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In response to: "A Grandson's Suggestion" 20 hours old
by Chet [Visitor]

I am for removing the labels. In this way we are forced to think for ourselves. We of course could and should go much further in this direction. With all the rules and signs of what we can and can't do we are dumbed down and made to feel we are safer. The opposite is true. We need to be thinking responsible people and that is not the direction we a more…
In response to: "Got Your Assessment Right Here" 31 days old
by Peter Newcome [Visitor]

Rich -

This is quite "germaine" (sp??). My daughter went 3 years at Drake High and finally went to Redwood High for her senior year. Enough said about Don Drake/Principal - Head Capo @ that site. She had real problems her sophomore & junior years both w/Don and a few of her instructors. They made a mountain out of a mole more…
In response to: "The Continuing Education Of Rush Limbaugh" 35 days old
by Paul [Visitor]

It seems to me that all the negative vibes this blowhard (Rush Hudson Limbaugh A.KA. Jeff Christie) has been spewing over these many years has come back to blow back on his face (A classic “Blow Back”). He always tries to give off the airs that he can have anything he wants but as we all witness those with more money and more influence tossed him a more…
In response to: "Reunion" 46 days old
by Charlene [Visitor]

You haven't lost it yet...after all theCse years! more…
In response to: "Living With The Animals" 72 days old
by Ken Wade [Visitor]

Damn this fancy technology!

The comment above was meant for "This Cannot End Well", not this football screed.

I apologize for appearing to be a sports fan when I am actually a peacenik.

Incarcerate the Bush Administration and be kind to squirrels.

Ken Wade more…
In response to: "Living With The Animals" 72 days old
by Ken Wade [Visitor]

The fire is back, Professor Raznikov!

If only the American people could feel one tenth the outrage that we share, there might be a chance for real change in this country.

In the meantime, I will work on my putting.

Keep the faith,

Kfrog more…
In response to: "Mistakes Have Been Made" 77 days old
by Stanley Ziegler [Visitor]

Tom Tomorrow would be proud of me. I killed a major distraction about a year ago: Television. I feel real good about it, too. I mean, pay $70/mo to watch ads interspersed mostly with garbage "shows?" And how about all that late breaking news? When the guy from Comcast asked me why I was canceling my TV service, I calmy replied, "TV sucks." Give more…
In response to: "Amnesia" 149 days old
by not crazy or stupid [Visitor]

the lemmings are getting and creating what we deserve at this point. Utter idiocy, blatant stupidity, and self serving empire and monetary profit. Who needs education, healthcare, environmental preservation, community, or even goodwill? Obviously not us, or we would turn off the idiot box an say "no more" to all the bullshit. more…
In response to: "Of Spies And The Darkest Of Secrets" 179 days old
by Rick Raznikov [Visitor]

Gus, as I've responded directly –– but think I should post a shortened, general reference –– much of what I wrote about Connell's death comes from the Amy Goodman interview with Mark Crispin Miller. The other part of it is a familiarity with other spectacularly-convenient plane crashes. I didn't personally explore some of these instances, mostly more…
In response to: "Of Spies And The Darkest Of Secrets" 180 days old
by Gus W [Visitor]

Rick, please share any links or sources you've seen where Connell told anyone he had been threatened. I've been closely following the coverage and non-coverage of the story since the crash and I haven't seen that sourced anywhere even after Connell's widow, sisters, friends and business partners were interviewed.

The closest I've seen more…
In response to: "Of Spies And The Darkest Of Secrets" 180 days old
by Rick Raznikov [Visitor]

Thanks for the comment, Gus. In response, I'd say this: the death threats reached Connell from more than one source, not just the Kimberlin story; other sources dovetailed with it and that's what made the lawyers worry that it was credible.

The Ohio returns were 'man-in-the-middled' to a remote server where they got properly cooked more…
In response to: "Of Spies And The Darkest Of Secrets" 180 days old
by Gus W [Visitor]

I believe a few claims you make concerning Mike Connell are incorrect.

First, Mike Connell set up the 2004 election reporting returns for OHIO ONLY, under contract by Secretary of State Ken Blackwell who is also named in the lawsuit. He was not scheduled to testify anytime, though Arnebeck surely wanted to recall him at some point.
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In response to: "Nobody's Going To Jail" 182 days old
by Stanley Ziegler [Visitor]

AMERICAN BLUES
(Music/Lyrics – S. Ziegler, all rights reserved)

Should I smoke more TV
Should I eat more money
Should I forget to be free

Rivers of oil run deep
Ancient evil creeps
The angels weep

For America right now,

We got

Crack and speed i more…
In response to: "Poppy Seed Cake" 276 days old
by corey [Visitor]

Thank you for posting this. I'm a friend of Tom Grossi's, and we appreciate you trying to spread the word. more…
In response to: "...And Then The Trial, Part Two" 286 days old
by Kennet Wade [Visitor]

Dear Mr. Raznikov,

This is an excellent, informative and eye-opening fable with a twist. I hope karma has blessed Mr. KM with a life well-lived.

You should be one of the statesmen leading this country instead of serving as a moral gadfly to the corrupt and deceitful among us.

But, on the other hand, if Socrate more…
In response to: "First The Verdict..." 291 days old
by Stanley Ziegler [Visitor]

Democracy is coming to the USA more…
In response to: "I Assume He's Got A Plan" 306 days old
by Pete Newcome [Visitor]

Raz -

You make a valid point. Obama's picks, thus far, have appeased certain elements in the monied and vested-interest class.

However, overall, he does have a plan. Machiavelli's plan - keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer.

He's completely co-opting the Republican Party, the corporate clique an more…
In response to: "Watergate, Part 9: Dorothy Hunt Takes A Little Trip" 352 days old
by Jennifer Metcalf [Visitor]

"The manifest included the name of Harold R.Metcalf, since identified as a professional assassin."

"I am not making this up: Metcalf was identified by a former military intelligence officer who used his credentials to access the crash scene and testified before the NTSB."

Oh really? As Harold R. Metcalf's daughter I have more…
In response to: "Pardon Me" 360 days old
by Pete Newcome [Visitor]

Raz -

I believe that Obama is getting his "ducks lined up".

After that --- we'd expect him to take his "shots" - where & when needed. I realize it is a bit baffling, but I think he'll pick his spots wisely & carefully where he can have the most impact - ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION - that will "stick" more…
In response to: "One Bad Sign" 367 days old
by Pete Newcome [Visitor]

You've hit the nail on the head.

Reid is the weak link in the Obama Administration. He might have good intentions but he simply doesn't have the stomach to "pull the trigger" and aggressively move good legislation along to a successful vote.

Next to him, Pelosi looks like a tower of strength.

Off with more…
In response to: "One Bad Sign" 367 days old
by Pete Newcome [Visitor]

You've hit the nail on the head ---

Reid must go --- he's going to "gum" up the whole works if it's left up to his own devices. He has the best of intentions but somehow he doesn't have the stomach to see them through. He's weak-knee'd. Off with his head.

Pete
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In response to: "Harry and His Little Friend Joe" 368 days old
by Pete Newcomw [Visitor]

Raz -

It certainly "packs a punch".

My sentiments precisely - especially the blackmail element.

Nicely done!

Would that Harry Reid just fade away right into a nice corner office in a luxury casino in Vegas - & leave politics to the "grown-ups".

Pete/Marin
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In response to: "Three Days In November" 384 days old
by The_Walrus ^{^Pro}

Yes, but it's just another rich guy getting in, and he won't do what the majority of Americans want, so it still isn't a democracy. more…
In response to: "Goodbye, Elizabeth" 386 days old
by Kfrog [Visitor]

Dear Mr. Raznikov,

Please, don't hold back. Tell us what you REALLY think.

If scenes from the original Manchurian Candidate would only stop playing in my head, I think that I, too, could be enjoying the run up to Tuesday as much as you are.

Your blog is still the best,

Take care,

Kfro more…
In response to: "The Scum Also Rises" 396 days old
by JBD [Visitor]

Regrettably, The discomfort of history is the plain facts of our day to day reality which are demonstrably real, despite our willingness not to live in any discomfort whatsoever. What passes for paranoia is no delusion when there actually are powers about us willing to redo the truth, and therefor do our selves, actual harm. It is not our silence more…
In response to: "The Scum Also Rises" 396 days old
by technomist [Member]

Your basic premise, that "Voters emerging from the booth tell the truth" is flawed. I have lied to political pollsters in the past. I do it on principal. So do other people I know. more…
In response to: "Mysteries" 417 days old
by LoYo [Visitor]

Well, 3 cheers for backbone. Congress grew some. The bailout scheme went down like any ship with a hole the size of a two ton rock would........ and should.
Read my article, "Bailout Blues" tomorrow on my blog for some more history of how we got here. more…
In response to: "Denver Minus One" 453 days old
by JBD [Visitor]

Well, the "average" voter does not believe in evolution and feels put upon by simple science in multiple ways. The average voter can't find Vancouver on the map, let alone Iraq, which they would miss-pronounce in any case. This is not cynicism, just the facts, man or Madame.
It's OK to be mad when the facts are maddening. Just sitting out more…
In response to: ""At Least Four"" 455 days old
by Kfrog [Visitor]

Dear Brother Frog,

This is one of your best and funniest blogs of the month, thanks.

My bumper sticker of the week:

"It's 11:00. Do YOU know how many homes you own?"

Take care,

Ken more…
In response to: "Serious Business" 496 days old
by Bob Black [Visitor]

I agree with you, Rick. The stakes are the highest they've ever been or will be in our lifetime. While i don't agree with Obama on this issue, either on substance or on the political calculus, I don't think his vote means he'll be a sellout President or anything like it. It's up to us to change the equation. more…