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(CHICAGO) January 31, 2006 - Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, issued the following statement on the life and legacy of Mrs. Coretta Scott King:
An angel of hope has taken flight. She will be sorely missed -- a distinguished voice in history. For the 51 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott, she has shown amazing endurance, strength and resilience.
She walked with her husband during the ordeal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Their home was bombed; she endured the hate and violent anger toward their family. She had to endure the constant knowledge that each time he left their home, he might never return, while she still had to be a mother to their children and a voice for those who were often voiceless and hopeless.
An angel of hope has taken flight. She will be sorely missed -- a distinguished voice in history. For the 51 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott, she has shown amazing endurance, strength and resilience.
She walked with her husband during the ordeal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Their home was bombed; she endured the hate and violent anger toward their family. She had to endure the constant knowledge that each time he left their home, he might never return, while she still had to be a mother to their children and a voice for those who were often voiceless and hopeless.
Fresh from my utter frustration over the Democrats' failed (and pathetic, I might add) attempt to filibuster Samuel J. Alito Jr., I have to also admit that I'm getting Irritable Bowel Syndrome listening to conservative twits like Pat Buchanan declare that it is President Bush and VP Dick Cheney whom "Americans want to protect them." Exactly which Americans are they talking about, because last time I checked, most of the country's voters, according to the latest polls, think the Busheviks are responsible for much of the nation's woes. As for the myth perpetuated by Buchanan and other GOP spin-monkeys, maybe it's due to years of unfair double-standards in this country that Texans and ranchers are tough guys while New Englanders like John Kerry are wimpy prep-school sissyboys. It must be that, because it sure as hell ain't based on facts or on the record of these two draft-dodgers since they grabbed power back in 2000.
So to set the record straight, let's revisit this impressive record, shall we?:
1. It was on Bush/Cheney's watch that the worst terrorist act in our history occurred
So to set the record straight, let's revisit this impressive record, shall we?:
1. It was on Bush/Cheney's watch that the worst terrorist act in our history occurred
We are acquiring all Ohio's voting records starting with the Nov. 2, 2004 election, by digitally photographing ballots (or thermal paper rolls), roster and poll books. A team of five (usually) travels to a county Board of Elections and spends a few days collecting the records. We need volunteers who can provide and operate a digital camera (altho sometimes we have an extra set of equipment.) Bring a tripod, extra batteries and at least a gigabyte of memory. The pictures will be uploaded onto a laptop at the end of each day's work.
If you want to help us preserve the historical record, please contact Rady Ananda at ohiorecords@gmail.com
Elections belong to the people!
Support OHIO ELECTION PROTECTION 2006-2008!
If you want to help us preserve the historical record, please contact Rady Ananda at ohiorecords@gmail.com
Elections belong to the people!
Support OHIO ELECTION PROTECTION 2006-2008!
Remember this? "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
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Those are George Bush's famous 16 words from his 2003 State of the Union address, delivered less than two months before he sent troops into war in Iraq.
They were false. Three years later Americans are still demanding answers on the manipulation of intelligence by an administration eager to start a war.
Americans have a lot of questions that went unanswered tonight. When George Bush delivered his State of the Union address, he had a big megaphone and the world's attention. He had the opportunity to regain some degree of credibility with the American people -- more than half of whom disapprove of his performance as president. But he failed to answer the real questions ordinary Americans have about the state of our union:
Those are George Bush's famous 16 words from his 2003 State of the Union address, delivered less than two months before he sent troops into war in Iraq.
They were false. Three years later Americans are still demanding answers on the manipulation of intelligence by an administration eager to start a war.
Americans have a lot of questions that went unanswered tonight. When George Bush delivered his State of the Union address, he had a big megaphone and the world's attention. He had the opportunity to regain some degree of credibility with the American people -- more than half of whom disapprove of his performance as president. But he failed to answer the real questions ordinary Americans have about the state of our union:
AUSTIN, Texas -- In a happy harmonic convergence, Groundhog Day falls only two days after the State of the Union Address this year. Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office -- at least he doesn't lie about the weather. The Bush administration is now trying to stop NASA's top climate scientist from speaking out on the need for prompt action on global warming. As far as we know, the groundhog isn't suppressing anyone, he just calls it as he sees it.
James E. Hansen, longtime head of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, gave a speech last month calling for immediate reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases because global warming is so pressing. He says since then NASA has reviewed his coming lectures, papers, postings and requests for interviews from journalists. "They feel their job is to be this censor of information going out to the public," said Hansen. The top P.R. guy denies it, saying, "It's about coordination."
James E. Hansen, longtime head of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, gave a speech last month calling for immediate reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases because global warming is so pressing. He says since then NASA has reviewed his coming lectures, papers, postings and requests for interviews from journalists. "They feel their job is to be this censor of information going out to the public," said Hansen. The top P.R. guy denies it, saying, "It's about coordination."
I was one of ten people present at the "hack" of the Leon County, Florida voting system, which took place on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 around 4:30 in the afternoon at the county elections warehouse. Leon County's voting system is the Diebold Accu-Vote OS 1.94w (optical scan).
?The Leon County Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho, authorized a "test" of his Diebold voting system to see if election results could be altered using only a memory card. Harri Hursti (photo at right), a computer programmer from Finland, who has been working with Black Box Voting, facilitated the test and it has come to be known as the "Harri Hursti Hack."
Following is a description of that hack and its significance for our nation, which I hope will correct much of the misinformation circulating regarding this event.
The Hack
To select which voting machine to use for the test, Ion drew a serial number of one voting machine from a container holding all the serial numbers of all the Leon County machines.
?The Leon County Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho, authorized a "test" of his Diebold voting system to see if election results could be altered using only a memory card. Harri Hursti (photo at right), a computer programmer from Finland, who has been working with Black Box Voting, facilitated the test and it has come to be known as the "Harri Hursti Hack."
Following is a description of that hack and its significance for our nation, which I hope will correct much of the misinformation circulating regarding this event.
The Hack
To select which voting machine to use for the test, Ion drew a serial number of one voting machine from a container holding all the serial numbers of all the Leon County machines.
Over the past few months, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has been questioning witnesses in the CIA leak case about the origins of the disputed Niger documents referenced in President Bush's January 2003 State of the Union address, according to several current and former State Department officials who have testified in the case.
The State Department officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because some of the information they discussed is still classified, indicated that the White House had substantial motive for revealing undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters.
They said the questions Fitzgerald asked them about the Niger documents suggested to them that the special prosecutor was putting together a timeline. They said they believe Fitzgerald wants to show the grand jury how some people in the Bush administration may have conspired to retaliate against former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, an outspoken critic of the administration's pre-war Iraq intelligence.
The State Department officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because some of the information they discussed is still classified, indicated that the White House had substantial motive for revealing undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters.
They said the questions Fitzgerald asked them about the Niger documents suggested to them that the special prosecutor was putting together a timeline. They said they believe Fitzgerald wants to show the grand jury how some people in the Bush administration may have conspired to retaliate against former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, an outspoken critic of the administration's pre-war Iraq intelligence.