According to The Washington Post George W. Bush explicitly endorsed the CIA’s use of torture interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects, despite his repeated assertions that “The United States Doesn’t Torture”.
Even though it’s common knowledge, “George W. Bush is a liar” is really becoming a boring explanation for why the credibility of his [...]
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John McCain has recently complained about YouTube’s policy of removing campaign videos that infringe upon copyright protection laws is unfair.
As John McCain sees it, removing these videos (which frequently use televised debate footage and pop songs before negotiating the rights to them) ’stifles free speech’.
John McCain has no right to cry about the fair [...]
Christopher Buckley, the son of the conservative icon William F Buckley, has resigned from The National Journal, the political journal that his father founded in 1955.
Mr. Buckley said he had “been effectively fatwahed by the conservative movement” after endorsing Barack Obama in a blog posting on TheDailyBeast.com.
In response to his endorsement of Barack Obama, [...]
Mexican President Felipe Calderón recently proposed legislation to decriminalize drug possession. This legislation, which is supported by Mexico’s Attorney General, is intended to address Mexico’s growing problem with Drug Addiction; the number of drug addicts in Mexico is estimated to have doubled in the last six years.
Under President Calderón’s legislation, people arrested for drugs would [...]
By now, most Americans have heard the vicious rumors that Barack Obama is a Muslim, Arab, and/or Terrorist. Unfortunately, most Americans are unaware Andy Martin, a psychologically unhinged conservative blogger is responsible for these rumors. Thankfully, the New York Times has exposed him.
Andy Martin was denied admission to the Illinois Bar because of concerns about [...]
12 Oct, 2008
Posted by: James In: Outrage
A Quick Tact Quiz for My Readers:
Question: You are a prominent politicians hosting a political rally. While talking about your opponent, your supporters yell “TERRORIST!”, “TRAITOR”, and “KILL HIM!”. Which of the following choices is the right course of action:
A) Calmly ask your supporters to refrain from such inappropriate language
B) Have security remove and detain [...]
08 Oct, 2008
Posted by: James In: Humor
In talking about the economy at a rally in Pennsylvania today, John McCain had a rather amusing gaff:
“Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners.“
As I see it, there are five possible explanations for this gaff:
1) He had been hoping to invoke his experience as a Prisoner of War [...]
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According to a poll conducted by Faith in Public Life and Mercenary University, 57% of White, Southern Evangelicals think it’s justified for America to torture suspected terrorists into giving us information.
Although, Evangelicals have a Golden Rule exemption here: 52% said that the Enemies’ torture of American Troops is rarely or never justified.
Not that the Golden [...]
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According to this article from the New York Times, Sarah Palin offers more of the same, Bush-style politics that have plagued the United States for the last eight years.
Apparently, she appointed a former classmate to direct Alaska’s Division of Agriculture (a 2 Million Dollar Agency) on the sole basis of a stated “Childhood love of [...]
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It seems evident that Sarah Palin has no regard for the Intelligence of Americans. According to an article in The Washington Post, Sarah Palin recycled the tired and mythical “connection” between 9/11 and Iraq, an idea that most informed citizens have long-since dismissed as fantasy.
From the Article:
“Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with [...]