Everybody Knows with Dr. Bob and Dan-o
Did you think the 2000 election was stolen? And that maybe something was wrong in 2004 as well? Are you wondering what effect election fraud had in 2006? Do you want to know what really happened and how it�ll affect this year�s election? If you answered 'YES' to the above questions, then you need to host a DFA-Uncounted House Party on February 13th. From your house party, you'll be able to call in to a very special conference call with filmmaker David Earnhardt and DFA Chair Jim Dean.
Uncounted is an explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. This film examines in startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S. We have free copies of Uncounted on DVD to send to the first 200 House Parties with 10 RSVPs before February 6th.
Uncounted House Party Info
Uncounted is an explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. This film examines in startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S. We have free copies of Uncounted on DVD to send to the first 200 House Parties with 10 RSVPs before February 6th.
Uncounted House Party Info
The latest job numbers are in. And it isn’t a pretty picture. The overall economy lost jobs last month for the first time in four years. Over the next six months, 1.3 million unemployed men and women will run out of benefits without finding new work. First-time unemployment claims rose a whopping 69,000 in the week ended Jan. 26. It’s the largest one-week jump since Hurricane Katrina.
The numbers confirm what we already know—Congress must act immediately and decisively to head off the worst. The quickest and most effective way to do it is to put money in the pockets of those who need it most—the unemployed. In addition, the U.S. Senate should include additional effective mechanisms for economic stimulus. It can provide for fiscal relief to the states, accelerate ready-to-go construction projects, temporarily increase food-stamp benefits and offer tax rebates to low-income seniors and disabled veterans.
The numbers confirm what we already know—Congress must act immediately and decisively to head off the worst. The quickest and most effective way to do it is to put money in the pockets of those who need it most—the unemployed. In addition, the U.S. Senate should include additional effective mechanisms for economic stimulus. It can provide for fiscal relief to the states, accelerate ready-to-go construction projects, temporarily increase food-stamp benefits and offer tax rebates to low-income seniors and disabled veterans.
Don’t Let Washington Provoke Another War Based on Lies and Fraud! The Bush Administration has been caught red-handed manufacturing the highly publicized "provocation" off the Iranian coast on Jan. 6 when five small Iranian open-air speedboats allegedly challenged three massive U. S. guided-missile warships. The U.S. Navy has now admitted that it had spliced together the audio and video tape it presented as evidence and that the threatening voice on the video warning “you may explode” may not have belonged to any Iranian sailors. This incident was manufactured just days before President Bush departed for an eight-day trip to the Middle East, attempting to mobilize a collection of oil-rich U.S. client states against Iran and using the video as the evidence.
Tomorrow, the Senate will begin debate -- again -- on whether or not to give immunity to giant telecom companies that helped the NSA illegally listen to your phone conversations and read your emails.
The White House is fighting hard for their friends in the industry, but it's up to the Senate to do the right thing. We cannot allow our basic civil liberties to be ignored. Tell your Senators today that you expect them to hold the telecom companies responsible for their actions.
Tell the Senate: No immunity for giant telecom companies. True Majority
The House has already passed a version of the bill that does NOT include immunity. Now it's time for the Senate to do the same. Don't let the White House bully the Senate into trampling our basic civil liberties. While the government issued the order, it was up to the telecom companies to decide whether or not to break the law. Those that did should be held responsible. In this country it takes a warrant to listen to the private conversations of American citizens. End of story.
They better be listening now,
The White House is fighting hard for their friends in the industry, but it's up to the Senate to do the right thing. We cannot allow our basic civil liberties to be ignored. Tell your Senators today that you expect them to hold the telecom companies responsible for their actions.
Tell the Senate: No immunity for giant telecom companies. True Majority
The House has already passed a version of the bill that does NOT include immunity. Now it's time for the Senate to do the same. Don't let the White House bully the Senate into trampling our basic civil liberties. While the government issued the order, it was up to the telecom companies to decide whether or not to break the law. Those that did should be held responsible. In this country it takes a warrant to listen to the private conversations of American citizens. End of story.
They better be listening now,
Friends,
Once again, America is faced with questions about the integrity of machine-counted ballots and about the rights of Americans to decide for themselves who they should be allowed to vote for in this crucial Presidential election.
In New Hampshire, it's a question of whether votes were counted or manipulated. In Nevada, it's a question of whether the GE-owned NBC television network should have the power to decide who your choices should be for President.
The vote counts in New Hampshire are suspicious. And, today's decision by NBC to exclude Dennis from next week's Presidential debate - even though he met the criteria - is outrageous. And, we need your help to deal with both of these matters.
Once again, America is faced with questions about the integrity of machine-counted ballots and about the rights of Americans to decide for themselves who they should be allowed to vote for in this crucial Presidential election.
In New Hampshire, it's a question of whether votes were counted or manipulated. In Nevada, it's a question of whether the GE-owned NBC television network should have the power to decide who your choices should be for President.
The vote counts in New Hampshire are suspicious. And, today's decision by NBC to exclude Dennis from next week's Presidential debate - even though he met the criteria - is outrageous. And, we need your help to deal with both of these matters.
We urgently need your help to stop a live animal lab from taking place at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio this month. The school plans on using pigs in its elective laparoscopy surgery lab. Pigs are highly intelligent, social, and sensitive animals.
According to this recent article in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Case Western has stopped using live dogs, cats, and ferrets to teach surgery and other medical courses, and it also plans to stop using pigs—but not until the next academic year. Live animal laparoscopy labs are easily replaced by inexpensive, high-quality simulators. Please urge Case Western to discontinue its live animal lab program today. Being polite is the most effective way to help these animals.
Here’s what you can do to help:
Call Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., at 216-368-2825 and politely ask her to end the school’s live animal lab once and for all.
Send an automatic e-mail to Dr. Davis and politely ask her to end the school’s live animal lab program now.
Forward this e-mail to all of your friends and family in Ohio and ask them to take action, too.
Here’s what you can do to help:
Call Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., at 216-368-2825 and politely ask her to end the school’s live animal lab once and for all.
Send an automatic e-mail to Dr. Davis and politely ask her to end the school’s live animal lab program now.
Forward this e-mail to all of your friends and family in Ohio and ask them to take action, too.
Dear Free Press and freepress.org subscribers and supporters,
With the 2008 presidential primaries a little more than a week away, it is more important than ever to keep the all-volunteer Free Press in business, so we can continue our efforts to ensure free and fair elections - not only in Ohio and throughout the nation.
With the 2008 presidential primaries a little more than a week away, it is more important than ever to keep the all-volunteer Free Press in business, so we can continue our efforts to ensure free and fair elections - not only in Ohio and throughout the nation.
I just heard on the progressive Seattle radio station (1090) that the on line petition that has been launched by Robert Wexler (D Fla who sits on the House Judiciary Committee) that supports hearings on the impeachment of Vice President Cheney, has gathered more than 100,000 signatures in just three days. The Judiciary committee has been sitting on this proposal for a LONG time and at least two members besides Wexler are in support of opening these hearings. Conyers is the chair of the committee and perhaps he needs a mass outpouring of support to get the hearings underway. Everyone can sign the petition by going to wexlerwantshearings.com and filling in the dots. Hearings would make public in a dramatic way the violations of the constitution that have happened in the present administration. I recommend that everyone join in this big email petition that might build a fire under congress people who have said that impeachment in order butrefuse to act on it now that it is a possibility.
Go to Wexler Wants Hearings and put your name down. What is the down side?
Go to Wexler Wants Hearings and put your name down. What is the down side?
FISA Call to Action
Dear Friend:
The Senate will soon consider legislation addressing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). I emailed you about this issue recently responding to inaccuracies in the press about Democratic efforts to improve protection of civil liberties. I am writing you today to update you on the current state of the bill and to ask for your help.
About FISA
One critical question being considered in the Senate's FISA bill is whether to offer telecom companies retroactive immunity for any actions they undertook in the wireless surveillance program. The Bush Administration has claimed that this is necessary for national security reasons, but I am skeptical.
If the Administration was serious about arguing for this immunity, I suspect they would take steps to demonstrate to Congress the extent of this surveillance program and what role the phone companies played. Yet they have refused to share even this information with the House. Clearly, it is a bit much to ask for immunity from prosecution without explaining why it is necessary.
Dear Friend:
The Senate will soon consider legislation addressing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). I emailed you about this issue recently responding to inaccuracies in the press about Democratic efforts to improve protection of civil liberties. I am writing you today to update you on the current state of the bill and to ask for your help.
About FISA
One critical question being considered in the Senate's FISA bill is whether to offer telecom companies retroactive immunity for any actions they undertook in the wireless surveillance program. The Bush Administration has claimed that this is necessary for national security reasons, but I am skeptical.
If the Administration was serious about arguing for this immunity, I suspect they would take steps to demonstrate to Congress the extent of this surveillance program and what role the phone companies played. Yet they have refused to share even this information with the House. Clearly, it is a bit much to ask for immunity from prosecution without explaining why it is necessary.
We are hearing that Senate-House appropriators are near agreement on a loan guarantee package that looks like this:
$25 billion for nukes
$10 billion for renewables
$10 billion for coal to liquids
$2 billion for uranium enrichment
$2 billion for coal to gas
While the $10 billion for renewables might be welcome, the package as a whole reflects misplaced priorities and a lost opportunity to address the climate crisis. Indeed, such an energy policy would make things far worse and make it much harder to reduce carbon emissions.
Throwing taxpayer money at wealthy utilities is not the way toward a sane, sustainable energy future.
*Please call your Senators and Representative today! No loan guarantees for nuclear power (nor coal!)! Tell them to reject the entire omnibus appropriations bill if it includes such loan guarantees.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
$25 billion for nukes
$10 billion for renewables
$10 billion for coal to liquids
$2 billion for uranium enrichment
$2 billion for coal to gas
While the $10 billion for renewables might be welcome, the package as a whole reflects misplaced priorities and a lost opportunity to address the climate crisis. Indeed, such an energy policy would make things far worse and make it much harder to reduce carbon emissions.
Throwing taxpayer money at wealthy utilities is not the way toward a sane, sustainable energy future.
*Please call your Senators and Representative today! No loan guarantees for nuclear power (nor coal!)! Tell them to reject the entire omnibus appropriations bill if it includes such loan guarantees.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121