August 23, 2008 at 13:59:22 by Hill Kemp Page 1 of 1 page(s) www.opednews.com MCCAIN’S WAR KILL SCORE: 167 US SAILORS, 15 US JETS, 60 ENEMIES? When John McCain crashed his fifth navy fighter plane he was captured by the North Vietnamese. That crash gave him his greatest claim to fame and made him a national [...]
Archive for August 23rd, 2008
23 Aug
McCain’s Warped Worldview
By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. Posted August 20, 2008. McCain’s campaign is an irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality that’s proving scarily successful with uninformed voters. The world according to John McCain is one in which America is triumphant at home and abroad thanks to the Bush legacy, rolling to victory internationally and [...]
23 Aug
Judge Sides with Maker of ‘Bush Lied’ T-Shirt
By Matthew Rothschild | The Progressive.org You’ve probably seen the T-shirt around. On the front, in huge capital letters, are the words “Bush Lied.” And on the back, also huge, the words, “They Died.” In tiny type, on both sides, are the names of all of the U.S. soldiers who have fallen in Iraq. Dan [...]
23 Aug
Republican Senators Praise Joe Biden
Community Blogs Post from Amanda Scott’s Blog: By Amanda Scott – Aug 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm EDT This morning, Republican Senators are praising Barack’s choice in picking Joe Biden as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. Here are what some of them are saying… Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel: U.S. Senator Chuck [...]
23 Aug
Jerome Corsi: How a Racist, Conspiratorial Crank Became a Top GOP Anti-Obama Point Man
By Max Blumenthal, The Nation. Posted August 23, 2008. Corsi’s success represents the apotheosis of a long, strange trip from the furthest shores of the right into the national spotlight. These are good times for Jerome Corsi. Already notorious for his factually challenged book-length takedown of 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, Unfit For Command, [...]
23 Aug
Bush’s Bureaucratic Dark Arts: Why the Federal Register Is the Most Important Publication in America Right Now
By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. Posted August 23, 2008. Bush has vowed to sprint through his final five months, and is pushing through a vast plan to alter countless federal programs. Bush has vowed to sprint through the final five months of his Administration, and you better believe him. Because he is pulling all the [...]
23 Aug
Biden Is Obama’s Pick for VP
Six-Term Senator From Delaware Will Be Introduced Today in Illinois By Anne E. Kornblut, Michael D. Shear and Anita Kumar Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, August 23, 2008; Page A01 CHICAGO, Aug. 22 — Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), a two-time presidential candidate who has collected substantial foreign policy credentials in his three decades [...]
