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Get out to protest John McCain
2008-05-22 20:31:00 This has been posted on AfterDowningStreet.org Click on the link to find where John McCain will be appearing and go hold out some signs telling him we won’t take the Bush Administration’s or his nonsense any longer. No more war, occupation, torture, not another dime… none of it. More About: News , Economy , California , Iraq War , Health Care
Fear is the greatest impediment to peace
2008-05-19 05:22:00 This individual spoke at her graduation ceremony with truth and great courage. John McCain was an invited speaker, however the invitation for McCain was not supported by the students or faculty. Why was he invited? More About: News , Peace , Iraq War , Fear
CA 24th District Congress Update
2008-05-19 00:40:00 From California Progress Report (David Dayen): “Incumbent: Elton Gallegly. Challengers: Jill Martinez, Mary Pallant (Responsible Plan endorser). PVI #: R+5. % Dem. turnout: 50.6. Marta Jorgensen has quit the race and backed Jill Martinez. Unfortunately, the primary fight here has turned a little nasty, with Jill Martinez stretching the truth about Mary Pallant’s ... More About: Congress , Santa Barbara County , District , Update
John McCain demonstrating his brilliance
2008-05-18 22:38:00 Just how does the McCain spout this stuff? It’s amazing. How did the folks in Arizona ever vote for him? His dishonesty doesn’t even have a molecule of intelligence in it. The question is “Does McCain make this stuff up as he goes along?”, or “Is does his age and health stop ... More About: Iraq War , John , Brilliance , John McCain
24th Congressional District California - Mary Pallant Campaign
2008-05-17 12:00:00 Mary’s Pallant campaign is moving forward in the effort to unseat Elton Gallegly. With Democratic voter registration up in the district, it looks like we may finally have the opportunity for solid representation in Congress. This past Thursday, Pallant gained a major endorsement from the California Nurses Association, CNA. Mary has also been endorsed ... More About: Campaign , Mary , Santa Barbara County , District
Ralph Nader Talks about U.S. Corporate Fascism
2008-05-16 09:13:00 Ralph Nader continued his tour of the West Coast recently in Oakland, CA. Nader declared that the United States is running under a corporate fascist economic system. “We’re living in a country whose democracy is beyond the breaking point. The extent of corporate control has developed into corporate fascism,”Nader said. read more | digg story ... More About: Corporate , Fascism , Corporations , Ralph Nader
56% Americans say immigrants work harder at low-paying jobs
2008-05-16 08:56:00 With immigration reform less of an issue with gas prices and economic troubles on people’s minds, a study released by Pew Research Center says that Blacks, Whites and Hispanics believe immigrants work harder than Whites and Blacks. Since 1986 less Whites believe immigrants work harder than Blacks, only 55%, while more Blacks, 64%, think it’s ... More About: California , Jobs , Work , District , Americans
Senate Moves Ahead On Thought Crimes Bill
2008-05-16 08:48:00 In the wake of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins’ (R-ME) alarmist report, “Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorism Threat,” the Senate may be moving towards passage of the Orwellian “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007″ (S. 1959). read more | digg story ... More About: Thought , Crimes , Bill , Moves
Making a killing from the food crisis: The Real News Video
2008-05-14 06:14:00 Cargill, Dupont, Monsanto, and others doubling and tripling prices and profits while billions of people are starving to death. While 2/3rds of the world popuation live on less than $2.00 per day, and are more vulnerable, Americans, and other developed populations will not be spared from this well-planned extermination by the “old” NWO. read more | ... More About: Video , News , Food , Real , Crisis
Gallegly?s votes NO in on housing stimulus bill
2008-05-13 03:37:00 Amendment to American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act - Vote Passed (266-154, 13 Not Voting) The House passed a comprehensive housing-stimulus bill through three separate votes, including this measure authorizing the Federal Housing Administration to help refinance as much as $300 billion of subprime loans. How the U.S. House from California voted: voted ? Rep. Joe Baca ... More About: Economy , Santa Barbara County , District
The Ad Comcast Doesn?t Want You To See on Nancy Pelosi
2008-05-12 16:29:00 Comcast, which has a history of censoring political content is still abusing their monopoly power to suppress political speech. Last week in San Francisco the REFUSED to accept the new Shirley Golub TV ad, in her congressional primary challenge against Nancy Pelosi . Apparently they did not take kindly to Golub’s comparison of the political ... More About: News , California , Comcast
Mary Pallant to speak at the Conejo Valley Democratic Club
2008-05-12 09:12:00 From the Conejo Valley Democratic Club As we close in on the June primary we will have our final candidates forum before the election. Jill Martinez and Mary Pallant, the remaining Democratic candidates for the 24th Congressional District seat currently held by Elton Gallegly, will appear to present their campaigns and take questions from club members. ... More About: News , Democrats , California
Vote Shirley Golub June 3rd in San Francisco
2008-05-11 21:12:00 Great commercial. What is Nancy Pelosi doing in Congress ? She seems more Republican than anything else. More About: San Francisco , June , Vote
Meltdown of U.S. Dollar Underway as China Dumps the Currency
2008-05-11 20:53:00 China dumps $1.4 Trillion in reserves, switching to the Euro and Canadian dollar, causing the US Federal Reserve Fiat paper dollars to plunge in all world markets to new all-time lows. China is also the worlds largest holder of US Treasury Bonds and securities, for which they are nervously awaiting a buyer. Japan, is ... More About: News , Economy , China , George Bush , Dick Cheney
Rasmussen To Stop Polling Clinton Questions
2008-05-11 20:38:00 National polling firm Rasmussen Reports announced on Friday that it will stop polling people about the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton because her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama , will win the Democratic nomination. read more read more | digg story More About: News , Questions , Hillary Clinton , Polling
Who Will Tell the People?
2008-05-07 09:11:00 We are living on borrowed time and borrowed dimes. We still have all the potential for greatness, but only if we get back to work on our country. read more | digg story More About: People , The People
Iran Ends Oil Transactions In U.S. Dollars
2008-05-07 08:05:00 Iran, OPEC’s second-largest producer, has completely stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars, a top Oil Ministry official said Wednesday. This is a few days old, but interesting information. It’s about oil and probably has a lot to do with the Bush administration’s current interest in Iran, sadly. read more | digg story ... More About: Iran , Transactions , Dollars , Ends
Impeachment IS Possible
2008-05-04 06:00:00 This is an interview with David Swanson and Cindy Piester presented by Ventura County’s Citizens for Impeachment Patriot Series. Filmed in Ventura on April 23, 2008. Great information and perspective. Watch it here. After viewing, consider, do we want to keep Elton Gallegly, our 24th District California House Representative in Congress after he has voted almost exclusively ... More About: Iraq War , George Bush , Dick Cheney
McCain - Serious aggression issues that look worse than Bush
2008-04-28 09:50:00 Was reading Glenn Greenwald today. His points on McCain are excellent. Read below: Saturday April 26, 2008 12:36 EDT John McCain’s serious foreign policy (updated below) John McCain was on a conference call with right-wing bloggers yesterday and boasted: I think that people should understand that I will be Hamas’s worst nightmare. What possible reason would a U.S. President have for ... More About: Bush , Iran , Iraq War , Issues
David Swanson Endorses Mary Pallant for Congress
2008-04-27 06:39:00 David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org endorses Mary Pallant For Congress in her effort to unseat Elton Gallegly. read more | digg story More About: News , California , Iraq War
Norman Solomon flying in to Support Mary Pallant for Congress
2008-04-24 23:06:00 Fundraiser May 4th, 2008 Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated colomnist, the author of “Made Love, Got War,” “War Made Easy,” and “Target Iraq.” A documentary based on “War Made Easy” was released in 2007 and narrated by Sean Penn. Mary Pallant with Norman Solomon Norman is traveling to the 24th to support Mary’s campaign. Don’t miss this rare ... More About: Congress , California , Flying , Support
Are Peace and Impeachment Possible? By David Swanson in Ojai, CA
2008-04-24 22:47:00 Went to hear David Swanson in Ojai, California this past Tuesday. His remarks to the packed crowd were inspirational. We cannot let up on the efforts for impeachment for both Cheney and Bush . Cheney first. The importance of impeachment to the future of our nation is too important. We cannot allow the lawbreaking that has ... More About: Peace , Iraq War , George Bush
Fox News: Like Viewing a Video Version of the Nation Enquirer
2008-04-22 03:09:00 And when other news media pick up on their “spin” it’s just nauseating. Whatever happened to journalist that had integrity? The truly Ugly Americans here are the media journalists without values and integrity and their corporate owners. Ruppert must sure be getting throttled by Karl Rove to put on this garbage. Americans just ... More About: Video , News , Barack Obama , Fox News , Nation
Rep Betty Hall?s Speech in New Hampshire
2008-04-21 16:41:00 For me, impeachment has always been a scary idea. Over 30 years ago, in this legislature, we voted on a resolution to impeach Richard Nixon. (You see, we’ve done this before!) Representative Eugene Daniel, mayor of Franklin, gave an impassioned speech to impeach. It was powerful. There was a standing vote. Out of 400 people, ... More About: Dick Cheney , New Hampshire , Betty , Hampshire , Hall
May Day! - Americans Strike Against Criminal Leadership!
2008-04-21 04:17:00 May 1st is shaping up to be quite a day of resistance, with strikes by the ILWU, the Teamsters, Postal Workers, plus immigrant rights rallies, and peace and impeachment activities. It’s Mission Accomplished Day (5 Years!) It’s Downing Street Minutes Day (3 Years!) It’s May Day, the original Labor Day (122 Years!) ... More About: Iraq War , George Bush , Dick Cheney , Leadership , Americans
Impeachment Events in Ventura- Ojai Area
2008-04-19 21:16:00 In a nation opposed to the occupation of Iraq , the opposition party is preparing to shell out another $102 billion of our grandchildren’s money to continue it. Our nation has come so far in seven years that the president and vice president openly admit to authorizing torture in blatant violation of the Eighth Amendment, longstanding US laws and treaties, ... More About: Bush , Events , California , Iraq War
35 International Firms Qualify To Bid On Iraq Oil Deals
2008-04-14 00:08:00 Thirty-five international oil companies have qualified to bid for future oil and gas contracts to develop one of the world’s largest oil fields, an Iraq i oil ministry statement said Sunday. read more | digg story More About: International , Firms
Ralph Nader has a great idea - Tax Payer Appreciation Day
2008-04-13 23:46:00 Nader has a great idea here: From Ralph Nader ……. “April 15 is around the corner. Could the corporate executives of this country please stand up and show a little appreciation? To the taxpayers who subsidize them? And bail them out? How about the $30 billion bailout of reckless Bear Stearns as the most recent and egregious example? I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that April 15th of each year be designated Taxpayer Appreciation Day, a day when corporations receiving taxpayer subsidies, bailouts, handouts and other forms of corporate welfare can express their thanks to the citizens who provide them. Taxpayer dollars have often funded discoveries made by NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. In many instances the rights to those discoveries were later given away to companies that brag about them as though they were the fruits of their own investments. Taxpayer dollars have played a majo... More About: Great , Idea , Great Idea
Your Tax Money: 42% Going to War, 4.4% to Education
More articles from this author:2008-04-13 23:14:00 Ever wonder where your tax money is going? Well now you know. read more | digg story More About: Education , Money 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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