Tancredo: Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo, an Iraq hawk, did not serve in Vietnam because he was "depressed" in high school.
In 1972, George McGovern had to dump running mate Thomas Eagleton after the public learned that Eagleton had once received treatment for mental health issues. Does the same standard apply to Tancredo?
Huckabee: We learn that Huckabee once signed a statement about wifely subservience.
Richardson and Biden: On the Democratic side, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden say that they will investigate the CIA torture tape scandal. Biden offered the strongest statement:
Edwards: He's the only Democratic candidate who would prevail over any Republican candidate, if the election were held today. He would crush Huckabee by a whopping 25 points.
John McCain: Surprisingly, he is the most electable of the Republicans, despite his support of Bush and the Iraq debacle.
Obama: Speaking at Universal City's ampitheater -- where, as a kid, I once saw Jesus Christ Superstar -- Obama announced the release of his all-important kindergarten documents:
Tancredo said he was diagnosed with depression when he was 16 or 17 and received medication for five years for panic attacks and bouts of anxiety and depression....Lots of guys who did serve in Vietnam felt pretty anxious and depressed. Heroin addiction, suicide, fragging, PTSD...
In 1972, George McGovern had to dump running mate Thomas Eagleton after the public learned that Eagleton had once received treatment for mental health issues. Does the same standard apply to Tancredo?
Huckabee: We learn that Huckabee once signed a statement about wifely subservience.
A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ.I once got an inside glimpse of a marriage formulated along these lines. In essence, the woman was forced by her pastor to ask hubby's permission for everything, including the decision to borrow the proverbial cup of sugar from the folks next door. I've long suspected that "Biblical"-based marriages consist of giving a theological foundation to good old-fashioned BDSM. Such relationships probably work for some couples. The same could be said of the whips-and-dungeons variant.
Richardson and Biden: On the Democratic side, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden say that they will investigate the CIA torture tape scandal. Biden offered the strongest statement:
At a campaign stop at Jameson's Pub in Waterloo on Monday, Biden said the CIA may have violated federal law, and an investigation could result in charges of obstruction of justice. He said the CIA failed to produce tapes for the 9/11 Commission, which had requested all materials regarding interrogation.Both men show political courage. Recall what happened to Frank Church.
Edwards: He's the only Democratic candidate who would prevail over any Republican candidate, if the election were held today. He would crush Huckabee by a whopping 25 points.
John McCain: Surprisingly, he is the most electable of the Republicans, despite his support of Bush and the Iraq debacle.
Obama: Speaking at Universal City's ampitheater -- where, as a kid, I once saw Jesus Christ Superstar -- Obama announced the release of his all-important kindergarten documents:
"Pulled a girl's ponytail once. And liked it."Obviously, he's vying with Huckabee for the BDSM vote.
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Joseph,
Not sure if you saw this:
http://www.aarclibrary.org/notices/Court_of_Appeals_decision_120707-1.pdf
Nice to have some news that isn't totally disheartening...
joseph,
haven't seen anything lately on former Alabama gov (dem) Siegelman, Bush's political prisoner who is kept away from the press by moving him around from one federal prison to another.
MSBNC is doing a program on him tomorrow night:
Harper's legal affairs contributor Scott Horton and Alabama
Congressman Artur Davis will discuss the politically motivated
prosecution and conviction of former Alabama Governor Don E.
Siegelman on MSNBC's "Live with Dan Abrams" tomorrow, Thursday,
December 13 at 9:00 Eastern, 8:00 Central, 6:00 Pacific time, as
segment four of the series "Bush League Justice."
also check out this blog post:
The following is from Pam Miles' blog. (The URL for this posting is
http://a-loon.blogspot.com/2007/12/siegelman-souths-political-prisoner.html>http://a-loon.blogspot.com/2007/12/siegelman-souths-political-prisoner.html )
Her readers have weighed in with some intriguing information.
Okay, here's something I've always wanted to ask someone: "fragging"?
ah, siegelman. this may well be the man who brings down karl. but a lot must happen first, as he currently sits in jail. talk about travesty...
larissa did some great work on this story just last week:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/timeline_don_siegelman_1126.htm
and there's more out there; just google. having lived in AL for a time, this story interests me quite a bit.
as for 'fragging', jen. odd term, eh? well, here is the wiki on it:
"...a term from the Vietnam War, used primarily by U.S. military personnel, most commonly meaning to assassinate an unpopular officer of one's own fighting unit, often by means of a fragmentation grenade (hence the term). A hand grenade was often used because it would not leave any fingerprints, and because a ballistics test could not be done (as it could to match a bullet with a firearm). A fragging victim could also be killed by intentional friendly fire during combat. In either case, the death would be blamed on the enemy, and, due to the dead man's unpopularity, the perpetrator could assume that no one would contradict the story."
and so it goes. not a pretty notion, eh? but somehow understandable and necessary in certain circumstances.
I always meant to wiki that term. Thanks.
Is Governor Siegelman's persecution and imprisonment metaphorical fragging, or is it mere simile?
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