The Alito hearings have been front and center, but I noted several other interesting developments this week. The January 29, Sunday, NY Times carried an article on the front page involving James Hansen, a scientist at NASA, who claims that he was denied permission for a public radio interview because his views on global environmental issues do not agree with those promoted by the Administration.
The other interesting feature is in the February 6 issue of Newsweek (and carried online as well) about the revolt of the palace guard in which at least two conservative officials, James Comey and Jack Goldsmith, carried out a secret battle against NSA's decision to wiretap without warrants and/or FISA permission. This is the type of story which seems to elude reporting by most media outlets.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Don't forget tonight!
Don't forget the DRAIN THE SWAMP VIGIL in Wisconsin Rapids tonight....
RIP Coretta Scott King She apparently died in her sleep last night. She was 78 years old.
Just In over the (streaming) radio. Alito Confirmed Damn.
More later when I'm not so bummed out.
e
RIP Coretta Scott King She apparently died in her sleep last night. She was 78 years old.
Just In over the (streaming) radio. Alito Confirmed Damn.
More later when I'm not so bummed out.
e
Monday, January 30, 2006
'The filibuster was defeated
I'm pretty bummed out over it and some people are really despondent but Ben Burch of the White Rose Society had some encouraging words.
znip
But we did win, and I'll tell you how;
Eight days ago, there was no opposition to Alito whatsoever. No filibuster was planned, and even had one been started, there was not a chance in hell that anybody but the one Senator to propose it would vote against cloture. The Far Right had just had "Justice Sunday" an illegal use of the pulpit to promote a political agenda which they spent millions of dollars on in order to motivate their zombie-like zealots, and it looked like no opposition was even possible.
In that eight days, we worked a miracle; We got the man who was elected President in the last stolen election to declare that he was going to filibuster, and we got MANY (I don't have the final count) Democratic Senators to vote NAY on cloture. We organized a campaign entirely through our resources here on the Internet, and swamped every fax machine and phone line in Washington DC and elsewhere with our message to vote against Alito and against cloture. We have proven that we can motivate and act with little money and few resources a campaign that nearly set the massively funded GOP Fascist Juggernaut on its ear.
And we learned who our friends are; Those Senators, bloggers, and broadcasters who stood by us, or who were honest enough to be convinced by us to support our Cause deserve our praise and unending support in the dark days to come.
-Ben Burch
White Rose Society Webmaster
http://www.WhiteRoseSociety.org/
Yeah, this defeat sucks.
Yeah, our leadership could have done more.
but now is not the time for defeatism....we, that is, those of us who fought in this latest battle, need each other more than ever...we need to recruit more people to our (just) cause and rally them around our banner.
We need to weed out the traitors, the quislings, the Vichy Democrats and replace them with those who have the courage to LEAD in thive their legislative districts instead of following the polls...those same polls that have been driven by hours upon hours of RW propaganda telling people what to think and say...
It's not going to be easy.
Oh yes, one more thing. We certainly didn't win today. But we didn't lose either...politically that is....we had nothing to lose going into today...absolutely nothing.
znip
But we did win, and I'll tell you how;
Eight days ago, there was no opposition to Alito whatsoever. No filibuster was planned, and even had one been started, there was not a chance in hell that anybody but the one Senator to propose it would vote against cloture. The Far Right had just had "Justice Sunday" an illegal use of the pulpit to promote a political agenda which they spent millions of dollars on in order to motivate their zombie-like zealots, and it looked like no opposition was even possible.
In that eight days, we worked a miracle; We got the man who was elected President in the last stolen election to declare that he was going to filibuster, and we got MANY (I don't have the final count) Democratic Senators to vote NAY on cloture. We organized a campaign entirely through our resources here on the Internet, and swamped every fax machine and phone line in Washington DC and elsewhere with our message to vote against Alito and against cloture. We have proven that we can motivate and act with little money and few resources a campaign that nearly set the massively funded GOP Fascist Juggernaut on its ear.
And we learned who our friends are; Those Senators, bloggers, and broadcasters who stood by us, or who were honest enough to be convinced by us to support our Cause deserve our praise and unending support in the dark days to come.
-Ben Burch
White Rose Society Webmaster
http://www.WhiteRoseSociety.org/
Yeah, this defeat sucks.
Yeah, our leadership could have done more.
but now is not the time for defeatism....we, that is, those of us who fought in this latest battle, need each other more than ever...we need to recruit more people to our (just) cause and rally them around our banner.
We need to weed out the traitors, the quislings, the Vichy Democrats and replace them with those who have the courage to LEAD in thive their legislative districts instead of following the polls...those same polls that have been driven by hours upon hours of RW propaganda telling people what to think and say...
It's not going to be easy.
Oh yes, one more thing. We certainly didn't win today. But we didn't lose either...politically that is....we had nothing to lose going into today...absolutely nothing.
Monday Thread
A couple of things to remind you of.
First don't forget the DRAIN THE SWAMP VIGIL tomorrow night. Anybody from Marshfield, Pittsville or points in between need a ride? And before I forget, here's a special salute to Tom O'Brien and his friends for being so dedicated.
Also, if you have some time on your hands before 3:30PM our time, call Senator Kohls office about the filibuster of Alito. Kohl hasn't said if he will support it yet.
e
Sunday, January 29, 2006
The reason I called you all here.....
In some regard I'm happy. I'm actually happy that the Democratic party isn't acting like a bunch of....er.....ummmmmm.....sheep being led to the slaughter. They're fighting back in Washington and I'm happy to see it.e
Feingold to Support Filibuster!
We knew he was going to vote against the nomination but there has been some question as to if he would support the filibuster.
Just breaking on the blogs....he's supporting the filibuster which is significant because Feingold's philosophy has always been to give the President his choice of nominees. (e.g. Feingold voted FOR Roberts, and FOR Condi Rice)
Biden and Obama said on TV that they will support the filibuster BUT
Biden said he's in it for "one vote only" which means he'll abandon it on the second vote for cloture. Thanks Joe...tell the repubs exactly WHEN you'll surrender. jeeeeesh!
e
Just breaking on the blogs....he's supporting the filibuster which is significant because Feingold's philosophy has always been to give the President his choice of nominees. (e.g. Feingold voted FOR Roberts, and FOR Condi Rice)
Biden and Obama said on TV that they will support the filibuster BUT
Biden said he's in it for "one vote only" which means he'll abandon it on the second vote for cloture. Thanks Joe...tell the repubs exactly WHEN you'll surrender. jeeeeesh!
e
Thanks, I'll watch THE WEATHER CHANNEL instead
It's getting to the point where I can't watch the Sunday morning talk shows anymore. They don't educate me anymore; they only increase the profits of the manufacturers of blood pressure medications and anti-acids. The once-trusted moderators are now suspect in their motives and loyalties. For instance:
Tim Russert, of Meet the Press fails to disclose that he is a central player in the Valerie Plame outing and continues to report on the case pretending he is an uninterested observer. In addition, last week, he lead a "lovefest" over James Carville's new sports radio talk show...while being effusive in his praise and pumping for the show he failed to mention Carville's co-host: Tim Russert's son!
Bob Schieffer, of Face the Nation has an "exclusive interview" with Dubya which fails to note that Sheieffer's brother was first appointed by Dubya to be Ambassador to Australia and now has been appointed as Ambassador to Japan.
And what can you say about Chris Mathews of Hardball? He continues to pound hard on two Republican talking points regarding the Abramoff scandal (that Abramoff gave to both Democrats and Republicans; and, that what Abramoff was doing isn't actually illegal but just the way business is done in Washington) without disclosing that he was scheduled to be the feature speaker at a fundraiser for the scam charity run by both Delay and Abramoff, The Capitol Athletic Fund. Additionally, Chris is often a well-paid speaker before business and trade groups.
Sooooooo
Who can you trust?
The Weather Channel. At least you know the only thing they're trying to sell you is video of the Storm Stories series.
e
note: thanks lolo for reminding me to reset the time.... :0
Tim Russert, of Meet the Press fails to disclose that he is a central player in the Valerie Plame outing and continues to report on the case pretending he is an uninterested observer. In addition, last week, he lead a "lovefest" over James Carville's new sports radio talk show...while being effusive in his praise and pumping for the show he failed to mention Carville's co-host: Tim Russert's son!
Bob Schieffer, of Face the Nation has an "exclusive interview" with Dubya which fails to note that Sheieffer's brother was first appointed by Dubya to be Ambassador to Australia and now has been appointed as Ambassador to Japan.
And what can you say about Chris Mathews of Hardball? He continues to pound hard on two Republican talking points regarding the Abramoff scandal (that Abramoff gave to both Democrats and Republicans; and, that what Abramoff was doing isn't actually illegal but just the way business is done in Washington) without disclosing that he was scheduled to be the feature speaker at a fundraiser for the scam charity run by both Delay and Abramoff, The Capitol Athletic Fund. Additionally, Chris is often a well-paid speaker before business and trade groups.
Sooooooo
Who can you trust?
The Weather Channel. At least you know the only thing they're trying to sell you is video of the Storm Stories series.
e
note: thanks lolo for reminding me to reset the time.... :0
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