Tag: gop
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obamessiah & the apostles of war: unhappy birthday
obama joker posters popping up in los angeles as the tide of public opinion may be turning against obamafrom danny schechter: The tide of public opinion may be turning against the President. Pollsters report growing skepticism about health care reform, and more active hostility on racial matters, thanks to that “uncalibrated” expression of opinion on…
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obamessiah updates: secrecy, transparency, detention & depop
video: daily show hits obama for lack of transparency* white house drafts executive order to allow indefinite detentionsfrom raw story: The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government…
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another bill congress didn’t read: the coming climate tyranny
house passes 1,200-page climate bill congress couldn’t readfrom truthnews: Despite heated objections by some Republicans, the unread 1,200-page Waxman-Markey climate bill was passed 219-212 in the House on Friday. Final roll call votes are listed here. Objecting to the fact that 300 pages were added to the bill at 3 a.m., Minority leader John Boehner…
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obamessiah & the apostles of war: continuity of scandals
in stark legal turnaround, obama now resembles bush*obama’s promise of a new beginning now hollow*obama’s doj tries to stop geronimo lawsuit against skull & bones*house panel approves bill expanding oversight of nsa*the left gatekeepers & tax exempt foundations*obama calls for immigration reform at prayer breakfast*obama relaunches immigration debate in US*obama administration looks to colleges for…
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obamessiah & the apostles of war: abc, nsa, cia & the fly
abc turns ‘programming’ over to obama*abc says no to gop ads during obama healthcare special*abc employees donated heavily to obama*senate unanimously approves resolution apologizing for slavery*house health-care proposal adds $600b in taxes*gays decry obama’s stand on gay marriage case*obama to announce federal benefits for same sex partners*cia: finding bin laden top US priority*the secret history:…
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house approves $106b bill to fund wars in afghaniraq
from washington post: The House today passed a $106 billion bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through September, as House Democrats backed President Obama despite misgivings among the ranks about his strategy in Afghanistan. The 226 to 202 vote came after Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner had called some reluctant Democrats…
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single bullet specter & the balance of pirate power
…an interesting note on this so-called super majority story is the term filibuster: it literally means ‘pirate’ long-serving republican senator turns democratfrom dpa: Senator Arlen Specter, who has served as a Republican in Congress for nearly 30 years, announced Tuesday that he has switched parties, inching the Democrats closer to a super majority in Congress’s…
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taxday 2009 & the great american econocrash
white house locked down after threat from tea bag 2,000 crowd capitol ‘tea party’ to protest taxesfrom oregonian: On a day already loathed by tax haters, 2,000 people crowded the Capitol steps to protest corporate bailouts, higher taxes and the state of government in both Oregon and in the United States. The demonstration in Salem…
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conservatives using ‘apocalypticism’ against obama
from raw replay: Glenn Beck and other conservatives have said that President Obama’s policies will lead to fascism. CNN political analyst Bill Schneider their tactics “apocalypticism.” This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Apr. 10, 2009.
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the phony left/right debate over ‘re-education camps’
from raw replay: Rep. Michelle Bachmann told KTLK’s Sue Jeffers that Democrats had plans to require mandatory service from America’s young people. “I believe that there is a very strong chance that we will see that young people will be put into mandatory service. And the real concerns is that there are provisions for what…
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cheneyacs, pnac2, the controlled opposition & yoo
…both wings of this phony bird are ratcheting up the rhetoric, but let’s not get too distracted by the false left/right paradigm… hersh: cheney left ‘stay-behind units’ in obama govt hersh: cheney has moles in obama govtfrom raw replay: Investigative report Sy Hersh talks about his interview with Dick Cheney in which the former vice…
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ron paul debates ‘war on drugs’ supporter
from raw replay: Rep. Ron Paul debates the failure of the war on drugs with Heritage Foundation’s Ernest Istook. This video is from CNN’s Campbell Brown, broadcast Mar. 26, 2009. update1: media getting high on pot legalizationfrom nbc washington: It may be too soon to call it a movement. But when two of the nation’s…
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resistance is growing against the new financial world order
people all over the world are starting to wake up & speak up against the wars & against the banksters… but is it too little too late? antiwar activist says obama’s war policies worse than bushfrom cns news: President Barack Obama’s war policies in Iraq and Afghanistan are criminal and worse than those of former…
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hughley: ron paul ‘too human’ to be republican
from raw replay: Rep. Ron Paul told CNN’s D.L. Hughley that Rush Limbaugh “certainly doesn’t represent me.” Hughley and Paul found agreement on other matters. Neither Paul or Hughley supported bailouts for General Motors and the banks. “The amazing thing is you almost – you don’t seem like a Republican to me that I have…
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obamessiah: staged politricks & the left/right facade
both parties love big government – just different programs gordon brown appeals to US congress for help to save the worldfrom telegraph: Gordon Brown has attempted to establish himself as an international statesman with the vision to lead the world out of recession in a speech to the US Congress in Washington. video: nuking chicago…