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Yosh!

might i say this is my first time on television?

Third!

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third!

In that news sound bite the Prez meant to say, "You can't let a small number of people decide the fate of Iraq unless it is Me, Condi, Dick, Don and Paul."

on countdown, oberman said something about a second memo on august 7th that had all the more detailed information about Osama removed. I have been looking for news stories on this. anyone have anything???

Thanks Sam for reading the blog last week and calling Jeaneane a Great American Patriot after seeing my posts. All of Air America Radio people and its loyal listeners are truly great american patriots

That is the point of me using this posting nick.
True Patriots don't blindly follow the lies and unamerican unconstitional activities of the unelected bush regime.

Great guests Amy Goodman & Harry Schearer,

Ask Amy about her interview with Sybil Edmunds the FBI Translater. I believe that there is another FBI translater besides her that confirms what she is saying.

Larry King changed his show tonight to talking about the PDB memo & Iraq. One of the 9/11 widows are coming on too. It is on now, repeats at 11pm & 3am EDT.

Great American Patriot

PLEASE get Aaron Russo, candidate for President!
on your show ,chk him out on howard stern and fox news at www.russoforpresident.com

Janeane, get alex jones of www.infowars.com on the show

I love the music. I just tuned in and heard Everclears "Heartspeak Dollarsign."

You guys agree?

Amy Goodman is coming to UC Santa Barbara next monday, and I can't wait!

A big ole raspberry to Billy....

at the end of the last thread, I was asking about USO care packages and liberal at large was kind enough to say this:

"You're better off making $$ contributions directly to USO or the Red Cross military fund because ALL the money, 100%, has to go to troop sevices BY law."

...as the care packages can be KBR-aided, thus, the obvious kick to the middle man...

thanks again, liberal at large! you all rock, blog commenters!

I missed Harry Shearer?

"D'oh!"

i agree, caleb. =) the music has been outstanding. last week i caught snippets of the pixies, which made me very happy.

Ann scares the shit out of me!
I saw her on Bill's show can you say WACKO!!

Guys..he admits to never even listening!!

By the way Janeane, you earlier referred to the Republicans as our "Cosa Nostra." A lot of us have taken to calling them the "GOPranos."

OT: Anna, but when will the Pixies announce their NYC dates????

sorry... back to AirAm...

Kos! Kos! Kos! Kos! Kos!

The very group that claims to revere the Constitution so....

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!

(ooh im bein negative & shrill!)

Janeane, Sam

These criticisms from the right only indicates that what AAR is doing is effective. Nothing more.

The intro music does rock!

The so called religous conservatives seem to be the meanest people and most of the time they are big its and sexists all the name of GOD!

KOS!! KOS!! KOS!!

Objectivity Lost

I ran through the carpet barefoot yet assured,
It was entirely of my own decision.
Careening off tables without too much disturbed,
I grabbed for the remote with such practiced precision,
Flipping channels with ease until I found FOX television.

With such fairness and balance my choices are clear,
I pound with my fist and judge unabated.
I feel totally valid with what I want to hear.
Liberalism allowed though highly castrated.
Fairness and balance abound as anticipated.

It’s all common sense that no one can deny,
If you do it’s because you are at the least misguided.
Anything contrary must be but a lie,
Prepare foul leftists to be sternly chided,
It’s fairness and balance that keep us delighted.

I almost just shat my pants when they said "taking dumps on people's heads... policy dumps."

CLASSIC!

ask Harry Shearer Bohemian Grove where are leader go
weird shit goes on there
look it up

KOS!!!

ask Harry Shearer about the Bohemian Grove where are leaders go
weird shit goes on there
look it up

With regard to your comment about right-wing nuts dumping on Republicans while also pandering to them to get votes, you might want to check out the latest issue of Harper's.

Regards,
Kevin

Don't feed the fuc**ing TROLLS. Just let them up the hit count on AAR. It pisses them off more to be ignored!!!!

The supposed anonymous nature of the internet breeds this stuff. You should see the flaming on the b-movie boards about the Dawn of the Dead remake!

Does anyone else here get email from so called friends that forward you some of the right wing stuff?I've received several from a guy who wants to show me the TRUTH and I'm like that's what you believe.It's crazy.

Tom,

I actually know someone who belongs to the Bohemian club. It is true that they have a ritual sacrifice that represents their "cares and woe" at the beginning of their time in the Bohemian Grove. My left wing, hippy father in-law finds it hysterically funny. [He inherited his membership from his father.]

I would have more respect for conservatives if they would just come clean and admit that they don't want to pay their taxes. It's really this simple, but they try to hide behind the "god,guns and gays" dogma.

Isn't Dubya like the "Fredo" Corleone dufus son & brother in the Godfather?

If we impeach the Silly Monkey do we have any legal recourse to send him into exile? What about seizing all of the Bush family assets?

I agree, ask SOMEONE about the Bohemian grove. ;)

I heard something the other day that more people get killed in car wrecks everyday than what's been killed in Iraq.Now that's crazy.To compare war with ACCIDENTS. Being killed by an enemy is not the same as having a 18 wheeler slam on brakes in front of you.

I'm not afraid of trolls...A little truth in their face, call em on their claims and they evaporate...hehehe works on the inlaws too ;)

I'm glad you're taking Wm. Raspberry to task. I was astonished at his biased column this morning, and earlier this evening I wrote the following to him:

Dear Mr. Raspberry,

You can listen to Air America Radio via the Internet - click on:

http://www.airamericaradio.com/

and then click on "Listen Live" in the left column.

Air America is not hate radio; nor does it spew lies about the radical right: that's really not necessary, after all, given the awful truths about this White House.

Air America IS refreshing and funny and irreverant, and it does provide both entertainment and a voice to the many people in this country who are interested and involved in constructive, progressive, responsible politics. They interviewed local grassroots leaders of the fight in California last week against the Walmart initiative; they interview people like James Fallows, Howard Dean, Howard Fineman, Gloria Steinem, Jon Stewart (of "The Daily Show") - academics, writers, journalists, politicians, and activists both in the US and abroad who deal with the issues that the mainstream media prefers to ignore (ratings, you know). Al Franken does a regular feature on the OFranken Factor with friends of his who are Rush Limbaugh or Fox News aficionados. He engages them in funny but respectful discussions of specific elements of the radical right's uniformly superficial and nasty attributions to the labels "liberal" or "French", for example, or the latest wild accusations against administration whistleblowers or Democrats who dare to oppose Bush's policies. And on some points he's beginning to turn them. Callers on the morning and afternoon call-in shows are frequently veterans and military families who oppose the war and support gay marriage! Air America simply gives those of us on the other side a fighting chance.

I believe AAR is not only valuable but absolutely necessary (and, as many callers point out, LONG overdue) to balance out the unreservedly right-wing, ultra-commercial tilt of the mainstream television, radio and print news media. Even much of NPR and PBS's "The News Hour" have abandoned the center and become rightist in orientation over the past decade, and especially over the past several years. How else to explain the bizarre push in 2002-03 toward an illegal, unnecessary war, with virtually no debate, or questioning from the media, or stands of principle against the war from Congress or indeed anyone of stature -- other than Charlie Rangel and others in the CBC, the gloriously courageous, plain-talking Howard Dean, that blessedly staunch constitutionalist Robert Byrd, and a very few others.

In recent years your column, too, has drifted rightward, in that trusting way some overwhelmed liberals have of simply giving in to the dominant theme -- in the belief, I suppose, that if everyone is doing it and not even questioning it, then it must be okay. (If you really do want to see the end of public education - which is the radical right's endgame - by all means, continue supporting vouchers.) But I imagine you still have enough of a sense of fairness to at least listen to Air America before you jump on the bandwagon of Fox, CNN and others who want this lone liberal voice silenced.

Sincerely,

There once was a Butler named Smedley
Who commented on topics deadly
War is a racket
Wall Street makes a packet
The shrieks of the dying a horrible melody

KOS KOS KOS rules! (But he does need a voice transplant. I can see why he's a blogman. No dis' intended.)

Michael,

I think I remember that comment about car accidents and if I remember right the numbers they used to figure the number of Americans dying in the war was WAY off base.

Lucky Maria
have u watched alex jones movie about Bohemian Grove
r u 4 real

Ann on Bill's show said that we should send people there to convert them to christians to help them.Now does that sound awful close to what Hitler was trying to do in Germany. Yes.

Welcome Marcos... you are cool. Never heard of you before airamerica, now I have spent more time on the net than I used to....

Am I the only one having a craving for Gyros for some reason? ... hmmm...

Yeah the media is churning out a lot of stories about how talk radio is dividing america. Of course when it was just right wing hate on the air they never had much to say.

I think the words transparent and predictable apply here

Janean giving a shoutout to indymedia:

She's wicked funny!

http://radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=4933
http://radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=6494
http://radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=4931

It's Jon Stewart's favorite commercial

I think that Janeane needs to talk more. Sam hogs the mic and Janeane says something very true and important every time she speaks.

We must kill them to save them.

i've never heard of this "raspberry" character but he sounds like a divider, not a uniter.

Kos has it pretty well straight - Bush's admin seems to be in two minds.

Machismo: "we'll stay the course, we'll make darn sure that freedom rules..."

Cowardice disguised as pragmatism: "they don't want us. We'll bug out by June 30 (sotto voce) which we were going to do anyway."

In the last thread, someone posted a link to the Iraq Body Count web site. In case you haven't seen it, here is a site that lists the coalition casualties http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx

From the "uhhhhh, yeaahhhhh" news department... clicky moi (je suis une francophile, aussi)

Somebody ought to ask Joe Scarborough what made him divorce his wife and marry his aide, have a new baby and leave Congress half way thorough his hard fought battle to 'get' his second term. He filled Hutto's place and I know of what I speak of.

Just ask these 'holier than thou' idiots and fakes what they are all about since they have all day long to criticize others.

I was elected four times in Joe's district and I know what I'm talking about. Since he's a lwayer and I'm not, I might add this as a disclaimer----------In my opinion, I believe these things mentioned are true, but could be wrong. It is an opinion that was formulated while Joe was in "public seervice". (cite Sullivan v NYT)

Divide & conquer works well eh?

Blog from Iraq, for those who wants alternative news input from Iraq.

http://www.empirenotes.org/
http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.juancole.com/2004_04_01_juancole_archive.html#108149971423625340

Nice letter Jeannie!

BTW< Amy Goodman is celebrating her book release on my birthday! :) 42 rocks. SO I'm gonna get the book and get it signed on the 18th so I can thank her for all the marvelous work she does for this country and the world.

That kid already is a spaceman!

Grem-

Just a thought for the right wing trolls. If this administration has it's way, you might not be able to spend your hours posting hate and profanity. So here is a suggestion to avoid embarrasment. Do what you will on these blogs and boards. When it comes time to vote, you don't have to disclose your selection, so put a vote out against Bush, then lie about it. We all win, you can continue spewing and not be embarrassed for making an intelligent decision. The rest of us can get attention for the attention you are giving us, maybe even see some changes in the country.

Blog on
Adam

Both sides can find "proof" and twist it their way to show their side is right. The main problem I have with the right wing is there seems to be such a smugness and inability to ever listen that as a young voter it turns me off. Is that to say I agree with everything every liberal has to say all the time? No. And I think that's the point, dissent is allowed on the left side.
P.S.-This is the first time I've had a chance to listen to the show. I listen to Morning Sedition, Unfiltered, and the factor at work but haven't had the chance to listen to the lovely Janeane until tonight and it's another great show

Yo la tengo!

I think we need to define what is meant by "mercenaries." The implication is that these guys are like Hessians or something. Most are ex U.S. military who for whatever reason no longer serve, and I don't think many of them (if any) are in combat roles. Unless someone proves otherwise, I think we should be more precise with the language we use out of respect for these men and women who are just doing a job - not heartless expats working on behalf of whatever gov't happens to be paying.

i didn't think Sam was straight...

"We must kill them to save them."

Anyone remember the bit on The Daily Show (hey--can you get Jon Stewart on your show?)where one of the "reporters" said this is consistent with the administration's philosophy that in order to save something, you have to kill part of it.
Like the forests, for example.

Freepers are closet-cases in a sense? In what sense? I don't think there's any shortage of non-closet-case bigots.

No sam!! Don't leave me! I had such nice plans for us! Okay, sorry for being creepy..

Two 9/11 Widows on CNN Larry King Live Now, repeated at 11pm & 3am EDT

They are not satisfied

Engaged? First Stephen Colbert is married, and now this? Damn

To all who do not want to be e-mailed by the Right, you do not have to type in your E-mail in order to post! I just wanted to make sure that you guys knew that!

Grem-

i didn't think Sam was straight...

The Iraquis are not stupid: They know all too well what has happened to the Palestinians over the decades, and they have enough sense and courage to not want the same thing to happen to them. It is tragic that young Americans who have no idea what they're fighting about are being sacrificed so cynically, and that so many long-suffering, innocent Iraqis are being destroyed in the administration's zeal to save them from the profits of their oil.

Mass graves in Falujah this week - how ironic is that.

Plus, the presence of Chalabi on the governing council is simply inexcusable.

Janeane is right about freepers being obsessive.

Eric Alterman notes in his great book "What Liberal Media?" that freepers spend an average of over five hours online per session on FreeRepublic.

Click my name and scroll down to 'Tribal drum for activists' for an article confirming this.

I heard that the "contractors" that have been kidnapped and killed as of late have actually been mercenaries hired by US and Britan; many from South Africa. Anybody else heard this?

Dear ?

I am for real. I have not seen the movie, though I've heard a rumor about someone doing their dissertation on the Bohemian Club.

The Bohemian Club I know about is a private club for mostly white males in San Francisco. They consider themselves creative, free spirits. They go off to the private Bohemian Grove which they own and split into clubs, such as the Dragons. Each club has their own "thing". My father-in-law is in the musical group because he likes to sing and play guitar.

In fact, his membership is currently suspended because he is friends with Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary and presented him for membership. Peter was denied membership because [my father in law believes] he is Jewish. Needless to say that was rather the straw that broke the hippy's back and he resigned in protest.

I will look for the documentary. it'll be interesting to compare to the stories he's told me.

Kos man, just a fact for ya:

This personification of the enemy goes back to The American Revolution. We personified English power with the English Crown, King George III.

Just some trivia for you :)

If Janeane ever gets married, my heart with ache with loss. Hey, I need my obsessive fantasies!

Well, Kos, those guys don't need much work to be demonized.... right, they deserve to be demonized, but you are right, we look at the individual trees rather than the forest.

"I think we need to define what is meant by "mercenaries." The implication is that these guys are like Hessians or something. Most are ex U.S. military who for whatever reason no longer serve, and I don't think many of them (if any) are in combat roles."

Under international law, they are not mercenaries, because to qualify as a mercenary you have to be of a nationality from a nation-state not directly involved in the conflict (a somewhat nebulous definition in this age of proxy-wars and supra-national conflict).

Nonetheless, it's really perfectly acceptable to refer to them as such in a casual vernacular. Merriam Webster defines "mercenary" as "one that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service". These men qualify.

Hoorah, Daily Kos has an RSS feed that actually works, so I can see when the new posts grow up!

I don't know where to put this- but I think it is a piece of a huge issue-
The short version:

My husband’s first name is Mohamed. The INS implemented a “Special Registration” for aliens from certain Arab countries. Of course most people that were required to do this missed the memo, since there was none aside from a few news broadcasts the first week.

So he called the INS three separate times and explained that he had just come back into the country in August and had his I-95 stamped that day asking “Do I still have to come for the Special Registration?” Long story short: We sat there for three hours while one lady sat at a window in this newly renovated huge office able to seat hundreds of people and reviewed the seven other people a head of us. Finally the woman looked at his I-95 and said, “Oh you don’t have to be here, this is stamped from August.”

But for the really interesting part: Friend A, VISA expired a year prior, does not have work permit, does not have a case in the INS… he goes to this Special Registration. The INS looks at his VISA and holds his passport for three months, telling him to come back for it then (this was done to everyone who went through this process). After three months, the INS simply gave him back his passport, no questions.

Friend B: Went through the registration, got back his passport. His mother dies two weeks later and so he has to go to the INS in order to get the papers that will secure him re-entry into the United States. He leaves and comes back in one month and is turned away at JFK because the paperwork is not accepted (no other reason then “no”).

How is this system working? Eventually the INS did away with the Special Registration, citing that they would come up with another working plan. Mostly, I was stunned by the way these situations were handled. But no one wants these government jobs of sifting through immigrants and aliens. And no one in the governmental offices already wants to take responsibility for assessing a person’s situation. And my husband and I are stuck with having to worry about getting on a plane to go anywhere, not because of suspecting terrorists in others, but because the name Mohamed has been governmentally associated with terrorist.

There once was a Daily named Kos
Plain speaking hero of ordinary Joes
We blog through the night
Exposing the right
Where this is going, nobody knows

Bush tried to get the Hessians interested, but they were not buying it.

On fairness in media.

Most reporters have no interest in finding the truth anymore. They simply present the case, and (if you're lucky), a spokesman or a quote for each side is presented. This works well for the most part, but break down when one of the positions is based on verifyable lies.

A professional and ethical press would go the extra mile, find the truth, and report the facts to the reader. You can't poll for the truth. Ironically, one of the worst spin zones in U.S media is called the "No Spin Zone".

didnt Brooks call sadr "the new hitler" on PBS NEWSHOUR last friday?

Must be limericks in the air tonight...

There once was a liar named Bush
Who spent most of the time on his tush.
He was fishing in Texas
As soldiers died in excess
In November let's give him the push.

A re-post made to comments on APR. 3 thread.

In Response To THE TROOP’s comments concerning CONTRACTORS/”MERCENARIES”

I’ve never really understood the negative feeling for Security Contractors or Consultants. You seem to have the idea that contractors working in war zones are bloodthristy characters, operating in death-squads and lurking in shadows. The fact is that contractors, like myself and (probably) the contractors killed in Fallujah, are just that…CONTRACTORS. Men and women who posess a certain skill set that is required to fulfill a mission or objective.

As in any profession, most security contractors posess a certain professional ethic that would preclude them from doing anything they deem objectionable. Just as a US soldier is required to follow only “Lawful” orders, so do most contractors make ethics based decisions on what is or is not DO-able.

Now to answer the question of propriety, as far as working a contract, for profit, as opposed to serving in the military. I have served in the military, as have most of my colleagues. I received my initial training in the US military (USMC). I’ve served my country in time of conflict (first Persian Gulf War). Upon my EAS, I found that the Want-Ads contained few postings for Infantryman. So, I, like other well trained professionals, found work commiserate with my skill set. I do take contracts by pay-scale, so do construction contractors, but just as a reputable construction contractor won’t use materials and apply practices that could endanger someone, most security contractors won't take a job that requires them to do something objectionable. Thanks to training I received in the Marine Corps (and additional training paid for by me) I am able to take advantage of opportunities to earn money for myself and my family. Why is that objectionable?

THE TROOP WROTE---I would have said without hesitation "screw them" to the mercenaries before they died so why should I change my view now. I won't and will not.

This seems a particulary crass and cavalier remark to make about people you didn’t know, and about whose mission you were equally ignorant. Seems to clash with your concern about “the future a dead soldier would have had even the enemy”.

THE TROOP WROTE--- . Mercenaries not contractors as you falsly identify them cause more problems then they create….. Your focus should not be about using the death of 4 mercenaries…. but instead to ponder and think why are these 4 men risking the lives of our Soldiers.

What problems were these four men causing? As you seem to be unaware of so many of the basic facts of the topic on which you are writing as an “authority”, you are probably also ignorant of the fact that the US ARMY employs civilian contractors as a protection force FOR it’s soldiers. Civilian contractors, serve as force protection for the soldiers at bases in Iraq and other “Hot Spots” world wide. Of course, the greedy , murderous bastards are being paid to watch the Soldiers’ backs…but what can you expect from “mercenaries”? You also don’t seem to realize that most contractors have more real experience in conflict situations than the average US service member. We tend to be better trained, more experienced and better armed. That’s not a jab at the service members, but if you’ve been in the military, as you claim, you’re aware of how little money the government actually puts into training and eqiuipment. And to refute another of your claims, I’ve found that my best friend in a bad situation is the person watching my “6”…I don’t care how much he or she is getting paid!

THE TROOP WROTE--- Ricky has obviously never served in the same area as mercenaries and UN soldiers for that. They are a pain and endanger our soldiers. That is why UN soldiers do not interact with US soldiers. They work in different areas and on different missions towards the same goal.

You mentioned serving in Bosnia. I also served in Bosnia, as a Contractor, providing training and Methods consulting. You stated, correctly, that soldiers from different nations often work in different AR’s. However, in these situations, as in Bosnia, the US military is also acting as a part of the UN force. There is no UN Army. And, incidentally, I don’t recall US ground forces doing anything particulary helpful in Bosnia, at least not when it mattered. After the shooting stopped, the US ground forces jumped right in(SFOR)…and good job to you! But, during the actual shooting bit, seemed to be mostly the French, Danish, and others…you know…THE UN ARMY! Of course, there were some dirty “mercenaries” in there trying to get weapons and training to a certain embattled portion of the populace so they could defend themselves. And, if you think we cleaned up, money-wise, on that deal, you’re even more misinformed that I suspected.

Based on your florid writing style and your often contradictory statements, I can only conclude that your antipathy towards security contractors comes more from jealousy about the pay-check than actual experience. Otherwise, I can see no genuine reason to be so critical of people who are only practicing their occupation. With some exceptions, the men and women who are professional contractors and consultants are not “Hot Dogs”, “Cowboys”, or thrill-seekers. They are practicing a useful and vital profession within a legal and ethical frame of guidelines.

Posted by: D. O'Meara at April 10, 2004 05:18 AM

SIXTY-FIFTH
WOO-HOO!!

Kos is such a class act, merc comment notwithstanding. In any event I am a major supporter of Markos. As always, I am advocating for an increased blogrole, but what the hey. (I am shameless one might say). You guys might want to let some guest posters do some stuff, write some posts and the like to supplement your tumescent comment section :P.

Bohemian Grove has a much more shadowy rep than that, Lucky Maria. I suggest you go to Alex Jone's site... he snuck into one of their weird rituals, and it's not just liberals who go to this place, they are all the 'leaders and shakers" of the world. Colin Powell's been there, Alexander Hague, Georgie, etc.... anyone who has power, including the corporate elite, but NO women.

There is another war besides the one in Iraq.

The class war against the non affluent started by Raygun.

Programmers and Engineers are the latest casualties

1984=2004 if Bush wins.

Unknown enemy>>>war on terrorism>>>everlasting war>>>hate-filled rhetoric>>>george w bush>>>2+2=5>>>war is peace>>>freedom is slavery>>>ignorance is strength.

Don't let it happen.

trying to protect our privacy (email addresses, etc) from the right wing may be a losing battle. they have friends in low places.

During the Cold War Communism was a faceless enemy, embraced by both Republicans and Democrats. It's been a modern Republican tendency to demonize individuals: Carlos the Jackal (Reagan), Noriega and Saddam (Bush the Elder), Osama and Saddam and now Moqtada al-Sadr (Bush the dim Son).

When Clinton went into Kosovo, he did not demonize any single person. He focused on what was happening. In fact, after the WTC bombing in 1993, the Clinton administration didn't demonize those responsible, even though it would have been easy to.

Listening via the web stream in Old Europe... great show and nice to hear Kos's voice. But please guys it's not "Eye-rack"!

Kudos to JG (my heartthrob) for the Chomsky reference BTW.

I thought I had heard Sam was going to marry in Mass. on the 20th or May. I could be worng and I mean no disrespect if I am.

My bf and I were talking with some friends at a publishing company here in Chicago and we chatted about Sam and Janeane.

Thank GOD the show is live now! The tape delay wasn't working at all. Sounds great!!

I think that Kos' statement about the Merc's needed to be said--and I'm glad that he did!

Grem-

.....oh yeah, is it me or the right wing is getting really paranoid?

Hey Russia and China also try to quell the internet.

A mercenary is a soldier for hire. That's simple enough. Who was talking about Hessians? Contractor is an insufficient term at any rate.

Real wages started to decline in 1973.

When productivity increases are factored in americans are working for a fraction of what they made in 1973 per unit of production.

I HATE the terms blog and blogosphere...

Logic Problem...

George Bush is a horse’s ass of immense proportions.

Clinton/Gore were more conservative than they were liberal. (my opinion)

Ralph Nader/Kucinich look to be actual progressive liberals.

John Kerry is an old New England same as it ever was politician.

The two party system is corrupt, flawed, and leaves too many out of the loop.

Corporations will support Kerry but never Nader/Kucinich

Corporations are bad.

Conclusion? George Bush is a horse’s ass of immense proportions.

Vote for Kerry, we’ll work on him later….

let me just post here on my apple pie...

Linbaugh, Hannity, Worldnetdaily, Ann Coulter etc. I think they have their pages and stuff.

I think we just kill the democracynow server....lol

I'm a right-winger veteran, as far as I know, probably alienated, but I love your voice of freedom, Janeane! If you didn't speak so much truth you'd probably piss me off!

But could we get the brunette 'do back, though? Whatever point you were trying to make by it, it needs to be made, then go back to being your famously-beautiful self.

AMY!!!!

I think Kos comes across well on the radio, as opposed to Atrios who's somewhat cold sounding. The way Kos sounds on the radio totally defuses his comment about the mercenaries, for me anyway.

This is the point - by expanding bandwidth and self-funding, we break the economic model of the mass media

"Nonetheless, it's really perfectly acceptable to refer to them as such in a casual vernacular. Merriam Webster defines "mercenary" as "one that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service". These men qualify."

Actually, I think they don't qualify. The Webster definition matches the international law definition, in that "hired into foreign service," I think means hired to fight for a foreign gov't. I supposed it could be interpreted as meaning hired to go overseas, but I think that the definitions are the same and that armed, gov't contractors are not mercenaries.

I just think that "mercernary" is a loaded word that implies certain things about the people in these positions that just aren't true. I am concerned about demonizing them for political purposes. I'm more concerned about the managerial types back home who are profiteering off the war. They're the ones that tick me off, not the guy or gal in the trenches.

Amy's sound is so sexy.... heh.

PS. yay Amy, good job with Pasifica.

There once was a website with a secret page
Devoid of porn links, suitable for every age
They called it a blog
And attacked it whole hog
Freedom of speech brings on all this rage

The media's generalizations need to be put into focus.

What about the way the media tries to demonize the world's current distaste for our gov't? "The don't just hate our gov't, they hate YOU" That is so not true. Countries that oppose the war are very capable of distinguishing between Americans and America's Gov't.

Joy,

I did NOT mean to imply that liberals go to the Bohemian club. Just the opposite, my father-in- law has worked hard to try and change it from the inside.

BUT, the statements such as - "they perform a ritual human sacrifice" [which is what I first read about] - are exactly the kind of things that the right loves to say about the left and take out of context. I don't want the left to be guilty of the same thing. The club has many bizarre rituals and I'm not saying they are good. There are plenty of scary, private, white power clubs out there. I just find it amusing because I have heard first hand accounts AND the accounts through the media filter.

It's sort of like the game telephone, where the stuff that goes in one end can come out the other in a completely distorted manner.

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Amy and Kos you rock!
thanks for all your postings and news
I love your sites.
The information you gave on Haiti was awesome

Really?!? Regan trying to stop balanced speech? I'm SHOCKED!

Household income is the diversionary term used to disguise the fact that wages are falling.

Just add more household members to the workforce and it looks like everything is fine.

Fairness repealed due to consolidation! They oushed congress to repeal.

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"Never heard of Media Concentration? You Know Why? Media Concentration"

yep - it is a culture of expert control in washington, and that is why the money and power keep flowing into the beltway.....

yep again - they repealed the requirement to provide the public service - the reason is the belief that the marketplace embodies virtue in human endeavor - so deregulate everything.

Viva Democracy NOW!

Fairness Doctrine Inconvenient? Really? How absurd. I didn't know Reagan got it repealed it as well. Outrageous.

http://www.twf.org/News/Y1997/Fairness.html

The Fairness Doctrine from 1949 until 1987, when it was discontinued by the Federal Communications Commission, required broadcasters, as a condition of getting their licenses from the FCC, to cover controversial issues in their community, and to do so by offering some balancing views. It did not require equal time for opposing views. It merely prevented a station from day after day presenting a single view without airing opposing views.

Uzi-

So much for left-wingers and right-wingers agreeing...

I actually like her blonde hair :)

CNN is just as guilty of perpetuating the administrations lies and myths because they will not step forward and question their actions.

It's sad really...because this is their moment to shine.

the argument is that we should be educated and informed by experts, that is the argument that binds both the parties together inside the beltway to the media elites. ...

Contractor is actually the misleading terminology. It gives the impression that these people might be there rebuilding the infrastructure or hospitals or something. They are soldiers for hire. That's what a mercenary is. No need to cloud the issue with a lot of implied meanings. To know that the men who were killed and dismembered were packing weapons might add another dimension into public percetption.

We could call blogs "American Values Sites." They'd be contacted to "aves," fitting in nicely with the internet/ highway analogy.

AMY - GREAT GUEST

i don't think the government fears anything as much as an army of rebel hackers.

http://www.twf.org/News/Y1997/Fairness.html

The Court's decision led to the FCC reevaluation and discontinuance of the Fairness Doctrine. The FCC stated: "We no longer believe that the Fairness Doctrine, as a matter of policy, serves the public interests. In making this determination, we do not question the interest of the listening and viewing public in obtaining access to diverse and antagonistic sources of information.

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/fairnessdoct/fairnessdoct.htm

"in the spring of 1987, both houses of Congress voted to put the fairness doctrine into law--a statutory fairness doctrine which the FCC would have to enforce, like it or not. But President Reagan, in keeping with his deregulatory efforts and his long-standing favor of keeping government out of the affairs of business, vetoed the legislation. There were insufficient votes to override the veto. Congressional efforts to make the doctrine into law surfaced again during the Bush administration. As before, the legislation was vetoed, this time by Bush"

I wouldn't doubt the net is next
look at what happened with the Carnivore Internet surveillance system

I saw one of Sam's episodes of Sex and the City this past weekend.

Amy! Didn't know she was gonna be on. Awesome.

The Fairness Doctrine from 1949 until 1987, when it was discontinued by the Federal Communications Commission, required broadcasters, as a condition of getting their licenses from the FCC, to cover controversial issues in their community, and to do so by offering some balancing views. It did not require equal time for opposing views. It merely prevented a station from day after day presenting a single view without airing opposing views.

AMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THank you! You are a Goddess! I'll see you on the 18th in Santa Cruz!

Actually Howard Stern may be another voice that helps to get rid of the Bush regime. They just did a story on him on Countdown and how he might just get his 8 million listeners to vote for Kerry because of what the FCC has been doing to him. You should do an interview with him, Jeaneane....

Just orderd Ms. Goodman's book. Sounds like excellent reading.

There once was a doctrine called fairness
When it was gone it was sorely missed
Reagan deregulated
Airwaves filled with hatred
I need oxycontin to cope with this mess

the assumption of the political elites - of both the democratic and republican parties, the federal bureaucacy, and the media - is that the people of the US cannot absorb the minutiae required to render intelligent judgement on the issues

1996 Telecommunications act was written by GOP and
passed by GOP. I was upset that Clinton didn't opposae it more, but it was basically written by the GOP who allowed the heads of telecom companies right in their offices to help them write it.]The media never bothered to call this a scandal/ The GOP is doing whatever because until now, the media has done their bidding.

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Amy definitely has VERY nice radio voice.

The FCC "Fairness Doctrine" was not "repealed," because it was never a law. It was an FCC regulation, and a 1987 lawsuit caused it to be nullified by a federal court, who ruled that because the Doctrine was not a law, the FCC had no right to enforce such a speech-restricting rule.

The "Hush Rush" Hoax:
Limbaugh on the Fairness Doctrine

And they believed him when he claimed the Fairness Doctrine was aimed at censoring conservative talkshow hosts (Limbaugh TV show, 9/17/93): "It's the latest attempt by the United States Congress to legislate against me, and talk radio hosts." Remarked Limbaugh (Limbaugh Letter, 10/93): "Why is 'fairness' so needed now? Because there's too much conservatism out there." In reality, not one doctrine decision issued by the FCC had ever concerned itself with talkshows. Indeed, the talkshow format was born, and flourished, while the doctrine was in operation. Right-wing hosts often dominated the talkshows, even in liberal cities, but none was ever muzzled.

http://www.fair.org/extra/9411/limbaugh-fcc.html

The world is turning upside-down! Everybody knows that brunettes are supposed to be liberal and blondes are supposed to be right-wingers!

Stern is a soft spt for the GOP since he has so many potential Bush supporters in his audience. You know, fart jokes and wet t-shirts. Classic stuff.

more college graduates are having to move back in with their parents where they don't have to pay rent because the jons they went to school for no longer exsist (in america) and they have to pay their huge student loans (because you can't get gov't grants anymore)

Here's a lot of information on the FCC Fairness Doctrine:

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/fairnessdoct/fairnessdoct.htm

DEMOCRATS ARE ALSO EMBEDDED IN THE SYSTEM - YOU CAN'T BE PRESIDENT UNLESS YOU LIE-AND CHEAT.

I think it is going to be crucial to find some way to start educating the average voter--or nonvoter. So many people just assume that the news shows are telling the truth, and if you suggest they are not, you must be conspiracy-minded (and therefore not to be trusted.)

For many of us, it is *so* obvious that Bush is the worst president we have had in a long time, and he doesn't care at all about ordinary working (or jobless, for that matter) people. Yet there are plenty of people out there who still buy that he is a "good Christian" and "did a great job leading our nation after the 9/11 attacks".

By the way, I put together a handout refuting the "good Christian" myth. Click my name. Print it, and share it with those who need enlightenment.

Do yourself a favor and listen to Democracy Now, it's probably the best progressive show on the web.

of course that we can't all be expert on everything is accurate, the problem is that it is a self-serving and self-referrential thought process and culture.

Some of us believe that the public exercises a different kind of understanding and judgement that is not expert BUT NO LESS VALID.

Lou Dobbs - "Whats happening to income in this country is frightening"

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Yes try to get Stern! Al Franken was on Stern promoting Air America!

I was listening to the Steve Robinson and was struck by one think. The government sends out these soldiers, the lose arms and legs, might lose their sight, hearing, or their lives. But it isn't until they get back to the good ol' US that they finally lose their voices.

Aren't I poetic?

Danny

Did anybody listen to Unfiltered this morning? They had a guest on from the Middle East and I was wondering if anybody knows his name.

I believe this is the Supreme Court case which repealied the "fairness doctrine" in media. Enjoy.

U.S. Supreme Court
FCC v. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA, 468 U.S. 364 (1984)

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=468&page=364

"Contractors" is a very appropriate term. The jobs are in fact "contracted" to men and women who specialize in a specific field. The term "mercenary" carries with it implications of criminality and brings to mind cliches and sterotypes from movies and pulp fiction. While that type of person certainly exists, most are professional people, with scruples and principles, who follow a professional ethic.

The misconception is that the security contractors are mercenaries who are actually fighting the war. The fact is that most are there to protect aid workers, media personnel and the contractors who are re-building the infrastructure. The men killed in Fallujah were escorting relief convoys.

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Ditto on Democracy Now! Best progressive show out!

ooops... sorry for the 'ditto'.

I don't agree with what danny writes about contractors, but I sure wish all right wing people could debate and argue with his level of intelligence and logic. Good job, Danny of presenting your views. I enjoyed reading them

That was a BIG BIG interview... thank you Amy. The CIA analysts were also great.

Yes Stern can change may moderate Republicans to Kerry!

i thought america is a REPUBLIC not DEMOCRACY

Wow! This thing grows so damn fast! How can anyone keep up? Whew!

i said it, the facts is known!

more college graduates are having to move back in with their parents where they don't have to pay rent because the LOANS they went to school for no longer exsist (in america) and they have to pay their huge student loans (because you can't get gov't grants anymore)

sorry, really badly spelled before

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - END THE WAR- HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE

Lou Dobbs is doing more to fight the class war against the non affluent than air america.

more college graduates are having to move back in with their parents where they don't have to pay rent because the jobs they went to school for no longer exsist (in america) and they have to pay their huge student loans (because you can't get gov't grants anymore)

geez, third time's the charm

WE LIVE IN A PLUTOCRACY-

yay, Bush the uniter..? ehrrr....

Bryan - Is the implication is that anyone should find comfort in the gruesome deaths of those men simply because they were armed? I don't know exactly what they were doing over there. The standard line is that they provide security for civilian contractors. If you can direct me to information that indicates otherwise, I would like to check it out. I will not, however, demonize them or revel in what was done to them. I'm trying NOT to think like the fascists that currently run our country.

The thing about college grads moving in with parents very true.The company I work for hires college students to work part time to gain experience with their studies and just about everyone after graduating wanted to stay and work because they can't find work.I know of 3 that had to move back home because there's nothing out there for college grads.

Maria, what's interesting is the fact that I wouldn't exactly call Alex Jone's a repug. He's strange, but he's not a repug. He snuck in to a ritual, he video'd the ritual (they may have more than one, but there's one in particular every year, and then the "lakeside talks" where these power-mongers make decisions, like who's going to be pres, etc....

I know a bunch of Hippy Pagans who hold a ritual outside the grounds of the Bohemian grove at the same time to have a "counter-effect" on their weird ritual with the owl... and the fake(?) sacrifice of care.

And there are democrats at these.... Clinton attended! Walter Conkrite! all kinds of people who have major influence.

GONE UNITIN'

Give AMY an AAR show. Please.

I think many of the undecided voters are looking for a democratic voice to speak out, strong and loud, about the failings of this administration. I am talking about someone directly in Congress. They equally fear the liberal and conservative radio/TV voices because the cons have so soured the medium.

No the message is get the fuck out

Incorrect. Contractors is a blanket term used to downplay the fact that we are hiring outside security forces; so the papers don't have to put the word "mercenary" in the news or on the air. Mercenaries is an appropriate term because THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. They're not freakin security guards.

AMY! AMY! AMY!

re. previous posts on mercenaries.

If you are working for Blackwater and are assigned to Iraq, and an American citizen, you are a contractor.

If you are a Chilean, working for Blackwater, assigned to Iraq - you are a mercenary.

If you an American, working for Blackwater, and
are reassigned to Myanmar, for instance, you are a mercenary.

Do I have this right?

Yeah, the corporate news journalists were firmly embedded up the Pentagon's ass during the invasion.

I worry a lot that while people on this blog and the people they know are looking for such a leader, but that we're less numerous than we think in this country...

Thanks Barbara. But, I'm not a right-winger. I AM, however, a security contractor. I'm against the war, have been since before the invasion. But, I make my living as a security contractor, providing security for among others, CNN and the American Red Cross. I just wanted to dispel the image of contractor as village-burning, money hungry, baby killing mercenary.

Janeane shuts down Sam a lot.

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Not to be a pain in the arse, but will there be any possibility of a high bandwidth stream any time in the future?? That Real Player stream quality sucks. 17kps??? Everyone knows Winamp streams are the only way to go. And WinAmp is a much better player. Hope to hear a high quality stream soon, but even tinny Real Player sounds good when its Air America!!!

Word.

BTW got this from Stern's site:

The Republican National Committee is pressing the Federal Election Commission ("FEC") to issue new rules that would cripple groups that dare to communicate with the public in any way critical of President Bush or members of Congress. Incredibly, the FEC has just issued -- for public comment -- proposed rules that would do just that. Any kind of non-profit -- conservative, progressive, labor, religious, secular, social service, charitable, educational, civic participation, issue-oriented, large, and small -- could be affected by these rules.

By the way, one thing FEC's proposed rules do not affect is the donations you may have made in the past or may make now to MoveOn.org or to the MoveOn.org Voter Fund. They are aimed at activist non-profit groups, not donors.

Operatives in Washington are displaying a terrifying disregard for the values of free speech and openness which underlie our democracy. Essentially, they are willing to pay any price to stop criticism of Bush administration policy.

We've attached materials below to help you make a public comment to the FEC before the comment period ends on APRIL 9th. Your comment could be very important, because normally the FEC doesn't get much public feedback.

Public comments to the FEC are encouraged by email at politicalcommitteestatus@fec.gov

Comments should be addressed to Ms. Mai T. Dinh, Acting Assistant General Counsel, and must include the full name, electronic mail address, and postal service address of the commenter.

More details can be found at: http://www.fec.gov/press/press2004/20040312rulemaking.html

We'd love to see a copy of your public comment. Please email us a copy at
FECcomment@moveon.org.

Whether or not you're with a non-profit, we also suggest you ask your representatives to write a letter to the FEC opposing the rule change.

Some key points:

- Campaign finance reform was not meant to gag public interest organizations. - Political operatives are trying to silence opposition to Bush policy. - The Federal Election Commission has no legal right to treat non-profit interest groups as political committees. Congress and the courts have specifically considered and rejected such regulation.

not a Democracy but a constitutional republic please get it right

I disagree Christine, I'm a college graduate that lost his job to India, but I got a job and am paying off $100,000 of student loans and I have my own studio apartment... Granted I'm a waiter now...

I HATE JUDITH MILLER!!!!!

Joy,

Thanks for the info. I'm really looking forward to seeing the video footage.

I hate the idea of elite organizations. In fact, although I'm supporting Kerry I can't get the bad taste out of my mouth that he is one of "them" as well. But he's definitely the lesser of two evils.

Interesting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1190714,00.html

Two American soldiers have deserted, claiming asylum in Canada rather than serve in Iraq. They argue that the war is illegal under international law.

I know dozens of unemployed programmers that are working for slave wages today.

Outsourcing is coming to many professions soon.

If they can't ship your job overseas they will bring an h-1b third worlder here to replace you for a quarter of your salary

I think I have a crush with Amy...*sniff*

THEY KNEW THEY WERE BOUGHT OUT $$$$$$$$$$

In Chicago, the Sun-Times is kind of moderate/liberal and the Tribune is very conservative. What is the equivalent in NY? LA?

thank you. thank you. thank you.
i'm so happy to hear an american voice talking about the depleted uranium.
i'm an american living in japan and have heard all of this and much more for months on the bbc and the japanese media. it's frankly been embarrassing to try to have to explain to japanese who ask me why americans have no idea what is going on.
the depleted uranium is also an issue in kosovo, don't forget. apparently NATO troops are demanding to be transferred out of kosovo because they are getting sick.
it's not just europe that is more aware of this issue than americans -- it's most of world.

Oiligarchy???? I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!

Jon. 2+2=4. You are extracting somwthing like 40 from my original point. Who is demonizing anyone?

If there is no negative connotation implied by the fact that these men are mercenaries, then why call them anything but mercenaries? Why cloak their job in the anonymity of "contractors?"

Kowing the men were armed and part of a security force does change the equation. It does not OK what happened, but it shows that they were an armed element of the occupation.

As long as the DLC leads this party, the Democrats will crawl on their bellies, rather than stand up for Democratic principles.

Agreed, get Stern.

I usually don't find him funny.

However, he is the only one letting the Outsiders have a voice. I really appreciate that he often invites short people, people with disabilities, retarded people, hobos, prostitutes, etc. on his show. They have to suffer som friendly ridicule, and they get to tell what's going on with their life, and talk about their dreams.

an informed voting public is the enemy of this administration

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WE EXPORT WEAPONS OF MASS DESTUCTION AROUND THE WORLD - THEN THEY COME BACK TO HAUNT US

hey, guys! on monday's show, you were talking about the fcc's fairness doctrine? according to eric alterman in his book 'what liberal bias', this doctrine was drafted in 1949, ratified by congress in 1969 ( the point cannot be overlooked that this was a very divisive period in our nation's history, and i feel that the ratication of this doctrine was intended to help ease these stresses which were causing this division). The reagan-appointed fcc overturned this doctrine in 1987. their argument was that, and i'm paraphrasing, the media should not be viewed as a puplic trustee, but as a marketplace business.
kevr0n

Operation
Iraqi
Liberation

A truer acronym does not against, I think.

lol...

I think I am going to check out Amy's book.

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Scoops and oops - This is real news. Marry me Amy.

Judith Miller is a joke now! Shame on her! She will not say she was wrong in any way either. She waws on tv every minute before war. Everybody wants to be a star! Makes me sick... ugh.

goodman on fire
skewers media liars
judith m retires

I miss the good ol days when the most I feared from cons was Newt and Strom. This current leadership is so scary it's almost fictional.

Yes, follow the money! Judith Miller is most definitely a shill. She disgusts me. (She was JUST on Larry King)

Maria, no problem. I was sickened as well by the stuff that goes on at the BG. They have something against spiders too, and since I'm a weave, I take offence.

The only thing we can do is expose them.

Whatever happens to Judith miller anyway? He could be a CIA or pentagon plant ya know....

Who is for running the republican party out of the USA?

i would like to hear Robin Quivers as a guest.

oh-yeah...
first to post with the word "first" (not "frist")!

THANKS FOR HAVING AMY ON!!!

True! These people are near Nazis. Miss James Watt too!

Two things: from a hegemonial stand-point, it seems to me that government in general is very afraid that we don't actually need it. In addition it seems to me that there are more natural differences that are arizing and that the geography of the United States may be very different in the long-term future. I wouldn't be surprized if sometime in the near future we don't have a Southern area that isn't essentially a different country. This may be true of Asia as well as differrent religious or ethnic tribes seek to govern themselves. Its very, very freaky! We are definitely living in a period that is setting up for the future, whether that be a more peaceful thing or one based in economic and big business' control--we will see.

I wonder too, what changes the present will make in terms of linguistic theory--looks like current post modern ideas of agency are being completely repudiated--but you never know!

Grem-

*If they can't ship your job overseas they will bring an h-1b third worlder here to replace you for a quarter of your salary*

I wonder if that's why Bush has plans grant legal status - at least temporarily - to millions of illegal immigrants.

Danny

www.infowars.com

"an informed voting public is the enemy of this administration"

So, to fight this administration, clearly we are going to need some Weapons of Mass Instruction.

Yes Give us ROBIN Q!

that book that janeane mentioned "1000 americas", was that written by GEORGE seldes the famous journalist, who wrote: "thell the truth and run", and does anyone have any information where i can get it?

The term "mercenary" is a negative one . It implies criminality and a larcenous mind-set. While there are mercenaries(of all nationalities), they are, in fact, quite a different type of operator. It isn't just symantic.

dannysully,
i also pay rent and do not live with my parents.
but most of my paycheck goes directly to pay my student loan.
the graduates who move in with mom and dad can pay their loans off quicker

Can you ask Amy about the time she was arrested?

http://www.pacifica.org/news/030308_AmyGoodmanArrest.html

i can't wait until tomorrow night's press conference with Bush and get to see all the "cream puff" "Karl Rove" censored question's that Bush will get! Just curious how many televised debates does every one think Bush will have with Kerry! Kerry challenged him to one a month till Nov! but no response from "Dubya" hmmm... wonder why? I think Kerry would slam dunk him so bad in them! I venture to say at the most Bush might agree to 2!

Danny--doesn't that sound like some sort of veiled threat by the Bush administration?!?

Sounds like they are really trying to scare us all into submission. Sounds like a variation on the Planet of the Apes--no racism intended.

Grem-

In reponse to the question about 'mercenaries'. I have never heard anything about nationality in regards to the definition of 'mercenary'. 'Contractor' is a blanket term that can mean any job contracted by our government. Mercenary is a specific term for a person who acts as a soldier for hire no matter what the nationality. Unless those terms have been redefined under the princoples of new speak, I think that is still the case.

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RAMSEY CLARK

Tom Delay used to be an exterminator! Figues one of the most powerful men in USA is a cockroach.

Dead stream, guys.

I love Amy Goodman's idea about the mainstream media being compelled to give air time to those who were orginally right about the war in Iraq and 9/11.
Fox News should be forced to let Janeane back onto Bill O'Reilly's show -- with a rolled-up newspaper in each of her hands.

Some of the programmers i know have been outsourced
twice. Once out of the programming profession and a second time out of their replacement job.

A lot of employers view hiring americans as the worst thing that can happen to them.

isnt Ramsey Clark dead?

Democrats loved what Howard Dean brought on but folded on him at Karl Roves bluff.
Congressional Democrats could have stemmed the drive towards the war but did naught.
Some Dems are calling for a Kerry/McCain ticket.

The threat to Democrats are not the disparate wings of the party but the insecure ones who think Republican lite is THE option. I consider them beltway eels, satisfied with crumbs that gave them career survival but woefully lost all the branches of gov't to the Reps.

Whatever currency you use, the one the general American public cannot stand is spinelesness; conservative or progressive, whether you are in the right or wrong. The Right has defined the Left as spineless and it has stuck. Unsticking it requires the same "craftiness, on-pointedness and ferocity as those who have so far done the labelling.

Drivers needed!

The numbers on the realplayer stream go by so fast, reminding me that I'm missing stuff!!

Does anyone else had a problem with Kerry, if elected, keeping US troops in Iraq to "patrol"? Isn't that what we're supposed to be doing there right now? Keeping the peace? Honestly isn't that just 6 of one 1/2 of a dozen?

Danny

Ack! The stream has gone dead! Noooooooo!

Yep. Got a carrier but no intelligence.

WOW! did you hear paul bremmer side step that question about the saddam oppressed iraqi who now
hates the U.S
Powerful stuff guys..
Who,s buying this drivel comin from the whitehouse,i got a bridge to sell ,em

You Real Player Feed Has Gone DEAD

Yeah my stream has gone dead too.

April 12, 2004
BY ZAY N. SMITH SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST

QT Trickle-On Economics Update:

Arizona residents whose jobs have gone overseas can call a special hotline regarding welfare and food stamps, where a helpful person in Mexico or India will answer any questions.

i've been laid off from 7 different jobs since 911, 3 of which never paid me!

Anyone in NY or Cali listening on the radio?

Mexicans are flooding into the construction trades.

If you make more than 7 dollars an hour your employer wants to replace you.

Air america doesn't seem to interested in this topic.

All they talk about is Iraq.

Yes, mercenary does suggest some level of criminality which makes it an entirely appropriate terminology. Criminal invasion, criminal occupation, mercenary... it's consistant.

Hey.. what the hell? Lost my signal!

What about Robert McNamara?
Would that be aiming too high?

WAR IS TERRORISM

WAR IS TERRORISM

Any court reposters want to transcribe for us poor internet would-be listeners?

Lesson learned
News Item: Testimony shows Clinton administration did not do enough about al-Qaida threat to our shores.
News Item: Testimony shows Bush administration did not do enough about al-Qaida threat to our shores.
Or should we be paying attention instead to the current al-Qaida threat to our shores?
About which we are not doing enough.
Being too busy in Iraq.
QT is at qt@suntimes.com.

I recommend you add a QuickTime stream playable with iTunes on both Macs and Windows XP and 2k PCs for a fixed fee no matter what the volume. Real Player Feed Is Still DEAD

RAMSEY CLARK IS ALIVE AND WELL AND ANTI WAR.

How is it that the america is the world's biggest consumers but we no longer produce any consumable goods? Well with the execption of food... That might explain why we're also one of the fattest countries.

They're baaaaaack...

woo hoo! My feeding tube is flowing again.

WE LIVE IN A WAR ECONOMY - GO BUILD BOMBS AND JOIN THE ARMY. JUST KIDDING BUT IT'S THE ONLY JOB WHERE THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH PEOPLE.

We spend more on diet pills than most countries spend on food...

If I am spending all my time just trying to make a wage slave living I don't have time or energy to protest any other injustices including Iraq

I agree with Danny that "mercenary" is a loaded term and that it is being used improperly on the show. BTW, thanks to Bryan for clarifying that 2+2 thing for me.

WE SUPPORT ALOT OF DICTATORS- GET CHEAP LABOR AND CONTROL

Your welcome Jon. I thought it the equation might exemplify how the sum should be equal to the factors from which is was drawn.

new thread

Try the feed again - when I did, it wasn't REAL anymore - works fine.

For all of us:

We are the:
democratic wing of the democracy
republican wing of the republic
American wing of America

What do these things stand for? - democracy exists for the people, not just for power but to allow citizens to participate directly in governance and police.

Republican b/c we believe in checks and balances, personal freedoms, and the balancing of the majority will and the dignity of the individual.

American not b/c we chest thump, but b/c we stand for the ideals of the core values of the Constitution - equality for all Persons, politics for the people, balanced by the rights we all hold dear - here and across the world, whether we are American citizens or citizens of the world.

But American has become government for the corporations, by the corporations, with the individual citizens left to fight over our "culture" - what is left over after the corporate oligarchs take what they want, and leave us what annot threaten them. Remember when the outsourcing thing blew up, and the right said we cannot expect corporations to not act out of the best interests of their stockholders, not the country - when we expect our sons and daughters to get killed for our "country" -

Browkaws "Greatest Generation" was the first generation to leave their children with a lower standard of living then they had.

Browkaw neglected to tell you that.

Just a coincidence

Actually both are appropriate:

mercenary noun
a soldier who fights for any country or group that pays them

mercenary adjective
interested only in the amount of money that can be obtained from a situation:

It works.

Selling your kids down the economic river is a sure sign you have no morals at all.

I disagree.. I believe Bush. This war will bring peace to Iraq. This war will bring peace to the US. This war will bring peace.

On a personal note, I have begun fucking for virginity.

oops! eric alterman's book is entitled "what liberal MEDIA". my bad...

J&S - when are we going to see the political movie you guys made? www.abadsituationist.com makes it sound great! What's the deal with it?