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Archive for April, 2009

BREAKING NEWS WITH ANALYSIS: Arlen Specter to become a Democrat

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Here is the CNN article from a few minutes ago titled “Sen. Arlen Specter to become Democrat:”

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/specter.party.switch/index.html

Sen. Arlen Specter to become Democrat

updated 8 minutes ago

Story Highlights
* Pennsylvania Republican has been in the Senate for five terms
* Move would give Democrats 60-seat majority if Franken takes office
* Republicans have been angry over his support of stimulus plan

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Sean Hannity MUST be pressured to honor his offer to be waterboarded for charity

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Here is the YouTube video where Sean Hannity in a dialogue with Charles Grodin on his FOX News show offered to be waterboarded for charity and for the families of the troops (at about 0:55 into this video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2I6qRYJfYg

Sean Hannity Offers To Be Waterboarded For Charity - 04/23/09 (2:36)

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April 22, 2009

“FOX’s Sean Hannity Offers To Be Waterboarded For Charity - 04/23/09″

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A bailout should be like an operation to fix the problem instead of a painkiller

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The best analogy of a taxpayer bailout that I can think of is that it should be like an operation to fix the problem. A bailout in my opinion should NOT be like a painkiller such as a Vicodin pill which only numbs the pain temporarily, does not fix the problem if it [...]

My answer to Neocon GOP ideologues who accuse Obama of "apologizing for America"

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Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and other Neocon GOP ideologues keep on making the false points that Obama is “apologizing for America” around the world and that “he's just apologizing for the United States.”
Here is the transcript of Sean Hannity falsely accusing Obama of “apologizing for America” in a loaded question to Dick [...]

The question about FOX News bias that many Republicans cannot credibly answer

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One of my favorite cable news shows is CNN Reliable Sources with media critic Howard Kurtz because that is a program where both Republican and Democratic guests have to answer real questions about fairness and accuracy in the media. While no journalist is perfect, I think that Howard Kurtz is an honest broker [...]

David Shuster and his guest Christian Finnegan made fun of Hillary Clinton again

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Here is the Countdown video from last Friday, April 10 where David Shuster and his guest Christian Finnegan in my very strong opinion unnecessarily made fun of Hillary Clinton and her fundraising efforts:

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VIDEO: Gen. Clark on The Ed Show today, April 13

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Here is the MSNBC video link of Gen. Clark on The Ed Show today (the interview with Gen. Clark starts at about 06:58 into this video):

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Michael Ware explained what is behind Mexico drug violence and how serious it is

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The issue of "America’s drug addiction and how it’s fueling the growing violence at the Mexican border" is back in the news again:
http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/13/kiran-the-debate-over-the-legalization-of-drugs/
April 13, 2009
Kiran: The debate over the legalization of drugs
Posted: 02:04 PM ET

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Brian McGough and Mark Benjamin on doctors being pressured to NOT diagnose PTSD!

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This article on Salon.com by Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin titled "I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD" with the audio "of an Army psychologist at Fort Carson, Colo., saying that he was under pressure not to diagnose combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder" really outraged me:
http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/
"I am [...]

TRANSCRIPT: Gen. Clark on CNN today, April 6

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Here is the CNN transcript of Gen. Clark's interview with Wolf Blitzer in The Situation Room today:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0904/06/sitroom.01.html
THE SITUATION ROOM
U.S. Not 'At War With Islam'; Ridding the World of Nuclear Weapons
Aired April 6, 2009 - 16:00   ET
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: “So, can the United States and its allies actually win the war [...]