Bill Richardson and the NRA

The NRA (National Rifle Association), AKA (National Republican Association) has made a good friend in current New Mexico Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson. Out of all the presidential candidates (Democrat or Republican) the NRA’s favorite candidate is Richardson.
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GOP Proposal May Ensure ‘08 Victory

California republicans are drafting new ways to cheat the voting system after their electronic voting backfired. They want to distribute California’s votes in the electoral college to each district. Instead of all 55 votes (the largest) going to the person who won the election in California, each district would get a vote in the college. Since more districts vote Republican, and the big cities (with more population) vote Democrat, it would virtually assure a Republican win in 2008.

This also seems to show that the Republicans aren’t the peoples party. If Americans wanted Republicans why do they have to use rigged voting machines, and exploit our federal republic?

AP via CNN Political Ticker

The Vast Right-Wing YouTube Conspiracy

YouTube usually tries to stay away from featuring videos with political agendas, as well they should. What they will feature is obvious generic boring videos such as “STAND UP for WORLD PEACE”.

But if you’ve been to YouTube in the past few months, political sections sponsored by the site are taking over. And it seems the YouTube editors are getting increasingly more right-wing. Read more

Iraq, Another Darfur

A new report has found that over half of Iraqis are in absolute poverty. Seventy percent of Iraqis don’t have adequate access water, and 1.5 million Iraqis who depend on the government run ration system, just don’t have access to it. So forget the mainstream news reports about Iraq’s inadequate electricity supply, or their crumpling transit system.
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More Media Matters followers try to get rid of Savage.

Media Matters and their supporters have started a new campaign to fire Michael Savage for saying “The homosexual left will bring the devil down to earth” and for Calling Dianne Feinstein a ho. Is this an excuse to bring back the fairness doctrine? Is it ok to stop conservative talk radio so liberals can have a larger role in radio?

Currently Michael Savage is the only conservative host who has “Listener Discretion Is Advised” (And rips me off on his DVD-but i got a refund). And he is making more money then any other talk show host in America (possibly the world).

Do you think the Fairness Doctrine should be brought back?

To skip or not to skip… That is the question.

A fair amount of dust has been kicked up over the Congressional Black Caucus’ scheduled September debate, which is set to be aired on FOX news. John Edwards, upon hearing about FOX’s status as a co-sponsor, vowed not to take part in the debate. making him the first candidate to do so. Others followed suit, ultimately leaving Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and Jospeh Biden as the only candidates actually planning on participating.
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The Republicans are scared of the YouTube debate…

and in turn the voting youth of America. They are scared to answer questions on the War in Iraq, climate change, healthcare, stem cell research, and civil rights. Why? Because they are, for the most part, on the wrong side of every issue.

Only Ron Paul and John McCain have signed on to the CNN/YouTube debate scheduled for September 17th in Florida. Both are idiots. Read more

My Retraction Of Support For Ron Paul.

When I was sitting on my recliner last night, I was thinking about people who have a sickness and their insurance will not cover them because it’s a pre-existing condition. And then I think of Ron Paul. The candidate who I supported until this very moment. Why does someone who needs help have to have permission from a private insurance company to decide their fate?

This is a failed system and Ron Paul will make it worse. Read more

Why are Mike Gravel and Ron Paul even running?

Mike Gravel and Ron Paul are the only candidates who are denied and mocked by their parties, and they are seen as being almost unaffiliated. The letters next to their names really don’t fit in with the mainstreams of their party. And they each have their own fringe positions, yet at the same time they don’t fit in with either of their party’s more extreme sects.

Tomas Alex Tizon of the LA times wrote wrote up a great piece on each of the candidates and their seemingly impossible quest for the presidency.

ONE is a Democrat, the other a Republican. They’ve never met but share much in common: Both wear dark suits and sneakers, for one. Neither has a lot of money. Both are running for president.
Mike Gravel and Ron Paul. Mike and Ron. Their names, sharing space at the bottom of the polls, seem increasingly linked. Each came out swinging in the debates and scored points for candor and quirkiness and, in Gravel’s case, crankiness.
The oldest of the declared candidates, Gravel, 77, and Paul, 71, have become the campaign’s upstarts. They’ve helped draw an audience that might otherwise not have tuned in to the earliest-starting primary season in U.S. history. [latimes.com] Photos: (Mary Ann Chastain / AP)/(Sam Morris / AP)

Neither of these candidates will ever get their party’s nominations. I think I’ve only seen one picture of Gravel without an angry look on his face, and I think a smile would sure help.

If it’s one thing they each contribute to the campaign season, it’s honesty. Whether or not they win the actual nomination (I highly doubt it) they sure sure have contributed some of the most memorable moments of the campaign season. Their attempt to keep the other candidates in line, especially the top-tier candidates, will always be remembered.

Don’t quit your day job, Fred Thompson…

Fred Thompson comes across as a nice guy on TV and in movies, which is why it was painful to see him engage in typical Neoconservative vitriol and buffoonery, as he spouted nonsensicalities and talking points devoid of any substance or factual support at a Richmond fundraiser of the Republican Party of Virginia. But, what was I to expect? He’s a candidate trying to win over the base of the Republican Party to clinch the GOP nomination for President of the United States.
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Wed. July 25, 2007 Live Podcast

“How to End the War in Iraq” round table discussion.
From Wednesday July 25th. Co-hosted by progressives Dan Solis, Theo van der Deer, Johnny Camacho, Thomas Senecal, and former liberal, now radical libertarian/conservative ron pauler/sorta liberal, yet fiscally conservative, hates firemen who=bureaucrats, but socially liberal: KoKo Chassid
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Is there a way to end the war…

and stay completely out of Iraq?

Today the house voted to ban any permanent bases in Iraq. But the war still drags on.

Forget about political parties and politicians. Everything that has been tried has not worked yet. The President won’t listen, only half of the Congress listens.

Blame the Democrats for not trying hard enough. Blame the Republicans for being obstructionists. Blame the President for getting us into this mess. Let’s blame everyone, but let’s not let another unnecessary war happen again. If war is not the first answer to solving our problems, then we wouldn’t be caught up in the mess we are in.

At times we rely too much on our leaders to actually to what they’re there to do; lead. All of the proposed plans to end the war must involve a majority of Congress. There are no other alternatives. You hear about Gravel’s plan to make it a felony, or about Kucinich’s to totally cut the funding. But they all end in the same way. A majority of Congress must participate.

Whose fault is it? The country elected Bush for another term. We are now screwed for the next year and a half. We need a clean sweep of Congress, and a President who will lead us to a more respected country.

House Judiciary Committee issues contempt citations for Bush aides

Today the House Judiciary Committee, led by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), issued Contempt of Congress citations against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush’s former legal counselor, Harriet Miers, as a result of President Bush claiming Executive Privilege over these two testifying. Read more

CNN-YouTube Debate Analysis

The CNN-YouTUbe debates this past Monday proved to be quite historic. All candidates did fine. Their eyes looked tired after weeks of non-stop campaiging. I guess they shouldn’t have started so early. I was looking forward to the “YouTube style” videos from the candidates. They turned out to be 30 second free campaign ads.
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