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Now this is how I saw the debate!
Excerpt: t r u t h o u t - William Rivers Pitt | The Scary Little Man I keep hearing people talk about a "tie" and how Bush did better this time. Better? He nearly attacked the moderator. He was...
Posted on October 9, 2004 06:30 PM Comments: 0
Only one position on Iraq
Excerpt: Yahoo! News - Bush on Kerry: 'Who's He Trying to Kid?' Bush prides himself on having just one position on Iraq - it's the wrong one, of course, but no matter what the evidence, he won't change his position. That's...
Posted on October 9, 2004 12:27 PM Comments: 0
Democracy (???) in Afghanistan
Excerpt: BBC NEWS | South Asia | Turmoil over Afghan vote boycott Wonder how Bush will spin this breaking story: A guard frisks voters as they queue to enter a polling station Afghanistan's first democratic election has been thrown into confusion...
Posted on October 9, 2004 08:00 AM Comments: 0
It's all in the states
Excerpt: Two Trouble Spots for Bush: Iraq and the Philly Suburbs (washingtonpost.com) Boy, do I want this Electoral College systems to come to an end - but in the meantime, the battle is all in a few key states and in...
Posted on October 9, 2004 07:58 AM Comments: 0
Snap wins for Kerry
Excerpt: CNN.com - Poll: Bush, Kerry even in 2nd debate - Oct 9, 2004 Three "snap" polls give Kerry edge in debate. That's a "win" in my book in a race this tight. The ABC-TV snap poll had it 44-41 Kerry....
Posted on October 9, 2004 06:33 AM Comments: 0
He can't admit a mistake - period
Excerpt: Opinion > The Town Hall Debate" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/opinion/9sat1.html?hp">The New York Times > Opinion > The Town Hall Debate I like this NYT editorial summary of the debate - particularly this couple of paragraphs: One of the uncommitted voters in the...
Posted on October 9, 2004 06:27 AM Comments: 0
His own worst enemy
Excerpt: Bush's Isolation From Reporters Could Be a Hindrance (washingtonpost.com) There's a certain poetic justice in the world and some may be coming to George Bush. The man has lived a phony existence, avoiding tough questions from reporters and stack his...
Posted on October 8, 2004 10:55 AM Comments: 0
Bremer's attempt at unsaying
Excerpt: Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall Wow - Josh Marshall does a great job of dismantling Bremer's attempt in a NYT op-ed piece to unsay what he clearly said. Says Marshall: In the Times today, Bremer's only response seems...
Posted on October 8, 2004 04:29 AM Comments: 0
Damn, he's good!
Excerpt: Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Ignorance Isn't Strength" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/08/opinion/08krugman.html?oref=login">The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Ignorance Isn't Strength Krugman says all I have been trying to say for days and more - and says it so much better....
Posted on October 8, 2004 04:16 AM Comments: 0
Tell that to the dead, Mr. President
Excerpt: Despite Report, US Was 'Right to Take Action' Against Saddam -- 10/07/2004 Here is a man who simply doesn't have the guts to stand up and admit a mistake - even when faced with overwhelming evidence. Now - according to...
Posted on October 7, 2004 03:32 PM Comments: 0
Here's another tough-talking chickenhawk ripe for the pot
Excerpt: DeLay Draws Third Rebuke (washingtonpost.com) Delay - rhymes with Lay, as in Ken-of-Enron - is another one of the Bush chickenhawk buddies and he needs to be plucked and run out of town. The bi-partisan Ethics Committee has gotten on...
Posted on October 7, 2004 03:24 PM Comments: 0
Kerry ahead in latest poil
Excerpt: ABCNEWS.com : AP Poll: Kerry Holds Small Lead Over Bush Well this certainly moves in the right direction - but it is no reason to breathe easy. I hope Kerry and Edwards triple their efforts. Now is the time to...
Posted on October 7, 2004 02:47 PM Comments: 0
Cheney: Spinning in fantasyland
Excerpt: ABCNEWS.com : Cheney: Weapons Report Justifies Iraq War Black is white - Dick Cheney said so. The report that clearly shows Saddam Hussein was no threat to us is simply turned inside out to say that it shows it was...
Posted on October 7, 2004 11:45 AM Comments: 0
Cheney lied and lied and lied
Excerpt: MSNBC - Rewriting History This Newseek article does a good job of dissecting Cheney's lies. The one that really got me came right at the start when he claimed that the reason for going to war against Iraq was that...
Posted on October 7, 2004 05:40 AM Comments: 0
Bush takes the networks for a ride
Excerpt: You Call That a Major Policy Address? - In a week of devastating revelations about his Iraq policies, Bush has nothing new to say. By Fred Kaplan Oh boy - things disintegrate vis-a-vis Iraq all week and Bush cons the...
Posted on October 7, 2004 05:18 AM Comments: 0
You gotta love it!
Excerpt: Yahoo! News - Cheney Blunder Lauded Anti-Bush Web Site Cheney's inability to get the fact straight led to a double-whammy. First, he directed people to "factchech.com" when he meant "factcheck.org." Small error, you say, but "factcheck.com" is a web site...
Posted on October 6, 2004 03:32 PM Comments: 0
No WMDS - inspections were working!
Excerpt: Top News Article | Reuters.com No WMD - we've heard that now from two inspectors appointed by Bush. The bottom line, that too many people are ignoring or skirting over - is inspections work. Saddam was contained. His military was...
Posted on October 6, 2004 12:55 PM Comments: 0
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
Excerpt: FactCheck.org Cheney & Edwards Mangle Facts FactCheck gets it right - once more. Cheney and Edwards get it wrong. Here's the FactCheck summary on the veep debate facts. Cheney wrongly implied that FactCheck had defended his tenure as CEO of...
Posted on October 6, 2004 09:49 AM Comments: 0
Edwards wins convincingly - maybe
Excerpt: CBS News | Uncommitteds Tab Edwards Winner | October 6, 2004 07:52:39 The polls are coming in and they are showing that Edwards won the debate. Of course, the Republicans will say this is because he is "slicker" and will make...
Posted on October 6, 2004 09:41 AM Comments: 0
Cheney and Ike's warning
Excerpt: Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and...
Posted on October 6, 2004 09:26 AM Comments: 0
Fourth meeting of Cheney and Edwards
Excerpt: ABCNEWS.com : Meeting Was Not First for Cheney, Edwards Last night was not the first meeting between Cheney and Edwards, as Cheney claimed. It was the fourth meeting. And in one of those Cheney introduced Edwards publicly and sat next...
Posted on October 6, 2004 09:13 AM Comments: 0
Reality check - Afghan women
Excerpt: Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Beaten Afghan Brides" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/06/opinion/06kris.html">The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Beaten Afghan Brides This column by Nichalas D. Kristof shows that Afghan women are far from free today, though you will hear the...
Posted on October 6, 2004 05:36 AM Comments: 0
AT home Allawi tells the truth
Excerpt: International > Middle East > Premier's Speech: Iraq Chief Gives a Sobering View About Security" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/06/international/middleeast/06iraq.html?hp">The New York Times > International > Middle East > Premier's Speech: Iraq Chief Gives a Sobering View About Security Essentially what this story...
Posted on October 6, 2004 02:58 AM Comments: 0
Hard work - you gotta love it
Excerpt: The 'Hard Work' Issue Isn't Taking a Holiday (washingtonpost.com) During the debate Bush kept saying how "hard" the job was. Remember, this is the guy who has spent 40% of his presidency on vacation and was at his ranch when...
Posted on October 5, 2004 09:41 AM Comments: 0
Speaking out? Not really!
Excerpt: Bremer Criticizes Troop Levels (washingtonpost.com) This Washington Post article makes it sound ;like Bremer has at last come to his senses. When he was running iraq they should have had more troops. Right. But he says they have enough troops...
Posted on October 5, 2004 07:40 AM Comments: 0
Is Bush a fool or a liar?
Excerpt: Opinion > The Nuclear Bomb That Wasn't" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/05/opinion/05tue1.html">The New York Times > Opinion > The Nuclear Bomb That Wasn't This is about as close as a major public voice has gotten to calling Bush a liar - and a...
Posted on October 5, 2004 05:35 AM Comments: 0
Polls: The devil really is in the details
Excerpt: Washington > Campaign 2004 > The Poll: Poll Finds Kerry Assured Voters in Initial Debate" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/05/politics/campaign/05poll.html?oref=login&hp">The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > The Poll: Poll Finds Kerry Assured Voters in Initial Debate Kerry won the debate....
Posted on October 5, 2004 04:58 AM Comments: 0
Friday debate preview: The big health care lie
Excerpt: FactCheck.org Bush Mischaracterizes Kerry's Health Plan Once again, Bush is promoting the big lie - this time about Kerry's health care plan. The independent FactCheck.org does an excellent job of taking it apart. Their thoughts are better read in the...
Posted on October 5, 2004 04:40 AM Comments: 0
Polls and reality
Excerpt: Washington > Campaign 2004 > Voters: As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/04/politics/campaign/04vote.html?oref=login&hp">The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Voters: As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge The latest Gallup Poll...
Posted on October 4, 2004 04:48 AM Comments: 0
Kerry pulling ahead?
Excerpt: Newsday.com - Election 2004 The Newsweek poll, which surveyed 1,013 registered voters, found that Kerry had a 3-percentage-point lead, reversing a 5-point advantage Bush enjoyed in a survey taken before the debate. When independent candidate Ralph Nader was added to...
Posted on October 3, 2004 06:39 AM Comments: 0



















































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