Here is my letter to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, and here is the link to the online version where they printed it: click here.
"GOP leader top mudslinger"
"The chairman of the Alabama Republican party, Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, should hang her head in shame. For the head of a party who tries so hard to convince voters that it has an exclusive tie to God, she takes her party's politics to an ungodly low.
"For a party that claims to fight so hard for the Ten Commandments, maybe Mrs. Cavanaugh should read those Ten Commandments, paying special attention to the one telling us not to bear false witness. Her slanderous attacks on various members of the Democratic Party are sickening. She would rather throw around empty labels like "liberal" rather than actually talk about issues.
"If there was an election for No. 1 mudslinger, Cavanaugh would win by a landslide."
10.24.2006
James Dobson ::hearts:: Ann Coulter
If you ever doubted that Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family was part of the extreme right, all doubt has now been erased.
This morning, I had the extreme displeasure of finding the Focus on the Family broadcast on my radio dial. I heard an interview with a female, and I recognized the voice. It was Ann Coulter.
During the interview, she and Dobson opened their usual bag of tricks, saying that "liberals" (to them, a.k.a. 'Democrats') want to "appease" the terrorists. They said that "liberals" were doing the same thing for Hitler in World War II, and that they want "600-thread count sheets" and "nice music" and "a full eight hours of sleep" for the current detainees at Guantanamo.
So because us "liberals" are against torture, (which really must be a Christian ideal that St. Paul forgot to write down in the Bible,) we must want nice sheets and music for detainees at Guantanamo.
After the taped interview, Dobson talked with his producer about Ann's newest "book" which, with all the plagiarism accusations, really has to be put in quotation marks. He said that Godless is an accurate title because liberals tend to be atheists, adding "not all liberals are atheists, but many are as polls have shown." If you were waiting on specifics on these "polls" you'll be wasting your time.
So Dobson is still blindly supporting the extreme right and the Republican party even after the book Tempting Faith by David Kuo is released. Kuo worked for the Bush administration from 2001 to 2003 as a special assistant to the president and the second-in-command of the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives. Kuo also identifies himself as a "conservative Christian."
In his book, Kuo writes, "National Christian leaders received hugs and smiles in person and then were dismissed behind their backs and described as 'ridiculous,' 'out of control,' and just plain 'goofy.'"
So we have learned that Dr. James Dobson is a tool of the right, a 'ridiculous,' 'out of control,' and 'goofy' tool, and all we can hope is that his sheep will one day see him for the tool he is.
more info:
MSNBC: Book says Bush just using Christians
This morning, I had the extreme displeasure of finding the Focus on the Family broadcast on my radio dial. I heard an interview with a female, and I recognized the voice. It was Ann Coulter.
During the interview, she and Dobson opened their usual bag of tricks, saying that "liberals" (to them, a.k.a. 'Democrats') want to "appease" the terrorists. They said that "liberals" were doing the same thing for Hitler in World War II, and that they want "600-thread count sheets" and "nice music" and "a full eight hours of sleep" for the current detainees at Guantanamo.
So because us "liberals" are against torture, (which really must be a Christian ideal that St. Paul forgot to write down in the Bible,) we must want nice sheets and music for detainees at Guantanamo.
After the taped interview, Dobson talked with his producer about Ann's newest "book" which, with all the plagiarism accusations, really has to be put in quotation marks. He said that Godless is an accurate title because liberals tend to be atheists, adding "not all liberals are atheists, but many are as polls have shown." If you were waiting on specifics on these "polls" you'll be wasting your time.
So Dobson is still blindly supporting the extreme right and the Republican party even after the book Tempting Faith by David Kuo is released. Kuo worked for the Bush administration from 2001 to 2003 as a special assistant to the president and the second-in-command of the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives. Kuo also identifies himself as a "conservative Christian."
In his book, Kuo writes, "National Christian leaders received hugs and smiles in person and then were dismissed behind their backs and described as 'ridiculous,' 'out of control,' and just plain 'goofy.'"
So we have learned that Dr. James Dobson is a tool of the right, a 'ridiculous,' 'out of control,' and 'goofy' tool, and all we can hope is that his sheep will one day see him for the tool he is.
more info:
MSNBC: Book says Bush just using Christians
10.11.2006
McCain's on the campaign trail......again
(Looks like this could be an ongoing piece.)
I reported on September 22 about McCain's "stand" against torture, which basically allowed the White House to continue its practices of torture - only now, it's legal. Anyway, he brought up the big, bad ACLU, saying that they didn't get what they wanted, yada yada, spin spin, lie lie.
Well, in what I believe is his continuing media presence to gain support for an '08 Presidential run, he appeared on NBC's Today show this morning.
During the interview, Meredith Vieira asked McCain about comments he made yesterday, in which he called the Clinton administration's policies on North Korea a "failure."
From CNN.com: "Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused former President Clinton, the husband of his potential 2008 White House rival, of failing to act in the 1990s to stop North Korea from developing nuclear weapons."
McCain said, "I would remind Senator [Hillary] Clinton and other Democrats critical of the Bush administration's policies that the framework agreement her husband's administration negotiated was a failure...The Koreans received millions and millions in energy assistance. They've diverted millions of dollars of food assistance to their military."
McCain was then called out by Senator John Kerry, "He must be trying to burnish his credentials for the nomination process." Kerry added, "The truth is the Clinton administration knew full well they didn't have a perfect agreement. But at least they were talking. At least we had inspectors going in and we knew where the [nuclear fuel] rods were. This way, we don't know where the rods are. The rods are gone. There are no inspectors. Ask any American which way is better"
During the interview on Today, the fearless McCain backed down on his statements like a kitten in front of a pit bull, saying something about how this is not the time to be pointing fingers - even though that's exactly what he did the previous day.
Here is the point that McCain is missing - when the Bush administration was selling the idea of attacking Iraq, there were some people who pointed out that North Korea was a much bigger threat. Saddam Hussein's regime claimed they didn't have any weapons of mass destruction while North Korea openly admitted that they were pursuing nuclear (or "nucular" if you are the leader of the free world) weapon technology. And now we have a situation where we've been in Iraq for over three years and still have not found all those WMD stockpiles and animated mobile weapons labs that Colin Powell told us about, but Kim Jong Il has told the world that he just tested a nuke.
The Bush administration's policies have not made this country safer, and no matter how many congressmen you put on television to play the "Let's Blame Clinton" game show, it doesn't change that fact.
more info:
CNN: "McCain: Clinton's North Korea policy 'a failure'"
I reported on September 22 about McCain's "stand" against torture, which basically allowed the White House to continue its practices of torture - only now, it's legal. Anyway, he brought up the big, bad ACLU, saying that they didn't get what they wanted, yada yada, spin spin, lie lie.
Well, in what I believe is his continuing media presence to gain support for an '08 Presidential run, he appeared on NBC's Today show this morning.
During the interview, Meredith Vieira asked McCain about comments he made yesterday, in which he called the Clinton administration's policies on North Korea a "failure."
From CNN.com: "Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused former President Clinton, the husband of his potential 2008 White House rival, of failing to act in the 1990s to stop North Korea from developing nuclear weapons."
McCain said, "I would remind Senator [Hillary] Clinton and other Democrats critical of the Bush administration's policies that the framework agreement her husband's administration negotiated was a failure...The Koreans received millions and millions in energy assistance. They've diverted millions of dollars of food assistance to their military."
McCain was then called out by Senator John Kerry, "He must be trying to burnish his credentials for the nomination process." Kerry added, "The truth is the Clinton administration knew full well they didn't have a perfect agreement. But at least they were talking. At least we had inspectors going in and we knew where the [nuclear fuel] rods were. This way, we don't know where the rods are. The rods are gone. There are no inspectors. Ask any American which way is better"
During the interview on Today, the fearless McCain backed down on his statements like a kitten in front of a pit bull, saying something about how this is not the time to be pointing fingers - even though that's exactly what he did the previous day.
Here is the point that McCain is missing - when the Bush administration was selling the idea of attacking Iraq, there were some people who pointed out that North Korea was a much bigger threat. Saddam Hussein's regime claimed they didn't have any weapons of mass destruction while North Korea openly admitted that they were pursuing nuclear (or "nucular" if you are the leader of the free world) weapon technology. And now we have a situation where we've been in Iraq for over three years and still have not found all those WMD stockpiles and animated mobile weapons labs that Colin Powell told us about, but Kim Jong Il has told the world that he just tested a nuke.
The Bush administration's policies have not made this country safer, and no matter how many congressmen you put on television to play the "Let's Blame Clinton" game show, it doesn't change that fact.
more info:
CNN: "McCain: Clinton's North Korea policy 'a failure'"
10.05.2006
Foley's "vast left-wing conspiracy" has been proven wrong
So you've probably heard about former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL), who recently stepped down from his seat in the House because of some improper emails and instant messages sent to a congressional page.
Well, of course, to some right-leaning people of the media, it must the the fault of the Democrats. I mean, after all, you can't blame the party in power for things that go wrong, it has to be the big, bad, scary, boogey-man Democrats who don't control any level of government.
Some people, including Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (also, a Republican) have suggested that the emails were leaked by Democrats because of the upcoming election. You may have also heard the phrase "October Surprise" more than once in regards to the timing of the scandal.
According to a CNN report by Dana Bash, Hastert "stepped up a charge that he has been making in the past couple of days that Democrats were behind the timing of all this. He said that his opponents, funded by George Soros, even aligned with Bill Clinton, held on to this to make a bigger splash right before the election."
Here's the problem: The Hill, which is "The Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress," reported just the opposite.
The Hill published an article by Alexander Bolton titled, "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails."
The article states, "The source who in July gave news media Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-Fla.) suspect e-mails to a former House page says the documents came to him from a House GOP aide.
"That aide has been a registered Republican since becoming eligible to vote, said the source, who showed The Hill public records supporting his claim."
Can too much power held by one political party lead to corruption and a subsequent implosion? I guess we'll see next month.
more info:
The Hill: "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails"
Media Matters: CNN's Bash repeated Hastert's conspiracy theory about Foley emails; ignored report that a "longtime Republican" gave emails to media
Well, of course, to some right-leaning people of the media, it must the the fault of the Democrats. I mean, after all, you can't blame the party in power for things that go wrong, it has to be the big, bad, scary, boogey-man Democrats who don't control any level of government.
Some people, including Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (also, a Republican) have suggested that the emails were leaked by Democrats because of the upcoming election. You may have also heard the phrase "October Surprise" more than once in regards to the timing of the scandal.
According to a CNN report by Dana Bash, Hastert "stepped up a charge that he has been making in the past couple of days that Democrats were behind the timing of all this. He said that his opponents, funded by George Soros, even aligned with Bill Clinton, held on to this to make a bigger splash right before the election."
Here's the problem: The Hill, which is "The Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress," reported just the opposite.
The Hill published an article by Alexander Bolton titled, "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails."
The article states, "The source who in July gave news media Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-Fla.) suspect e-mails to a former House page says the documents came to him from a House GOP aide.
"That aide has been a registered Republican since becoming eligible to vote, said the source, who showed The Hill public records supporting his claim."
Can too much power held by one political party lead to corruption and a subsequent implosion? I guess we'll see next month.
more info:
The Hill: "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails"
Media Matters: CNN's Bash repeated Hastert's conspiracy theory about Foley emails; ignored report that a "longtime Republican" gave emails to media
10.04.2006
Woo Hoo - It's PARTY Time!!! Victory in Iraq!!!
Our beloved Congress has included $20 million in this year's defense spending bill for the "commemoration of success" in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes, you heard it right - PARTY TIME!
Apparently, the money was in there last year, you know, since Vice President Cheney told us that the insurgency was in its "final throes" and President Bush had already declared "Mission Accomplished" back in 2003.
The problem is, before you can spend $20 million on a victory party, you have to have a plan for victory - I mean, a little more than "Stay the Course."
more info:
CNN: War plans: Congress OKs $20 mil for victory parties
Apparently, the money was in there last year, you know, since Vice President Cheney told us that the insurgency was in its "final throes" and President Bush had already declared "Mission Accomplished" back in 2003.
The problem is, before you can spend $20 million on a victory party, you have to have a plan for victory - I mean, a little more than "Stay the Course."
more info:
CNN: War plans: Congress OKs $20 mil for victory parties
10.03.2006
Uh, oh....the 9/11 Report missed something
This is really too much for me to just go into. Bottom line is that Dr. Condoleeza Rice had a meeting on July 10, 2001, which according to Bob Woodward's new book "State of Denial," was the "starkest warning they had given the White House" about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida. This meeting has been confirmed even though Rice "could not recall" the meeting. Also, it looks like it was missed by the 9/11 Commission.
Read the article in The Guardian: State Dept. Confirms Rice-Tenet Meeting
Read the article in The Guardian: State Dept. Confirms Rice-Tenet Meeting
10.02.2006
Religion and war in an election...
October's issue of the Capital City Free Press is out, featuring my column, "Religion and war in an election."
Excerpt:
Read the entire article here.
Excerpt:
"If Jesus were on earth today preaching the same three messages from the Sermon on the Mount, he would be told that he was still living in a "pre 9/11 world." He
would be demonized by our political leaders, saying that he cares more about the
rights of terrorists than Americans."
Read the entire article here.
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