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NBC trying to exclude Kucinich from debate
ecthompsonmd January 15, 2008

There are lots of things that I understand and tons that I don’t. Keeping Dennis Kucinich out of the democratic debate is simply unfair. It seems that Dennis has won a court battle to be in the upcoming Nevada debate but NBC is appealing.  Why?  Is Kucinich going to hurt ratings? ———- From AP: NBC News said Monday it will appeal a judge’s ruling rather than include Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich in a candidates’ debate in Nevada. “We disagree with the judge’s decision and are filing an appeal,” said a statement provided by Jeremy Gaines, a vice president for MSNBC,

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Iraqis are trying to kick Blackwater out, again
ecthompsonmd October 9, 2007

I wish the Iraqis well. They have been trying to kick out Blackwater for over 3 weeks. The problem that the Iraqis have is that they aren’t in charge. We are. The US government is in charge. Condoleezza Rice is in charge. The Bush Administration is in charge. (Again, proving that we don’t truly want a democracy in Iraq.) ———- From AP: Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months. They also want the firm to pay $8 million in compensation to families of each of the 17 people killed when

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Democrats trying to expand FISA
ecthompsonmd July 31, 2007

Say it ain’t so? Why? Ed Schultz has started a campaign to send ping-pong balls to certain members of Congress who need to grow a pair. I’m trying to image why we would have to expand FISA? The only thing that the Administration can’t spy on is my dreams. I hope that the Dems are afraid that the Bush administration are going to call them soft on terror. The charge is silly and easily fought. We have to be thoughtful about protecting this country and not to try to rush some piece of garbage to the President. BTW, what’s the rush?

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