MetaFilter posts tagged with WaPo and USA

The DeLay-Abramoff Money Trail

Postroad — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:46:12 -0800

The DeLay-Abramoff Money Trail The U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay and claimed to be a nationwide grass-roots organization, was funded almost entirely by corporations linked to embattled lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to tax records and former associates of the group.

The torture memoranda

klazmataz — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:45:12 -0800

Links to the government memoranda on torture and the Geneva Convention can be found here (sign-up required) or else through the "featured link" on www.c-span.org. While Alberto Gonzales will probably be confirmed as Attorney General, the memoranda were the subject of some stinging testimony by such heavy-hitters as Harold Koh, dean of Yale Law School, at the end of today's confirmation hearing.

Marion Barry is my homeboy

chinese_fashion — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:18:33 -0800

"Hey, darling. Love you. Need your vote." Politics without presidents: a soulful portrait of former DC mayor Marion Barry. I was really impressed by the dog in the left-hand corner of the picture. (registration required)

They don't like me, they really don't like me

MrLint — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 22:16:34 -0800

Its a vast left wing conspiracy! It seems that the RNC (Republican national committee) is seeing conspiracy everywhere. There are lots of stand alone groups that have been trying to get rid of this administration before Kerry showed up on the scene, and now that there is a target they want to hang everything on him. Its almost like flattery. Of course it reminds me of when SCO claimed IBM was orchestrating all the bad press about them.

nofundy — Mon, 19 Aug 2002 06:08:47 -0800

The Washington Post follows an agenda. There truly exists a bias in the press and here's an example. Metatalk had a thread on there being so many NYT links, perhaps this helps explain why. Many many more examples of the Post's biases can be found at SpinSanity and other such sites but this one comes from "next door" in Baltimore.
!Only MetaFilter is trustworthy!

( P.S. Looking for an example of "liberal bias?" This isn't it.)

Red58 — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:23:14 -0800

House likely to approve homeland security bill that erodes labor protections "But the Senate, which likely takes up the matter next week, so far has pursued a much different course. On Thursday, the Democratic-led Senate Governmental Affairs Committee crafted legislation that would protect all current civil service protections and make it more difficult for the president to move workers out of unions. Bush and other Republicans said the measure would give the president less authority than he has now."

The House seems to be so much more conservative and extremist than the Senate. Heck they're still working on trying to ban selected types of abortion procedures even when there's a strong chance it won't pass constitutional muster and the Senate isn't likely to support them.

Is it your perception that the House is more conservative? If so, why do you think that's true?

nofundy — Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:02:46 -0800

Systemic problems lead to catastrophic failures. More money for the "war on terror" or more government power from the Patriot Act cannot make up for incompetence, poor policy directives and bungling. How many more of these must we see before everyone agrees that a thorough investigation leading to proper reforms is the only remedy?

oh posey — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:35:17 -0800

Are these kind of constant reminders really the way to heal and bond our future generations from the evil deeds of our grandfathers?

electro — Thu, 20 Sep 2001 15:40:41 -0800

Chinese sweatshops working overtime producing American flags. Just so we can show each other how much we value freedom and democracy.

revbrian — Fri, 03 Aug 2001 12:25:55 -0800

"So now that I've kissed your ass, what do I have to do to get a deal?" - Bush cuts a deal on the "patients bill-o-rights". Is this going to appease those who keep shouting "concession and bipartisanship" or will they hate him all the more?

kliuless — Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:29:11 -0800

Bull's Eye! $100 million well spent or the first steps on the road to hell? (via matt drudge)

Gilbert — Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:03:36 -0800

Muslim congressional intern removed from White House During a meeting between Muslim community leaders and the White House office of faith-based initiatives, too. Random administrative error, or religious profiling?

sudama — Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:36:00 -0800

In the desert on the U.S.-Mexico border, charity becomes political protest as humanitarian groups seek to put hundreds of gallons of water in the form of "watering stations" -- a few gallons of water and a blue flag -- on federal, military, private, and Indian lands.

raysmj — Fri, 01 Jun 2001 20:36:28 -0800

McCain considering whether to leave GOP Self-explanatory. Not exactly breaking news, considering that the National Journal reported the same (a tidbit also reported on the Web's Orvetti.com). It is, however, the first time I've seen the "rampant speculation," as journalists like to put it, make for a headline article in a major newspaper. McCain advocate William Kristol may be the person to watch here, since he increasingly seems to advocate a sort-of Teddy Roosevelt-like ideology. Oh, intrigue. Goodie.

tiaka — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 05:25:33 -0800

she would do it all over again, "only better and sooner." but, the last time she checked, she was out of any do-overs.

MrMoonPie — Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:02:13 -0800

As long as we're discussing vice-presidential candidates, I thought I'd point out this gem about the Reform Party's offering.

dcehr — Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:35:53 -0800

I haven't seen a real election-related post in a couple of days, although we were talking about religion. Thus...

The ADL asks Joe Lieberman to shut up already. Funny how nobody's mentioned that to Dick. I guess the rules are different for war profiteers.

da5id — Mon, 08 May 2000 11:50:36 -0800

Is it me, or does this smack of hypocrisy? I mean, on our money are the words "In God We Trust." And when about to give testimony in court, we swear on the bible. I think some judges need to get their heads out of their a$$es.