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Congressman Kucinich: impeach President Bush
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As I write this I am watching Congressman Kucinich (with gratitude, admiration and respect) live on the Floor of the House of Representatives introducing articles of impeachment for President Bush.
Congressman Kucinich showing himself to be a great American Patriot, performing his sworn duty under the Constitution of the United States of America, and I strongly support him.
I am going to contribute to his reelection campaign, and I am going to call and write all of my elected representatives, on every level of Government, and demand that they publicly support Congressman Kucinich, the rule of law and the supremacy of the Constitution of the United States of America.
I urge you to do the same.
More on the midwest floods. This is such a tragedy.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/9/92136/43990/248/532670
Barack may raise 100MM in June. Unbelievable!
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/barack-obama-is-100m-man-2008-06-09.html
the only dem i respect, what happen to the rest of the party?
Meet Obama’s Foreign Policy Brain: Zbigniew Brzezinski
Aidan Monaghan
911 Blogger
February 20, 2008
Obama foreign policy advisor sanctioned creation and support of militant Islam tied to al-Qaeda
Apparent Democratic party presidential front-runner and supposed anti-war candidate Barack Obama has obtained the endorsement of and foreign policy advice of Zbigniew Brzezinski, who once endorsed the creation and support of militant Islamic forces in Afghanistan, that were directed by accused 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden. Brzezinski has admitted to the provocation of a Soviet-Afghan war that claimed the lives of 1 million people in Afghanistan during the 1980’s. Brzezinski also sanctioned the support of a southeast Asian regime that claimed the lives of up to 2 million during the 1970’s, through execution, starvation and forced labor.
Brzezinski is confirmed to be an Obama advisor:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/12/obama-adviser-leads-deleg_n_861…
Go Dennis! Go Jessica's Mom! Boo C-SPAN for discontinuing capitalnews.org -- it was a great source of up to the minute political headlines.
Go Ms. Mom!
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"Never, ]never, in the history of the United States, has impeachment been more appropriate, has massive governmental reform been more necessary, and civic participation, discussion, and involvement, been more urgent.
The civic malaise, lack of moral integrity, and recklessness of consumption within our society, from oil to entertainment, has got to be countered with action, thoughtfulness, ingenuity, confidence, courage, and consideration. The U.S. has been in a state of perpetual National Emergency for over 50 years, it has cost the citizenry dearly and debased even the most noble, dutiful leaders who have sought to preserve justice and further realize the intentions of the Constitution.
Unless we focus on restoring the liberties of the citizenry and the laws of this nation, which demand the prosecution of Cheney Co. along with the dismantlement of the institutions which allow gangsters like them to subvert the government, we will see the same people subverting Obama and any decent public servant, with a dagger ready behind a corporate curtain for any populist or Constitutionalist candidate.
As Obama himself has now stated that private military contractors will not be withdrawn from Iraq, and that neo-cons will be allowed access to Iraqi resources and industry, there is no reason to believe that a Pyrrhic Obama presidency will contain the Corporate Internationalists, and the unpunished, legalized pillage of Iraq under Obama's oversight will eventually see the War Evangelists capable of raising enough money to steal future elections and buy back the Congress or the Presidency after a few years of Democratic misrule, which will be undermined by the complexity and gravity of the problems created by this radical administration.
We must remove this tumor and we must do so quickly or else we risk losing the patient.
A quick run-down of the procedure: "
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Urgency-of-Impeachment-by-Braden-Thacker-080609-118.html
accusations against the body politic are going to be persuasive. Evil thrives, but it is not the fault of the good.
The eastern world, it is exploding
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill, but not for votin’
You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.
Don’t you understand what I’m tryin’ to say
Can’t you feel the fears I’m feelin’ today?
If the button is pushed, there’s no runnin’ away
There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave
[Take a look around ya boy, it's bound to scare ya boy]
And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.
Yeah, my blood’s so mad feels like coagulatin’
I’m sitting here just contemplatin’
I can’t twist the truth, it knows no regulation.
Handful of senators don’t pass legislation
And marches alone can’t bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin’
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’
And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.
Think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
You may leave here for 4 days in space
But when you return, it’s the same old place
The poundin’ of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead, but don’t leave a trace
Hate your next-door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace
And… tell me over and over and over and over again, my friend
You don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction
Mm, no no, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.
Eve of Destruction was the first "protest" song ever aired on AM radio.
However it should be noted that the Apocalypse has been canceled for lack of brimstone.
You don't believe, we're on the Eve of Compassion...
Strong words. I didn't know that BO took this public stand. Disheartening, truly sad. Begin quote:
"As Obama himself has now stated that private military contractors will not be withdrawn from Iraq, and that neo-cons will be allowed access to Iraqi resources and industry, there is no reason to believe that a Pyrrhic Obama presidency will contain the Corporate Internationalists, and the unpunished, legalized pillage of Iraq under Obama's oversight will eventually see the War Evangelists capable of raising enough money to steal future elections and buy back the Congress or the Presidency after a few years of Democratic misrule, which will be undermined by the complexity and gravity of the problems created by this radical administration.
And a fond g/nite to you all.
Their contracts are subject to termination. If they choose to stay there without pay, I suppose that's their and the Iraqis' business.
he said that civilian contractors would have to be drawn down as carefully as the military - primarily because we don't have enough military to replace them if we moved them out immediately.
he also sponsored legislation to hold blackwater and other contractors accountable for their crimes in Iraq.
They all should go as quickly as jumbo jets can be requisitioned
In fact, Admiral Mullen has said the Pentagon is prepared to withdraw the troops quickly.
Obama does not want to cause a kerfuffle at this point.
Retroactive criminalization is still not permitted under our constitution.
The habit of promising things that can't be accomplished is so deeply ingrained,
it's going to be hard to break.
IMPEACH NOW
by Alicia Morgan | June 9, 2008 - 1:21pm | permalink
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I drank up Vincent Bugliosi's new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder like a thirsty person in the desert. Or, perhaps, like a drunken frat boy at a kegger.
I have admired Mr. Bugliosi ever since Helter Skelter. He pulls no punches and has a passion for truth and justice. I believe him when he says that if it were a Democratic president who had perpetrated these crimes, he would be writing the exact same book.
But the most important thing that I took away from this book was the reminder that the invasion of Iraq facilitated by lies is the most egregious crime that this pack of criminals has perpetrated upon the world, and not merely one of the many failures of the Bush Administration. In its magnitude it must not be compared to anything else, but stand alone in its atrocity, horror and shame. We can't lump it in with the other misdeeds such as wiretapping, tax cuts for the rich while stealing from the poor, protecting corporations while it attacks individuals, decimating a formerly robust middle class, gutting or usurping government agencies and laws that are supposed to be safeguarding the American people and putting the foxes in charge of the henhouse; although all of these are related and all of these are heinous in themselves, they pale beside the indisputable fact that our beloved country was lied into a war of choice. Not our choice, mind you; the choice of Bush and his 'advisors' the PNAC neo-conservative crowd, and the defense corporations and 'support' corporations who profit massively from it.
by Russ Wellen | June 9, 2008 - 8:00am | permalink
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"I think it was back in a '98 Proceedings [the US Naval Institute magazine] piece where I joked that we'd evolved to a point where our politicians play general and our generals play politics. A decade later it's no joke any more."
-- Jeff Huber
Those who belittle Scott McClellan for being a day late and a dollar short are missing the point. However faint his whistle, that he blew it at all showed significant growth on the part of a man trained as a parrot. The contortions that coming to terms with the truth must have put McClellan through no doubt built up the torque required to throw his shackles.
Hillary and Obama should be arrested under the Logan Act:
The Logan Act is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was passed in 1799 and last amended in 1994. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years.
953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself, or his agent, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.
when he suggested he'd been in conversation with European leaders. Certainly a Senator is imbued with the "authority of the United States."
Where it might apply is in Bill Clinton's negotiations in Kazakstan to acquire a uranium
stake for his friend. Presumably, the Logan Act was designed to keep Americans from
doing business with communist states and circumvent embargoes. Now that China is
our friend, that's past relevant.
While it might seem logical to insist on the separation of trade and state in the same way
that church and state are supposed to be kept distinct, the concerns are not the same.
We don't want to compound the right to use physical force with the psychological pressure
imposed by the moral authorities to restrict the individual. Trade is different, although
I am persuaded that trade should stand on its own feet and not rely on physical force f
for back-up. It's not interaction of traders with foreign governments that we have to
worry about.
Good info in the Logan Act..I learn new things almost every day on this blog.
Now really g'nite. :-)
you hardly ever give him credit for anything he's done and you're always digging for dirt and bringing over clips of other's opinions, but seldom back up any of your claims with facts - and I know that you'd be having a freaking fit if someone else here did that, so what's up with that anyway? why are you trying so hard to get us to distrust him?
no one here should give Obama a pass - it's our job to keep him honest. but your quest to paint him as a bad man has just gone beyond the norm, so I repeat, sea - why do you hate Obama?
I notice that the DFA community (guess we've retired "link") has grown to almost seventy-four thousand. I also noticed that I have twice more on my email lists than are registered with my group. Trying to get people to register and RSVP is like pulling teeth. LOL
the Corp of Engineers is closing the Mississippi to barge traffic
and at this late date they better prepare at the other end because it is Hurricane season and Katrina hit with the Mississippi at a low level
right now the total to storm damage in the region is probably surpassing Katrina
will it help if 20 Senators are directly effected instead of 4
FEMA has responded well in Iowa so far their main role comes into play as they fund the costs as bills come due
the disaster declaration itself turns lose all the private contractors that do the work and the overbudget aspects of government responses at state and local level
the missing component is the National Guard that is deployed
Impeach for lying us into war
- the "pork" in the farm bill included disaster relief built in
By Phil Specht on Jun 10, 2008 6:52 AM EDTso that sector is already taken care of and FSA personel are professionals guided by county committees that are elected
the Conservation Reserve has already been released which is the main tool for a response to such conditions
the new rules regulating speculation of futures trading are going to face a threat in ag commodities just like fuel if Republicans refuse to defend the dollar
The Iowa situation is indeed tragic.
Also tragic is the media silence on Kucinich's brave stance on impeaching Bush.
Interest on this blog seems nearly non-existent.
By not impeaching, Nancy Pelousy and her merry band of congressional Democratic cowards are complicit in Bush's crimes
Pelosi was in the room
Dascle and Gephart the Rose Garden
not that Impeachment should be reserved for one Party
the voters ttook care of two out of three
...is remarkable -- in fact, I turned the computer back on to remark on it. When I turned on TV I figured the 'heads' would be discussing it, CSPAN would be re-running it, and it would be the Washington Journal call-in question. None of the above -- CNN talking about importation of species (also underreported) , CSPAN rerunning an ACLU convention, and the question of the morning I can't even remember -- they've moved on to the (important) Amtrak bill.
So what can we do to get the MSM to report on Kucinich's articles of impeachment?
The most telling thing about your collection of opinions regarding Hillary Rodham Clinton’s loss to Barack Obama (“What Went Wrong?,” Op-Ed, June 8) is how little credit is given to the collective wisdom of the voters in the Democratic primaries.
Is it just possible that Mrs. Clinton lost to a better candidate for president? It is very possible that nothing “went wrong.” Mrs. Clinton just lost.
http://www.examiner.com/blogs-73-Yeas_and_Nays~y2008m6d9-Bush-confronted-Roves-sins-in-church
“On a Sunday in midsummer, George W. Bush accompanied Karl Rove to the Episcopalian Church Rove sometimes attended,” writes Alexander. “They made their way to the front of the congregation. Then, during their time in the church, Bush gave Rove some stunning news. ‘Karl,’ Bush said, ‘there’s too much heat on you. It’s time for you to go.’”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/05/opinion/main4156450.shtml
Obama In Plain View
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47June 5, 2008
(National Review Online) <!-- sphereit start -->This column was written by The Editors Of National Review Online.
<hr />The Democrats have gone all the way. They have nominated arguably the most left-wing major party presidential nominee ever, certainly the most left-wing since George McGovern.
Barack Obama’s victory is a repudiation not just of the Clintons personally, but of Clintonism. Bill Clinton won the presidency based on the Democratic Leadership Council model of a new kind of Democratic politics that pivoted toward the center.
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Democrats have done Republicans the favor of nominating one of the few Democrats this side of Dennis Kucinich who could lose this year.
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These clowns wouldn't recognize a liberal if they tripped over her/him.
Whatever else Obama is, he's not a liberal
To discount the voters is to assume that the electorate is incapable of making substantive decisions in its own interest and will do whatever the pundits and the media consultants tell them.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/31/6772/
Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was the most liberal senator in 2007, according to National Journal’s 27th annual vote ratings. The insurgent presidential candidate shifted further to the left last year in the run-up to the primaries, after ranking as the 16th- and 10th-most-liberal during his first two years in the Senate.
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- Don't know if this was included in Kucinich's 35 charges
By Monica Smith on Jun 10, 2008 9:02 AM EDThttp://www.buzzflash.com/articles/davidow/004
It's hard to fathom how anyone who supported Clinton could vote for McCain. However, many of them believe Hillary was treated badly by the media, a contention she and husband Bill encouraged, and which seems to animate much of their angst. Charges of misogynistic bias gained traction over time despite the fact that her opponent was a person of color, not exactly a guaranteed political asset in America.
Senator Clinton's stumble was a result of her own unforced errors, driven as well by the appeal of Obama's message to a country ready for real change and a new kind of leader. Some inclined to support her early on stopped listening when her campaign deteriorated into a racially tinged, divisive and less than forthright affair. After two duplicitous Bush terms, voters wanted to be able to trust the next president, and Hillary's claims of experience became less compelling than growing concerns about her honesty.
Leaving aside whatever mischief Rush Limbaugh was able to create in a few primaries by getting Republicans to vote for Clinton just to keep the contest going, her insistence that she won the popular vote was disingenuous at best. There were other variables besides Limbaugh's exhortations - - the tainted primaries in Michigan and Florida and the lack of reliable vote totals in caucus states. Still, fences will likely be mended, with Hillary's embrace of Obama's leadership role.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200802110008
During MSNBC's coverage of the February 9 Democratic primaries, MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan claimed that if Sen. Barack Obama (IL) wins the Democratic presidential nomination, Republicans will "tear him apart because ... he has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate." Buchanan did not cite a source for his claim -- presumably the National Journal's 2007 vote ratings; did not mention that the Journal changed its methodology after it rated Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) as the "most liberal senator" of 2003; did not touch upon the criteria used in the study; and did not note that a highly respected study by political science professors Keith Poole and Jeff Lewis ranked Obama as tied with Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as the 10th "most liberal" senator in 2007.
The Poole-Rosenthal system, developed by Poole and political science professor Howard Rosenthal and known as NOMINATE, has become widely used and cited among political scientists (see here for a list of academic studies that have utilized the Poole-Rosenthal system to evaluate legislative votes in both the U.S. and other countries). The Poole-Rosenthal ratings have a number of advantages over the National Journal ratings, most notably that they use every non-unanimous vote cast by every legislator to determine his or her relative ideology. By contrast, the National Journal's ratings were based on its own necessarily subjective selection of votes, what it describes as "a computer-assisted analysis that used 99 key Senate votes, selected by NJ reporters and editors, to place every senator on a liberal-to-conservative scale in each of three issue categories." Among the "liberal" positions Obama took to earn the distinction of "most liberal senator in 2007" were his votes to implement the bipartisan 9-11 Commission's homeland security recommendations, provide more children with health insurance, expand federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, and maintain a federal minimum wage.
- YEEEE HAWWWWWWWWWW
By Mz*Little on Jun 10, 2008 12:04 AM EDTHoward Dean and Dennis Kucinich are first tonight!