2
POPSThe Right Prescription for McCain It probably won't happen because the campaign in mired in the muck of pandering to the "base." McCain sold his soul and now reaps the the "rewards." Had he not, this race could be very different. Had he remained the maverick he was, he could be winning.
4
POPSWhales in Court "The Navy set out last year to conduct training exercises off the Southern California coast using mid-frequency sonar, a powerful tool for hunting submarines. Unfortunately, it's also a powerful tool for scrambling the brains of whales and other marine mammals, which can be deafened and even killed by such sonar. Though federal law requires the Navy to perform studies of the environmental impact of its exercises, it refused to do so -- and also refused to take common-sense precautions to protect marine life, as it had been doing in other waters."
3
POPSMilitarizing the "Homeland" Current Army doctrine is heavily-weighted towards contingency planning for "civil disturbances." As with data mining, DHS spy-satellite surveillance, blanket CCTV coverage of American cities, illegal FBI deployment of infiltrators and provocateurs, "mission creep" by the Pentagon into civil affairs are signs that stronger measures to blunt the crisis may be in the offing. While NORTHCOM insists that JTF-CS, "will not be called upon to help with law enforcement, civil disturbance or crowd control, but will be used to support lead agencies involved in saving lives," as outlined above, citing the DoD's own documents and Executive Branch National Security Presidential Directives, contingency plans for suppressing "civil disturbance" such as the Garden Plot scenario are, like an iron fist inside a velvet glove, already in place and capable at a moment's notice of striking the American people.
0
POPSPalin's Blown Opportunity on Energy Independence "According to Senator Ron Wyden, the Alaskan gas slated for Asia between 2009 and 2011 could meet the annual consumption of 1.4 million American families. The Oregon Democrat has accused Palin of a "major contradiction" between her support for gas exports and campaign emphasis on more drilling to slake US energy needs. "It's pretty outrageous to scare Americans about energy shortages while she has been approving export of billions of cubic feet of natural gas that could be providing energy to homes in Alaska and the lower 48 states," he said. "
8
POPSThe Mask Slips "Remember voodoo economics? That was the derisive term George H.W. Bush used for Ronald Reagan’s fantasy that he could simultaneously increase defense spending, cut taxes and balance the budget. After Reagan became president (with Mr. Bush as his vice president) the budget deficit — surprise, surprise — soared. Just as they were wrong about trickle down, conservative Republican politicians and their closest buddies in the commentariat have been wrong on one important national issue after another, from Social Security (conservatives opposed it from the start and have been trying to undermine it ever since) to Medicare (Ronald Reagan saw it as the first wave of socialism) to the environment, energy policy and global warming."
2
POPSBig Brother Listening in on Personal Phone Calls If these allegations turn out to be true, it will only be further proof that this administration refuses to follow the letter of the law. There are clear stipulations concerning when eavesdropping without a court order can be used and, of course, the NSA claims it operates in “strict accordance with U.S. laws and regulations”. What else are they going to say? It is despicable that our government has turned itself into such a distrusting caretaker. The flip side to this story is that the two individuals could have made this up for the purpose of having contributed to a book that author Jim Bamford is writing. This could also be a stunt to get his name in front of the public and increase sales. See what we have become? It is now so easy to believe that everyone is capable of lying to satisfy some ulterior motive that no news item can be taken at face value. This country is in serious need of an ethical makeover.
9
POPSPalin's Foreign Policy Experience - 20 Meetings for a total of 12 hours Examples: March 10, 2007 -- Palin hosts the annual Fur & Ice reception in Fairbanks for about 30 diplomats and international tourism representatives. A Palin press release issued before the event noted, "Governor Sarah Palin will welcome members of Alaska's diplomatic corps to Fairbanks to view the ice carvings of Ice Alaska's 2007 World Ice Art Championship." Following the afternoon reception, Palin attends the NCAA rifle championships. March 19, 2007 -- Palin meets with 10 foreign exchange students. May 15, 2007 -- Palin holds a "brief courtesy" meeting with Martin Uden, then the head of the British consulate in San Francisco. The calendar notes, "He'll be visiting Juneau today off of one of the Cruise Ships."
5
POPSThe Banker or the Fetus, Who Would You Save? EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT POINT!!! This is not a long read and you'll see other benefits beyond his points as well. Kind of a paradigm like shift in perspective. *Make sure all your so called republican christian friends get a hold of this article.
0
POPSNational Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive In case you didn't think my last two clips were possible.. This is from the .gov site.. After reading this go down my other clips to you get to the prisons being built here in the USA -- give this some thought!!! This ever going fear is a result of a very planned set of events following the ever planned 911 just like Pearl Harbor think about it!
5
POPSGitmo release order angers Bush But no evidence suggests these Uighurs are terrorists - they are from China's Xinjiang province, where China wars against separatists. Were detained by Pakistanis, turned over to USA years ago; now, no one will take them.
3
POPSBush signs bill to turn military satellites on U.S. G W Bush, aka Big Brother, is inching closer to allowing Homeland Security greater access to military satellites, despite statutes that make it illegal to use the armed forces to "execute the laws" within U.S. borders. Bush continues to subvert civil protection laws in the government's obsessive quest to 'know' everything that goes on within our borders. This shows this administrations sociopathic distrust of its citizens and a continued lack of respect for its citizens privacy.
0
POPSLooking To Pooh For Foreign Policy So this is a bit old, but I just found it and had to share. All I have to say is, can you *imagine* what they would have done with this had Sarah Palin said anything close? Holy. Crap.
4
POPSThe Debate: I Learn Something New Every Day Apparently 95% of us will need to sacrifice by enjoying Barack's tax cut and new health care plan but some will sacrifice by paying more in taxes. Raising taxes to battle a recession - well, you can't say Obama lacks for original ideas. THE OBAMA DOCTRINE: Obama asserts that America has a moral obligation to intervene with force in certain foreign circumstances and cites the Holocaust. His gist - if we could have intervened effectively to prevent the Holocaust we should have. Hmm - many have argued that the rail lines to Auschwitz were within range of US bombers yet Roosevelt did nothing. Both George Bush and George McGovern think Roosevelt erred - $79 BILLION: Obama was wrong about the Iraqi budget surplus at the last debate and he is still wrong.
5
POPSDistrict Judge Orders Release Of Uighur Jihadists In D.C. By Friday
This is the very nightmare scenario I warned about. The courts' steps are outrageous, but predictable and inevitable. A lot of the blame here, however, goes to the administration and the military. They have long taken the position that radical Islamic ideology is not the problem, and that we need only worry about actively those taking up arms against the United States. They don't want us to talk about jihad — the better to keep us in the dark about jihadist ideology. Thus, the government rationalizes, the Uighurs are not a threat to us, only to the Chinese. That was all the daylight the judges need to say: OK, then release them in the U.S., since no other country — except China, where they'd be persecuted — will take them. The government's self-defeating argument is preposterous. Jihadists — and there is not question that the Uighurs are jihadists — do not recognize distinctions based on the Westphalia world of nation-states.
5
POPSDiagramming Sarah "There are plenty of people out there—not only English teachers but also amateur language buffs like me—who believe that diagramming a sentence provides insight into the mind of its perpetrator"
4
POPSAARP supports Obama Young, old or in between Obama is the better choice for you. Don't be fooled by the McSame BS and vote against your own interests.
1
Pops
Newest Clips
Latest Comments
Most Pops
Print
Save
Turn on live update