The Washington Post is carrying Bush’s holiday greetings to Americans, which features three messages – one each for people celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa. In the future, these missives will be even more personalized…
“The season of hope and joy is upon us, although from what I hear in your phone calls to your mom, you [...]

“So Many Hypocrites, So Little Time” We heartily endorse Buzzflash’s naming of Republican mouthpiece Victoria Toensing as its “GOP Hypocrite of the Week.”
In the 1990’s, Toensing and her husband (and law partner) Joe diGenova set the standard for GOP hackery with their relentless pursuit of every real and (mostly) imagined infraction of the [...]

Logic, History and the Facts Prove That Pres. Clinton Did Not Break FISA Laws

California might be on to something, according to syndicated columnist and cartoonist Ted Rall, who made the case for a national recall instead of impeachment, and made it before the latest round of revelations. Rall wrote last month, when we thought exposing CIA agents they didn’t like and maintaining secret torture prisons was all Bush-Cheney [...]

At 7PM PST, “Yes” was winning with 88 percent.
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Thank you to all the brave senators who voted to defeat the so-called budget resolution that contained a provision for drilling in ANWR. By insisting that the ridiculous end-run tossed at them like spoiled produce by Sen. Ted Stevens at the last minute be removed from the spending bill, they showed remarkable integrity. In the [...]

[Editor’s note: Two stories from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel were used in compiling this post]
A South Florida peace group is calling for a congressional investigation of domestic surveillance after finding itself a target.
The Truth Project, a group of largely Quaker retired folks, uses puppets, placards, and home-printed flyers to warn high school students about [...]

Spies among us: The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday released a slew of documents it acquired through the Freedom of Information Act that indicate the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been investigating such terrorist organizations as Greenpeace, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. In a press release the ACLU [...]

Media meatheads of 2005: For the 14th year in a row, Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen have compiled their list of winners of P.U.-Litzers, which recognize the “stinkiest media performances of the year.” For full descriptions of the reasons behind the awards, go here.

“FIRST DO SOME HARM” AWARD — Radio reporter Michael Linder
SELF-PRAISE STEALTH PRIZE [...]

All we want for Xmas: Bill O’Reilly has updated his media hate list of “defamers,” adding The New Yorker magazine, and once again, Pensito Review ain’t on it. Frankly, the entire editorial staff is damned frustrated.
“I’m puzzled,” said Editor Trish.
“I’m bumfuzzled,” said Editor Jon.
We just don’t get it — we’ve repeatedly slammed and insulted [...]