If A President Were A Traitor
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007If a president were a traitor ... wicked snark on DKos.
Archive for January, 2007
If a president were a traitor ... wicked snark on DKos.
Now Playing - MC Celtic - Foreign Lands
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Now Playing - MC Celtic - Foreign Lands I heard a snippet of this on Randy Rhodes yesterday. It stuck in my head until I finally went looking for it. If you like the song, I recommend downloading a higher quality mp3 (8 mb) from the ...
Camp Tries To Silence Voices In The House
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Camp Tries To Silence Voices In The House, on Duplicitous Dave / Rubber Stamp Camp.
Propaganecdotes
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007I found an interesting discussion in the DKos rescued diaries this morning ... this one is about 'propaganecdotes' ... "Propaganda chicken mcnuggets" for the right ... Propaganecdotes require a few basic attributes: 1. They must be visually powerful and easily identifiable. 2. They ...
Hadden’s Attempted Rebuttal
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Note: I am no longer a blogger with DetNews, because I am running for 4th district chair. Their rules prohibit a blogger from being involved in a campaign. In response to this by Hadden, which is in response to 'And she has stupid hair too!' First of all I ...
Shiawassee Board Engages In Illegal Closed Sessions?
Sunday, January 28th, 2007On January 17, 2007, The Health & Human Services Committee went into closed session. From the minutes: It was moved by Commissioner Van Pelt, supported by Commissioner Stewart to go into a closed session to discuss a legal opinion regarding the proposed Shiawassee County Board of Health By-Laws. Motion ...
Levin v McCain on Iraq
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Senators Levin and McCain mix it up on Bush's Iraq "strategy." I can't help but feel sorry for McCain when it comes to Iraq. He used to have so much credibility on matters of national security, because he was a moderate, ex POW, sensible kinda guy. Even when he ...
Recent News Does Not Bode Well For Camp
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Recent News Does Not Bode Well For Camp, on Duplicitous Dave / Rubber Stamp Camp.
Recommended Reading - Sunday January 28 2007
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Recommended Reading - Sunday January 28 2007 Bush Is Getting a Bum Rap -- an interesting discussion on how Bush's use of religion compares to other presidents'.
Newsweek Poll Shows SOTU Did Nothing For Bush, GOP
Sunday, January 28th, 2007I don't usually get into polls this far out from an election, but I find this Newsweek poll intriguing. To sum things up -- Bush's overall approval rating: 30% (this number becomes important later) People who "wish the Bush presidency were simply over": Democrats - 86% Independents - 59% Republicans - ...
Presidential Word Clouds
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Thanks to BagNews, I found this awesome site with US Presidential Speeches Tag Cloud. This cloud application "shows the popularity, frequency, and trends in the usages of words within speeches, official documents, declarations, and letters written by the Presidents of the US between 1776 - 2007 AD. For example, in ...
Jack Johnson’s Petition
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Don't forget you can sign Commissioner Jack Johnson's petition calling for an oversight committee at http://www.christinebarry.com/johnson-petition.
Owosso Dog Law Illegal?
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Bouncing around in the Shiawassee Forums, I found this little gem: http://ci.owosso.mi.us/ReferenceDesk/CityCode/Chapter5-Animals.pdf Section 5-32 seems to cover it. Just have to get them to enforce Just too funny, can't help myself. this is just another illegal ordinance! Too funny! I put it on my blog for all to see http://shiacac.blogspot.com/2007/01/41-city-of-owosso-code-animals.html More details on Kaylor's blog - http://shiacac.blogspot.com/2007/01/41-city-of-owosso-code-animals.html
Stillborn Child Tax Exemption
Saturday, January 27th, 2007So we're sitting here doing our taxes, and we come across the Stillborn Child Exemption. This freaked me out, as I hadn't heard of it before. I had to look it up. Just as I suspected, it's right here: Stillborn Child Tax Credit legislation was signed into law by Governor ...
Average Age Of Homeless In Michigan Is 9
Saturday, January 27th, 2007I was over at http://www.abc12.com looking for the story on the peace rally, when I came across this unsettling article: Children being hit hard by poverty; New ABC News study shows average age of homeless is 9. But as some look to the future, they say it may ...
Bush The Decision Maker On Iraq
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Bush: 'I'm the decision-maker' on Iraq: WASHINGTON - President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday "I'm the decision-maker" about sending more troops to the war. He challenged skeptical lawmakers not to prematurely condemn his buildup. "I've picked the plan that I think is most likely to succeed," Bush said ...
That Darn Liberal Media Is At It Again
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Yahoo News is reporting that Bomb kills 15, Bush critic Pelosi visits Baghdad. Bush critic Pelosi??? There are so many other appropriate titles. Speaker Pelosi. Congresswoman Pelosi. Third in line from the Presidency Pelosi.
Rally - impeachment
Saturday, January 27th, 2007After approx. 30 minutes of statements and prayer regarding the war, the rally turns to impeachment. More on this later. About 25 of us are here for the rally, which is being covered by abc 12. There's some good traffic here with many people honking their car ...
Let me seek to console
Saturday, January 27th, 2007.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Let me seek to console, originally uploaded by Christine Barry. Tom ford leads the rally in prayer
Abc 12 arrives to cover the rally
Saturday, January 27th, 2007.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Abc 12 arrives to cover the rally, originally uploaded by Christine Barry.
