…Leonard Boswell. He must have been sent one of the Boz’s Nader mailers. From my e-mail inbox today (minus the formatting): Dear Friend, There is an important election coming up in Iowa and I’m calling on all democrats to stand up for someone who has stood up for you time and time again. My friend, [...]
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Al Gore Endorses…
April 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Boswell’s Nader Mailer (Take Two)
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
This is starting to get a little ridiculous. Thanks again to desmoinesdem at Bleeding Heartland: Which Iowa candidate helped Ralph Nader elect George Bush… THAT’S RIGHT. Ed Fallon helped Ralph Nader elect George Bush… When Ralph Nader said there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush, Ed Fallon believed him. In 2000, Fallon [...]
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The Inevitable Becomes Inevitable-er: Clinton Can’t Win
April 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Update #2 (4/23): Apparently the Pennsylvania secretary of state’s numbers were wrong in the above link. The actual victory looks to be 9.2 percent, 54.6 to 45.4. And while I’m at it, here’s another DailyKos post analyzing why Obama didn’t win the state yesterday. Update (4/23): You wouldn’t know it from watching the atrocious TV [...]
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Boswell’s Nader Mailer
April 21st, 2008 · No Comments
From Bleeding Heartland, Leonard Boswell’s latest mailer in the 3rd Congressional District primary: In 2000, Ralph Nader said, “there’s NO difference between Al Gore and George Bush…” … Ed Fallon believed him. Fallon helped elect George Bush by endorsing and actively campaigning for Ralph Nader. Now, Fallon claims he’s a real Democrat we can trust. [...]
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Grassley: “Illegal Drug Use Costs Society at Least As Much As Genocide”
April 3rd, 2008 · 10 Comments
Not too long ago, I stumbled across a few blog entries that pointed to this letter, posted on the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law’s website, originally sent by Senator Tom Harkin to a constituent. In the letter, Harkin argues in favor of the war on drugs, employing the typical tough-on-crime banter — [...]
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The 2008 Ames Peace Rally
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Preparing the stage for the 2008 Ames Peace Rally. (Photo: Neal Hendrick/The Progressive) The Ames anti-war community held its annual peace rally against the war in Iraq on Monday — the same day as the release of this month’s issue — to mark its 5th despicable anniversary. As with the two other peace rallies here [...]
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“You’re a War Criminal, Here in Iowa! Woo!”
March 13th, 2008 · No Comments
My Karl Rove experience began Sunday as I walked down the hill toward the Iowa Memorial Union with my eye on a guy across the street carrying a pie in the same direction.Several minutes later I was indoors and shepherded into the protesters’ sectioned-off quarters – “Protesting? Or here for the lecture?” – where a [...]
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Boswell on Energy, Impeaching Cheney
March 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Following a Leonard Boswell press conference on energy featuring Senator Tom Harkin Saturday in Des Moines, I introduced myself to one of the reporters at RDG Planning and Design. “If you can find a good lead out of this, you’re a better journalist than I am,” he told me. I’m at Greg’s now looking over [...]
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New Abu Ghraib Photos Revealed
February 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Today, Wired published a set of 10 new photos of the atrocities at Abu Ghraib that came to light in 2004. From their site: “As an expert witness in the defense of an Abu Ghraib guard who was court-martialed, psychologist Philip Zimbardo had access to many of the images of abuse that were taken by [...]
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The Nader Haters Come out to Play
February 26th, 2008 · No Comments
On January 30, the same day that John Edwards dropped out of the presidential horse race, the much reviled consumer advocate and former Oval Office contender Ralph Nader launched an exploratory committee to consider a bid for 2008. Sunday on “Meet the Press,” Nader announced his intentions to enter the race, much to the chagrin [...]
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