Video: Lawrence O'Donnell says Abramoff had 'run' of White House

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/

White House Ties to Abramoff Stronger Than Reported

TPM Muckraker brings us news of corruption at the top.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001631.php

Jack Cafferty lashes out at President Bush for failures of the war in Afghanistan.

On CNN's Situation Room, Jack Cafferty lashed out at President Bush for failures of the war in Afghanistan.

Kinky's a hoot! but not governor material.-- Fact check

POLICY STATEMENTS, PROPOSALS AND REALITY

Here's a look at some of Kinky Friedman's recent policy statements and proposals and how they fall short:

Mr. Friedman: "We're 50th in education, with Guam and Samoa sneaking up on us."

Fact: Texas is not last in any of the 10 categories ranked by the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers group.

Mr. Friedman: "[I] want to create new revenue and not by jacking up everybody's electric bill 80 percent."

Fact: The state does not derive any direct benefit from utilities, which are owned by private companies or municipalities. The state does charge a fee - used for energy efficiency and other programs - based on kilowatt hours.

Mr. Friedman: Lottery revenue "is going to lobbyists. It's going to politicians. It's going to the same place the horny toad license plate is going - into the general fund."

Fact: Lottery proceeds are legally dedicated to the state education foundation fund. They cannot be used for general spending.

Mr. Friedman: "We've got to appoint people to the system who have seen the inside of a classroom sometime in their lifetime."

Fact: Four of the last five state commissioners for education - including the current chief, Shirley Neeley - began their careers as teachers.

Mr. Friedman: "We've got to get rid of the TAKS test."

Fact: Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, the state must use standardized testing to rate campuses or it cannot receive federal funding.

Mr. Friedman: He would send 10,000 troops to the border with law enforcement power. "I would put teeth into this program," he said.

Fact: National Guardsmen are not trained in law enforcement, and federal mandates prohibit their being used in that capacity unless a governor has declared martial law and places communities under military authority.

Mr. Friedman: "We discovered that [his rivals in the governor's race] have 89 years of politics. ... I don't think they've done anything outside of politics their whole damn lives."

Fact: The three other candidates have held political office for a combined 48 years: Rick Perry for 22 years; Carole Keeton Strayhorn for 19 years; and Chris Bell for seven. Before running for office, Mr. Perry was a rancher;
Mrs. Strayhorn has been a teacher and business consultant; Mr. Bell was a lawyer and journalist.

SOURCE: Dallas Morning News research

October 5: No Work. No School. Protest in the Streets.

On October 5, people everywhere will walk out of school, take off work, and come to the downtowns & townsquares and set out from there, going through the streets and calling on many more to join us - making a powerful statement: "NO! THIS REGIME DOES NOT REPRESENT US! AND WE WILL DRIVE IT OUT!"

 

 

http://www.worldcantwait.net/

 

 

Watch Clinton Spank the Rightwing

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/24/fox-clinton-interview-part-1-osama-bin-laden/

House Democrats Call For Investigation Into FCC Reports page!

http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=276738

Check out the FMQB website!

House Democrats Call For Investigation Into FCC Reports page!

Demonstration of Vote Stealing Ability

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/41675

The accompanying article by Alternet writer Evan Derkacz discusses the Princeton study's findings on whether it is possible to hack electronic election systems to steal votes.

http://itpolicy.princeton.edu/voting/

Politicians' rhetoric heighten sense of fear

Alerts aid terror goals, study finds

Intense media scrutiny and politicians' rhetoric heighten sense of fear, researchers say
http://sfgate.com/

False Flag Operations (Story running on Yahoo news)

False Flag Operations: Declassified military documents show how US government planned terrorist attacks against its own citizens.

http://news.yahoo.com/news

BOOK: Cable News Media, Exposed

This looks like a worthwhile read.

http://cablenewsconfidential.com/

Who Is Behind "The Path to 9/11"?

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001491.php

Olbermann blasts Rumsfeld

This is why I love Keith Olbermann . . .
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Olbermann blasts Rumsfeld

http://www.salon.com/

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What a disgrace: ABC's planned 9/11 "mockumentary"

If this mockumentary airs, it will mean ABC's own self-destruction.

 

You see, it's too late to rewrite history--we now know better. Imagine how Americans will react, as our intelligence is insulted with this piece, this transparent attempt to manipulate the November election.

 

We're onto you.We see this for what it is: an abuse of power, use of the public airways to sway an election. This is the 2006 swiftboat story. No, we know that you don't actually believe this story--this fresh fiction designed to plant seeds of doubt.

 

Imagine what will happen as over half of America forever turns away from ABC and Disney in disgust.

 

BOYCOTT is not a strong enough word for what will happen. I personally commit to shunning this company and all of its subsidiaries.