Earlier today, Velvet Revolution.us, a group of 120 progressive organizations and democratic groups, put out a press release offering: A reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of officials involved in the following three incidents: 1) The illegal outing of CIA Agent Valerie Plame 2) The illegal payment of bribes to Congressman Dennis Hastert3) The rigging of the 2004 Presidential election in Ohio.
MAYOR RAY NAGIN TELLS OPRAH…”THEY’RE KILLING PEOPLE IN THERE !
Dear Republican Party,The Left is targeting the next leading Republican in Congress behind Frist and Delay.
A fight broke out on the field at the Inaugural National Women’s Football Championship Game in Pakistan!The Punjab women celebrate their victories on Thursday.
Here is the latest on the “Fantasy Scandals” from the MSM today…Powerline on DelayPolipundit on FristThe Corner’s John Podhoretz on Plame:”I hope some day somebody writes all this down, because the whole story is unbelievable.
Robert Byrd’s democratic support base in West Virginia continues to shrink due to partisan shift of the values voters and continued indictments of the democratic party faithful.
California Conservative is united with Arnold on this…Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Gay Marriage BillAnd, this…California’s Prop.
BIRD FLU COULD KILL 150 MILLION GLOBALLYVIDEO HEREBird Flu mutation could kill 5-150 million people, worldwide:David Nabarro, who is charged with co-ordinating responses to bird flu, said a mutation of the virus affecting Asia could trigger new outbreaks.
This is why it is so important to win elections!
Yesterday, Dr.
Confirmed 78-22, Chief Justice Roberts will be sworn in this afternoon:The Senate voted 78 to 22 in favor of sending Roberts to be the top judge of the land Thursday as President Bush’s selection to replace the late William H.
HUGE PROTESTS IN INDONESIA AGAINST RAISING GAS PRICESVIDEO HEREMotorists line up for gas in Indonesia, home of Southeast Asia’s largest economy…Motorists queue up to fill their tanks at a gas station in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept.
WORLD REACTS TO BIRD FLU WARNINGVIDEO HEREThe suspected cases of bird flu was upped to 63 in Indonesia today: “For the whole of Indonesia, a total of 63 people have been suspected of infection or diagnosed as infected with bird flu since the first human infection case was found,” said the official.Of the 63, six have died but further tests are still being carried out on the latest fatality to confirm that the victim died of the virus.Some of those infected with the virus have not shown any symptoms and others have made a full recovery, officials said.Bird flu has killed 43 in Vietnam, 12 in Thailand and four in Cambodia.
After the major blows to the press this week, including the absolute fabrications about Hurricane Katrina and the oh, so apparent lunacy of the Anti-War/Anti-US “Mother Sheehan”, the Delay scandal may be the knockout punch for the MSM.Anyone with any sense would know by now that even without an indictment the MSM was going to label Tom Delay as “Plagued with Scandal” from here on out.
Tom Delay has been walking around for years now with a big target on his back.
America Duped…Anti-war protester, and mother of a son who was killed in Iraq, Cindy Sheehan is arrested in front of the White House by U.S.
This is sad news (via Barcepundit)…Spain dis-invites the US to join in their military parade…
MCCANNTA has more.
Brownie Kicks Butt.And, two members that I would have a hard time voting for in the future and not because I disagree with their political leanings.Chris Shays (R-CT)Gene Taylor (D-MS)I strongly disagree with the way they spoke to Michael Brown.
Folklore: Hurricane Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the country’s historyFact: Hurricane Katrina is the seventh worst natural disaster in US history.Folklore: Ray Nagin said on September 5th on the Oprah Show, “They’re murdering people in there (the Superdome).” (VIDEO HERE)Fact: Both sources (Louisiana National Guard and State health department officials) said no one had been murdered inside the stadium.One victim was found in the Superdome but was believed to have been brought there, and one was found at the Convention Center, he added.Folklore: Ray Nagin said on September 5th on the Oprah Show, “They’re raping people in there (the Superdome).” (see above Oprah-Nagin video clip)Fact: The vast majority of reported atrocities committed by evacuees — mass murders, rapes and beatings — have turned out to be false, or at least unsupported by any evidence.Folklore: “There are Babies dying!” cried Nagin…
Christopher Hitchens at Slate has more on the Ramsey Clark’s Anti-War Protest from this weekend.Saturday’s demonstration in Washington, in favor of immediate withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq, was the product of an opportunistic alliance between two other very disparate “coalitions.” Here is how the New York Times (after a front-page and an inside headline, one of them reading “Speaking Up Against War” and one of them reading “Antiwar Rallies Staged in Washington and Other Cities”) described the two constituenciess of the event:The protests were largely sponsored by two groups, the Answer Coalition, which embodies a wide range of progressive political objectives, and United for Peace and Justice, which has a more narrow, antiwar focus.The name of the reporter on this story was Michael Janofsky.
“You can’t believe everything that you read in the newspapers, or everything that you see on television,””My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional.” “Those are not FEMA roles.
Rumor has it that Chapter 5 in Mary Mapes’ new book on activism is a peek into the life of Lucy Ramirez!
Just because the Baathists in Syria pulled out of Lebanon don’t think that they have changed their colors.
“While some were picking beans, some were picking cotton, but we were both being picked on.”Jesse JacksonJune 30, 2005After parading through Washington DC on Sunday, arm-in-arm with Cindy Sheehan, Jesse Jackson was in St.
Like England did a month before, Australia passes tough new terror laws despite fears of greater intolerance:The state leaders said they would back the law, in return for a promise from Prime Minister John Howard that the measures be reviewed after five years.
The “Cindy Show” has gone global!
Teddy Kennedy must be very proud of himself tonight.
Here is this week’s Carnival of Revolutions.
Then Go Home.
CINDY TAKES A TRIP TO THE CLANKERVIDEO HERESHAME!…SHAME!…How can the authorities get away with arresting the Voice of the Democrats?Can’t you see she’s suffering?Cindy “Occupied New Orleans” Sheehan flashes a fun smile for the cameramen as she is arrested today outside of the White House.
Moscow News is now reporting that the cause of the illness reported in 18 children in Chechnya on Friday was not food poisoning.
500 PRISONERS WERE RELEASED FROM ABU GHRAIB TODAYVIDEO HEREPrisoners at Abu Ghraib line up to be released today.The US and Iraqi authorities are releasing 1,000 prisoners from Abu Ghraib prison this week:”These detainees were selected for release following a careful and thorough review of their files by a special Iraqi-led review board which determined they had not committed serious crimes,” the military said.Ramadan, a month of fasting that is the pinnacle of the Muslim religious calendar, starts around October 4 this year.U.S.
THE ANSWER RALLY IN WASHINGTON DC ON SATURDAYCOMPLETE RALLY VIDEO FROM CSPAN HEREPlease, take the time and watch the 3 and 1/2 hour video of the Pro-Chavez, Anti-Bush, Pro-Marxist, Pro-Castro, Anti-Capitalist, Pro-Palestinian, Anti-Jew, Anti-Military, Anti-American, Pro-Racist, Pro-Anarchy Rally in Washington from Saturday.
The Daily Times is reporting that Osama Bin Laden is no longer effectively in control and that Al Qaida has taken some severe blows by recent intelligence and arrests.Brig Ali, identified as the head of counter-terrorism in Pakistan’s intelligence service, believes that bin Laden is still some place along the border, probably in Afghanistan.
A Pakistani woman said she was tied up for a year by her husband for suspected immoral behavior: Minchanabad Police on Sunday released a woman who was kept tied in ropes by her husband for a year allegedly because she was suspected of immoral character.
Iraq the Model has more.Aljazeera has been defending this man for months and today says they will appeal Taysir Alluni’s seven year sentence for collaborating with al-Qaida.
Babs, honey, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
CENTER RIGHT PARTY WINS IN POLANDVIDEO HERE** The international media can’t tell the Polish twins apart!
Boy, this so different from yesterday!
You asked for it…** THE “ALL LEFTISTS UNDER ONE COLORFUL UMBRELLA” RALLY **VIDEO HEREI can’t decide which is my favorite segment from this video clip,…the man who’s been “pissed off for 35 years” (please, get help!) or the screaming men in skimpy kilts running down the street!Oh, by the way, this wasn’t the largest protest against the War in Iraq since the war started, like it was billed.
TIBOR “TED” RUBIN AWARDED MEDAL OF HONOR,VIDEO HEREPresident George W.
Oooh, Catfight!Cindy Sheehan was not amused that Hurricane Rita took her airtime!
Well, the Jew-hater just got off stage on CSPAN.
Thailand extremists claim they are receiving financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Malaysia; while 5 Al Qaida members are arrested after a gunfight in Somaliland.The self-proclaimed leader of Islamic separatists in Thailand, Lukman B.
** As Rita slams into Texas, the media is wanting to slam America with the belief that the protesters meeting in DC this weekend are mild-mannered, middle-aged former schoolteachers from Olathe, Kansas.
Laura Begs…”George, Please Stop!” The National Enquirer reported today that after years on the wagon the Katrina Castastrophe has driven George Back to the Bottle!Bush, who said he quit drinking the morning after his 40th birthday, has started boozing amid the Katrina catastrophe.Family sources have told how the 59-year-old president was caught by First Lady Laura downing a shot of booze at their family ranch in Crawford, Texas, when he learned of the hurricane disaster.His worried wife yelled at him: “Stop, George.”Following the shocking incident, disclosed here for the first time, Laura privately warned her husband against “falling off the wagon” and vowed to travel with him more often so that she can keep an eye on Dubya, the sources add.
15 Dead, Including Children, 85 WoundedBefore the explosion, masked Palestinian Hamas activists dressed in funeral shrouds as suicide bombers, march during a rally celebrating the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Sept.
Finally, “W” tries some time on offense.
PASSENGER BUS EXPLODES OUTSIDE OF DALLAS,VIDEO HEREThe bus was carrying ill and elderly evacuees fleeing from Hurricane Rita.The charred remains of the evacuee bus outside of Dallas.
HE KISSED SON GOODBYE & WENT TO BLOW UP KING’S CROSS,VIDEO HERELewthwaite, who gave birth to the couple’s second child just over two weeks ago, said she wept when anti-terrorist police showed pictures of Lindsay on surveillance film in the run-up to the bombings.She was taken to a safe house by police for her own safety but said she hoped that society would not reject her for what her husband had done.Convert widow, pictured below with her two week old baby, does not know what she will tell his two sons.The front page of British newspaper, The Sun, is seen September 23, 2005.
As the mainstream news focuses on the 500 Anti-Brit demonstrators in Basra, a city of an estimated 1,377,000, Cindy Sheehan and her 30 anti-war supporters descending on the capital ready to meet up with Senators Clinton and McCain, and Hurricane Rita plowing its way towards “Gasoline Alley”, there has been significant, quiet, real, and positive developments in the infant Democracy of Iraq…Iraqi’s most powerful Shiite Cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, today promoted a “yes” vote for the Oct.
Just when you thought it was not possible, Jimmy Carter drops a few more notches in respectability.
Thankfully, Iraqis will be able to sleep soundly at night as the days when 5 foot, 100 pound, Lynndie England tormenting the men of Iraq are over!
FRANCE IS REWARDING YOUNG MOTHERS FINANCIALLY,VIDEO HEREFrance is offering money for mothers to have a third child, hoping this will boost the countries fertility rate:A new measure will award $916 a month to parents who take one year’s unpaid leave from work after the birth of a third child, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced at the close of a national conference on families.It will take effect in July 2006.
I WONDER WHAT KANYE WEST WOULD SAY ABOUT THIS?Anthony Geeck lives in Fenton, Missouri and owns property and has family in (from) New Orleans.
BOMBS GO OFF IN A CROWDED LAHORE MARKET,VIDEO HEREAt least six people were killed as two bombs went off in a crowded Lahore market today.
Steve Schippert, Marvin Hutchens and Bill Roggio at The Fourth Rail put together a terrific FLASH presentation of the successful military operations in the last month including the battle for Tal Afar.
