LEAVWORLD: GRAFFITI POLITTI

WHERE ARE THEY? You know, all the people who wanted Karl Rove "frog-marched" out of the White House? I mean, the cat's out of the bag. Richard Armitage, Colin Powell's assistant Secretary of State is the one who leaked Ms. Plame's name to Robert Novak. Armitage, along with Powell, opposed the Iraq war. Does this change their demand that "whoever" leaked her name should go to jail? Of course it does, because they never cared about the exposure of Ms. Plame. It was all about NAILING KARL ROVE. End of story. The hypocrites can get their jolly's watching Scooter Libby go to trial, but I doubt it will have much political impact, even in the unlikely event he is found guilty.

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU The ACLU thinks that parents have no right to know if their pregnant underage daughter is seeking an abortion. vs. America 80% of Americans think that parents have the right to know if their minor daughters are seeking an abortion. (CBS News Poll July 13-14, 2005) ________________________________________________________________ The ACLU believes anyone, for any reason at any time should be allowed to abort a child. vs. America 75% of Americans believe that there should at least be some restrictions on abortion. (CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll June 24-26, 2005) ________________________________________________________________ The ACLU opposes abstinence education . vs. America 96% of American parents with children under 17 want their kids taught that abstinence is the best approach to sex. 93% of American parents with children under 17 want their kids taught that having sex leads to disease and pregnancy. 85 % of American parents with children under 17 want a...

Crossposted from STOP THE ACLU William H. Donahue is the President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights based in New York. He received his Doctorate in Sociology from NYU in 1980. He is the author of three books, two of which are very critical on and revealing of the ACLU. We have quoted from his books on numerous occasions so it was quite an honor when he returned my call requesting an interview. His first book, The Politics of the American Civil Liberties Union , was published in 1985. His second book, The New Freedom: Individualism and Collectivism in the Social Lives of Americans, was written while Bill was a Bradley Resident Scholar at The Heritage Foundation; it appeared in 1990. Bill's third book, Twilight of Liberty: The Legacy of the ACLU , was published in 1994 by Transaction Press; a new afterward to this book was published in 2001. Source It was an honor that Mr. Donahue took time from his schedule to allow us an interview. It was even more encouragin...

I went down to the "Bush Bash/Anti-War" rally that was billed as a CSNY "concert." When Anna talked me into it, she just wanted to see a '60's or '70's "classic rock" act. Neither of us thought that it would be a political concert, but we should have known better. They featured 7 of Neil Young's "new" songs, including "Let's Impeach the President." I wonder, why are the others along on this tour? CSNY hasn't put a song out in around 30 years, so they have nothing new as a group to promote. They must just hate Bush and the whole "war" thing enough to help Young "protest" him/it, and make some money while they're at it. I'm sure they care about all of the dead soldiers, whose images they showed on the screen behind them, at least as much as the Iraqi civillians that they showed on blurry green video tape. Or was it the green in their wallets they see? They didn't seem happy with ...

One of the people in my Gather network, Lili Mazahery, happens to have contributed to the creation of a proposal going before the San Fran Board of Supervisors. I fully recognize that this is a governmental body that I disagree with over 90 percent of the time, particularly because they often vote on issues beyond their purview (The NYC council does this often, as well). However, because Lili is a passionate advocate, and is championing a cause that I don't speak to directly often enough, but care deeply about, LEAVWORLD is endorsing the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco urges the U.S. State Department to issue a strong condemnation against the Islamic Republic of Iran for its practices of civil and human rights abuses, executions of minors, homosexuals and adulterers, and executions by the barbaric and violent means of public stoning; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors condemns the criminal...

Sweet Spirits of Ammonia has issued another WAKE-UP CALL for the USA, as well as anyone interested in stopping Islamic terrorists, with a series of posts titled "PROFILE THIS!" These are excerpts from his first four "profiles" (links are to his full posts, with photos) : I thought I would begin to do a "spotlight on terrorists" profile daily so that we can all see if there might be a trend. Profile This #1 Today's special guest is Jaber A. Elbaneh, aka Jaber A. Elbanelt, Jaben A. Elbanelt, Jabor Elbaneh, Abu Jubaer, Jubaer Elbaneh, "Jubair" is on the FBI's "Most Wanted Terrorist List". This American Muslim nut case was born in Yemen and gives his dob as 9/9/66. He is described as 5' 8" and 2oo lbs. with brown hair and eyes. He is charged with providing material support and resources to Al-Qaida. Jaber worked at Sorrento Cheese in NY and is believed to have been a cab driver in Yemen. He speaks with a Yemeni accent. Pr...

Official Bio: Ms. Lily Mazahery is a Persian-American attorney, and the founder and president of the Washington, D.C. based Legal Rights Institute. Ms. Mazahery is an active advocate of the human rights of women around the world and an outspoken opponent of laws that serve to oppress women in the name of religion. Ms. Mazahery provides expert commentary on Iranian and Islamic laws, as well as human rights violations in Islamic societies. She has testified before the U.S. Congress on the condition of women and children in Iran under the Islamic regime, and has described the atrocities to which women are subjected under the Sharia legal system, such as public hanging, public stoning, and temporary marriages. In addition, Ms. Mazahery is currently assisting with the production of "Beneath the Veil," the award-winning play by legendary Iranian actress and playwright, Mary Apick . "Beneath the Veil" is scheduled to premiere in Fall of 2006 in Washington DC. Ms. Mazahery ...

Crossposted excerpt from STOP THE ACLU When the ACLU wins a case against the Boy Scouts, the public display of the Ten Commandments, veterans memorials, and other symbols of American history and heritage guess who pays them? You do! However, there is current legislation going before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, as well as a companion bill going before the House that is designed to put a stop to this. Former ACLU attorney, Rees Lloyd, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing , is stepping up to the plate. Record Gazette: Rees Lloyd, Banning-based attorney and Commander of American Legion District 21 (Riverside County), has been selected to testify on behalf of The American Legion before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution in support of passage of Senate Bill 3696, Veterans Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals and Other Public Expressions of Religion Act of 2006 (“PERA). S 3696 (PERA), sponsored by Sen. Brownback (R-Kan), a companion bill to H.R. 2979 (PERA), s...