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March In My Name John Nirenberg Has Reached Washington To Meet Nancy Pelosi
2008-01-14 09:48:00 John Nirenberg has reached Washington D.C. over this past weekend. Nirenberg is the individual from MarchInMyName.org that has walked from Boston to Washington D.C. , with a petition of names, to meet with Nancy Pelosi in request for impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney . He wants impeachment to be put “back on the ... More About: John , Meet
Michigan Primary January 15, 2008 - Vote!
2008-01-13 23:41:00 This is a great commercial for Dennis Kucinich In Michigan : More About: January , Vote , Primary , 2008
Ron Paul In South Carolina Debate 1-10-08 FOX Proves Themselves The Fools A
2008-01-13 22:31:00 I don’t agree with everything Ron Paul has to say, however his comments on electability, the Iraq War, money, and principles are priceless. It is interesting that the moderator put him aside as different than the other candidates on the stage. Isn’t this what debates, point of view, and elections are all about? ... More About: Debate , South , South Carolina
Hillary Clinton Biggest Recipient of Donations From Lobbyists and The Wealt
2008-01-13 22:01:00 As smoke surrounds the Clinton campaign victory in New Hampshire, I am most disturbed about the voting count and the fact that Clinton is the biggest recipient of Lobbyist donations. Second to Hillary is McCain , who seems quite prepared to continue the drum beat of war. Could Clinton’s rhetoric be a bait ... More About: Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton
Kucinich Excluded From NBC Debates - Time To Take Action
2008-01-13 05:17:00 From Heather Wokusch - OpEd News: NBC has just flip-flopped and withdrawn an invitation for Kucinich to appear on its upcoming presidential debates. The Kucinich campaign reports: Less than 44 hours after NBC sent a congratulatory note and an invitation to Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich to participate in the Jan. 15 Democratic Presidential debate in Las Vegas, ... More About: Debates , Action , Time
Newsweek Spins More Election Garbage and Supports Bush Agenda Again
2008-01-13 03:40:00 I guess we can expect to see more and more of this from Newsweek, especially since Karl Rove joined their writing staff. It seems calculated that Rove joined a media source during this election year to yet serve the Bush /Cheney interests again. Today, Newsweek online shows an article by Michael Hirsh, titled “Sorry Barack, You’ve ... More About: Iraq War , George Bush , Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton
Election Voting Machines - Voting Problems Again?
2008-01-13 01:42:00 Well it seems we are moving into another election with the same machines/scanners and running out of ballots as before. Four years later and the same story continues. It is disheartening to say the least. Here we have Mr. Bush talking out both sides of his mouth. On the one hand, he wants to support ... More About: Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , Machines , Election , Problems
Where Do American Jobs Go?
2008-01-13 00:58:00 Here is an excellent example of what is going on. In an op-ed article written by Barbara Peterson, we can see the future of China flooding the American textile market with their wares. What does this mean for the American textile market if it can’t compete with pricing? Well, it’s like WalMart moving ... More About: Jobs
Presidential Primary Calendar
2008-01-12 17:49:00 Month Date Election January 3 Iowa 5 Wyoming Republican primary 8 New Hampshire 15 Michigan 19 South Carolina Republican primary Nevada 26 South Carolina Democratic primary 29 Florida February 1 Maine Republican primary 5 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Idaho Democratic primary Illinois Kansas Democratic caucus Massachusetts Minnesotta Missouri New Jersey New Mexico Democratic primary New York North Dakota Oklahoma Tennessee Utah 9 Kansas Republican caucus Louisiana Washington 10 Maine Democratic primary 12 District of Columbia Maryland Virginia 19 Hawaii Democratic primary Wisconsin March 4 Ohio Rhode Island Texas Vermont 9 Wyoming Democratic primary 11 Mississippi April 22 Pennsylvania May 6 Indiana North Carolina 13 Nebraska West Virginia 20 Kentucky Oregon 27 Idaho R... More About: Presidential , Primary , Calendar , Presidential Primary , Ventura County
Impeachment Petitions for Dick Cheney to be Presented Tuesday Night
2008-01-12 17:12:00 Congressman Robert Wexler will present his petition, which has obtained close to 200,000 signatures, to the House on Tuesday. There is still time for more signatures. Please visit WexlerWantsHearings.com to add your name. Wexler will also mention petition signatures obtained through other sites, such as impeachbush.org C-Span will post the video of the proceeding. ... More About: Congress , Dick Cheney , Impeachment , Night
Is The Surge Working?
2008-01-12 17:00:00 The Iraq War is not on the front pages. Does that mean it’s working? No. It is working for the Republican candidates though. McCain recently disclosed that the war is helping him, “Thank God it’s off the front page“. Thomas Ricks, Washington Military correspondent for the Washington Post discussed the war with Keith ... More About: News , Iraq War , George Bush , Surge
Green Party Register to Vote
2008-01-12 16:07:00 Remember January 22, 2008 is the last day to register, or re-register to vote in California for the Democratic Primary. If you are a Green voter, and feel Dennis Kucinich most closely matches your views, you can re-register your vote to “decline to stat” to be able to vote in the Democratic Primary. There are several ... More About: Party , Vote , Green Party , Register
FBI Gets Their Phones Shut Off Due to Unpaid Bill
2008-01-11 17:04:00 Wait…was this Verizon? Reuters reported today, January 10, 2008, that the FBI had their international wire-tap cut off due to failure to pay their phone bill. This information was released through an audit by the Justice Department. In the Reuters article, the following was reported: “Late payments have resulted in telecommunications carriers actually disconnecting phone lines ... More About: News , Iraq War , Phones , Bill , Shut
Karl Rove Speaking Again! Delete
2008-01-11 17:01:00 Does Karl Rove actually think we care what he has to say! My gosh. Rove, the sleezeball that lies, creates fabrications to bring this nation to an unnecessary war, co-author of “pre-emptive strike”, outs a government agent working for our intelligence community (although he was never charged), is speaking out against a democratic candidate, Obama. Rove ... More About: Dick Cheney , Wall Street Journal , Speaking
Are Diebold Machines Messing Up The Voting AGAIN?
2008-01-10 08:27:00 There numerous rumblings stirring up about the Diebold scanning machines again. Ron Paul’s group complains that exit polls aren’t matching the voting results. And then there’s this post on The Brad Blog with some interesting details considering the Clinton - Obama differences when compared to voting. It starts with some false accusactions about “running out of ... More About: Barack Obama , Machines , Voting
With all the election rules and censorship, isn?t it impossible to understa
2008-01-09 17:25:00 Check this out…..democrats who are not on the ballot in Michigan! This process is like one long infomercial. And with the reliability of voting machines, this could just be a money making machine for the news media rather than a true process for electing a president. There are so many ways a candidate can be censored, even yes, ... More About: News , Censorship , Election , Rules , Impossible
Viggo Mortensen Supports Kucinich in New Hampshire
2008-01-08 15:13:00 Mortensen says most important issues for him are health care and impeachment/jail. He indicates that the same politicians that were involved with Nixon weren’t confronted long ago and they are still in power today because there behaviors weren’t previously addressed. Mortensen asks folks to speak with their friends and family about Kucinich , ... More About: New Hampshire , Hampshire , Viggo Mortensen , Mortensen
Kucinich and Health Care
2008-01-08 14:51:00 See also, “Are the Insurance Companies Deciding Our Next President?“ More About: Health , Health Care , Care , Kucinich
One True Voice On the Trail - The Value(s) of Dennis Kucinich
2008-01-07 04:08:00 Here is a well written article by Chris Hedges from the Philadelphia Inquirer 1-6-2008, that someone has sent in: I am tired of living in a country where 16-year-old girls die because insurance company profits are more important than human life. I am tired of a government that runs offshore penal colonies where the detained are ... More About: Voice , True , Kucinich , Trail , Dennis
Calling All California Green Party and Independent Voters
2008-01-06 21:12:00 As you know Green Party Presidential candidates have, historically, had little chance of being elected for the presidency. Sadly, this is the case because of mainstream media’s constant effort in censoring candidates that do not tow their corporate line. As usual, money talks. Dennis Kucinich is one of the Democratic candidates that most closely ... More About: California , Calling , Independent
Dennis Kucinich update January 6, 2008
2008-01-06 20:13:00 From Dennis Kucinich ’s website January 6, 2008: For the record: New Hampshire is the first state where we are aggressively campaigning. Due to the Party lockout in Iowa, we chose to focus on New Hampshire. I am the only person running for President who voted against the war, against funding the war 100% of the time, against ... More About: Update , January 6
George McGovern Calls For Impeachment!
2008-01-06 19:48:00 Please don’t forget to add your name to Congressman Robert Wexler’s Impeachment Petition George McGovern, former Presidential candidate against Richard M. Nixon, Senator, and U.S. Representative. Read the original article at the Washington Post, by George McGovern “Why I Believe Bush Must Go” “As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have ... More About: Calls
Are Insurance Companies Deciding Our Next President?
2008-01-06 18:33:00 Dennis Kucinich Interview on PBS Starting after 1:50 into the video you will hear Dennis talk about AARP, a 527 group, staging a debate and made the candidates testify that they would not support HR676, John Conyers single payer non-profit health care bill. So now Obama, Hillary and Edwards are tied to a mandated health ... More About: Companies , Insurance , President
ABC, Facebook in conflict with their own data in excluding Kucinich
2008-01-06 15:12:00 For the Full Article, Click Here ABC, Facebook in conflict with their own data in excluding Kucinich from debate MANCHESTER, NH ? As complaints keep pouring in to ABC News regarding the network?s decision to exclude Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich from tonight?s Democratic Presidential debate, the most recent data from ABC and co-sponsor Facebook show ... More About: Data , Conflict
Kucinich Speaks in New Hampshire 1-5-2008
2008-01-06 03:33:00 You Tube Video just added More About: New Hampshire , Hampshire , Kucinich , 2008
Melissa Etheridge Calls New Hampshire ABC Debate An Informercial Without Ku
2008-01-06 03:07:00 January 5, 2008, 2:27 pm New York Times Blog: Etheridge Misses Kucinich By Sarah Wheaton Melissa Etheridge gave us a call today, just to, ya know, chat about politics. ?This just sent me over the top,? the singer said. She was referring to Representative Dennis J. Kucinich?s exclusion from tonight?s Democratic debate, which is sponsored ... More About: Debate , Calls , New Hampshire , Hampshire
Dennis Kucinich Wins Washington State Democratic Straw Poll
2008-01-06 02:52:00 Straw Poll Results The Washington State Democrats conducted a straw-poll from November 29th through December 14th. Congratulations to Kucinich supporters on their great organizing efforts. Rep. Dennis Kucinich —— 1083 Sen. John Edwards ——– 1042 Sen. Barack Obama ——– 960 Sen. Hillary Clinton ——– 761 Undecided —————– ; 368 Gov. Bill Richardson ——- 319 Sen. Joe Biden ————- 171 Sen. Chris Dodd ———— 36 Sen. Mike ... More About: Democratic
NH Republican Party Ends Sponsorship of Fox Debate Due To Their Censorship
2008-01-05 21:18:00 This morning James Pindell of the Boston.com reported that the Republican Party has stepped forward in support of Ron Paul with respect to him being banned from the Fox Presidential Debate. The New Hampshire Republican party ended their co-sponsorship of the Fox Debate due to Fox’s attempt to block Ron Paul from participating. This is ... More About: News , Censorship
Kucinich - ABC violates public interests, endorsing chosen candidates
2008-01-05 18:39:00 News from Kucinch Website WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The Kucinich for President campaign late today filed an emergency complaint with the Federal Communications Commission claiming that the ABC television network ?is violating its obligation to operate in the public interest? by excluding Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich from tomorrow night?s scheduled debate in Manchester, NH. Further, the ... More About: Public , Candidates , Interests , Viola
Presidential Candidates - Not All That Fox News And News Corp Censors - Got
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