Tag Archives: George Bush

Maddow and Thomas Frank bicker over conservatism

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Featheriver

Rachel Maddow and Thomas Frank, author of The Wrecking Crew, All about conservatism and privatizing government.

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Mexico Drug Cartel Tunnels into US

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Featheriver

Remember all the controversy a few months back about building a fence along the US border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants? Some $2.4 billion has been spent since 2005 on a still-unfinished project to erect more than 600 … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince-owner of Blackwater-implicated in murder

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Featheriver

The Nation is reporting A former Blackwater (renamed Xe) employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements filed on August 3 in federal … Continue reading →

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Democrats and Lobbyists and Money

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Featheriver

I joined working in the Obama Presidential campaign when I learned he eschewed taking campaign contributions from lobbyists. I have viewed lobbyists as corporate agents used to retain corporate ownership of the United States Congress. Bluntly, big corporations own Congress … Continue reading →

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Photos of rape and sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Featheriver

LONDON (Reuters) – Photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse which U.S. President Barack Obama does not want released include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday. U.S. Major General Antonio Taguba, now retired, said: … Continue reading →

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Congressman Dean Heller vs Senator Harry Reid

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Featheriver

I enjoyed reading Jon Ralston’s column yesterday in the Las Vegas Sun. He has a way with words. “Let us turn our attention today from the train wreck unfolding in Carson City” he began, inviting our attention to Nevada Senator … Continue reading →

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George W. Bush’s Library

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Featheriver

Cartoon by Bob Englehart http://nyenevada.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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He should be named “Man of the Year”

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Featheriver

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush during a farewell visit to Baghdad has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to three years in prison. The trial of Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi, who … Continue reading →

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Bush Administration Amended the Constitution

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Featheriver

Well, actually, they ignored it. George W. Bush’s solemn pledge at his two inaugurations as President that he would “defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States” were empty words. The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years … Continue reading →

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CIA destroys interrogation tapes

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Featheriver

The CIA destroyed 92 videotapes of terror-suspect interrogations, according to a court document filed by the government on Monday. [CNN] The tapes were made in 2002 and showed the interrogations of two suspected al Qaeda leaders, Abu Zubaydah and Abd … Continue reading →

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