Tuesday, October 31, 2006

John Kerry Slams Republicans, Draws Fire and Slams ‘Em Again (4:24 pm)

Kos has a synopsis of the bogus outrage manufactured against John Kerry, by GOPers who’ve totally misrepresented and distorted the clear intent of Kerry’s criticisms of the Bush/Cheney administration.

And he quotes Kerry’s return salvo:

“If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq and not the president who got us stuck there, they’re crazy. This is the classic G.O.P. playbook. I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.

I’m not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq . It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.

The people who owe our troops an apology are George W. Bush and Dick Cheney who misled America into war and have given us a Katrina foreign policy that has betrayed our ideals, killed and maimed our soldiers, and widened the terrorist threat instead of defeating it. These Republicans are afraid to debate veterans who live and breathe the concerns of our troops, not the empty slogans of an Administration that sent our brave troops to war without body armor.

Bottom line, these Republicans want to debate straw men because they’re afraid to debate real men. And this time it won’t work because we’re going to stay in their face with the truth and deny them even a sliver of light for their distortions. No Democrat will be bullied by an administration that has a cut and run policy in Afghanistan and a stand still and lose strategy in Iraq.”

update: here’s video of Kerry’s remarks

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Mike Stark Pressing Assault Charges Against George Allen (4:14 pm)

Greg Sargent at TPM reports:

Mike Stark, the fellow who was treated like a tackling dummy by Senator George Allen’s staff today, writes a letter demanding that Allen fire his staffers and saying he’s pressing charges against Allen himself.

update:
Stark repudiates description as “heckler”:

“Not once have I heckled him,” Stark said. “Hecklers interrupt speeches. I waited till he was done. I wait respectfully until the end of his speeches.”

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Fitzmas Update 10/31/06 (1:42 pm)

Jeralyn at Talk Left reports on a new set of filings in the Libby case, with Fitz and Team Libby arguing about what evidence may be heard by the jury.

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ABC Advertisers Blacklist Air America (11:39 am)

Media Matters reports

An internal ABC Radio Networks memo obtained by Media Matters for America, originally from a listener to The Peter B. Collins Show, indicates that nearly 100 ABC advertisers insist that their commercials be blacked out on Air America Radio affiliates. According to the memo, the adverstisers insist that “NONE of their commercials air during AIR AMERICA programming.” Among the advertisers listed are Bank of America, Exxon Mobil, Federal Express, General Electric, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and the U.S. Navy.

via Tracy Van Slyke

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Stephen Colbert on Limbaugh v Fox (11:29 am)

Crooks and Liars has the video.

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George Allen Thugs Assault A Voter For Asking A Question (11:03 am)

Atrios reports that Mike Stark, of Calling all Wingnuts, was “tackled by three men wearing Allen stickers, presumed to be staffers.”

update:
Alternet has video clip from CNN.

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Monday, October 30, 2006

“Congressman, Call Me!” (9:40 pm)

A Reply to the RNC’s Racist Attack Ad Against Harold Ford

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Sky Is Blue, Water Is Wet, Bears Poop In Woods, Voting Machine Irregularities Favor Republicans (9:20 pm)

As routine as the sun rising every morning.

Steve Soto reports on early-voting irregularities in Texas and Florida, with voting machines that - surprise, surprise - erroneously register Republican votes when voters select Democratic candidates.