January 13, 2008 – 10:53 pm
Senator Clinton defends her vote for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Saddam as a vote to get the weapons inspectors back into Iraq. It will be interesting to see whether Senator Chuck Hagle (R-NE) would corroborate Clinton’s claim that he sold this as an attempt to use the threat [...]
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Mr. Gonzales has testified before Senate and House Judiciary Committee hearings with respect to the recent purge of attorneys from the Department of Justice. Many of his assertions regarding several key aspects of this scandal, including the cause of dismissal, involvement by administration officials in the dismissals (including himself), and his knowledge thereof have [...]
The Nevada Democrats, under pressure from grassroots Democratic activists in Nevada and around the country, and following the display of true colors by its top programming officer, dropped Fox News from its presidential primary debate scheduled for this August. Please consider a donation to foxattacks.com, a project by Brave New Films to expose [...]
January 29, 2007 – 12:44 am
VANCOUVER, Wa.– Nearly 50 conscientious objectors braved rather brisk weather–and why not…those for whom we stood in protest are dealing with far worse–to stand in solidarity with the estimated tens of thousands like minded folk in Washington D.C., not to mention thousands more in more than 50 cities across the country, including one in Olympia, [...]
January 17, 2007 – 11:42 pm
This from today’s Columbian:
Baird chosen as one of 40 Democratic House whips
Rep. Brian Baird of Vancouver has been chosen by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn to serve as one of 40 Democratic House whips in the 110th Congress. As an assistant whip, Baird will help Clyburn round up support for the Democratic agenda [...]
January 11, 2007 – 11:59 pm
The following statement was issued by Our Congressman last night in response to George W. Bush’s intention to significantly increase military personnel, up to 21,500, serving in the Iraq occupation:
My first response to the President’s speech was one of profound sadness. Sadness at the loss of so many lives, sadness at the tremendous cost to [...]
December 4, 2006 – 10:19 pm
Senator Feinstein is the incoming Chairman (yes, Chair-man, not -woman; see below) of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. The following is a press release from her office announcing her intent to introduce legislation requiring paper records of all balloting:
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), scheduled to become the new Chairman [...]
October 16, 2006 – 11:31 pm
Readers of The Columbian today were treated to a giant 3/4 page advertisement by Friends for Mike McGavick telling us how, if we choose him over incumbent Maria Cantwell, he will stop the rising national debt, rescue us from The Terrorists, and save Social Security without privatization. There is so much sleight of hand [...]
October 7, 2006 – 12:51 am
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The flame out of the Vanguard monthly and then bi-monthly newspaper earlier this year left SW Washington without an alternative newspaper. That void in our community has been filled once again as of this past Tuesday with the debut of The Vancouver Voice. The website for the fledgling local indy is limited to [...]
October 3, 2006 – 8:50 am
[ October 2, 2006; 11:38 pm; ] Last week’s suspension of the Geneva Conventions and the Bill of Rights makes it more important than ever that we make our voices heard on this day of nationwide resistance. There is a rally with guest speakers in Portland starting at noon while some Great Patriots in Olympia will stage an overnight event including [...]
September 12, 2006 – 11:11 pm
There was so much hope to be had that Bush would deliver on his promise to keep his 9/11 address to the nation free of political partisanship. ABC/Disney was already doing his dirty work that day, after all. Even he could set aside his agenda for the good of the country on this [...]
September 8, 2006 – 5:47 pm
The following is a letter to my local ABC affiliate, KATU in Portland, OR, regarding the broadcast of “The Path to 9/11″:
Editor:
Please forward the following to your programming department:
What responsibility does a broadcaster have to it viewers? How about its responsibility to the community it purports to serve that it may be supported in kind?
It [...]
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