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Archive for September, 2007

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, President Bill Clinton said there was something “completely disingenuous about the feigned outrage” from conservatives over the MoveOn ad. Clinton noted that many of the same conservatives who expressed outrage had likened Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) to Osama bin Laden and had smeared Sen. John Kerry’s (D-MA) war […]

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Romney, Cheney to address conservative group

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Thanks to Randal Serr  for the following links:
Vice President Dick Cheney will visit Salt Lake City on Friday to speak to the Council for National Policy, a group of well-known political, educational and religious conservatives.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=1876719
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695213569,00.html

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Situation in Burma

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

The military junta ruling Burma (aka Myanmar) has recently begun to violently crack down on protests demanding democracy and human rights.  Up to 100,000 Burmese citizens and monks have marched through some of the largest cities in Burma during the last week, and now the government has begun to respond to these peaceful protests with […]

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Fellow politicos and otherwise interested folks,
A big thanks for coming to our meeting last week, I hope it was informative for everyone. If you any more questions about campaigning for Obama, or campaigning in general, send us an email or talk to us at a meeting. We’ll do our best to hook you up.
MEETING TOMORROW! […]

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Abdul Sattar Abu Risha is a name that may not be well known to many of us.  His was the leading figure in the uprising of Sunni tribes that had lead to the “success” of the recent U.S. troop surge.  Any improvement in Iraq could be tied to this man and his attempt to get […]

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Blood and Oil

Monday, September 24th, 2007

As we continue in our fourth year of occupation in Iraq the U.S. government still refuses to admit the real reason for invasion. We have an Iraqi civilian death toll over 500,000 (even by conservative estimates) and U.S. military deaths that outnumber the victims of 9/11.
Every reason we were given for invading Iraq has proven […]

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Jena 6: Why Race is still a problem in America

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The recent events of the Jena 6 (six black students charged with beating a white student after mounting race issues in their high school) highlight the continued issues of race that plague the U.S. The Jena 6 represent the major race issue of this century.
It is sad that decades after the civil rights movement, we […]

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From our President…

Monday, September 24th, 2007

All you wonderful people,
First off, thanks to everyone who showed up for our opening social last week. It was exciting to see so many people and to see such a variety of political interests. This is shaping up to be a great semester.
MEETING TONIGHT: CAMPAIGNING FOR OBAMA
Thursday, September 20, 7:30pm-8:30pm
240 SWKT
Tonight’s meeting will feature Lauren […]

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Massachusetts Romney or Red-State Romney?

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Romney seems to be the ultimate chameleon of politics, adapting to his constituency to get votes.
http://romneyfacts.com/
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ykux7o5YvEM

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Police Taser Florida Student

Monday, September 24th, 2007

This is a very disturbing video showing police tasering a University of Florida student at a Kerry speech for bringing up the argument that Kerry actually won in 2004.  I found it sickening and a complete overreaction.  All I can say is that it is a questionable reaction by police in the state that had […]

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