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Comments on Secretary of War, Donald Rumsfeld

by Keith Oberman - Countdown -MSNBC- 

Rarely, if ever do I quote corporate media. Their biases to the corporate state and its government apparatus are obvious.

But the rising evidence of the Bush regime's fascism has now reached a stage where even those employed by the media arm of the state speak out in fear and warning. This is a hallowed traditions, as noted by Oberman, most recently symbolized by the late Edward R. Morrow in his defense of democracy against the right wing efforts lead by Senator Joseph McCarthy....   more »

Senate Majority Leader and presumed presidential candidate Bill Frist sent in his paperwork to renew his medical license.

Tennessee regulations require 40 hours of continuing medical education every two years. The papers he signed claimed he had completed that requirement. He has not. The state's law says that doctors who do not meet the continuing education requirement “will be subject to disciplinary action.”

Frist says he is working to clear up the problem.

The problem isn't Frist's not taking the 40 hours of classes. He was busy being a Senator. He hasn't been practicing medicine. The problem is lying on ...   more »

Donald Rumsfeld is on the offensive. The war criminal said critics of the Bush Wars “seem not to have learned history’s lessons.”

Well, elections are coming and the tactic has worked in three previous elections. And if Democrats roll over and allow the administration to get away with it, it will work again.

What's so amazing is that Rumsfeld has the audacity to accuse those criticizing the war of not learning from history. Rumsfeld and his warmonger friends are the ones who haven't learned - not even from their own mistakes.

On Radioleft, we warned repeatedly that Iraqis would not ...   more »

The New York Times reports that Ford Motor Company is "is pondering a wide variety of steps that are aimed at reversing Ford’s losses, resizing the company and enabling it to withstand brutal industry competition." Plans might include selling Jaguar and Land Rover.

Several years ago on Radioleft, we interviewed someone in the auto industry and asked about why gas mileage hasn't improved much over the past 30 years. My 1975 Datsun got the best gas mileage I have ever gotten.

Asked about SUVs, this auto exec claimed that there was no demand for better gas mileage. I said, "Do ...   more »

By Michael O’McCarthy

Don't miss Michael O'McCarthy on the Alan Colmes Radio Program, Friday August 25th at 10:30PM EST. Listen on the Internet. Alan Colmes Website. Sirius Channel 145.

The question is always on the mind of those observing George W. Bush with a critical eye: Why does he behave the way he does? Why does it seem that he can’t keep track of his own message in speeches and press conferences?  Why does he seem to be able not to answer a simple, logical question?  Why does he at times seem fuzzy and out of sorts?