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A New Low For TV’s Minstrel Channel

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Although it helps, you don’t have to be black to be offended by the premise behind “Hot Ghetto Mess,” a new series on the Black Entertainment Television cable channel that is an orgy of stereotyping that mocks ghetto culture. Led by blogger Gina McCauley at What About Our Daughters?, a rather formidable coalition of religious and women’s groups is asking advertisers … [Read more...] about A New Low For TV’s Minstrel Channel

Pentagon Official Accuses Hillary Clinton Of Boosting Enemy Propaganda (UPDATED)

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Mark July 19, 2007 down as the day when a Pentagon official crossed a line and veered not just into partisanship but a return to the mid-20th century form of political demonization and categorization known as "McCarthyism." It was the day the news emerged that a Pentagon bigwig talked about a member of the opposition party -- who also happens to be a United States Senator … [Read more...] about Pentagon Official Accuses Hillary Clinton Of Boosting Enemy Propaganda (UPDATED)

Bush Administration Suggests Justice Department Can Ignore Congress Contempt Charges

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Once again the Bush administration is changing what has been the conventional wisdom. You must have thought that if Congress brings contempt charges against Bush administration officials for refusing to testify (or show up) because President George Bush invoked executive privilege that under our system of government the Justice Department had to prosecute. Not so, says … [Read more...] about Bush Administration Suggests Justice Department Can Ignore Congress Contempt Charges

Wilson-Plame Civil Suit Dismissed

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by outed spy Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Dick Cheney and other top Bush administration officials. U.S. District Judge John Bates said the lawsuit raises "important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by our highest government officials." But in a 41-page decision, he found that Plame and … [Read more...] about Wilson-Plame Civil Suit Dismissed

The common cause of Bush and al Qaeda

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This is so obvious, but, hey, at least Lee Hamilton came out and said it: U.S. forces should go into Pakistan to rout al Qaeda from the safe haven it has found in the mountains on the border with Afghanistan, a co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group said. Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, who also served as the vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, says the Iraq war distracted the … [Read more...] about The common cause of Bush and al Qaeda

Sabato’s Crystal Ball: SENATE ’08 UPDATE

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Will Dems hold on to the slimmest of margins? As of yesterday, there were exactly 475 days left until Election Day 2008. Since the Crystal Ball's last Senate update, filed exactly 600 days before the election, there have been a number of interesting developments that merit mention. To begin with, there will now be a total of 34 seats on the ballot, instead of the 33 … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: SENATE ’08 UPDATE

Obama, sex education, and the inevitable smears

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What a doozy of a headline: Sex Ed for Kindergarteners 'Right Thing to Do,' Says Obama As it turns out -- and of course this never, ever happens in the MSM -- the headline is a gross misrepresentation both of the article below it and of Obama's views. Well done, ABC. Right-wing nutjob Alan Keyes smeared Obama over this issue during their Senate race in Illinois in '04. … [Read more...] about Obama, sex education, and the inevitable smears

George W. Bush, Philosopher

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The President is threatening to veto a bipartisan Senate proposal to increase the State Children's Health Insurance Program by $35 billion over five years. His opposition is on “philosophical grounds.” Bush’s philosophy, like everything else in his Administration, is dogma. In this case, the moral principle is that “when you expand eligibility...you're really … [Read more...] about George W. Bush, Philosopher

Another 26 Percenter Speaks Up

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First it was neocon darling and war drum beater William Kristol, who in a WaPo op-ed argued that the Bush presidency “will probably will be a successful one” because there hasn’t been a terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, the economy is going great guns and that war thingie is going to turn out okey-dokey. Now comes president press secretary Tony Snow, who in a USA … [Read more...] about Another 26 Percenter Speaks Up

Internet News Resource Watching America Needs Donations

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Watching America is one of the greatest resources available on the Internet. It's a profoundly uniquely designed and painstakingly assembled site that offers both original translations and links to newspaper articles and opinion pieces on America -- unfiltered by comments or opinions of its website owners. It's the closest to hiring your own translators and political … [Read more...] about Internet News Resource Watching America Needs Donations

Maybe He Just Woofed For the Hell of It

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In an unhappy confluence of events, one blogger friend has just lost a beloved pet and another is now having to prepare for that eventuality. Dave Schuler, who toils at The Glittering Eye, lost Mira, a four-year-young Samoyed, while our Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estes has learned that Pepino, a 13-year-old Dalmatian, has untreatable cancer. This got me to thinking about the … [Read more...] about Maybe He Just Woofed For the Hell of It