Dirty Tricks in Election 2005: Focus on Virginia
November 7, 2005(Archive
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Guests: Ginny Peters, Chair of Fairfax Democratic Committee, and George Burke, Chair of the 11th Congressional District
BEFORE Election Day, Mark gives the INSIDE SCOOP on this year’s dirty election tricks in the State of Virginia!
Even after the State Elections Board ruled such things illegal, the Republicans continue to put out mailers and “robot” telephone calls claiming to be from the Democratic and Independent candidates for Governor.
In a Virginia House race, Repubs are spreading rumors through robot phone calls that the Democrat candidate died.
THESE ARE DIRTY TRICKS STRAIGHT OUT OF KARL ROVE’S PLAYBOOK!
THEY ARE ILLEGAL, IMMORAL, AND WRONG.
Sunday Weekly Review: Civility or Partisan War?
November 6, 2005(Archive)
Did Al Quaeda WANT us to Invade Iraq?
Did Bush Play Right Into Bin Laden’s Hands and then Cover it Up?
Will Bush pardon Scooter Libby to cover up White House treason?
Will Rove, with his classified clearance, continue to commit treason?
Should those found guilty of treason be executed? Even if it includes the Vice President?
Will the Democrats, having forced the Senate into closed session in order to compel recalcitrant Republicans to investigate how the Administration manipulated intelligence in order to get us into war in Iraq, use their new found cojones to filibuster Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito?
And if Republicans “go nuclear,” will the American Public support the Democrats standing firm by the rule of law? Or will they see it as partisan bickering?
Listeners Sean and Jeff debate the ultimate question (on the Nov. 2 blog): should the Democrats be civil or make their demands heard, even if it means shutting the Congress down?
Ambassador Joe Wilson
November 3, 2005(Archive)
In the wake of TraitorGate, Mark’s interview with Ambassador Joe Wilson last summer takes on a whole new meaning. Mark replays snippets of that interview, along with his comments on the Traitor of TraitorGate: Vice President Dick Cheney
TraitorGate: Serious Crime, Lasting Damage to National Security
November 2, 2005(Archive)
Special Guest: CIA intelligence analyst and State Department counter-terrorism official Larry Johnson, member of the Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, who has written extensively defending Valerie Plame Wilson from the Administration criminals who committed treason by destroying her.
In his words: “It is slowly dawning on the American people that the Bush administration attack on Valerie and Joe Wilson was part of a broader conspiracy to hide the fact that our political leaders fabricated a case for war in Iraq. Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, and Karl Rove, among others, apparently preferred to destroy a valuable intelligence asset rather than expose the truth that the United States went to war in Iraq based on misinformation and deception. That is a crime deserving the most serious punishment.”
Who is Judge Samuel Alito?
November 1, 2005(Archive)
Guest: Professor Jamin Raskin of American University
As I predicted, after Harriet Miers, Bush moved to the Hard Right-Wing, nominating Scalia clone Judge Samuel Alito (nicknamed “Scalito”) to the United States Supreme Court.
Unlike Chief Justice Roberts – a close case I agreed to support – or the unqualified crony Harriet Miers, who I did not, if Scalito is true to his nickname, there is only one option: FILIBUSTER!
If he threatens to be another Scalia, all stops must be pulled to prevent such an extremist from trying to exercise power over our private lives.
Maybe only then will Bush pick a Republican nominee that both parties can respect.
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