Comments on: ThinkFast: September 18, 2008

By: DieNowForPeace

DieNowForPeace — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:05:23 +0000

Report: Voting problems in several swing states

(CNN) — A new Government Accountability Office report on voting system testing finds that the Election Assistance Commission has not notified election officials across the country about electronic voting machine failures.

And a new study by Common Cause and the Century Foundation finds that 10 very vital swing states have significant voting problems that have not been addressed since the last election.

Those 10 states, according to Common Cause, are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

LINK

“The more things change…”

By: tarazan

tarazan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:03:20 +0000

EugeneDebs said:

“Bush couldn’t win an election to sell icecream to children in America”.

Eugene:
McCain must have heard you and that’s why he found himself a girl from Alaska.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:16:02 +0000

CNN aired about 15 minutes of Palin’s and McCain’s talk in Iowa. What a bunch of horse hockey! Of course, they didn’t challenge any of it.

I did have a little fun with Palin’s promise to “shake things up” in Washington’s snow globe. Think of lobbyists as snow flakes. They just settle in a different spot on the White House lawn.

By: regular_joe

regular_joe — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:03:11 +0000

But now “American legal influence is waning” as a “diminishing number of foreign courts seem to pay attention to the writings of American justices.”

But is American legal influence waning because we have an eXtreme court that loaded with reliable rubber stamps for the Republican party’s radical right wing agenda, e.g. we can’t count all the votes in Florida because, if we did, then Bush might not win; or is our loss of influence, legal and otherwise, the direct result of that radical right wing agenda?

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

By: EugeneDebs

EugeneDebs — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:37:00 +0000

68 percent: The number of Americans who think John McCain would either continue President Bush’s policies or enact more conservative policies, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. The poll found that 57 percent of all voters view McCain as “a typical Republican,” despite his efforts to portray himself as a “maverick.”
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This right here dooms his campaign. Bush couldnt win an election to sell Ice Cream to children in America today and if he cant turn THOSE numbers around NO. WAY. HE. WINS.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:00:25 +0000

unbelievable Says:

DRxJ Says: Hackers break into Palin’s e-mail accounts.

But, but, but, if she has nothing to hide, she shouldn’t mind…

If she did state business through that Yahoo account, she is just dumb as dirt. Yahoo is way to easy to hack something all of the geek sites ( slashdot, etc ) have been talking about for years.

I’m just surprised it didn’t happen sooner.
She should have been using her official email, which is secured or is supposed to be if the state hires anyone competent.

By: DaTruth

DaTruth — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:58:39 +0000

I say arrest the IDIOT for his lies,treason, and misleading this nation into a criminal war against Iraq. Then prosecute him like a criminal, then EXECUTE him. That’s the penalty that best fits his crimes in these last 8 yrs!

By: katy

katy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:48:29 +0000

via C&L blog roundup… and just heard on stephanie miller:

This is Your Nation on White Privilege

By Tim Wise

For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.

http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/this-your-nation-white-privilege

By: DRxJ

DRxJ — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:22:31 +0000

A good read, if anyone is interested.

By: MapleStreet

MapleStreet — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:13:58 +0000

“diminishing number of foreign courts seem to pay attention to the writings of American justices.”

I could remark on the diminished stature of “American Justice” depending on our use of torture and illegal surveillance.

I could remark on the diministed stature of “Amaerican Justice” depending on our ability to rule our own DOJ AG and Regents University grads.

I could remark on the restored Honor and Dignity in the WH

I could remark on how the dollar maintains its position in the world economy, especially against the Euro

I could remark on how we have maintained our leading position in education

I could remark on how our jobs and industry can’t relocate overseas.

By: katy

katy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:54:58 +0000

Experts Don’t Yahoo! Over Palin’s E-Mail Practices
ABC News – 51 minutes ago
By JUSTIN ROOD Gov. Sarah Palin’s e-mail habit of using a private account to communicate with aides echos the worst practices of the Bush administration, says one expert.

[ABC NEWS !!!]

Palin’s hacked email account — what’s next? Christian Science Monitor:

[...]
News of the break-in received a harsh response from the McCain campaign.

“This is a shocking invasion of the governor’s privacy and a violation of law,” McCain’s campaign manager said. “The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities, and we hope that anyone in possession of these e-mails will destroy them.”

Those appropriate authorities are the FBI and the Secret Service as they’ve teamed up to investigate the breach.

Yeah, but…

The hacking community however isn’t really in to the “authority thing.”

Upon word of Davis’s statement, one blogger at Gawker.com said – we think with a touch of sarcasm – “I guess we’ll have to blow up the internet now?”

Ryan Tate over at Gawker doesn’t condone the break-in but said the hacker “succeeded in reviving the unanswered question of why the Alaska governor had two quasi-official email addresses.”
[...]

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:53:46 +0000

A new USA Today/Gallup poll has found that “nearly one-quarter of adults — 23% — believe the U.S. economy is in a depression.”

I wrote on my blog in March why I saw a Depression in the offing.

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:50:09 +0000

Wonder why a “diminishing number of foreign courts seem to pay attention to the writings of American justices” ? When the US has become a denier of the authority of international tribunals, ignorer of treaty obligations, and with a Department of Justice, Attorney General, and Supreme Court all of which ignore the letter and intent of the US Constitution and laws? After eight years of Cheney-Bush we are no lighthouse of Democracy shining our leadership on the rough seas of world law.

By: katy

katy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:46:42 +0000

Senator doubts anthrax suspect acted alone
San Francisco Chronicle – 7 hours ago
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., one of the targets of the mailed anthrax attacks that killed five people in 2001, said Wednesday he is convinced that the FBI’s sole suspect – dead microbiologist Bruce Ivins – did not act alone.
Senator, Target of Anthrax Letter, Challenges FBI Finding New York Times
Anthrax Suspect Didn’t Act Alone, Leahy Posits Washington Post

good for leahy!

do NOT let this be brushed aside.

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:31:37 +0000

Thanks FR!!

By: barracks9

barracks9 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:27:33 +0000

DRxJ Says @ #10

Hackers break into Palin’s e-mail accounts.

OK – Having my morning cup of conspiracy theory here: Would it be plausible that McDoubleTalk’s camp “arranged” for this hacking, thereby setting a scenario where ANY info garnered from any of Gov. Palin’s private email addresses suddenly becomes inadmissable?

I know it sounds ludicrous, but what from the Repugs hasn’t sounded this way in the last, oh, 20+ years?

By: Crusty Old Bastard

Crusty Old Bastard — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:21:26 +0000

“Vice President Dick Cheney will attend the Huntsville fundraiser.”

Can it really be a “fundraiser” if they have to pay people to attend?

By: Freedom Rebel

Freedom Rebel — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:20:43 +0000

#48 RUCerious Says:

The Department of Homeland Security is enlisting Sesame Street in its family preparedness plans…

Will the Swedish Chef prepare his Orange Alert Meatballs?

This is why I miss you so much when you are gone RUC.. You never fail to make me laugh.. Have a good day :)

By: katy

katy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:19:59 +0000

over at C&L:

Ruthless People Says:

pissed off patricia @ 12:

Bush is going to speak at 10:15 eastern time this morning about the fu*ked up state of the economy. I’m sure whatever he says will fix everything.

Might have been a better idea to do it during prime time at night so the lucky people who have jobs might hear it.

If he says that “the fundamentals are strong” take a drink of something…..not booze though, it’s too early for that.

Bush is going to speak on the economy? Brace yourself for another 500 point drop!

that would be NOW…

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:17:47 +0000

More Palienation at last night’s forum in Wisconsin
“Palin spoke several times during the hour-long event, asking to speak at the end of questions McCain answered and handling questions aimed directly at her. She spoke repeatedly of her experiences in Alaska and her plans to promote energy independence. She also criticized President Bush for going overseas to seek increased oil development from Saudi Arabia. “That’s nonsense,” she said, “When we have the domestic supply here in America.”

WTF? We consume 25% of the oil and have 3% of the resources, don’t we? Why is she so uninformed and mathematically challenged>??