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[RevolutionRadio.org] SARAH PALIN: XENA OF THE WAR PARTY: The anti-Russian trope has been taken up with special alacrity by the McCainiacs, who are touting Palin’s position as commander-in-chief of the Alaska National Guard and her proximity to the Russkies to highlight her readiness to take the helm in the Situation Room. I wouldn’t be too surprised to hear tales of Commander Palin’s derring do when confronted with previously unreported Russian incursions across the Bering Strait.
[uprisingradio.org] Weekly Digest - 09/05/08: The biggest demonstration of the week took place on Monday morning on the steps of the State Capital, bringing together antiwar groups with immigrants, welfare rights activists and more, to say no to the war in Iraq. I was at the march and spoke with a number of people there including an Iraq vet, a representative of the Minnesota Immigrants Rights Action Coalition, a Green Party candidate for Vice President Rosa Clemente, and an eight year old dressed as “Uncle Sam’s Good Twin.”
[America's Election HQ] Sons of Both Vice Presidential Nominees Will Go to Iraq: The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon. Republican vice presidental nominee .
[The Liberty Tree Lantern] Obama: Surge Has Suceeded Beyond ”˜Wildest Dreams’: When pressed as to whether, if elected, he would prepare for possible use of military force against Iran, Obama, who has repeatedly called for greater diplomatic efforts with Iran, said it wouldn’t be “appropriate” for someone who might become president to start “tipping their hand in terms of what their plans might be with respect”
[TheZoo] McCain’s speech interrupted by Iraq Vet Heckler: As Iraq War veteran and former Democratic congressional candidate Paul Hackett says, “Here is a guy who touts himself as a friend of veterans, but his history shows just the opposite. How can someone who cares about our men and women in the armed services vote against the GI Bill or veterans’
[Herself smiling as she cheered for her kaitlyn.] Is anyone ready to invest their future in the Stock Market Basic ...: Over the longer term, the distancing of religious leaders from politics could prove even more consequential, denying the GOP one of the essential building blocks it has used to capture the White House in five of the last seven presidential races. Oh eight R All about Hillary.
[FVSU Blog] Analysis: Republican National Convention: True to his predecessors, Senator McCain promised that he would cut taxes, war in Iraq, Afghanistan, more war, a possible war with Iran, our success at our current wars and drilling offshore. Surprisingly, I didn’t hear anything about abortion, gun rights, gay marriage, or keeping illegals out of the country with some new state-of-the-art fence.
[Blog of Mass Destruction] Surge, 9-11, And POW: More tax cuts fo the flush, drilling (GOP applause line the entire convention), dismantling public education for the sake of privatizers, "reforming" unemployment insurance by treating those who are unemployed like welfare recipients and, naturally, Big War Machine (USA, USA, USA).
[AM 1090's Weblog] Democracy NOW! Headlines: Shortly before Senator McCain gave his speech, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama appeared on the Fox News program the O’Reilly Factor with Bill O’Reilly. It was Obama’s first apperance on Fox News since privately resolving a dispute with the channel that kept him away for several months.
[Global News Blog] POLITICS-US: Red, White and Blue”¦ But Mostly White: Hutchinson says that the conservative heartland appeal of militarism and reduced government are unattractive to blacks. African Americans have overwhelmingly opposed the war in Iraq and support social programmes which they see as benefiting their communities.
[NONE SO BLIND - BLOG] How the Republicans Win: Essay by Robert Parry on Smears, Dirty ...: In 2004, Democrat John Kerry was badly hurt by a smear campaign against his Vietnam War heroism, led by a well-funded right-wing group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. At the GOP convention, Republican activists highlighted skepticism about the severity of Kerry’s war wounds by passing out “Purple Heart Band-Aids.”
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