McCain's erratic behavior and his lack of Leadership....

And of Course, Sarah Palin will prevent McCain to be elected. It is likely that the GOP will also loose in a landslide both in the Senate and in the House.Americans are finally asking for accountability and do not buy that McCain is a candidate for " change".

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'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning

The Steinbeck classic was banned and burned in a number of cities, including Kern County, Calif. — the endpoint of the Joad family's fictional migration West. Rick Wartzman, the author of Obscene In The Extreme, says the ban was politically motivated. Folks, it could happen again if McCain and Palin get elected.

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Analysis: McCain hits political dead end

His flip-flopping on taking part in the debate makes him appears somehow erratic. He was supposed to suspend his campaign, go back to Washington and save the day...well it didn't work out. A large proportion of GOP's Congressmen are not listening to either him or Bush. His choice of Palin has become an albatross around his neck. Is it over?

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Report finds partisan meddling in US Attorneys firing.

Today, a report came up on the firing of 12 US Attorneys by the Bush administration under Gonzalez. An investigation is starting, the White House was apparently directly involved.

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U.S. lawmakers rebel against bailout plan.

May be there is still some hope for America's democratic process. Today was an historical day as Congress, under popular pressure, rebelled not only against the Bush administration but against their respective leadership reaching across the isle to reject the bill. The Dow dropped a record 778 point on Wall Street and another bank collapse.

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George Soros hates Paulson's bailout.

International financier Georges Soros has an alternative to the Bush/Paulson's bailout plan.His opinion should be heard. The bill will not be passed by Congress today in its current form, it is time to look at other options.

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U.S. Financial Crisis Has Global Fallout

In Britain today, a big mortgage lender is reportedly being taken over by the government. The BBC says the company, Bradford and Bingley, will be sold off in parts. The U.S. financial drama is sending shock waves throughout the global economy with a deadly impact. Will the domino effect continue?

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Wall St. Moral Rot: Spreading To Politics, Main St.?

How society responds to the current financial crisis, in the end, will depend more on intuitive assessments of public character and trust than savvy insights into market regulation or mortgage-backed securities.

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Baghdad bombs kill at least 32: Is the " surge working"?

By Wisam Mohammed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four bombs killed at least 32 people and wounded scores in busy districts of Baghdad on Sunday as Iraqis shopped and broke their fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, police said. A car bomb exploded in a...

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''War on terror'' has not weakened al Qaeda: poll

LONDON (Reuters) - People across the world think the U.S.-led ''war on terror'' has not weakened al Qaeda and many believe it has actually strengthened Osama bin Laden's network, a poll for the BBC World Service said on Monday. The poll of almost...

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The money behind the propaganda painting Obama as a Muslim.

A company called Clarion is behind the funding and the mailing to thousand of voters, specially in the South, of a DVD making false allegations that Obama is not only a Muslim but that he has connection to " radical Islam". NPR is tracking the secret source of the money promoting this pathetic operation. Is Clarion connected to any PAC? Find out.

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U.S. Congress reaches bailout outline.

Americans are concern and some clearly outrage by the potential impact of the bill on their tax and pocket book. Injecting liquidity into the system should make money more available for loans, however it is unlikely to fully restore the trust of American people in their government and Wall Street.

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Senate sends big spending bill to Bush to sign

Pentagon budget hits new record in spending bill, the question Americans should ask Congress is why?

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Obituary: Paul Newman

The BBC obituary of legendary actor and humanist Paul Newman. He will be missed...

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Obama and McCain both do well in the first debate.

The Economist take on the first debate, in their mind it is a draw with perhaps a small advantage to Obama.

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" More evidence the fundamentals of US economy are strong"

The right wing pro McCain blogger, Steve Manning, wrote on 9/16/08 still sticking to the Bush administration talking point ( repeated by McCain himself on 9/17/08). The banner under the title says " Liberal want Misery Spread ". This piece is unreal...you feel like pitching yourself.

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The First Presidential Debate.

It was off...than on again. Did it make America feel better while the world is watching?

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Can Americans finally wake up and do the Math?

The Bush " legacy " is unfolding full swing. Meltdown on Wall Street and crisis on Main Street. America has two wars on its hands at a cost of 1 trillion combined, yet the Bush administration has the nerve to ask Congress for a 700 billion blank check. Enough is enough, it is time for Americans to hold this incompetent administration accountable.

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McCain will attend Friday debate with Obama.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will participate in Friday night's debate against Democrat Barack Obama. McCain flip-flopped on his decision not to debate. Polls released this morning showed that 60% of Americans are in favor of the debate taking place.

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Wall St rescue plan 'needs work'.

And that is an understatement, in the mean time a major US bank ( Washington Mutual) collapse. America's anxiety is palpable as Americans seek answers from the candidates and a sense of distrust prevail.

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ABC News: Obama Rebuffs McCain's Call to Delay Debate.

If McCain refuse to debate, Obama will hold a town hall style presentation. Both candidate will meet Bush today to discuss the bail out " plan ". If McCain is a no show at the debate he will even loose more points in the polls.

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U.S. lawmakers seem near deal on bailout.

No matter how much lip stick you put on this pig it will be ugly and painful for Americans for decades to come. One more thing to add to the " Bush legacy".

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McCain " Cuts & Runs " from debate with Obama.

By Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Wednesday he will break off from campaigning to help on a Wall Street rescue plan and asked that a Friday debate with Democrat Barack Obama be postponed. What is afraid off?

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The world gets a chance to vote in the American presidential

The rest of the world can " vote" in the US elections thanks to the Economist. As everything is now global, it is an interesting idea.

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Bailout debate rages as Buffett bets on Goldman

By Jason Szep NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street braced for a second day of political wrangling over a proposed $700 billion bailout for troubled banks, as billionaire Warren Buffett gave the transformed fiscal landscape a vote of confidence with a $5 billion investment in Goldman Sach. Warren likes a bargain...

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Chris Dodd Stares Down Paulson.

Dodd is the one that makes the most sense in this mess of historical proportion. Why would anyone trust Paulson when even a few months ago he was repeating the Bush administration scripted line: " The fundamentals of the US economy are strong ". We need someone that can think outside the box, Paulson has his CEO's friends interest in mind.

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The impulse for US hegemony in the world

It is fact that more and more peoples of the world consider America evil, distant and cut off from the rest of humanity. I believe American people too, no less than Europeans, could bear up under the reality that the message of Americanism is not true. You know, people do not need to be lied to. Most can take the truth.

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Those behind market crisis should be punished: Sarkozy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Those responsible for the crisis that has swept global financial markets should be punished, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said overnight in his first reaction to the latest bout of economic turmoil. May be he should blame the reckless policies of the Bush administration.

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Can America recover from hurricane George?

After 8 years in office, the Bush administration is still " working hard " to make a very bad situation even worse by the day. America is going bankrupt fighting two wars that we can neither afford nor win. Can Americans finally wake-up and do the math? Fixing this mess, if even possible, will take decades.

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Congress Urged To Approve Nuclear Deal With India

The Bush administration is pressing Congress to approve a nuclear cooperation deal with India. It's one of the top foreign policy goals of the White House. Some lawmakers are cautious, and not eager to ease a requirement that it should have 30 days to consider the deal before ratifying it.

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Pakistani troops fire on intruding U.S. choppers

By Augustine Anthony ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani troops fired on two U.S. helicopters that intruded into Pakistani airspace on Sunday night, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani security official said on Monday.

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Record number of suicides in US Army.

The U.S. Army is nearing a grim statistic: The number of soldiers who committed suicide this year is on pace to be an all-time high: 115 soldiers committed suicides in 2007. They will be a lot more to come when soldiers come back home with post traumatic stress disorder and in the middle of a recession. How can Bush and Cheney sleep at night?

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Judge orders Cheney to preserve records.

Judge orders Cheney to preserve records, one more bad news for the Bush administration. Are they going to claim " executive privilege" again or is justice going to, at last, prevail?

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Bomb a warning to end Pakistan-US cooperation

The Bush administration strategy of attacks within Pakistan, without any knowledge or authorization, is already backfiring by offering a great recruiting tool for the Taliban. Pakistan is unstable....and they have nukes.

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Why Palin was a bad pick for VP.

As Palin favorable rating tumble quickly in the polls, Taegan Goddard explores why McCain might have shot himself in the foot on this one.

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Free market ideology is far from finished.

Says Naomi Klein, the author of " The Shock Doctrine ". This is, in her view, the real " Bush Doctrine" of either creating or poorly managing crisis after crisis ( either domestically or abroad) in order to bankrupt the system and by doing so allowing the privatization of all social programs ( social security, welfare, medicare etc).

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It’s the Economy, Stupid! Not the lipstick.

On the moose or the pitt bull. McCain is trying to strike a populist pause but Americans workers aren't buying it. Remember the Clinton years? It was pretty good, we need a Democrat again in the White House. Obama is on the side of the little guy, not McCain.

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The Bailout of all Bailouts Bill: Watch your wallets.

That is, of course, if you have any money left. One of the Clinton's administration sharpest mind ( Robert Reich ) take on the turmoil and the bill to be voted by Congress next week. It could leave Americans tax payers with a tab of 1 trillion.Reich concludes by saying: " This is not a crisis of solvency or liquidity. It is a crisis of trust."

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US pledges financial rescue plan: Congress get involved.

Congress is trying to act on the US financial meltdown. Meanwhile, Obama and McCain are debating the economical crisis and trying to find ways to tackle it. It won't be easy. A sentiment of anxiety is wide spread, not only on Wall Street and in Washington but also on Main Street.

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Bush: 'Fundamentals of our economy are strong' circa 8/10/08

That was Bush on August 10. Today Bush told the country that we have a serious crisis on our hands and the we need to work together and " restore confidence " in the financial system. Bottom line, how can anyone trust a person with such a poor judgment? The Bushonomic is bankrupting the US economy.McCain said our economy was strong only a week ago.

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Palin's husband refuses to testify in Alaska probe

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The husband of Gov. Sarah Palin will ignore a subpoena from Alaska lawmakers investigating whether the Republican vice presidential nominee's firing of a state commissioner constituted an abuse of power,...

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Obama urges emergency steps for housing market

By Caren Bohan ESPANOLA, New Mexico (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama urged the Federal Reserve and the Treasury on Thursday to take emergency steps to keep credit flowing to the troubled housing market. That makes sense, if the Feds can bailout Wall Street, they should pay attention and help Main Street as well.

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Pew poll: McCain candidate for " change"?

In its latest poll, the Pew research found out that Americans are not buying McCain's new argument to be a candidate for change. However, the race between McCain and Obama remains tight.

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Mood between Russia and West gets worse: Rice fuels the rift

Rice is pouring gasoline on the crisis with Russia, by saying that Russia has to stop their " bullying " and " paranoiac ways ". One would think that she is describing the Bush administration own tendencies in foreign policies.

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McCain says he would fire SEC chief

By Jeff Mason CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain said on Thursday a top Bush administration official should be fired for failing to regulate Wall Street and allowing markets to be used as a casino. Cox still has the " trust of Bush" according to the White House.

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Americanism: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

It is a paradox that the Americanism of which Americans are so proud is the source of the pandemic anti-Americanism throughout the world. Precisely the same Americanism of which Americans boast generates a worldwide antipathy toward them. And today, not just toward the US government, but in many places - to begin with in Iraq, as testified by blog

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Wall Street Meltdown: Bush keeps low profile.

By Jeremy Pelofsky - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The financial industry is in convulsions and U.S. President George W. Bush has kept a low profile, delegating the heavy lifting to his key advisers. As Texas is recovering from hurricane Ike, can the US economy recover from 8 years of hurricane George?

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2008 looks more & more like 1929: Can Obama be a new FDR?

With our current economical crisis on Main Street; the foreclosure crisis, the high cost of energy and high unemployment spreading to a meltdown on Wall Street and putting the complete financial system at the risk of a collapse..... it would be a good idea to look at what FDR did to get America out of the great depression with the New Deal.

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Wall Street meltdown: A Socialist point of view.

On what author Barry Grey calls: " The Wall Street crisis and the failure of American capitalism ". Is Marxism due for a come back in the form of Neo-Marxism?

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Another US attack in Pakistan: Playing with fire?

By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A U.S. missile strike killed five militants in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said. This strategy of the Bush administration of operating in Pakistan without this country's knowledge or approval will backfire.

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Candidates Bite Hands That Feed Them

Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama are both slamming Wall Street for its "unbridled greed" (as McCain put it) and for "an economic philosophy that has completely failed" (as Obama said) — strong words for two candidates who have accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions from Wall Street.

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Nightmare on Wall Street.

The Economist take on what is already one the worst week in Wall Street history. The fall of Lehman yesterday and the Merrill Lynch buy out by Bank of America is shaking the world wide financial market. Next on the list is insurance giant AIG. The Feds are not in the mood to bailout private companies any longer.

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Iraq: " The surge is working" ? Not quite.

By Andrew Gray BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The new U.S. military commander in Iraq must find ways to keep improving security while American troop levels are falling, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday as two Baghdad bombings served as a reminder that security in Iraq is still very precarious.

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Lehman Brothers collapse stuns global markets

Global markets were reeling Monday after a historic day on Wall Street that saw two famous names become the latest victims of the credit crunch. Lehman filled for bankruptcy protection and Bank of America purchased giant Merril Lynch, to add to this turmoil the share of AIG tumbled by 52 %. Who is next?

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Al-Qaeda: Winning or Losing?

Al-Qaeda has made its reach truly global.7 years into the US " war on terror ", the result remains inconclusive. The safe haven lost in Afghanistan has been replaced by one in Pakistan and Al-Qaeda can recruit suicide bombers from Indonesia to the Maghreb. In 2003 Rumsfeld asked: " Are we winning or losing the war on terror"? Still no clear answer.

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It's the economy, stupid!

Remember the James Carville's one liner that is often credited to summarize why Clinton got elected in 1992. According to most economists ( including Greenspan) our situation is even more serious now.This is Secretary of labor Robert Reich take on our current economic and financial turmoil. His book " Super-capitalism " is a must read.

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Can the Dems get a foothold on the religious vote?

Both candidates sought a religious advantage with their respective VP choices. McCain with the Evangelists by picking Palin and Obama with the Catholics by picking Biden.This article from The New-Yorker explores how it might pay off.

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Palin administration is shrouded in loyalty and secrecy.

May be she doesn't understand the" Bush doctrine" too well, but it appears that she has being running the state of Alaska very much like Bush and Cheney the White House. She gives value to loyalty over competence and likes to operate in secrecy.

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McCain introducing Bush in 2004.

McCain said in 2004 that " Bush deserves our admiration". However in 2008, McCain and the GOP doesn't even mention Bush by name and McCain has the incredible dishonesty to claim that he is the " candidate for change ". He wants to " reform Washington" as if he didn't have a chance to do it in the last 30 years.

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Latin America - US crisis deepens as Honduras joins in.

Honduras is showing solidarity with Bolivia and Venezuela against the US in what is now a diplomatic showdown. Chavez is accusing the Bush administration of plotting a coup against him.The left is making a come back in Central and South America on the account of a common dislike of the Bush policy. Are we going to hear another " Axis of Evil " line?

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Are we heading for a world wide depression worse than 1929?

8 years of the Bush administration mismanagement of the US economy is about to bankrupt not only America but also the rest of the world. The two wars ( Iraq & Afghanistan ) that we can't either afford ( 1 trillion so far) or win are fought with money borrowed to China. Bin Laden's ultimate goal was to cripple the US economy. He is succeeding.

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Lehman survival questioned on scramble to sell assets

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers survival was called into question as its chief executive scrambled to sell assets to cover losses from toxic real estate investments, sending shares down as much as 46%. The Feds could step in to arrange a sale.Once again bailing out big institutions and leaving us to pick up the tab.

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General Petraeus warns of long struggle ahead for US in Iraq

Listening to Bush, McCain and the " surge is working " slogan, one would think that " victory" is right around the corner in Iraq. Not so fast, said General Petraeus. With things getting worse in Afghanistan/Pakistan, may be Americans will realized, sooner than later, that handling two wars at the same time is almost an impossible task.

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Can the EU have a bigger role in a " New World Order"?

With tensions rising again between the US and Russia over they respective influences, are we heading back to a cold war bi-polar world? Europe has been trying to play an important diplomatic role to diffuse the crisis between Russia and Georgia. Is this an indication that the multi-polar world aspiration or former President Chirac is possible?

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Pentagon admits Afghan strategy not succeeding

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush secretly approved orders in July allowing U.S. special forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without approval from the Pakistan government.

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Illicit Sex By Government Officials: Sex, Drugs & Oil.

Federal investigators say U.S. officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in inappropriate sexual activities and illicit drugs with employees of energy companies. Thirteen Interior Department employees in Denver and Washington may have been involved. This is consistent with the GOP culture of corruption at any government level.

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Are the Illuminati the secret world government?

At least according to Wes Penre they are. The Illuminati ( or Moria) is a secretive and well structured organization consisting of the very wealthy and the political leaders world wide. Mr. Penre calls them a " shadow government". Is this pure fiction and conspiracy theory or is this based on some facts? You be the judge.

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Drill, baby drill !

Beside " Country First", it was the slogan at the RNC. Most Americans (74%), are under the false impression that off shore oil drilling is the answer to their addiction to oil. A bill will be voted in Congress soon. In 2004, the slogan at the RNC was " 4 more years ", it was more clear than saying we can get ourselves out of a hole by drilling.

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Tres Amigos Episode 2: From an Undisclosed Location

INT. SHELTER. DAY OR NIGHT.
W is in bed reading his bible.

W

We have to know!

Rummy is at the periscope.

RUMMY

We'll die up there!

W

Revelation! People disappearing! Rummy says that the whole city

of Washington is gone! It looks like a dessert! We have to

know what happened up there! We could have missed the Rapture!

RUMMY

A nuclear war is what happened!

Dick sits in front of the computer screen. One hand on the mouse the other out of sight.

DICK

My God W! When did you start believing your own lies?
W

Look, fellas, just read Matthew 23 and 24 and you'll see what I mean.

Dick, still at the computer, closes his eyes briefly. A steady POUNDING sound, from under the desk.

W (CONT'D)

Rummy! Read the chapter! That's an executive order!

Rummy looks through the periscope.

RUMMY

I don't have a Bible!
DICK

Borrow mine. I'll look it up online when I'm finished, er, trying to

make contact.

Rummy get's the bible from Dick's night stand. He carries it toward the window staring at it like he would a foreigner. He opens it. The pages have been cut out to hide a hand gun. He turns a page, the handgun. He looks at Dick. Dick sits in front of the computer. POUNDING NOISES. He grunts happily. Rummy looks at W. W looks at his bible. He runs his finger over a line of text. Looks puzzled, runs the finger over the same line, GROANS. Rummy looks back at the Bible. Then out the window. Instead of the beach scene, Rummy shakes hands with Saddam Hussein.

RUMMY

Jesus!

W

Amen!

Rummy shakes his head, and looks back at the window. A badly burnt child being carried away on a gurney.

RUMMY

Holy Crap!
W

Frightening huh? Better than a Steven King...

Dick, nearing orgasm, let's out a GROAN.

W (CONT'D)

Good for you Dick! I've never seen you this passionate about

something that didn't make money.

Rummy watches the window in horror. A city in flames. A mother crying and cradling a baby in her arms. A crude likeness of him, one of Dick, and one of W, draped in American flags and being burned by and angry mob. Rummy walks to bed, throwing the bible back on Dick's night stand.

W (CONT'D)

I know. It's a hard thing to get through.

W replaces his bible on the night stand.

W (CONT'D)

Just try again tomorrow and we'll get through it together.

Black.
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Experience Guantanamo in a town near you!

Amnesty International has put together a re-enactment of what prisoners experience day in day out ( minus the torture) at Guantanamo. This is an absolute must see for the one of us caring about human rights.

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Cheney sees nothing stopping Palin from doing job.

While in Rome, Cheney said that he loved Palin's speech at the convention. Cheney did not do any favor to McCain's campaign by giving his seal of approval to Palin as McCain and Palin are trying to distance themselves from Bush and Cheney as much as possible. Bush's name was not even mentioned at the RNC and Cheney is even less popular than Bush.

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Should George Orwell Blog?

Orwell in his book " 1984" could clearly see Big Brother coming. He was just about 20 years off. Since the start of the so call " war on terror" by Bush and his allied ( specially England) our civil liberties have been under relentless attack using the pretext of security.In the process, we just lost our basic civil rights, our freedom and liberty.

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Inside the Mexican mafia.

Rene Enriquez reveals the secret world of one of America most dangerous gangs: The Mexican mafia. They control most illegal activities in America penal system but they outreach is far greater than that. They routinely order hits and control various crimes from drugs to racketeering in the streets, all that from inside the toughest jails in America.

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Anti-war veterans protest at RNC.

PRI ( Public Radio International) report on Veterans protest at the RNC. The slogan at the convention was " Country First ". The Republicans still pretend to " support the troops ", however a lot of veterans are against McCain and the GOP.

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Can Palin also galvanize the U.S. left?

By Ed Stoddard - Analysis ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Sarah Palin is the magnet John McCain needs to attract religious and social conservatives who are not convinced he's one of them. But the little-known first-term Alaska governor is a big risk for McCain to alienate the moderates and undecided.

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McCain Promises 'Change Is Coming': Really?

McCain has the audacity to embrace Obama's theme of " Change " for his campaign. Mainly changing Washington. This takes some nerves, considering that McCain has been a Washington insider for close to 30 years. A 72 years old " agent of change ", who is he kidding?

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US spied on Iraqi leaders, says Bob Woodward.

In his new book, Bob Woodward reveals that the Bush administration was spying on Iraqi leaders, including Iraq's prime minister Al Maliki.No dialogue with your " enemies" and spying on your friends that is the Bush foreign policy doctrine in a nutshell. Woodward's book is coming out next week. It is a must read.

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Protesters final march at RNC is blocked by the police.

Apparently they had filed a proper permit to demonstrate. However, the permit was revoked and currently police in full riot gear and some on horse back are blocking the anti-war demonstration. More than 400 people have been arrested so far this week, including some journalists and bloggers. The police has been accused of using excessive force.

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David Frum is still not sold on Palin.

Former Bush speech writer and National Review contributor David Frum has huge concerns about Palin on issues. I guess the " small town " appeal that Palin had at the RNC last night is not rubbing on rational Republicans like Frum.

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One of Bush's brain for hire wrote Palin's speech.

Matt Scully was the main speech writer for Bush until 2004. The speech that Palin will give at the RNC tonight was written by Matt. This link is an interview of Matt on the National Review for the publishing of his book " Dominion ". What a nice gesture from the president to let McCain and Palin " borrow " one of his brains.

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McCain's pick:Wrong Buzz. He should have used " The Google".

By John Whitesides - Analysis ST. PAUL (Reuters) - John McCain wanted to create some buzz with his pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate -- but not this kind of buzz. Adding up to the revelation of her daughter's pregnancy, she was also bringing a lot of " bacon " to her little town when she was a major, at the tune of 27 million in earmarks.

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Blackwater: Bush's Shadow Army in NOLA again.

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill describes the rise of Blackwater USA, the world's most powerful mercenary army. The Bush administration " Praetorian Guard " has been dispatched to New-Orleans to pick up the slack....from the Louisiana National Guard still busy Iraq. I guess when you don't believe in government you need a private army.

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