Wednesday, April 22, 2009
What Earth Day Really Means
All living things are constantly being attacked by Earth (I.e.) Hurricanes, Volcanoes, Tornados, Earthquakes, Fire and Storms. It is time to attack the Earth before it destroys us all …. That’s why on this Earth Day we should never forget what we are really here for……the total annihilation of the Earth.
Free Democracy
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
CIA denies Cheney made demand
The Obama administration denied Tuesday that former Vice President Dick Cheney had directly asked the CIA to declassify memos that he claims would vindicate Bush-era techniques for harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists.
A senior U.S. intelligence offical e-mailed: "The Agency has received no such request from the former Vice President.”
A source familiar with the request said the former vice president made the request to the National Archives, and said that is the appropriate process for requesting declassification.
On Monday, after Cheney made the statement to Fox News, the CIA declined to comment.
When reporters at Tuesday's White House briefing asked press secretary Robert Gibbs about the existence of such memos, he referred the question to the CIA.
POLITICO has asked the National Archives for comment and will post it when it arrives.
Dr. Alan Keyes warns Obama Administration will stage Terror Attacks, Institute Marshall Law
Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes has given perhaps his most dire warning yet, saying that the Obama administration is preparing to stage terror attacks, declare martial law and cancel the 2012 elections, which is why they are demonizing their political enemies as criminals and terrorists.
Keyes is best known for his performance during the 2000 Republican presidential debates, when he was accredited by many media outlets as being the clear winner during a series of debates with George W. Bush and John McCain.
“It’s obvious that they will stop at nothing,” Keyes told attendees of a reception in Fort Wayne, adding, “We may wake up one day and there’s a series of terrorist attacks, the economy is paralysed….martial law will be declared everywhere in the United States and it won’t end until the crisis ends.”
Keyes said that Americans should be thankful if they even see another election in 2012, stating, “If we don’t wake up and work to see that it happens, we will not see another election.”
“The minute they think they can get away with it, they will end this system of government and that is their intention,” added Keyes, noting that everyone acting as if the time we are in was just “business as usual” reminds him of the attitude of politicians in the Weimar Republic when Hitler was rising to power or eastern Europe when the Communists were taking over after the second world war.
Keyes said that because the majority of people are decent-minded, they believe others will play by the rules when this simply isn’t the case, warning that this attitude will allow evil to take over before we can do anything about it.
“It is so clear hat we have now put a faction in place - they are not playing by the rules and they don’t intend to play by the rules - if they were playing by the rules they wouldn’t have tried to identify their opposition as criminals,” added Keyes, making reference to the recent controversy surrounding the release of the MIAC and Homeland Security reports, which implied that Americans who exercise and are knowledgeable about their constitutional rights are a threat to law enforcement and potential domestic terrorists.
Keyes said that the only solution was from the bottom up because our leaders “are so gutless that they won’t even ask that the Constitution be enforced for clear, plain, absolutely unequivocal requirements,” and respond meekly with “their lips shut and their hearts terrorized.”
Keyes also warned of Obama’s agenda to create a civilian security force and said it was part of the ultimate agenda to disarm American citizens and create a police state.
Keyes has been a vocal critic of Obama, warning that he is a radical Communist who is determined to destroy America, and that if his agenda is not stopped then the country as we know it will cease to exist.
Media Matters Daily Summary 04-21-09
NBC report on NY Times' five Pulitzers ignores military analysts report
Brian Williams reported that "The New York Times led the way with five [Pulitzer Prizes], including awards for breaking news and international reporting" but did not note that the Times' David Barstow won for his reporting on the connection between numerous media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense industries. Read More
Contradicting Bush Justice Dept., Angle equated waterboarding of terrorists, trainees
Fox's Jim Angle stated that President Obama considers waterboarding "too harsh to use on terrorists," and contrasted this with its use in training some U.S. military members. However, a Bush Justice Department memo noted that individuals undergoing waterboarding for military training are "obviously in a very different situation from detainees undergoing interrogation." Read More
Scarborough slowly walked back criticism of Obama's interaction with Chavez
Since criticizing President Obama's smile and handshake with Hugo Chavez, Joe Scarborough has gradually walked back that criticism, ultimately saying, "I'm glad [Obama] smiled." Read More
Fox's Angle did not disclose that "analyst" Holmstead is an energy lobbyist
Jim Angle aired Jeffrey Holmstead's criticisms of possible Clean Air Act regulations of greenhouse gases without mentioning that Holmstead works as a lobbyist on behalf of energy companies. Read More
Politico doesn't challenge comparison of Obama health care plan to UK and Canada
Politico uncritically quoted Richard Scott's falsehoods about President Obama's health care plan, including his comparison between the public health insurance option supported by Obama and the health care systems in Canada and Great Britain. Read More
Media quote Cheney on torture memos without noting his role in matter
Media outlets have quoted Dick Cheney's criticism of President Obama for releasing previously classified Justice Department memos that had authorized the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques without noting Cheney's self-acknowleged role in authorizing the use of those interrogation techniques. Read More
Lost in Hannity's "liberal translation": the full context of Axelrod's "unhealthy" comment
Sean Hannity aired a clip of David Axelrod's Face the Nation appearance and claimed that Axelrod had "some interesting commentary about the tea parties." But Hannity did not provide the question to which Axelrod was responding, which was about both tea parties and secession. Read More
Fox Nation advances dubious report that "Obama actually delayed pirate rescue"
Following the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates, The Fox Nation touted a dubious WorldNetDaily report -- nearly all of which echoes an anti-Obama chain email -- claiming that Obama "actually delayed [the] pirate rescue." Read More
Wash. Times editorial misleadingly crops Summers' remarks on increasing cost-effectiveness to finance health coverage
A Washington Times editorial misleadingly cropped Lawrence Summers' comments on funding universal health care to falsely suggest that Summers is advocating for cutting health care expenditures "by almost 30 percent" using "cost-effectiveness" regulations. Read More
Conservative media's take on torture: A laughing matter
Numerous conservative media figures have downplayed, mocked, and jeered the notion that the use on detainees of harsh interrogation techniques authorized by the recently released Justice Department memos constitutes torture. Read More
CNBC hosts fail to challenge Pence's debunked cap-and-trade claim
CNBC's Power Lunch hosts failed to challenge Mike Pence's debunked Republican claim that a cap-and-trade program would cause "the utility rates of every American household go up by more than $3,100 per year." Read More
Kristol falsely suggested DNI Blair supports torture techniques
On Special Report, Bill Kristol falsely suggested that Dennis Blair supports the harsh interrogation techniques outlined in Bush administration memos, while President Obama has "repudiated the use of them." In fact, Blair has made clear that he opposes their use. Read More
Matt Drudge Goes Into Hiding
As Gabriel Sherman puts it, Drudge fears the media, which for some reason want to know things about the man who basically decides what will be on cable television every night.
"I don't know what the fuck is going on with him," says an anonymous magazine editor who used to be IM pals with Drudge. "Maybe I've talked to him once in the past six months. Even with e-mails, I don't get a response from the dude." Now Drudge supposedly only talks to Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and Andrew Breitbart, which is just an awful, awful life......... more
Monday, April 20, 2009
Media Matters Daily Summary 04-20-09
Hume ignored evidence that torture by U.S. is "recruiting tool" for terrorists
Brit Hume falsely suggested there is no evidence that the United States' use of torture has served as a "recruiting tool" for terrorist groups. In fact, military and FBI interrogators have stated that terrorists have employed the United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques as a recruiting device.
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Wash. Times ignored VFW statement that DHS was "doing its job" with extremism report
The Washington Times reported that the recent DHS report on right-wing extremism "set off a firestorm of protest from veterans groups," but ignored the statement from the Veterans of Foreign Wars' national commander, who stated that "[t]he report proves that DHS is doing its job." Read More
Fox Nation says "yes" again to "biased media," claiming "Taliban Copies Democrat Playbook"
The Fox Nation featured the headline, "Taliban Copies Democrat Playbook," but the New York Times article to which it linked -- which described insurgency tactics such as roadside bombs -- made no mention of the Democratic Party. Read More
Fox & Friends -- and friends -- distort Axelrod's "unhealthy" remarks
Suggesting the Obama administration is "trying to put the kibosh on free speech," Fox & Friends' Gretchen Carlson aired a statement by David Axelrod but left out the context of his remarks; guest Brandon Brice falsely accused Axelrod of calling the tea parties "un-American." Read More
CNN's King mischaracterized Axelrod's Face the Nation exchange
John King aired a clip of David Axelrod's Face the Nation appearance and suggested that Axelrod said tea party protests were "unhealthy." But King did not air the question Axelrod was asked, which was about both the tea parties and Gov. Rick Perry's comments about secession. Read More
Wash. Times advanced "myth" that 17 percent of guns recovered in Mexico can be traced to U.S.
The Washington Times advanced a Fox News report that 17 percent of guns recovered in Mexico have been traced back to the U.S. However, FactCheck.org has reported that Fox News' 17 percent figure is a "myth." Read More
Limbaugh falsely claimed that "left-wing blogger" was NYT's source on waterboarding use
Rush Limbaugh falsely claimed that a "left-wing blogger" was The New York Times' source for an article about waterboarding use. In fact, the Times reported that the information came from an OLC memo and that bloggers discovered the information in the memo. Read More
Conservative media figures claim Obama's actions at Americas summit showed "weakness"
Following President Obama's trip to the Summit of the Americas, conservative media figures characterized Obama's actions at the summit as weakness, continuing the trend of portraying Democrats as weak on matters of national security and foreign policy. Read More