Election

The Bush Acceptance Speech

September 3, 2004March 26, 2008 John

As I’m sure you know, I can’t let the Bush speech at the RNC go without mention here. While George claimed it was going to be “43 minutes of sheer wisdom,” (a pretty arrogant thing to say about yourself) it was nothing more than a bunch of happy talk (including that smartassed smirk of his), and a bunch of warmed-over and still ill-conceived initiatives.

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Bush Campaign Uses Churches for Votes

August 30, 2004 John

The Bush-Cheney campaign believes “religious conservatives are at the heart” of their electoral strategy.

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Repbulican Convention Putting on Moderate Veneer

August 30, 2004August 30, 2004 John

As the Republican National Convention kicks off this week in New York City, the GOP is doing everything it can to hide the far-right conservatism that has gripped the party over the last four years.

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Swift Boaters Get Executive Privilege?

August 30, 2004August 30, 2004 John

the White House has denied a recent Freedom of Information Act request for records “detailing White House contacts with individuals connected to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT).

Election

Swift Boater Caught in Lie – 2!

August 25, 2004 John

John O’Neill is caught in a lie when he claims Kerry could have never been in Cambodia because no swift boats were premitted to go into Cambodia, but now a video tape sufaces of Mr. O’Neill telling President Nixon that he’d taken his swift boat on missions into Cambodia. Go figure.