Looks like Karl Rove was Matt Cooper’s
Looks like Karl Rove was Matt Cooper’s source about Valerie Plame. But he may not have known her name or that she was undercover at the time.
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How to solve the separation of church
How to solve the separation of church and state problem in the US. “Offer greater latitude for religious speech and symbols in public debate, but also impose a stricter ban on state financing of religious institutions and activities”.
Rumor: Karl Rove leaked Valerie Plame’s identity to Time magazine
Rumor: Karl Rove leaked Valerie Plame’s identity to Time magazine.
Hillary in 2008?
Hillary in 2008?. A poll of more than a hundred political insiders — Republicans and Democrats both — on Hillary Clinton’s chances if she were to run for President in 2008.
Bernie Goetz is running for public advocate
Bernie Goetz is running for public advocate on a platform of vegetarianism and, uh, squirrels. Goetz shot four youths who tried to rob him on the NYC subway in 1984. (Is this campaign for real?)
WSJ: we should fund PBS, but remove anything remotely liberal
WSJ: we should fund PBS, but remove anything remotely liberal. “But real history, meaning something that happened in the past as opposed to the recent present, with which PBS, alas, cannot be trusted.”
Is persuasion dead?
Is persuasion dead?. “Persuasion just isn’t relevant to delivering elections or eyeballs. Pols have figured out that to get votes you don’t need to change minds. Even when they want to, modern media make it hard.”
I used to be a neocon
I used to be a neocon. “I supported Bush’s war on Iraq and I called everyone who didn’t a liberal Kool-aid drinker. I voted for Bush in 2000 and I listened to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and just about any right-winger on the radio that I could get a four-word talking point from to use against liberals.”
Schwarzenegger has road crew dig up pothole
Schwarzenegger has road crew dig up pothole so he can fill it in later.
How the Vanity Fair article about Deep Throat came about
How the Vanity Fair article about Deep Throat came about. Sounds like Woodward and Bernstein kinda got the shaft.
The Washington Post confirms that Mark Felt is Deep Throat
The Washington Post confirms that Mark Felt is Deep Throat. Woodward, Bernstein, and Ben Bradlee confirmed the story as well. Woodward is writing an article about the experience to be run on Thursday.
Identity of Deep Throat finally revealed
Identity of Deep Throat finally revealed. Mark Felt, who was second in command at the FBI at the time, helped Woodward and Bernstein with their research into Watergate.
FAQ: How Real ID will affect you
FAQ: How Real ID will affect you. So nice that they snuck it in on a completely unrelated bill like that…I don’t remember that aspect of gov’t being explained in that Schoolhouse Rock song about the bill.
Kerry supporters barred from international telecom meeting by Bush Administration
Kerry supporters barred from international telecom meeting by Bush Administration. This type of thing makes me *so* angry. It’s the fucking **US** government, not the Republican government or Bush government. So! Angry!
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