RandiRhodes
Jun 20 2008, 01:08 PM
IT’S FRIDAY YA BASTARDS!
As McClellan testifies it is obvious that he doesn’t KNOW much but what he does KNOW is that The President did not fire anyone who outed Valerie Plame after saying he would. McClellan KNOWS that he was lied to by Cheney, Rove and Libby regarding their involvement in an act of Treason. He KNOWS that Rove was the first to out Valerie Plame followed by Scooter.
There is a House debate and vote on granting retroactive Immunity to Telecoms today - it just passed. Again, this is more CYA from Democratic Leaders who WERE BRIEFED during the ILLEGAL WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. The Leadership and Intelligence Committees were briefed during the program and therefore they ARE accomplices.
The Senate should KILL this attempt to enact Ex Post Facto laws for criminal behavior that WAS criminal WHILE IT WAS OCCURRING.
Watch for House members during the debate today who WEREN’T briefed to argue forcefully against immunity, and those who were briefed to argue FOR immunity.
HOMEWORKHere’s the link for the entire Telecom Bill
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc110/h6304_ih.xmlHere's the roll call vote
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll437.xmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8062000986.htmlPUBLIC FINANCING FLAP
McCain’s response to Obama opting out of Public Financing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/oba...ng/#cnnSTCVideoPULL AUDIO
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checke...lic_financ.htmlFACT CHECK
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checke...lic_financ.htmlDNC Plans Lawsuit against John McCain for positions on Public Financing – 2 DAYS AGO
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/polit..._on_mccain.htmlhttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5joC4Llc...4ns-1wD91C0RPO2FISA
SENATORS NOT HAPPY ABOUT HOUSE CAPITULATION
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/19/...le4197044.shtmlFLASHBACK 2006
Senator Russ Feingold questions Michael Hayden on FISA and inconsistent statements
http://feingold.senate.gov/statements/06/0...0518hayden.htmlRUSS FEINGOLD EDITORIAL
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-russ-fei...-w_b_87654.htmlEditorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18wed1.htmlEven the National Review thinks this is heinous and a real CYA move by those who KNEW because THEY WERE BRIEFED
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Z...2IzOTZjYzU2MWQ=STATEMENTS BY BUSH
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/64620THE OUTING OF VALERIE PLAME
Scott McClellen testifies today before the House Judiciary Committee
The House Oversight Committee has sent a subpoena to Attorney General Mukasey to turn over FBI interviews with Bush and Cheney as well as other documents related to the outing of CIA Covert Agent Valerie Plame
http://thehill.com/index2.php?option=com_c...0&Itemid=70Wexler looks forward to questioning McClellan
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/alerts/375
Alildotonearth
Jun 20 2008, 01:22 PM
QUOTE (RandiRhodes @ Jun 20 2008, 01:33 PM)

IT’S FRIDAY YA BASTARDS!
I think that the Obama camp is being very realistic considering economic conditions in the United States today when it comes to campaign financing. I mean, I would like to help him out but I am experiencing negative growth in my personal life right now, ie. Where is my tractor ? Time and energy can be considered a campaign contribution too.
Speaking of which, supporting a candidate is to do so with behavior that is worthy of the candidate him or herself. The world is watching. Therefore, I am probably negligent to some degree with my sarcasm and crudeness, anger coming out sideways. My world is that ya got to take the good with the bad.
I do support certain rights of personal liberties because church and state want to somehow define spiritual unions to me. Comes from the ancient term "soulmate" which seems to be a cosmically ordained union beyond the reach of mankind. Who of the church or state could deny such unions exist ? Who of church and state claims such authority to prevent such unions in a physical form while on earth ? And I base that on Bill of Rights freedoms which allow Americans to travel, communicate and join together without interference from Big Brother.
I'll just sit back and listen now, thanks RR.
Alildotonearth
Jun 20 2008, 01:22 PM
QUOTE (RandiRhodes @ Jun 20 2008, 01:33 PM)

IT’S FRIDAY YA BASTARDS!
I think that the Obama camp is being very realistic considering economic conditions in the United States today when it comes to campaign financing. I mean, I would like to help him out but I am experiencing negative growth in my personal life right now, ie. Where is my tractor ? Time and energy can be considered a campaign contribution too.
Speaking of which, supporting a candidate is to do so with behavior that is worthy of the candidate him or herself. The world is watching. Therefore, I am probably negligent to some degree with my sarcasm and crudeness, anger coming out sideways. My world is that ya got to take the good with the bad.
I do support certain rights of personal liberties because church and state want to somehow define spiritual unions to me. Comes from the ancient term "soulmate" which seems to be a cosmically ordained union beyond the reach of mankind. Who of the church or state could deny such unions exist ? Who of church and state claims such authority to prevent such unions in a physical form while on earth ? And I base that on Bill of Rights freedoms which allow Americans to travel, communicate and join together without interference from Big Brother.
I'll just sit back and listen now, thanks RR.
rocksteady
Jun 20 2008, 01:54 PM
Yeah! Its Friday and I can't tear myself away from CSPAN
Scott is telling what he knows
Nancy is side stepping the truth and selling out Americans Civil Liberties -- Time for a replacement Go Shirley Golub!
Gas is up to $4.17 here and it is hotter than hell here today at 112o
Is Cindy McCain up to her old tricks with her Charity in Vietnam??
There is so much going on and I thank The Goddess for all that she provides for us, especially the homework!
Bounce 'em if you got 'em!
JaimeFuffunik
Jun 20 2008, 02:16 PM
Looks like Conyers is closing it up in time to tune into Randi.
Black-Kat-Bone
Jun 20 2008, 02:16 PM
GO CINDY SHEEHAN
BEAT Pelosi.
BEAT Pelosi.
BEAT Pelosi.
BEAT Pelosi.
Pelosi must was aware of torture and illegal wire tapping.
PELOSI needs to Gooooooo!
egghead
Jun 20 2008, 02:27 PM
What's funny to me about this campaign finance stir-up that McCain is manufacturing is that it's sour grapes, and kind of puny to bring it up. This is politics Sen. McCain, not Roberts Rules of Order. (Oh, weren't you the one who promoted finance campaign reform way back when?)
If polls were based on fund raising - Obama has McCain beat 3 to 1. Ha!!
mstaggerlee
Jun 20 2008, 02:38 PM
Here is today's "Hall of Shame" - the Democrats who voted FOR immunity -
Ackerman, Altmire, Arcuri, Baca, Baird, Barrow, Bean, Berkley, Berman, Berry, Bishop (GA), Bishop (NY), Boren, Boswell, Boucher, Boyd (FL), Boyda (KS), Corrine Brown, Butterfield, Cardoza, Carney, Castor, Cazayoux, Childers, Cleaver, Clyburn, Cooper, Costa, Cramer, Crowley, Cuellar, Davis (AL), Lincoln Davis, Dicks, Donnelly, Edwards (TX), Ellsworth, Emanuel, Engel, Etheridge, Giffords, Gillibrand, Gordon, Al Green, Gene Green, Gutierrez, Harman, Hastings (FL), Herseth, Higgins, Hinojosa, Holden, Hoyer, Kanjorski, Kildee, Kind, Klein (FL), Lampson, Langevin, Lipinski, Lowey, Mahoney (FL), Marshall, Matheson, McCarthy (NY), McIntyre, McNerney, Meeks (NY), Melancon, Mitchell, Moore (KS), Pat Murphy, Murtha, Ortiz, Pelosi, Perlmutter, Peterson (MN), Pomeroy, Rahall, Reyes, Richardson, Rodriguez, Ross, Ruppersberger, Salazar, Schiff, Schiff, Scott (GA), Sestak, Sherman, Shuler, Sires, Skelton, Smith (WA), Snyder, Space, Spratt, Stupak, Tanner, Tauscher, Taylor, Thompson (MS), Udall (CO), Wilson (OH), Yarmuth
If ANY of the above is YOUR congressman, WORK to get him/her ousted this fall.
AND - EVERYONE who reads this board should donate to Cindy Sheehan's campiagn!
Dan-From-LA
Jun 20 2008, 03:00 PM
mstaggerlee
Jun 20 2008, 03:08 PM
I am about to commit sacrilege for an intern ... I'm gonna disagree with Randi -
People outside of Nancy Pelosi's district CAN help to get her out of Congress ...
BY DONATING TO CINDY SHEEHAN'S CAMPAIGN!
TapDuncan
Jun 20 2008, 03:15 PM
Well I see where that whorebag Emmanuel voted with the traitors, what a dirty little prick, he's not mine, but he is in Ill.
Happy Friday Ya Bastids!!!
krinla
Jun 20 2008, 03:28 PM
QUOTE (brotherdavid @ Jun 20 2008, 12:34 PM)

Except for mine, Berman

I just e-mailed him because I'm at work and can't call. Ugh!
jimkhm
Jun 20 2008, 03:49 PM
QUOTE (RandiRhodes @ Jun 20 2008, 12:33 PM)

There is a House debate and vote on granting retroactive Immunity to Telecoms today - it just passed. Again, this is more CYA from Democratic Leaders who WERE BRIEFED during the ILLEGAL WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. The Leadership and Intelligence Committees were briefed during the program and therefore they ARE accomplices.
Is'nt the excuse "I was just following orders" been proven unacceptable already? I say sue for BILLIONS, and break the backs of those that broke our constitution.
RandiLover
Jun 20 2008, 04:11 PM
When this is all out for everyone to see.... a class action lawsuit can be issued against the oil companies if they are found to be accomplices. Haliburton and the rest... can be owned and proceeds used to supplement the United States Treasury. We then can pay off our debts and make things right for Iraq the best that can be done at that time. We cannot bring back the dead, for this, this administration should be given the death penalty.
michael
Jun 20 2008, 04:51 PM
RANDI AS ALWAYS SO SO SO RIGHT.... i SAY SHAME ON THOSE FRICKIN CORPORATE MEDIA... GRANDPA ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR TRUSTED LAWMAKERS COMMITTING CRIMINAL ACTS... i HOPE CORPORATE MEDIA CHOCKS ON ALL THE MONEY THEY STEAL FROM THIS CAMPAIGN...."IM MAD AS HELL AND NEVER WANTED TO TAKE IT...."[/size]
mstaggerlee
Jun 20 2008, 05:35 PM
QUOTE (jimkhm @ Jun 20 2008, 04:14 PM)

Is'nt the excuse "I was just following orders" been proven unacceptable already? I say sue for BILLIONS, and break the backs of those that broke our constitution.
I think you're missing the point, Jim - the idea behind not granting immunity to the Telecomms via legislation is NOT so we can send them to jail. The idea is to us immunity as a lever, to compel testimony before Congress - i. e. to get a Telecomm exec to appear before a Congressional committee and say "I spoke to THIS White House Staffer, on THIS date, and he told me to do THIS, THIS and THAT".
I'd far rather see Bush, Rove & Cheney do the frog-march than some guy from Sprint, y'know?
Matrix1984
Jun 20 2008, 08:52 PM
QUOTE (Black-Kat-Bone @ Jun 20 2008, 02:41 PM)

GO CINDY SHEEHAN
BEAT Pelosi.
BEAT Pelosi.
BEAT Pelosi.
BEAT Pelosi.
Pelosi must was aware of torture and illegal wire tapping.
PELOSI needs to Gooooooo!
Please vote against Pelosi. Why did she take impeachment of the table in 2006? Why is she capitulating on FISA. Pelosi is not democrat, liberal or progressive. Pelosi is an enabler. Is she looking for a "pay off"? Remember, women are just people. We are not any more moral or ethical than men. (I am a black female).
Remember Magaret Thatcher, women love power and money just like men do. MLK said "by the content of their character". Race and gender are irrelevent.
jona56
Jun 20 2008, 10:47 PM
I wish Scott McClellan could be asked the following question:
"If you could re-live your time as Bush's press secretary, what would you do differently (knowing what you know now)?"
liebestadt
Jun 21 2008, 12:40 PM
: Hello Randi !
I have a large picture of Valerie Solanas who died in San Francisco in April of 1988. She was such a person of action, and she made astonishingly logical arguments.
I have much to say also, but I am still a marginalized 63-year-old person with galaxies of marginalized truth. You got your thankless opportunity and you did so well. Indeed, you look so very attractive for a 16+ person who has preparation showing all the time.
But every fan must want to know how well you are doing. Come to New York City. As a single person, I believe we can make a great team. Be without trust, but don't underestimate my true concern for you. Allow the real Randi to know about this letter, please.
I am at liebestadt@yahoo.com, 670A Greene Avenue, Apt. 3B, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11221 (write). Come by after the first of the month: I am a disabled vet..
army193
Jun 22 2008, 02:55 AM
QUOTE (Matrix1984 @ Jun 20 2008, 06:17 PM)

Please vote against Pelosi. Why did she take impeachment of the table in 2006? Why is she capitulating on FISA. Pelosi is not democrat, liberal or progressive. Pelosi is an enabler. Is she looking for a "pay off"? Remember, women are just people. We are not any more moral or ethical than men. (I am a black female).
Remember Magaret Thatcher, women love power and money just like men do. MLK said "by the content of their character". Race and gender are irrelevent.
I was going to send $100.00 to Obama but I gave it to Cindy