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NEW SURVEY RESULTS CAUSE FOR HOPE

Tuesday, 28 September 2004 4:16 P GMT-07
The results of a new survey released today give cause for optomism and renewed hope that the American public has not been totally brainwashed by the Bush administration's campaign of misinformation aided and abetted by their sycophantic allies in the

BUSH ADS DISTORT KERRY'S STATEMENTS

Monday, 27 September 2004 7:50 P GMT-07
Fact Check, http://www.factcheck.org , is is one of those internet sites that is truly objective and non-partisan.  Thanks to my friend Ann J. for reminding me of this. As she noted, "FactCheck is a great site and this article is very inform

BUSH NO FLIP-FLOP -- ONLY A FLOP

Sunday, 26 September 2004 1:17 P GMT-07
Michael Moore (of Fahrenheit 9/11 fame) wrote this letter to George W.Bush.  It's typical Michael Moore -- scathing commentary softened by humor.  It was published online at Http://www.truthout.org, by the organization Truth Out, in their Editorial

BUSH IRAQ SCORE; 1 RIGHT, 7 WRONG

Thursday, 23 September 2004 11:59 P GMT-07
As the situation on the ground in Iraq continues to deteriorate, Bush in defiance of reality continues to tell us that everything is going according to plan in that stricken country and that Iraq is well on the road to becoming a shining example of
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KERRY FINALLY WAKES UP

Tuesday, 21 September 2004 5:27 P GMT-07
George Bush has hoped to run his campaign on his phony image as a "war president" and his conduct in waging a phony "war on terror."  For several weeks it appeared that the Kerry campaign was conceding those issues to Bush.  I
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A PALL ON POLLS

Sunday, 19 September 2004 11:59 P GMT-07
These are the weeks when we are deluged by polls and poll numbers. Almost daily there is a new poll and the number of people or groups conducting polls seems to increase every year. I've always been skeptical of political opinion polls. It may go

'WAR ON TERROR" MYTH EXAMINED

Sunday, 19 September 2004 11:59 P GMT-07
At last!  Someone backs up the point I've made many times in blogs posted to this site.  The so-called "war on terror" does not really exist.  As the author of this essay points out, language shapes thought and the abuse of language lead

FROM BAD TO WORSE IN IRAQ

Friday, 17 September 2004 5:34 P GMT-07
All evidence and an ever increasing number of military observers, news reports and politicians, make for clear indications that the already badly botched situation in Iraq is rapidly getting worse.  ”The bottom line is, at this moment we are lo
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IRAQ WORSE THAN VIETNAM

Thursday, 16 September 2004 4:28 P GMT-07
According to several high ranking recently retired U.S. army generals, the blunders by, and incompetency of, the Bush administration has resulted in a situation in Iraq that is a far bigger -- and more dangerous -- mess than the situation that exis

BUSH FAILING IN 'WAR ON TERRORISM'

Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:02 A GMT-07
Bush's failure in combatting al-Qaeda is another issue Kerry needs to emphasize in his campaign.  Bush likes to talk about the "war on terror" and what a wonderful job he's doing in that field of endeavor, but the facts show conclusively t

BUSH POLICIES 'WORSE THAN IMPOTENT'

Wednesday, 15 September 2004 5:54 P GMT-07
My other favorite columnist, Robert Scheer, joins his voice and advice to that of Paul Krugman.  Although worded differently, they are both giving pretty much the same advice.  From my backgroung in counseling I know that giving advice to people
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KERRY MUST USE HIS SWIFT BOAT TACTICS

Wednesday, 15 September 2004 5:13 P GMT-07
Kerry must use his Swift Boat tactics for which he won well-deserved accolades and admiration among the troops and officers in Vietnam.  He must turn into the source of the enemy's fire and attack.  Paul Krugman, who I've come to admire greatly si

BUSH: SOFT ON TERROR, STRONG ON FEAR

Monday, 13 September 2004 5:21 P GMT-07
The following commentary by Craig Unger, the author of House of Bush, House of Saud, was published online by Common Dreams News Center, http://www.commondreams.org .  It is prompted in part by revalations and information contained in a new book, Int

SWIFT BOAT VETS MAY SINK BUSH

Saturday, 11 September 2004 3:36 P GMT-07
It would be a twist of ironic justice if the lies of the so-called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ended up sinking George Bush rather than John Kerry.  I hope that this will be the last time I feel inclined to post a blog in reference to this sleazy

NRA DEFIES PUBLIC OPINION

Friday, 10 September 2004 4:07 P GMT-07
Polls showing that two thirds of U.S. adults want the 10 year old federal ban on assault weapons to be renewed.  The present ban on these weapons of war is due to expire at midnight Monday, Sept. 13.  Renewal of the ban is also supported by smaller

WHAT IF WE'D NOT INVADED IRAQ?

Friday, 10 September 2004 3:08 P GMT-07
Earlier this week I posted two consecutive essays by Paul Krugman.  Now I'll do the same for Richard Reeves.  This interesting look at "what might have been" appears on his own website which can be found at, http://www.richardreeves.com .

BUSH HALLMARK IS INCOMPETENCE

Friday, 10 September 2004 10:31 A GMT-07
I've made frequent references on this site to the fact that the main indicator of George W. Bush's performance as president is, purely and simply, incompetence.  In his handling of the economy, home security, environmental issues, energy policy, com

KERRY BATTLES BOTH BUSH & WAR MYTHOLOGY

Tuesday, 7 September 2004 3:55 P GMT-07
In recent blogs I've been asking the question of why George W. Bush manages, against all reason, to maintain his popularity despite a record that is replete with failure and rife with incompetence.  As John Kerry said in a recent speech the W. in Bu

WILL WE REWARD BUSH FOR FAILURE?

Monday, 6 September 2004 4:26 P GMT-07
A couple of polls give Bush an 11 point "bounce" as a result, apparently, of the outpouring of hate and lies at the RNC.  He and his administration have been total failures in everything they've done (except for deviding the country) and y

BUSH TERROR CLAIMS DON'T MATCH FACTS

Sunday, 5 September 2004 11:59 P GMT-07
It appears that George Bush is poised to run his campaign on the issues of the war in Iraq, the fight against terrorism (two totally different things) and security at home.  It's essential that we take a long hard look at his record over the last fo

MEDIA FACT CHECKING ABSENT AT RNC

Saturday, 4 September 2004 5:02 P GMT-07
Continuing the theme of my earlier blog today, here is how F.A.I.R. reported on the performance of the media in covering the Republican National Convention.  It makes me sick the way the Republicans can get away with a constant recitation of lies an

MEDIA DOUBLE STANDARD

Saturday, 4 September 2004 5:02 P GMT-07
Media Matters in America, http://www.mediamatters.org , is the brainchild of David Brock best selling author of "Blinded By the Right: The Conscience of An Ex-Conservative."  The mission of Brock's new organization is similar to that of F

PRODUCT OF PRIVILEDGE REVISITED

Friday, 3 September 2004 6:28 P GMT-07
On Tuesday I posted a blog entitled "Product of Priviledge" in which Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, discussed the revelation by former Texas politician, Ben Barnes, that he had personally pulled strings to enable George Bush t
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KERRY TAKES GLOVES OFF -- FINALLY!

Friday, 3 September 2004 3:27 P GMT-07
Yesterday, Mary Beth Cahill, John Kerry's campaign manager released the following excerpt of the speech Kerry was set to give last night in Springfield, Ohio.  It followed shortly after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention, an exerci

WHEN WILL VOTERS OPEN THEIR EYES?

Thursday, 2 September 2004 11:59 P GMT-07
Bush brags about his "leadership" in the so-called "war on terror" and how he has bestowed the blessings of democracy on the peoples of Iraq and Afganistan.  Remember his boast at the onset of the Olympic Games in Athens of how h

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