Hastert's Own Words: House of Lies

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Sunday October 01, 2006 · 5:46 AM PDT

2006/10/01 · 05:46

Thought this tidbit from Hastert was worth its own short diary.
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AP Poll Sept.11-13: Repubs in Trouble

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Friday September 15, 2006 · 9:52 AM PDT

2006/09/15 · 09:52

From todays New York Times:

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush and Republicans have gained some ground in their bid to hold onto Congress as a sustained GOP effort to portray Democrats and Iraq war critics as appeasing terrorists has swayed voters.
Democrats, however, hold a wide advantage when it comes to who should control Congress with seven weeks to the midterm elections."

http://www.nytimes.com/...

With all the talk of the Rassmussen poll and others, I am surprised by the little mention of this new AP-Ipsos poll showing the Republicans in deep trouble. Read More

TEXVAC Fights Back!

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Friday June 24, 2005 · 7:19 AM PDT

2005/06/24 · 07:19

The Texas Values in Action Coalition (TEXVAC) is fighting the Republican noise machince in North Texas.

TEXVAC is the new PAC in North Texas to elect Democrats. It is building a rapid response capability that was put to the test this week when a Republican County Commissioner attacked our Democratic Sheriff in a blatant attempt to deflect blame from the Republican controlled Commissioner's Court. We here at Kos talk about rebuilding the Party from the ground up, well TEXVAC is starting to do just that in North Texas.

Happy to be Gay, Inspite of Gov. Perry

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Tuesday June 21, 2005 · 12:01 PM PDT

2005/06/21 · 12:01

In response to Waco Trib site

Thank you for shining some light on the life and pain of Mr. Ball. I applaud your effort to expose Gov. Perry's heartless attack on GLBT people for the power grab that it is.

In deed, this is not about morality. It is not even about religion. It is about manipulating the fears and prejudices of people for political gain. Such cynical acts ought ot be beneath a sitting elected official, but in modern-day Republican politics in this state, it is almost to be expected.

While I thank you for your column, I do take exception to one sentence. You say, "But if you are homosexual in Texas, sadness comes with the territory." Not only is this sentiment misplaced, it is actually dangerous. Read More

Speaker Jim Wright Challenges Dems With Rousing Address

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Monday June 20, 2005 · 7:36 AM PDT

2005/06/20 · 07:36

The event was billed as "Legends and Rising Stars," and after making his way cautiously to the podium, while the over-flowing crowd gave him his first standing ovation, the 83 year-old former Speaker of the US House looked out over the crowd through those signature shaggy eye-brows and said, "In case you were wondering, I am one of the legends." The over-flowing crowed roared.

There are times even today, even with the obfuscating clamor and roar of the Republican noise machine, that I am reminded of why I am a Democrat. Last Thursday, at the Texas Values (TEXVAC) Ft. Worth Launch, listening to Speaker Jim Wright and five of our 11 freshman Democratic Texas House members, was one of those times.

NYTimes Dangerously Pandering to Religious Conservatives

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Wednesday June 15, 2005 · 5:34 AM PDT

2005/06/15 · 05:34

It is scary how even the NY Times is bending over backwards to kiss the asses of religious conservatives. NYTimes The headline (Studies Rebut Earlier Report on Pledges of Virginity) makes you think that these new studies (by the Heritage Foundation) actually rebut the earlier studies showing these virginity pledges for the bogus, futile, blather that they are, but instead the article subtly explains how experts question the new Heritage Foundation's studies findings. Why would the NY Times print this crap? Is it really news if some one does a bogus study that claims to "proves" the Earth is flat, or proves the sun rotates around the earth? No! So why do they feel it necessary or even advisable to print this? They are doing a disservice to the truth to give these Christian propagandists a microphone.

And one more thing, did you notice how wimpy the true doctor/scientists were in challenging these bogus findings or in defending the proven findings? More Below
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Texas Governor Rick Perry's Anti-Gay Remarks

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Monday June 06, 2005 · 9:11 AM PDT

2005/06/06 · 09:11

Yesterday the Governor of Texas, the person elected to serve all Texans, had this to say to GLBT Texans:

Local NBC Anchor: "Among the protesters were gay veterans and their partners. We asked the governor about his take on gay veterans, many of whom may one day have fewer rights than everyone else."

Rick Perry: "Texans made a decision about marriage and if there's a state that has more lenient views than Texas, then maybe that's a better place for them to live."

[taken from video recording, no official transcript yet]

I am a Texan, and I'll not let the likes of Rick Perry tell me to leave this state. What's next, they'll pass a law that forces us to leave? Are they going to load us into cattle cars and ship us away if we don't go peacefully?

The governor needs to apologize. Read More

Real Sports: Government Lied About Tillman

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Monday May 30, 2005 · 1:03 PM PDT

2005/05/30 · 13:03

At the end of his show, Real Sports, Bryant Gumble today did a story about Pat Tillman. He talked about Tillman's family calling the government to task. According to Gumble, the government had "lead an all-out effort to lionize [Tillman]. Problem is, since then we've learned it was all a well-crafted lie. Tillman was killed by his own men, and Washington knew it." I had to shake my head to clear my ears. I wasn't sure I'd heard right, but then he continued. "Ever anxious to wrap itself in the flag whenever possible the NFL, of course, bought the government's lie without question." There was that word again, "LIE." Now twice today in the corporate media I've heard unlikely sources call Bush and his propaganda machine to task--The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and now, Real Sports. I'd have never guessed. Are we waking up? Read More

Thin Excuses--the raiding of our forests

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 10:26 AM PST

2004/12/17 · 10:26

We soon may never again have to worry about Western Forest Fires. If the Bush Administration has its way, the problem could be eliminated once and for all whether we like it or not.

The author, George Orwell, in his classic book, 1984, describes a society, Oceana, where the government and the media are one and they manipulate the citizenry by, among other ways, manipulating language. As has been pointed out before, the Bush Administration has mastered Orwellian double-speak. Read More

I have waited 10 years for this

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 2:57 PM PST

2004/11/02 · 14:57

I live in Dallas, and in 94 I knew Bush and his cronies were gunning for the White House. I have fought against this man for over 10 years now, and I cannot believe we are so close.

I offer an apology that my state did not stop him when we had the chance; that we did not take him seriously; that we unleashed him on the world. Read More

Zogby: Stat Tie Bush 46 Kerry 45

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Thursday October 21, 2004 · 4:50 AM PDT

2004/10/21 · 04:50

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush opened a slight one-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

Bush led Kerry 46-45 percent in the latest three-day tracking poll, a statistical dead heat well within the poll's margin of error.

They were tied at 46 percent the previous two days.

About 6 percent of likely voters are still undecided between the president and the Massachusetts senator less than two weeks before the Nov. 2 election.

The close margin and seesawing momentum was similar to the 2000 race between Bush and Democrat Al Gore, pollster John Zogby said. Bush narrowly won that race after a 36-day recount battle in Florida that was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.

"As we've said all along, 2004 is playing out as close as 2000," Zogby said. At this point in the 2000 race, Gore led Bush by two points in Zogby's tracking poll, with 8 percent undecided.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=elections...

Robertson's Comment Huge

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Wednesday October 20, 2004 · 1:22 PM PDT

2004/10/20 · 13:22

The Dems did well to force the issue. This plays right into Kerry's protrayal of Bush as totally out of touch. This should be pounded.

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