Dear Charles Rangel, Please get a clue

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Sunday November 19, 2006 · 5:51 PM PST

2006/11/19 · 17:51

Rep. Rangel has again called for a draft. When he did this in 2003, it was just a cute way to make a point about the looming Iraq war.

But now it is just irresponsible. And the logic that

"There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft, and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way,"

is absurd.

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Would a draft ever prevent a war?

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Would a draft ever prevent a war?

Nah, leaders know what buttons to push.

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Maybe, but far from certain

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Yes, the populace would start paying attention

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Hey Dumdums. You are being played about Carville

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Friday November 10, 2006 · 12:45 PM PST

2006/11/10 · 12:45

Carville might be a schmuck, but he's not a stupid schmuck. Even IF he wanted Dean gone, he isn't going to go to Ad Nags and The New Republic to start a shooting war with the rest of the party.

Read that again. Adam Nagourney. The New Republic(an). Two of the more odius faux-left sources of information you can find. Two tiny quotes, not saying the same thing, with no context around them.

Considering their histories, don't you think, just maybe, that they have twisted the story a teensy bit to start our circular firing squad up? Read More

Iraq: A Republican Ideological Dreamland

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Thursday October 26, 2006 · 3:55 PM PDT

2006/10/26 · 15:55

Though this is largely going to be preaching to choir, this story at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting really crystallizes the natural result of Republican policy. Its a common meme from "true" conservatives that Bush isn't really a conservative. Its baloney. Bush stands squarely on the ideology that has been offered for decades.

And Iraq is a perfect demonstration of the ultimate end of those policies. Not just from an American point of view, but one where every day Iraqis get to live in a Republican Ideological Dreamland. Consider this with the lizard brain deep within you: Read More

"Disproportionate Force"

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Wednesday July 19, 2006 · 11:02 AM PDT

2006/07/19 · 11:02

Today, the catchphrase in the media concerning the Hezbollah/Israeli conflict is "Disproportionate Force", with standard question "Is Israel using it?"

It is, of course, yet another strawman in a long series of media strawman arguments. Of course Israel is using disproportionate force. They can't help but use disproportionate force, they have one of the top five most modernized militaries in the world. They dominate the skies. They outnumber Hezbollah 20:1. They have satellite recon, incredible main battle tanks, and (if they are feeling a little crazy) nukes.

That isn't the question at all. Read More

Israel takes the sucker's bet again

Mysticdog

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Thursday July 13, 2006 · 10:15 AM PDT

2006/07/13 · 10:15

If you follow the hype, Hezbollah kidnapped two IDF soldiers in order to force Israel into a prisoner exchange.

It is crazy to believe that.

Just last week, Israel demonstrated its unwillingness to make such deals, and in fact re-invaded Gaza to once again show how heavy a hand it can weild.

So why would Hezbollah think this would be any different?

Answer: They didn't. Israel showed how they would respond with Gaza, and it was exactly how Hezbollah wanted Israel to respond. Read More

Please support removing the NYT's press credentials

Mysticdog

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 3:45 PM PDT

2006/06/30 · 15:45

I can think of nothing that would serve the New York Times better than having their official White House and Congressional access cut.

The NYT has proven itself a tired old Gray Lady indeed. Dutifully repeating what it is told to repeat in White House briefings, private chats with administration officials, and congress critters; it fills itself with prose that utterly fails to provide any useful information. Between absurd anonymity grants to sources, to covering up executive malfeasance, or simply pushing the GOP line out into the public arena, absolutely nothing of journalistic merit has come out of any private or public White House or Congressional meetings with reporters in the past few years. Read More

FMA Instant Analysis

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Wednesday June 07, 2006 · 10:01 AM PDT

2006/06/07 · 10:01

Everyone knew it was going to fail, they put it up anyway. The 'thugs wanted to demonstrate something, so what did it demonstrate? Read More

Interest Group Ad Judo - Beating the 'pugs at their own game

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Thursday May 18, 2006 · 6:41 PM PDT

2006/05/18 · 18:41

By now, you've seen the disgusting ads by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, touting the wonders of injecting unprecedented levels of CO2 into the atmosphere. http://streams.cei.org/ if you need to a reason to claw your eyes out.

This is a long standing trend in industry and republican politics. Whether the "Wise Use" Movement for deregulating natural resource harvesting or the Discovery Institute for promoting non-scientific teaching against evolution, Republicans like deceiving people about the industry groups that drive their policy. They know no one will take seriously an ad put out by a conglomeration of oil companies pooling their money, so they create an organization with a sensible, centrist sounding name. Or, if their balls are really brassy, they give it a liberal sounding name. I call it "False Flag" marketing.

This has been going on decades with no real counter from liberal groups. It is time to change that. Read More

Subversive fun with the NSA

Mysticdog

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Friday May 12, 2006 · 9:54 AM PDT

2006/05/12 · 09:54

Oh sure, the NSA wiretapping has you spooked. Who knows what they could do with the information; could all of those take out orders from Omar's Falafel House be somehow misinterpreted as aiding Enemies of the State? Could a Republican business competitor get hold of the record of all your calls to 1-900-HOT-GIRL?

Don't worry! These clowns are still trying find the mastermind of the "Prince Albert in a Can" plot, and where in the world Seymore Butz is hiding. They couldn't data mine Samoans from a Girl Scout cookie order form. The guys running the program were appointed by Republicans for crissakes, so their relevant background is sleeping with each other's sisters in college.

But even if there are a few competent people stripping away your civil rights, that doesn't mean they've won. Oh no, they've opened a new door for you to dick with the Republican Party! Here's how it works:
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