IN a complete reversal of their scurrilous comparison of Gitmo to a soviet Gulag, William Schultz, the leader in America of AI, stated the following: "Clearly, this is not an exact or a literal analogy," said William Schulz. "In size and in duration, there are not similarities between U.S. detention facilities and the gulag. . . . People are not being starved in those facilities. They're not being subjected to forced labor." Clearly the words "we were wrong" is beyond their ...
In an interview with the Rolling Stone (another right wing rag I am sure), Harry Reid is quaoted as saying the following: Rolling Stone: You've called [President] Bush a loser. Reid: And a liar. Rolling Stone: You apologized for the loser comment. Reid: But never for the liar, have I No Harry you have not. Nor provided any proof for your libelous statement. But then as a democrat leader, the MSM is not going to question you on that now are they. But I wo...
I found the following to be very educational as I did not know Felt's political persuasion until now: Felt himself turns out to have been both a hero of an earlier war on terrorism and a victim of the criminalization of policy differences. During the Carter administration, as O'Connor notes, Felt, who by then had left the FBI, "was indicted on charges of having authorized illegal F.B.I. break-ins earlier in the decade, in which agents without warrants entered the residences of associates an...
Recently, there has been some discussion on what John Fitzgerald Kennedy would say on today's political situation. Due to his assassination, in many circles he has assumed a mythical stature, that may or may not have held up under closer scutiny if he had not been killed. So on the anniversary of his 88 birthday (close enough), I present some Kennedy Quotes. Your job, Mr. Phelps, should you choose to accept it, is to see if they sound like you, or like your opposition: We ...
Yes, Zogby, no member of the VRWC, has published a poll that shows that at 52-40%, when the FACTS are explained to them , the American Public supports Bush's Social Security plan. According to Zogby: "The thing that is compelling in this poll is that this is the response you get when you use a positive approach on Social Security reform," This simple statement does 2 things. It lays bare the lie of the left that the plan is not supported, and it lays bare the lies of the...
Yes, so the argument goes. Some do not believe that a fetus (zygote/embryo) is a person. Some do not. In the end, this is not about those difference. this is about LIFE. Ok, so how many of you would sacrafice your child to prolong your life? Show of hands please. Ok, so how many of you would sacrafice my child's life to prolong your life? Show of hands again. So who wants my body? That is what we are talking about. I will not debate whether you are ri...
There is a Political Science professor at UVA, that most Television stations and newspapers call upon during local and national elections to try to figure out what is going on with them. He has always seemed to be insightful and pretty much even handed in his analysis. In otherwords, he takes his profession as a higher calling than his personal politics. Well, he just wrote a piece for the Opinion Journal, and I think he is dead on! "Do you know how many Republican S...
Thumbing through the latest articles on Sam Alito, I came across one by Jonathan Rosenblum (amazing what google will return with a search on key words). This article was a little bit about Alito, but mostly it was about one man's observations of going from Liberal to Conservative in his life's journey. Rosenblum was not always conservative as he details, in fact probably back in the 60s, he was (in his words) one of the last to don a suit. But over time, he has gone from Ideologue...
Old Howlin Howie is at it again. And this time, while he is 'supporting the troops', he is saying they are failures. Dont you love how the democrat leadership supports the troops? "We support our troops, but we think you are a bunch of failures." This time, Howard "foot in mouth" Dean is saying that the Iraqis are like the south Vietnamese, forgetting that the south faced a formidable foe in North Vietnam. Forgetting that the only opposition in Iraq is a bunch of cowardly te...
Andrew Sullivan, former editor of the New Republic (and no friend of the current administration) thinks that Sen Joe Lieberman's latest speeches and editoritals on Iraq are a precursor for the Administration asking him to become the Secretary Of Defense after Don Rumsfeld resigns. I dont know if there is any truth to the rumor, but I for one would love to see him take the job if offered. Alone among the senate Democrats, Lieberman has been a harsh critic of many of Bush's policies, but ...
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there has been actual voter fraud found! Documented and prosecuted even! So how many of you have heard about it? Probably not many. For the Fraud did not involve the presidential elections, nor did the convicted come from the republican side of the aisle. So dont expect to see it on many News sites. Rep. Patricia Bailey decided to run for her legislature, without meeting the requirements (like living in her district?). But because that ...
This is a picture from the New Moron (excuse me, dwellon, no wait, moveon.org) Campaign against Bush. About how the troops in Iraq are not spending Thanksgiving at home. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this, and why they should change their name to moron.org? Everyone is welcome to play!
It seems CNN does not like its employees to tell the truth! The "X Marks the Spot" on Cheney on CNN was apparently intentional, not a computer glitch. Since it was so quick, CNN was hoping that a subliminal message would be sent, but no one would notice it. Silly CNN! They forgot about Tivo! Where you can actually dissect a video stream frame by frame. The Switchboard operator allegedly told a caller: "We did it just to make a point. Tell them to stop lying, B...
By now most are aware of the John Murtha call for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Murtha actually said (from his own website): http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa12_murtha/statement_051117iraq.html I believe we must begin discussions for an immediate re-deployment of U.S. forces from Iraq. So in an accommodating fashion, the House decided to do just that, with resolution number 571: http://www.rules.house.gov/109/text/hres571/109hres571.pdf ...
Or maybe just one X. I wonder how they are going to spin this one?