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POPSLicensed To Kill "After the plots were publicized by a Senate committee, President Ford issued an executive order in 1976 barring political assassination. President Reagan broadened the ban, dropping the word "political" and extending the prohibition to include contract killers as well as government employees. Although the ban remains in effect, it has largely been ignored on the premise that it does not apply in a military setting. "
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POPSInfamous Fame "If Palin is lucky, maybe one will be in Wasilla. It could be her ticket back."
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POPSZimbabwe's Diamond Fields "At a time when Zimbabwe is struggling to pay civil servants and soldiers a stipend of $100 a month, the extra income from diamond mining for soldiers is serving “to mollify a constituency whose loyalty to ZANU-PF, in the context of ongoing political strife, is essential,” the Human Rights Watch report said."
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POPSAdmirals, generals: Let gays serve openly The issue of gays in the military became a flash point early in the Clinton administration as Clinton tried to fulfill a campaign promise to end the military's ban on gays. His efforts created the current compromise policy — ending the ban but prohibiting active-duty service members from openly acknowledging they are gay. But it came at a political cost. The resulting debate divided service members and veterans, put Democrats on the defensive and provided cannon fodder for social conservatives and Republican critics who questioned Clinton's patriotism and standing with the military.
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POPSConfessions Of A Christian Political Lunatic
"I am a complete lunatic however when I think that everyone should have healthcare in the richest country in the world. When I think that the poor need more than fancy talk, they need real help; I am absolutely nuts. Mind you, I have actually worked with the impoverished and the disabled for the past 17 years, so maybe I am a little biased in my insanity. I just want the truth. If you line up where both candidates really stand on the issues and at the end of the day you vote for McCain because he is pro-life; so be it. Just don’t vote for him because you think that Obama is a Muslim, or doesn’t wear a flag pin, or won’t say the Pledge of Allegiance, or wants to take “in God we trust” off of currency, or is going to raise your taxes. Don’t vote for McCain because you think he represents true Christian values, is a maverick, is a reformer, or any of the other lies they keep peddling out there. None of this stuff is true and the truth should matter."
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POPSToo Dumb To Succeed? "In any case, remember this the next time someone calls for an end to partisanship, for working together to solve the country’s problems. It’s not going to happen — not as long as one of America’s two great parties believes that when it comes to politics, stupidity is the best policy."
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POPSFacebook Never Forgets "The Internet's anonymity, long memory and free-for-all gossip culture may yet prove a poisonous cocktail. But as our generation grows older and enters public life -- thankfully, we have some time -- we'll find ourselves in a political culture that increasingly views these "gotcha" moments in context and with an eye toward forgiveness. After all, the incriminating photo, the offensive blog post, that drunken 3 a.m. e-mail -- it could have been any of us."
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POPSThe Key To Happiness "At this stage, what does a society have to look like in order to create more free choice and more happiness? The study indicates that you need democratization and, most important of all, social tolerance." The study suggests that religious faith and social tolerance are a winning combination. Which leaves me wondering: Perhaps people in the U.S. would all be happier if more ministers, rabbis, imams and priests conducted more gay marriages."
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POPSTroy's Poision Pill Please read this entire article in Mother Jones. It explains how a Bush appointee made it next to impossible for a person to sue a drug or pharmaceutical company, or medical device manufacturer for injuries sustained from use of their product. The claim goes that if the FDA approves a drug or device, that that should be the end of the line. As long as the product meets FDA approval, not judge or jury should be able to determine that said product could be responsible for someones injury. This is another example of how the Bush administration has put big business over human lives. Is it any wonder he demands preemptive immunity for communications companies, when he already had the FDA preempt medical liability lawsuits? This just gets disgustinger and disgustinger.
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POPSAlec & baby brother Steve have differing views on samd-sex marriage Normally, celebrity opinions don't register with me. But in this case I find it interesting that two close brothers could be at such political odds. Alec, totally favours same-sex marriage while Steve quotes the bible. Oh well, at least the fundies can't talk about the incredible lack of morality in Hollywood. All they have to do is look towards little Stevie Baldwin.
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POPSWhy Is This Not Political? Ok, I do agree with the author of this article that Ellen went through a professional hell when she came out of the closet, and that my friends, is why it can get to be so comfy in there. But people are getting killed and beat up and hurt for what?? For LOVING someone of the same sex. How does that hurt society? How does that threaten society? Why does that seem to bother some people so much?
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POPSThe Edwards Effect "Unfortunately for Mr. Edwards, the willingness of his rivals to emulate his policy proposals made it hard for him to differentiate himself as a candidate; meanwhile, those rivals had far larger financial resources and received vastly more media attention. Even The Times’s own public editor chided the paper for giving Mr. Edwards so little coverage. And so Mr. Edwards won the arguments but not the political war. Where will Edwards supporters go now? The truth is that nobody knows. Yes, Mr. Obama is also running as a “change” candidate. But he isn’t offering the same kind of change: Mr. Edwards ran an unabashedly populist campaign, while Mr. Obama portrays himself as a candidate who can transcend partisanship — and given the economic elitism of the modern Republican Party, populism is unavoidably partisan. One thing is clear, however: whichever candidate does get the nomination, his or her chance of victory will rest largely on the ideas Mr. Edwards brought to the campaign."
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POPSDirty Tricks Real interesting interview about what takes place during an election, from a guy who's been there....done that!
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