Archive for March, 2007
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2007Why would any Democratic 2008 contenders agree to debate on Fox News, the “fairly unbalanced” network that is about as friendly to Democrats as Dick Cheney is to the environment or to his hunting buddies? Here are some thoughts from the Democratic blogosphere:
*At Daily Kos, Markos praises the Edwards campaign for “showing real leadership on […]
Scooter Libby is Guilty
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007Here’s some progressive blog reaction to the guilty verdict on Scooter Libby:
*The amazing coverage at Firedoglake by Jane Hamsher, “emptywheel” et al concludes. Hamsher writes, “…if you appreciated our coverage, and would like to see more of the same in the future, feel free to hit the PayPal button on the […]
Blog Talk Radio with Jim Webb Tomorrow (Wednesday)!
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007Tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/7), the RK/NLS Virginia Politics show is extremely honored to have Senator Jim Webb on as our very special guest! Senator Webb will be live at 1:30 PM eastern time, and we’ll start the show at 1:15 PM eastern time.
Ben Tribbett (of Not Larry Sabato) and I most likely won’t take calls […]
Fired Attorneys Scandal Escalates
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The scandal over the Bush Administration’s firing of several U.S. attorneys, for apparently blatant political reasons, is escalating with threats of retaliation from “[a] high-ranking Justice Department official.” Here’s some commentary from the Democratic blogosphere:
*MissLaura at Daily Kos writes that “[t]his shouldn’t be any suprise, it’s the Bush administration’s M.O., after all.”
*Jonathan Singer at […]
More Ann-sanity!
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007More lunacy from Ann Coulter as she is now claiming that John Edwards campaign manager David Bonior “is fronting for Arab terrorists.” Coulter’s also claming that the conservative movement will stick by her. Why is that not surprising? Anyway, here’s what the “blue” blogs are saying about Coulter’s “Ann-sanity”:
*Shakespeare’s Sister says, “Coulter […]
Scott Kesterson Heads Left From Afghanistan
Monday, March 5th, 2007Tomorrow (March 6) at 11 AM eastern time, “embedded” journalist Scott Kesterson wlll be the special guest on Heading Left’s Blog Talk Radio show. Kesterson brings a unique straight-from-the-front-lines perspective to the “War On Terror.” You can call in with your questions/comments at (646) 652-4803. Thanks.
P.S. Due to technical difficulties from Afghanistan, […]
“It’s Not Just Walter Reed”
Monday, March 5th, 2007According to the Washington Post, Walter Reed is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, with “troubling stories of military health care across [the] U.S.” Here’s some commentary in the Democratic and progressive blogosphere:
*Americablog sarcastically notes, “This is how America supports its troops.”
*Talk Left says that “[i]f the Bush Administration thought that Walter Reed […]
Sunday Blog Talk Radio Shows
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007There are a couple of interesting, progressive Blog Talk Radio shows tomorrow (Sunday).
*Listen live as MyDD.com Bloggers Jonathan Singer and Adam Conner talk politics and take your calls at 7 PM eastern time. The call-in number is (646) 652-2585.
*Raising Kaine and Not Larry Sabato host their weekly show on Virginia politics. This […]
Ann Coulter Calls Edwards a “Faggot”
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007As we all know, raising the level of our political discourse is Ann Coulter’s specialty. For instance, “Treason” Ann insulted a group of 9/11 widows, saying “I’ve never seen people enjoying their husbands’ deaths so much” and “how do we know their husbands weren’t planning to divorce these harpies?” There’s more, much […]
Walter Reed 2-Star Out
Friday, March 2nd, 2007Yesterday, according to the Washington Post, “The commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired yesterday after the Army said it had lost trust and confidence in his leadership in the wake of a scandal over outpatient treatment of wounded troops at the Northwest Washington hospital complex.” The Democratic and progressive blogs weigh […]
North Korea and the Bush Administration
Thursday, March 1st, 2007*The New York Times story on North Korea and the Bush Administration gets a lot of discussion on today’s “blue” blogosphere.
*Matthew Yglesias concludes that “The odds look decent, in other words, that the administration effectively let the DPRK build nuclear weapons for absolutely no reason at all other than its generally bad attitude toward diplomatic […]