You will obey, Or else

No wonder there are already a million Americans on this list.

Last spring, shortly after airing a news report that embarrassed the TSA and the Federal Air Marshal Service, CNN’s investigative reporter Drew Griffin was suddenly placed on the TSA’s terrorist watch list. Last week, CNN ran a follow-up piece. Anderson Cooper interviewed Griffin — a reporter who had suddenly moved from telling an important story to being part of it.

http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=2286

From the dept of double standards

US govt employees aren't permitted to attend Sen.Obama's rally in Germany.
US govt employees are permitted to attend Sen.McCain's speech in Canada.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/25/state-obama-speech/

Latest McCain attack ad.

The one on TV.
In the first part he blames the price of gas on Sen. Obama. As silly as it is, it is just politics and all of them use these kind of adds.
In the second part he claims that if we drill, drill, drill for more oil it will solve all of America's fuel problems.
He completely ignores conservation.
He completely ignores better vehicle fuel milage.
He completely ignores alternative fuels.
Drilling will solve all of our problems.

John McCain, right from the oil companies mouth to your ears.

Happy 90th to Nelson Mandela

It is time for people to pay attention to what he has to say.

People like to blame the troubles of the world on race, religion, hair color, or whatever.
The real problem is wealth, or more properly lack of wealth.
The poorest half of the population of the world,that is over 3 billion people, control a little over 1% of the wealth of the world.
You can fix a lot of problems by fixing that problem.

No room for free speech,

In John McCain's version of America.

http://www.coloradoindependent.com/view/pea-protesters-at

http://www.denverpost.com/newsheadlines/ci_9844803

Hagee's secret religion.

The Rev. did a magic act and pulled some lawyers out of his hat.
They managed to have his sermons pulled from YouTube.
Am I the only one who finds it odd that a preacher doesn't want people to hear his sermons? I guess if you heard his sermons you would understand why.
Hagee, Robertson, Dobson and all the rest of them, the only denomination they worship is the denomination on US currency.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/08/hagees-revenge-videos-of_n_111373.html

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/7/8/111043/9108/Front_Page/YouTube_Censors_Videos_Exposing_Hagee_s_Pro_War_amp_anti_Jewish_Sermons

We're number last.

Americans are the least satisfied with our healthcare system.
The Dutch are the most satisfied.
On the other hand they only included first world nations. If they included third world nations, I am sure we wouldn't be last. Hey, we are better than some third world nations. That means the Grover Norquist wing of the GOP still has some work to to do lower our standards even more.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07438178.htm

The truth is out there.

Just not with the Bush administration.
VP Dick Cheney wants to keep the public in the dark about climate change.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-07-08-cheney-climate_N.htm?csp=34