Democrats Legalize Bush's Crimes!

Democrats Legalize Bush's Crimes

Unbelievable! Once again, the Democrats in Congress caved in to the most unpopular U.S. President (24%!) It's no wonder Congress has an even lower approval rating than Bush!

The Democrats caved in on funding the Iraq "War", which they promised the American people they would stop, and they have caved in on FISA, and have granted the telecom company's immunity for past crimes they committed for the Bush administration.

And Barack Obama supported the FISA "compromise"!!

This is not the "change" we want!

NOTE TO OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY:

Do NOT take our votes for granted! As much as progressives despise John McCain, we do not have to vote for Democratic candidates who pander to the corporate rich, the religious right, or the military-industrial complex. This is YOUR election to lose, and you will lose AGAIN if you ignore the progressive base of the Democratic Party! I WILL vote for a real progressive candidate, whether the are a Democrat or not!

There are OTHER political parties which DEFEND progressive values:
Socialist Party
Green Party

General: Bush Committed "War Crimes"!

General Who Probed Abu Ghraib Says Bush Officials Committed War Crimes

Why isn't this HEADLINE NEWS!!!!
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Published on Thursday, June 19, 2008 by McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON - The Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison accused the Bush administration Wednesday of committing “war crimes” and called for those responsible to be held to account.

The remarks by Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who’s now retired, came in a new report that found that U.S. personnel tortured and abused detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, using beatings, electrical shocks, sexual humiliation and other cruel practices.

“After years of disclosures by government investigations, media accounts and reports from human rights organizations, there is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war crimes,” Taguba wrote. “The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who ordered the use of torture will be held to account.”

Taguba, whose 2004 investigation documented chilling abuses at Abu Ghraib, is thought to be the most senior official to have accused the administration of war crimes. “The commander in chief and those under him authorized a systematic regime of torture,” he wrote.

A White House spokeswoman, Kate Starr, had no comment.

Taguba didn’t respond to a request for further comment relayed via a spokesman.

The group Physicians for Human Rights, which compiled the new report, described it as the most in-depth medical and psychological examination of former detainees to date.

Doctors and mental health experts examined 11 detainees held for long periods in the prison system that President Bush established after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. All of them eventually were released without charges.

The doctors and experts determined that the men had been subject to cruelties that ranged from isolation, sleep deprivation and hooding to electric shocks, beating and, in one case, being forced to drink urine.

Bush has said repeatedly that the United States doesn’t condone torture.

“All credible allegations of abuse are thoroughly investigated and, if substantiated, those responsible are held accountable,” said Navy Cmdr. J.D. Gordon, a Pentagon spokesman. The Defense Department responds to concerns raised by the International Committee for the Red Cross, he said, which has access to detainees under military control.

“It adds little to the public discourse to draw sweeping conclusions based upon dubious allegations regarding remote medical assessments of former detainees, now far removed from detention,” Gordon said.

The physicians’ group said that its experts, who had experience studying torture’s effects, spent two days with each former captive and conducted intensive exams and interviews. They administered tests to detect exaggeration. In two of the 11 cases, the group was able to review medical records.

The report, “Broken Laws, Broken Lives,” concurs with a five-part McClatchy investigation of Guantanamo published this week. Among its findings were that abuses occurred - primarily at prisons in Afghanistan where detainees were held en route to Guantanamo - and that many of the prisoners were wrongly detained.

Also this week, a probe by the Senate Armed Services Committee revealed how senior Pentagon officials pushed for harsher interrogation methods over the objections of top military lawyers. Those methods later surfaced in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld didn’t specifically approve of the worst abuses, but neither he nor the White House enforced strict limits on how detainees would be treated.

There was no “bright line of abuse which could not be transgressed,” former Navy general counsel Alberto Mora told the Senate committee.

Leonard Rubenstein, the president of Physicians for Human Rights, said there was a direct connection between the Pentagon decisions and the abuses his group uncovered. “The result was a horrific stew of pain, degradation and … suffering,” he said.

Detainee abuse has been documented previously, in photos from Abu Ghraib, accounts by former detainees and their lawyers and a confidential report by the International Committee for the Red Cross that was leaked to the U.S. news media.

Of the 11 men evaluated in the Physicians for Human Rights report, four were detained in Afghanistan between late 2001 and early 2003, and later sent to Guantanamo. The remaining seven were detained in Iraq in 2003.

One of the Iraqis, identified by the pseudonym Laith, was arrested with his family at his Baghdad home in the early morning of Oct. 19, 2003. He was taken to a location where he was beaten, stripped to his underwear and threatened with execution, the report says.

“Laith” told the examiners he was then taken to a second site, where he was photographed in humiliating positions and given electric shocks to his genitals.

Finally, he was taken to Abu Ghraib, where he spent the first 35 to 40 days in isolation in a small cage, enduring being suspended in the cage and other “stress positions.”

He was released on June 24, 2004, without charge.

On The Web:
The Physicians for Human Rights report.

© 2008 McClatchy Newspapers

Log Cabin Republicans Practically Endorse John McCain

Despite a blistering Human Rights Campaign Report blasting John McCain's anti-gay record and positions, the gay "Uncle Tom" Log Cabin Republicans are working to "educate" the LGBT community about how McCain is actually supportive of gay rights.

They don't quite endorse McCain, but are trying, once again, to explain away their candidate's anti-gay record and views and argue that gay Republicans are not "single-issue" voters. (Like equality, social justice, civil rights, women's rights, peace, and LGBT rights are a "single issue" !!)

They claim that John McCain did NOT pander to the religious right to win the GOP nomination. WRONG, he did in fact pander to anti-gay religious extremists, like Rev. John Hagee and Rod Parsely, and even welcomed the support of the extremist ant-gay Lou Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition! John McCain's campaign even attacked Mitt Romney (in robo calls!) for his past statements support LGBT civil rights!

The LCR's cannot even get their facts straight! The regurgitate right-wing attacks on Barack Obama, and seem to prefer an anti-gay candidate and political party to get more tax cuts and a longer "war" in Iraq and Iran.

Time and again, the Uncle Tom Republicans at LCR have sold out the gay community for their support of neo-conservative foreign policy, and domestic policies that favor the corporate rich over workers, the poor and the environment.

They have made the same arguments to support George W. Bush! Remember, Bush was also a "moderate" who would reject the religious right and embrace "traditional Republican principles", and include gays and lesbians in the GOP. He was even championed as the candidate to end the military's DADT policy.

Shame on the Log Cabin Republicans for supporting an ant-gay political party, the anti-gay candidate for president, and attacking Democrats who SUPPORT their civil rights.

Pam Spaulding has more:
The Log Cabin Republican' "Education" of the LGBT Community on McCain Begins

Brutal Trans-Bashing by Memphis Police Caught on Tape

Brutal Trans-Bashing by Memphis Police Caught on Tape


WMCTV-5 Has the Video and Story

Obama Ahead in Polls

Confirming what other polls have been showing, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Barack Obama with a 6 point lead over Republican John McCain (48 to 42 %)

Even better, a Quinnipiac University Poll shows Obama leading McCain in three key swing states:
Florida (Obama 47, McCain 43%)
Ohio (Obama 48%, McCain 42%)
Pennsylvania (Obama 52%, McCain 40%)

The threat of Hillary women voting for John McCain seems to be unfounded: Obama leads among women likely voters by 10 to 23 percent.

Independent voters, a key factor in the general election, oppose Hillary Clinton as V.P. by wide margins.
So much for the Clintonista claims that Hillary would have a better chance than Obama in the general election, or that she would be the best pick for V.P.!

ALSO:
Another Poll Finds Obama Leading in VIRGINIA!

UPDATE: NEWSWEEK Poll shows Obama Bounce! 15% Over John McCain!

Al Gore Endorses Barack Obama

Al Gore Endorses Barack Obama In a great speech, Obama praised Obama and condemned the incompetence of the Bush/Cheney administration.
"After eight years of incompetence, neglect and failure, we need change," Gore said. "After eight years when our Constitution has been dishonored and disrespected, we need changes."

Barack Obama should pick Gore to be his V.P. !! Gore would make the perfect VP candidate:
Gore and Obama both opposed the Iraq invasion from the beginning
Gore would be a good "balance" to Obama's experience
Gore could use the V.P. position to lead the fight against global warming and change the energy policies of the U.S.

Hillary Clinton would be a mistake. Clinton is part of the old DLC wing of the Democratic Party. She went along with the invasion of Iraq. She has LOTS of baggage that would hurt Obama's chances (most voters say they will NOT vote for her!)

Sam Nunn would be an even bigger mistake. Nunn is too conservative! He is to the right of John McCain on many issues. Nunn would really be a problem for gays, since he was one of the major obstacles to lifting the ban on gays in the miliary, and helped draft the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

None of the other names being floated would do much to help Obama, and most of them are quite dull.
Al Gore is now a superstar not only in the Democratic Party here in the U.S., but is respected around the world.
Just what we need!

Al Gore won the election in 2000 and should have been President. He has already been V.P., but this would get him closer to becoming President in 2016 (?)

AL GORE FOR Vice President!

Lesbian Pioneers (finally) Getting Married

Lesbian Couple of 55 Years Ready to Say "I Do"

At the front of the line to get legally married in California today, are Lesbian pioneers Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, founders of the "Daughter's of Bilitis" in 1955. They have been a loving couple for 55 years!

Does that count as "family values"??

CA Gays Swap Vows as Same-Sex Marriages Begin

Polls show that over half (51%) of California voters now support same-sex marriage rights. Opposition to marriage equality is slowly fading. It is time for liberal Democrats to quit "opposing" gay marriage while claiming they support "equal rights" for gays! Civil Unions are NOT equal to civil marriage!

Eric Jaye, S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom's political consultant, published this excellent piece calling on Democrats to stand up for their values (equality, social justice) and defend marriage equality:
A Democratic Strategy for Gay Marriage

America Holds Innocent Men at Guantanomo

According to analysis by McClatchy News, America's Prison for Terrorists Often Held Wrong Men

An eight-month McClatchy investigation of the detention system created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has found that the U.S. imprisoned innocent men, subjected them to abuse, stripped them of their legal rights and allowed Islamic militants to turn the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into a school for jihad. Dozens, perhaps hundreds, wrongfully imprisoned!

John McCain and George Bush Say the Detaintees ("enemy combatants") Don't have any rights to appeal to U.S. Federal Courts!

The U.S. Supreme Court disagrees!

"Spreading Progressive Ideas on the Web"

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Spreading Progressive Ideas on the Web
It is part of a larger piece in the Commercial Appeal on Mid-South bloggers:
Memphians Use Technology to Express their Opinions-and Break News-on a New Medium

Also featured is Left-Wing Cracker
Defending His Position

Democratic Party's Pride Proclamation

Democratic Party Issues 2008 Pride Proclamation
June 3, 2008
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today joined Massachusetts Democratic Representative Barney Frank and Wisconsin Democratic Representative Tammy Baldwin in issuing the following Proclamation marking PRIDE Month:

"Today, on behalf of Democrats across America, we join together in celebrating the contributions that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans and their families make to our society and reaffirm our Party's commitment to promoting full equality under the law for every American.

"As leaders of the Democratic Party, we stand proudly with the LGBT community and commit ourselves to working together to build an America that is truly inclusive. Every American has the right to live in dignity, with equal rights, responsibilities and protections under the law. These are our country's and our Party's core values. Across the country, at every level of government, Democrats have championed sweeping protections in the areas of employment, housing, domestic partnerships and civil unions, adoption, gender identity or expression, and hate crimes.

"Despite all we have accomplished, our work is not done. We need to fight efforts to write discrimination into our laws and constitutions. We need to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, pass the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, and repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' We need a comprehensive, science-based strategy for combating HIV/AIDS. We must address the socioeconomic problems, including poverty and limited access to health care, that increase vulnerability to this disease.

"To do all of these things we need to put a Democrat in the White House, expand our majorities in Congress, and elect more Democrats at the local and state level across the country. To do that, we need you. Get active, get involved, and join us so we can take our country back."

See Also:
Barack Obama's Statement On Pride 2008

Keith Olberman Blasts John McCain

On Thursday's Count Down on MSNBC, Keith Olberman's brilliant "Special Comment" blasted John McCain on his comments that "It's Not Importnat" when we bring troops home from Iraq.

Read or View the Special Comment Here

A Pledge for Gay (& Clintonista) McCain Supporters

For all the gay Republicans and Angry White Women who supported Hillary and say they will vote for John McCain, here's your Pledge For John McCain!

LGBT Humanists Unite!

Activists To Launch National LGBT Humanist Organization

Finally! We may have a U.S. LGBT Humanist organization to balance all the gay religious groups. While LGBT humanists are organized in European countries, there has not been a national LGBT humanist group in the U.S.
There was a group called GALAH (Gay and Lesbian Atheists and Humanists), but it does not appear to be active.

There is a UK Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association

It is time for non-religious, atheist and humanist gays and lesbians to organize and present a SECULAR HUMANIST perspective on gay liberation from religious myths.

For more information visit/join the American Humanist Association

Rep. Steve Cohen On Bilerico: A Fight I Didn't Pick

Rep. Steve Cohen (TN 9th Dist.) On Bilerico:
A Fight I Didn't Pick

Steve Cohen is one of the few progressive/liberal LGBT supportive elected representatives in Tennessee. I'm proud he is representing my district in Memphis. He needs our support!

Contribute, volunteer at: Cohen for Congress

Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Bush

Rep. Dennis Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush

Former Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich presented 35 Articles of Impeachment against George Bush late Monday. It was aired on C-SPAN, probably the only media that will even mention it to the American people.

You can read the full Articles of Impeachment at Impeach Bush

Congress has failed to do its job and full its obligation to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution!

Senate Report Accuses Bush of Misusing Iraq Intel

Constitutional Scholar on Impeachment: "It's Time to Pony Up"
Why are DEMOCRATS protecting George Bush from Impeachment?

Gore Vidal's Article of Impeachment

Obama Endorsed by HRC/Proclaims Support for LGBT Equality

Obama Endorsed by HRC, Vows to Stand Behind LGBT Community
America's largest LGBT advocacy organization has put its support behind Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in his run for the presidency as he pledges his support for LGBT citizens.

"The Human Rights Campaign has been at the forefront of the fight for GLBT equality and opportunity, and I am proud to have its endorsement," Senator Obama said. "Too often, the issue of GLBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. I look forward to working with HRC to end discrimination against GLBT Americans and to ensure that all of our citizens are treated with dignity and respect."

"HRC is proud to throw our full support behind Senator Obama's presidential campaign," said president Joe Solomonese today. "We have just witnessed a historic primary contest in which two champions of our community demonstrated that they hear our voices and share our dreams. For millions across this country, their candidacies--as the first woman and the first African American to be top contenders for the nomination of a major party--have already been life-changing, inspiring, and groundbreaking.

"They are, quite simply, heroes to anyone fighting for equality."

Senator Obama, while not a supporter of civil marriage for same-sex couples in name, has spoken in support of federal benefits and protections for same-sex couples. He also supports a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act and repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Obama, as well, opposes the Federal Marriage Amendment.

"I've been consistently impressed by Senator Obama's willingness to speak about GLBT issues in front of diverse audiences," Solomonese added. "Matters of life and livelihood for GLBT Americans are on the line in this election and after eight years of an anti-gay stranglehold on the presidency, Sen. Obama's message of fairness and acceptance is a breath of fresh air."

Senator Obama also issued an open letter to the LGBT community today, pledging "real change for all LGBT Americans."

"It's wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation," he said. The Senator also touted his efforts during his time in the Illinois State Senate to protect LGBT citizens from discrimination, and to equalize federal tax and immigration law for same-sex spouses.

Senator Obama also supports repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as exclusively heterosexual on a federal level. He prefers civil unions with equal benefits, but says he won't stand in the way of the states' choices on how to recognize same-sex spouses. "As your President," Obama said, "I will use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws."

Full text of the statement and other LGBT resourses, visit Obama's LGBT website

Holy Crap! Wipeout

Dow Plummets, Unemployment Rate/Gas Prices Skyrocket!

Dow Tumbles nearly 400 points, Oil Reaches $139 a barrel, Unemployment Rate jumps to 5.5%

Newsweek: Why the Economy is Worse than you Think

NYT: Job Losses and Oil Surge Spread Economic GLOOM

Bob Dylan Endorses Barack Obama!

Bob Dylan Endorses Barack Obama!

"Barack Obama is Redefining Politics"

Bob Dylan has claimed that Democratic US presidential nominee Barack Obama is "redefining politics".

The singer/songwriter said that he was hopeful that the political system in the US would change as a result of him winning the race to be the Democratic nominee for the election in November.

Dylan told The Times: "America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.

"But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up – Barack Obama. He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out.

"Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to."

Yes Bob, The Times They Are A Changin'

Sulu Is Getting Married!

The CA Supreme Court Upholds its Gay Marriage Ruling, denying a petition to stay the decision.

This clears the way for George Takei (Star Trek's Sulu) to marry his partner Brad Altman in Los Angeles in September. (Capt. Kirk, William Shatner, was not invited!)

Barack Obama First Black Presidential Nominee!

History is Made tonight!
Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination--First Black Presidential Nominee!

Obama's Victory Speech "America: this is our moment, this is our time!"

Not only did Hillary Clinton NOT endorse the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, she continues to campaign against him!
What a BITCH! She will stay in the race until the convention, and if she cannot steal the nomination there, she will try to force Obama to pick her as his Vice President running mate. DON'T GIVE IN TO HER OBAMA!

Will Hillary's Obama-Hating Clintonistas unite behind Obama or help elect John McCain?

(Since Egalia (Tennesee Guerilla Women) is calling upon women and feminists to leave the Democratic Party, I'm removing her blog from my blog list!)

Looks like many bitter Clinton supporters are going to support the anti-gay, anti-feminist candidate John McCain!

Former Hillary Supporter Hilary Rosen: I am Not a Bargaining Chip, I am a Democrat!

UPDATE: Clinton to End Run, Endorse Obama Friday
I'll believe it when I see it..

John McCain: The Anti-Gay Candidate

The Human Rights Campaign Issues Scathing Report on John McCain's Anti-Gay Record

Highlights from "Senator John McCain: A Record of Opposing the Interests of GLBT Americans":

Opposed Ending Discrimination Against GLBT Americans in the Workplace. Senator McCain cast a deciding vote against the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Opposed Protecting GLBT Americans from Hate Crimes. Senator McCain voted three times against expanding the federal hate crimes law to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Proponent of Discriminatory Military Policy. Senator McCain supports Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and does not believe that gays should serve in the military.
Opponent of Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Couples. Senator McCain voted for the Defense of Marriage Act which prohibits same-sex couples from receiving federal rights and benefits in any state.
Actively Supported State Ban on Domestic Partnerships. Senator McCain campaigned for a ban on same-sex relationship recognition in his home state of Arizona – even appearing in a campaign television ad.
Supported the Confirmation of Anti-GLBT Equality Judges. Senator McCain voted to confirm President Bush’s judicial nominees who had taken anti-GLBT positions. He has pointed to Justice Samuel Alito as a role model for future Supreme Court appointments.
Supported a Discriminatory HIV/AIDS Policy. Senator McCain supported a Jesse Helms strategy to cut off funding for prevention efforts aimed at the gay community and voted to prohibit foreign nationals with HIV from immigrating to the United States.

McCain Supporters Cheer Anti-Gay Message in Tennessee

Appearing at a campaign rally in Tennessee, John McCain was met with
sustained cheers after stating that he believes "in the sanctity and unique
status of marriage between man and woman."

As the cheers began, McCain added "That's what I believe, that's what I
support, and that's what I will fight for."

During the ongoing cheers, McCain thanked the audience twice for their
response.

In 2004, during the debate over the Federal Marriage Amendment, McCain told
CNN that "The constitutional amendment we're debating today strikes me as
antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans, it usurps
from the states a fundamental authority they have always possessed and
imposes a federal remedy for a problem that most states do not believe
confronts them."

McCain split with his party and voted against the amendment in both 2004 and
2006.

Although often reported as supporting civil unions as an alternative to
marriage, McCain has supported state constitutional amendments banning both
marriage equality and civil unions.

UPDATE: McCain "Welcomes" CA Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative to Revoke Marriage Equality in CA :

"I welcome the news that the people of California will have the opportunity to decide on the question of the definition of marriage, rather than having that decision made by judicial fiat as the California Supreme Court asserted in their recent ruling." -- John McCain

Will the Log Cabin Republicans STILL endorse John McCain despite his Anti-Gay Record and his anti-gay campaign for President?

Deb Price: Gays Could Split Over John McCain

Obama Seals Nomination

It's now official, Obama Becomes First Black Presidential Nominee!

Obama now has enough delegates to be the Democratic nominee, but it doesn't look like Hillary will drop out and endorse him!
Clinton Campaign: She Will NOT Concede Tonight!

The Republican Party has already begun using Hillary Clinton's Attacks on Obama, circulating videos of Clinton questioning Obama's qualifications and experience to be President!


Barack Obama: Do NOT pick Hillary Clinton to be V.P.!

Waiting for the official numbers from SD and MT and the speeches tonight....

As expected, Jimmy Carter Endorses Obama

Update: Delegate Countdown To Nomination

Countdown: It's Barack Obama's Party Now!

AP: Barack Obama's Party Now

Countdown: Obama only needs 46 Delegates to Clinch Nomination!

Despite Hillary Clinton's right-wing, dirty, racist, lies and attacks, Obama is the Democratic Nominee! Each day she continues to campaign against the Democratic nominee, Hillary alienates more and more Democrats. The Clinton's no longer control the Democratic Party!

MI and FL Matter is Settled, Clintonites Not Happy!

The Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee ruled Saturday to seat the the Michigan and Florida delegates but cut the votes in half to punish them for violating the DNC rules. This is not what the Clinton campaign wanted, they did not want Obama do get ANY delegates from Michigan.

Obama emerged from the RBC proceedings with a grand total of 2,052 delegates, just 66 short of the 2,118 required to win the nomination. Clinton has 1,877.5 delegates, 240.5 short of the number needed to win.

As expected, the Clinton campaign is threatening to continue this fight to the Credentials Committee at the DNC convention in August, which would almost guarantee that John McCain will be the next president. No party has ever won the general election when it did not have a nominee until their convention or the convention was divided. Everyday Hillary continues to campaign AGAINST the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, she is helping the Republicans and John McCain.

The Clinton's have lost their control over the Democratic Party! It is time for CHANGE!

Will the Clintonistas Support McCain over the BLACK man? This one will!
An Angry White Clinton Supporter throws a hissy at the Democratic Rules Committee! This was about how most Clintonites acted today!

Irate Clinton Supporter: "God Damn the Democrats"
Senator Clinton is the "best nominee possible" for President, said Ms. (Harriet) Christian, "and the Democrats are throwing the election away. For what? An inadequate black male who would not have been running had it not been a white woman that was running for President! And I'm not going to shut my mouth anymore! "I'm no second-class citizen. And God damn the Democrats!"
"And they think we won't turn and vote for McCain," Christian added. She closed: "Well, I've got news for all of you: McCain will be the next President of the United States!"

Watch the Clintonista Temper Tamptrum:

DNC Rules Committee Meets to Change Rules Clinton Agreed To

The DNC rules committee is meeting today to hear the challenges from the Clinton Campaign to change the rules THEY AGREED TO in MI and FL. The Clinton Circus is going on outside the meeting with hundreds (NOT thousands) of Clintonites trying to force the DNC to change the rules of the election now.

AMERICABLOG is covering the DNC Meeting Live and providing good counter argument to the Clintonites.

The Clinton campaign's argument is that the DNC must CHANGE the rules they all agreed to at the beginning, that FL and MI violated the DNC rules, and that their delegates would not be counted in the primary election. They claim this is a civil rights issue and that "every vote" should count. What they are not telling (the truth), is that the Democratic Party leaders in MI and FL openly denounced the DNC rules and knowingly and willingly violated those rules. Obama followed the DNC rules and did not campaign in FL, and he withdrew his name from the MI primary ballot. How can "every vote" be counted in these primaries where voters were told their votes would NOT count?

There is NO WAY to "count every vote" in MI and FL! Blame the DNC and the Democratic Party in MI and FL! The DNC set the rules that MI and FL Democratic Parties violated. THEY caused the voters in their states to loose a voice in this primary! Don't punish Barack Obama who followed the rules that ALL the candidates agreed to!

And DON"T punish the voters who did NOT vote because they were told, by the Democratic Party, that their votes would not count, so they followed the decision of their party and did not vote. Contrary to the emotional appeals of the Clinton supporters to "count every vote", THE FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN PRIMARIES DO NOT REFLECT THE WILL OF ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN THOSE STATES!
If the votes in MI and FL would have counted, millions of more voters would have voted! Their votes were not included in the MI and FL primaries!

It looks like there is a possible compromise coming together on counting Florida delegates, but Michigan is more difficult because Obama was not on the ballot. The Obama and the MI Democratic Party compromise allows the uncommitted votes to be allocated to Obama, but the Clinton campaign, represented by the dispicable Harold Ikes, argues that Obama should not get ANY delegates from Michigan!

It is clear that Hillary Clinton will try to take this fight all the way to the convention in August. It is time for the superdelegates to do their job and stop her from destroying the Democratic Party.

Obama Campaign Supports Compromise that Would Net Hillary 19 Delegates

DNC Florida Compromised Reached, Michigan Deal on Table

Good News for Marriage Equality!

Several items of good news on marriage equality:

CA: Same -Sex Marriages OK June 17

Poll: Majority of CA Voters Support Marriage Equality
A new poll released today showed that for the first time in three decades registered California voters approve of allowing same-sex couples to marry—by a margin of 51% to 42%—a flip from the last poll taken in 2006, when voters disapproved of gay marriage 50% to 44%.

The nonpartisan California Field Poll of 1,052 registered voters, conducted May 17–26, with a 3.2% margin of error, also found voters were leery of the proposed ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, with 54% opposing the measure and 40% favoring it.

Gov. Patterson: NY To Recognize Out of State Gay Marriages
Same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere will be recognized in New York in response to a state court ruling this year, Gov. David Paterson's spokeswoman said Wednesday.

State agencies, including those governing insurance and health care, must immediately change policies and regulations to make sure "spouse," "husband" and "wife" are clearly understood to include gay couples, according to a memo sent earlier this month from the governor's counsel.

Gay marriage is not legal in New York, and the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, has said it can only be legalized by the Legislature. But the memo, based on a Feb. 1 New York Appellate Division court ruling, would recognize the marriages of New Yorkers who are legally wed elsewhere.

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Bob Bar Now Opposes DOMA
Libertarian Party nominee for president Bob Barr announced that he would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act if he were elected to the White House, according to a speech he delivered at the party's convention on May 25.

"The Defense of Marriage Act insofar has provided the federal government a club to club down rights of law-abiding American citizens, has been abused, misused, and should be repealed, and I will work to repeal it," he said on Sunday.

Barr, 59, authored DOMA in 1996 as a Republican congressman for Georgia's seventh district. In a statement about his support for the California supreme court's recent ruling to allow same-sex marriage, Barr said his original intent in authoring DOMA was to ensure that each state determine whether to legalize same-sex marriage.

For More information on Marriage Equality visit Freedom to Marry

Lieberman Embraces Bigot John Hagee!

John McCain may have finally rejected the endorsement of right-wing bigot John Hagee, but McCain's pal Joseph Lieberman still embraces him!

Just when I thought I heard every disgusting thing about Joseph Lieberman, I watched HBO's "Recount" last night which showed that Joseph Lieberman helped undermine Al Gore's efforts to stop George Bush from stealing the 2000 election, then I read that
Joseph Liberman To Headline Upcoming Pastor Hagee Summit!

"Senator Joseph Lieberman is scheduled to headline Pastor John Hagee's 2008 Christians United For Israel Washington-Israel Summit this July 22. In accepting Hagee's invitation, Lieberman became the most senior elected representative confirmed to appear at the annual gala. Last year, when Lieberman spoke at Hagee's summit, he compared the Texas televangelist to the biblical prophet Moses, dubbing him "an Ish Elochim," or "a man of God."

Even after John Hagee called the Catholic Church the "Great Whore," said hurricane Katrina was God's judgment on New Orleans for hosting a gay pride parade, and even after Hagee claimed that Hitler was going God's will by getting Jews to move back to Israel, Lieberman calls Hagee a "man of God" and a great spiritual leader?

Get your puke bag ready, and watch Joseph Lieberman express his love for Pastor John Hagee.

Save the Democratic Party from Hillary Clinton!

Rachel Maddow has been right about Hillary Clinton's intentions to fight all the way to the Democratic convention to stop Barack Obama. (Rachel Maddow: Clinton to the Convention?)

Rachel is too kind to Hillary Clinton! Hillary Clinton is going to do everything and anything she can to stop Barack Obama from being nominated, and if nominated, from winning in Nov. This is not about “counting every vote” or any of the other rediculous arguments her campaign is trying to use to justify her continuing to oppose Barack Obama’s nomination. It is about Hillary Clinton’s political ambitions, which she WILL put ahead of the Democratic Party! I have tried to restrain myself, but I can no longer! Hillary Clinton is proving the worst fears about her, left and right! She has lied repeatedly, tried to scare white voters away from supporting Barack Obama, she praises John McCain and questions the experience or electablity of Barack Obama who has won MORE votes, MORE delegates and MORE states then she has! Now she wants to change the rules that she and all the candidates agreed to and count HER votes (not Obama’s!) in Michigan and Florida. (She has refused the Obama campaign offer to count HALF of the delegates in MI and FL).

IT IS TIME FOR HILLARY CLINTON TO STOP DESTROYING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!
Rachel Maddow is right, it is time for the Superdelegates to do their job and save the Democratic Party. If Hillary Clinton keeps the MI and FL issue going all the way to the Democratic Convention, it will destroy the Democratic Party and ensure the election of John McCain in November.
SUPER DELGATES MUST ACT NOW!!


What Game Is Hillary Playing?
Nothing reveals more clearly how utterly unprincipled the Clintons are than their assertion that rules set by the Democratic Party's Rules Committee, and endorsed by all Clinton representatives on this Committee, now should be abandoned. Nothing reveals more clearly that the only rules the Clintons follow are rules which favor them. Nothing reveals how exaggerated their claims are than Hillary's recent comparison of the votes in Michigan and Florida to the civil rights movement, the suffragette movement, the fraudulent election in Zimbabwe and the 2000 election in Florida.

Hillary Clinton Claims She Is Staying in the Race Because Robert Kennedy was Assassinated in June!
(I.E., Why should she drop out before Barack Obama is Assassinated?)

Ellen Degeneres vs. John McCain on Marriage Equality

Ellen Degeneres Confronts John McCain on Marriage Equality

While McCain talks about the importance of having access to legal agreements and insurance, Ellen takes him to task on the inequality she feels, being denied access to a legal union: "Women just got the right to vote in 1920, blacks didn't have the right to vote until 1870, and it just feels like there's this old way of thinking that we're not all the same.

"We are all the same people. All of us. You're no different than I am. Our love is the same."

"I've heard you articulate that position in a very eloquent fashion," McCain says. "We just have a disagreement, and...I, along with many, many others [wish you] every happiness."

"Thank you," Ellen responds. "So you'll walk me down the aisle? Is that what you said?"

"Touché," says McCain.

See the Video

McCain Finally Rejects Pastors' Endorsement

John McCain Rejects Hagee's Endorsement

One McCain endorser says Hitler was doing "God's work" while another gains reputation for wanting to destroy Islam

Presidential candidate John McCain has been embarrassed in the past few weeks by the statements of right-wing Pastor John Hagee, whose endorsement he actively sought and still said he was glad to have.

But on Thursday he finally rejected the pastor's endorsement, CNN reports.

Hagee has called the Catholic Church "the great whore" and has said that Hurricane Katrina was sent by God to punish New Orleans for an intended gay pride parade. Now newly revealed audio tapes of sermons from the 1990's show Hagee claiming that Hitler was doing "God's work" by forcing the Jews to return to Israel. Hagee has denied that his remarks constitute approval of Hitler any any way and claims he is being mischaracterized.

"I obviously find the remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible and a repudiate them," McCain said in a statement released late Thursday afternoon.

McCain's statement continues, "I did not know of them before Reverend Hagee's endorsement. I feel I must reject his endorsement as well. I've said I do not believe Senator Obama shares Reverend Wright's extreme views but let me also be clear Reverend Hagee was not and is not my pastor or spiritual advisor and I do not attend his church. I did not attend his church for 20 years. I have denounced statement he made immediately upon learning of them and I do again today."


McCain actively SOUGHT John Hagee's endorsement, and even said he was glad to have his endorsement AFTER learning that Hagee called Catholicism the Great Whore, and AFTER hearing him say that hurrican Katrina was God's judgment on New Orleans for tolerating gay people. That was not enough for McCain to reject his endorsement, but praising Hitler for doing God's will by driving Jews to return to Israel finally did it.

UPDATE: McCain has also rejected the endorsement of his "spiritual advisor" Rod Parsley who claims that the U.S. was founded to "destroy Islam."

Obama Wins Oregon & Majority of Pledged Delegates

With a big win in Oregon, Barack Obama Now Has the Majority of Pledged Delgates and is within 100 delegates of being the Democratic nominee for President.
With the help of her uneducated racist base, Hillary Clinton won Kentucky by huge margin, as expected. The exit polls in Kentucky support the "Race Chasm" analysis of David Sarota:

* About one in five whites said race played a role in choosing a candidate;
* Nine in 10 of that group backed Clinton -- the highest proportion yet among the 28 states where that question has been asked in exit polls;
* Only three in 10 whites who said race was a factor said they would vote for Obama should he oppose McCain in November;
* Nearly four in 10 said they would back McCain, while the rest said they wouldn't vote.

In Oregon, Obama did better among the "white working class" and women. The Race Chasm seems to be regional, the South and Appalachia where Repubilcans usually win anyway.

Sen. Edward Kennedy Has Brain Tumor

Shocking news today: Sen. Edward Kennedy Has Malignant Brian Tumor

Like other great liberal/progressive icons, Ted Kennedy has been one of the most demonized political figures in American politics, hated by conservatives, but loved by liberals for his courageous and passionate career defending the poor, women, labor, gays, etc. John McCain calls Kennedy the last "Great Lion" in the Senate.

The Nation: Kennedy-The Senate's Fighting Liberal

Cuba Government Combating Homophobia??

Looks like Communist Cuba will beat the United States in supporting equality for LGBT people!

Cuba Government Backs Calls to Combat Homophobia

Cuban government backs calls to combat homophobia
May 17, 2008 4:09 PM EDT
HAVANA - Cuba's gay community celebrated unprecedented openness - and high-ranking political alliances - with a government-backed campaign against homophobia on Saturday.

The meeting at a convention center in Havana's Vedado district may have been the largest gathering of openly gay activists ever on the communist-run island. President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela, who has promoted the rights of sexual minorities, presided.

"This is a very important moment for us, the men and women of Cuba, because for the first time we can gather in this way and speak profoundly and with scientific basis about these topics," said Castro, director of Cuba's Center for Sexual Education.

Mariela Castro joined government leaders and hundreds of activists at the one-day conference for the International Day Against Homophobia that featured shows, lectures, panel discussions and book presentations. A station also offered blood-tests for sexually transmitted diseases.

Cuban state television gave prime-time play Friday to the U.S. film "Brokeback Mountain," which tells the story of two cowboys who conceal their homosexual affair.

Prejudice against homosexuals remains deeply rooted in Cuban society, but the government has steadily moved away from the Puritanism of the 1960s and 1970s, when homosexuals hid their sexuality for fear of being ridiculed, fired from work or even imprisoned.

Now Cuba's parliament is studying proposals to legalize same-sex unions and give gay couples the benefits that people in traditional marriages enjoy.

Parliament head Ricardo Alarcon said the government needs to do more to promote gay rights, but said many Cubans still need to be convinced.

Things "are advancing, but must continue advancing, and I think we should do that in a coherent, appropriate and precise way because these are topics that have been taboo and continue to be for many," Alarcon told reporters.

Some at the conference spoke of streaming out into the streets for a spontaneous gay-pride parade, but others urged caution.

The gay rights movement should be careful not to "flood" Cuban society with a message that many are not ready to hear, physician and gay activist Alberto Roque cautioned.

And Mariela Castro said gay activists should opt for more subtle ways to chip away at deep-seated homophobic attitudes.

Defending equal rights for Cubans, of all sexual orientations, is a key principal of the Cuban revolution led by her uncle Fidel Castro, who overthrew dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, she said.

"The freedom of sexual choice and gender identity (are) exercises in equality and social justice," she said.

The Associated Press.

CA Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

CA Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

This morning the California state supreme court issued its decision on the same-sex marriage case, and the majority held that laws excluding gay and lesbian couples from the right to marry are unconstitutional. The decision paves the way for California to become the second state in which gay and lesbian residents can marry.

The case involved a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn a voter-approved law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

''This is a landmark and historic day," said Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. "We are grateful that the court upheld the most precious and cherished values of fairness, opportunity, and, most basically, the fundamental right to marry the person you love.''

California already offers domestic partnerships that offer virtually the same state-level legal rights and responsibilities as married spouses, including the right to divorce and to sue for child support.

A coalition of religious and social conservative groups is attempting to put a measure on the November ballot that would enshrine California's current laws banning gay marriage in the state constitution. It's unclear what impact today's decision will have on that initiative. The secretary of state is expected to rule by the end of June whether the sponsors gathered enough signatures to qualify the marriage amendment, similar to ones enacted in 26 other states.

The cases before the California court were brought by the city of San Francisco, two dozen gay and lesbian couples, Equality California, and another gay rights group in March 2004 after the court halted San Francisco's month-long same-sex wedding march that took place at Mayor Gavin Newsom's direction. (AP, with additional reporting by The Advocate)

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The Obama campaign released the following statement today on the decision of the California Supreme Court:

"Barack Obama has always believed that same-sex couples should enjoy equal rights under the law, and he will continue to fight for civil unions as President. He respects the decision of the California Supreme Court, and continues to believe that states should make their own decisions when it comes to the issue of marriage."

On the issue of constitutional amendments, Senator Obama has been on record for some time: He opposes all divisive and discriminatory constitutional amendments, state or federal. That includes the proposed amendments in California and Florida.

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Freedom To Marry

Edwards/NARAL Endorse Obama

Finally, John Edwards Endorses Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama!

Obama was also endorse by the abortion-rights group NARAL

Hagee Apologizes for Anti-Catholic Statements

John McCain's spiritual advisor John Hagee apologized for his anti-Catholic statements, calling the Catholic Church the "Great Whore," but has not apologized for saying that hurricane Katrina was God's judgment on homosexuals in New Orleans.

Dem. Childers Beats GOP Davis in Mississippi!

In another sign the Republican Party is in DEEP SHIT, a Democrat, Travis Childers, has beat Republican candidate Greg Davis in the special election in the Mississippi 1st Dist. (54%-46%) This is the third Democratic victory in special elections this year!!
Even though Childers is a very conservative Democrat, his victory has sent shock waves through the Republican Southern Confederacy.

Oh yeah, Hillary won West Virginia, but is still falling behind in pledged delegates and superdelegates.
Obama will be the Democratic nominee by June 3.

Obama Pulls Away

While Hillary Clinton is expected to win West Virginia and KY by double digits, Obama continues to pull ahead in delegates and popular opinion.

According to the latest Gallup Poll, Obama now leads Clinton 50 to 43% among Democratic voters.

And Here's Why Obama Will Lose in West Virginia and Kentucky (RACISM)

It's Over: Obama is our Nominee!

It's over! Barack Obama now has more superdelegates (as well as votes, and pledged delegates!) than Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama is the first African-American nominated for President of the U.S. by a major U.S. political party!

Rasmussen has quit polling on Hillary Clinton, focusing on Obama v. McCain. Rassmussen Reports: THE RACE IS OVER

AP: Clinton's Fall

Hillary Clinton: The Candidate for "Hard-working, White Americans"

Hillary Clinton continues her losing campaign by pulling out the race card again!

From USA Today:

"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."

There is a pattern emerging alright! Hillary Clinton has been using racism against Barack Obama! The Clinton campaign pushed the Rev. Wright non-story to scare white voters! The only argument the Clinton campaign has left to make to the superdelegates is that Obama is not electable because he is BLACK and white racists, which support Hillary Clinton, will not vote for Obama!

Enough is Enough!

AMERICABLOG: Vote For Hillary--She's Whiter!

The Nation: Race to the Bottom (How Hillary Clinton Played the Race Card and drove a wedge into the feminist movement)

Hillary's Grotesque Insult to African-Americans

Obama Stops Hillary's "Momentum"

Obama Wins North Carolina by 14 points

As of 11 PM, Indiana is too close to call, but it looks like Hillary Clinton will barely win by about 2% (51% to 49%), but Obama could still win it....

This was a bad night for Hillary Clinton. Her campaign claimed that she would continue her "momentum" with a double-digit win in Indiana and cut Obama's win in N.C. to under 10 points. The opposite happened! Obama cut her win in IN to less than 5% and won N.C. by at least 14%.

Obama expands his lead in delegates and popular vote.

It looks like Limbaugh's army of Republicans voting in the Democratic Primary voted for Clinton 53 to 47%, and 58% of them say that Obama would be more likely to beat John McCain than Hillary (only 37% think Hillary can beat McCain). Clearly the Republicans still prefer to face Clinton in the general election.

See The Limbaugh Effect

Despite the dirty racist attacks on Obama, Clinton does not have any momentum. She cannot "win" the nomination without a convention fight.

Russert: OBAMA HAS WON THE NOMINATION!

Report: Clinton Campaign Almost Broke
Hillary Clinton has cancelled public appearances Wednesday...

IT IS TIME FOR HILLARY CLINTON TO QUIT!

Clinton Supporters Urge her to Drop Out:

George McGovern Endorses Obama, Urges Clinton to Drop Out

Gen. Wesley Clark Calls Clinton, Asks Her to Drop Out

Washington Blade: Hillary The Time Has Come
(The Washington Blade had endorsed Hillary Clinton)

Today in History: The Invention of "Homosexuality"

One hundred and forty years ago today, on May 6, 1868, the word "homosexuality" was coined by Hungarian gay-rights advocate Karl-Maria Kertbeny in a letter he wrote to the German gay-rights advocate Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (who had coined the term "urning" to refer to a "male-bodied person with a female psyche," who is sexually attracted to men).

Read the history of the invention of “homosexuality” on Jim Burroway’s Box Turtle Bulletin

In the words of historian/philosopher Michel Foucault:
"Homosexuality appeared as one of the forms of sexuality when it was transposed from the practice of sodomy onto a kind of interior androgyny, a hermaphrodism of the soul. THE SODOMITE HAD BEEN A TEMPORARY ABERRATION; THE HOMOSEXUAL WAS NOW A SPECIES." (History of Sexuality, Vol. 1)

Memphis School Board Backs Principal Who Outed Gay Teens

Memphis City Schools Supports Principal Accused of Outing Gay Students

Memphis City Schools, on behalf of principal Daphne Beasley of Hollis F. Price Middle College, has denied wrongdoing in Beasley's suspected outing of two of her gay students in the fall of 2007.

The American Civil Liberties Union, on behalf of one gay couple and their parents, sent a letter to school board members, the demands of which include a reprimand of Beasley, an apology to every person on the list and the enactment of anti-discrimination policies.

Here's the School Board's Response to the ACLU letter

See:
Principal Outs Gay Teens--ACLU Steps In

Memphis Principal Accused of Outing Gay Students

Hillary/McCain? Hillary Agrees with John McCain

Sometimes it seems like Hillary Clinton is running to be John McCain's running mate! She praised his "experience" over her Democratic rival, Barack Obama; She stole John McCain's gas tax cut gimmick; she is prepared to extend the "war on terror" to Iran. While the DNC, and Barack Obama, have been blasting John McCain for supporting keeping U.S. troops in Iraq for 50 or 100 years, now we find out that Hillary Clinton agrees with JOHN McCAIN!

Clinton in 2005: "I Agree With McCain" on Long-Term Iraq Presence:

Three years ago, during an appearance on CBS, Sen. Hillary Clinton stated that she agreed with the overarching premise of John McCain's Iraq policy: that America's commitment to the war shouldn't be based on time frames but rather on the level of troop casualties. She even cited, as McCain now regularly does, that the United States would be well suited to follow a model for troop presence based on South Korea, Japan, or Germany.

"Senator McCain made the point earlier today, which I agree with, and that is, it's not so much a question of time when it comes to American military presence for the average American; I include myself in this. But it is a question of casualties," said Clinton. "We don't want to see our young men and women dying and suffering these grievous injuries that so many of them have. We've been in South Korea for 50-plus years. We've been in Europe for 50-plus. We're still in Okinawa with respect to protection there coming out of World War II."

QUESTION: IF Hillary steals the Democratic nomination, how can the Democrats attack John McCain for his statement that U.S. troops could remain in Iraq for 50 or 100 years when Hillary Clinton agreed with him in 2005? Hillary Clinton UNDERMINES the most powerful ad the DNC has running against John McCain!!

Clinton has run a right-wing racist campaign of fear against Obama. In Indiana, Clinton is sending out mailers attacking Barack Obama for supporting GUN CONTROL! She has proven she will go as low as she can to demonize Barack Obama, I would not be suprised if she starts attacking Obama for supporting "abortion on demand"!

Since Hillary Clinton cannot mathmatically "win" the Democratic nomination, her campaign is planning to launch the "nuclear option" to force the DNC rules committee to change the rules the Clinton campaign agreed to and count the delegates she "won" in Florida and Michigan, which would increase the total number of delegates needed for either candidate to get the nomination and drag the Democratic Primary past June 3.

Why doesn't Hillary Clinton just switch to the GOP ticket and run as John McCain's running mate? Either way, she is basically campaigning WITH the Republicans to beat Barack Obama.

Hillary Attacks Obama on Guns!

Here's ANOTHER example of how Hillary Clinton is trying to run to the RIGHT of Barack Obama by appealing to those "bitter" working class voters who cling to God & Guns!

Clinton Drops Indiana Mailer Attacking Obama on Guns

Does Annie Oakley really believe the gun nuts are going to believe anything she says about guns?

John McCain's Preacher

John McCain has an even bigger "preacher problem" than Barack Obama.
Frank Rich explains what the MSM (Mainstream Media) has been ignoring:
The All-White Elephant in the Room

Here are some You Tube videos of Rev. John Hagee the MSM has overlooked in their video loops of Rev. Jeremiah Wright:
Rev. John Hagee on the Great White Whore

The Empire Strikes Barack!

More seriously, see Clinton's War on Obama

"Mission Accomplished": Bush Most Unpopular President in Modern History!

According to CNN/Opinion Research Corp Poll, George Bush is the Most Unpopular President in Modern History!

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of the American public disapprove of how Bush his handling his job as president.

"No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating in any CNN or Gallup poll; in fact, this is the first time that any president's disapproval rating has cracked the 70 percent mark," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

"Bush's approval rating, which stands at 28 percent in our new poll, remains better than the all-time lows set by Harry Truman and Richard Nixon (22 percent and 24 percent, respectively) but even those two presidents never got a disapproval rating in the 70s," Holland added. "The previous all-time record in CNN or Gallup polling was set by Truman, 66 percent disapproval in January 1952."

CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider adds, "He is more unpopular than Richard Nixon was just before he resigned from the presidency in August 1974." President Nixon's disapproval rating in August 1974 stood at 67 percent.


Here's why:

5 Years Since “Mission Accomplished”

Today is the fifth anniversary of President Bush’s speech declaring a US victory in Iraq. On May 1, 2003, Bush stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln under a banner that read “Mission Accomplished.”
President Bush, speaking May 1, 2003: “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.”

Since those words, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been killed and injured, while 3,900 US troops have been killed and tens of thousands more wounded. Earlier today, nine Iraqi civilians were killed and another twenty-six injured in a car bombing targeting a US patrol in Baghdad.

US Death Toll Highest in 7 Months

Meanwhile, US casualties have also reached their highest point in seven months. At least six US troops were killed in the past two days, bringing the April toll to forty-eight, the highest one-month toll since September.

See Also: Bush's Class War

Former DNC Chair Switches to Obama

Joe Andrew, Former DNC Chair under Bill Clinton, and a former Hillary Supporter Switches to Obama!

Read his statement: "I Have Been Inspired"
He also urged other superdelegates and Democrats to reject "negative politics" (i.e., Hillary Clinton!) and unite behind Barack Obama.

Joe Andrew was one of FIVE superdelegates to swing behind Obama today (Hillary Clinton netted four).

Defection of Longtime Superdelegate Jolts Clinton

Obama Closing in On Clinton's Advantage Among Superdelegates

Here's one reason many former Clinton supporters are switching to support Obama:

Clinton Aide Has Been Distributing Right-Wing Talking Points Against Obama