Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Saturday, January 28, 2006
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?
So we have Bush out there telling us he needs to do this wiretapping of citizens without seeking a court order as is required by FISA. He claims that he doesn't need a court order because it would waste valuable time when trying to track a terrorist down. But the law allows for wiretapping to be done and within 72 hours you inform the court. Doesn't seem like it could be too tough. Out of thousands of requests for court orders only 4 or 5 have been turned down.
He claims only to be wiretapping terrorists. If that was the case why were Quakers, Peace activist groups, PETA and others wiretapped. This is all a bunch of B.S. spin.
Bush himself in an April 2004 speech in Buffalo, N.Y. said:
"There are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, anytime you hear the United States Government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wire tap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the constitution."
We know this has been going on since right after 9/11. This was an unsolicited comment by Bush in the middle of a speech. Click for the transcript and video of speech --
He claims only to be wiretapping terrorists. If that was the case why were Quakers, Peace activist groups, PETA and others wiretapped. This is all a bunch of B.S. spin.
Bush himself in an April 2004 speech in Buffalo, N.Y. said:
"There are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, anytime you hear the United States Government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wire tap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the constitution."
We know this has been going on since right after 9/11. This was an unsolicited comment by Bush in the middle of a speech. Click for the transcript and video of speech --
If Sam Alito is confirmed to the Supreme Court we are screwed. He is in favor of government and corporations over citizens and workers given his previous rulings. So he tilts the Supreme Court way to the right and we have a king not a president.
And that's just the beginning of what the consequences are.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
STUFF
- IRS is sued over failure to release tax data -- a 1976 court order requiring the IRS to rlease data on how they audit large corporations and the rich. The information has been available to Susan B. Long, a professor at Syracuse University, at no charge through the Internet at trac.syr.ed. Now they want a fee of $12,000/month. Read more at this link -- http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011006M.shtml
- Soon-to-be-indicted Rep. Bob Ney and his connection to Diebold and Ohio election vote fraud. Read more at this link ------------------ http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002261.htm
- The National Security Agency has been spying on a Baltimore anti-war group. I don't think these guys had any ties to al-Quaida, bin Laden or any of our enemies abroad. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/National_Security_Agency_spied_on_Baltimore_0110.html
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
A WOMAN SCORNED EXPOSES BIGGEST POLITICAL SCANDAL IN WASHINGTON
Emily J. Miller, the former fiancee of Michael Scanlon and press secretary/communications director to Tom Delay, implicated Scanlon in the Abramoff scandal. Miller and Scanlon apparently began a secretive office romance when working in Delay's office and Scanlon eventually proposed marriage.
In 2003 Miller left Delay's office to work at the State Department and Scanlon left partnering with Abramoff to lobby for an array of Indian tribes. As Scanlon rose up the ranks troubles between the couple mushroomed. Scanlon's big mistake was that he confided in Miller all of his dealings with Abramoff. She saw his emails and knew details of his lobbying work. After Scanlon broke off the engagement with Miller she went to the FBI and told them everything about Scanlon's dealings with Abramoff.
Apparently the upwardly mobile Scanlon lost interest in Miller as his star rose. So he confided all his secrets with a woman he later dumped. I guess arrogance exposes stupidity. Now the domino effect is taking a number of politicians down. Good riddance!
In 2003 Miller left Delay's office to work at the State Department and Scanlon left partnering with Abramoff to lobby for an array of Indian tribes. As Scanlon rose up the ranks troubles between the couple mushroomed. Scanlon's big mistake was that he confided in Miller all of his dealings with Abramoff. She saw his emails and knew details of his lobbying work. After Scanlon broke off the engagement with Miller she went to the FBI and told them everything about Scanlon's dealings with Abramoff.
Apparently the upwardly mobile Scanlon lost interest in Miller as his star rose. So he confided all his secrets with a woman he later dumped. I guess arrogance exposes stupidity. Now the domino effect is taking a number of politicians down. Good riddance!
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
INNOCENT ON A TECHNICALITY
I don't know if anybody, especially our brilliant president, has considered the fact that when you gain information illegally the defense uses that to get off on the technicality.
I wonder if Bush ever saw some of the movies and TV crime shows where an over-zealous detective -- 'Dirty Harry' as an example -- that takes himself above the law and the criminal gets off on that 'technicality'. Either they didn't read him his Miranda Rights or did an illegal wiretap. What Bush is going to accomplish with his antics is letting everyone, probably including Sadaam Hussein, walk because of the way Bush blunders everything.
Unless Bush takes this country into a dictatorship and disregards all our laws he's just playing into this 'Dirty Harry' syndrome. It's certainly entertaining on film but in real life it's going to prove disastrous.
Bottom Line -- Bush is a total incompetent or an imperialist President. We need neither.
I wonder if Bush ever saw some of the movies and TV crime shows where an over-zealous detective -- 'Dirty Harry' as an example -- that takes himself above the law and the criminal gets off on that 'technicality'. Either they didn't read him his Miranda Rights or did an illegal wiretap. What Bush is going to accomplish with his antics is letting everyone, probably including Sadaam Hussein, walk because of the way Bush blunders everything.
Unless Bush takes this country into a dictatorship and disregards all our laws he's just playing into this 'Dirty Harry' syndrome. It's certainly entertaining on film but in real life it's going to prove disastrous.
Bottom Line -- Bush is a total incompetent or an imperialist President. We need neither.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
THREE STORIES TO WATCH FOR
- Diebold suit coming over voter fraud in the 2004 election . . . finally
- Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington sues U.S. State Department to turn over records surrounding response to hurricane Katrina.
- Fitzgerald on the verge of indicting Karl Rove
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200512140829.asp
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Fitzgerald_to_present_more_information_to_1213.html
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Fitzgerald_seen_to_press_for_Rove_1213.html
Sunday, December 04, 2005
I'VE GOT A CASE OF THE WHY'S
WHY -- is the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into pre-war intelligence on Iraq stalled? After Senate minority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) shut down the Senate in an effort to force discussion on the inquiry a six-member task force was set up to give a progress report with a Nov. 15th deadline . . . that's over two weeks ago.
WHY -- after all the promises that Bush made about rebuilding New Orleans is there virtually no progress?
WHY -- does Karl Rove still have his job after Bush said that anyone involved in the Plame case leak would be fired?
WHY -- does this administration pursue torture as a policy? Especially Darth Cheney.
WHY -- can we train a relatively privileged American soldier in 8 weeks but we can't train hardened (and if you lived under Sadaam you must admit these people are tougher and should have more resolve) Iraqis in two years?
WHY -- does Bush deliver all his speeches to select audiences like the military or military schools who are highly unlikely to give him any hard questions?
WHY -- does this administration pay for favorable press both here and in Iraq?
WHY -- have none of the recommendations of the 9/11 commissionbeen put into effect?
WHY -- does the 9/11 commission, after 4 years, come up with the assessment that almost nothing has been done to better protect the public since the recommendations, not to mention since 9/11?
WHY -- does this president use 'stay the course' as a strategy? That's like driving to the edge of a cliff at 90 mph and figuring that if you 'stay the couse' all will work out for the best.
BECAUSE -- we have a party that is way too in control of this government. It is very difficult to get anything done when one party has so much power. But what's worse is that you have a corrupt party that is also inept. As long as this administration is in power we are going to start losing more and more freedoms in the name of safety, not to mention the safety that is needed in times of natural disaster -- Karina and the anticipated bird flu -- and we have another Mike 'Brownie' Brown to handle a potential bird flu outbreak in Stewart Simonson whose life's experience and training is as a political attorney.
WHY -- after all the promises that Bush made about rebuilding New Orleans is there virtually no progress?
WHY -- does Karl Rove still have his job after Bush said that anyone involved in the Plame case leak would be fired?
WHY -- does this administration pursue torture as a policy? Especially Darth Cheney.
WHY -- can we train a relatively privileged American soldier in 8 weeks but we can't train hardened (and if you lived under Sadaam you must admit these people are tougher and should have more resolve) Iraqis in two years?
WHY -- does Bush deliver all his speeches to select audiences like the military or military schools who are highly unlikely to give him any hard questions?
WHY -- does this administration pay for favorable press both here and in Iraq?
WHY -- have none of the recommendations of the 9/11 commissionbeen put into effect?
WHY -- does the 9/11 commission, after 4 years, come up with the assessment that almost nothing has been done to better protect the public since the recommendations, not to mention since 9/11?
WHY -- does this president use 'stay the course' as a strategy? That's like driving to the edge of a cliff at 90 mph and figuring that if you 'stay the couse' all will work out for the best.
BECAUSE -- we have a party that is way too in control of this government. It is very difficult to get anything done when one party has so much power. But what's worse is that you have a corrupt party that is also inept. As long as this administration is in power we are going to start losing more and more freedoms in the name of safety, not to mention the safety that is needed in times of natural disaster -- Karina and the anticipated bird flu -- and we have another Mike 'Brownie' Brown to handle a potential bird flu outbreak in Stewart Simonson whose life's experience and training is as a political attorney.
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