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read this Buzzflash interview with Senator Harry Reid.

BF: Why does the Bush Administration have such difficulty in leveling with the American people?

Arrogance, abuse of power. This Administration is drunk with power. They control the House and Senate and seven of nine members of the Supreme Court, and therefore, they feel they need not compromise. They need not communicate with the minority. -- Senator Reid

BF: What's the role of the President of the United States in holding such treachery accountable, whatever the legal outcome might be?

What it shows me is that the President is not a person of his word. He said almost two years ago that if anyone in his Administration was caught being involved in this, they would be fired. There is no question Karl Rove is involved in it. Evidence is heavy. The President, after finding that Rove's involved, changes his standard from "being involved" in it to having committed a crime. Well, crimes are hard to prove, and then you go through ! the appellate process. What does this mean? It means the President is not a credible person. -- Senator Reid

http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/05/07/int05032.html

John Bolton, President Bush's nominee to be ambassador to the U.N., provided inaccurate information to Congress during his confirmation hearing. In a form submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations committee, Bolton said "he had not been interviewed or asked for information in connection with any administrative investigation, including that of an inspector general, during the last five years." That wasn't true. Bolton "had been interviewed by the State Department's inspector general looking into how American intelligence agencies came to rely on fabricated reports that Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Africa." He only admitted it after being caught red-handed. Yesterday, Sen. Joe Biden sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice informing her that "John Bolton was interviewed on July 18, 2003 by the State Department Office of the Inspector General." Hours later, through a State Department spokesperson, Bolton conceded that the form, "as submitted, was inaccurate." The revelation only adds to concerns that have prevent Bolton from being confirmed by the Senate. Nevertheless, the administration hinted they would circumvent the democratic process and install John Bolton as a recess appointment.

Is this "the finger", the Republicans,

say not so...Another lie from the

moral right. ~ Hello in there

Even Republicans' votes aren't getting counted in the House (Wow!).  The first finger gets flipped again!  Bolton doesn't "remember" testifying in front of the Grand Jury in the Val. P. investigation (ooops).  Will Bush give him a recess appointment? Frist flip flops on stem cells.  Randi dives into all these It's all on this "It's Friday ya' Bastards" episode of The Randi Rhodes Show!

Watch the Frist Finger's "flippage" on the 'Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. 

Watch the original First Finger Victory Salute!

Dr. Frist, Owned Lock,

Stock And Barrel By The NRA...

San Francisco Chronicle   |  Edward Epstein   |  READ STORY   |  permalink

AP/APTN

Over the heartfelt objections of California's two members, the Senate is poised to give the National Rifle Association a big victory by granting gun manufacturers and dealers immunity from lawsuits arising from criminals' use of their weapons.

The legislation has long been a top priority of the NRA and other gun- rights groups, but has never passed the Senate. The time now seems ripe, however, since the 2004 elections produced a Republican majority of 55 seats, which along with some Democrats in support means the bill has 61 co-sponsors in the 100-member body.

posted July 28, 2005 02:43 PM | comments

 From Senator Barbara Boxer:

Late Tuesday night, Republican Leader Bill Frist interrupted Senate debate on the defense authorization bill, abruptly changing gears to call up a different piece of legislation that apparently demanded our immediate consideration.

Senator Frist assured us that this was a "very important" bill that absolutely required action before the Senate's August recess.  Surely Senator Frist would only postpone consideration of the defense authorization bill until September for a very good reason, right? 

So was Senator Frist calling up legislation to fix our broken health care system?  No.

Was it a bill to improve education for our kids?  Nope.

Strengthening Social Security?  No, not that either.

No, instead of finishing our work on the defense authorization bill during a time of war, Senator Frist and his buddies over at the National Rifle Association decided it was critically important to consider new legislation shielding gun manufacturers from civil liability lawsuits, and to do it right now.

His mantra would be: There's a government in place. We won. We're out of there.

But don't count on it. The Bush administration has no plans to bring the troops home from this misguided war, which has taken a fearful toll in lives and injuries while at the same time weakening the military, damaging the international reputation of the United States, serving as a world-class recruiting tool for terrorist groups and blowing a hole the size of Baghdad in Washington's budget.

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Does this new slogan mean Bush will no

longer be saying "war on terra"?

US Officials Retool Slogan for Terror War
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072605E.shtml
The Bush administration is retooling its slogan for the fight against
Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups

LIVE STRONG OR LIVE WRONG?
Dave Zirin, AlterNet
Why cancer-surviving cyclist superstar Lance Armstrong must
break with Bush.
http://www.alternet.org/story/23743/

Todays Lie

 from the lying right wing Rebublicans:

SUPREME COURT -- AFTER RETRACTIONS, ROBERTS FOUND TO BE MEMBER OF FEDERALIST SOCIETY AFTER ALL: For the past month, multiple news organizations have been reporting that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts was a member of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization. The White House denied the reports last week, and media outlets, including the AP and the Washington Post, were forced to issue retractions. Today, we learn from the Washington Post that, indeed, Roberts was a member of the Federalist Society according to a published copy of a organization's 1997-1998 leadership directory. Not only was he a member, but according to the document, he was a member of the steering committee of the organization's Washington chapter. The White House's response? White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Roberts "has no recollection of being a member of the Federalist Society, or its steering committee."

 and a few words from Barbara Boxer on Roberts:

It's no longer a conspiracy theory to speculate that there was a conspiracy in the White House to commit treason by outing a CIA operative specializing in tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction AND a conspiracy to obstruct justice.  And guess who is probably sitting right in the middle of the REAL conspiracy? Why George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Come on, do you think after all these years of being groomed for office by Rove, Bush doesn't know what he's about? Give us a break.  And Bush rode shotgun with Lee Atwater in his father's 1988 election campaign.  He knows what's up, alright, when it comes to playing in the gutter.

From TreasonGate to PardonGate: Will Bush Pardon Rove and Other White House Traitors BEFORE They Go to Trial to Prevent Them from OUTING Bush as a Co-conspirator? If That Sounds Far-fetched, Remember What Poppy Bush Did to Save His Butt from Getting Indicted in Iran-Contra. Read On -- and See Where Supreme Court Nominee Roberts Fits Into This. Will Five Supreme Court GOP Hacks Allow Bush to Get Away with Treason, Just as Five of Them Installed Him as President? MUST READ!

Frank Rich: Eight days in July -- Gonzales was Given Time to "Clean up" TreasonGate evidence, as BuzzFlash has repeatedly pointed out. Good Rich article, but he doesn't mention the reason that Ashcroft "gave up" on his efforts to "whitewash" the investigation. A still unexplained "conflict of interest" developed and Ashcroft suddenly assigned Fitzgerald to lead the case. No one but Fitzgerald knows for sure, but what we probably have here is a conspiracy to out a CIA operative -- and then a conspiracy to obstruct justice, with perjury along the way. 7/24

This is the most corrupt government,

ever imagined for the USA. We are

at the hands of a bunch of money

corrupted evil neo-cons ,drunk with

power. A power not mandated by

the American people. This Bush

regime stole the elections in 2000,

and the election of 2004 was stolen.

Were we fooled? I wasn't were you?

~ We  Won't_Get_Fooled_Again!

Timing And Turnout In Ohio

by Walter Mebane, TomPaine.com
      A new department of justice report on Election 2004 glosses over major factors that contributed to disenfranchisement.
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050721/timing_and_turnout_in_ohio.php

Election Reform, Civil-Rights Style 

The Unanswered Question: Who Really Won In 2004?

      It's been 40 years since the struggle for equal rights at the polls. Do we need to fight this battle again?
http://tompaine.com/uncommonsense/index.php#5532

"Ten Thousand Voter Registration Documents May Have Been Shredded in Hocking County, Ohio"

"Will traitor Rove follow father figure Nixon's fatal footsteps?"

"Choice may avert bitter Senate fight"
A skilled lawyer, but his personal views are unclear

BULLSHIT!

The above story was on my frontpage

of neo-con propaganda paper

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The below was on Air America Radio

MaddowOnline.com

TOP STORY
Judge John Roberts-- What You Need to Know (pdf Link, Link)

THE PICK IS IN
Mary Lynn F. Jones, AlterNet
Bush's nominee to replace O'Connor on the Supreme Court
comes as a surprise to both Republicans and Democrats. Just
what do we know about Judge John Roberts?
http://www.alternet.org/story/23630/



PATTERN OF DECEPTION, REVEALED
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
The Rove-Plame scandal is just the most visible example of
the administration's willingness to destroy anyone in order
to achieve its goals.
http://www.alternet.org/story/23622/

Jeb Bush: Hurricane Dennis

Could Be Fault of Michael Schiavo
http://swiftreport.blogs.com/news/2005/07/jeb_bush_hurric.html
Florida Governor Jeb Bush has asked a state prosecutor to investigate
possible links between Hurricane Dennis and Michael Schiavo. Governor
Bush
said that he connected Mr. Schiavo with the category 3 storm after
realizing
that Dennis spelled backwards is actually 'sinned.'  (satire)

Family Planners Stand Up To Right-Wing Boycott

By Cynthia L. Cooper, Women's eNews. Posted July 18, 2005.

A well-funded conservative Christian boycott of Planned Parenthood has expanded beyond abortion clinics, but the organization and its supporters are fighting back.

When Planned Parenthood of Waco-Central Texas held its 16th annual "Nobody's Fool" earlier this week, John Pisciotta was there.

In a press conference Pisciotta told reporters that the voluntary sex-education program open to area youth and endorsed by dozens of local businesses and churches was immoral, because it teaches about contraception, sexual issues and sexually transmitted diseases instead of abstinence-only lessons.

What is this Plamegate?

Why Plame Matters
by Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com
     When you sift through the hype, the Plame affair is about how the Bush White House deceived America into a war.
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050718/why_plame_matters.php

Rove Mired in Plame Controversy

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By Robert Bryce

July 14, 2005  |  For all of you out there waiting for George W. Bush to fire Karl Rove: Don't hold your breath.

Yes, Rove is the perfect target for the Democrats. Yes, the Democrats would like nothing better than to sully the reputation of the man who has been kicking their butts for years. And yes, there are questions about exactly what Rove told Matthew Cooper and possibly other reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame. But for many reasons, Bush cannot dump Rove.

I love John Conyers--the one man in Congress with a back-bone. From Conyers: "Remember during the 2000 Presidential campaign when the Republican mantra was that President Bush was going to 'restore honesty and dignity to the White House?' How's that going?"

from :BuzzFlash > Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute

read: The Progress Report -- Independent Daily News

 Center for American Progress

PLAMEGATE
Debunking Rove's Spin

In our continuing series of reports examining Karl Rove's involvement in leaking the name of an undercover CIA agent, we'll focus today on the spin coming from right-wing operatives trying to defend Rove's unethical behavior. The White House's strategy in defending him -- a strategy devised by "Rove loyalists outside of the White House," according to the Washington Post -- is to try to undermine opponents calling for Rove's dismissal, play down Rove's role and wait for President Bush to name a Supreme Court nominee to drown out the controversy. What is important to note is that while the White House officially refuses to answer any questions on the growing scandal, Rove himself is clearly pushing out spin from behind the scenes. Terry Moran, ABC's White House correspondent, noted at the press briefing yesterday that Fox News has been able to report that Rove's conversations with Matt Cooper lasted for two minutes and focused on welfare reform. "They're getting that information from here, from Karl Rove," said Moran. All this spin detracts from one central fact: Rove leaked classified information that disclosed a covert CIA agent's identity.

	Get your friends involved!

 We have just learned that, in a coordinated plan to quickly reauthorize the Patriot Act, Congress will vote next week on a bill to make the expiring parts of the act permanent, including those that give the government too much unchecked access to our medical, library, financial and other personal records.

If we don't show our strength now, Congress will pass the Patriot Act reauthorization without the reforms we need to keep us safe and free.

Latest from David Corn :

Time To Frog-March Rove?

sign this petition:

All Americans - Democrats, Republicans and independents alike - are asking the Bush administration to come clean about the White House leak that revealed the identity of a covert CIA operative and compromised our national security.

Join the non-partisan call for the administration to come clean:

www.democrats.org/comeclean

President Bush: Fire Karl Rove

When it first came to light that someone in the White House had leaked the identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA operative working to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, President Bush vowed that he would find -- and fire -- the responsible parties. Now, Karl Rove's lawyers have admitted that he revealed Plame's identity to at least one journalist before the first stories were published. It's time for the President to hold Rove accountable and fire him.

Rove should be fired.

Rove's political retribution against Plame didn't stop there; he also launched a coordinated campaign to smear both her and her husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson. Ambassador Wilson, you'll recall, was the one who publicly disproved the President's infamous claim that Saddam Hussein was trying to buy uranium from Africa.

Click here to tell the President to fire Karl Rove.

FRONT PAGE STORIES
UK Memo Details The Timetable Bush Has Sworn He Would Never Institute
RELATED: Washington Post story detailing how unlikely the handover will be.

Our lives being held in the hands of a grossly incompetent administration, filled with failed ideologues who believe they are enlightened masters of the universe.

A Must Read BuzzFlash Editorial: Bush is Killing America by Claiming Failure as Proof of Success

BuzzFlash Interviews a Man of Courage, Patriotism, and Integrity, Ambassador Joe Wilson. Because of His Honesty, the White House Betrayed Our National Security. There's Nothing More Detestable to the White House Than a Truthteller.

IS KARL ROVE SCREWED, OR NOT?
Jan Frel, AlterNet
For once, Bush or Rove or somebody in this administration
may get an uppercut that keeps them down on the mat, or at
least for an eight-count.
http://www.alternet.org/story/23451/

Just as the people of London stood with America after 9/11, the people of America – and the entire world – stand with London today. By most recent estimates, the attacks yesterday on three trains and a double-decker bus "left at least 50 dead and 700 people wounded." The atrocity reaffirmed the world's resolve to defeat international terrorism. America's commitment to defeating terrorists has led many to ask a legitimate question: are our policies making us safer?-

Blessed Be Thy Dough

During the 2000 and 2004 campaigns, George W. Bush promised to nominate conservative judges in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Now, with the sudden Supreme Court vacancy of Sandra Day O'Connor, the far right plans to spend millions of dollars to hold Bush to his word.

Progress for America, a 527 that spent $45 million on ads in 2004 comparing John Kerry to Osama bin Laden, will disburse another $18 million on media targeting Republican moderates and Democratic incumbents up for re-election next year. PFA dished out nearly $4 million to help confirm Appellate Court Justices Pricilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown, and has already released a research paper entitled "Tar & Feather, Inc: A 10 Step Plan for Judicial Character Assassination." The Judicial Confirmation Network, an umbrella of 70 conservative groups led by a former clerk to Justice Thomas, will add $2-3 million for grassroots lobbying. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, a former ally of Klansman David Duke, has pledged "millions" to activate members of 20,000 churches.

"We don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."

-- Howard Zinn, historian

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Tell automakers that we want clean, pollution-free cars in our future and an end to oil dependence. Watch the Rainforest Action Network's cool Flash animation and sign the petition!

"Mourn on the Fourth of July"

by Normon Solomon

Am I the only U.S. citizen who finds the annual Fourth rituals to be cloying and deceptive? Yeah -- just me and probably tens of millions of other people.

Ever since the Vietnam War, the Fourth of July has seemed to be a celebration of the past in the midst of a distinctly un-glorious present. In 2005, as in 1965, lyrical appreciation of “bombs bursting in air” is chilling in the context of current realities.

Karl's Had Plenty of Time to Prepare His Alibi. His Attorney said Rove had been assured by prosecutors that he was not a target of the investigation. "We were advised recently that his status has not changed," he added. So don't get your party hats out yet. Like a mob boss, Karl knows how to cover his butt when breaking the law.

Rove Rides Again -- With the Help of the Democrats

Prof. George Lakoff  advice:

… [T]he Democrats had begun to use the basics of framing issues in terms of their own values and principles, the lessons arising from research at the Rockridge Institute. Had they continued to argue with unity on the difference between 911 and Iraq, and on the fact that George Bush betrayed our troops and is weakening our country, they might have made it impossible for Bush to once again link Iraq with 911.

 Howard Dean ,

The man who puts backbone

in the Democratic party.

Join:The Backbone Campaign
The Backbone Campaign is a grassroots effort to embolden citizens and elected
officials to stand up for progressive values.

see this film: takeitbackfilm.com

"Howard Dean is a politician of real capabilities with clear ideas about how to fix the DNC. At his best, Dean is disarmingly direct; he cuts through the clutter, and, as he proved in his campaign, he has an ability to make people like him for his flaws. "I don't think you can win if you don't have backbone," he says, "and I don't think you can win if you're afraid of who you are."

    Return of the Angry Man
He might have simply disappeared after the Scream ended his presidential hopes. But as head of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean is still going to go to New Hampshire. And South Carolina. And Oklahoma ...

From_The_Washington_Post
    By Sally Jenkins 
    

He might have simply disappeared after the Scream ended his presidential hopes. But as head of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean is still going to go to New Hampshire. And South Carolina. And Oklahoma ..

Read more...

So how many U.S.

dead in Iraq so far??

would you believe

9,000 !!

http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/10554


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Nearly 9,000 U.S. troops dead? A NATIONWIDE CALL FOR INFO FROM SURVIVORS.
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Summary: Has the Bush administration drastically understated the U.S. military death count by redefining "death"?

Questions to ponder. When we overthrow

the Bush regime, do we get to reverse the

Bush appointed judges? Does all the Bush

administration stand trial? Nothing short of

exile and prison is due for the high crimes,

frauds, and felonies of Bush and company

~ Hello In There

Early this morning Sandra Day O'Connor stepped down from the Supreme Court, leaving the first open seat in more than 10 years. As a moderate Justice, she helped protect our rights for decades. With Bush likely to nominate a replacement in a matter of hours or days, our most basic rights and freedoms are suddenly very much up for grabs.

This is the time to act .