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TIME TO NAG THE PRESS!!

Yes, it's time to play our favorite game, NAG THE PRESS! John Conyers was going to hold hearings in Congress tomorrow about the Downing Street Minutes, but James Sensenbrenner said "Nope! Nope! [locking doors and swallowing keys to all available conference rooms in the Capital] There's no room [swallows key] here! Nope, we're full [closes door] up!" The hearings will be held at the DNC now...(shall I mention that Conyers got 542,000 signatures for his letter to the President?)

And did I hear about this on the morning shows? Noooo... In the paper? Noooo...I got a call from my mom who heard about it on Stephanie Miller who saw it SOMEPLACE ON THE NET and got calls about it. I think it's time to nag your local and major networks about WHY the hell they are not covering this...yet STILL talking about Michael Jackson...good lord!

IN THE MEANTIME...

Yesterday I mentioned how the President of Pakistan has apparently had activist Mukratan Bibi kidnapped for voicing her opinions, and today, the NY Times has an editorial to go with it, mentioning that perhaps, oh just perhaps the US ought to rethink this relationship.
"There is nobody more dedicated in the protection of his own people than President Musharraf," Mr. Bush said [at a December press conference].

And speaking of the Prez and his not paying attention...George has spoken about Guantanamo, Dick has spoken about Guantanamo, and now it's Rummy's turn to say "Oh no, we can't close Gitmo. Are you crazy? As long as we have this war on terror, we gotta have a place to put these guys. Where the hell else are we gonna put these terrori-I mean detainees? They're not stayin' at my house, that's for sure, ha ha ha!"
"I don't know any place where we have infrastructure that's appropriate for that sizable group of people," he said. "The United States government, let alone the U.S. military, does not want to be in the position of holding suspected terrorists any longer than is absolutely necessary..." so maybe we could send the innocent ones, ya know, HOME?

And speaking of terrorists...here's a great headline about the guy who actually attacked us: "Taliban Chief: Bin Laden Alive and Well"

And continuing in the "things george just isn't working out..." Apparently, North Korea really doesn't want to give up those nuclear weapons (you know, actual weapons of mass destruction)...

And in the "things George doesn't want to hear" category (which generally covers a lot on this blog), today and tomorrow there will be three events held by Gold Star Families for Peace and Military Families Speaking Out asking the administration to discuss the Down Street Minutes...They'll be hanging out by your door, George...

And it makes me wonder if George would consider these people "obstructionists" like the Democrats. As of course, the Democrats are singleminded, nay-sayers who are out of touch with what the people of the country really want and need and...oh wait a second...
"This is not leadership," he scolded, speaking in a vast hall at the Washington Convention Center that was bathed in blue light. "It is the philosophy of the stop sign, the agenda of the roadblock, and our country and our children deserve better." um..George?...oh wait you don't read the paper and don't pay attention to the polls...or the people for that matter but maybe that's just me..

Oh and George, I think you left some children behind...

And as we hear more about the fate of PBS and NPR, I am just waiting to hear from George and his people about the dangers of Sesame Street. You KNOW someone out there is saying that Oscar is a cranky gay pedophile, you KNOW there is. I just want to hear their reasonable explanations against teaching children tolerance and the importance of the letter N. And as for NPR, well we all know that the administration has issues with the free press..

And speaking of free press and freedom of speech Congress is, according to on AP article "scary close" to a ban on flag desecration..

Hence, I ask again for all y'all to KEEP E-MAILING!! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends and family, the PRESS (please do that TODAY!), and your Congressfolk and let them know that you are PAYING ATTENTION!!! and as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 9:20 AM