Iddybud Journal Iddybud Journal Jude Nagurney Camwell has a popular daily blog of news and opinion regarding progressive politics and faith. Discussion is encouraged. Come and talk about the issues. Articles
Gold Star Mom Angry Over Freedom's Watch Ad
2007-09-04 00:07:00 The Gold Star mother of Travis Youngblood is angry that his memory has been used by certain prominent Republicans in the ad I've posted above in order to perpetuate the Iraq war. I am Travis Youngblood's mother, and I was not contacted in any way shape or form regarding this video. So don't think that just because his widow decides to use his image that it has been endorsed by his entire More About: Watch , Angry
Russian Minister Warns U.S. About Kosovo Red Lines
2007-09-03 17:36:00 The most serious problem facing the international community in Europe today is the final status of Kosovo . As things stand, Serbia will neither accept Kosovo’s eventual independence nor its partition. The European Union is hesitant and divided with regards to Kosovo independence. Russia is not expected to recognize Kosovo’s independence unless Serbia does first, and that is a most unlikely More About: Russian , Minister , Lines
Iraq: Is British Withdrawal Imminent?
2007-09-01 19:40:00 We see the British government decidedly moving away from U.S. foreign policy on Iraq in an article reporting that British General Sir Mike Jackson, now retired as former chief of the general staff is criticizing former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as "intellectually bankrupt". Jackson's belief is that all of the U.S. State Department efforts had been undermined and wasted by the Bush More About: Withdrawal
3rd Anniversary of Beslan Tragedy
2007-09-01 19:29:00 September marks the third anniversary of the Beslan school tragedy in Russia where, unbelievably, 333 innocent people, half of them schoolchildren, were sacrificed for someone's political agenda. A letter to President Putin from the Beslan Mothers Committee reads, in part: "The most important truth is that our children were sacrificed for someone's bureaucratic interests. We know this truth More About: Anniversary , Tragedy
Iraq: Syracuse Stands Up to Walsh's Empty Chair
2007-08-30 20:23:00 A group photo was taken Tuesday night to remind Congressman James Walsh of what he'd decided to miss. About 100 people came together on the plaza at the James Hanley Federal Building in Syracuse, N.Y. on Tuesday evening for a town hall meeting on the Iraq war that was sponsored by a group based in Washington D.C. called Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. Franchelle Hart, who serves More About: Chair , Empty
The Compassion of Elizabeth Edwards
2007-08-29 18:03:00 This YouTube video will show you just one of the many reasons why Elizabeth Edwards is a personal heroine of mine. I believe you'll also see how much her husband John cares about the issue of universal healthcare. More About: Compassion , Compass
Cornyn Appears on Divisive Show and Says We Need to Unite!
2006-09-26 22:54:05 Corn yn Appears on Divisive Show and Says We Need to Unite! The Gall! Senator John Cornyn [R-Tx] gave a phone interview to Rush Limbaugh on his radio show today and called the Clinton presidency "mediocre" and "an embarassment at best." I thought that he sounded like an insulting little weasel to talk about a former President in such demeaning terms. The man I heard talking to Rush today was no More About: Pear , Visi
House Aide to Bass Resigns Over Fake Blog Posts
2006-09-26 22:54:05 House Aide to Bass Resigns Over Fake Blog Post s House Aide Resigns Over Fake Blog Posts What a pathetic waste of a political career and a good reputation. Why would Tad Furtado have risked so much by posing as a liberal blogger? Is it because the grassroots influence of the internet has become so powerful that it attracts those professional political operatives who are so threatened that they More About: Signs
On the Gordon Brown/Cherie Blair Dust-Up
2006-09-26 22:54:05 On the Gordon Brown /Cher ie Blair Dust-Up I found it to be extremely unfortunate that Cherie Blair, wife of British PM Tony Blair, made a statement in which she accused likely Blair-successor Gordon Brown of lying when he told the conference on Monday that it had been a privilege to work for Blair. It makes her appear very small on the world stage. She denies it, but I highly doubt that the
Musharraf Reveals Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Linked to London At
2006-09-26 22:54:05 Musharraf Reveals Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Link ed to London Attacks In his new book "In The Line of Fire," Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claims that ex-al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was linked to the July 7, 2005, London subway bombings. According to an AP story, this allegation made by President Musharraf is the first one that publicly links Mohammed to the subway attacks, which More About: Ondo
Elizabeth Edwards and Her Family On Oprah Wednesday
2006-09-26 22:54:05 Elizabeth Edwards and Her Family On Oprah Wednesday Elizabeth, John and Cate Edwards will be joining Oprah Winfrey this Wednesday, September 27th, to talk about the power of community that Elizabeth writes about in her new book, "Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers." Click here to check your local listings and find out what time the program will be broadcast More About: War
The Clinton Global Initiative - A Model for a Sustainable an
2006-09-26 04:51:04 The Clint on Global Initiative - A Model for a Sustainable and More Secure World The Clinton Global Initiative As you may know, there was a meeting held last week in New York City of the Clinton Global Initiative. It was an invitation-only event intended to bring influential and wealthy people, CEOs, celebrities and former and current heads of state together with activists. Former President
God Dwells in Cardboard Boxes
2006-09-26 04:51:04 God Dwells in Card board Boxes "God may well be with us in our mansions on the hill. I hope so. He may well be with us as in all manner of controversial stuff. Maybe, maybe not. But the one thing we can all agree, all faiths and ideologies, is that God is with the vulnerable and poor. God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who More About: Board , Wells , Well
Rosh Hashanah and the Green Menorah
2006-09-25 22:51:03 Rosh Hashanah and the Green Men orah I spent Rosh Hashanah with my dear friend Barbara in New York City. Barbara is an observant Jew. I am a Catholic. We teach one another about our respective faith traditions and we enjoy diverse and rich discussions and experiences that neither of us could know unless we knew one another. Rosh Hashanah is a celebration of the Jewish new year which falls on More About: Anah , Nora , Asha
Over $7.3 billion dollars committed at Clinton Global Initia
2006-09-23 16:36:04 Over $7.3 billion dollars committed at Clint on Global Initiative Meeting President Clinton delivered the closing address of the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) this morning and anounced that the 2006 meeting had secured over 7.3 billion dollars. He also thanked the bloggers who spread the news of the meeting results throughout the globe via the internet. Blogger Ted Widmer said More About: Dollar , Lion
CGI Workshop on Darfur
2006-09-22 04:27:04 CGI Work shop on Darfur Trading in on your celebrity or cashing in on your business influence is ethically neutral in and of itself. Most people would probably see it as "bad" if someone uses their influence for matters of greed or pure self-interest. What do most of us see as the right thing to do? A person might use their corporate influence in a way that sheer profiteers would consider crazy More About: Shop , Works
The Clinton Global Initiative
2006-09-21 10:21:09 The Clint on Global Initiative President Bill Clinton at the 2006 CGI Conference The second annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) officially launched this morning with an opening plenary session which included First Lady Laura Bush and panelists including President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and President Alvaro Uribe Velez of More About: Linton
First Lady to Speak at Clinton Global Initiative Conference
2006-09-19 04:06:05 First Lady to Speak at Clint on Global Initiative Conference and UN"This is one of those rare things." * There are times when the needs of our world take precedence over partisan politics. I believe this is one of them. The Clinton Global Initiative conference looks beyond politics and toward a mission that President Bill Clinton has characterized, inspired, and animated by relating it to the
The Health Care Crisis in Africa
2006-09-15 09:39:06 Science and the human heart There is no limit There is no failure here sweetheart Just when you quit - From the song "Miracle Drug" by U2 The Health Care Crisis in Africa Are you aware that most Liberians are living off 50 cents a day? Former President Jimmy Carter said at Emory University last night that Liberia and other African countries suffering from major diseases need far more medical More About: Health Care
India Must Be Accountable if a Nuclear Player
2006-09-13 21:30:07 India Must Be Accountable if a Nuclear Play er In his latest book, President Jimmy Carter has pointed out that, until recently, all American presidents since Dwight Eisenhower have striven to restrict and reduce nuclear arsenals. Today, U.S. policy is threatening the effectiveness of international agreements that have been laboriously negotiated by almost all previous presidents. Because of the More About: Player , Tabl
5 Years After 911: A Bad Recipe for Democracy
2006-09-11 21:15:07 5 Years After 911: A Bad Recipe for Demo cracy At a ceremony at the Pentagon this morning, Vice President Dick Cheney called this a "day of national unity." Looking back five years, the call Mr. Cheney raised for unity landed flat and hollow. No doubt, all of our hearts, our healing thoughts, and our prayers are with our fellow Americans who lost loved ones in the 9/11 tragedy in New York,
NY25: Rep. Walsh Caught Flip-Flopping
2006-09-10 03:00:06 NY25: Rep. Walsh Caught Flip -Flopping At Daily Kos, a blogger from Rochester, N.Y. has posted an audio of a question he asked of Congressman James Walsh about the minimum wage issue, claiming that he received far less than an honest reply. This USATODAY article shows that Rep. Walsh voted "Yes" last June for a raise in the federal minimum wage on an appropriations committee that had no More About: Ping
Scholastic Provides Rewritten Guide to Focus on Critical Thi
2006-09-08 20:51:03 Scholastic Provides Rewritten Guide to Focus on Critical Thinking The Scholastic company, who withdrew a guide to the upcoming docudrama about 9/11 two days ago because they "believe it was not in keeping with their high standards," has "rewritten this guide to focus more sharply on the issues of the docudrama as well as the background events." This program is highly controversial More About: Last , Hola
Rumi Quote/Guest House
2006-09-05 02:27:03 photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The More About: House , Rumi , Guest , Ouse , Quote
Quoted at CBS Online
2006-09-02 14:15:06 Quote d at CBS Online I was quoted by CBS online on August 30th re: this Daily Kos diary. More About: Line
Faith Friday
2006-09-01 20:12:04 Faith Frida y ? Tim Simpson has an answer for conservatives who claim that Warren Buffet was only saying that he was against the estate tax repeal because he had lawyers and accountants working on his estate so that he would not have to pay a cent. ? Faithful Progresasive reports that poverty in post-Katrina America just keeps getting worse under George W. Bush. ? Lydia Cornell has received a
Get Well Wishes for Cindy Sheehan
2006-08-27 19:45:02 Get Well Wish es for Cindy Sheehan Wishing a swift recovery to Cindy Sheehan, who has written about her thoughts after having had surgery last week. Cindy: You have our full support. May you heal and carry on strong, sister. *photo of me and Cindy by David K. Beckwith More About: Indy , Wishes
Since Katrina Hit the Gulf Coast
2006-08-24 19:39:07 Since Katrina Hit the Gulf Coast ... At the most recent count, 1,836 people lost their lives as a result of the storm, with a further 150 still unaccounted for almost a year after the event. (some say 1723). Forty nine victims remain unidentified. Developers want to bulldoze the areas where the poorest populations resided. Many of those people are still waiting to get their possessions out of More About: Trina
Photo/Poem
2006-08-21 19:30:08 Adirondack Mountain Pond photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell All day we swept the lake, searched every cove, North from Camp Maple, south to Osprey Bay, Watching when the loud dogs should drive in deer, Or, listening to the laughter of the loon; Or, in the evening twilight?s latest red, Beholding the procession of the pines; Or, later yet, beneath a lighted jack, In the boat?s bows, a More About: Photo , Poem
A Year After: Katrina Poverty Ignored - Poor Berated by Some
More articles from this author:2006-08-21 19:30:08 A Year After: Katrina Poverty Ignored - Poor Berat ed by Some I added some links to this excerpt from a Shreveport Times op-ed from a Louisiana minister who has been highly disappointed about the political rhetoric of false promise and the lack of action on poverty. As the anniversary of Katrina approaches, I wonder what happened to the great debate on poverty in America. Shortly after the More About: Trina , Over 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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