Head-Spinning Political Shit!

[BullDog]

Excellent article Theo. I've been attempting to talk about similar things in a different thread to no avail.

[rlin]

i saw this plan... fact is great... you know he is too dumb to stay in the country forever!

GENEVA -- Activists vowed yesterday that former President George W. Bush would face a torture case against him whenever he travels outside the United States.
Human-rights groups had planned to lodge a Swiss criminal case against Bush yesterday, before his address to a Jewish charity in Geneva on Feb. 12. Organizers canceled his speech last weekend, invoking security concerns.
But the Manhattan-based Center for Constitutional Rights and the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights issued what they called a preliminary "indictment" to prosecute Bush abroad for the alleged torture of terrorism suspects in US custody.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Travel warning.


"This is our way of putting him on notice," said Katherine Gallagher, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/interna...#ixzz1DT2o0Ug5

[betenoire]

Half Of GOP Primary Voters Wrongly Say Obama Non-U.S. Born: Poll

Yeah, still.

Fifty one percent of Republican primary voters believe President Obama wasn't born in the U.S., according to a new survey by Public Policy Polling.

Palin had a 41 percent approval rating with non-birthers but a whopping 83 percent approval with birthers.

[waxnrope]

Originally Posted by theoddz

The following is a very interesting editorial article where the commentator explores what would happen if the State of Texas were to succeed from the United States, as some of its more conservative, radical right wingers have suggested. It's quite the interesting read, really.

http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/149...y/?page=entire

Comments??

It makes me really wonder what these so called "Conservatives" who aren't wealthy, but who are actually what might be considered "poor" or socioeconomically below the middle class line would do, if they got what they *think* they want.

~Theo~

In other areas, they are getting what they want. Think about the watered down health care bill as an example. Talk about shooting yerself in the foot! Again, I think about the lack of critical thinking taught in schools ...

[Soon]

Originally Posted by rlin

i saw this plan... fact is great... you know he is too dumb to stay in the country forever!

GENEVA -- Activists vowed yesterday that former President George W. Bush would face a torture case against him whenever he travels outside the United States.
Human-rights groups had planned to lodge a Swiss criminal case against Bush yesterday, before his address to a Jewish charity in Geneva on Feb. 12. Organizers canceled his speech last weekend, invoking security concerns.
But the Manhattan-based Center for Constitutional Rights and the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights issued what they called a preliminary "indictment" to prosecute Bush abroad for the alleged torture of terrorism suspects in US custody.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Travel warning.


"This is our way of putting him on notice," said Katherine Gallagher, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/interna...#ixzz1DT2o0Ug5

Maybe he'll try to cross the border into Canada and we can nab him!

[Soon]

Question to GOP Rep.: 'Who is going to shoot Obama?'

[BullDog]

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but Bob Hebert's last column for the NY Times pretty much sums up the state of affairs in the U.S. for me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/op...2N+ogOC9Y%2FVQ

[betenoire]

Wisconsin GOP Tries to Silence UW Professor for Asking Questions

[betenoire]

Conservative Think Tank Seeks Michigan Profs' Emails About Wisconsin Union Battle ... And Maddow

Just like in Wisconsin. Crazier and crazier.

[PumaJ]

From Bob Herbert's last post, Losing Our Way, in the N.Y. Times (Thanks Bulldog for the heads up), these words in particular caught my attention:

Limitless greed, unrestrained corporate power and a ferocious addiction to foreign oil have led us to an era of perpetual war and economic decline...... When the most powerful country ever to inhabit the earth finds it so easy to plunge into the horror of warfare but almost impossible to find adequate work for its people or to properly educate its young, it has lost its way entirely.

It has been my observation that the majority of the wars our nation has engaged in since WWII are in some way tied to corporate greed. I believe that old standby line about helping other nations find freedom & democracy is code for "let's make them safe for our corporations to go into & exploit the people & the land for the sake of profit & more profit".

Call me cynical if you like, but it is from my years of being an observer of national & international politics over a long period of time that I've come to that conclusion. Over that same period of time, I've been busy in my professional life working in non-profit agencies to deliver healthcare & mental health services to youngsters & their families, whose lives have been stuck in generational poverty, mental illness, various addictions, domestic violence and child abuse. All problems that increase during times of economic recession.

[BullDog]

Originally Posted by PumaJ

From Bob Herbert's last post, Losing Our Way, in the N.Y. Times (Thanks Bulldog for the heads up), these words in particular caught my attention:

It has been my observation that the majority of the wars our nation has engaged in since WWII are in some way tied to corporate greed. I believe that old standby line about helping other nations find freedom & democracy is code for "let's make them safe for our corporations to go into & exploit the people & the land for the sake of profit & more profit".

Call me cynical if you like, but it is from my years of being an observer of national & international politics over a long period of time that I've come to that conclusion. Over that same period of time, I've been busy in my professional life working in non-profit agencies to deliver healthcare & mental health services to youngsters & their families, whose lives have been stuck in generational poverty, mental illness, various addictions, domestic violence and child abuse. All problems that increase during times of economic recession.

I absolutely agree PumaJ. Just think what the position our country and citizens could be in if we spent only a fraction of what we have spent on war on education and social services instead. Also, a well-educated and healthy citizenry makes for a better workforce and consumers with money to spend.

[Greyson]

Originally Posted by betenoire

Conservative Think Tank Seeks Michigan Profs' Emails About Wisconsin Union Battle ... And Maddow

Just like in Wisconsin. Crazier and crazier.

I read this article earlier this morning and was disturbed by what I read. My thought was "If you are not scared, you should be." Now if we could only FOIA for corporate, private sector emails from the banks, Wall Street, and others.

[Kobi]

I just finished watching "Casino Jack and the United States of Money".... a documentary on Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay, Bill Nye, and various other examples of corruption in human form.

I am amazed at the way they followed Abranoff's beginning in college as part of the new republicans seeking to unseat the rule making, regulation making, liberal democrat rule at the time.

Then to follow his career as both an influence and influencer who often played both sides of the street. And those policiticans, charged and uncharged who were cozy with his ruthless pursuit of money tactics.

It was sobering.

[betenoire]

One for you, Seven for me.

Bristol Palin’s Nonprofit Paid Her Seven Times What It Spent On Actual Teen Pregnancy Prevention

In 2009, Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol joined a teen pregnancy prevention nonprofit called the Candie’s Foundation. Today, the Associated Press reported that the Candie’s Foundation released its 2009 tax information, revealing that Bristol was paid a salary of $262,500.

But a closer examination of the tax form by ThinkProgress shows that the group disbursed only $35,000 in grants to actual teen pregnancy health and counseling clinics: $25,000 to the Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center and $10,000 to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

Her mommy learned her up real good!

[Soon]

Americans nationwide are evenly divided over the issue of same sex marriage.

But Republicans in Mississippi are divided over a wholly different wedlock issue: interracial marriage.

In a PPP poll released Thursday, a 46% plurality of registered Republican voters said they thought interracial marriage was not just wrong, but that it should be illegal. 40% said interracial marriage should be legal.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...al.php?ref=fpb

[Corkey]

This country is going to hell in a hand basket on steroids.

[iamkeri1]

LOL Corkey, that is what the anti-gay rights, anti civil right folks are saying about the progress us queers are making!!!

This is my first visit to this thread. There is SO MUCH head spinning political shit going on right now that I feel like I have whip lash EVERY day! I am pretty old and have been interested in politics my whole life and can remember nothing like the shit that is going on now. Amazing! Horrifying! Head Spinning!
Smooches,
Keri

[Soon]

Mike Huckabee Says He Wants Americans To Be Indoctrinated At Gunpoint

[MsDemeanor]

Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

Mike Huckabee Says He Wants Americans To Be Indoctrinated At Gunpoint

I dunno, guns and America as a christian nation sounds to me like a recipe for sweeping the republican primaries - those folks love their guns and their god. The vision of liberals being forced to watch Barton at gunpoint is probably better than porn for some of them.

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by MsDemeanor

I dunno, guns and America as a christian nation sounds to me like a recipe for sweeping the republican primaries - those folks love their guns and their god. The vision of liberals being forced to watch Barton at gunpoint is probably better than porn for some of them.

And there is the Donald giving rise to a new definition of Birtherism. Seems like he always does a pre- primary look at me stint. The guy just loves the camera.

It will interesting to see who the GOP actually nominates to run against Obama from their field of idiots. There have got to be more moderate Republicans that are plain embarrassed by this group.

And there is always Newt to justify his passion for America by cheating on his wife!! Do people really buy what he says??? His ex-wife's book is a good, honest read.