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Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska

Stop the Propaganda — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:14:26 +0000

(Salon.com) - Oct. 11, 2008 | JUNEAU, Alaska — I sat on the bank of the Kobuk River in northwest arctic Alaska on a mid-September morning. Upstream somewhere, wolves were howling — their chorus filling the silence, close enough that I could hear the aspiration at the end of each wavering call. Behind me, the [...]

Angry anti-Obama taunts grip McCain, Palin events

Stop the Propaganda — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:53:01 +0000

(Associated Press) - LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Some of the anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is mostly letting it flare. A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Barack Obama. They’re making it personal, against the [...]

Alaska probe finds Palin abused power

Stop the Propaganda — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:49:59 +0000

(Taiwan News, Reuters) - An Alaska ethics inquiry found that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused the power of her office by pressuring subordinates to fire a state trooper involved in a feud with her family, a report released on Friday said. The investigation also found that the removal of Walt [...]

Beware government deals made secretly

Stop the Propaganda — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:50:44 +0000

(The Calgary Herald) - Before you go into the voting booth next week and do your part to help give Stephen Harper’s Conservatives a parliamentary majority, there’s something you need to think about. Though underreported in the media, over the past few years Canada has been involved in disturbingly secretive negotiations aimed at further integrating our [...]

Conservatives losing support in key ridings: poll

Stop the Propaganda — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:01:47 +0000

(CTV.ca) - The Conservatives are losing steam in key swing ridings in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, a development that could put a majority government out of arm’s reach for Stephen Harper. “The numbers are going in the wrong direction for them to win a majority,” pollster Peter Donolo of The Strategic Counsel told CTV.ca. “This is [...]

Wary of Public Outcry, Revised $800B Wall St. Bailout Stuffed with Earmarks to Sway Election-Year Incumbents

Stop the Propaganda — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:13:21 +0000

(DemocracyNow.org) - On Capitol Hill, the House is preparing to vote again on the revised $800 billion Wall Street bailout plan after rejecting a similar bill on Monday. All 432 seats in the House are up for election next month, and many “no” votes on Monday reflected lawmakers’ fears of a voter backlash for the [...]

Sarah Palin Wins Debate by Darn

Stop the Propaganda — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:56:51 +0000

(dissidentvoice.org) - The vice-presidential debates proved one thing. At the very least, Sarah Palin can be trained. For several days, she had camped out in one of John McCain’s Arizona houses, where she underwent Debate Boot camp conducted by drill instructors who make Marine DIs appear to be slaggers. With a few “darns,” “betchas,” and “ya”s, Palin [...]

Are You Ready for President Palin?

Stop the Propaganda — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:48:38 +0000

(dissidentvoice.org) - Despite setting extremely low expectations, Republicans showed relief that Sarah Palin didn’t blow the vice presidential debate. The difference between the two candidates was glaring. Senator Biden has participated in many momentous decisions since entering Congress in 1972. Being mayor of a town of 6300 at the remote edge of the U.S. and the [...]

Harper foes whip up a net storm

rabble.ca news — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:05 +0000

(rabble.ca news) - This isn’t the U.S. yet, and the results of this fall’s peculiar electoral mix won’t be decided mano-a-mano. We are a country full of different contests with their own dramas. In many ridings, unpredictable vote splits could alter the outcome. And perhaps because Stéphane Dion is so weak and the vote-shifting opportunity [...]

The climate crisis: Five parties, no solutions

rabble.ca news — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:04 +0000

(rabble.ca news) - Despite much sound and fury, none of the major political parties is proposing effective measures for dealing with the climate change crisis. The differences between them amount to ?Don’t do anything? versus ?Don’t do much.? READ MORE HERE [ Source: rabble.ca news, Ian Angus, Sep. 23, 2008 ] ©2008 Stop the Propaganda [...]

Hurricane Harper

rabble.ca news — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:04 +0000

(rabble.ca news) - As Nova Scotia faced up to the fearful prospect of Hurricane Kyle, all of Canada must now face the prospect of a Harper majority government. Hurricane Harper does not threaten the Atlantic provinces directly, people remember all to well the “culture of dependence” theme which Harper once evoked in talking about the [...]

Indigenous people lead Bolivian democracy struggle

rabble.ca news — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:04 +0000

(rabble.ca news) - On September 11, rightist gangs massacred more than 30 unarmed supporters of the government of Evo Morales in the Bolivian state of Pando. The government of Stephen Harper has said not a word about the political terrorism in Bolivia. A popular uprising in Bolivia is defending its government and democratic institutions against U.S.-inspired [...]

An open letter to Stephen Harper

rabble.ca news — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:04 +0000

Even if politically speaking they are marginal and negligible, one must never underestimate intellectuals, never underestimate artists; don't underestimate their ability to do you harm.

Conservative support slipping, poll suggests

Stop the Propaganda — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:13:13 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Voter support for the Conservative party has fallen a bit while that of the Liberals remains stable, the four-day running poll released by Harris/Decima on Sunday suggests. The results are “the first bit of good news for the Liberals in a while,” Harris/Decima president Bruce Anderson said in a commentary. The Conservatives will need to [...]

We Can’t Afford McCain and Palin’s Anti-Science Beliefs

John Tirman, AlterNet — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:00:01 +0000

(AlterNet.org: Environment) - Their combined anti-science positions may be devastating for the economy, the environment and our health. One of the peculiar oversights of the Sarah Palin media blitz is her strong anti-science views. In keeping with her Pentecostal faith and alignment with the far right of the Republican Party, Palin is opposed to stem cell [...]

Sarah Palin’s Creationism Will Rape the Environment

Chip Ward, Tomdispatch.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:00:01 +0000

(AlterNet.org: Environment) - The Bush admin has been a nightmare for the environment — and the nomination of Palin is an insurance policy taken out on its continuation. Despite the media feeding frenzy, we still may be asking ourselves, “Just who exactly is Sarah Palin?” Mixed in with the Davy-Crockett-meets-SuperMom vignettes — all those moose hunting, [...]

A Telling Palin Scandal: Her Environmental Record

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:00:01 +0000

(AlterNet.org: Environment) - Sarah Palin has an environmental policy so toxic it would make George W. Bush blush. Seen from the air, Sarah Palin’s state is an environmental wonderland. From Anchorage to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, there is a vast landscape of snow-capped peaks, fjords, crystal glaciers, coastal lagoons, wide river deltas and tundra. The guardian [...]

Weird Theology in Wasilla: A Look Inside Sarah Palin’s Pentecostal Church

Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:00:01 +0000

(Alternet.org) - On June 8, 2008 Palin was publicly blessed, with the "laying on of hands" before six thousand Wasilla area church members, by Head Wasilla Assembly of God Pastor Ed Kalnins and on the same day both Kalnins and Palin described, at a "Masters Commission" ceremony at the Wasilla Assembly of God church, how [...]

Sarah Palin’s Big, Sleazy Safari

John Dolan, AlterNet — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:00:01 +0000

(Alternet.org) - Most people had never heard of Sarah Palin when she was named the Republican VP nominee. But I'd been hearing her name all too often, because I belong to a group called Defenders of Wildlife -- and in her time as governor of Alaska, Palin has used her position as governor of Alaska [...]

What is the Carbon Footprint of McCain’s Countless Homes?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:00:01 +0000

If McCain can't even keep count of the number of homes he has, you can bet he has no idea on their environmental impact.

The medal table will demonstrate the new world order – with China on top

BlackListed News — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0000

(BlackListed News) - Gold medal tables throughout the modern Olympic era have offered a fascinating snapshot of global power – coupled, it must be said, with home advantage They are little golden baubles that signify only athletic prowess, in disciplines as irrelevant to raw political muscle as gymnastics and beach volleyball. But gold medal tables throughout the [...]

ACTIVISM: Beijing Olympics: How to stage a protest

Stop the Propaganda — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:04:59 +0000

(Telegraph.co.uk) - But for those who do not wish to take the risk of arrest and deportation, there is another, perfectly legal way to get heard at the Olympics: Chinese authorities have earmarked three “designated protest zones” around the capital city. Such zones have been a feature of every Olympics since Sydney in 2000, and for [...]

ACTIVISM: Canadian among pro-Tibet protesters removed from Tiananmen Square

Stop the Propaganda — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:30:31 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Five activists, including a 24-year-old Canadian, were taken away by police Saturday after holding a protest in Tiananmen Square over China’s policies in Tibet. Montrealer Chris Schwartz, a student at Concordia University and longtime member of the pro-Tibetan movement, was among a group of activists from Students for a Free Tibet. The other protesters came [...]

Bush criticizes China before visit to Beijing Olympics

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:36:47 +0000

(CBC.ca) - U.S. President George W. Bush delivered a strong condemnation of China’s approach toward the freedom and rights of its citizens Thursday in a speech on the eve of a visit to the host of the 2008 Olympic Games. In Thailand as part of a three-country tour through Asia, Bush said his country supports a [...]

China tells Bush to stay out of other countries’ affairs

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:34:12 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Chinese officials have told U.S. President George W. Bush to stay out of other countries’ affairs after he condemned Beijing’s human rights record before heading to the Olympic Games. “We resolutely oppose any words or actions which interfere in the internal affairs of another country in the name of issues such as human rights [...]

Pro-Tibet protesters defy security near Beijing’s Olympic Stadium

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:37:50 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Police in Beijing on Wednesday detained several foreign protesters who breached tight security and unfurled a banner calling for a free Tibet, as the Olympic torch made its way through the city. Two of the protesters scaled a lamp post near the city’s now iconic stadium, known as “Bird’s Nest” Stadium, where in just [...]

Richard Viguerie: Bush White House Hides True Scope of Federal Deficit

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:37:48 +0000

(Market Watch) - MANASSAS, Va - PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — The following is a statement by Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, regarding the White House projection of a $482 billion deficit for Fiscal Year 2009: “The White House has issued figures indicating that President Bush and his enablers in Congress will leave his successor with [...]

Olympic journalists face web restraints

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:37:01 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Journalists covering the Beijing Games will not have uncensored internet access, Chinese and Olympic officials have confirmed. Foreign media had complained about being unable to access politically sensitive websites such as that of Amnesty International, which on Tuesday accused China of failing to live up to its promise to improve human rights. China is known [...]

22 McCain Lies About Obama More than Just “Going Negative”

backell — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:10:02 +0000

The news toady seems to be concentrating on the question of whether McCain’s "going negative" could have the effect of working against him. They pundits hem and haw, discuss the pros and cons and in the end determine it might hurt him some, but not near as much as it hurts Obama. They may be right, but only because the question is framed wrong. The question they should be asking is whether "lying" is helping McCain, because, whether out of his own mouth, through messages he’s approved, or through people speaking on behalf of his campaign, the "Straight Talk Express" is lying through his teeth. Here are 22 lies about Obama...

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Forgetting His Vote To Allow Waterboarding, McCain (R-Idiot) Says ‘We Could Never Torture Anyone’

Fiore — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:55:02 +0000

In February, Sen. John McCain (R-Idiot) voted against a bill banning the CIA from waterboarding and using other torture tactics in their interrogations. When the bill passed, McCain urged Bush to veto it, which he did. In an interview with Newsweek published this week, McCain defended his position, insisting that the CIA plays “a special role” in defending the U.S. and thus should be allowed to use harsh interrogation tactics such as waterboarding, but also said "We could never torture anyone". McCain’s vote against the waterboarding ban did make one thing clear: that he condones torture.

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