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Moore At RNC in NYC
Michael Moore adds spice to convention as GOP annoyance By John Nichols, The Capital Times
When Sen. John McCain took a shot at filmmaker Michael Moore in his speech to the Republican National Convention Monday night, he had no reason to know that the man who made the controversial documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” was just a few hundred feet away from him. …
Moore is attending the convention on an assignment from USA Today, which has asked him to write a column about the gathering that will re-nominate two of his favorite targets, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. …
Diane Francis, a Texas Republican decked out in full jean shirt and cowboy hat regalia, grumbled about Moore’s film and said, “I hope he’s got security. He could get killed in here.”
But Moore insisted he did not feel threatened. “I saw (conservative commentator) Sean Hannity on the floor at the Democratic convention. He was treated well. I’m sure they’ll treat me well here. You don’t think the Republicans are more mean-spirited than the Democrats, do you?” Moore asked, barely concealing a grin.
Besides, he said, “this is a celebration. I’m here to celebrate the fact that the Republicans only have a couple of months left. I’m here to celebrate the end of the Republican era. They’ve had four years. It’s been rough, but it’s almost over.”
‘a catastrophic success’?
Bush stumps in West Virginia, defends Iraq war
[Bush] called the swift military offensive that led to the fall of Baghdad in April 2003 ‘a catastrophic success’ even though fighting continues despite the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s government.
‘a politician who cannot be trusted’
Face it: Every politician flip-flops By Daniel Schorr | csmonitor.com
Mr. Bush accuses Senator Kerry of flip-flopping when he voted against the funding bill for the war that he voted to authorize. Sure, but how about Bush’s nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq, having campaigned against nation-building? Or praising the report of the 9/11 commission, whose formation he opposed? Or negotiating with North Korea, which he promised not to do? [mjh: Or supporting the Department of Homeland Security after he opposed it.]
Let’s face it: Every politician at one time or another will have to change his announced position to meet a changed situation. …
The answer to the flip-flop accusation: Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Show me a politician who has stuck to his position through thick and thin, and I will show you a politician who cannot be trusted to represent our interests in a changing world.
The incomes of most workers are sinking.
It’s Not New Jobs. It’s All the Jobs. By LOUIS UCHITELLE, NYTimes
The incomes of most workers, adjusted for inflation, are sinking.
The evidence for this assertion is piling up. The Census Bureau weighed in last week with the latest update on family and household incomes. Both declined through the first three years of the Bush administration. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics comes a similar story for individual workers. Whether the measure is median weekly pay or average weekly pay, the increases have been too small since last summer to keep up with a measly climb of 1 percentage point in the inflation rate.
When New Yorkers are pissed, look out!
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