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Cindy Sheehan Vigil in Minneapolis

A local paper reported that 1500 persons participated in a vigil to support Cindy Sheehan, a woman who lost her son in the Iraq war.  The right attempts to make Cindy out as a tool of the left and they also state that her main demand is for the US to withdrawl from Iraq immediately.  The right is wrong on both accounts.

First, Cindy travelled to Crawford on her own dime and was accompanied by only a few close friends.  She was not manipulated by anyone.  Second, her request is to have President Bush describe what the noble cause is that resulted in her son's death. Majorie Cohn has an excellent article that describes why Bush won't meet with her to answer this question.

Meanwhile, the large  turnout at the Minneapolis vigil and elsewhere throughout the nation shows that the Cindy Sheehan phenomenon represents a change in the tide of poltical thought in the US about administration policies.  It isn't JUST an anti-war movement. Middle-class families attended the vigils with their children. They are all wanting and hoping for more sane and thoughtful leadership.  (click on the photos to enlarge)

Victory is..

Remember those big-eyed waifs from the '70s?

http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/fiore/2005/08/victory.html

Gas Prices Reach Record High

It was announced that oil companies are making record profits while at the same time gas prices are also at record high values.  The president admits that his energy policy does not help consumers, but it does have several billion in payout to the oil companies. 

Why doesn't the administration work toward better conservation?  The US consumes 25% of the world's energy but it represents on 4.6% of the world population.  Conservation would result in lower prices.  The Bush energy plan is just one more piece of evidence that the Bush administration is a corporation.

Not really a joke

"President Bush is at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, and here's the good news: he says he will only stay until Crawford is capable of self rule."

--David Letterman

Neocon Furniture

Preview of coming attractions, soon to be seen in home theatres everywhere:

NEOCON FURNITURE
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/mortaljive/CasketofaSoldier.jpg

In Kentucky

A quarrel between two firearms vendors at a Floyd County flea market on Thursday allegedly led both men -- described as "good friends" -- to draw guns.

Douglas Moore, 65, of Martin, who supports the [Iraq] war, shot and killed Harold Wayne Smith, 56, of Manchester, who opposed it, investigators said.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/state/12317968.htm

Fellow Texan Explains Unified Field Theory to Bush

Indy
How could you explain unified field theory to W?
He should believe it if you merely sounded sincere and were a friend of his, like the guy denying being on steroids.

Posted by: D from Seattle at 10:43 AM

Posted by: Indy from Texas 11:23 AM

Okay...you asked for it...

W, let me tell you about String Theory and how this unifies decades of work by Quantum Physics and the life's work of Albert Einstein.

Ya' see...there are these scientific like fellas and ladies with degrees hanging on their walls...yes there are lady scientists W...they are much smarter than you and me. They figured based on Newtonian physics...you know the fella who had the apple hit him in the head that discovered gravity? Yes W...that is funny...the apple fell out of the tree and hit him in the head...okay W...its not THAT funny...Well then Einstein...yes W...that crazy looking German guy...who figured that energy (E) was equal to the mass of an object(M)...how much it weighs...and the speed of light(c2)...which is really really quick...see its there...then its already over there...stop turning your head W...you can't see light move...its really really fast...yes W faster than the space shuttle.

Okay, so this Einstein fella, he cifered that E=MC2 and that gravity was not just 'cause of all this mass of an object, but actually creates a "well" in the fabric of space time...what's that W? No, I am not saying space is made of fabric and no gravity does NOT come from the well on your ranch...we are talking about really really big things...no W...even bigger than the White House...no W even bigger than Texas...no W you are not getting it yet...

Okay, let's try this again...you like saying nuclear...no...not nookular W...Noo-clee-ar...oh forget it...
Look...so these really sharp fellas and ladies cifered that they had to explain what happened with really really small things...and Quantum physics tries to explain the behavior of even smaller particles. These particles are things like electrons, protons, and neutrons. Quantum physics even describes the particles which make these particles! What's that W? How do we know? Through experimentation W...no W not in those test tube thingys...much much smaller. Oh, you do remember the model of the atom in high school? No W atoms are not that big...we are talkin' really really really small...like your IQ...

That's right; the model of an atom that you were taught in high-school is wrong. Yes W...wrong...I know you feel that nice scientific like fella in the lab coat was telling you the truth, but we have learned a lot since you went to school.

The electrons don't orbit like planets; they form blurred clouds of probabilities around the nucleus. What are protons and neutrons? They're each made of three quarks, each with its own 'flavor' and one of three 'colors'. No W you can't have a Quark-cream cone...W if you want me to explain this you have to stop snickering...okay, let's not forget the gluons, the even smaller particles that hold this mess together when they collect and form glueballs. No W, not the paste you used to eat in school...No W, NASA did not invent gluons... Why weren't you told about this already?

You took math and physics in high school and college didn't you W? Oh...I see...you forgot you went to college???

I guess you'll have to ask Karl about that one W...

You know what W? Let's just go chase some armadillos, you like to chase them armadillos don'tcha' W?
That's what I thought...

Yeehaw yippie ay'yeah!

Is it Time?!

"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others . . .
he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

~Robert F. Kennedy (1925 - 1968)

Concern over US Supreme Court

A small group of people protested today in front of Senator Norm Coleman's office in St Paul.  They are concerned about the balance of the US Supreme Court after Bush appoints extremely partisan judges to the bench.  A lot of talk recently has been regarding Roe Vs Wade, but the larger issue looming is individual rights vs those of corporations. 

Right-wing followers of the president support his choices and I believe they are unware of the risk to individual freedom's in the USA.  Republicans are frequently citing Judicial Activism as a reason they need their men on the bench -- but a recent study documenting judicial activism shows that Bush's favorite judges are the ones most likely to strike down existing law. 

http://ronz.dailykos.com/story/2005/7/6/14178/92515

The concerns are justified. Look at the photos below -- click on them to enlarge.... 

 

Posted by n