Notes on Newsweek's John Barry and "Vengeance"

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Thursday January 22, 2009 · 3:48 PM PST

2009/01/22 · 15:48

John Barry recently wrote an article in Newsweek called, "The Politics of Vengeance", saying that "Obama should avoid the blame game on Bush’s security failings." In nearly 1,500 words, Mr. Barry managed to both dismiss the debacle of the Bush presidency and attempt to belittle Representative John Conyers’ attempts to shed some light on who could be responsible for at least a portion of the problems currently facing our country.

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 10:52 AM PDT

2008/09/21 · 10:52

There has been a great bit of coverage lately, throughout the blogs and even the occasional traditional-media mention, on the pathological lies of both McCain and Palin. Frank Rich's great editorial in yesterday's Times reminds us once again of "Truthiness" in politics. It can certainly be said that the blogosphere, and especially DailyKos, has had a very large impact on tracking down the reality behind the truthiness. Our series of tubes is both far-reaching and diligent in pointing out how we should hold candidates from every party responsible.

The Christian Science Monitor should be thanking us for making their job easier, but instead appear to be discounting the importance of our efforts.

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Sunday August 31, 2008 · 10:13 AM PDT

2008/08/31 · 10:13

Hello everyone! I want to tell you about this wonderful friend of mine, who I think you should select to be your heart surgeon! She is absolutely more qualified than your other options for this very critical procedure. The other surgeons fall far short of the Heart Surgeon in Chief Test! Are you still with me? Read more!!

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Sunday August 24, 2008 · 9:01 PM PDT

2008/08/24 · 21:01

If you take a look on the reco list, there is a diary titled Fox reporter humiliated at Denver march. It's managed a good number of comments, and seems to maintain the opinion that this was a glowing victory moment for someone, though I cannot fathom who.

So I must ask, exactly how is this a good thing in any way?

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Friday May 30, 2008 · 10:34 AM PDT

2008/05/30 · 10:34

Honestly, I’m having trouble coming up with the words to explain this one. From the NYTimes:

GAZA — The American State Department has withdrawn all Fulbright grants to Palestinian students in Gaza hoping to pursue advanced degrees at American institutions this fall because Israel has not granted them permission to leave.

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Saturday May 03, 2008 · 11:08 AM PDT

2008/05/03 · 11:08

Not satisfied merely with screwing the American public through shady no-bid contracts and sub-standard work, the NY Times reports that KBR, the former Halliburton Subsidiary connected to Vice President Dick Cheney, may be responsible for multiple deaths of American soldiers through faulty wiring.

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Friday May 02, 2008 · 11:52 AM PDT

2008/05/02 · 11:52

That's the headline you may be reading in the coming weeks and months.

From Yahoo:

President Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request Friday to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, which would give the next president breathing room to make his or her own war policy.

Just as we would love Congress to spine-up and reject funding the war, the Administration throws in a marginally good thing.

From WaPo:

President Bush asked Congress yesterday to approve $770 million in new global food aid for the coming fiscal year, the centerpiece of an evolving administration response to a crisis that has sparked increased violence and hunger around the world.

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Monday April 28, 2008 · 9:07 PM PDT

2008/04/28 · 21:07

In case you missed it, Jimmy Carter, the former President, wrote a great Op-Ed in the NY Times concerning his recent trip to meet with Syrian and Hamas leaders, and lamenting on diplomacy efforts.

Which begs the question: Does Jimmy Carter read my DailyKos diary?

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Saturday April 19, 2008 · 12:41 PM PDT

2008/04/19 · 12:41

There has been significant talk recently about former President Carter going to meet with Hamas to discuss a possible end to the violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A representative from my own state has publicly asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to revoke Carter’s passport in response to his outreach mission. Yes, that is exactly how it sounds. Sue Myrick, a North Carolina Representative from the state’s 9th district, has asked the current Secretary of State to revoke the passport of a former president.

Just how childish is this approach?

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Wednesday January 23, 2008 · 7:53 PM PST

2008/01/23 · 19:53

I am not an economist. I would like to state that first and foremost. I’m more of a pragmatist.

There is certainly no doubt, despite public statements to the contrary, that the US economy is not doing well. Some will tell you we are at risk of recession, while others will tell you that it’s a certainty, and rate cuts are merely delaying the inevitable.

The stock market has been on a rollercoaster course since before the end of last year. Just last week, markets around the world were resting on the verge of collapse. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, US markets were closed on Monday. That evening, while having dinner, I overheard a day trader at the bar quip, "If the markets were open today, it probably would have been an all new Black Monday." And he was right.

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