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January 2008
Signing Statement Silence
By David Swanson
Every major pseudo peace movement organization in the country, afraid to actually urge Congress to cut off the money for the illegal occupation of Iraq, believed it was really important to set up a commission to probe contractor waste in Iraq, and to once again ban the construction and maintenance of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq. Every open-government and whistleblowers group backed the expansion of protections for whistleblowers and the requirement that intelligence agencies
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John Nichols Answers Every Question on Impeachment in 60 Minutes
Wow. I’ve heard John Nichols speak many times on impeachment, and I’ve read his book “The Genius of Impeachment,” but this 60 minute recording of an interview I did with him Tuesday evening lays it all out in one place better than anything I’ve heard before: http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/audio/2008/#january
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State of Union Came With a Signing Statement
By David Swanson
On the day of the State of the Union, apparently hoping nobody would notice, President George W. Bush posted a statement on the White House website announcing his intention to violate major sections of the Defense Authorization bill that he just signed into law.
For their part, the Democrats in Congress have chosen not to push for a just and decent economic stimulus plan, because they want to work amicably with Bush. They’ve chosen not to vote on contempt citations for
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I'm Interviewing John Nichols on Impeachment Tonight
Listen in and join in and ask questions from 8-9 p.m. ET tonight at http://thepeoplespeakradio.org
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One of Key SOTU Lies Was a Rerun
By David Swanson
“In the past six years, we’ve stopped numerous attacks, including a plot to fly a plane into the tallest building in Los Angeles, and another to blow up passenger jets bound for America over the Atlantic.”
–George W. Bush, 2008 State of the Union
“We stopped an al Qaeda plot to fly a hijacked airplane into the tallest building on the West Coast.”
–George W. Bush, 2007 State of the Union
An October 8, 2005, LA Times story, headlined “Scope
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Road to Impeachment and Peace Runs Through Cleveland
By David Swanson
Congressman Dennis Kucinich is facing a tough primary in five weeks in his working class district in Cleveland, Ohio. He’s up against better funded opponents and the concerted effort of the corporate and media powers of Cleveland that have opposed him since long before he took that seat away from a Republican.
Kucinich is a progressive candidate who inspires passionate support from many in Cleveland who might not turn out to vote for a DLC Democrat. If he loses his primary,
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I'll Be Interviewing Former Senator George McGovern on February 4th
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The People Speak with host David Swanson
AIRDATE: 2/4/08 Monday 7-8pm ET
Guest: George McGovern
Info: George McGovern has never forgotten his roots. He was born in Avon, South Dakota, on July 19, 1922, the son of a Wesleyan Methodist minister. The family moved to Mitchell, South Dakota, in 1928, and George graduated from Mitchell High School in 1940. He was an outstanding student, and his proficiency in debate won him a scholarship at Dakota Wesleyan
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The Whisper Was for Romney
By David Swanson
Some of you may recall the powerful evidence in 2004 that George W. Bush was cheating in the debates by wearing an earpiece. The New York Times famously (well, at least somewhat famously) documented the evidence and then refused to print it because it might have had an effect on the election: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2012
A few of you may be aware of the extensive evidence that Bush has worn an earpiece and been prompted with answers at speaking events for the past three
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No More Investigations Please
By David Swanson
In a December 31, 2007, editorial, the New York Times faulted the current president and vice president of the United States for kidnapping innocent people, denying justice to prisoners, torturing, murdering, circumventing U.S. and international law, spying in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and basing their actions on “imperial fantasies.”
Bush’s and Cheney’s crimes stand open on the table before us. Their lies about Iraqi ties to al Qaeda are on videotape
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