Iraq Misrepresented as "Dangerous"
I read a story on Reuters News service published in the Wash. Post about the state of the US National Guard. Army Lt. General Blum said the Guard is missing its recruiting goals this year, and he...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh loses 43% of Audience
The Startribune reported today that Rush's popularity in the Twin Cities is plummeting. Sean Hannity's radio show is doing even worse. http://startribune.com/stories/462/5569938.html
View ArticleMove America Forward funded by a Republican PR Firm?
Mother Sheehan went to Crawford on her own to ask President Bush what the noble cause is for which her son died in Iraq. Mother Sheehan's vigil has resulted in a national grassroots movement that is...
View ArticleThe correct analogy for Katrina: the Drought of the 1930s
The MSM has described hurricane Katrina as an unprecedented natural disaster in the U.S. Comparisons to earlier hurricanes and floods, along with the corresponding death tolls and the cost to insurance...
View ArticleHow much of your salary goes toward gas?
In 1993 the Tax Foundation introduced the concept of "Tax Freedom Day." Tax Freedom Day is meant to represent the day that Americans begin to earn money for themselves; before that date, all earned...
View ArticleThe NY Times and the Star Tribune have something in Common
Maureen Dowd in her recent critique of Judith Miller said that reporters are more than stenographers. The implication, in a not-so-subtle manner, is that Judy Miller should have done more to establish...
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Photos from the High School Walkout in the Twin Cities
Here is a link to photos from rally for the high school walkout that was held on the University of Minnesota Campus. A majority of the participants were local high school students. Details and MSM...
View ArticleHalf-million protesters block major city streets in Australia
I was suprised to learn on Indy Media and at Reuters UK that major labor protests are occurring in Australia. These articles estimate that between 200,000 to more than 1/2-million persons participated...
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Protesting global warming in a snowstorm (wearing boots)
You have to recognize the irony of protesting global warming in a snowstorm with temperatures in the teens, but that's what about 50 Minnesotans did today as part of the world-wide effort to fight...
View ArticleBush estimates 30,000 Iraqi Civilian Deaths: no way!
Today, President Bush in what was described by the NY Times as an unusual, question-answer session, said he believed that 30,000 Iraqi citizens had died since the start of the most current US war with...
View ArticleWar on Christmas at Mall of America: Stop the Shopocalypse
Everyone on DailyKos has read or heard about the War on Christmas. The front lines of the war are on FOX News, the halls of the American Family Association, and even the Congress of the United States....
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Matt Cooper's Back (with Poll)
Matt Cooper of Time magazine was interviewed on MSNBC this morning. The topic wasn't Valerie Plame. Instead, he was asked to provide insight into the Abramoff scandal. Evidently, the White House is...
View ArticlePaul Bremer releases Republican playbook
Paul Bremer III was interviewed on Meet The Press today about his new book titled "My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope." Tim Russert questioned him about several discrepancies...
View ArticleWoodruff, Iraq and the State of the Union (photos)
By now everyone has heard that Bob Woodruff, a major network anchor from ABC, and Doug Vogt, his cameraman, were wounded by an IED in Iraq. What you may not have known is that they were in Iraq to...
View ArticleWould you give up sex to end war? (with poll)
I know, that's a stupid question, but the sports news today is dominated with the results of a survey conducted by Golf Digest and Golf For Women magazines that asked its readers the following...
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Republican Sen Coleman Sanitizes Wikipedia
I love the Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. This free encyclopedia is an example of how the internet can be used in a positive way. Although concerns have been raised about its...
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'God will be my judge on Iraq' (watch out for the piano!)
You would think that with a diary title like this that I would be writing a about GW Bush. I'm not. This is a headline in the Independent, a great British paper and the story is about Tony Blair. Blair...
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4000 Minnesotans Protest the War (with pics)
[UPDATE: heard on the 10 pm news that the crowd size was estimated to be 4000 so I added figure that to the title] Thousands of Minnesotans took to the streets this afternoon to protest the third...
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Rashomon in Kirkuk: AKA Media coverage in Iraq
[Attention right wingers: text located in gray boxes or appearing in quotation marks next to a reference represents citations of other writer's works] Are the media ignoring wonderful happenings in...
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40,000 Immigrant March in St Paul, MN (with cool photos)
40,000 persons who support rights for immigrants marched today in St Paul, Mn from the Cathedral to the State Capitol. Most of the participants were Hispanics. I saw a few members of Veterans for Peace...
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