Mad Dog Palin

Since John McCain unceremoniously dropped the 'pit bull in lipstick' Sarah Palin into our midst many normally loquacious political editorialists have found themselves rendered strangely speechless by the apparent...

St. Paul in the Hot Seat over Journalist Arrests

60,000 signatures were collected in 72 hours against the authorities who orchestrated this crackdown on free speech at the Republican National Convention. Where are the front page stories about this, though? This is...

Incredible Footage of Mass Arrest During Republican Convention

This video is just incredible. The person who took it buried the tape (it is unclear whether it was a tape or a kind of memory card) because he feared it would be confiscated. Why would he think that? Oh, just the...

RNC: I Couldn't Get Inside

St. Paul, Minn− An order of disbursement by the St. Paul Police Department was given in the free-speech zone. The gathered crowd of protesters had been deemed unruly, and Minnesota State University Moorhead Senior...

Palin drives wedge between Neo Cons and Paleo Cons

The old guard of the Republican right are worried that their old fashioned conservative (pro life, anti gun control etc.) will get converted into a new conservative with a new conservative agenda.  As a staunch...

‘Hurricane Barack’ Losing Strength

Once a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Barack is beginning to weaken, according to election forecasters.  Below is a time line of the storm’s track:July 27, 2004 — The storm first appeared on the political...

MnIndy video: RNC protesters show and tell of injuries from cops

"MnIndy video: RNC protesters show and tell of injuries from cops By Chris Steller 9/9/08 8:38 AM With city officials in St. Paul and Minneapolis alternately fanning and smothering the sparks of independent RNC policing investigations, this Minnesota...

Senator Seeks Withdrawal of Guilty Plea in Sex Sting

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) still says he did not solicit sex in a restroom stall after he pleaded guilty to doing just that."ST. PAUL — A lawyer for Senator Larry E. Craig asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Wednesday to allow Mr. Craig to withdraw a guilty plea to...

Terrorism charges lodged against protesters at GOP convention

I believe that this is the first time such laws have been used against protesters."Prosecutors in Ramsey County, Minn., have formally charged eight alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- one of the groups organizing protests at the GOP convention in St. Paul --...

News, as in details, of Code Pink Protests at RNC

Sure, MSM reports that "protesters" get hassled or arrested. But since dissent is one of key rights as Americans, it is better reporting to add details about who is protesting, and what their issues are. Code Pink's complaints are detailed and nuanced, and challenge simple...

Obama Admits the Surge worked on O’Reilly’s ‘No Spin Zone’

Barack Obama was the most clear he has been on the war on Terror during Thursday nites interview with Bill O'Reilly's no spin zone.  The interview as very imformative as Obama went further in answering questions...

iReporters split on Palin's knockout punch

"(CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accepted the GOP vice presidential nomination at the party's convention Wednesday with a speech highly critical of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. ...

Giuliani rips Obama as ‘celebrity senator’

"Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani attacked Barack Obama as a “celebrity senator” with “no leadership or major legislation to speak of.” Earlier, Mitt Romney hailed John McCain and blasted “liberal...

35,000 people sign letter protesting arrest of US journalist

The uproar surrounding the arrest of Amy Goodman and other journalists in Minneapolis continues to grow.  Now over 35,000 people have reportedly signed a petition demanding an end to media intimidation. ...

Ron Paul Speaks in Front of 9,000 In Minneapolis

US Republican Ron Paul didn't just speak in front of a crowd of 9,000+ people, he blasted the Republican Party for ignoring important issues like deficit spending and civil liberties. ""If we are Republicans and we...

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