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Remember, Remember The Fifth Of November…

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Happy Counterterrorism Day

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parliament.

“George Washington banned the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day in America because he saw it as a way for the state to use a terrorist act as an excuse to hoard power and torture.” via Reddit.com

Ron Paul’s Realtime Donation Graphs and Statistics for Q4

Ron Paul Donations

Poll Finds Americans Pessimistic, Want Change

Overwhelmingly, Democrats want a new direction, but so do three-quarters of independents and even half of Republicans. Sixty percent of all Americans said they feel strongly that such a change is needed after two terms of the Bush presidency.

Wobbled by Wealth?

The agonizing truth about CIA renditions

The fate of prisoners secreted away under the Bush administration is in some ways worse than even Hollywood has portrayed.

The Imperial Presidency

On Jan. 31, 2001, soon after taking office, Bush held a cabinet meeting. When he entered the room, one chair was empty: the secretary of state’s. “Lock the door,” Bush said. A few minutes later Colin Powell could be heard trying the doorknob. The room “erupted with laughter.” Then Bush ordered the door unlocked. He “had made his point,” Draper says; Powell was “not the big dog any longer.” That the president of the United States would want to show how important he was by humiliating Colin Powell speaks volumes.

Rudy Giuliani Healthcare Lies

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

The web is a buzz over Rudy Giulianis new radio ad campaign in New Hampshire this week. Here is the quote that is the target of discussion:

“I had prostate cancer five, six years ago. My chance of surviving cancer — and thank God I was cured of it — in the United States: 82 percent. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England: only 44 percent under socialized medicine.” via WashingtonPost.com

The issue people have with the quote are not only with the numerical fallacies, but that Giuliani was covered by a government healthcare plan at the time of his treatment.

Giuliani’s fear mongering is despicable to me. Do people actually believe these lies? Or is that they just want to?

Paul Krugman sums it up nicely:

“Mr. Giuliani’s claim is wrong on multiple levels — bogus numbers wrapped in an invalid comparison embedded in a smear.” via Prostates and Prejudices, NYTimes.com

Healthcare is simple to me. What reasoning could there be to deny anyone the care they deserve?

 

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