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Bush Addresses the MVA Awards
The credit crunch claims its next victim, music video directors.
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zeitgeist movie, part II - addendum
posted online today october 3rd http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912
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Bush shuts Barr out
Tom Bevan at Real Clear Politics notes that Bob Barr apparently requested that President Bush allow him to be involved in the bailout negotiations, with predictable results. Here’s the press release from Barr’s campaign:
“I respectfully request to be included in the discussions with congressional leaders, Senators McCain and Obama and representatives of your administration,” Barr.... Tom Bevan at Real Clear Politics notes that Bob Barr apparently requested that President Bush allow him to be involved in the bailout ... more -
Bush defends US debt rescue plan
US President George W Bush has defended a rescue package organised to bail out wall street institutions, in an attempt to straighten out the worst financial crisis in decades. US President George W Bush has defended a rescue package organised to bail out wall street institutions, in an attempt to straighten o... more
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Crisis reveals Bush's shifting ideology
President Bush's decision to shore up the financial markets with massive government intervention is the latest sign of a broad ideological transformation of his presidency.
After a first term in which he largely adhered to conservative — or neoconservative — principles, Bush has moved away from long-standing positions on a range of foreign and domestic issues. In the final year of his second term, he has reached out diplomatically to North Korea and Iran, engineered a dramatic midcourse correction on the Iraq war and increased the government's role in the daily workings of the economy to a degree that would have seemed unimaginable when he first pursued the nation's highest office.
Given that Bush toppled two foreign governments and slashed taxes dramatically in his first term, the policies of his second term are striking, particularly to those who had hoped his presidency might usher in enduring conservative rule in Washington. Some leading conservatives seemed stunned yesterday by the turn of events that has left the federal government in control of one of the world's biggest insurance companies and the two largest financiers of home mortgages. President Bush's decision to shore up the financial markets with massive government intervention is the latest sign of a broad id... more -
Vermont Candidate to prosecute Bush if elected
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Lots of political candidates make campaign promises. But not like Charlotte Dennett's.
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Dennett, 61, the Progressive Party's candidate for Vermont Attorney General, said Thursday she will prosecute President Bush for murder if she's elected Nov. 4.
Dennett, an attorney and investigative journalist, says Bush must be held accountable for the deaths of thousands of people in Iraq — U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians. She believes the Vermont attorney general would have jurisdiction to do so.
She also said she would appoint a special prosecutor and already knows who that should be: former Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, the author of "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," a new book.
"Someone has to step forward," said Dennett, flanked by Bugliosi at a news conference announcing her plan. "Someone has to say we cannot put up with this lack of accountability any more."
Dennett and two others are challenging incumbent Attorney General William Sorrell, a Democrat, in the Nov. 4 election.
Bugliosi, 74, who gained fame as the prosecutor of killer Charles Manson, said any state attorney general would have jurisdiction since Bush committed "overt acts" including the military's recruitment of soldiers in Vermont and allegedly lying about the threat posed by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in speeches that were aired in Vermont and elsewhere.
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Palin, McCain add up to a continuation of Bush policies
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has awesome self-confidence. Chosen by fellow Republicans to be Sen. John McCain's running mate, she told an interviewer: "I'm ready."That confidence reflects her naivete about her role that puts her one heartbeat away from the presidency.
In accepting the nomination as veep, she invoked the greatness of President Truman, based on their small-town origins. But anyone who was around during Truman's era knows there is a world of difference between Palin and Truman. Take, for example, humility.
Truman was vice president for only a short time when on April 12, 1945, he was summoned to the White House and told the stunning news that President Franklin Roosevelt was dead. Truman and FDR were not close and Truman was not deeply familiar with the U.S. military plans for World War II. He also did not know about the atomic bomb.
As the nation's new leader, Truman wanted a few days to move into the White House. He understood the magnitude of his new job. The morning after being sworn in Truman emerged from his Washington apartment to go to work on his first day as president. He took one look at the three wire service reporters who standing in front of his building.
"Boys," he said to the familiar faces, "the moon and the stars fell on me. If you ever prayed before, pray for me."
So when Palin says she is "ready," one thinks of the two U.S. wars under way in Iraq and Afghanistan -- and the devastating market crash on Wall Street.
There is no question that Palin has given a big lift to McCain and helped boost his ratings so that he's now virtually tied with Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee. As a team McCain and Palin are on the same page. Both are pro-guns, and anti-abortion. She is literally a rifle-toting mama, against sex education, and has attempted to ban books she considers immoral from her hometown library.
But Palin's evangelical rigidity on social issues puts her out of step with the modern woman. She is said to be more reactionary than McCain -- if that's possible. Is it any wonder that the activist feminist organizations have come out in support of Obama?
The new Republican ticket seems like the current White House tenant. Neither McCain nor Palin appear to have any significant doubts about President Bush's disastrous policies. Palin's gubernatorial tenure in Alaska is personified by massive firings when she took office. She does not tolerate dissent and shuns the press.
It seems clear to me that we would have another imperial presidency if McCain and Palin win the hearts and minds of the American people in the November balloting. Bob Woodward of the Washington Post has been privy to the workings of the Bush White House and has written four books to prove it. In his latest Book, "The War Within," Woodward depicts Bush as a "man of few doubts" who is "still following his gut, convinced that the path he has chosen is right."
Bush, who has switched from using the word "win" in speaking of Iraq to "succeed," has the gung ho McCain-Palin team behind him. The question is "why?" Woodward also wrote that Bush was intolerant of confrontations and in-depth debate. He said Bush maintained an "odd detachment" in the management of the war in Iraq ... "and too often failed to lead."
Bush has never explained why he invaded Iraq -- a country that had no doomsday weapons and did us no harm. It's doubtful that McCain or Palin could explain Bush's mindless mission in the Middle East if they gained the White House. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has awesome self-confidence. Chosen by fellow Republicans to be Sen. John McCain's running mate, she told... more -
White House says no more bailouts on the way - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com
The Bush administration signaled strongly on Monday that troubled Wall Street shouldn’t expect more rescues from Washington.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson declared that the current turmoil in markets and financial institutions ultimately will “make things better.” The Bush administration signaled strongly on Monday that troubled Wall Street shouldn’t expect more rescues from Washington. ... more -
Pelosi leads Democrats' assault on AIG rescue - Decision '08- msnbc.com
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday evening unleashed a stinging attack on the Federal Reserve's decision to rescue the giant insurance firm American International Group Inc.
The Federal Reserve is purchasing an 80 percent stake in AIG and will lend $85 billion to AIG to avert its collapse. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday evening unleashed a stinging attack on the Federal Reserve's decision to rescue the giant in... more -
Bush: Financial markets dealing with steps taken to foster stability
In a brief White House statement Thursday, President Bush said he shares the American people’s concern about the situation in U.S. financial markets and the economy.
Bush said the markets are adjusting to “extraordinary measures” the government has taken to stabilize the economy In a brief White House statement Thursday, President Bush said he shares the American people’s concern about the situation in U.S. fin... more -
President Bush to speak on financial turmoil
President Bush will make a statement to the nation Thursday morning concerning the financial turmoil that has sent shock waves through the economy, the White House said.
White House press secretary Dana Perino said the president plans the statement at the White House at 10:15 a.m. EDT.
She said he will assure Americans that his administration is continuing efforts “to promote stability in the markets.” President Bush will make a statement to the nation Thursday morning concerning the financial turmoil that has sent shock waves through... more -
Bush's calendar empty as McCain & Republicans avoid him
There is an invisible man in the 2008 election: the president of the United States.
Republican candidates have all but shunned him, save those who need him to help raise money. And to the extent any president can keep a low profile, George W. Bush is doing it.
Saddled with one of the lowest approval ratings in polling history, the president is still in demand to shake the party money tree, though almost all of that is done out of the public eye.
``Sadly, a highly visible presence by the president will hurt the party and hurt John McCain,'' Bush's former spokesman Ari Fleischer said.
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Bush pardons himself and cronies of potential warcrimes
Bush tries to get a bill passed that will give himself and his administration retroactive immunity from prosecution for alleged Geneva Convention violations. Are you angry yet? Bush tries to get a bill passed that will give himself and his administration retroactive immunity from prosecution for alleged Geneva... more
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Cindy Sheehan is on the ballot! (This is THE MOST important election in 08)
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan qualified Friday for a November showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, collecting the signatures needed to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for Congress.
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Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Paul Chinn/The ChronicleHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San FranciscoCindy Sheehan will run against Nancy Pelosi for Congress ... View Larger Images
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"We're very excited," said Sheehan, 51, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who is well-known for her protest outside President Bush's Texas ranch. "Now we have to get organized and regroup."
Republican Dana Walsh and Libertarian Philip Berg will join Pelosi and Sheehan on the Nov. 4 ballot. Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan qualified Friday for a November showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, collecting the signatures ne... more -
Bush gets hot and sweaty with volleyball beauties
A beaming George W. Bush was spotted getting sweaty with the USA's sexy beach volleyball duo, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor.
The US President was obviously getting hot under the collar as the sexy volleyball athletes showed off their tan and toned bodies in their sporty bikinis and took him through his paces on the court - as the massive sweat patch on his back went to show.
I bet Obama would have loved to have been in his shoes... A beaming George W. Bush was spotted getting sweaty with the USA's sexy beach volleyball duo, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor. ... more -
Bush To Relax Endangered Species Law
The Bush Administraion is working to relax laws that federally protects endangered species.
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Bush's delegation was briefed on how to talk Canadian
Bush's delegation was provided with a "protocol guide" to help them understand the language and customs of the foreigners. Bush's delegation was provided with a "protocol guide" to help them understand the language and customs of the foreigne... more
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US HIV travel ban lifted as Bush signs new AIDS bill
US President George W Bush has signed a new law lifting a ban on HIV positive people from entering the United States and signed new legislation to fight AIDS in the developing world, Pink News reports.
There will be a rise in the budget to fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis of $15bn (£7.5bn) to $48bn (£24bn).
The law also removes a requirement for a third of the AIDS fight to be targeted at abstaining from sex rather than through medical research or distribution.
As he signed the bill, Mr Bush said:
"It's going to save millions of people. This bill embodies the extraordinary compassion of the American people. We are a compassionate nation. And that's what this bill says loud and clear.
Wow. Is this the first great thing George W has done? Or has he opened the United States' borders up to a health risk for American society? US President George W Bush has signed a new law lifting a ban on HIV positive people from entering the United States and signed new le... more -
News Bloopers!
Get your virals while theyre hot! Todays menu includes some helicopter fishing, some amazing news bloopers, and much more!
To watch the full versions of all five videos just click on the links in the comments section below. Get your virals while theyre hot! Todays menu includes some helicopter fishing, some amazing news bloopers, and much more! ... more -
'W' shows President Bush as party animal
"Dubya won't be too happy with "W."
President Bush is depicted as a rudderless young party animal in an upcoming Oliver Stone movie about his life, a trailer for the film shows.
A youthful Bush is shown gambling, taking a swing at his famous dad and downing shots of booze in the 96-second clip promoting the flick.
"What exactly are you cut out for?" asks by an actor playing the part of President George H.W. Bush. "Partying, chasing tail, driving drunk?"
The younger Bush is depicted slamming his car into a house and being led into a jail cell, a dramatization of his drunken-driving arrests.
"Who do you think you are, a Kennedy," the elder Bush character asks. "You're a Bush - act like one."
The Lionsgate film is to hit theaters on Oct. 17, about three weeks before Americans go to the polls to pick a new President.
"No Country For Old Men" star Josh Brolin portrays the younger President Bush in the film.
The flick includes digs at his failures in business and the military, including a reference to his National Guard service that was the subject of a controversial CBS report that wound up torpedoing anchorman Dan Rather's career.
"If I remember correctly. . . working in the investment firm wasn't for you either, or the oil rig job," the elder Bush lectures in the trailer. "You didn't exactly finish up with flying colors in the Air National Guard, junior."
The film also covers the younger Bush's White House years.
Louis Armstrong croons "What a Wonderful World" in the trailer as actors depicting Laura Bush, Karl Rove, and Dick Cheney flash past.
Bush also took it on the chin last election season when Michael Moore released his damning "Fahrenheit 9/11" in 2004.
Stone previously stoked controversy with his big-screen depictions of presidents Nixon and John F. Kennedy."
Will you see it? "Dubya won't be too happy with "W." ... more
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