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Friday, April 7, 2006

Hypocrite Extraordinaire -- president George W. Bush, Authorized Leaker

"And if there is a leak in my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated the law, the person will be taken care of." -- president George W. Bush, September 2003, long after the Valerie Plame Affair was initiated and long before former vice-presidential Chief of Staff... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 3, 2006

The Connection Between The Religious Right And The Political Right

"I'd like to point out that during the twentieth century, white, God-fearing, predominantly Christian Europe produced Lenin, Stalin, Franco, Hitler and Mussolini." -- George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops? Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 2, 2006

Here's A Truth That Was Ruthlessly Murdered In Washington

"Soon after the 2002 Monterey Conference, President George W. Bush announced a Millenium Challenge* fund of $5 billion annually for development aid, but three years later only $400,000 (less than 1 percent) has actually been distributed. Another example is Washington's official announcement of one... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Why We Have Such A Hard Time Finding The Truth

"Washington is where truth goes to die." -- Lou Dobbs, CNN anchorperson Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 27, 2006

A Warning Not Heeded

"... A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people and our country want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 24, 2006

Clarifying What Dubya Made So Clear

"The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and Al Qaeda, because there was a relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda." -- President Bush, June 17, 2004 "I don't think we ever said -- at least I know I didn't say that there was a direct connection between... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 20, 2006

David Letterman Has The Answer To Ending The War In Iraq

"I figure the only way to get rid of the Iraqi war -- the only way to get rid of it -- is to put it on NBC." -- David Letterman, March 20, 2006, the first day of year four of the war Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Does Anyone Know What A Civil War Is?

"It is unfortunate that we are in civil war. We are losing each day as an average 50 to 60 people throughout the country, if not more. If this is not civil war, then God knows what civil war is." -- former Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 17, 2006

All Of Us Irish For A Day

"Irish? In truth I would not want to be anything else. It is a state of mind as well as an actual country. It is being at odds with other nationalities, having quite different philosophy about pleasure, about punishment, about life, and about death. At least it does not leave one pusillanimous." --... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

A Few Words On Tax Preparation

"I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money. " -- Arthur Godfrey "Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages." -- H.L. Mencken "Only the little people... Sign in to see full entry.

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