Is today "Gulf of Tonkin" day in Iran?

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Friday April 25, 2008 · 10:00 AM PDT

2008/04/25 · 10:00

Well, looks like Bush is up to his old tricks again, doing his best to provoke an Iranian military response which would bypass the oversight of Congress and launch us into full-scale conflict with Iran before the election.

Now the details of this latest incident are particularly disturbing, as the shots were fired - not from a U.S. Navy boat - but from a "vessel contracted by the Navy".

Do we now employ proxy contractors now as surrogate war instigators?

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Thursday April 17, 2008 · 8:54 AM PDT

2008/04/17 · 08:54

All this talk of ABC's bias last night got me a little wondering, so I turned on KSFO 560 AM last night after the debate. This is the Bay Area's local hate radio (right-wing) station. It happens to be an ABC affiliate.

Now I've listened to this crap before - for humorous content. But having been part of this community for a while now, it took on new significance.

But I still wasn't ready for what I heard this morning.

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Friday April 11, 2008 · 4:47 PM PDT

2008/04/11 · 16:47

No, I'm not making this up. This is extraordinary.

The ambassador's name is Dr. Hamid Al-Bayati.

He has a colorful history.

Back in 2003, he was the UK representative of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shiite political party.

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Bush policy towards Iran is:

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Bush policy towards Iran is:

Insane

17 votes

Two-faced

0 votes

Three-faced

0 votes

Pie in the face

2 votes

Live Blog: Sun to set in the west this evening (UPDATED*3)

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Friday April 04, 2008 · 9:34 AM PDT

2008/04/04 · 09:34

Just got this news in, and I know all you fellow Kossacks are going to want to jump right on it and be there to report on it when it happens.

As you may know, the Sun is the star at the center of our solar system.

It is the primary source of heat and light for our planet.

If you look up now, you might even see it. In the event that it's behind a cloud, you may have to wait a bit before it comes out from behind.

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The Sun will set in the west today

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The Sun will set in the west today

Yes

5 votes

Not if Mark Penn can help it

36 votes

Pie

19 votes

Whose national security is John McCain most concerned with?

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Thursday March 27, 2008 · 10:08 AM PDT

2008/03/27 · 10:08

John McCain said this yesterday:

We need to listen to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies.

Yep, we all know which "democratic allies" he's talking about. In the middle east, that's Israel. And what John is saying here is that he wants to follow in the Bush footsteps of conducting middle eastern policy per the wishes of the hard right Israel lobby. The same lobby which pushed us to hit Iraq (a country primarily of concern to Israel) after 9/11 instead of countries who actually had something to do with Al Qaeda.

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Saturday March 22, 2008 · 8:41 AM PDT

2008/03/22 · 08:41

Back in 1999, in my younger, Republican years, I felt a certain affinity for a man from Arizona named John McCain. He was a rebel. He spoke of change in Washington D.C., of responsible spending, and of making us proud of our country.

The message resonated with me, and I made my first ever political donation.

Well, it turns out to be pretty damn difficult to get off of John McCain's mailing list. And - God knows - I've tried.

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Friday March 21, 2008 · 5:51 AM PDT

2008/03/21 · 05:51

For those who believe, today is the day that we remember when Jesus Christ died on the cross. He did so to carry our sins that we not be burdened with them any more.

This was the climax of an amazing journey for a man who fulfilled prophecy and then proceeded to turn it on its head.

The Jews expected a Messiah, one who would reassume the throne of David, lead them out of physical slavery to the Romans, and once again guide them to military superiority.

What they got was a Messiah who preached about forgiving your enemies, about not casting the first stone, and that your greatest commandment was to love one another.

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Thursday March 13, 2008 · 4:46 PM PDT

2008/03/13 · 16:46

I've been intrigued at the Daily Kos tradition of rewarding truly bad diaries with postings of recipes.

Well, let's try something different here.

Let's put on our thinking caps and imagine some appropriate recipes to keep Hillary Clinton busy after she loses her bid for the presidential nomination. After all, she's going to have lots of time off the campaign trail.

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Friday March 07, 2008 · 9:02 AM PST

2008/03/07 · 09:02

On September 26, 2001, The Onion returned to publication for the first time since 9/11. Its feature point/counterpoint was entitled:

We Must Retaliate With Blind Rage
vs.
We Must Retaliate With Measured, Focused Rage

This is quite representative of the challenge we now face as we choose how to respond to Hillary Clinton's nuclear attack on Barack Obama and the Democratic party's 2008 presidential election campaign as a whole.

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How Must We Retaliate?

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How Must We Retaliate?

We Must Retaliate With Blind Rage

1 vote

We Must Retaliate With Measured, Focused Rage

25 votes

We Should Chill Out and Eat a Hamburger

7 votes

Pie

2 votes

The PNAC is back - same old liars with a brand new name

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Tuesday February 26, 2008 · 4:22 PM PST

2008/02/26 · 16:22

There's a new think tank on the loose, guys, and it's called the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. They're on a veritable rampage, penning articles and missives to the editor on a set of issues we are all too familiar with.

It doesn't take long to see these clowns for what they are, another front for the neoconservative agenda: anti-U.N., pro-Iraq war, shills for Israel via proxy (in this case, Lebanon), and pro-Iran invasion.

But let's take a closer look at who is behind this.

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 · 2:46 PM PST

2008/02/20 · 14:46

You know, it's very confusing following John McCain's positions on torture.

After all, he's the most famous torture survivor in the country today.

And he's even been known to put up a principled stand again torture here and there in the past few years.

Ah, but that was before the 2008 presidential election campaign.

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Is waterboarding torture?

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Is waterboarding torture?

No way, what's wrong with a little swim?

2 votes

Only if it's done to me

3 votes

Not if it's done "selectively" and only on honest-to-God terrorists

1 vote

Not if it's done on members of the Bush administration

15 votes

Yes, of course it always is

67 votes

10 ways to pull Libertarians into the fold

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 · 12:22 PM PST

2008/01/29 · 12:22

I realize that it's popular sport around here to lambast Libertarians.

I understand the sheer joy there is in poking at Ron Paul and some of his supporters on the fringe.

But let's return to the issue at hand: unseating the Republicans in November. There are, among Libertarians, many like myself and others I've bumped into here at DailyKos who are inclined to attempt to unseat the Republicans should the alternative not be too unpalatable.

So I want to explore 10 specific ways to exploit the common interests of Libertarians and Democrats in the 2008 campaign to turn more of us Libertarians into political allies instead of enemies.

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