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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 McCains & Palins At the other, quieter end of the same mighty river in the Twin Cities, journalists have been holding on to their notebooks in defiance of all expectations about this unconventional convention.
First we had the unscheduled storm in the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, the country was digesting the news of the unexpected vice-presidential candidate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and then came the news of her unscheduled grandchild.
How many surprises can you fit into a news-cycle? As Donald Rumsfeld might have put it: there are the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns. The worry amongst the delegates here is that Mrs Palin might actually belong to the latter category.
What we know already about Sarah Palin is extraordinary enough. It's difficult to know where to start. The moose stew. The former Wasilla beauty queen and Miss Congeniality who is a better shot than current Vice-President Dick Cheney. |
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Contributed by Ellen Wood
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 Distortion 101 But one frontrunner candidate, in particular, kept repeating derogatory words about one of his opponents, also a frontrunner. His opponent vehemently denied those words and the media seemed to concur that they were untrue. But this candidate continued to repeat those keywords about the other man over and over, up to the very end of the debate. It seemed obvious he wanted to have them stick - to paint them on his opponent with indelible ink that soaked clear through his skin.
It got me thinking about words and the power of words: "Jury, disregard that last statement" kind of thing. Or "Don't think about an elephant." |
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Contributed by Nelson Walker
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 Congress So I made myself a commitment to start a campaign to "Tro Da Bums Out!" (All of them)
First, I looked at Term Limits. Since 75% of Americans want term limits for Congress, I thought it would be easy. But... we need to get a bill for term limits thru Congress FIRST, which ain't never gonna happen!
Then I looked at Article V of the Constitution, which says that "the people" could have a "convention for proposing amendments". But this was already tried by Bill Walker of http://www.foavc.org, and bounced by the Supreme Court in 2004, erroneously (imho), and should be attempted again. But we should wait for a more 'originalist' court. |
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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Karl Rove Anti-war protestors try to confront long-time Bush advisor - Friday, July 25, 2008, 3:22 PM - By O.Kay Henderson
Four peace activists were arrested in Des Moines today as they tried to make a "citizens arrest" of Karl Rove, the long-time political advisor to President Bush. "It should be Karl Rove in that van. War Criminal!" one of the protesters shouted as the four were rounded up by cops. "Where's there justice in this country?"
Rove was in Des Moines to speak at a private fundraiser for the Republican Party of Iowa. The protesters let the police know of their wish to make a "citizens arrest" of Rove, then police arrested the four as they stepped beyond the gate at the entrance to the private Wakonda Club where Rove was speaking. Eighty-year-old Chet Guinn, a retired Methodist minister, was among those led away. "To be silent when major crimes are being committed against all humanity makes us accomplices," Gwinn told reporters just before his arrest. |
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Contributed by Vincent Bugliosi
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 Vincent Bugliosi
With respect to the position I take about the crimes of George Bush, I want to state at the outset that my motivation is not political. Although I've been a longtime Democrat (primarily because, unless there is some very compelling reason to be otherwise, I am always for "the little guy"), my political orientation is not rigid. For instance, I supported John McCain's run for the presidency in 2000. More to the point, whether I'm giving a final summation to the jury or writing one of my true crime books, credibility has always meant everything to me. Therefore, my only master and my only mistress are the facts and objectivity. I have no others. This is why I can give you, the reader, a 100 percent guarantee that if a Democratic president had done what Bush did, I would be writing the same, identical piece you are about to read. |
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