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My name is Bruce Tetley. I am a nobody, a middle aged
musician who has never cleared more than $10,000 a year
in this life. Born and raised in Syracuse, N.Y., I moved
to Florida in 1996, then I moved to Maui in November of
2004. I have good reason to believe my life is in danger.
In the past week my bank accounts have been emptied electronically and my credit cards maxed out. As far as the banks are concerned, all transactions were legally done and I have no recourse. In the past year I've had two very omi- nous, threatening phone calls and two symbolic but no less threatening "messages". One was a dead rat at the foot of my bed back in Florida, and the other was a penny, painted red, at the foot of my bed yesterday. (Not worth a red cent) Let me begin to explain with some history.
In the past week my bank accounts have been emptied electronically and my credit cards maxed out. As far as the banks are concerned, all transactions were legally done and I have no recourse. In the past year I've had two very omi- nous, threatening phone calls and two symbolic but no less threatening "messages". One was a dead rat at the foot of my bed back in Florida, and the other was a penny, painted red, at the foot of my bed yesterday. (Not worth a red cent) Let me begin to explain with some history.
The piece you did on Rev. Rod Parsley I just read
today and you didn't mention one word about who is
joing Parsley on his World Harvest crusade. I was
disappointed to hear that you did not mention anything
about liberal critic and loudmouth Ann Coulter, who is
touring with Parsley and Alan Keyes. I don't mean to
be harsh or anything, but are you really that afraid
to bash Coulter and her right-wing views? Don't tell
me you're going to chicken out on letting Ann Coulter
have it? As far as I'm concerned, Coulter should be
an enemy of the people alongside Parsley and Jim
Petro. I am so sick and tired of hearing her whine
about how the Dems are destroying Democracy. I don't
care whether or not if Coulter is from Ohio, her
trash-talking against the Dems and other liberals
deserves an immediate retaliation. I would hope you'd
agree with my philosophy, Mr. Fitrakis.
To be honest, I don't care who wins the Ohio GOP primary for governor in 2006. I don't care for either 3 of them. I would, however, like to see a Coleman v. Blackwell showdown for governor in 2006.
To be honest, I don't care who wins the Ohio GOP primary for governor in 2006. I don't care for either 3 of them. I would, however, like to see a Coleman v. Blackwell showdown for governor in 2006.
Media activism has achieved a lot. But I don’t believe there’s
anything to be satisfied with -- considering the present-day realities of
corporate media and the warfare state.
War has become a constant of U.S. foreign policy, and media flackery for the war-makers in Washington is routine -- boosting militarism that tilts the country in more authoritarian directions. The dominant news outlets provide an ongoing debate over how to fine-tune the machinery of war. What we need is a debate over how to dismantle the war machine.
When there are appreciable splits within or between the two major political parties, the mainstream news coverage is apt to include some divergent outlooks. But when elites in Washington close ranks for war, the major media are more inclined to shut down real discourse.
War has become a constant of U.S. foreign policy, and media flackery for the war-makers in Washington is routine -- boosting militarism that tilts the country in more authoritarian directions. The dominant news outlets provide an ongoing debate over how to fine-tune the machinery of war. What we need is a debate over how to dismantle the war machine.
When there are appreciable splits within or between the two major political parties, the mainstream news coverage is apt to include some divergent outlooks. But when elites in Washington close ranks for war, the major media are more inclined to shut down real discourse.
The potential firing of Ohio whistleblower Sherole Eaton, Deputy Director of the Hocking County Board of Elections, has re-fired bitter controversy over the stolen 2004 presidential election.
And newly released documents confirming a pre-election threat by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell against election board officials has added to the mix, as has the dismissal of Blackwell's highly publicized sanction attempt against attorneys who challenged the election outcome.
And newly released documents confirming a pre-election threat by Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell against election board officials has added to the mix, as has the dismissal of Blackwell's highly publicized sanction attempt against attorneys who challenged the election outcome.
Of the movie series of our time, "Star Wars" is among the best and
most celebrated. Millions across America waited in line Wednesday, May
18 to celebrate the final installment in the series that evolved into a
religious following. Nearly 30 years after the premiere of "Star
Wars: A New Hope," director George Lucas has brought the saga to an
end (or beginning) with a bang.
In "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," Lucas succeeded where both Episode I and II fell short. In contrast to the child geared "Phantom Menace" and the plot heavy "Attack of the Clones," "Revenge of the Sith" successfully blends stunning special effects and edge-of-your-seat action sequences with a complex and long awaited plot that, at last, answers the questions that have plagued the minds of Star Wars fans since the first movie was released.
Specifically, the movie focuses on showing the transformation of young Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) from Jedi to Darth Vader, lord of the dark side.
In "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," Lucas succeeded where both Episode I and II fell short. In contrast to the child geared "Phantom Menace" and the plot heavy "Attack of the Clones," "Revenge of the Sith" successfully blends stunning special effects and edge-of-your-seat action sequences with a complex and long awaited plot that, at last, answers the questions that have plagued the minds of Star Wars fans since the first movie was released.
Specifically, the movie focuses on showing the transformation of young Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) from Jedi to Darth Vader, lord of the dark side.
omeone needs to supply Senate Democrats with a dictionary-perhaps even a thesaurus. They need to learn the difference between compromise and surrender.
Six so-called moderate Democrats and a half dozen Republicans of the same alleged reasonableness have formed a group with the charming moniker “The Gang of 12”. They have come up with a wonderful idea: the Democrats will allow up and down votes (absolutely guaranteed confirmations) of the five most conservative, ferociously reactionary judicial nominees, out of the seven resubmitted by President Bush. The other two would remain “on hold”. On hold does not mean never to be voted upon. It simply means that these nominees will have to wait a while longer until the Democrats figure out a way to give Il Duce all that he wants, without completely alienating those who have voted against this American Caesar repeatedly and in the sincere belief that the national Democratic Party opposes him as much as they do. A belief obviously belied by the evidence.
Six so-called moderate Democrats and a half dozen Republicans of the same alleged reasonableness have formed a group with the charming moniker “The Gang of 12”. They have come up with a wonderful idea: the Democrats will allow up and down votes (absolutely guaranteed confirmations) of the five most conservative, ferociously reactionary judicial nominees, out of the seven resubmitted by President Bush. The other two would remain “on hold”. On hold does not mean never to be voted upon. It simply means that these nominees will have to wait a while longer until the Democrats figure out a way to give Il Duce all that he wants, without completely alienating those who have voted against this American Caesar repeatedly and in the sincere belief that the national Democratic Party opposes him as much as they do. A belief obviously belied by the evidence.
Dear Friends at Free Press: Harvey Wasserman is basically right about the Spanish-American War. But McKinley did call for an inquiry first, so it isn't correct to portray him as a warmonger. And the story of the "rape" of the Cuban Joan of Arc is tragi-comic in itself, because Hearst had laid the groundwork for it 15 years earlier at the Hasty Pudding Club at Harvard.
All of this is covered in great detail in my book, The Lindbergh Syndrome: Heroes and Celebrities in a New Gilded Age. ... Beginning today, you can place orders directly with Wheatmark by calling 520-798-3306 in Tucson.
All of this is covered in great detail in my book, The Lindbergh Syndrome: Heroes and Celebrities in a New Gilded Age. ... Beginning today, you can place orders directly with Wheatmark by calling 520-798-3306 in Tucson.
A collection of 69 oral histories related to the May 4, 1970 shootings at
Kent State University has been added to OhioLINK's Digital Media Center
(DMC). The oral histories include many eyewitness accounts of the event and
its aftermath, contributed by people who were students, faculty members, and
City of Kent residents at the time, as well as an account by an Ohio
National Guardsman. This is the sixth collection to be added to the Historic
& Archival Digital Media database
(http://worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/
History/Login), which is freely available to anyone worldwide via the Internet.
The Kent State May 4 Oral Histories are available as audio files. Apple's free QuickTime player is required to listen to the files. A written transcript is also available for most of the oral histories. Click on the "full record" link to view the transcript.
History/Login), which is freely available to anyone worldwide via the Internet.
The Kent State May 4 Oral Histories are available as audio files. Apple's free QuickTime player is required to listen to the files. A written transcript is also available for most of the oral histories. Click on the "full record" link to view the transcript.
