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Was Bush Wired During Chirac Press Conference?
A press conference in June 5, 2004 televised on Fox News with Bush and Chirac seems to reveal someone saying what Bush is about to say before Bush says it. The…
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Debate Rules Disallowed Filming Candidates From Behind
According to the debate rules: “The camera located at the rear of the stage shall be used to only take shots of the moderator.” Rule 9(a)(vi).…
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Would a Wired Bush Violate Debate Rules?
Download file A review of the debate rules, set forth in the James Baker/Vernon Jordan Joint Letter Memorandum of Understanding (and available in the above lin…
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Was Bush Wired?
During the debate, George Bush sported a clearly visible rectangular bulge in his back. This has lead many to ask if he was wired, and receiving communications…
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Civil Rights Today: A Lament
So why did Bush declare that he was against slavery, when questioned about the Supreme Court? My guess is that anything else in the civil rights agenda was too…
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Would a Bush Appointee Free Dred Scott?
George Bush suggested that he would choose a "strict constructionist," a person who would understand the "equality of America." And then he…
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Bush Won't Pick Pro-Slavery Justice
George W. Bush: Uh, let me give you a couple of examples I guess of the kind of person I wouldn't pick. I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge…
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Kerry/Shinseki Were Right--We Needed More Troops to Win the Peace
Just imagine what Iraq would be like today if we had secured the peace immediately after defeating Saddam. Kerry yesterday reported that General Shinseki had t…
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The Administration That Couldn't Shoot [Injections] Straight: Chapter 21
It becomes clear that the Bush Administration was told about the problems with the British flu vaccine plant, but failed to protect us. Is this a pattern? One…
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Bush Afraid of Unscripted Questions
George Bush has difficulty appearing alone in the face of any unscripted questions. The Washington Post reports: "Bush has held the fewest solo news conf…
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Back from Brazil
I return to blogging after a wonderful visit to Brazil. I deeply appreciate my gracious host, Luiz Vigil, Dean of the Escola Superior do Minesterio Publico, in…
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The Administration That Couldn't Shoot [Vaccinations] Straight: Chapter 20
Nearly half of the nation's expected supply of flu vaccine will not be available this winter because the British government has suspended the manufacturing…