One senator holding up vets bill

Nov 04, 2009 - Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill. Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmaker preventing consideration of S 1963, the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009, by using an informal but legal practice of putting a hold on a bill. Coburn’s staff did not respond to questions, but Senate aides said the first-term senator has expressed concern about creating new and unfunded benefits and wants the opportunity to amend the measure. - 13 Comments

Truths About Guantanamo Bay - from inside the Bush Administration

Mar 19, 2009 - Lawrence B. Wilkerson was chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell (http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2009/03/some_truths_abo/?ref=fp2) There are several dimensions to the debate over the U.S. prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that the media have largely missed and, thus, of which the American people are almost completely unaware. - 2 Comments

Spiro Agnew must be laughing from his grave.

Nov 15, 2009 - Agnew speeches sparked move toward soft news Michael Socolow (Bangor Daily News) It remains the most influential indictment of American journalism ever made. Forty years ago today, this famous figure began railing against the corporate media. “A broader spectrum of national opinion should be represented among the commentators of the network news,” he argued, explaining that “men who can articulate other points of view should be brought forward, and the American people should be made aware of the trend toward the monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands.” American democracy's perilous dependence on the corporate, capitalist media had previously been detailed. - 1 Comment

Tea Party vs. GoP encumbent Senator Bennet in Utah

Nov 14, 2009 - Republican's exit could clear the way for Tea Party vs. GOP incumbent Bennett By Aaron Blake Conservatives have turned to Florida as the central front in their battle with the GOP establishment, but the battle for the Republican Senate nomination in Utah could emerge as the real Tea Party contest. State Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s exit from the race last week paved the way for other candidates to emerge. - 0 Comments

Coal Group Misrepresents Veterans

Nov 10, 2009 - The coal front group American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has been in hot water lately for employing an astroturf group that forged letters to Congress opposing the House climate bill—and then for possibly lying under oath about their position. Now ACCCE is in trouble again—for misrepresenting the views of two major veterans groups in an email hyping coal's role in energy security. The email, sent in anticipation of Veterans' Day, argues that coal can play a vital role in reducing America's dependence on foreign oil and cites two groups—VoteVets and Operation Free. - 1 Comment

World’s oldest man, WWI vet, dies at 113

Jul 20, 2009 - World’s oldest man, WWI vet, dies at 113 By Danica Kirka - The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Jul 18, 2009 15:02:00 EDT LONDON — Only death could silence Henry Allingham. He went to war as a teenager, helped keep flimsy aircraft flying, survived his wounds and came home from World War I to a long — very long — and fruitful life. But only in his last years did he discover his true mission: to remind new generations of the sacrifices of the millions slaughtered in the trenches, killed in the air or lost at sea in what Britons call the Great War. - 10 Comments

Who'd s bigger threat-Vets ...or Dems?- New York Post Letters to Editor April 20, 2009

Apr 21, 2009 - I am surprised that we ever survived as a country with all those "terrible" veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam living in our midst ("The Vet 'Threat,' " Ralph Peters, PostOpinion, April 16). The last time I looked, the veterans from past wars turned out to be pretty good citizens. It's too bad that the really dangerous people now in control of our government and media have decided to attack America's real heroes -- our military and our veterans. - 23 Comments

Right-wing women rock

Oct 31, 2009 - I loved this article! :) ~~~~~~ Right-wing women rock Looking at the shoes tells a lot about a female's political persuasion By IAN ROBINSON The recent election of Danielle Smith as leader of the Wildrose Alliance reminded me that among the many things I love about the libertarian/right wing are the women. Could be our slogan: Come for the culture war ... - 8 Comments