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Thursday October 18, 2012 · 12:41 PM PDT

2012/10/18 · 12:41

Greg Palast is back. Although he is a little difficult to love, you gotta' love what he says. Since it seems to be well documented and reported by Amy Goodman at Democracy Now! and by the Nation magazine, let's go there and see what the noise is all about.

This diary is going to be short because we need to watch the videos and read the story at the Nation magazine because there isn't much to say but let's get this information out and make sure that the OFA campaign people know about it too.

Since I do not know how to add a video, I'll link to the Democracy Now! Do you suppose that the Obama campaign is paying attention to the details of voter suppression? I know they are fighting it in court, but will they reveal and release information that Mr. Palast is claiming to have found to help people pay attention to being able to vote and to actually get their vote to count?

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Friday June 05, 2009 · 7:55 PM PDT

2009/06/05 · 19:55

I read this diary: Memo to Kundra (CIO) & Chopra (CTO)

by Press to Digitate

[Open letter to the new federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and new federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra]

Gentlemen:

Below are given 10 specific reccommentations with respect to IT policy initiatives which the Obama Administration might consider, to help make the federal government more efficient, effective, transparent, and useful.

I wrote this comment after the diary went off the list, so I think the suggestions offered for the new tech team are good ones.

However, we need to ensure the government's computer systems, at every level, are spy-free, mole-free and Cheney/Bush/Rove-free! and offer this information:

The House Judiciary Committee's website/e-mail server was built and maintained by GovTech Solutions, a company owned and operated by the deceased pal of the Bush family and Karl Rove. Mr. Connell died in the crash of his small plane while attempting to land his plane for a company Christmas party last December. May he rest in peace. Condolences to his wife and children.

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Monday July 07, 2008 · 3:20 PM PDT

2008/07/07 · 15:20

We need you to call Renny Fagan at Senator Salazar's Denver office as follow-up to our meeting to discuss FISA!

We talked about

Unjustified Grant of Retroactive Immunity

Lengthy Sunset

Little Protection Against Reverse Targeting

No Prohibition on Bulk Collection

Loophole for Advance Judicial Approval of Court Orders

No Limits on Use of Illegally Obtained Information

Few Protections for People in the United States

Poll

10 votes Show Results

Will you/did you call Mr. Fagan at Senator Salazar's CO office?

10 votes Vote Now!

Will you/did you call Mr. Fagan at Senator Salazar's CO office?

Yes - I did/will call today and support your visit

4 votes

Yes - I will call, but I'm busy today (So it probably won't do it because I'm busy)

0 votes

Yes - And I will call the DC office too

1 vote

No- I won't call because they won't listen anyway!

2 votes

No- It won't do it because I'm here to blog. No activism for me!

1 vote

Pie - It's a waste of time

2 votes

ACTION DIARY: Act Now - This is an emergency

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Monday February 26, 2007 · 11:00 AM PST

2007/02/26 · 11:00

The Washington (state) legislature is scheduled to hold hearings this week on the impeachment of Bush/Cheney.

As a state legislative body they are allowed to do this and to then present it to the Speaker Pelosi for further action. The way I understand it, Speaker Pelosi must act on it and cannot simply table it because she removed impeachment from the table.

See link to the article below: the WA state legislature is being urged to stop the proceedings! They're being asked by their representatives in congress not to go ahead with the hearing, although they appear to have the votes.

This is not acceptable!

Poll

31 votes Show Results

Are you willing to take a little time from your day to speak truth to power?

31 votes Vote Now!

Are you willing to take a little time from your day to speak truth to power?

Yes - I don't have time, but this is important. I'll send the Washington state senator an e-mail and call her as well.

11 votes

No- I don't have time and we don't have the votes anyway

4 votes

Sure- the news from Sy Hersh about the shadow government scares me. I'll do whatever it takes to help.

7 votes

No, it won't do any good. We don't have any power. Why bother?

4 votes

Well, I think we have to win this war at any cost so a 21st century version of Iran Contra is fine with me.

5 votes

Shove it Down the Speaker's Throat: and it ain't pizza or Haagen Daz!

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Monday October 16, 2006 · 5:06 AM PDT

2006/10/16 · 05:06

I am incensed! If you're not already frothing at the mouth, then get ready to because this is not a story of eating good Chicago-style pizza or world famous Haagen Daz ice cream, which I hear the Speaker loves. This is a story about Cover Your Ass. This is about politicizing the truth to retain power in the House of Representatives. This is the story of the Speaker throwing the ball to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, knowing that they will quiet the Foleygate story until after the November elections. Read More

Iran Hostages: Being Held Hostage by the Bush & Condi

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Sunday March 19, 2006 · 2:12 PM PST

2006/03/19 · 14:12

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

What do you think about this?
Administration Blocks Ex-Hostages' Bid for Damages From Iran
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 19, 2006; Page A01
At an emotional meeting this month at the State Department, steps from the office of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a group of former American hostages released by Iran a quarter of a century ago, accompanied by lawyers and some relatives, confronted two of Rice's most senior aides.
The families' grievance: Why has the Bush administration, which has labeled Iran one of the world's most dangerous regimes and has called the hostages American heroes, fought their efforts to win damages for their ordeal from the Islamic republic?
And can you imagine this?
The wife of a former hostage exclaimed at one point: "You are bloodless!"

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Saturday January 28, 2006 · 4:01 PM PST

2006/01/28 · 16:01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

Blogs Attack From Left as Democrats Reach for Center
By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 28, 2006; Page A06
Democrats are getting an early glimpse of an intraparty rift that could complicate efforts to win back the White House: fiery liberals raising their voices on Web sites and in interest groups vs. elected officials trying to appeal to a much broader audience.
These activists -- spearheaded by battle-ready bloggers and making their influence felt through relentless e-mail campaigns -- have denounced what they regard as a flaccid Democratic response to the Supreme Court fight, President Bush's upcoming State of the Union address and the Iraq war. In every case, they have portrayed party leaders as gutless sellouts.

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Monday January 16, 2006 · 10:49 AM PST

2006/01/16 · 10:49

We have been given the mission, the road map and we've been empowered to take the action. For those who hear the call and rise up on this very special Martin Luther King Day celebration of his life, we should understand deeply that his life was monitored by the illegal snooping and wiretapping just exactly like that which this administration is doing to us.

Former Vice President Gore's speech was a call for revolution, for SPEAKING UP and YELLING OUT to these criminals that we won't let them do this one more day! We have to BECOME revolutionaires.

The first thing, in my opinion, is to actually PUSH the Senate to filibuster. We were just empowered and given the reponsibility of saving America. There is nobody else, other that Carter or Clinton perhaps who could communicate the severity of the crisis we're in. I just sat here and cried as he spoke. Because I trust the American people, I feel they will have the courage to rise up and STOP them. Read More

Drawing down the troops...

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Sunday December 25, 2005 · 10:26 AM PST

2005/12/25 · 10:26

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...

Transcript for November 27 MEET THE PRESS
John Warner, Joe Biden and Tim Russert

Read this transcript and note that Biden is saying that there are *700 Iraqis who are able to carry on without US troops. Read More

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