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Assault on Reason

allkindsoftime — Fri, 18 May 2007 08:01:01 -0800

Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason Time Magazine publishes an excerpt to further whet appetites. Releases on the 22nd.

next time, let me spend the 100 million

saulgoodman — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:53:02 -0800

"Not knowing may kill us." Seed Magazine asks why the DSCOVR climate satelite (constructed for a paltry $100 million) is just sitting in a storage warehouse collecting dust when several nations outside the US are offering to launch the thing on their own dime.

Spin, exposed live and wriggling.

WCityMike — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:45:24 -0800

Spin, exposed live and wriggling. In 1995, Brian Springer released an hour-long documentary film comprised of incredibly revealing moments caught from raw satellite feeds. Not only do we get to hear the spin-doctor coaching candidates received during various commercial breaks, there are also some amazing moments such as Larry King suggesting to Clinton that Ted Turner could "serve him," an anchor suggesting to her expert that during the L.A. riots his frank diagnosis of inner-city hope is "too obtuse," and the exclusion and exclusion of Larry Agran from the 1992 Democratic primaries — and, really, there's much more.

More Gore

caddis — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:57:36 -0800

Gore in '08? Several weeks ago, former Vice President Al Gore told the Associated Press that he “had no plans to seek the Presidency in 2008.” His words were eerily reminiscent of a quote from another former Vice President, Richard Nixon, who told the same Associated Press in November of 1965 that he “had no plans to seek the Presidency in 1968.”

Al Gore surprises

Shanachie — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:37:19 -0800

A surprise from Al Gore: I came here today because I believe that American democracy is in grave danger. It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse . I know that I am not the only one who feels that something has gone basically and badly wrong in the way America's fabled "marketplace of ideas" now functions. How many of you, I wonder, have heard a friend or a family member in the last few years remark that it's almost as if America has entered "an alternate universe"? I thought maybe it was an aberration when three-quarters of Americans said they believed that Saddam Hussein was responsible for attacking us on September 11, 2001. But more than four years later, between a third and a half still believe Saddam was personally responsible for planning and supporting the attack.

Worth Sharing

mosch — Wed, 26 May 2004 11:09:05 -0800

Remarks by Al Gore. Long, but worth it.

Gore is set to endorse Howard Dean tomorrow.

jennak — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:33:59 -0800

Gore is set to endorse Howard Dean tomorrow. Does that mean it's already over for the other Democratic candidates? (Will you even get the opportunity to vote for a candidate in your state's primary? Heck, should we consider limiting the campaign period?)

Al Gore claims the Bush administration is not helping

skallas — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:49:29 -0800

Al Gore claims the Bush administration is not helping America, but hurting it by focusing on all the wrong things. Gore:The administration is still not investing in local government training and infrastructures where they could make the biggest difference. The first responder community is still being shortchanged. In many cases, fire and police still don’t have the communications equipment to talk to each other. The CDC and local hospitals are still nowhere close to being ready for a biological weapons attack. The administration has still failed to address the fundamental disorganization and rivalries of our law enforcement, intelligence and investigative agencies. In particular, the critical FBI-CIA coordination, while finally improved at the top, still remains dysfunctional in the trenches. The constant violations of civil liberties promote the false impression that these violations are necessary in order to take every precaution against another terrorist attack. But the simple truth is that the vast majority of the violations have not benefited our security at all; to the contrary, they hurt our security.

Seating the duly-elected president in office

kirkaracha — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:34:17 -0800

Seating the duly-elected president in office "President-elect Gore would have to be elected to the house of representatives in 2002, along with enough democrats to give them a majority. they then elect him speaker of the house, at that point, all that's left is the simple matter of a double-assassination, and voila! President Al Gore." It's that easy. Yikes.

President Gore?

Bezuhin — Sun, 11 Nov 2001 18:48:49 -0800

President Gore? The recount results are in. Will this only serve to undermine Bush's authority in a time of crisis? Should the media have sat on this until the current situation becomes more stable?

The Secret Vote That Made Bush President

Rastafari — Sun, 09 Sep 2001 11:16:59 -0800

The Secret Vote That Made Bush President Credit actually goes to Drudge who put this up on his site. The irony in this story was the Russian judges telling Supreme Court justices that "in Russia, we would never allow judges to pick the President."

NYTimes: "How Bush Took Florida: Mining the Overseas Absentee Vote"

owillis — Sat, 14 Jul 2001 21:44:56 -0800

NYTimes: "How Bush Took Florida: Mining the Overseas Absentee Vote" "Their goal was simple: to count the maximum number of overseas ballots in counties won by Mr. Bush, particularly those with a high concentration of military voters, while seeking to disqualify overseas ballots in counties won by Vice President Al Gore.

A six-month investigation by The New York Times of this chapter in the closest presidential election in American history shows that the Republican effort had a decided impact. Under intense pressure from the Republicans, Florida officials accepted hundreds of overseas absentee ballots that failed to comply with state election laws. "

Nat Hentoff on the Supreme Court and Bush v Gore:

aaron — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 17:03:23 -0800

Nat Hentoff on the Supreme Court and Bush v Gore: "Far from stealing the election for Bush, the majority of the Supreme Court shamed the politicians of both parties who, for so long, have failed to secure everyone's meaningful right to vote."

George W. Bush is elected President of the United States.

aaron — Sat, 06 Jan 2001 13:50:40 -0800

George W. Bush is elected President of the United States. Affirmed by no less than Al Gore himself. The electoral votes have been tallied and certified. It. Is. Over.

"the new director of the Environment Protection Agency, Christine Todd Whitman, has proposed that the Florida ballots be sealed for 10 years. "

holgate — Sun, 24 Dec 2000 14:24:19 -0800

"the new director of the Environment Protection Agency, Christine Todd Whitman, has proposed that the Florida ballots be sealed for 10 years. " Fuck the Christmas ceasefire. While the Anglo-Saxon world stuffs itself comatose, the forces of conservatism are busy mobilising. Yum.

FLASH: Gore Concedes.

baylink — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 18:17:07 -0800

FLASH: Gore Concedes. Ok, I guess *now* it's over. Bye, Alec...

Bush apparently wins...

Mo Nickels — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 09:17:54 -0800

Bush apparently wins... and the New York Times is apparently speechless. 54k
(The original page has already changed; please forgive the link to the image on my site.)

aaron — Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:26:03 -0800

Supreme Court II: Election Boogaloo. Programs, getcher programs here! Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, you can get your grubby hands on the Bush and Gore briefs right now. Fascinating reading. PDF files, of course.

Niccola Six — Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:46:09 -0800

That dude that's been doing the Gore vs. Bush graphics for CNN has outdone himself. It looks like Gore is actually trying to bite Bush's head... Egads!

The first step in setting up a parallel government?

tranquileye — Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:04:28 -0800

The first step in setting up a parallel government? "Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney said if the General Services Administration will not assist George W. Bush's transition to the White House, the campaign is prepared to go ahead on its own. 'We will proceed drawing on other sources,' Cheney told reporters in Washington on Monday." Yeah, I just bet they will.

The Greenwood Position.

netbros — Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:51:55 -0800

The Greenwood Position. Partisan perhaps, but will Peggy Noonan's latest OpEd in the WSJ be a rallying cry for frustrated conservatives? She offers compelling arguments and solid suggestions for proactive redress. Talk amongst yourselves.

Hand count in Palm Beach County agreed upon.

tiaka — Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:22:05 -0800

Hand count in Palm Beach County agreed upon. History in the making.

"If Dubya steals the White House, American democracy will be a joke."

holgate — Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:16:19 -0800

"If Dubya steals the White House, American democracy will be a joke." A vehemently liberal polemic from the UK, which I don't necessarily agree with, but still: "President Dubya will be barren of legitimacy at home and devoid of moral authority abroad. The Saddam Husseins of the planet, every petty, vicious dictator around the world, will scoff in the face of America."

Whiny labor leaders and liberal Democrats blast Nader.

Mr. skullhead — Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:28:29 -0800

Whiny labor leaders and liberal Democrats blast Nader.

Kind of ironic since these are exactly the people who should have supported Nader in the first place since Clinton/Gore brought us NAFTA, elimination of many benefits for the poor, etc. etc.

GORE: Mr. Nader will not be getting a Christmas card

acridrabbit — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 19:41:23 -0800

GORE: Mr. Nader will not be getting a Christmas card from the Gore family.