Monday, June 14, 2004

Short Takes - Politics


Ted Rall - BUSH YOUTH?

Kerry's apathetic young supporters.

Kerry's apathetic older supporters?

John F. Kerry has shattered fundraising records, unified an oft-warring party and pushed past President Bush in some national polls. Yet many Democratic voters, officials and even members of Kerry's staff express an ambivalence -- or angst -- about their presidential candidate that belies this strong public standing.

Former Officials not apathetic about Bush Foreign Policy

A group of 26 former diplomats and military officials, including appointees of former Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, plan to issue an open statement on Wednesday criticizing Bush's foreign policies. "We just came to agreement that this administration was really endangering the United States," said William Harrop, a former ambassador to Israel under the previous Bush administration.

Is it a Nation Divided or only Washington?

Majorities in both places support stricter gun control as well as the death penalty; they strongly oppose giving blacks preference in hiring while also wanting the government to guarantee that blacks are treated fairly by employers. They're against outlawing abortion completely or allowing it under any circumstances, and their opinions on abortion have been fairly stable for three decades. Virtually identical majorities of Blues and Reds don't want a single party controlling the White House and Congress... Professor Fiorina insists the voters are merely responding to a president who is more partisan than virtually all of his modern predecessors.

Inmaterial Support?

In a ruling for free-speech advocates hosting a website does not count as terrorist support - and some mixed comments.

A terrorist safe house? Or a wedding celebration? Or both?

This is old but still on the discussion table. Good article contrasting foreign and American press. Americans are much more likely to be [gullible stooges/accepting] for officialdom.

Howard Stern - Still Crusading Against Bush

Enron's debacle in California saved Florida (not Texas) ...In one conversation, a top manager in Enron's Portland, Ore., office gloats about how the firm's trading practices "just (expletive deleted) California... to the tune of a million bucks or two a day." In another, energy traders laugh about how much money they scammed from poor grandmothers.

Newsweek - Prison abuse scandal won't go away, war within administration over how much torture

Red Cross - Charge Saddam or release him by end of month

Campaign Report - Middle Class Hurting Under Bush

Bush made political pitch to Vatican to get Bishops to support him!


Pope John Paul II praised Mr. Bush last week for "the promotion of moral values" but reminded the president of the pope's "unequivocal position" on Iraq.

Former Bush National Security Staffer Now Backing Kerry

"I think I have to quit. ... I can't work for these people. I'm sorry, I just can't."

Non-Politics
Buy Natural Beauties at Amazon
Blogs take over the net - 10 million by end of the year?

Love really is blind... say neuroscientists. "strong emotional ties to another person inhibit not only negative emotions but also affect the brain circuits involved in making social judgments about that person."

Appalachian Trail nice this time of year

Natural Beauties - Buy the DOMAI Book at Amazon

The technerd who made the World Wide Web free for all given Million dollar prize.

The Onion - Ending months of speculation, presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry announced Tuesday that he has selected the young, vibrant, recently decorated war hero John Kerry 1969 as his running mate.

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