8 links tagged “politics”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/opinion/30fri...
Via Arvind - Before 9/11, the world thought America’s slogan was: “Where anything is possible for anybody.” But that is not our global brand anymore. Our government has been exporting fear, not hope: “Give me your tired, your poor and your fingerprints.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/business/27cn...
Via NYT: Saying it had the right to block “controversial or unsavory” text messages, Verizon Wireless last week rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us/27verizon....
Via NYT: Saying it had the right to block “controversial or unsavory” text messages, Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118698747711695...
Mr. Rove's departure removes one of the White House's most polarizing figures, and perhaps signals the effective end of the lame duck administration's role in shaping major domestic policy decisions, where the former Texas political consultant was a driving force. Mr. Rove revealed his plans in an interview with Paul Gigot, editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page.
http://www.dehp.net/candidate/
Brilliant lazyweb way of determining which candidate you most agree with. Surprisingly, the only candidate whose positions I agreed with completely was the former senator from Alaska, Mike Gravel. Too bad he’s 200 years old and broke.
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Bushs_sarcastic_r...
The Washington Times reports Jessica Hackerd was left in tears after Bush gave her a wry "yeah, thanks" in response to her query, drawing laughter from the crowd of 400 in Brecksville, Ohio Tuesday. Bush immediately began to backpedal when he saw the reaction from Hackerd, who told the Times she was crying because she is very shy and was nervous questioning the president.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a...
Filmmaker Michael Moore might be onto something in his new documentary, "Sicko." These days, fewer Americans are buying the claim that the United States has the best medical system in the world.
http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/
Almost as good as The Shrub’s Vox.
