Archive for October, 2004
Flash
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Endorsements
"Bush Endorses Kerry" -- Newshounds.us, 10/27/04:
At a GOP campaign event in Lancaster, PA, Bush said: "This investigation is important & it's ongoing, & a political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander in chief." The crowd cheered, as they always [...]
Steal the Vote
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ProgressiveGold: Steal the Vote 2004, Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty.
Sharon and Gaza
"I'm Backing Sharon" -- Jonathan Freedland in The Guardian, 10/27/04:
If you can judge a man by the enemies he keeps, then Ariel Sharon is someone in urgent need of a reappraisal. Reviled for two decades as the Bulldozer, the embodiment of the intransigent Israeli right, yesterday he became something else - [...]
The Planning and Following Up Directorate
"Making Things Worse" -- Editorial, New York Times, 10/26/04:
President Bush's misbegotten invasion of Iraq appears to have achieved what Saddam Hussein did not: putting dangerous weapons in the hands of terrorists and creating an offshoot of Al Qaeda in Iraq.
The murder of dozens of Iraqi Army recruits over the weekend is being attributed to the [...]
In Their Shoes
"The Road to Abu Ghraib" -- Phillip Carter in The Washington Monthly, November 2004:
There's a reason why most of the investigations into Abu Ghraib have punted on the essential question of executive responsibility. To judge the administration's decisions to have been wrong, after all, requires us to discern what the right decisions would have been. [...]
Believe
"Believe" -- Thomas F. Schaller at gadflyer.com, 10/26/04:
I believe in President George W. Bush. I've always believed him.
I believe the president invaded Iraq to secure liberty and democracy for the Iraqi people. I believe he had compelling evidence that Iraq was a significant threat to America and [...]
Every Letter Was Critical
"The Post's Endorsement of President Bush for Re-Election" -- Denver Post, 10/26/04:
Editor's note: More than 700 readers have given us their thoughts on Sunday's presidential endorsement, and they add up to a passionate dissent. An endorsement is meant to provide the newspaper's perspective and to stimulate readers' consideration of issues and candidates. Most readers look [...]
Endorsement
"Kerry for President" -- editorial, The Orlando Sentinel, 10/25/04:
Four years ago, the Orlando Sentinel endorsed Republican George W. Bush for president based on our trust in him to unite America. We expected him to forge bipartisan solutions to problems while keeping this nation secure and fiscally sound.
This president has utterly failed to fulfill our [...]
Weblogs
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Iraq vs. Afghanistan
"Afghanistan, Iraq: Two Wars Collide" -- Barton Gellman and Dafnia Linzer in The Washington Post, 10/22/04:
In the second half of March 2002, as the Bush administration mapped its next steps against al Qaeda, Deputy CIA Director John E. McLaughlin brought an unexpected message to the White House Situation Room. According to [...]
What Bush Supporters Believe
"Bush Supporters Still Believe Iraq Had WMD or Major Program, Supported al Qaeda" -- Program on International Policy Attitudes, University of Maryland, 10/21/04 (full report as PDF):
Even after the final report of Charles Duelfer to Congress saying that Iraq did not have a significant WMD program, 72% of Bush supporters continue [...]