Entries Tagged as 'Political'

March 28, 2008

Supreme Court Rules Bush Exceeded His Powers

I found this L.A. Times article on Truthout.com By trying to stack the court he thought he’d have them in lockstep with him. Didn’t quite work out that way at least on this vote. Every time I see Republicans trying to back away from Bush I think of swimming lessons when I was a kid. [...]

March 27, 2008

It Can’t Happen Here? Really?

Seems Maureen Farrell writing for Buzzflash is three years ahead of me in her analysis of Sinclare Lewis’s 1935 novel It Can’t Happen Here. God it’s so eery to read it and take in what’s happening all around us today in America. While Lewis talks of the Minute Men we have Blackwater and other private [...]

March 27, 2008

Know what’s in your Salmon

If you buy salmon at the local big box store and think you’re eating healthy you may want to read this article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/americas/27salmon.html?ex=1364356800&en=4b2fce1db851825c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
I don’t mean to say don’t eat it…just check the package and see if it was caught in the wild or raised in an underwater pen in the waters off Chile.

March 22, 2008

Gay Man denied Passport

In Massachusetts he is married and has changed his name. Now in order to travel he must change his name back.
http://www.towleroad.com/2008/03/gay-man-denied.html

March 18, 2008

Good news on the Media front?

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Home > Progressive Community > NewsWire > For Immediate Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2008
4:25 PM
CONTACT: Free Press
Jen Howard, Free Press, 202-265-1490, x22
Christine Hanson Clapp, Rep. Jay Inslee, 202-226-7040
Abigail Shilling, Rep. Dave Reichert, 202-225-7761
House Members Take Up Anti-Consolidation Crusade
Bipartisan Coalition Files Measure That Would Void New FCC Media Ownership Rules
WASHINGTON, DC - March [...]

March 17, 2008

A few Articles of Interest Here

Here’s an article I found in the Times about Trans…”When Girls will be Boys” check it out here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/magazine/16students-t.html?em&ex=1205899200&en=fa3092b6bb658df8&ei=5087%0A
In other news…Cheney is on an “Unannounced” visit to Iraq to try and force the Iraqi People to turn the oil over to the U.S. Oil Companies. I guess he figures they only have less than a [...]

March 16, 2008

More reasons why I support Hillary

Here’s a few things I’m not hearing discussed…
1.) Experienced insight into the Office of the Presidency-The fact of the matter is that for the entire 8 years of Bill Clinton’s Presidency, Hillary was in daily contact with the President of the United States. Who else can claim such a ring side seat to the top [...]

March 11, 2008

Obama’s Mercenary Position

He calls private security forces “unaccountable” but may use them in Iraq. Hillary on the other hand has said she will not. The reporter on this story is the one that wrote the book on BLACKWATER and so I take what he has to say on the matter VERY seriously. President Eisenhower warned us about [...]

March 10, 2008

McCain Embraces Endorsement from Anti-Catholic, Anti-Gay, Anti-Muslim Televangelist John Hagee

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/7/mccain_embraces_anti_catholic_anti_gay
I wish the Hillary vs. Obama race would hurry up and end so we could put all the energy into beating this guy…

March 9, 2008

Tennessee Equality Project Needs You!

Legislative Update 03/09/2008
Dear valerie,
When was the last time you were dissed after sharing a positive experience when volunteering for a project or event? Examples of volunteerism may be handing out flyers for an upcoming TEP event, coming to Advancing Equality Day or doing make-up for a charitable fashion show.
How in the world can someone [...]