posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, April 01, 2005
Friday, April 01, 2005
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Out of more than 250 million people in the United States, why does the president insist on placing relatives of friends in positions of power. Bush's father, obviously, was president. During his last term he posted Colin Powell's son as head of the FCC. Now Dick Cheney's son-in-law will oversee all legal matters over the Homeland Security Department.
The New York Times > Washington > Bush Names Cheney Kin to Legal Post
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation.
Now, is this sincere or political?
Thousands of people who helped Terri Schiavo's parents finance their protracted legal battle could soon start receiving solicitations from groups who purchase their contact information from a conservative direct-mailing firm.
Each of the donors responded to an e-mail sent in February by Schiavo's father, Bob Schindler, on behalf of his daughter, according to the Web site of the firm Response Unlimited.
According to The New York Times, a spokesman for Schiavo's parents confirmed that Bob Schindler had agreed to allow Response Unlimited to rent out the list as part of a deal for the firm to send an e-mail soliciting funds for the legal fight to keep his daughter alive.
CNN.com - Direct-mail firm using Schindlers' donor list - Mar 30, 2005
A challenge to Google which plans to digitize, make available American library online free.
Entr'acte: A French call to arms over Google challenge
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
"The diplomats, who served under both Republican and Democrat presidents, described Mr Bolton, a known critic of the UN, as "the wrong man" for the job ... Chief among the objections was Mr Bolton's stated view that the UN 'is valuable only when it directly serves the United States'."
BBC NEWS | Americas | Ex-US diplomats round on Bolton
Monday, March 28, 2005
Yahoo! News - Documents show FBI helped Saudis depart after 9/11 attacks: New York Times
Can You Say Nepotism?
Out of more than 250 million people in the United States, why does the president insist on placing relatives of friends in positions of power. Bush's father, obviously, was president. During his last term he posted Colin Powell's son as head of the FCC. Now Dick Cheney's son-in-law will oversee all legal matters over the Homeland Security Department.
The New York Times > Washington > Bush Names Cheney Kin to Legal Post
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Thursday, March 31, 2005
"After allowing taxpayers to finance his privatization events (let's call them what they really are after all,) and after using the White House communications apparatus to set them up, Bush is privatizing the ticket distribution and security staffing at his events to the Republican Party. The losers are not just taxpayers, but anyone who values the First Amendment. Under the banner of a "private event" the Republican Party is excluding citizens from seeing their president because of the lone sin of expressing the wrong idea on a bumper sticker or t-shirt. The question for Americans is - will we allow our freedom to be privatized?"
Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation.
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Conservative Direct-mail firm using Schindlers' donor list
Now, is this sincere or political?
Thousands of people who helped Terri Schiavo's parents finance their protracted legal battle could soon start receiving solicitations from groups who purchase their contact information from a conservative direct-mailing firm.
Each of the donors responded to an e-mail sent in February by Schiavo's father, Bob Schindler, on behalf of his daughter, according to the Web site of the firm Response Unlimited.
According to The New York Times, a spokesman for Schiavo's parents confirmed that Bob Schindler had agreed to allow Response Unlimited to rent out the list as part of a deal for the firm to send an e-mail soliciting funds for the legal fight to keep his daughter alive.
CNN.com - Direct-mail firm using Schindlers' donor list - Mar 30, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Call to Make French Literary Canon Available Free Online
A challenge to Google which plans to digitize, make available American library online free.
Entr'acte: A French call to arms over Google challenge
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, March 30, 2005
59 Ex-US diplomats Protest UN Ambassador Candidate Bolton
"The diplomats, who served under both Republican and Democrat presidents, described Mr Bolton, a known critic of the UN, as "the wrong man" for the job ... Chief among the objections was Mr Bolton's stated view that the UN 'is valuable only when it directly serves the United States'."
BBC NEWS | Americas | Ex-US diplomats round on Bolton
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Documents show FBI helped Saudis depart after 9/11 attacks
Yahoo! News - Documents show FBI helped Saudis depart after 9/11 attacks: New York Times
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Monday, March 28, 2005
