Removed the electoral-vote counter

Too depressing, so it's gone.

Arkansans Support Bigotry

Arkansas voted to approve Amendment 3 and legislate bigotry. Yay Arkansas.

Arkansans overwhelmingly passed a prohibition on samesex marriage Tuesday, with two out of every three voters supporting a constitutional amendment defining marriage as only existing between a man and a woman.

Voting without auditing. (Are we insane?)

Don't forget what happened in the 2000 elections. We can fight harder than we did then. We didn't know then what we know now.

"Did the voting machines trump exit polls? There’s a way to find out.

Black Box Voting (.ORG) is conducting the largest Freedom of Information action in history. At 8:30 p.m. Election Night, Black Box Voting blanketed the U.S. with the first in a series of public records requests, to obtain internal computer logs and other documents from 3,000 individual counties and townships. Networks called the election before anyone bothered to perform even the most rudimentary audit.

America: We have permission to say No to this. It is our right."

Keep hope alive.

Edit: For some reason, the blockquote tag was not working properly, so everything between the "" is from blackboxvoting.org.

Update: It no longer matters. Kerry has conceded the election. BOOOOO I say.

The morning after...

Can we take a pill? Not under the new Amerika, I'm sure:

Here's a post I made on a mostly Republican message board, shortly after Florida went to Bush:



We've managed to survive 4 years of Bush. I suppose another 4 won't kill us.

I mean, lets look at what he's done for us, right?

» Our economy is on the rebound.

» There's no imminent threat of terrorism.

» Our relations with other countries are doing fine.

» Our budget is balanced.

» Our rights are safe and secure.

» We're safer now.

I mean really. And finally we have a President in the White House with convinction! The conviction to listen to scientists and take their advice seriously. The conviction to strike down useless social services. The conviction to decide when and where we will go to war with our next target. It's about time we had a no-nonsense, no-fuss president ready to kick ass and take names.

Where will we go? What will we do next? The world is wide open for conquest. But first things first...lets concentrate on home. Let's assure that all Americans unite under our shared family values. Let's assure that we're all thinking the same thought here. Let's make sure this America is safe, secure, and happy.

We may be two Americas now, but thanks to George W. Bush, we'll be one America soon.

You'll see.

Project Vote Smart - American Government, Elections, Candidates and Voting

I found this website on a brochure that is being distributed around the library. It's a good way to research your politicians, and find out where they really stand. (As opposed to where they say they stand.)

Okay, I'm out for the weekend.

I've seen so much voter fraud, and other severely depressing news today that I'm not going to be able to continue reading it and remain sane. I'm taking a break from the news until Monday. If something urgent happens, please email me. Thanks.

What will it mean?

What will it mean if al-Queda attacks in the next few months? The booga-booga machine is certainly gearing us up for that eventuality. In the last 2 days, 2 new videos have come out with supposed al-Queda members saying they will attack soon. Of course, they don't give a specific time, just "at any moment."

So, barring the tin-foil hat stuff here, what does a successful attack on America mean? To me, it means that: even after 9/11; even after all this talk about stopping terrorists; even after we invaded the supposed geographic base of terrorism; even after removing our liberties via the "patriot" act; OUR GOVERNMENT STILL CAN'T PROTECT US FROM TERRORISTS, and it's a sure sign of the failure of the policies of GW Bush.

Chile Welcoms Bush with Law Suit

Chilean citizens are going to try to get Bush tried as a war criminal. I was wondering when this sort of thing would start happening. I'm surprised no one in the USA has tried it yet. Apparently it's pretty common for regular citizens to bring criminal law suits in Chile. (Like chili, not sweet chile-o-mine.)

Hopefully something will come of this, if only waking a few people up and making them realize that Bush is not immune to the law, just because he's the president of the US. I still have a hard time believing this moron is our president.

Arkansas is Baaaaack

Kos has the scoop.

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Unfortunate Headline

Cassini Radar Sees Saturn Moon's 'Cat'

BUSH FLIP-FLOP: 380 Tons--Al Qaqaa Weapons Gate

BUSH FLIP-FLOP: 380 Tons--Al Qaqaa Weapons Gate

Some required viewing.

Terror threat to be televised.

I hate Matt Drudge as much as the next news hound, but I wanted to point out the fact that

The terrorist's face is concealed by a headdress, and he speaks in an American accent, making it difficult to identify the individual.

Now, why would an Islamic terrorist speak with an American accent, I wonder? Could it be because, al-Queda is a government funded group, used to produce sympathy when it is needed most? *cough* 9/11 *cough* AHEM!

Is Arkansas Back in Play?

According to this WaPO story, Clinton will be campaigning here and the DNC may be buying some ads. MoveOn already has.

Arkansas Tied Up Again

We really could seal the deal this year.

So I guess it is time again for another . . .

GOTV!!

The World's Shortest Blog: Just One Question...

All you journalists with your finger on the pulse should be jumping at this.

I knew there was something wrong with Dickson

When they finally "finished" remodeling the Dickson street sidewalks and crosswalk, the first thing that came into my head when I saw it was, "That isn't a crosswalk." They don't look like any crosswalk I've ever seen before, and they are impossible to differenciate from the actual sidewalk. There is no reflective white paint that you would see on a normal sidewalk, they are just bricks and cement in the middle of the street. Now, because I'm a pretty smart guy, I figured out that these were actually crosswalk, but I think I could be justified in saying that the person I ran over was jay walking since that doesn't look like any crosswalk I've ever seen. Now, there's this story, about a blind woman who can no longer go to Dickson street without a sighted friend because her guide dog can't differenciate the road from the sidewalk.

Bunning unaware of Iraq story

This is a good reason why people should not trust only one news source. Read several papers; get on the internet; open your eyes just a little bit.

U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning said yesterday that he was unaware of reports that a unit of Army Reserve soldiers in Iraq had refused an order to deliver fuel for reasons including that their trucks were lightly armored.
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When reporters told him that the unit's refusal was a national news story and involved a soldier from Louisville, Bunning said, "Let me explain something: I don't watch the national news, and I don't read the paper. I haven't done that for the last six weeks. I watch Fox News to get my information."

A buddy of mine who is in the navy says that his chain of command tells them to get their news only from FoxNews. That they are the only reliable source. I, of course told him to at least get one other perspective, like the NY Times, or something. Obviously, just watching FoxNews isn't enough.

Huge Cache of Explosives Vanished From Site in Iraq

How 'bout now? Are we safe now?

Ignore the first paragraph of this report, it's intended to produce more fear than is necessary. Pay attention to this paragraph:

The huge facility, called Al Qaqaa, was supposed to be under American military control but is now a no man's land, still picked over by looters as recently as Sunday. United Nations weapons inspectors had monitored the explosives for many years, but White House and Pentagon officials acknowledge that the explosives vanished sometime after the American-led invasion last year.

So how 'bout it? Feeling safe now, Bush?

GOTV!!

Attention all NWA Democrats:

Door-to-door Canvass

Meet at:

2423 N. College Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Fayetteville Headquarters

When:

Saturday, October 23 at 10:00 AM

RSVP here!

I will be out of town, or I would see you there.

GOTV BABY!!

8 years for Abu Ghraib soldier

I'm just writing about this because I know for a fact that this dude is not the highest ranking person involved. However, he is the highest ranking person being charged. This guy is a staff sargent. To put that in civilian terms, it's kind of like saying he's an assistant manager. This guy gets his orders from another NCO (probably a sergeant first class or a master sergeant) who gets their orders from an officer. To imply that this guy is the mastermind behind the Abu-Ghraib tortures is preposterous.

I'm not saying that the guy is innocent, or that he doesn't deserve to be punished; I'm just saying, there's no way in hell this guy is the highest ranking individual involved. It's impossible.

The Last Straw - Carl Worden Makes His Vote Official

Worden is a self-described republican who has cast his ballot for John Kerry. He describes a couple of incedents which happened during Bushs' Oregon visit, that conivinced him that todays republicans are not for him.

I am now a man without a political party. I will never again register as a Republican unless the party returns to what it was before the fascists took it over. I'm certainly not a Democrat or a liberal, but I might just register as a Democrat to help them avoid mistakes in the next primary, like running another John Kerry for president. Any moderate, pro-gun southern Democrat would have easily swept Bush aside this election. As it is, the race is so close it could go either way at this point.
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What I do know is that any party that would find the words, "Protect Our Civil Liberties" offensive or even threatening, is a party I won't belong to anymore.