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Bushed! Siegelman-Gate 11/14/08 Tags: DON SIEGELMAN bushed countdown olbermann canary alabama time politics rove |
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PBS NOW: New Voters In New Mexico (1 of 3) This election year, the most crucial battleground states may fall far west of the Mississippi. Strategists say New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado are pivotal to Senator McCain's success, so how are these voters being courted? This week, NOW on PBS travels to New Mexico to see how both campaigns are hoping to attract—and secure—first time voters on college campuses, as well as voters in New Mexico's large Hispanic population. It's clearly anyone's game—this southwestern state was won by fewer than 400 votes in 2000, and 6,000 votes in 2004. NOW sits down with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a supporter of Barack Obama and a former 2008 presidential contender himself, who affirms the political importance of the "New West." "Had Kerry won those states [in 2004]," Richardson tells Maria Hinojosa, "even having lost Ohio, he'd be President." Will the New West play a key role in determining the fate of the country? Tags: pbs now new mexico voters 2008 election democracy mccain obama |
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PBS NOW: New Voters In New Mexico (2 of 3) This election year, the most crucial battleground states may fall far west of the Mississippi. Strategists say New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado are pivotal to Senator McCain's success, so how are these voters being courted? This week, NOW on PBS travels to New Mexico to see how both campaigns are hoping to attract—and secure—first time voters on college campuses, as well as voters in New Mexico's large Hispanic population. It's clearly anyone's game—this southwestern state was won by fewer than 400 votes in 2000, and 6,000 votes in 2004. NOW sits down with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a supporter of Barack Obama and a former 2008 presidential contender himself, who affirms the political importance of the "New West." "Had Kerry won those states [in 2004]," Richardson tells Maria Hinojosa, "even having lost Ohio, he'd be President." Will the New West play a key role in determining the fate of the country? Tags: pbs now new mexico voters 2008 election democracy mccain obama |
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PBS NOW: New Voters In New Mexico (3 of 3) This election year, the most crucial battleground states may fall far west of the Mississippi. Strategists say New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado are pivotal to Senator McCain's success, so how are these voters being courted? This week, NOW on PBS travels to New Mexico to see how both campaigns are hoping to attract—and secure—first time voters on college campuses, as well as voters in New Mexico's large Hispanic population. It's clearly anyone's game—this southwestern state was won by fewer than 400 votes in 2000, and 6,000 votes in 2004. NOW sits down with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a supporter of Barack Obama and a former 2008 presidential contender himself, who affirms the political importance of the "New West." "Had Kerry won those states [in 2004]," Richardson tells Maria Hinojosa, "even having lost Ohio, he'd be President." Will the New West play a key role in determining the fate of the country? Tags: pbs now new mexico voters 2008 election democracy mccain obama |
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Alan Breslauer 4 President Pretty inventive and cool. Get video in your name here: http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46832&altf=Bmbo&altl=Csftmbvfs&lap=2 Tags: president vote |
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Palin Welcome Rally: WE WILL BARACK YOU! Chant led by California State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas outside the Home Depot Center in L.A. (Carson), California on October 4, 2008. Learn more about Ridley-Thomas: http://www.markridleythomas.com/blog/ Tags: mark ridley-thomas sarah palin carson home depot center we will barack you senator supervisor |
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CBS NEWS ON NATIONWIDE VOTE PURGING Sept. 30, 2008 Tags: cbs news couric vote purge purging voter rolls election democracy disenfranchise |
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ROVE & HANNITY OUTRAGED OVER HACKED PALIN EMAIL Rove and Hannity will defend the Bush admin's illegal spying on American's to their death. But, God forbid, Gov. Palin's email is hacked and all hell breaks loose. Tags: karl rove sean hannity palin email |
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Proving George Will is a Propagandist in less than a minute! He is no different than the rest... Tags: george will sarah palin propagandist liar conservative mashup fey pohler alaska governor pundit abc politics news |
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Cynthia McKinney On Election Integrity At Ron Paul forum Sept. 10, 2008. Tags: cynthia mckinney election integrity ron paul |
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CNN Self-Masturbation Proverbs 27:2 - Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. "The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places." - Samuel Butler Tags: jack cafferty wolf blitzer cnn f-word network msnbc fox news obama democratic convention ratings cbs abc nbc |
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DIEBOLD ADMITS TO MAJOR SECURITY FLAWS From Lou Dobbs Democracy at Risk August 21, 2008 Tags: lou dobbs pilgrim cnn democracy at risk diebold premier problems vote |
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Lou Dobbs: Democracy at Risk August 20, 2008. Tags: lou dobbs pilgrim democracy at risk outsourcing vote |
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JIM CRAMER GOES OFF ON EVERYBODY! This is good and all too true. Tags: jim cramer mad money cnbc capitalism bush paulson fannie mae freddie mac |
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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (6 of 6) See the entire talk/post with links: http://www.hotpotatomash.com/2008/08/video-exclusive.html Part 6 - Return of her Children (9:10) After three years of living in the West Bank in order to be close to her children, Deborah took a trip to the U.S. Shortly thereafter the Second Intifada occurred and her children were evacuated to Jordan by her ex-husband's current wife. Scared herself, the American born current wife was amenable to sending Deborah's children back to the U.S. but needed to get them passports since her husband had sent them to Jordan with Palestinian documents. With the help of her cousin Donna Shalala, who was Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Clinton, Deborah got her children passports overnight. And her children, then 13 and 15, were put on a plane out of Jordan just as her ex-husband was returning to get them. Deborah was quick to point out that it was not quite the Hollywood ending her book publisher was looking for as her children went through difficult adjustment periods. However, she did end the talk on an extremely positive note: "One of the great thrills of being there was meeting these incredible Palestinians and Israelis who wanted to work together for peace. And I don't mean a few, I mean a lot... and there is just a huge grassroots civil movement going on and unfortunately it is not shown on the news. The news would rather show the war that is going on. But I tell you that these peacemakers are out there and they are strong and the people have a big desire to work together." Tags: deborah kanafani west bank second intifada jordan donna shalala clinton kidnapped children middle east palestinians |
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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (5 of 6) See the entire video talk and post with links: http://www.hotpotatomash.com/2008/08/video-exclusive.html Part 5 - Queen Dina of Jordan and Toujan al-Faisal (6:59) Two other woman whose stories are told in Unveiled are Queen Dina of Jordan and Toujan al-Faisal who was Jordan's first female Member of Parliament. Queen Dina became the first of King Hussein's four wives when they married in 1955. When they divorced two years later she became known as Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan. Queen Dina eventually fell in love with the King's enemy - a Palestinian guerilla leader - which resulted in thousands of people dying when the King declared war against the Palestinians in what is now referred to as Black September. Queen Dina is also remembered for secretly arranging one of the largest prisoner exchanges ever. Toujan al-Faisal was accused of apostasy and there were calls for her execution when she stood up to religious fundamentalism in Jordan. The court eventually dismissed her case and she was elected to Parliament in 1993 where she served until 1997. During their time together Toujan explained how Deborah could help Jordanians: "People in the Middle East are either born as an oppressor or they were born to be oppressed. The only way to make change was to embarrass her country and its laws. The only way to change our laws is through retention from outsiders. Now that they know outsiders are watching Jordan wants to appear progressive. That's why I wanted to meet you [Deborah] so that you can be our messenger." Tags: deborah kanafani toujan al-faisal queen dina jordan parliament king hussein black september palestinians guerilla |
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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (4 of 6) See the entire talk/post with links: http://www.hotpotatomash.com/2008/08/video-exclusive.html Part 4 - Spying on Hamas and Kidnapped Children (9:53) Tags: deborah kanafani marwan fbi kidnapped ramallah west bank middle east yasser arafat islamic law spying spy |
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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (3 of 6) See the entire talk/post with links: http://www.hotpotatomash.com/2008/08/video-exclusive.html Part 3 - Baha Kikhia (2:07) In Part 3 Deborah briefly tells the story of Baha Kikhia whose husband Mansour was the Libyan Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United Nations. Mansour eventually resigned from his posts in protest of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's human rights violations. The couple then started a human rights organization for the Libyan people. Three years later Mansour was kidnapped in Cairo, Egypt. Baha's subsequent search for her husband eventually led her to a surreal meeting in the middle of the Libyan desert with Gadhafi (excerpted from page 115 of "Unveiled"): "You know, I love Mansour very much," Gadhafi said. "Me, too," Baha answered again. They laughed despite her tears. "You know what I think? I think it was the CIA that took him. Mansour wasn't the opposition. He was my friend." "No, let's speak honestly. We know he was a leader in the opposition, but there is nothing wrong with that. Opposition means, they disagree with your thoughts. It means being against certain ideas, not against you, there is nothing wrong with that. He always said you were his friend, but he disagrees with you. Remember, Mansour didn't like to fight with anyone." Despite Baha's heroic efforts Mansour was never found. The CIA would eventually give Baha a piece of paper with two lines written on it saying that her husband was executed but she refuses to accept it as valid. Tags: deborah kanafani baha kikhia mansour libya muammar gadhafi unveiled cia politics middle east |
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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (2 of 6) See the entire talk/post with links: http://www.hotpotatomash.com/2008/08/video-exclusive.html Part 2 - Yasser and Suha Arafat (8:42) Despite talking to Yasser Arafat many times over the phone, Deborah did not meet the PLO leader until his first trip to the U.S. in 1993 to sign the Declaration of Principles with Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin which paved the way for limited Palestinian self-government in Gaza and the West Bank. Upon meeting Arafat Deborah was sure that, "he knew that he had something that [she] would never have -- [her] husband's complete devotion." Much of this segment, however, is dedicated to telling a couple of interesting stories about Suha Arafat who did not accompany her husband on his historic trip to the delight of Arafat's advisors who universally "hated" her. Much to their chagrin, however, Suha was still able to steal the spotlight during the signing statement from "her living room in Tunisia." Deborah also reveals how Arafat's marriage to Suha was leaked to the press by Suha's mother who was worried about public perception of the relationship between Arafat and her daughter. Tags: yasser arafat suha plo rabin gaza west bank marwan deborah kanafani declaration principles middle east palestinian |
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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (1 of 6) Entire post with links: http://www.hotpotatomash.com/2008/08/video-exclusive.html Deborah Kanafani is the author of the 2008 autobiography, "Unveiled: How An American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love and Obedience in the Middle East," which details her marriage to Marwan Kanafani, a senior advisor and spokesperson for Yasser Arafat. Deborah also documents the stories of many of the courageous woman she encountered, including Queen Dina of Jordan and Yasser Arafat's wife Suha, while living in the Middle East. Last Thursday in Los Angeles Deborah spoke about her book and her experiences... Part 1 - Introduction (3:59) Deborah opened by talking about her engagement and marriage to the "charming and dashing" Palestinian Marwan whom she met at the United Nations. But Deborah quickly discovered that she "lived with somebody that really had a very secret life" and that she had failed to understand his "connection to the Palestinian 'Cause.'" After they were married the couple moved to Washington, D.C. where Marwan became the Arab League representative and Palestinian Ambassador. In the nation's capitol Deborah's life became very isolated because, "the world that those people live in -- not only diplomatic world but within the Palestinian political community -- is not a world where they like to let outsiders in." Despite the isolation and some horrible circumstances of her marriage (see below), Deborah was able to find some positives in her situation: "The one good thing that happened, beside my two children, during the marriage was that I got to meet many fascinating women who were married to Arabic leaders. And these women just impressed me so much. They were strong, they were leaders in their own right. They were rebelling against the fundamentalism in their countries. They were fighting for women's rights. They were doing remarkable things." "Unveiled" is the story of these women as well as Deborah's own journey. Tags: unveiled deborah kanafani palestinian yasser arafat suha marwan book ambassador arab league middle east |
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DANA PERINO: 'Not Cut Out For Hard Hitting Journalism' No Joke. In this sound bite from Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino states that she is not cut out for hard hitting journalism. No? Really? Who woulda thunk it. Tags: dana perino fox news sunday chris wallace white house press secretary |
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Lily Haydn Improvisation In Los Angeles on August 14, 2008. Tags: lily haydn improv improvisation |
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MASHUP: Even McCain Surrogates Can't Defend McCain John McCain surrogates find it just as hard to defend John McCain as the rest of us. Tags: john mccain mitt romney bobby jindal mark sanford politics president news mashup |
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Lily Haydn - "Denied" August 14, 2008 in Los Angeles Tags: lily haydn denied singer rock alternative violin song music soul |
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O'Reilly Attacks Daily Kos and Huffington Post With Amanda Carpenter. August 13, 2008. Tags: bill oreilly o'reilly fox news foxnews amanda carpenter daily kos dkos huffington post comments novak propaganda |
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PELOSI CLASHES WITH IMPEACHMENT PROTESTORS Get entire story at http://pubrecord.org/nationworld/1-nationworld/255-pelosi-clashes-with-protesters-over-impeachment.html Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's appearance Wednesday at a West Los Angeles college to discuss her recently published book was marred by dozens of protestors and several angry outbursts by audience members who demanded Pelosi immediately authorize a House committee to hold impeachment hearings against President George W. Bush. The Speaker made it clear she would not support any effort to hold impeachment hearings against President Bush saying that the president "will be gone in a hundred days." Halfway through her discussion at The American University of Judaism, where more than 300 people paid $30 each to hear Pelosi speak about her upbringing and her family's impact on her political career as detailed in her book Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, the topic shifted to Congress's historically low approval rating and how it reflected on Pelosi's tenure as Speaker. American University of Judaism's Rabbi Robert Wexler, who led the 75 minute interview, asked Pelosi to analyze a recent Rasmussen poll that found nine percent of individuals polled believed Congress was doing a good job, far lower than President Bush's overall approval rating. Pelosi responded by defending her performance and the performance of her Democratic colleagues in Congress. "I preside over the greatest collection of integrity and idealism," Pelosi said. Get the rest of the story: http://pubrecord.org/nationworld/1-nationworld/255-pelosi-clashes-with-protesters-over-impeachment.html Tags: impeachment nancy pelosi protestors speaker house bush clash politics news Thottam code pink |
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BUSH: AMERICA has NO PROBLEMS A remarkable interview of President Bush at the olympics produced the following nuggets... 1. America: "I don't see America having problems" 2. Religion: "If you are a religious person, you understand that once religion takes hold in a society it can't be stopped." 3. Russia/Georgia Conflict: "This violence is unacceptable" "I expressed my grave concern about the disproportionate response of Russia (without any irony)" "It is interesting to me that here we are trying to promote peace and harmony and we're witnessing a conflict take place (without any irony)" "I was very firm with Vladamir Putin and he and I have got a good relationship" "Hopefully this will get resolved peacefully. There needs to be an international mediation there (without any irony)" Tags: president bush olympics bob costas putin america religion russia georgia violence peace war politics news |
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REPUBLICAN CALLS 4 ROVE TESTIMONY IN SEIGELMAN CASE Republican Representative Walter Jones not only calls for Rove to testify before the House Judiciary Committee but SMACKS President Bush while doing so... ""In the year 2000 when President Bush was a candidate he said many times in debate he would bring dignity to the White House. This would be a great start if Karl Rove would come before the Judiciary Committee and let him explain his involvement, if any, in the Don Siegelman case." Meanwhile Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez states that she "personally would love to see" Rove arrested and held in jail where there would be a trial in the House of Representatives. But before anyone gets overly excited it is important to point out that it is now up to Nancy Pelosi to have a vote in the full House. And Sanchez was already hedging on the Speaker's behalf stating that it would depend on whatever else takes priority legislatively. Further, Pelosi has at different times indicated that she would not bring the Rove contempt up in the full House and also said that it would be up to John Conyers. Sometimes the rule of law, the Constitution, the three equal branches of government just have no place in government. At least, not in Nancy Pelosi's world. Tags: karl rove don siegelman seigelman contempt house walter jones linda sanchez verdict dan abrams pelosi bush |
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TIMELINE: McCain Does NOT Support The Troops If this is not damning of the Arizona Senator then nothing is. Tags: john mccain ko keith olbermann rachel maddow countdown msnbc military troops veterans news analysis politics |
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VINCENT BUGLIOSI PUTS LIE TO IRAQ WMD SIGNIFICANCE Much more Bugliosi at http://www.hotpotatomash.com/vincent_bugliosi/index.html "Believe it or not I do not say in this book, where I am asking George W. Bush to be prosecuted for murder, that he lied about weapons of mass destruction. Actually he did lie about weapons of mass destruction but that is not why I'm saying that he should be prosecuted for murder... The issue is not whether Hussein had weapons of mass destruction... the only issue is whether a nation that has weapons of mass destruction is an imminent threat to the security of this country. That is the only issue. And 16 US intelligence agencies in this previous classified document, including the CIA, all said, unanimously, that Hussein was not an imminent threat to the security of this country... These 16 US agencies thought that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and they still said [Saddam Hussein] was not an imminent threat to the security of this country." Tags: white paper nie wmd threat vincent bugliosi house judiciary nuclear weapons iraq bush lies murder |