October 27, 2006

The GOP Hypocrite of the Week

Incumbent Republican John Hostettler looks like he's going to lose his Indiana congressional seat to Democrat Brad Ellsworth. a Desperate Congressman from Indiana Who Psychotically Claims Nancy Pelosi Has a "Homosexual Agenda": Congressman Hostettler, if you want to talk about a "homosexual agenda," talk to your own party. And while you are at it, talk to them about that pedophile agenda, too.
http://tinyurl.com/yztacq

ALERT

Bush Moves Toward Martial Law --- In a stealth maneuver, President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the resident to declare federal martial law ---For those of you who didn't think the daily governmental grind on American civil liberties could't possibly get any worse, it just has.
http://tinyurl.com/yafxrb

WAR

Cheney confirms that detainees were subjected to water-boarding - Cheney indicated that the Bush admin doesn't regard water-boarding as torture and allows the CIA to use it. "It's a no-brainer for me," Cheney said at one point in an interview.
http://tinyurl.com/y2eoad

Are U.S. Corporations Going to “Win” the Iraq War?
http://tinyurl.com/y36toy

THE WHITE HOUSE

White House Denies Cheney OK'd Torture -- The White House said Friday that Vice President Dick Cheney was not talking about a torture technique known as "water boarding" when he said dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer." --- This administration cah't have it both ways. Do they seriously believe that the American people are some completely brain-dead that they can't remember what Cheney said 48 hours ago?
http://tinyurl.com/uxvu5

POLITICS

'The GOP father,' starring Mikey Rove and Fredo Mehlman; "There is no sewer, no pigsty, no circle of hell to which the GOP's interchangeable Roves and Mehlmans won't travel for a one-point uptick."
http://tinyurl.com/y4amm5

SCANDAL

House GOP Officials Likely to Be at Odds - The House Republican campaign chairman and the speaker of the House are likely to be at odds this week as they testify about the handling of ex-Rep. Mark Foley's come-ons to male pages.
http://tinyurl.com/y2rd9c

House Investigators: Hastert's Office Hindered Corruption Probe...
http://tinyurl.com/y7nroe

Turmoil in Hastert's Office as Key Staff Testifies - The investigation of how the Republican leadership handled the issue has provoked turmoil and finger-pointing in Hastert's office, congressional sources say. - Some of Hastert's principal aides have hired criminal defense lawyers to represent them during the investigation.
http://tinyurl.com/yy6hmh

Reports shed light on ties between Weldon, businesses - Pennsylvania congressman Curt Weldon, under investigation for allegedly trading his influence to get lobbying business for one of his daughters, also has helped corporations that have hired another daughter, a friend and some of his former aides.
http://tinyurl.com/walcl

Report: Halliburton unit exploited rules; "I'm convinced that this is the most significant waste, raud and abuse in the history of this country," said Sen. Dorgan.
http://tinyurl.com/y27crf

LEGAL ISSUES

Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Child Rape Photos - A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image. Last year a Republican senator conceded that they contained scenes of "rape and murder" and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said they included acts that were "blatantly sadistic."
http://tinyurl.com/ydvr8g

A YEAR AND A HALF IN JAIL FOR BUSH OFFICIAL...
http://tinyurl.com/y6rlsd

Re: Scooter Libby, who betrayed a CIA operative using classified information and betrayed the national ecurity of the United States of America. After Fitzgerald got through with "questioning" her during pre-Trial testimony, her credentials and credibility had gone through a shredder.
http://tinyurl.com/y6l97k

ELECTION ISSUES

GOP staffer quits to join Dem's campaign --- Called candidate 'extreme'; GOP says 'earlier defection helped us, as will this one.'
http://tinyurl.com/upjbb

11 in O.C. charged with voter registration fraud - Dozens of people who thought they were signing up to be Democrats ended up Republican. Those accused in the case are low-level, per-signature workers.
http://tinyurl.com/ye7v56

Dems 44%, GOP 33% on Generic Congressional Ballot 49% Say Donald Rumsfeld should not be fired; Most say Congressional page scandal won't affect their vote
http://tinyurl.com/yff23s

Iraq Trumps Traditional Issues for Older US Voters --- America's elderly enjoy outsized influence in elections because they vote in greater numbers, but this year they've focused their clout on the Iraq war more than traditional concerns such as health and retirement benefits
http://tinyurl.com/y7dqop

US Corporate Media – America’s Greatest Enemy: Nobody Needs to Know About Election Fraud!
http://tinyurl.com/y65pn4

GOP Gov. Candidate Crist Denies Gay Trysts...
http://tinyurl.com/y4647a

Scumbag Rove Protégé Behind Racist Tennessee Ad. He Also Ambushed Max Cleland with Attacks on a Severely wounded Combat Veteran Unbefitting an American.
http://tinyurl.com/yypqcv

Pat Buchanan: Ad Isn't Racist Because “Ford Is A Guy That Likes Playboy Bunnies Almost All Of Them Are White”...
http://tinyurl.com/y5vfwc

PRODUCER OF RACIST TENN AD FIRED AS CONSULTANT TO WAL-MART…
http://tinyurl.com/vtyv4

In Old Textile District, the Free Trade Issue Dominates who benefits when workers are prevented from joining together to represent themselves.
http://tinyurl.com/yac9ze

ECONOMY

Exxon Mobil Posts Second Highest Profit in History --- it earned $10.49 billion in the third quarter, the second largest quarterly profit ever posted by a publicly traded American company.
http://tinyurl.com/ycyuyj

DOMESTIC

'What does the GOP know about you?'
http://tinyurl.com/y4sxcj

RELIGIOUS ISSUES

A Note to NeoCons and the Religious Right - Here’s an exercise. Substitute the word “Pharisees” with "Religious Right” or “NeoCon”.
http://tinyurl.com/ycxwvk

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change could trigger worst recession since Great Depression, economist warns; and more in Gloria . Lalumia's World Media Watch for October 27th
http://tinyurl.com/y2zau3

MILITARY

Army funding short under budget plan - Earlier this year, Army officials struggling to find money to pay war costs cut back for travel, civilian hiring and other expenses not essential to the war mission.
http://tinyurl.com/ydqbnm

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

The Dixie Chicks Ad NBC Doesn't Want You To See because, they said, the ads "are disparaging to President Bush." Where's the Liberal Media? Where is it? Can ANYONE Find a Liberal Media?
http://tinyurl.com/yxfy2d

Media promote mutually inconsistent themes on terrorism and the election, both of which benefit GOP
http://tinyurl.com/yba9kd

US Corporate Media – America’s Greatest Enemy: Nobody Needs to Know About Election Fraud!
http://tinyurl.com/y65pn4

PRODUCER OF RACIST TENN AD FIRED AS CONSULTANT TO WAL-MART…
http://tinyurl.com/vtyv4

HEALTH

Hospitals Try Free Basic Care for Uninsured ---
http://tinyurl.com/ynz7fw

HUMAN RIGHTS

Martyrs of the web --- Amnesty launches a campaign to free the bloggers jailed for telling the truth about repressive regimes.
http://tinyurl.com/kcue4