teachers (or NEA) are only c

(masked, but slinging something other than a web) Oh my God! Right on! See you at 20 after 4!

When I saw the headline for this post, I immediately thought, "Gene's stretching a bit, it's pretty transparent this is just an excuse to attack the administration," but he's got a point. Wolfowitz did fuck up in all his predictions, except the one that really counted to PNAC...but that's another story. I don't know what being head of World Bank has to do with being Deputy of Defense or how one qualifies him for the other but he certainly sho

Just recently, a study was conducted by the University of Connecticut which showed more then a third of high school students say the 1st Amendment goes too far...This is a good example of how different attitudes are today as compared to just years ago when someone proposing such a thing might well have been beaten in to submission. - Citizen Deference I think that is more a condemnation o

A free society will always have tension between liberty and security. As you may be well aware of, that balance has shifted radically towards "security" in only a few short years. Legislation and government policies have been implemented that will keep the momentum shifting towards "security" and further away from liberty. As I've suggested in this post and the other 6 Ways to Tell if You REALLY ARE Living in a Totalitari

Regardless of what the intention is behind the cameras being installed, the effect is clear - surveillance of the populace. The trend is growing as people become more and more accustomed to it's presence and it will continue to grow. It's that simple. No conspiracy here.

The question is what are you going to do about it? That's a very good question. The first thing to do is spread awareness to the people that will listen. Once a mass of people are educated about these thing a plan can be formulated and action can be taken upon it. Already, some people are by challenging poor legislature in the courts. Notice you don't hear much about it in the media. In regards to what could possibly be done about

....to put it more succinctly, drmiler, just because you haven't seen bloggers like me "disappear" doesn't mean that we don't already have a totalitarian framework in place. Simply because only a few have been subjected to the undemocratic actions of the U.S. Government doesn't prove it is not totalitarian on paper. Do some research, review some of the laws passed, and wonder at what the intent is and be aware of what road it puts America on. <br

As I said, if you don't believe it, it's only becuase you've not yet felt the effects of it. Are you telling me that all these things in American society that are shared by totalitarian governments (usually headed by a dictator) are things you agree with? As I said above, the tracks are here, you just can't see the train yet. Drmiler - you're not going to see that train till it hits you you've got your head buried so deep in

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1...IF YOUR GOVERNMENT PASSES LAWS THAT TAKES AWAY YOUR RIGHTS... Laws have been passed that allow full domestic surveillance and imprisonment of Americans without any evidence, secret arrests and imprisonment is within the broad powers our lawmakers willingly signed away (Patriotic Act / Intel Reform Act of '04) 2...IF YOUR GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTS A N

The noose is getting tighter, America is not a Totalitarian Dictatorship yet, but the foundation for one is there. Everywhere one looks, it's obvious the tracks have been laid down, the train just isn't in full view. Consider this: *Laws have been passed that allow full domestic surveillance and imprisonment of Americans without any evidence, secret arrests and imprisonment is within

Hey, terp, could you give some sources or examples of people unfairly calling certain problems Bush faults? This blog entry sounds more like you're just peeved people keep coming up with problems in his administration's policies or their approach in handling certain events.

"The imaging isn't *that* good. Unlike what you've been told those satelites can *not* track an individual. If they could have we would have had Osama." I beg to differ. I may have brought this up before, but when I was in fifth grade (circa '90 or so), our social studies teacher brought in a picture from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) that was based in our hometown. Her husband had been given a copy of a satellite test image sho

Another good post Col, and a great rant Reiki. It amazes how much people want to believe there is no connection and insider networks devoted to those in power consolidating wealth. Unbelievable! Things happen in front of us everyday, but people toss aside easily seen observations as conspiracy when those observations fail to conform with their preferred view.

Sure, Greywar. According to Planned Parenthood's own branch of research, the majority of women attaining abortions are getting them for reasons not relating to the health of the mother. In fact, almost less then 1 (one!) % of all abortions in the U.S. are related to rape, incest, or the "health of the mother". www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/abreasons.html Like those charts? Top reasons women have given to terminate a p

In America we continually speak of the need for "equal opportunity" fully aware that, in reality, people are not born equally. The principle we abide by, however, is that we strive to give people as equal a chance as our government and society can provide. The same should apply to the privacy issue. Certainly today's cashless, tagged, chipped, barcoded and surveilled masses are, in reality, without privacy but we should be able to apply the privacy