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Duo Considered the Olsen Twins of the White Nationalist Movement
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As U.S. attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald’s two-year investigation into the CIA leak case reportedly draws to a close, the long-standing debate over the origins of the scandal, the merits of the federal investigation, and the legal authority of the prosecutor has intensified greatly. At issue is the disclosure to the press of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame, which first appeared in syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak’s July 14, 2003, column. Bush administration officials allegedly leaked her identity in order to discredit her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, a vocal critic of the White House’s decision to go to war with Iraq.

In this rhetorical environment characterized by limited information and boundless speculation, those defending the officials at the center of Fitzgerald’s probe have advanced numerous falsehoods and distortions. As Media Matters for America documents below, the media have not only failed to challenge many of these claims, but also repeated them.
Source: Media Matters
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Chertoff lied about how many government people were down in New Orleans. Only one guy was actually there. This is Brownie’s lackey setting priorities for their arrival.

From: Worthy, Sharon [mailto:Sharon.Worthy@dhs.gov]
Sent: Wednesday. August 31, 2005 2:00 PM
To: ‘Valerie.Smith@DHS.GOV’
Cc: ‘natalie.rule@dhs.gov’; Andrews, Nicol D – Public Affairs; ‘cindy.taylor@dhs.gov’
Subject: Scarborough

Please schedule Joe Scarborough this eveninq for 9pmCST period. Spoke with his producer and told him to call you. Mr. Brown wants to do this one.

Also, it is very important that time is allowed for Mr. Brown to eat dinner. Gievn that Baton Rouge is back to normal, restaurants are getting busy. He needs much more that 20 or 30 minutes. We now have traffic to encounter to get to and from a location of his choise, followed by wait service from the restaurant staff, eating, etc. Thank you.

Sharon Worthy
Press Secrtary

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While I’m sure Bush will get away with unloading as many weapons for the effort as he can, I have a serious problem with the idea of committing US troops to a war in Syria. Listen to the reports coming from military analysts concerning Iraq. It’s years we’re talking about here before they hope the Iraqis can start to take over certain areas. We’re finding out what the Soviets found out in Afghanistan. What makes anybody think we’re going to get it right the third time?

This is none of our business.

The message from Democrats has to exceed all of our expectations, and based on their level of outrage on issues like Iraq, the VA and budget defecits…my underwhelmed impression so far has nowhere to go but up. If the Democratic Party was a traded stock, speculative investors would be getting in right now expecting a bounce. This analogy is apt when you consider what makes two stocks in the same sector different. Effeciency, superior product lines and most importantly strong forward-looking leadership are what seperates a winner from the rest of the pack.

Unlike business though, in politics it’s not what you’re selling as much as how you go about it. In my opinion, the greatest downfall of Republican leadership during Bush’s presidency has been their lack of independant leadership. The organization is run from the top down, and with that type of a business model you’re gambling that whoever’s calling the shots knows what they’re doing. Clearly, this strategy has backfired, as John McCain looks more like a hero amongst lemmings every day for simply doing his job.

An opportunity for Democrats to grab up a larger share of the market lies in how they describe this dynamic to the voters. The Republicans set up a system where Senators and Representatives were expected to vote as they were told to vote. When they appeared on talk shows or CSPAN, the RNC talking points were repeated over and over. So voters who thought they were electing a candidate, were in fact electing a political party. The elected politician answered to the party first, and their constituents second.

Pointing this fact out to voters will win Democrats seats in 2006. A textbook example of someone who cannot win versus this strategy is Rick Santorum. This Senator is as much of a rubber stamp as there is in Congress, and when the public clearly feels that the country is going in the wrong direction, exposing the people who let it happen without a fight is key.

From the Financial Times. This is the guy who came out against John Bolton during his confirmation hearing. High-level military officers know how to keep a secret, but they’re also USA to the bone. The crackerjack patriotism America is so absorbed with doesn’t have nearly the depth. Most of us think of a ‘military career’ as 20 tough years, but not these people. When they speak out like Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson has here, it’s difficult to pin down a ‘nuh-uh’.

Vice-President Dick Cheney and a handful of others had hijacked the government’s foreign policy apparatus, deciding in secret to carry out policies that had left the US weaker and more isolated in the world, the top aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell claimed on Wednesday. Continue reading →

30 years from today, old and comfortable
Rembering how my elders revered Carson
My children will be as confused as I was then
About what made Jon Stewart so special

An amendment offered by Reps. Van Hollen and Waxman prohibiting suspected and known terrorists from purchasing firearms;

An amendment offered by Reps. Lofgren and Jackson Lee allowing courts to hear lawsuits concerning gun injuries to law enforcement officers;

An amendment offered by Rep. McCarthy permitting gun liability lawsuits to go forward until the US Attorney General has 90% of the records necessary to conduct criminal background checks for gun purchases;

Another amendment offered by Rep. McCarthy expanding the bill’s prohibition on armor-piercing bullets to include bullets capable of penetrating body armor; and

An amendment offered by Rep. Linda Sanchez permitting courts to hear suits based on sales of weapons to persons with domestic violence convictions.

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The New York Times reports on Valerie Plame
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1. Faced with an impending national disaster, “we should save the rich people first”
2. Mo. Prison Overruled on Inmate Abortion
3. Katie’s (Holmes) dad furious about shotgun wedding
4. Drug agents can’t keep up with pot growers
5. Brazil Weighs a National Gun Ban – Country Is First To Vote on Issue
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