2/28/07

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Added 1/1/08
If Democracy Now is not a source of news and information to you maybe it should be plus no commercials. Independent Media at it's best. Here investigative Journalist Greg Palast files this report from the rain forests of Ecuador, where an indigenous tribe is suing Chevron for $12 billion for contaminating the Amazon. They also play part of Palast's interview with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa. Greg Palast you know the guy who broke the story that it was Delay's goons that were sent to Florida in 2000 that were seen constantly on TV raising hell demanding a recount. He reports for the BBC but is American. You will not see him on the liberal media in this country.

GOP HYPOCRITE OF THE WEEK goes to Repug whore Kris Kobach from Kansas. These guys are so brazen they don't even try to hide their crimes but extol them in public.

FCC Commissioner Copps statement before the vote taken to allow more media consolidation.

This weeks WINGS OF JUSTICE AWARD

ProgressNow Daily Digest

Here is a post from John the fellow who's walking to DC to ask Pelosi to put impeachment back on the table. This is good stuff from someone like you and me.



Added 12/24/07

This will never stop. Demand we leave Iraq now! The Washington Post is reporting the death of a U.S. soldier from a suicide bomber attack in Kanaan, Diyala Province on Thursday, December 20th. 13 neighborhood patrol volunteers were also killed and 19 U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack.


Why we can never win in Iraq. It was obvious to the whole world what the results of an invasion would be but the neo-thugs went ahead anyway. That's why they must be impeached and tried for war crimes.

Sure gets ugly when right-wing religious crazies start attacking themselves.

Progress Now Daily Digest 12/21

Guess who wins the Media Putz of the Week. Why none other than little neo con whore Kevin Martin. What a prick.

Iraq : At least 30 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
Fifteen bodies found dumped around the capital on Wednesday, police said
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Some of the many reasons why Edwards and Obama will not appear on FOX WHORE NEWS.


Mr. Paul slaps Mr. Huckabee.

Why Chris Matthews is a whore like most of the rest. This is not news but straight up propaganda.

You can take action here on Tuesday's FCC ruling for more media consolidation.

Chris Dodd wins this hands down. Will the others ever begin to fight?

Ran across this and apparently this is a real movie trailer for MACHINE GIRL. YIKES! The Forum puts a shock warning on this. Viewing entertainment for young minds.


CREW lists the top ten ethic scandals for 2007

Iraq: At least 44 killed and 34 injured in another bloody day of US occupation: :

In an attack in Baquba, four members of a tribal police squad were killed when gunmen attacked their offices in Sahwa district. Courtesy of IHC
http://snipurl.com/1vfdk

This is an interesting look at why Rep. Kucinich was excluded from the debate in Iowa. The reason given is the correct one.
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Women around the world continue to be less than second class citizens and are murdered for no less than being just that. In this country the battle for equality continues. What has and is happening in Basra,Iraq is appalling to say the least. Before the invasion and now occupation these women had for the most part complete freedom to live life. Not so any longer as many have been murdered and are being killed on a regular basis. If you care and wish to be informed watch this clip of these ongoing atrocities. This is an example of what happens when you invade another country on lies.

Once again Billo gets slapped so hard
here it's amazing this loon gets airtime but then again Amerikans at least some anyway love to be lied to and to have their stereotypes reinforced by the likes of those like Bill O.
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Added 12/17
Yampa and local artists.

Anthropologists Up in Arms Over Pentagon's "Human Terrain System" to
Recruit Graduate Students to Serve in Iraq, Afghanistan


GOP Hypocrit of the week.

Within days the FCC will vote for more media consolidation. The video is an another example of what this country gets as the result. You can take action here if this issue is important enough to you.


Dana Purina-BuzzFlash Media Putz of the Week

In some ways I feel for these Republican candidates because of the severely flawed stance each takes combined with a compromised history again each hoping to make the better appeal to the 30% who actually listen they leave themselves open to stuff like this.


Anti abortion crazies are at it again in Denver. People from groups such as this spawn our own country's real life terrorists. Homeland Security keep tabs on these people? Not hardly it's a blastocyst dummy. Case in point Eric Rudolph!
Read about it here.

Blackwater takes a well deserved hit in Protero, California
Back round information



Weekly Audio Spin
5min audio

HUD Poised to Tear Down New Orleans Public Housing Developments

From Oil Wars to Water Wars by Amy Goodman

I find this interesting because not only of the cause but also John Nirenberg's use of the Internet. He is walking to Nancy Pelosi's office to discuss impeachment and accountability. The posts I read were fun to read and will
follow this mans journey. Plans to arrive Jan.11
Plus he gets BUZZFLASH'S Wings of Justice Award.

Turley tortures the liars. They will continue to do whatever they want lie about it and carry on. They do it because they can. Those who are supposedly on my side enable it.


A Huckabee quote straight from the heart.
A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ.And then there's this.

If you have never read or watched Democracy Now this segment What is Blackwater’s Role in the 2008 Presidential Race? is a good place to start. Incredible stuff about this firm and the players within and their associations within our government and this administration.

This post by Jul about establishing a
Department of Peace is very informative. This effort is much more than a new department within our government but will address violence at all levels of our society. I will take peace over violence at whatever level any day!

Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson's statement on convicted obstructionist and low-life neo-thug Scooter Libby's announcement that he is dropping his appeal.

Once again Al says what the truth of the matter is when accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. Watch this country's media vilify and and belittle this achievement once again particularly Fox Whore News.

There is no other journalist that interviews people better on important subjects of the day than Bill Moyers. Here
he talks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson about how the Internet has transformed the political campaign in the United States. In the second segment Moyers and Jamieson are joined by scholar Melissa Rogers for a discussion of religion in politics. How is it that this man from Texas and a devout Christian be so diametrically different from others in particular on the issue of religion? Time flies with this because you hear a discussion without interruption or yelling back and forth. Mr. Moyers is one of the best of all time and he has my complete respect for all his efforts over the many years he has been in broadcasting.

They want your soul. Both are guilty as hell with the left damn near as bad.
Video 16min

The Shia Taliban
3min Every women in this country should be pissed that this has been allowed to happen in Iraq.


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Added 12/10/07
This women gets arrested wherever dissent is despised here there everywhere.

Xmas in Fallujah
video 4min

Another convicted sexually perverted right wing scumbag with connections.

If this is for real there is something seriously wrong with these religious fanatics! I choose Reality over insanity.

BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week

The whole debacle in Iraq is so disgusting but when you get this it becomes so much worse. Wonder how many of our guys have been killed by our own weapons?

Watch the whores in Senate rip the guts right out of this eat it and then smile.

Brave New Films is a wealth of information on issues of the day. An example is Sibel Edmonds a former translator who since 911 has been gagged and repeatedly threatened. If you are not aware of her story watch the short video. The latest short film is on greed below.


An action alert from FREE PRESS to put pressure on Congress to stop the FCC from allowing more media consolidation.

Media Putz of the Week

Commissioners issue fire ban in Pueblo County

Look at what was found underground near Turin, Italy

Careful-The Rude Pundit is very rude!


It Turns Out Ahmadinejad Was the Truthful One

Human Rights Crusader Michael Ratner: We'll Keep Going After Bush and Cheney When They Leave Office

CBS News exposes Republican dirty trick to steal White House

China’s Turtles, Emblems of a Crisis

Our Troops Must Leave Iraq by Walter Cronkite and David Krieger

The Ann Coulter Song


Why is it only Seymour Hersh and other bloggers knew and reported on this? Because we for the most part have whores in the conventional media that love to assist this corrupt administration in taking our country to war on lies that's why.

Holiday Spirit In Oak Creek

Drinking Liberally Promoting democracy one pint at a time.

Fela Kuti-Sorrow Tears & Blood
Fela was a major influence in Nigeria and West Africa. Maybe bigger than Bob in some areas.

Buzzflash Wings of Justice Award

Billo gets slapped so hard here



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This interview was a wee bit contentious. A hour with Lou Dobbs on Democracy Now Fact-Checking Dobbs: CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs Challenged on Immigration Issues
Listening Is an Act of Love: National Oral History Project StoryCorps Records Ordinary People Telling Their Remarkable Stories to Each Other

Watch this and then explain why you think of yourself as important when in Reality we are all nothing but piss ants in time!

Why people in this country don't know squat!



John Gibson of the FOX Propaganda Network is the BuzzFlash Media Putz of the Week. He Betrays the National Security of the United States for Personal Gain. That's Called Treason.

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THIS IS THE REALITY LIKE IT OR NOT

“The End of America”: Feminist Social Critic Naomi Wolf Warns U.S. in Slow Descent into Fascism

In her new book, “The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot”, Naomi Wolf says the United States is on the road to becoming a fascist society, right under our very noses. Wolf outlines what she sees as the ten steps to shut down a democratic society and argues that the Bush administration has already implemented many of these steps. Wolf is the author of several books including the 1990s feminist classic, “The Beauty Myth.” [includes rush transcript]
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Robert Parry is a former mainstream media investigative reporter who founded ConsortiumNews.com because he is interested in making sure that the truth is known, not buried. He is the winner of this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award.

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This is an excellent article on what will become a major issue very soon.

Regulations flowing toward Yampa River : Local News : The Rocky Mountain News

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/nov/24/regulations-flowing-toward-yam...
Erin Light stands on the banks of the Yampa River knowing that this is one of the last places in the parched American West where you can take as much water as you like. But not for long. Even as the river flows rich and languid down from the Flat Tops Wilderness, the era of unimaginable plenty in this region is coming to an end. Light is the top water regulator on the Yampa, the first woman in Colorado history to oversee one of the state's vaunted rivers. It is a huge task. The Yampa is one of eight major river basins in Colorado that form a massive high-altitude headwaters, helping supply 19 other states, Mexico, and millions of people.

Kathy Bower named Water Commissioner of the Year
November 30, 2007
Kathy Bower’s cramped office in downtown Craig isn’t indicative of the large geographical area she manages as the Division 6 water commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources.
http://www.craigdailypress.com/



I Confess
to liking the English Beat


This is a fun video Where the Hell is Matt?


The War On Democracy Film Trailer by John Pilger
“What Would Jesus Buy?”: As Holiday Buying Frenzy Begins, New Film Tracks Anti-Consumerism Gospel of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

The holiday shopping season kicks off this week with Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. The new documentary “What Would Jesus Buy?” follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping gospel choir on a cross-country tour, preaching their message in such destinations as the Mall of America, Wal-mart headquarters, Starbucks and Disneyland. We speak to Rev. Billy, and the film’s producer Morgan Spurlock, who gained fame with his documentary “Super Size Me.” [includes rush transcript]





TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

* Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act Raises Fears of New Government
Crackdown on Dissent*

A little-noticed anti-terrorism bill quietly making its through Congress is
raising fears of a new affront on activism and constitutional rights. The
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act was passed in
an overwhelming 400 to six House vote last month. Critics say it could
herald a new government crackdown on dissident activity under the guise of
fighting terrorism.

Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/20/1458214
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Vanity Fair
The Mega-Bunker of Baghdad

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Can we believe they'd sink this low?
They're equating a 40-year old accident to the intentional
and repeated torture of hundreds of possibly-innocent men for the
amusement of a sad little boy who never got any love as a child.

From Bart at http://www.bartcop.com/

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Here is the first gated community in Steamboat Springs located in the 1100 block of Steamboat Blvd. called Stone Bridge.


You have watched this go up on the way into Middle Routt located just south of Haymaker GC. This is not your regular barn but a art and party barn. A million dollar one where the electrical alone was 100k. The place the people will stay east of this when they come to visit price tag will approach 10 million. I have a hard time saying house because when a structure one sleeps in costs that much it is something other than a house.
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One of the side effects of invading and occupying another country for lies.
Bush's Legacy of Death: 120 US war veteran suicides a week

Ann Coulter is Named the BuzzFlash Media Putz of the Week, As Nominated by BuzzFlash Reader Claire of Maine: Coulter's only core beliefs relate to the accumulation of wealth by engaging in "shock" celebrity punditry.




Under House Arrest, Pakistani Human Rights Leader Asma Jahangir Speaks Out on Musharraf’s Crackdown

Asma Jahangir is the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and is the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of religion. She was among the first people rounded up in the state of emergency declared by General Pervez Musharraf. She joins us on the line from her home in Lahore, where she remains under house arrest. [includes rush transcript]
Another just like so many of the others and much worse because this crazy bastard has nukes. Whether it's the Shah- Saddam- Noriega or Pinocet take your pick of these or any number of others. Any alliance formed with the likes of these has only resulted in death and destruction. Demand some thing other from those who represent you. tb


Dennis Kucinich Had the Courage to Force the Issue of Appropriately Calling for Cheney's Impeachment. As a Result, Kucinich is the Winner of This Week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award.

Robert Greenwald on Keith Olbermann's show, promoting how FOX hypocritically attacks decency 11/14


Here is an example http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200711130001
from Media Matters Colorado of what is said on the airwaves along the Front Range. In this case it's Backbone Radio on KNUS. This is just one of many AM programs aired east of us that spew the same rhetoric of innuendo, falsehoods and out right lies.


11/12/07

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As Blackwater Is Implicated in Another Deadly Shooting in Iraq, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Urges Passage of the Stop Outsourcing Security (SOS) Act

In a Democracy Now! interview, Rep. Jan Schakowsky calls for the withdrawal of all guards with the firms Blackwater, DynCorp and Triple Canopy over the next six months from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Media Matters on Pat Robertsons endorsement of Giuliani.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200711070005?f=h_top

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This Week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award Goes to Jon Stewart: "If the emperor wears no clothes, it's in large part because Jon Stewart has disrobed him."

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Former state Rep. Ted Klaudt (a Republican, of course from South Dakota) was convicted on 'four counts of second-degree rape on charges involving two teenage foster daughters and a bizarre scheme of breast and vaginal exams to harvest reproductive eggs.' He's a former BuzzFlash.com GOP Hypocrite of the Week winner. 11/8
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Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 9, 2007
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Dennis Kucinich: Standing Tall in the House as Cheney Impeachment Bill Advances -- Dave Lindorff
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What I saw in Fallujah Dahr Jamail set out to report the truth about the US invasion of Iraq and its terrible impact on daily life. Determined to remain independent of the army, he embedded himself instead with the Iraqi people Continue reading "What I saw in Fallujah"
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“Shock Doctrine” Author Naomi Klein on State-Sanctioned Torture and Disaster Response for the Chosen

Author and journalist Naomi Klein reacts to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of Michael Mukasey, which she calls an endorsement of state torture. And she turns to California, where in last month’s wildfires a spate of new companies offered privatized solutions to emergency management -- only for those rich enough to afford it. [includes rush transcript]
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FOX Attacks Decency... with Bill O'Reilly Leading the Way



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Week of Nov 5-11
HYPOCRITE OF THE WEEK
http://gophypocrites.com/2007/11/hyp07044.html

60 Minutes has identified the man whose fabricated story of Iraqi biological weapons drove the U.S. argument for invading Iraq. It has also obtained video of "Curve Ball," as he was known in intelligence circles, and discovered he was not only a liar, but also a thief and a poor student instead of the chemical engineering whiz he claimed to be.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/01/60minutes/main3440577.shtml


FEMA is the BuzzFlash Media Putz of the Week: The FEMA simulated "news conference" was entirely consistent with the entire White House outlook on handling the press. It was the symbolic convergence of a servile press crossing over to one that was completely faked.

The Coloradoan - Air patrol boosts rescues http://coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/NEWS01/711010335/1002/...

With small planes able to weave through the mountains, the Civil Air Patrol is an integral part of a search and rescue team.

Jeremy Scahill:
State to Blackwater: Nothing You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Court of Law

Bruce Springsteen's Magic Refused Radio Play, despite being the #1 album. And yes, Clear Channel does have something to do with it. 10/31

Democracy Now
Attorney General Nominee’s Confirmation in Doubt Over Waterboarding Stance
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At Least 430 Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Have Committed Suicide:
According to the VA, at least 283 combat veterans who left the military between the start of the war in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 and the end of 2005 took their own lives. In addition, 147 troops have killed themselves in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began bringing the government count to 430.
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