Tribute to El Gobernador

The Governor, Aged 11 years. Born: Baltimore, May 1995; Died: New York City, April 2006.

For those of you that knew The Guvner, you know she was OBSESSED with water and loved to hang out at the edge of the shower or bath. No cameras were ever allowed in such private settings as she was very discreet. Accordingly, some other photos are below. Enjoy.


From Top:

1. Chillin'
2. Travellin Kitty
3. Yoghurt Anyone?
4. Upper East Side Governess--Though she was born and raised in Bawlmer, The Guv had no problem integrating herself into the glitterati culture of the Upper East Side.
5. Lets get this straight--The Governor drank Coors, I did not.
6. What's on TV?
7. Frolicking with Sis
8. Stately Guv
9. Don't Mess with the Guvner

60 Minutes: CIA Official Reveals Bush, Cheney, Rice Were Personally Told Iraq Had No WMD in Fall 2002

from 4/23/06:

Tonight on 60 Minutes, Tyler Drumheller, the former chief of the CIA’s Europe division, revealed that in the fall of 2002, President Bush, Vice President Cheney, then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and others were told by CIA Director George Tenet that Iraq’s foreign minister — who agreed to act as a spy for the United States — had reported that Iraq had no active weapons of mass destruction program.

Japanese researchers find new giant picture on Peru's Nazca Plateau

Seems to me that the Nazca were trying to communicate with extra terrestrials/people on other planets. Heeeellooooo, come down here and party with us.......



A new giant picture on the Nazca Plateau in Peru, which is famous for giant patterns that can be seen from the air, has been discovered by a team of Japanese researchers.

The image is 65 meters long, and appears to be an animal with horns. It is thought to have been drawn as a symbol of hopes for good crops, but there are no similar patterns elsewhere, and the type of the animal remains unclear.

Vermont lawmakers to call for Bush impeachment

Go Green Mountain!

Rice shrugs off UK visit protests

more of the same greeting for that gap toothed hooer condi. thanks uk!

Clashes in Athens as Rice visits

thanks greece. why cant we do this here?

Bush Impeachment - The Illinois State Legislature is Preparing to Drop a Bombshell

do it baby, do it!

"betrayed by george w bush"

I Love Flea!

He writes:

george w bush should definitely be impeached
he is a liar
and his lies have bought misery to millions of people
and bought no good to anyone except for the corporate oil
billionaires who are making huge profits
they are profiting during wartime
that is unscrupulous and terribly sad

Members of anti-war `Granny Peace Brigade' reject plea deal

Go grannies!


NEW YORK - Waving canes and white-knuckling their walkers, 18 unrepentant anti-war grannies nixed a plea deal Thursday before going on trial for rallying outside a Times Square recruiting station.

The women, all facing disorderly conduct charges in Manhattan Criminal Court, refused the last-minute deal in which prosecutors offered to dismiss the cases if they stayed out of trouble for six months.

The war in Iraq "is wrong as all getout! And we're against it, and we'll do whatever it takes, whatever we can do to stop it," Marie Runyon, 91, said, waving her cane before entering the courthouse.

Protesters force Bush to move Stanford meeting

President Bush's visit to Stanford University's Hoover Institution was quickly moved to another location after more than 1,000 protesters converged around the Hoover tower.

The White House said the protesters blocked the only road into the central areaof the campus where Hoover is located, which forced a meeting with several Hoover fellows to be moved to the campus home of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Hoover fellow who organized the gathering.

Lawyer: Rice Allegedly Leaked Defense Info

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaked national defense information to a pro-Israel lobbyist in the same manner that landed a lower-level Pentagon official a 12-year prison sentence, the lobbyist's lawyer said Friday.

Grand Jury Hears Evidence Against Rove

Please God, lets indict Karl!


The grand jury session in federal court in Washington, DC, sources close to the case said, was the first time this year that Fitzgerald told the jurors that he would soon present them with a list of criminal charges he intends to file against Rove in hopes of having the grand jury return a multi-count indictment against Rove.

Chavez taking decisive steps to turn off oil taps to the United States of America

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is taking decisive steps to turn off the oil taps to the United States of America.

Venezuela's state owned oil company PDVSA has inked a key deal with India, taking the first key step away from the U.S. as its major oil buyer.

At the same time, PDVSA has announced that it will no longer reveal oil statistics to the SEC after paying off its debts.

The India deal and the refusal to disclose information are not just strategic, but also send a message to the US about Venezuela's future plans with regard to supplying the US with oil.

CIA mines 'rich' content from blogs

I bet kebmodee is still below radar...

"A lot of blogs now have become very big on the Internet, and we're getting a lot of rich information on blogs that are telling us a lot about social perspectives and everything from what the general feeling is to ... people putting information on there that doesn't exist anywhere else," Mr. Naquin told The Washington Times.

Democratic Congressmen ask Bush about reports of US military operations in Iran

Thanks to DeFazio (D-OR) and Kucinich (D-OH)

Brooklyn Botanic Gardening

Who knew a digital camera could take such nice photos?

Scientists Say They're Being Gagged By Bush

These scientists -- working nationwide in research centers in such places as Princeton, N.J., and Boulder, Colo. -- say they are required to clear all media requests with administration officials, something they did not have to do until the summer of 2004. Before then, climate researchers -- unlike staff members in the Justice or State departments, which have long-standing policies restricting access to reporters -- were relatively free to discuss their findings without strict agency oversight.

Generally Calling Out For Rum(sfeld)

from theleftcoaster


The number of retired generals publicly calling for THE Donald to resign is up to six:

* Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni: Rumsfeld should be held accountable for a series of blunders
* Retired Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack, who led the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq: too much baggage
* Retired Major Gen. John Riggs: "They only need the military advice when it satisfies their agenda."
* Retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste, who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq
* Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold

Leak story continues to track in US papers, as Boston Globe weighs in

I want convictions!

From A Place Called Denial

Interesting commentary from BAGnewsNotes as usual. Enjoy.

Terrorist 'lookalike' wins $27.5m

An economics professor from California who was arrested because a flight attendant thought she looked like a terrorist has been awarded $27.5m (£15.7m)...

Ms Carrington said she felt vindicated by the verdict but has been unable to clear her name from terror watchlists.

OFFICIALS: CHENEY ORDERED USE OF TERROR GROUP FOR IRAN PLANNING

What the? Then again, it seems like par for the course for the Cheney-gang...


“We are already at war,” the UN official told RAW STORY.

Asked how long the MEK agents have been active in the region under the guidance of the US military civilian leadership, the UN official explained that the clandestine war had been going on for roughly a year and included unmanned drones run jointly by several agencies.

Rumsfeld lies, AP covers it up

Documents Show Link Between AT&T and Agency in Eavesdropping Case

The Impeachment Project

63% of Americans believe Bush did something either illegal (21%) or unethical (42%)

Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House

No, really?


WASHINGTON - Key figures in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in 2002 had regular contact with the White House and Republican Party as the plan was unfolding, phone records introduced in criminal court show.

Goddamn Findings Fail To Support Researcher's Hypothesis

"It seems the goddamn math is correct..."

Local Teacher's Run-In With Homeland Security Creates Insecurities

What the F is this about? Homeland security my ass, sure sounds like harassment to me.



JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local school employee said a rough run-in with a couple of Homeland Security officers has left him with a strong sense of insecurity.

Leander Pickett says he was handcuffed, roughed up and humiliated by two Homeland Security officers who refused to move their car from the path of waiting school buses.

Leander Pickett, a teacher's assistant at Englewood Elementary, said he was manhandled and handcuffed by two plain clothed Homeland Security officers in front of the school Tuesday for no reason at all.

"I would like to treat people the way I would want to be treated, and yesterday I wasn't treated that way," Pickett said.
Pickett has been working at Englewood for two years, and his principal and colleagues told Channel 4 they have never met a harder worker or nicer guy.

Workers accused of fudging ’04 recount

After the 2004 presidential election, Cuyahoga County election workers secretly skirted rules designed to make sure all votes were counted correctly, a special prosecutor charges.

Bush: "If There Is A Leak Out Of My Administration...

Bush: "If There Is A Leak Out Of My Administration, I Want To Know Who It Is. And If The Person Has Violated Law, The Person Will Be Taken Care Of"... [Chicago, Illinois, 9/30/03]

77 TV stations aired 'fake news reports'

A study by a group that monitors the media reveals that, over a ten month span, 77 television stations from all across the nation aired video news releases without informing their viewers even once that the reports were actually sponsored content, RAW STORY has found.

One "news report" that aired on three stations relied on a video news release (VNR) produced by a PR firm on behalf of General Motors which was even apparently based on a "false claim."

Center for Media and Democracy's Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed is "a multimedia report on television newsrooms' use of material provided by PR firms on behalf of paying clients," containing video footage of the 36 video news releases (VNRs) cited in the report, plus a map and spreadsheet of the stations cited.

General Motors, Intel, Pfizer and Capital One are among the companies who produced VNRs with the help of three PR firms, and "[m]ore than one-third of the time, stations aired the pre-packaged VNR in its entirety."

The power of the poop

Under the pilot plan, announced this week, Sunset Scavenger will place biodegradable bags and what are tastefully called dog-waste carts in a popular San Francisco dog park. The dog poo will then be put into a methane digester, where bacteria will eat away at it for two weeks before it turns into methane gas. The gas can then be used to power appliances such as cookers and heaters that currently run on natural gas. It can also be used to generate electricity.

Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel Condemns "Censorship" Of Scientists

Noting that it's "a terrible time for science" in the U.S., Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel has compared the effects of government science policy to the Eisenhower-McCarthy era, when scientists were persecuted for their political beliefs.

Kandel's remarks came during an interview with Science & the City, the webzine of the New York Academy of Sciences, about his new memoir, In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind (Norton, March 2006).

"There's very little funding, there's political censorship about what one does and how one speaks about it," he said. "I think the scientific community is extremely concerned about the future of this country given the restrictions on science at the moment."

He added later that these restrictions are "all the more tragic since biomedical research is at a wonderfully productive point right now and in a position to have a profound impact on the treatment of disease. Moreover, the country is training the next generation of scientists and unless more funding is forthcoming, we cannot assure their future or the American leadership in science."

Billabong XXL Awards Finalists

Dude, check out the monster waves!!

Bush preps historic Third Term - memo

What the F is this? I sincerely hope it's an April fools joke but...methinks not.


By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Published Saturday 1st April 2006 10:33 GMT

Exclusive The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the office of the White House Counsel are preparing a draft document laying out the President's wartime authority to remain in office past 2008, The Register has learned.

The scheme is described as an emergency "continuity presidency," made necessary by the extraordinary circumstances and unique challenges of protecting the United States from the threat of international terrorism.

"The world changed on 9/11," a confidential DoJ memo obtained by The Register explains, "and no Administration is US history is better suited to adapt productively to those changes than this one.

"The Attorney General supports the basic framework in the White House Counsel's draft proposal for a future Executive Order establishing a Continuity Presidency, with two provisos: 1. There must be at least the appearance of a time limit, which the AG believes might be satisfied by tying the duration of the Continuity Presidency to the duration of the GWOT [global war on terrorism]; and 2. The House and Senate Majority Leaders and the Chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees must issue a written certification that they have approved the plan.

"AG does not believe that the plan will succeed unless those conditions can be met. Suggest you liase with [the White House office of] Legislative Affairs and get their sense of the liklihood that the key Members will work with us."

The memo is signed Christine McIntyre, Special Assistant to the United States Attorney General, and is addressed to Philip Van Zandt, Special Assistant to White House Counsel Harriet Miers.