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The truth about the health and well being of our troops never seems to get covered by the main stream media. However, the truth about the U.S. troops seems to smack the British media right in the face.
While Bush will stand up there and continue to lie to us and Petraeus will present a bogus [...]

Posted by nytexan August 11th, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Bush, Health, Iraq, News, Petraeus, Politics, Soldiers, War, War Czar, mental health, military, veterans | Comments (6)

 
Romney Fund-Raiser Resigns
By Michael Luo August 11, 2007
AMES, Iowa–A top fund-raiser for Mitt Romney who was indicted this week in Maryland on a $32 million fraud scheme has resigned from his position with the campaign as a national finance committee co-chair, a spokesman for Mr. Romney said.
A federal grand jury in Maryland unsealed [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 11th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Ames Straw Poll, Corporate corruption, Corruption, Crooks, Election, Fundraisers, Hypocracy, Legacy, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republican, Romney, candidates, contributions, ethics, polls, resonsibility | Leave a comment

Below are some comments from Iowa regarding the straw poll and money spent. The comments that are posted are by permission from the authors and unedited. Also one of the authors, a Ron Paul supporter, has a very well done page www.spirit76.org

Falls Short
Looks like Romney finished 5,000 votes less then expected.
Spent $2,200 per [...]

Posted by nytexan August 11th, 2007 | Category: Iowa, Politics, Straw Poll | Comments (3)

It’s gotten to the point of ridiculous to keep hearing is Obama black enough or is Hillary feminine enough? Who gives a crap we currently have a president who isn’t smart enough. Shouldn’t that be the question? Hopefully Sen. Obama has put that stupid question to bed.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) – Sen. Barack Obama [...]

Posted by nytexan August 11th, 2007 | Category: African American, Democrat, News, Obama, Politics | Comments (2)

John McCain campaign manager Rick Davis released this statement in response to McCain’s de minimis showing in the Ames Straw Poll: “Over the past eight months John McCain has met with Iowans across the state, built a broad base of support, and demonstrated why he is the most prepared candidate to lead America from day [...]

Posted by nytexan August 11th, 2007 | Category: Election, Iowa, McCain, News, Straw Poll | Leave a comment

Iowa Independent; by: Chase Martyn Saturday (08/11) at 20:23 PM
Results coming in now:
UPDATE ON VOTE NUMBERS:
14,302 ballots cast

11th place: John Cox (41 votes, 0.3%)
10th place: John McCain (101 votes, 0.7%)
9th place: Duncan Hunter (174 votes, 1.2%)
8th place: Rudy Giuliani (183 votes, 1.3%)
7th place: Fred Thompson (203 votes, 1.4%)
6th place: Tommy Thompson (1,039 votes, [...]

Posted by nytexan August 11th, 2007 | Category: Election, GOP, Iowa, News, Republican, Romney, Ron Paul, Sam Brownback, Straw Poll, Tom Tancredo, Vote | Comments (5)

Cheney urging strikes on Iran
By Warren P. Strobel, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON – President Bush charged Thursday that Iran continues to arm and train insurgents who are killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and he threatened action if that continues.
At a news conference Thursday, Bush said Iran had been warned of [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 11th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Ahmadinejad, Armageddon, Black Ops, Bush, CIA, Casualties, Cheney, Collateral, Corruption, DoubleSpeak, Dr Death, Evil, Executive Branch, Hypocracy, Impeach, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Jihad, Lieberman, Oil, Orwellian, Private Armies, Proxy War, Republican, Tehran, The Divider, The Liar, Theocracy, Tom Tancredo, War, War Cost, War Crimes, War on Terror, betrayal, civil war, cover up, criminal, profiteers, resonsibility, state of emergency, stupid, threat, veterans | Comments (11)

Most Seem to Favor Low-Key Approach Over Confrontational One
By Anton Troianovski Special to The Washington Post Saturday, August 11, 2007

… with a small gay rights movement taking shape amid a more frank pop culture, gays are struggling with altogether different questions. Should they openly confront what many [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 11th, 2007 | Category: Earth, Excuses, Fear, GLBT, GLTB, God, History, Hypocracy, LGBT, Religion, civil liberties, equality, gay, homophobia, homosexuality, human, injustice, resonsibility, sexuality, trans-sexuality | Comments (1)