GOP, Coleman, media run now against...the Wellstone Memorial

All day long the PR media got their knickers in a bunch over the Wellstone Memorial being "over the top" "too partisan". Jesse Ventura said something about Dems having to be ashames and this stupid quote was on the screens non-stop. As someone said, not having Wellstone to campaign against, they attack his memorial. Pathetic.

No One Wore the Senator Title Better or Used it Less

Said Harkin of Wellstone at last night's memorial which gathered the best and brightest. One could almost see his spirit soaring above us all and then the eagle story confirmed it: David Wellstone spoke of an eagle being spotted when Wellstone visited an Indian reservation and how it was said that it was a good omen. An eagle was present at the crash site - maybe we all needed his fighting spirit - he'll be our battle cry now.

Bush won't go to Wellstone funeral, Chenney is disinvited.Newt's lies revealed

Ari was citing history to legitimize Bush's absence from Wellstone's memorial (guess no one told that to Clinton so he went to Chaffe's).Bush* does plan to go to Minnesota a few days after, to campaign.
And, disgusted with the GOP attacks on Mondale before he even announced he'd run, the family asked Chenney to not bother to show up.

Poor GOP, they Hafta Smear

Not even waiting until Wellstone was burried or Mondale actually announced his candidacy,
Newtie was on the talk show circuit, spreading lies about him being for "privatizing Social
Security". Howard Kurtz from Washington Post defends this:
"Can Republicans be expected to say nothing while the Democrats try to ride
Wellstone's memory to victory?"

Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wellstone:

While he may have stood alone sometimes on the Senate Floor, we all respected his convictions. On October 15th, at the close of his last debate, Senator Wellstone said, "I don't represent the pharmaceutical companies, I don't represent the big oil companies, I don't represent the big health insurance industry, I don't represent the big financial institutions. But you know what, I represent the people of Minnesota."
That may be his most fitting tribute--the way he represented the people from the state he so deeply loved. He did it so well, according to his principles, and he will be sorely missed.

Bush: "My condoleances for the loss of the Senate"

Paging Dr Freud.
The way the White House transcripts are cleaning this one up is...by pretending that the Chinese guy said it:
"
PRESIDENT JIANG: Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen. I just
learned that one plane crashed. I would like to express my deep
condolences for the loss of the Senate. And also I would like to
express my condolences to the bereaved family.

Statement about Paul Wellstone

Paul Wellstone was one a kind. He was a man of principle and conviction, in a
world that has too little of either. He was dedicated to helping the little guy, in a
business dominated by the big guys. We who had the privilege of working with him
hope that he will be remembered as he lived everday as a champion for people.

His family was the center of his life and it breaks our hearts that his wife of 39
years and his daughter Marcia were with him. Our prayers are with Mark and David
and the grandchildren he and Sheila cherished so much.

http://www.wellstone.org/

Senator Wellstone Killed

The one true liberal voice in the senate is silenced. I don't know if I am more saddened than scared.

Bush Sr says Bush* is Facing the Greatest Problems since Lincoln

due to the shadowy nature of the terrorism. He even implies FDR had it easy in comparison. Now, there's nothing new about terrorism and there's no terrorist today that Poppy didn't prop up yesterday. It's nice to see that the grandiosity runs in the family. So, I guess, somehow the Churchill/ FDR metaphors didn't stick. Oh, well, a civil war was one thing I did not expect...

Rush Limbaugh Misses the Days of Fixing Zogby Polls

In his show and on his website, a hurt Rush is accusing Zogby of "shucking and jiving his polls for the Democrats" (he doesn't seem to like the latest numbers). That is inexcusable since in the past Rush waxes nostalgic about, he got to ask some of the questions in those polls. Must have been the time Zogby was busted by the village Voice for blatant GOP bias. That's OK, Rush. I don't believe those numbers either.

White House hid the North Korean Nuke Info from Senate

Tom Daschle found out from the newspapers and not even Trent Lott was deemed reliable enough to be told. The chickenhawks in charge assure us that no matter what Korea already has, we go after what Iraq might develop. And in the meanwhile Bush* is fundraising at taxpayers expense.

Rightwingers giddy with the thought of raping and pillaging US (before they get to do it to Iraq)


With the elections 16 days away, Michael G. Franc, the Heritage Foundation's vice
president of government relations, said the mood among business lobbyists and
economic conservatives is "guarded optimism, bordering on giddiness." He said they
are laying plans to take swift advantage if Republicans complete the triple crown of
the White House, the House and the Senate. "It's the domestic equivalent of
planning for postwar Iraq," Franc said.

We Attack Iraq because They might get Nukes. Korea has Them, Because...


BBC News:
"President George W Bush waived the Framework's requirement
that North Korea
allow inspectors to ensure it has not hidden away any
weapons-grade plutonium from
the original reactors.

It has systematically refused to allow International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA)
inspectors into its nuclear facility at the Yongbyon
research base north of the capital."

Dick Cheney: End the War with Iraq (1991)



Defense Secretary Dick Cheney defends the decision to end the war. "If you're going
to go in and try to topple Saddam Hussein," Cheney said, "you have to go to
Baghdad. Once you've got Baghdad, it's not clear what you do with it. It's not clear
what kind of government you would put in place of the one that's currently there now.
Is it going to be a Shia regime, a Sunni regime or a Kurdish regime? Or one that tilts
toward the Baathists, or one that tilts toward the Islamic fundamentalists? How much
credibility is that government going to have if it's set up by the United States military
when it's there? How long does the United States military have to stay to protect the
people that sign on for that government, and what happens to it once we leave?"

Backing Down from UN "Use of Force" Demands? Maybe Not

Earlier in the day, AP got this startling piece of news:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
    UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17 —   Amid a continuing and often contentious U.N.
debate on Iraq on Thursday, the United States appeared to back down from its
demands for a U.N. resolution authorizing military force against Iraq. Diplomats told
the Associated Press that the U.S. is now floating a compromise that would
drop the
tough wording explicitly threatening Iraq. They said France is studying the new offer.
The French had opposed the threat of force in the original U.S. draft proposal."

By now, FAUX News says that US diplomats are strongly denying any backing down. Considering the source, more reliable sources are needed. But it's gettin interesting.  

Noelle Gets 10 Days in Jail

Just as Uncle W is in Florida to rescue Jeb's failing campaign, Noelle got her slap on the wrist in the presence of her aunt. Her family values parents did not attend - I guess they met their quota for the month of felons to be photographed with. An entry on the Free Republic board: "When will these people realize that crime and drugs do not pay? Sorry, freepers, I thought this was a thread about Clinton's brother."
Of course, while Noelle was cuffed in court, the Bush brothers were campaigning being photographed with cute little children in an elementary school. Other people's children.

War is Peace

" Either of the two
Bushes would have
been more deserving
of the Nobel award
than Carter"
So writes Michael Kelly viciously showing the propaganda media's bias. According to him, the war on Iraq and the one on Afghanistan entitles his favorite dynasty to peace prizes.(because, the effects of war outlast those of peace )

Bush on Economy: 'Saddam must be overthrown'

WASHINGTON, DC—Amid growing concerns about the faltering stock market and
deepening recession, President Bush vowed to tackle the nation's economic woes
head-on Tuesday, assuring the American people that he "will not rest" until Saddam
Hussein is removed from power."

OK, it's the Onion, but once again, they got it.

Let the Drunks Drive, Forgive Iraqui Torturers, NRA Rules!

Such is the stuff of Doug Forrester's old editorials in New York Times. This is too easy!
"Guns do
nothing. Drunk driving
do nothing, Terrorism do nothing. He's do-nothing Doug."

(Lautemberg campaign comment)

More Devious Plans that were Supposed to Stay Secret

WASHINGTON -- A
White House intern
"mistakenly"
forwarded to dozens
of Hispanic leaders an
e-mail that described
the Senate's senior
Democrat as
"doddering old Bob
Byrd, the senile
senator from West
Virginia," an
administration
spokeswoman has
told The Denver Post.