Archive for March, 2007
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Friday, March 30th, 2007Thiis Sunday evening at 7 PM eastern time, Phil de Vellis, creator of the Hillary 1984 video, will be on MyDD’s Blog Talk Radio show. According to MyDD:
On Sunday, in what will be his first interview for internet radio since he “came out” (or was “outed”) as ParkRidge47, de Vellis will sit […]
Giuliani Briefed on Kerik in 2000
Friday, March 30th, 2007Today’s New York Times has a potentially explosive story about Rudy Giuliani:
Rudolph W. Giuliani told a grand jury that his former chief investigator remembered having briefed him on some aspects of Bernard B. Kerik’s relationship with a company suspected of ties to organized crime before Mr. Kerik’s appointment as New York City police commissioner, according […]
The Agonist on Blog Talk Radio
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Just a quick programming note: tonight (Thursday) at 7 PM eastern time, Radio Agonist airs on Blog Talk Radio. The show covers “The politics of national security, international affairs, global news and their effect on domestic politics.” The call-in number is (646) 915-8560.
Still Going, Going, Gone-zales…
Thursday, March 29th, 2007There’s continuing news about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, his former chief of staff Kyle Sampson, and “Bush’s brain” Karl Rove in the scandal over the firings of eight United States attorneys. Here’s some commentary from around the progressive blogosphere:
*At Huffington Post, RJ Eskow writes that ” new evidence is emerging that Rove was […]
Democrats’ 50-48 Victory on Iraq Troop Withdrawal
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Yesterday, the US Senate voted 50-48 to reject a Republican amendment “that would have struck a troop withdrawal plan from emergency military funding legislation.” Voting with the Democrats was Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, who has been working more closely with Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia on the Iraq issue, and Republican Gordon […]
Gonzales’ Senior Counselor Invokes the Fifth Amendment
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007The Washington Post reports today that “Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s senior counselor yesterday refused to testify in the Senate about her involvement in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.” Here’s some reaction in the progressive blogosphere, which certainly hasn’t “taken the fifth” on talking about this […]
Gov. Kaine’s Amendments, Vetoes on Blog Talk Radio
Monday, March 26th, 2007Tonight at 9 PM eastern time, the RK/NLS Virginia Poltiics Blog Talk Radio show will feature a discussion of Governor Kaine’s amendments and vetoes announced today, including his veto of several bills expanding Virginia’s death penalty, his ban on smoking in Virginia restaurants, and his amendments to the all-important transportation bill.
This should be an interesting […]
MyDD: “Death by Meta” Online?
Monday, March 26th, 2007Over at MyDD, Chris Bowers has a thought-provoking post on whether a key “danger of online political communities” is what he calls “death by meta.” Bowers argues that what used to be called “meta” - discussion of “the role of the progressive, political blogosphere within the broader political ecosytem” - now has “come […]
MyDD Blog Talk Radio Show Tonight
Sunday, March 25th, 2007Courtesy of Adam Conner at MyDD.com
Last week’s Blog Talk Radio show featured our first attempt to use a theme song (unsuccessfully) but you can listen live tonight at 7pm as Jonathan Singer, Aaron Banks, and I cut through the spin, call the BS, and mock those who deserve it. Singer is just back from the […]
Dems Pass Iraq Bill; Bush Says He’ll Veto It
Saturday, March 24th, 2007Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a supplemental spending bill for Iraq that included a timeline for getting out of there. President Bush immediately blasted it, saying that he would “veto it if it comes to my desk.” Here’s some commentary from the progressive blogosphere on this subject:
*Kos lists “Democrats in tough […]
Where the Blogs Meet the Mainstream
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30 PM eastern time, Matt Bai of the New York Times Magazine and Gina Cooper of YearlyKos, and DailyKos front-page writer McJoan will be the special guests on Heading Left’s Blog Talk Radio show. This should be a very interesting show. Aside from his upcoming book on […]
Edwards’ Press Conference Today: “Major Development”
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007According to the New York Times:
John Edwards, the North Carolina Democrat making a second bid for the presidency, announced late Wednesday night that he would hold a news conference Thursday, a day after he and his wife, Elizabeth, visited Mrs. Edwards’ doctor to assess her health following her recovery from breast cancer.
The Washington Post reports […]
“Hillary 1984″ Creator Unmasked
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007The heretofore anonymous person who created the “Hillary 1984″ video, with over 2 million views on YouTube, has now been unmasked. See the Huffington Post for more on this breaking story. Also, see what the author of one of the most “viral” videos in history has to say for himself, and what people have […]
Jessica Valenti of Feministing on Radio Agonist (Blog Talk Radio)
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007Tomorrow (Friday) at 7 PM eastern time, Jessica Valenti of Feministing will be interviewed on Radio Agonist. Jessica is Executive Editor of the blog that “provides a platform for [young women] to comment, analyze and influence.”
You can call in at (646) 915-8560.
Bush Invokes “Executive Privilege” on Attorney Firings
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007Here’s some commentary on President Bush’s invocation of “executive privilege” with regard to top aides testifying under oath to Congress on the attorney firings scandal:
*Kagro X on Daily Kos writes:
the resolution of this stand-off will determine the extent to which the Congress is able to investigate everything that’s still on their plate. If they lose […]