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Posts Made By: Tom Rodstrom

November 18, 2004 04:21 PM Forum: Politics

Re: Latest news: Iran and Missiles with Nukes

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
It's not surprising at all. They are probably next on Bush's list if he can ever finish with Iraq. In Iran the moderates making great strides toward taking power from the Clerics that run the country before the war in Iraq. That movement has been crushed as a result of the war.


November 19, 2004 01:02 AM Forum: Politics

What's next?

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
This administration just can't get anything right ... sad sad sad

Afghan Opium Cultivation Reaches Record High

"This year Afghanistan has established a double record -- the highest drug cultivation in the country's history, and the largest in the world," Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, told a news briefing.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20041118/wl_nm/afghan_un_drugs_dc

Now Afghan heroin will be killing people all over the world.


November 19, 2004 03:25 AM Forum: Politics

What's not next ...

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
Money left over from a do or die race, and he wants to run again? NO WAY!

Kerry to Give Dems Leftover Campaign Cash

Party leaders, including some of Kerry's top campaign aides, said this week they were surprised and angry to learn that he had more than $15 million in accounts from the Democratic primaries. They demanded to know why the money wasn't spent to help Kerry defeat President Bush or to aid congressional candidates.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=16&u=/ap/democrats_kerry


November 24, 2004 02:11 AM Forum: Politics

Re: a good cartoon for a rainy night

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
Not very humorous and not very tasteful. I don't like this sort of trash from the left any more than I like the same sort of thing from the right.

This I liked and I'm on the liberal side of center on a lot of issues:

http://www.astromart.com/forums/viewpost.asp?forum_post_id=275592&poll_id=&news_id=&page=



December 10, 2004 10:29 PM Forum: Politics

FBI and Internet Fraud

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
I sell on the Internet and had occasion report an attempt to defraud me with the Nigerian scam. The local FBI office sent me to this site which has information about Internet fraud that might be helpful to anyone who does business on the Internet.

http://www.ifccfbi.gov/strategy/pressroom.asp


December 12, 2004 03:09 PM Forum: Politics

A Rotten Deal in Iraq

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
What a way to treat troops that are jut getting the job done!

'Scrounging' for Iraq war puts GIs in jail

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&e=13&u=/chitribts/scroungingforiraqwarputsgisinjail

December 31, 2004 05:47 PM Forum: Politics

Just What We Need - Less Ethics From Congress

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
These are the leaders of our Nation, the ones that set the standards.

House to Consider Relaxing Its Rules

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1803&e=2&u=/washpost/a37521_2004dec30

January 9, 2005 04:33 PM Forum: Politics

No Ethic Left Behind

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
The right complained bitterly when Dan Rater aired a story without checking it carefully. Here's a story about a conservative commentator bought and paid for to promote "No Child Left Behind". It makes you wonder how much any newsman who promotes the Bush government's agenda is being paid. Using tax money for bribes is a new low even for the Bush crew.

Tax-Funded White House PR Effort Questioned

Williams, who is African American, was hired by Ketchum in late 2003 to build support among minorities for the president's education plan. He praised the program in columns and on television without disclosing the payments.

Williams is the host of a syndicated television show and a frequent guest on CNN, NBC and other media outlets, and writes a syndicated opinion column. His website describes him as a "principled voice for conservatives and Christian values in America's public debates" who brings "an independent view with a refreshing twist to the central issues of our day."

But the subcontract also included several unorthodox provisions, according to a copy of the contract released under the Freedom of Information Act.

First, it stipulated that Ketchum "shall arrange for Mr. Williams to regularly comment" on the law during his broadcasts. It also called for Williams to use his influence with "America's Black Forum," a public affairs television program aimed at African Americans, to encourage producers to "periodically address"' the law.

Second, the contract gave Paige and other department officials the right to appear from "time to time" as guests on Williams' programs. Paige apparently exercised this option at least once in a one-hour interview on a show called "On Point," education officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20050108/ts_latimes/taxfundedwhitehousepreffortquestioned

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?ei=ISO-8859-1&c=&p=Armstrong+Williams


January 26, 2005 08:28 PM Forum: Politics

No Comment!

Posted By Tom Rodstrom


:S

January 30, 2005 12:53 PM Forum: Politics

Score one for Geroge!

Posted By Tom Rodstrom
It appears that the Iraqi elections went better than expected. That's a big step and great news for Bush and for America. Congratulations are in order for our troops who did an incredible job providing security.

If things continue to go as well in Iraq, I may need some nice recipes for crow. sad


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