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August 19, 2008
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"Russia has invaded a sovereign...state [Georgia] and threatens a democratic government elected by its people... Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century."George W. Bush
"This is not 1968. And the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten a neighbor, occupy a capital, and overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed."
Condoleezza Rice
"In The 21st Century Nations Don't Invade Other Nations"
John McCain
"Instead of listening to what we say . . . watch what we do,"
Richard M. Nixon
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Bernard Weiner:
NEW: Lies and Criminality About Justice Department and Georgia -- "So?" The aggressive, in-your-face tactics of the CheneyBush Administration are evident with regard both to excusing law-breaking in the DoJ, and in how it's trying to gin up a new neo-con, oil-related confrontation with Russia over the South Ossieta region of Georgia. Dangerous and scary.
REPRISE: Dems' Timidity May Cost Them Dearly in 2008. "The liberal/progressive base of the party could make it plain to wavering, wimpy Democratic legislators that support for their re-election is not automatic... Indeed, if they don't change and act like a true opposition party should, they will face loss of financial support from the base, and a distinct shortage of volunteers walking precincts and making phone calls before the election, etc." (First published June 19, 2007)
Ernest Partridge:
The Fix Is In -- Again! Better get used to the idea: John McCain will probably be the next President of the United States. The fix is in, as it has been in every election since 2000. This follows from two overarching facts that the corporate media will not report, and the Democrats choose to ignore: (1). The ruling oligarchy can not allow a reformist Democrat to occupy the White House, and (2) They have the means to prevent it, as they did in 2000, in 2004, and as they might do again in 2008. All other aspects of this “election” – issues, personalities, media blitzes – are secondary and perhaps even irrelevant.
REPRISE: Some Unsolicited Advice for Barack Obama. Congratulations on your long, hard-fought and well-executed (presumptive) victory in the pre-convention campaign! You will need all that energy, endurance, and strategic intelligence if you are to prevail against John McCain and the Republican Party in November. And even so, if you regard McCain and the GOP as the extent of your opposition, you will surely lose. For you are up against a hostile corporate media, the United States Department of Justice, and a rigged vote-counting system that is secret, privately owned, and in the pocket of the Republican Party. (From May 13, 2008. See also, "Election Fraud: Where's the Outrage?)
June 3, 2008
Ernest Partridge's Blog: A farewell tribute to an old friend, Bruce "Utah" Phillips: pacifist, activist, poet, folklorist, and song writer.Bernard Weiner's Blog: The Holding-One's-Nose-While-Voting Dilemma. In November, should progressives who aren't enamored of the Dem nominee swallow hard and vote for that candidate -- because s/he isn't McCain -- or should progressives vote for Nader or McKinney or Gravel? In a heated exchange of letters, here is an updated version of the every-four-year dilemma. Hold your nose or go for more political purity? (April 15, 2008)
