Submitted by pmcarpenter on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 8:27am.
P.M. Carpenter
THE FIFTH COLUMNIST by P.M. Carpenter
I don't know for a fact that "most pros" still believe "this will be another very close election," as political handicapper Charlie Cook asserted yesterday in "The Cook Report." But that seems like a reasonable enough overview of professional opinion as it stands. As it stands. Today. This morning, that is. For I also think that that group opinion is likely experiencing a yet-unspoken metamorphosis -- that it's just biding its time. Professional pollsters, when asked to opine or predict, will generally demur. They'll go instead
 Technorati Tags: P.M. Carpenter obama mccain polls cook report
Submitted by pmcarpenter on Sat, 07/05/2008 - 8:03am.
P.M. Carpenter
THE FIFTH COLUMNIST by P.M. Carpenter
Maybe it was just media hype, or should I say, it must have been media hype, something by which they could sell more airtime and ink ex nihilo. For surely -- please, tell me this is so -- Obama's progressive base didn't really rise up in prerevolutionary arms as the media intimated -- did it? -- over this harmless moderation: I’ve always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to maintain stability. That assessment has not changed. And when I go to Iraq and have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I’m sure I’ll have more information and will continue to refine my policies.
Technorati Tags: P.M. Carpenter obama iraq progressives
Submitted by Mark on Sat, 07/05/2008 - 6:53am.
EditorBlog
THE BUZZFLASH EDITOR'S BLOG Mark Karlin Editor and Publisher July 5, 2008 "The United States is a Radical and Revolutionary Nation." How those phrases -- radical and revolutionary, which we ostensibly celebrate every July 4th -- send shivers of disgust down the spine of the entrenched status quo in D.C. and the great masses who are convinced that calling themselves "patriots" is itself enough to bestow virtue upon them. 
Technorati Tags: EditorBlog Revolution July 4th Radical
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 12:27pm.
Reader Contribution
Barack Obama, Don’t Go to War With the Republicans With a Peashooter
By Richard A. Stitt
I have often quoted George Carlin's remarks which he made on the Charlie Rose show interview in late November 2004. Rose asked Carlin why he thought the Democrats lost the 2004 election. Carlin told of the advice his father gave him years earlier, paraphrasing, "When the other side has you talking their language, they've got you." Technorati Tags: Reader Contribution Obama Fighting Back
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 11:51am.
Reader Contribution
Istiklal by Kathy Kelly The city of Amman, Jordan, is awash with numerous colorful signs that proclaim independence, "Istiklal." The word is found on posters and placards in store windows. It names a major thoroughfare, a hospital, and a shopping center. Appreciation for independence is palpable, and this could be said for numerous cities and towns throughout the region, including Iraq, where past struggles for independence are commemorated by naming buildings and streets "Istiklal." It reflects the love of independence and the longing for it. Technorati Tags: Reader Contribution Liberty Independence World
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 4:56pm.
Dave Lindorff
by Dave Lindorff I'm certainly no hero, but since some readers of my last post have reacted by attacking my courage and integrity on the grounds that I "never served," I want to at least set the record straight on my youthful response to war. In 1967, when I was a senior in high school in Storrs, CT., I faced a momentous decision. In April, I would turn 18, and would have to register for the draft. The Vietnam War was by then in full swing. A year or two earlier, I'd been an avid fan of military aviation magazines, and bought into the whole anti-Communist Cold War thing. But by '67, I had seen enough of the violence being done in Vietnam against a desperately poor peasant population -- the napalm attacks on civilians, the burned babies, etc.- -- that I had done a 180-degree turn. I wanted nothing to do with war and killing. So like many young men of my generation I made a decision: I would fill out my registration at the draft board, and I'd get my draft card, but I would not let myself be inducted into the military.
Technorati Tags: Dave Lindorff Hero Draft Vietnam McCain Protest Draft Card Wes Clark
Submitted by AmyW on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 2:08pm.
Alerts
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Amy Weiss
While many in the media and the political sphere are still discussing Obama's choice not to accept public financing, the Wall Street Journal published a report Thursday about the questionable tactics Republicans are using.
The Republican Governors Association (RGA), a 527 with no donation limits, is soliciting contributions under the pretense that it can even the financial playing field for John McCain's presidential race, since McCain decided to accept public funding and can only spend $84.1 million in the general election.
The Journal quotes RGA executive director Nick Ayers as saying, "We are the equalizer in this campaign."
Technorati Tags: Alerts McCain campaign finance
Submitted by meg on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 1:15pm.
Be-Elected
BE ELECTED
by Meg White It's a long weekend, thanks to a politically-themed holiday, and Congress is out of session. News is slow...time to speculate! Of course, everyone's favorite topic is the choice for Sen. Barack Obama's running mate. There are too many names to list them all, so I'll tell you about my favorite: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. He's got both executive and foreign policy experience, he's likable, he's Hispanic...need I say more? Apparently, yes. Technorati Tags: Be-Elected Richardson Obama vice president
Submitted by meg on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 11:36am.
Alerts
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Meg White Memo to McDonald's managers: Take your phone off the hook. The American Family Association (AFA) is not pleased with the home of the Happy Meal. The AFA, a conservative 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes conservative Christian values, called for a boycott of McDonald's restaurants because the corporation refuses to renounce its membership in the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). The AFA also told its supporters to call their local McDonald's restaurants to complain. Technorati Tags: Alerts diversity McDonald's anti-gay
Submitted by meg on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 9:53am.
Alerts
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Meg White The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) get residents out of government-issued temporary housing units as soon as possible. The CDC cited environmental hazards as the reason, telling FEMA to start moving high-risk populations such as children, asthmatics, and the elderly as soon as possible. Victims of Hurricane Katrina residing in trailers and mobile homes issued almost three years ago by FEMA could already be developing serious health problems due to their living arrangements, according to the CDC study. The CDC released a report Wednesday saying formaldehyde levels in FEMA trailers and mobile homes serving the Gulf Coast regions are higher than in average homes in the U.S. Formaldehyde is the gaseous form of a chemical used in many building materials and has been shown to cause cancer and respiratory problems. Technorati Tags: Alerts CDC FEMA Katrina formaldehyde health risk
|
buzzflash
delicious
digg
technorati
