Home
12 items | 1 visits
-
The New York Times > Business > Image > Paying for Health Care Reform
Paying for healthcare reform (graphic)
-
The Work-Up - Obama and Congress Clash on How to Pay for Health Care - Series - NYTimes.com
Paying for healthcare reform
-
IranTracker
Site from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) that tracks (surprise!) the latest from Iran.
-
The White House - Press Office - Remarks by President Obama at Strasbourg Town Hall
Speech given by President Obama in Strasbourg, France at a (huge) "town hall."
-
This generation cannot stand still. We cannot be content merely to celebrate the achievements of the 20th century, or enjoy the comforts of the 21st century; we must learn from the past to build on its success.
-
-
Cafe Talk | Talking Points Memo | White House for Whites Only? A Fathers Day Tribute
Editorial from Talking Points Memo blog on Father's Day about the Obamas and how race in modern-day America relates to patriotism.
-
White House for Whites Only? A Fathers Day Tribute
By M3Man - June 15, 2008, 2:44PM
Cleary afraid to debate the Obamas on policy, the Republicans are playing the "They Hate America" card, and all of its permutations. The ace and queen in this deck are "he went to a racist church" and, his wife "isn't proud" of her country. On Father's Day, I find this particularly offensive. So I write this to honor my father.
In some ways, this is not unlike the campaign that defeated John Kerry, who looked too "French". At its heart, the argument is "he's too different." And when the candidate is Black, and most of the voters are not, the line separating "too different" from "too Black" is thin indeed. The terrorist fist pumping "baby's mama" lovers at Fox crossed that line long ago.
This becomes particularly dicey for Michelle Obama. Unlike her husband, whose black father only came to the US in 1959, she is the product of all of America's shameful race history. The right is making the false claim that to be disappointed in that history means she does not love America, so she's not qualified to live in the White House. The logic that Hannity and friends sell is that any Black who is not "over" racism is a crazy radical who hates the country. Since this group includes pretty much every black person I know who is not a Republican, it's a logic that disqualifies almost all African Americans from the nation's highest office. It is time to call Bullsh*t on this crap once and for all. If he were alive today, this is the argument my father would have made.
Let me one more time point out the complete duplicity and lack of logic in this argument. Obama tried it once in his first Rev Wright speech, and it got blanketed over by the loud shouters on Fox and the radio.
Black Americans have a different experience than most whites. We are not talking slavery or ancient history. We're talking current events. Our families, our fathers, our lives, right now. We could no more deny it than
-
-
McCain: racist, bigot & homophobe
Post about McCain's racism and bad-taste when it comes to humor and jokes
-
TPMMuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Suskind's Report About Forged Iraq-Al Qaeda Letter Holding Up Under Scrutiny
Talking Points Memo article about Ron Suskind's new book that focuses on allegations that the Bush administration forged a letter to link Hussein to 9/11 and nuclear weapons.
-
Ron Suskind's bombshell report -- that the CIA essentially forged a letter in late 2003 linking Saddam Hussein to 9/11 and nuclear weapons -- has been getting knocked around all week.
And so far, it's holding up well under scrutiny. -
Ron Suskind's bombshell report -- that the CIA essentially forged a letter in late 2003 linking Saddam Hussein to 9/11 and nuclear weapons -- has been getting knocked around all week.
And so far, it's holding up well under scrutiny.
-
-
The Dark Side, Jane Mayer, Book - Barnes & Noble
Listing for a book about the Bush Administration and the Iraq War.
-
Synopsis
In the days following September 11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history.
The Dark Side is a riveting narrative account of how the U.S. made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists–decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In gripping detail, acclaimed New Yorker writer and bestselling author Jane Mayer relates specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of Washington, looking at the intelligence gained–or not–and the price paid. In all cases, whatever the short-term gains, there were incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country’s place in the world, and its sense of itself. The Dark Side chronicles one of the mostdisturbing chapters in American history, one that will serve as the lasting legacy of the George W. Bush presidency. -
Synopsis
In the days following September 11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history.
The Dark Side is a riveting narrative account of how the U.S. made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists–decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In gripping detail, acclaimed New Yorker writer and bestselling author Jane Mayer relates specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of Washington, looking at the intelligence gained–or not–and the price paid. In all cases, whatever the short-term gains, there were incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country’s place in the world, and its sense of itself. The Dark Side chronicles one of the mostdisturbing chapters in American history, one that will serve as the lasting legacy of the George W. Bush presidency.
-
-
The Way of the World, Ron Suskind, Book - Barnes & Noble
Listing for The Way of the World by Ron Suskind about allegations that the Bush administration and the CIA forged a letter to make the connection between Hussein and 9/11 and nuclear weapons.
-
Synopsis
From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation's struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority upon which its survival depends. From the White House to Downing Street, from the fault-line countries of South Asia to the sands of Guantánamo, Suskind offers an astonishing story that connects world leaders to the forces waging today's shadow wars and to the next generation of global citizens. Tracking down truth and hope within the Beltway and far beyond it, Suskind delivers historic disclosures with this emotionally stirring and strikingly original portrait of the post-9/11 world. In a sweeping, propulsive, and multilayered narrative, The Way of the World investigates how America relinquished the moral leadership it now desperately needs to fight the real threat of our era: a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists. Truth, justice, and accountability become more than mere words in this story. Suskind shows where the most neglected dangers lie in the story of "The Armageddon Test" -- a desperate gamble to send undercover teams into the world's nuclear black market to frustrate the efforts of terrorists trying to procure weapons-grade uranium. In the end, he finally reveals for the first time the explosive falsehood underlying the Iraq War and the entire Bush presidency.
While the public and political realms struggle, The Way of the World simultaneously follows an ensemble of characters in America and abroad who are turning fear and frustration into a desperate -- and often daring -- brand of human salvation. They include a striving, twenty-four-year-old Pakistani émigré, a fearless UN refugee commissioner, an Afghan teenager, a Holocaust survivor's son, and Benazir Bhutto, who discovers, days before her death, how she's been abandoned by the United States at her moment of greatest need. They are all testing American values at a time of peril, and discoveri -
Synopsis
From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation's struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority upon which its survival depends. From the White House to Downing Street, from the fault-line countries of South Asia to the sands of Guantánamo, Suskind offers an astonishing story that connects world leaders to the forces waging today's shadow wars and to the next generation of global citizens. Tracking down truth and hope within the Beltway and far beyond it, Suskind delivers historic disclosures with this emotionally stirring and strikingly original portrait of the post-9/11 world. In a sweeping, propulsive, and multilayered narrative, The Way of the World investigates how America relinquished the moral leadership it now desperately needs to fight the real threat of our era: a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists. Truth, justice, and accountability become more than mere words in this story. Suskind shows where the most neglected dangers lie in the story of "The Armageddon Test" -- a desperate gamble to send undercover teams into the world's nuclear black market to frustrate the efforts of terrorists trying to procure weapons-grade uranium. In the end, he finally reveals for the first time the explosive falsehood underlying the Iraq War and the entire Bush presidency.
While the public and political realms struggle, The Way of the World simultaneously follows an ensemble of characters in America and abroad who are turning fear and frustration into a desperate -- and often daring -- brand of human salvation. They include a striving, twenty-four-year-old Pakistani émigré, a fearless UN refugee commissioner, an Afghan teenager, a Holocaust survivor's son, and Benazir Bhutto, who discovers, days before her death, how she's been abandoned by the United States at her moment of greatest need. They are all testing American values at a time of peril, and dis
-
-
BarackObama.com Organizing for America
Well designed website, critical to the campaign and to mobilizing the base.
1 - 12 of 12
Showing 20▼ items per page
List Comments
(0)
List Info
Sponsored Links
Ads by Google