By Erik LarsonEDIT 8/25/09: Deposition Video and Transcript Released! http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7374Aug 8, 2009, Sibel Edmonds gave a sworn deposition in which she testified to her knowledge of treasonous...
The Washington Post is selling lobbyists and others "access" to purported key Obama officials and even the paper's own reporters and editors, Politico reported Thursday, July 2.A flier was circulated advertising "Washington Post Salons", guaranteeing off-record,...
created by cyn.khoo | 20 wks ago 82 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland Blog and Democratic Afrosphere.Take two paragraphs from two Washington Post articles together and you understand exactly why President Barack Obama is acting like a wishy, washy wimp on the torture photos. (Yes, I said "torture" and...
opinion by francislholland | 27 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago 194 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
"Here was what was supposed to happen: With telco-friendly Republican Congress members swept out of the way, Democrats would usher in legislation enshrining Network Neutrality principles and give the FCC the power...
This is my comment on the increasing irrelevant AP's desperate last ditch effort to prevent it from going the way of the many bankrupt newspapers that have went before it. [See AP IS DESPARATE TO OUTLAW SEARCH ENGINE LINKING] For the last 30 years or so the AP self censored...
" Organizers of the radical anti-Obama “tea party” protests have been trying to claim that the events are rising up spontaneously. However, right wing lobbyist groups, think tanks and, especially, Fox News...
"O Oysters," said the Carpenter, "You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?' But answer came there none-- And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one. from The Walrus and the...
opinion by RoryKearney | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 896 views | 9 recommendations | 2 comments
"Lately, John McCain has been serving up some real howlers—claims ridiculously out of kilter with his record—all delivered with a straight face. Here is one of the howlers from his acceptance speech at the...
created by hungeski | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 107 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"McCain economic policy shaped by lobbyistSwiss bank paid McCain co-chair to push agenda on U.S. mortgage crisisTimothy A. Clary / AFP - Getty Images fileRepublican Presidential candidate U.S. Senator John McCain...
This federal conviction is for mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion. Abramoff had pleaded guilty in 2006. He already has served two years of six year sentence on state fraud and corruption charges in Florida. The sentence came after prosecutors and...
Indicted former former GOP leader Tom DeLay crashed Republican presidential nominee John McCain's party. McCain's camp was none too pleased as Delay was praised as a hero as he helped host hundreds of delegates and Republican Party officials."MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom DeLay,...
One of the earmarks Sen. John McCain has the most fun attacking is one for studying the DNA of bears. It gets great laughs. One might assume he fought what he considered wasteful spending tooth and...
Now here is an interesting character..."While the foreign affairs advisor to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Scheunemann was also a registered foreign agent (lobbyist) for the Republic of Georgia[5] [6] On April 17, 2008, McCain spoke on the phone with Georgia...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago 146 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
" Earlier this year, John McCain tried to defend the fact that his presidential campaign was jam-packed with lobbyists: " [T]hey’re honorable people, and I’m proud to have them as part of my team. " "...
created by hungeski | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 222 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
The Democratic National Committee can no longer accept donations from federal lobbyists or political action committees after Barack Obama instructed them to adopt his own policies.Also, no campaign staffers can be registered lobbyists, resulting in three more departures from...