The rule of law has been set back 850 years. Sure, the Magna Carte was not signed until the year 1215. But Habeus Corpus was already common law at that time.

Any justice considering overturning this law could be secretly detained and tortured at the whim of the executive. The balance of power, once destroyed, is not easily restored.

Our responibility could not be clearer. It it is to hit the streets on October 5.

Mexico: Situation in Oaxaca Heating Up

Subject: Urgent Solidarity Call for Oaxaca

At the federal level in Mexico, the current discourse signals an imminent arrival of Federal Police Forces in Oaxaca. The feds claim that, if federal forces are sent to Oaxaca, they will only maintain a presence on the outskirts of the city, to "ensure civilian safety." However, it is widely known that local PRI-sympathizing groups can be mobilized to provoke a confrontation with the sectors of civil society partiapting in the popular movement, which would justify the entrance of the federal police.

If the federal police enter Oaxaca, it will be a blood bath...

Please call or send faxes and emails to President Fox and to Secretary of Interior Affairs, Carlos Abascal, demanding the immediate withdrawal of threats to send police forces into Oaxaca, and the immediate resignation of Oaxacan governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. Write in Spanish. Write in English. Just write, or call, or both.

Get down to your local Mexican consulate or embassy. Make a lot of noise. Spend the night out front if you have to.

President Vicente Fox:
Email: vicente.fox.quesadda@presidencia.gob.mx
Fax: 011-52-55-52-77-23-76
Phone: 011-52-55-27-89-11-00

Sec. of Internal Affairs, Carlos Abascal
Tel: 011-52-55-50-93-34-00
Email: cabascal@segob.gob.mx

It will start slowly. People will begin to be removed from their homes, schools, places of work. Maybe your neighbor, maybe you. They will not start with high profile people, celebrities, media personalities, politicians etc.. It will be the "little folks" who are willing to speak truth to power yet lack a high profile status and therefore will not be noticed or missed. When some people begin to ask questions the nation will be told that measures are necessary to fight the war on terror and it is in the best interest of the country to insure the safety of the nation. As it happened in Germany, it will begin slowly, building momentum. Given the demonization by far right wing propagandists and politicians of progressives, liberals, Democrats, people of color, foreigners, and those with another religious persuasion, the ground work for more drastic measures to "protect" the nation have been put in place so that the people will be willing to accept whatever measures they are told are necessary. The authoritarian anti-democratic streak that lies just below the surface in the American psyche has been played to perfection by
those who detest democracy and justice. It's power solely for power's sake.

Lorenzogate at September 29, 2006 9:17 AM

Your graphics are fantastic- we're going to use one- we have your email and will be in touch. Thank you. Thank you.

You know Definitely Anal (aka Anonymous Coward) an original thought is something you've never had. Basically, you recite conservative talking points. That's what makes you so transparent. But above all, it makes you pathetic.

Thanks icelander

Humane Society Opposes Labeling Activists as “Terrorists”

The Humane Society of the United States has come out opposing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act on civil liberties grounds, calling it "seriously flawed."

The AETA threatens legitimate advocacy. The legislation uses vague, overbroad terms such as “interfering with” which could be interpreted to include legitimate, peaceful conduct. For example, someone who uses the Internet to encourage people not to buy eggs from a company producing eggs with battery cages could be charged with terrorism for causing the company a loss of profits. Likewise, someone who seeks to “interfere with” the cruel treatment of puppies by filming the brutal conditions at a puppy mill, causing lost profits for the company when the film is publicized, could be charged with terrorism. The very risk of being charged as a terrorist will almost certainly have a chilling effect on legitimate activism.

Passing the AETA reflects misplaced priorities in Congress. It is particularly disheartening to think Congress may rush forward with this ill-advised bill, yet not enact reasonable and long-overdue reform, such as the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act (H.R. 817/S. 382). Purportedly, the AETA sponsors want not only to penalize, but also to prevent, extremist conduct that endangers animal enterprises and the people associated with them. When Congress fails to act on modest animal welfare reforms like the animal fighting bill, it makes it more difficult for organizations like The HSUS to make the case to activists that meaningful change is possible working through the system

Hey
As to Joe in Dallas - We are sorry to loose our local affiliate in Dallas and we are fighting hard to get a new station BUT we in Dallas have never depended on KXEB to be fans of AAR.

In Dallas we have a fan group of over 500 people in 6 counties of North Texas and have had the group 2 1/2 years and before we had KXEB! We stream/podcast and have XM !!!

Please visit our web site - we have film groups, books clubs a Meetup and we run the YAHOO group in DFW for news / discussion and liberal Democratic activism.
Visit http://www.dallasairamerica.org/
And email me, Nancy Cunningham cunningb@flash.net for more info !

Thanks for the support Sammy !

Sam is getting a lot of southern callers.

So, was there ever an explanation why Marc wasn't on last week? Even a lame excuse?

According to documents now in the hands of several defense attorneys, Pirro and the former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik were apparently talking about planting a hidden device aboard her husband's boat. Her possible motive may have been to see if he was having an affair.

Sources told NewsChannel 4 that in one conversation, Pirro complained that one of Kerik's employees was reluctant to board Albert Pirro's boat.

Jeanine Pirro suggests, "We can just simply say, if there is an issue, that I am redecorating it for our anniversary.” She complains that Kerik’s man is, “uncomfortable with that.”

Kerik responded by saying, “But Jeanine, I’m having the same f------g problem with everybody. Everybody is panic stricken because it’s you. I’ve gone out on a limb. I had two other people looking at this. It’s a problem.”

Pirro said, “What am I supposed to do, Bernie? Watch him f--k her every night? What am I supposed to do? I can go on the boat. I’ll put the f-----g thing on myself.”

Minutes later, Kerik called a contact at Giuliani Partners, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s consulting firm, asking him to find a recording device, according to documents.

http://www.wnbc.com/politics/9947969/detail.html

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."
Alice Walker

SAM

Yeah, but we should show that film!

A picture is worth a thousand words, a film ... !

That would seal the deal... show Allen's dear old mom cursing!

Get him Sam!

Repressive legislation introduced to deal with dissent over a specific situation is often then used to crush all dissent, especially that emanating from the left.

Your phone-in commentator referred to Bush's love of country. I submit that Bush and his cronies' first love is money and power. They love the USA only in as far as its citizens allow their aberrant behaviour in whatever guise it is presented.

Remember,and I paraphrase here,

'They came for the communists but I wasn't a communist so I did nothing
The came for the Jews but I wasn't a Jew so I did nothing
Then they came for me'

ITS BECAUSE THEY ARE RACISTS DEEP DOWN INSIDE SAM!!! AND PROUD OF IT!!

It will start slowly. People will begin to be removed from their homes, schools, places of work. Maybe your neighbor, maybe you. They will not start with high profile people, celebrities, media personalities, politicians etc.. It will be the \"little folks\" who are willing to speak truth to power yet lack a high profile status and therefore will not be noticed or missed

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They\'re coming to take me away, HA HA
They\'re coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA
To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I\'ll be happy to see
Those nice, young men
In their clean, white coats
And they\'re coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

You thought it was a joke
And so you laughed
You laughed when I had said
That losing you would make me flip my lid
Right. . .

You know you laughed, I heard you laugh
You laughed, you laughed and laughed
And then you left
But now you know I\'m utterly mad!
And. . .

They\'re coming to take me away, HA HA
They\'re coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA
To the happy home
With trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile
And twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they\'re coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

You've got it, Bob26003.

HaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HR is a RACIST!

YEAH SAM !!!!! GIVE IT TO THE BASTARD!!!

wasn't proven yet?

this guy is dumb as a stump.

lowlife??

oi!

Yes. Precisely.

H.R. is a racist; tell it exactly like it is.

Go Sam Baby!

Whip It.

Whit it good!

Ow!

Ow!

that's the coach's kid?

what a little dick!

Bush is on the attack -- against Democrats
by Joe in DC - 9/29/2006 09:52:00 AM

Bush is on live on CNN giving that same political campaign speech about terror -- and he's already invoking "September the 11th." (We know why FOX, as the GOP network, covers every utterance from Bush. But why do CNN and the other cable networks carry this same political speech over and over and over?)

The Prez sure is talking tough these days. But it's all politics. The man cannot find the time to devise a strategy for Iraq. He can't even be honest about the quagmire. But he can launch vicious political attacks like this one from a speech yesterday:
"Five years after 9/11, the worst attack on the American homeland in our history, Democrats offer nothing but criticism and obstruction and endless second-guessing," the president said.
Endless second-guessing? It's called oversight and the failed Iraq policy and the botched war on terror desperately need some second guessing. Bush wants to stay the course. That's his whole agenda...well, that plus ugly political attacks.

Bush is playing politics with terror against the backdrop of increased violence in Iraq, a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and a growing jihadist movement inspired by his invasion of Iraq. If the White House put as much energy in to their anti-terror strategy as they did in to their political strategy about terror, we might make some progress -- and save some lives.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/09/bush-is-on-attack-against-democrats.html

Those who make peaceful change impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. Kennedy

Sam,

Thank you. I was so depressed and angry after yesterday's vote to gut the Constitution, but you are keeping me going.

You are the best. Please keep it up and watch your back, we need you.

You are my hero today.

we have to shout this scum down.

i think the time for being reasonable has passed.

Nations have progressed through this sequence:

from bondage to spiritual faith
from spiritual faith to great courage
from courage to liberty
from liberty to abundance
from abundance to selfishness
from selfishness to complacency
from complacency to apathy
from apathy to dependency
from dependency back to bondage.
-- Alexander Fraser Tytler (1742-1813)

When they do come to take us away, at least we'll be in good company.

CASUAL FRIDAY!

Does that include bunny slippers?

So, was there ever an explanation why Marc wasn't on last week? Even a lame excuse?

Posted by: Kristapea at September 29, 2006 10:11 AM

He was doing a show in Vancouver BC with many other comedians including Janeane. He prob stayed up late and slept in.

from Cenk:

"This is a list of losers who don't have the stomach for the fight:

Carper (Del.), Johnson (S.D.), Landrieu (La.), Lautenberg (N.J.), Lieberman (Conn.), Menendez (N.J), Pryor (Ark.), Rockefeller (W. Va.), Salazar (Co.), Stabenow (Mich.), Nelson (Fla.), Nelson (Neb.)"

Posted by: bibimimi~☆♪☥♪☥♪ £♡¢ at September 29, 2006 10:19 AM

I agree......

Attack Conservatives. Riot!

Raw Story Tease:

Over 100 Homeland Security computers missing... Soon...

You go Sam! You put him in his place. And keep talking about the torture issue. We have to make people aware of what has happened. It's scary.Maybe more people will hit the streets

Does anyone know how to take the entire archive of mrr blog and make it into one flowing book; besides a month long cut & paste session, I mean....?

[Hmm..maybe THIS is the book War Dog always talked about writing....]

Remember,and I paraphrase here,

'They came for the communists but I wasn't a communist so I did nothing
The came for the Jews but I wasn't a Jew so I did nothing
Then they came for me'

Posted by: bertmccann at September 29, 2006 10:13 AM

Hahahahaha

I was waiting for some loony to trot this out, as though it applies in this case.

First they came for the throat-slitting, head chopping terrorists, but I wasn't one...

I'm with bibimimi... tired of being pleasant to these fucking liars, scumbags, cheats and hypocrites.

Fuck 'em.

I'm with bibimimi... tired of being pleasant to these fucking liars, scumbags, cheats and hypocrites.

Fuck 'em.

I watched something about Santiago, Chile & what happened on Sept. 11th 1977, the mass killings, the torture, the horror at the hands of Pinochet, who the US has on the payroll now. The description of the tortures rained down on the people of Santiago were exactly what the US is doing now to others. After these horrendous acts & killings of over 30,000 people, Kissinger goes down to Santiago & congratulates Pinochet on a job well done.
Before Pinochet, Chile had a well-deserved reputation as one of the most vibrant democracies in the world. It had a democratically elected president and a congress just as we do (did). It had a wide range of political parties from the far right to the far left, all of which participated in the political process. It had numerous newspapers, magazines and radio stations that together represented the views of people across the political spectrum. All of its citizens, including illiterates, had a right to vote.

Pinochet, with Kissinger's help, changed all that.

I am sickened to see our government in these throws, but give up? NEVER!

The interrogation bill is not about fighting terrorism abroad. It's about controlling domestic dissent. Look for the GOP to find or create an excuse to cancel the election in '08 and impose martial law; rounding up all demonstrators and labeling them as enemy combatants. Who will speak up when we know that our phones are taped and we can be "disappeared" and tortured.
-B

Does anyone know how to take the entire archive of mrr blog and make it into one flowing book; besides a month long cut & paste session, I mean....?

Posted by: A. at September 29, 2006 10:22 AM

Hahahahaha

This place never disappoints.

That "Book" will be a real bestseller.

Whoa, Sam. We were cheering while you smacked down that awful "HR"-- a caller from our home town and a typical example of a racist dumbass.

bravo, sam
xxx from nancy and leonardo

ps. do you dare to ask jerry nadler about his unconditional support of Israel in the last Israel - Hezbollah conflict? I didn't when I met him at someone's house....and it's not the topic you're on with him...

I have my cow slippers

Anonymous Coward,

what happened to Definitely Anal?

Pollution watchdog's dual roles questioned

By STACY SHELTON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 09/29/06

The newest member of the state Board of Natural Resources, which oversees enforcement of the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws, is a paid consultant for Georgia Power, the state's single largest polluter and water user.

William "Bill" Archer III said this week he sees no conflict between his $200,000-a-year consultant's fee for the power company and his service on the board that sets environmental policies and votes on air and water regulations. Neither does Gov. Sonny Perdue, who appointed Archer to the board in June. But others say it's inappropriate.

Archer's three-year consulting contract with Georgia Power requires its former executive vice president to "promote the best interests of the Company." Archer had worked for the utility for 35 years and was a top officer when he retired in March.

The state's conflict of interest laws are not clear cut, particularly for volunteers who serve on Georgia's many state boards and authorities. One law says board members should not vote in matters where they have a direct or indirect financial interest, but does not spell out what those might be. Despite the law's gray area, a government watchdog and a former DNR board member said the line is clear, even if it is often ignored. DNR board members include developers, large land owners, owners of regulated businesses and a paid river advocate, who don't always abstain from voting on issues that others say are conflicts.

Russell Willard, spokesman for the state attorney general's office, said Archer's appointment "certainly raises some concerns about potential conflicts ... but it doesn't create a per se conflict. Instead it creates a situation where you would have to evaluate on a case by case [basis] whether an actual conflict existed."

http://www.rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ajc.com%2Fnews%2Fcontent%2Fmetro%2Fstories%2F2006%2F09%2F28%2F0929archer.html

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