Blue Blogs: Worthy Mentions from the Liberal Blogosphere

Here are what some of the other liberal blogs are posting:

 

ThinkProgress: 'U.S. Media Blows Coverage Of Bush’s ClimateSpeech, Needs Tutorial From International Press' After President Bush gave aspeechyesterday outlining his energy and climate change strategy, the U.S. mediaquickly heralded Bush’s “new” policy as a “shift” from his previouslydismal environmental record:Read on...

Commentis Free: 'Brazil does it better' Biofuels cut emissions and offerhope to the poor, but the rich must make their contribution.

The findings of the Intergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (IPCC) underscore an enormous challenge facing the planetearth: how to reconcile the wellbeing of the world's six billion inhabitantswith the growing threat to the global environment. The IPCC reports convey aclear and dramatic warning about the downside to modernity and industrialisation.Clearly, we can no longer remain indifferent to the impact of climate change onhuman communities and the biosphere. Readon...

TheHuffington Post: Kevorkian Out of Prison After 8 Years' COLDWATER,Mich. — Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed "Dr. Death"for claims that he participated in at least 130 assisted suicides, left prisonafter eight years Friday still believing people have the right to die.A smilingKevorkian, now 79, said it was "one of the high points in life" as hewalked out with his attorney. Readon... (posted because I am a "pro" Jack kinda guy)

Another HuffPo story: 'Baghdad Embassy Plans Turn Up Online'WASHINGTON — Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction inBaghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surroundingthe sensitive project. Computer-generated projections of the soon-to-becompleted, heavily fortified compound were posted on the Web site of the KansasCity, Mo.-based architectural firm that was contracted to design the massivefacility in the Iraqi capital. The images were removed by Berger Devine YaegerInc. shortly after the company was contacted by the State Department. Readon...

TPM Muckraker: 'InterrogationTechniques Came from Cold War Foes' Manyof the controversial interrogation tactics used against “war onterror” detainees in Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghanistan are similar tostrategies the United States feared its worst enemies would use against capturedsoldiers during the Cold War. Timemagazine catches this connection in a recently declassified report, "Reviewof DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse,” that has receivedlittle media coverage. The same potentialenemy tactics the U.S. military trained forces to face during the Cold Warbecame interrogation strategies used on enemy combatants. Readon...

RawStory: 'MichaelReagan: 'Let the military go do what it does best, kill people and break things'On Thursday, MSNBC's Scarborough Country discussed the rapid increase in USmilitary casualties in Iraq and the latest Gallup Poll, which shows 54% ofAmericans wanting to get out of Iraq and only 25% saying to stay the course. Inlight of these facts, Joe Scarborough asked conservative commentator MichaelReagan, "What can a president do but abandon a bloody and unpopularwar?"

"Shut off the television sets," Reagan responded. "I mean,when was the last time you heard a body count on the other side? ... All youhear about is the body count of Americans, not the job that they aredoing."

He continued, "If I was there with the president of the United States,know what I'd tell him? I'd tell him shut off the press, let the military godo what it does best, kill people and break things. ... Give them somepositive news about what these soldiers are doing that are fighting. Yes,they are dying, but they are doing such a fabulous job ..." Readon...with VIDEO

I'd tell him shut off the press, let the military go do what it doesbest, kill people and break things.

Yes, they are dying, but they are doing such a fabulous job

Whatdisgusting words.

Comments

[granny]

Did anyone read the Bush speech?
Really, truly, mind bending what comes out of his mouth.

The unspeakable arrogance, and self congratulation, that accompanies a complete disconnect...

Start with:
"When Americans see suffering and know that our country can help stop it, they expect our government to respond"

~ and think Katrina

Move on to this: "African Education Initiative to help address the great need. Through this initiative, we have provided about $300 million to expand educational opportunities throughout the continent, and we're going to provide another $300 million by 2010."

~And consider our schools, where, for example, in one state I know of, the teachers have to start the day by bringing CHAIRS so there are places for the students to sit ...

How about this one:

"When America helps reduce chaos and suffering, we make this country safer, because prosperous nations are less likely to feed resentment and breed violence and export terror" ...

How would he know this, except from the examples to the contrary.

And if that's not mind blowing enough, then you have to consider the coverage by our press! Oh great balls of fire! The speech is 3/4 finished before the subject of "climate change" arises at all. Much less any mention of the fact that someone was given the job of going through the entire climate aspect to exponge the phrase "global warming" ~

~I can't think up a summation of the experience that is adequate. You've got to see it, to believe it. He really does just say ANYTHING!