Must See Bush Video
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Click on the picture for a classic Quicktime video of a young President Bush.
By Kyle - 8/31/2004
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Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Click on the picture for a classic Quicktime video of a young President Bush.
Republican Convention Day 12 comments on this post
Big night for the Republicans. Both Rudy and Senator McCain gave strong speeches that were full of red meat on national defense, but absent was an endorsement of the domestic agenda of the President. It doesn't matter though because this convention is clearly focused on the leadership of President Bush after September 11th and they made a very strong case in their speeches last night.
There is one thing that I kept thinking to myself as I listened to the Senator, former Mayor, and 9/11 widows praise the President's job in the war on terror... The people who attacked us, Osama Bin Ladan and Al Queda, are still out there. I have never cussed at the television so much and will continue to do so. It is out of frustration that this over the top patriotic, 9/11 invoking, these colors don't run, proud to be an American, Democrats... You're with us or your with the terrorists, I love my country and I love my president, Churchill - Reagan - Bush in the same sentence, a vote for Kerry is a vote for the terrorists convention is going to work. Since the first night wasn't on the networks, it is up to the press to serve as the filter and I have never wished for a liberal media as much as I do now. After day one, I think Bush will get a real bounce in the polls. Maybe I'm over reacting, but last night was very frustrating. Also, I'm so sick of the Kerry campaign encouraging pictures of Kerry doing x-games sports like windsurfing to get out. He doesn't look very presidential and it provides fodder for competing websites that I cannot compete with. Read Keeler's take because it is their week to shine. You can also read Michael Moore's article in USA Today here
By Kyle - 8/31/2004
Monday, August 30, 2004Preferential Treatment1 comments on this post
Ben Barnes, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas, says he's "ashamed" of securing George W. Bush a position in the Texas Air National Guard in 1969 so he could avoid serving in Vietnam. Barnes, who was the Texas House Speaker at the time, says it was a recent trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that led him to the realization that aiding the children of rich donors, including President Bush, in their efforts to avoid service in Vietnam was "the worst thing I did." Bush has repeatedly denied having had any preferential treatment in getting into the Texas Air National Guard to avoid Vietnam. Click here to watch the video clip Quick Time ---- Windows Media
By Kyle - 8/30/2004
Liberal Media?6 comments on this post
Just another example of the new liberal media:
ABC plans more coverage for RNC than for Dem convention, including during Monday Night Football ABC News has announced that in addition to the three nights of coverage it originally planned to give to the Republican National Convention, it will break with the other networks (and their originally stated coverage plans) and carry a special live convention report anchored by Peter Jennings during halftime of a pre-season Monday Night Football game, according to Variety.com. It is not clear from Variety.com's report the extent or content of the "live convention report." For the Democratic convention, ABC, CBS and NBC each broadcast 60 minutes of coverage for three out of the convention's four nights, going "dark" the night of speeches from Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Senate candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) and Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Senator John Kerry (D-MA). CBS, NBC, and ABC have previously announced that their coverage for the RNC convention would exclude the convention's first night and would devote a similar amount of time that they gave to the DNC's proceedings. ABC's schedule (Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday) indicates that they do not plan on decreasing their coverage from 60 minutes (per night) on the convention's three remaining nights to compensate for the extra Monday night coverage. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R-NY), whose positions on many issues reflect a more moderate stance than the Republican platform, are scheduled to speak on Monday between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. (ET), so ABC's halftime coverage will likely occur during one or both of their speeches. Story taken from Media Matters
By Kyle - 8/30/2004
Make Us Proud Governor3 comments on this post
Incumbent Republican Governor of the important swing state of Ohio and President of the Republican controlled National Governor's Association Bob Taft, who boasts a 40% approval rating in his home state, is speaking at today's Republican Convention. The party is so proud of their leadership in this state that they have given Taft prime time at the podium between 10:00 AM and 2:30 in the afternoon. We hope to see a lot more of Taft this fall!
By Kyle - 8/30/2004
Sunday, August 29, 2004History of Campaign Ads0 comments on this post
The Living Room Candidate is an exhibit that is open to Republican Convention delegates and is extremely interesting. It is being displayed at the American Museum of the Moving Image and is about the history of political campaign commercials. The online portion of the exhibit has an extensive archive of political campaign commercials from 1952-2004.
We've selected some of our favorites. Keep in mind these are real political commercials. The links are below will take you to the page. You will then have to click on the ad to get it to play. Enjoy! Peace Little Girl (Daisy) (Johnson) -1964 - this is one you must watch - Democrat column, #2 Convention (Nixon) - 1968 - completely crazy - Republican column, #1 Rebuild America (Clinton) - 1992 - Our Personal Favorite - Democrat columns, #5 Hopeful (Bush) - 2000 - there is what Bush said, and there's what Bush is doing - Republican column, #7 Lov the Gov (Stevenson) - 1952 - song and dance politics - Democrat column, #1
By Kyle - 8/29/2004
Saturday, August 28, 2004
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 Watched College Gameday this morning... Herbstreet picked Michigan to win the Big 10. Michigan sucks. Can't wait to see the Buckeyes back on the field. In Tressel we trust. Go Bucks!!!
By Kyle - 8/28/2004
Friday, August 27, 2004
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Guess who is coming to the Republican National Convention? If you said film maker Michael Moore, you'd be correct. According to his website he wrote: George, I know you said you don't read the newspaper, but USA Today has given me We look forward to his insight.
By Kyle - 8/27/2004
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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New York Times Diagram showing the link between the Bush Campaign and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (click image for larger view)
By Kyle - 8/25/2004
Tuesday, August 24, 2004Swift Boat Veterans and Bush Linked0 comments on this post
Bush Camp connected to the Swift Boat Ads
By Kyle - 8/24/2004
Meet Benjamin L. Ginsburg21 comments on this post
"There is absolutely no connection between the Bush campaign and this organization [Swift Boat Vets for Truth]."
- Ken Mehlman Campaign Manager of Bush/Cheney '04 Meet The Press - August 22, 2004 "We've already said we weren't involved in any way in these ads." -Scott McClellan White House Press Secretary Press Gaggle - August 20, 2004 Oh really? Meet Benjamin L. Ginsberg, who provides legal advice for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Funny thing... accorging to his resume posted on the website of Washington DC power firm Patton Boggs LLP he "In both the 2004 and 2000 election cycles, Mr. Ginsberg served as national counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign; he played a central role in the 2000 Florida recount." (click here to view the resume) But of course, Ginsgerg has a perfectly good explination for why he works for both the President's Re-Election Campaign and The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth: The group "came to me and said, 'We have a point of view we want to get into the According to his statement he has been consulting the group from it's inception and has been helping them along all the way. He has worked on two presidential campaigns. He helped win the legal battle that made Bush President. This isn't some low level staffer. This is a high ranking campaign official who helped the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth put their ads on the air. That is a direct connection between the Bush Campaign and the Swift Boat Veterans. I wonder if the mysterous Karl Rove appearing on Fox News Wednesday has anything to do with this?
By Kyle - 8/24/2004
Monday, August 23, 2004China Doll1 comments on this post
Bush talking with those who have seen job creation during his administration.
By Kyle - 8/23/2004
Sunday, August 22, 2004Dirty Work0 comments on this post
chief source photo department.
By Kyle - 8/22/2004
Follow the Money4 comments on this post
Meet the Press
Sunday, August 22, 2004 Click here for full transcript MR. RUSSERT: The connection between the Bush campaign and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Colonel Kenneth Cordier, who was in that commercial, was on the Bush veterans steering committee. He resigned last night. But there's more. This was how The New York Times described it: "...a review of documents show a web of connections to the Bush family, high-profile Texas political figures and President Bush's chief political aide, Karl Rove. Records show that the group received the bulk of its initial financing from two men with ties to the president and his family, one a longtime political associate of Mr. Rove's, the other a trustee of the foundation for Mr. Bush's presidential library. A Texas publicist who once helped prepare Mr. Bush's father for his debate when he was running for vice president provided them with strategic advice." Robert Perry, Houston, Texas, has given the president about $50,000 during his career. He's given Jeb Bush money. He worked with Karl Rove in a gubernatorial campaign back in Texas. Merrie Spaeth, the person who described prepping Vice President Bush for his debate, as recently as last year was in the White House preparing the president's economic adviser for a television interview. Who paid her? Who admitted her to the White House? MR. RUSSERT: John McCain who supports President Bush said this. "I think the [swift boat] ad is dishonest and dishonorable. ... I think the Bush campaign should specifically condemn the ad." Here's your chance. Is the ad dishonest and dishonorable? Do you condemn it? MR. RUSSERT: You know, the interesting pattern here is that Merrie Spaeth and others were involved in a campaign against John Kerry, and then in 2000, against John McCain. There seems to be a pattern of people who have given President Bush money or who have worked for him or his father coming together and taking on opponents of George W. Bush. Serving his country, not AWOL.0 comments on this post
John Kerry (left) and William Rood on a barracks barge with a rocket launcher and an automatic rifle seized in a raid on Feb. 28, 1969, in southern Vietnam in which swift boats charged ambush sites. (Photo courtesy of William B. Rood)
By Kyle - 8/22/2004
Someone ACTUALLY There2 comments on this post
William B. Rood is an editor for the Chicago Tribune and wrote the following article that appeared August 22, 2004. This is his introduction:
FEB. 28, 1969: ON THE DONG CUNG RIVER 'This is what I saw that day' There were three swift boats on the river that day in Vietnam more than 35 years ago--three officers and 15 crew members. Only two of those officers remain to talk about what happened on February 28, 1969. One is John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate who won a Silver Star for what happened on that date. I am the other. For years, no one asked about those events. But now they are the focus of skirmishing in a presidential election with a group of swift boat veterans and others contending that Kerry didn't deserve the Silver Star for what he did on that day, or the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts he was awarded for other actions. Many of us wanted to put it all behind us--the rivers, the ambushes, the killing. Ever since that time, I have refused all requests for interviews about Kerry's service--even those from reporters at the Chicago Tribune, where I work. But Kerry's critics, armed with stories I know to be untrue, have charged that the accounts of what happened were overblown. The critics have taken pains to say they're not trying to cast doubts on the merit of what others did, but their version of events has splashed doubt on all of us. It's gotten harder and harder for those of us who were there to listen to accounts we know to be untrue, especially when they come from people who were not there. Click here to read the full story
By Kyle - 8/22/2004
Saturday, August 21, 2004New Ohio Poll0 comments on this post
The University of Cincinnati
The Ohio Poll August 19, 2004 State of Ohio Kerry-------------48% Bush-------------46% Undecided-----4% Positive Net Favoribility Ratings Kerry----- +5% Bush----- +1% Nader---- -27% Most important issue: Economy ------------------- 33% Foreign Policy ----------- 23% Healthcare ----------------- 9% Homeland Security ------ 7% Education ------------------ 3% Abortion--------------------- 2% Gay Marriage ------------- 2% Leadership/Character - -2% Moral/Religious -----------2% Other ------------------------ 8% Don't know ---------------- 8%
By Kyle - 8/21/2004
Thursday, August 19, 2004Occupation Recreation0 comments on this post
Hey kids, run along now and play soccer with the soldier from another country. Also, ask him what time we are alowed to leave the house to go grocery shopping. Ah... freedom.
By Kyle - 8/19/2004
"Victory"2 comments on this post
Iraqi Football Players Warn Bush
According to the monthly Sports Illustrated, Iraqi football players, who have performed exceptionally well at the Olympics, are warning US President George Bush not to use their success in his re-election campaign. US media has touted the success of Iraq's under-23 team as it beat Portugal 4-2 and Costa Rica 2-0 and sailed through to the quarterfinals. However, the sudden interest in the team - particularly from the US Republican re-election campaign platform - has irked some of its members. "Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign," Iraqi player Salih Sadir told SI.com. "He can find another way to advertise himself." But some players went further: substitute Ahmad Manajid, who played as a midfielder in Wednesday's match against Morocco (1-2) told the monthly sports magazine "How will he meet his god having slaughtered so many men and women? He has committed so many crimes." Manajid went on to say "I want to defend my home. If a stranger invades America and the people resist, does that mean they are terrorists?" "Everyone [in Falluja] has been labeled a terrorist. These are all lies. Falluja people are some of the best people in Iraq." According to Sports Illustrated, one of Manajid's cousin was a resistance fighter who was killed by US occupation forces. He allegedly told SI.com that he would have become a resistance fighter had he not been on the Olympic team. Iraq's second coach, who filled the gap left behind when German manager Bernd Stange left the team due to security concerns, told SI.com that he believes US occupation forces destroyed everything in his country. "My problems are not with the American people," Adnan Hamad told the sports monthly. "They are with what America has done in Iraq: destroy everything. The American army has killed so many people in Iraq. What is freedom when I go to the [national] stadium and there are shootings on the road?" Story taken from Al Jazeera.net - click here for the text Now contrast that article with a recent Bush Ad titled "Victory." Click here to view the ad "Freedom is spreading through out the world like a sunrise. And this olympics there will be two more free nations." - Inspiring bullshit from Bush/Cheney ad Freedom is defined as:
Which of these apply to the people of Iraq? We all remember the "Mission Accomplished" banner that claimed that the war was over. Well, this "Victory" commercial is right up there because the people in Iraq aren't free yet. They are occupied by us.
By Kyle - 8/19/2004
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
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Mayor drunk and passed out on the sidewalk.
By Kyle - 8/18/2004
A Couple of Drinks1 comments on this postFormer Mayor of Brookpark Found Drunk and Naked on Sidewalk Nuevo Acapulco is a popular Cleveland area nightspot and the place where police say Coyne and his date drank margaritas well after closing time Sunday night. Authorities say Coyne's blood alcohol content was three times the legal driving limit. He of course was not found behind the wheel but instead on his back, sound asleep, lying in a puddle of urine, using his shirt for a pillow with his pants around his ankles.
By Kyle - 8/18/2004
Tuesday, August 17, 2004Commander in Charm0 comments on this post
Bush is work'in the ladies, but women show no love in the polls.
By Kyle - 8/17/2004
New Zogby Polling7 comments on this postNotice the effect that prick Ralph Nader has on the the overall totals in this close election when he is added. Also, women overwhelmingly favor the Kerry/Edwards ticket. If women are the swing voters this election, then Bush appears to be in trouble. Zogby America Poll. Aug. 12-14, 2004. General Election Trial Heats:----------Bush/Cheney-----Kerry/Edwards-----Other(vol.)-----Unsure ALL---------43------------------50----------------1---------------6 Men---------45------------------47----------------2---------------6 Women------42------------------52----------------1---------------5 ----------Bush-----Kerry-----Nader-----Badnarik-----Peroutka-----Cobb-----Other/Unsure ALL------43--------47----------2-----------1-------------0------------0-----------8 Men------46--------43----------3-----------1-------------0------------0------------7 Women---39--------50----------2-----------0-------------0------------0------------8 N=1,011 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).
By Kyle - 8/17/2004
Sunday, August 15, 2004Guess Who Said This6 comments on this post
Whoever you are, you have to be who you are. And a lot of people are not able to be who they really are because they're consumed with trying to make other people happy or trying to make other people avoid pain so they take all of that on themselves. McGreevey was no doubt doing this, and there was something that was a catalyst for this. Whether it was his own decision to do this or whether it was external forces, which I happen to think that gets into the political intrigue, the simple fact of the matter is that something happened here to force him to face his reality, and he's doing it. Last night, I know his wife was standing side by side and I know his ex-wife, both of his wives are as supportive as they can be, publicly, but regardless just as a human being and as a man, this is devastating for Jim McGreevey. He may think at the moment that his career has got salvageable aspects to it, and it may. I'm not saying it doesn't. It probably does. But at this moment I don't care what public face he's putting on, he's devastated right now, and I can't help but just feel empathy and actual sympathy for him for all of this because it's not an easy thing to do.
It's not a easy way to have lived, and it's a blessing to him that this has happened. For himself personally, for his life, for his future, this is a blessing that this has happened. There are going to be a lot of people that are going to try to join him and use him for their own gain. There will be a lot of people that will go against him to try to use him for their own gain, but in the middle of all that is Jim McGreevey who's got to live his life and try to find some sort of happiness and contentment in it and it is not going to be easy no matter what public face he puts forward. So I'm just honest with you here. This would not have been my take a year ago and I'm glad that it is my take today, especially when you look at his two little girls. I mean, you cannot help but feel sorry for them as well, or have feelings for them. The youngest one is one-year-old, and this is something that they're going to have to now deal with because of his actions, and don't think that's not weighing on him, either. You know, for all of the political ramifications, for all of his career, the personal life aspects of this cannot be easy, but he's, for whatever reason, is here taking the first step toward setting it all straight. And I want to be one to wish him well in his personal quest here to make this a positive and liberating an event as it can be. We'll ta |
