tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36412792011-12-14T18:50:24.974-08:00<b>For The Trees</b><br> <br>Who is our economy FOR, anyway?<br>Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comBlogger35741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112332205961498012005-04-01T00:01:00.000-08:002005-10-23T14:21:52.533-07:00

This Blog Has Moved to seeingtheforest.com.Please help out. If you clicked a link that brought you here, let the referring site know that they have an out-of-date link and ask if they might change it to seeingtheforest.com. THANKS!

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112317560026513862005-03-31T17:06:00.000-08:002005-03-31T17:08:12.900-08:00

Democracy Arsenal, a new blog from The Security and Peace Institute:" The Security and Peace Institute was formed in 2005 as a joint initiative of the Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation. The Institute works to advance a responsible U.S. foreign policy based on strong defense, collective security, capable international institutions, and effective promotion of democracy and the

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112317436627078462005-03-31T17:03:00.000-08:002005-03-31T17:03:56.626-08:00

Those Evil, Terrorist Loving "Libruls" (Thanks to Oliver Willis)

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112317082061633372005-03-31T16:58:00.000-08:002005-10-23T14:20:33.486-07:00

Been to Think Progress lately?How about Smirking Chimp? BuzzFlash?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112219385463912652005-03-30T13:49:00.000-08:002005-03-30T14:25:52.953-08:00

Sounding like a Seeing the Forest regular, in A Party Inverted, former Senator Bill Bradley today describes how the Right has built a network of organizations that have become the foundation for the Republican Party, and how this structure supports their candidates outside of the election cycle. This is a must-read!To further the party's ideological and political goals, Republicans in the 1970's

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112209178267577222005-03-30T09:05:00.000-08:002005-03-30T11:04:35.046-08:00

On Friday Seeing the Forest is going to switch over to its new site. That site will be at Seeingtheforest.com.The blog you are reading now is located at seetheforest.blogspot.com, and I currently have a "redirect" set up for Seeingtheforest.com that sends everyone here. On Friday we leave Blogger and blogspot (and all the problems) behind for good. I will change the "name servers" for

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112200854420459592005-03-30T08:40:00.000-08:002005-03-30T08:45:44.130-08:00

Everyone should read eriposte's series at The Left Coaster, How the Liberal Media Myth is Created. I insist.The series covers how this myth is created using:Part 1, "tone" of media coveragePart 2, "catch-phrases" like 'right-wing extremist' v. 'left-wing extremist'Part 3, "newspaper headlines"Part 4, "topics" coveredPart 5, "think-tank" citationsPart 6, surveys of journalist ideology or voting

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112147914962983212005-03-29T17:54:00.000-08:002005-03-29T18:00:27.490-08:00

For a one-year CD I can get 3.16%. But that is lower than the current inflation rate AND gas is up to $2.35 a gallon and rising fast around here, housing prices up 20% last year. WTF? The government is telling us that it is wrong, just wrong, to try to save money.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112112221943979182005-03-28T22:01:00.000-08:002005-03-29T09:38:52.626-08:00

I been bloggered so long it looks like up to me. I'm finally going to leave Blogger. Oh my God they give bad service!!!!!! I signed up a Moveable Type account at LivingDot, and will start the process of getting to know the new software and setting up a blog template. I'll switch over soon. Not sure how to handle the last two-and-a-half years of archives... but I'll figure it out.If you have

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112053302622143992005-03-28T15:09:00.000-08:002005-03-28T15:43:18.596-08:00

The National Press Club Welcomes ... Jeff Gannon?You've heard of Jeff Gannon. He's the right-wing male prostitute that the White House was using as a shill to deflect critical press questions. Well, now the National Press club is including him on a panel (1st paragraph only) as a --- BLOGGER!!! And, of course, they aren't putting any actual bloggers on the panel.Yes, the same day that the

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1112034272900652712005-03-28T10:24:00.000-08:002005-03-28T11:49:34.593-08:00

Putting Stock in Property,"This is more exciting than a mutual fund," Boome said. "It feels safer too. You buy a piece of dirt, you feel you'll always have a piece of dirt."[. . .] They're cashing in retirement funds, selling stock and taking out second mortgages. They're pouring the money into real estate, often in distant states, often without seeing the property."Markets are ruled by either

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111984077864351932005-03-27T19:17:00.000-08:002005-03-28T11:39:49.633-08:00

Recently on Kos and MYDD there's been a discussion of the left blogosphere which traces back to an old post by Kevin Drum. The gist of the discussion is here:If you remove Atrios, the left blogosphere is neatly divided into two mutually-linking spheres: the moderate/intellectual (academicky) types - Drum, DeLong, Yglesias, TPM, Tapped, Crooked Timber - and the left activist types - Kos, MyDD,

John Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111938904303017262005-03-27T07:53:00.000-08:002005-03-27T07:55:15.306-08:00

I wonder if global warming and world oil demand mean it's time to re-think nuclear energy. In my opinion the consequences of getting our energy from fossil fuels are greater than the risks from nuclear energy.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111938011915505902005-03-27T07:31:00.000-08:002009-07-13T12:28:15.395-07:00

Here is an example of the kind of e-mail you get when Fox News gives out your blog's name:No wonder you sound like a liberal faggot - you look like a queer.And, many of you have seen the kind of comment that they leave:Kerry lost not because he was a bad candidate, but that he represents bad ideology. Dave Johnson lives in a state that other than voter fraud in King County would probably be a red

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111936907910019532005-03-27T07:21:00.000-08:002005-03-27T07:25:21.603-08:00

New Details on F.B.I. Aid for Saudis After 9/11The episode has been retold so many times in the last three and a half years that it has become the stuff of political legend: in the frenzied days after Sept. 11, 2001, when some flights were still grounded, dozens of well-connected Saudis, including relatives of Osama bin Laden, managed to leave the United States on specially chartered flights.Now,

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111895912329297492005-03-26T19:58:00.000-08:002005-03-26T19:58:32.330-08:00

Show me the way to the next Whiskey Bar Oh, don’t ask why Oh, don’t ask why Just go read.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111864597659403092005-03-26T11:16:00.000-08:002005-03-26T11:17:50.620-08:00

From this story about housing prices in the SF Bay Area, House buying: receding dream: "With Bay Area home prices rising steeply over the past two years, most buyers have opted for adjustable-rate mortgages -- often with the option of ``interest-only'' payments -- to ensure affordable monthly payments.In the first two months of 2005, 82 percent of people who bought homes in the nine Bay Area

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111795897195345672005-03-25T16:11:00.000-08:002005-03-25T16:14:09.723-08:00

The story is at THE BRAD BLOG.Apparently the Republicans set up a phony front group to testify at a Congressional hearing on voting rights. But what really makes this story good is the pictures in the blog post.(Through Oliver Willis.)

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111783088627552872005-03-25T12:38:00.000-08:002005-03-25T12:38:08.626-08:00

I visited the Moonie Washngton Times to see this story, Conservative Web site, Heritage split. At the top of the page, at least when I visited, was a large banner ad that said, "Now Hiring," from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), with a Department of Homeland Security logo. Clicking the ad took me to this page. How much do you think the TSA paid the Moonies to put the ad there?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111773930509623292005-03-25T10:05:00.000-08:002005-03-25T10:05:30.510-08:00

Important Changes to Your Citizenship Agreement - Please read and retain for your records.:[. . .] SECTION 11 The Rule of Law section of the Agreement remains in effect, except that it no longer applies to Us. It may also, from time to time, cease to apply to Contributors above a certain level (see Schedule G, attached). SECTION 13 The Cruel and Unusual Punishment section of the Agreement is

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111729344905126222005-03-24T21:42:00.000-08:002005-03-24T21:42:24.906-08:00

It's a good idea to check in regularly at Cursor's Media Transparency and see what they have going on. Also, scroll down. The articles stack.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111723770290134502005-03-24T20:09:00.000-08:002005-03-24T20:09:30.290-08:00

TalkLeft: Did Congress Really Want to Save Terri Schiavo's Life?Meanwhile, former Senate majority counsel Julian Epstein was on Larry King tonight. He said Congress didn't really want to save Terri Schiavo's life. He was faxed a draft of the legislation in advance and said he told Congress staffers that the law wouldn't work, but that there were options that could work. He said Congress could

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111665032467033142005-03-24T03:07:00.000-08:002005-03-24T03:50:32.473-08:00

Just read the latest "On Books" column for Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, written by Norman Spinrad (author of, among others, the classic SF novels "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream"). In it, he details the sorry state of science fiction publishing (one look at the lousy design of the IASFM web site is worth a thousand words on the economic state of the industry... not to mention

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111606004825105492005-03-23T11:12:00.000-08:002005-03-23T14:25:23.276-08:00

You're doing it again. You're not seeing what is really going on. You are missing the bigger picture. You are looking at trees and missing the forest. Do you really, after all this time and all these defeats, think the Right is stupid?You mock the Republicans for blatantly acting politically, and ignore that they ARE ACTING POLITICALLY. In other words, they're acting in the way that will in

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111553116356221872005-03-22T20:45:00.000-08:002005-03-23T11:08:17.790-08:00

August, 2001, Bush receives a memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.," leaves for vacation.March, 2005, Bush receives a Republican strategy memo saying "This is a great political issue, ... and this is a tough issue for Democrats," flies back from vacation for emergency Congressional session.Party over country.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111545093300799992005-03-22T18:31:00.000-08:002005-03-22T18:31:33.300-08:00

At Crooks and Liars

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111529602695210622005-03-22T14:13:00.000-08:002009-07-06T16:01:25.020-07:00

Digby,We're immersed in information because we travel the blogosphere. So we understand about the Right and what it is doing and how. We've all read Brock's book The Republican Noise Machine, for example, and analyzed it and talked about it and written about it and seen examples of what he's talking about and writen about them and read about them on other blogs until it's just second nature to

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111526659406830882005-03-22T13:23:00.000-08:002005-03-22T13:24:19.406-08:00

Toward a Unified Theory of Black America

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111523016639489112005-03-22T12:23:00.000-08:002005-03-22T12:27:33.556-08:00

The IRS is accusing a church of violating its tax-exempt status for engaging in political activities. Read the next line only if you are sitting down. They are making the accusation because of an appearance by a Democratic candidate. Yes, you heard me right: "The IRS has notified a Liberty City church that it is under investigation for possibly engaging in political activity -- putting its

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111470013773225322005-03-21T21:39:00.000-08:002005-03-21T21:42:12.216-08:00

Visit a random webog from the loooongggg "Links to Other Weblogs" blogroll a ways down the left column here. There are so many good things to read, and it is such a great community of Progressive bloggers. Don't get stuck in a rut. Of course, come back here every day.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111469784709023792005-03-21T21:36:00.000-08:002005-03-21T21:36:24.710-08:00

Been to The Sideshow lately?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111468529492302782005-03-21T21:15:00.000-08:002005-03-22T13:57:07.516-08:00

Not to echo Atrios or anything, but HOLY CRAP! A "conservative" pundit is writing about the corruption of the conservatives!Update - McCain Blocks DeLay Investigation

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111446674626176772005-03-21T15:10:00.000-08:002005-03-26T11:44:22.500-08:00

this is a test to see if I can make it appear at the top of the page. SCROLL DOWN!this is a test to see if I can make it appear at the top of the page. SCROLL DOWN!this is a test to see if I can make it appear at the top of the page. SCROLL DOWN!this is a test to see if I can make it appear at the top of the page. SCROLL DOWN!this is a test to see if I can make it appear at the top of the

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111442268942326252005-03-21T14:08:00.000-08:002005-03-21T15:09:36.770-08:00

IF you knew to scroll wayyyyy down the page, you are seeing this. I have no idea why Blogger does this sometimes.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111442636325094662005-03-21T14:03:00.000-08:002005-03-21T14:03:56.326-08:00

Good places to visit: The Daou Report Peek: The Blog Of Blogs Cursor Media Patrol

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111429988411173692005-03-21T10:33:00.000-08:002005-03-21T18:16:47.960-08:00

Is it really a good idea to bring these guys home, where the Republicans will be making up stories about how treasonous Democrats and Liberals betrayed them, and hate them, and are working with terrorists to kill their families?Warning - the video is probably too disturbing for most of us. (American soldiers in Iraq killing a dog for fun.)

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111362271630901322005-03-20T15:44:00.000-08:002005-03-20T15:44:31.630-08:00

As you can probably see, the site is bloggered yet again...

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111358462247709382005-03-20T14:41:00.000-08:002005-03-20T14:43:18.063-08:00

At skippy the bush kangaroo.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111304389064460292005-03-19T23:27:00.000-08:002005-03-20T13:48:23.116-08:00

See the updates at the bottom of this post.I am upset by the tone of John's post below. I just got home from a very long day, and will get some sleep and think about what I want to say about it.Update It was the language, directed at a person, that bothered me. John addressed this. Everything is OK now. Also, I think (hope) Kevin's post might have been misinterpreted. But misinterpreted or

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111288563820108392005-03-19T19:07:00.000-08:002005-03-20T08:10:42.293-08:00

Below (slightly edited) is what I wrote in response to this post by Kevin Drum, in which he said "I continue to believe that on a list of problems with the American media, ideological bias barely cracks the top ten." (Remember, guys -- in theory, Kevin is on our side.)This kind of post is why I think that Kevin is worthless, and a good part of the reason why I gave up on blogging, the Democratic

John Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111260637443333302005-03-19T11:30:00.000-08:002005-03-19T11:30:37.443-08:00

A New Screen Test for Imax: It's the Bible vs. the Volcano,The fight over evolution has reached the big, big screen. Several Imax theaters, including some in science museums, are refusing to show movies that mention the subject - or the Big Bang or the geology of the earth - fearing protests from people who object to films that contradict biblical descriptions of the origin of Earth and its

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111185687256062872005-03-18T14:41:00.000-08:002005-03-18T14:41:27.256-08:00

Have you been to Social Security -There Is No Crisis LATELY?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111184347903478422005-03-18T14:19:00.000-08:002005-03-18T14:19:07.903-08:00

Friday Funnies at The American Street.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111160886809806252005-03-18T07:47:00.000-08:002005-03-18T07:48:06.810-08:00

Bl;ogger has been acting up for about a week, and it is very difficult to post. Bear with us.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111111951152104072005-03-17T17:45:00.002-08:002005-03-18T07:47:11.366-08:00

I recommend reading Daily Kos :: Everything I Own, Owns Me: "My 'stuff' makes claims on me daily. And my stuff, and your stuff, is in danger of destroying the world as we know it. Does that sound melodramatic? Follow me after the jump for a view of the real impact 'stuff' has on us--both personally and globally."Lots there to think about.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111080519813867892005-03-17T09:28:00.000-08:002005-03-17T09:28:39.813-08:00

Over at Democratic Veteran go see the "Conservative Pundit Hall of Fame.""Conservative Pundits we salute, who have enlisted and are in Iraq or Afghanistan now as members of the US Forces"It's in the right column.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111076561760540142005-03-17T08:22:00.000-08:002005-03-17T08:22:41.760-08:00

Daily Kos :: Ghost in the Machine: a collection of e-voting facts. Go scare yourself.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111075739114621202005-03-17T06:57:00.000-08:002005-03-17T08:18:47.713-08:00

Our landlord is selling the duplex we have lived in for 7 years. We have been given a 60-day notice to move out because the realtor says it will sell quicker if it is empty. (An empty rental as compared to one with tenants?)We have landscaped the yard, and have a vegetable garden. We have two dogs, so it will be hard to find a new place to live. Our whole life is disrupted.My wife's mother,

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111008421852579172005-03-16T13:20:00.000-08:002005-03-16T19:44:52.590-08:00

Bush gives the International community the finger: Paul Wolfowitz to run World Bank.Bush gives the Mother Earth the finger: ANWR open for drillingUpdate: Here's the roll call for the vote on ANWR - note that 7 Republicans (plus Jeffords) voted to remove ANWR from the budget bill... but three Democrats didn't: Akaka and Inoye from Hawaii (what's up with that?) and Mary Landrieu from Louisiana.

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1111001833994179572005-03-16T11:37:00.000-08:002005-03-16T11:37:13.993-08:00

Politician's Speech Sparks Racial Furor At High School.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110921560959121352005-03-15T13:06:00.000-08:002005-03-16T13:19:55.030-08:00

[One for the "media literacy" file. -Thomas]An Opinionated NetworkBy Howard KurtzWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, March 14, 2005; 7:05 AMIn covering the Iraq war last year, 73 percent of the stories on Fox News included the opinions of the anchors and journalists reporting them, a new study says.By contrast, 29 percent of the war reports on MSNBC and 2 percent of those on CNN included the

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110903762280866972005-03-15T08:45:00.000-08:002005-03-15T13:34:08.263-08:00

I'm boycotting Talking Points Memo until Josh Marshall returns. And Josh has some explaining to do when he returns. Here's what's written there today:I actually agree with Marshall [he is not referring to Josh Marshall - dj] and the DLC on the suicidal purity of the Democratic party’s left wing, embodied by the Howard Dean movement and its fanatical internet contingent...This is written at a

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110904983775933482005-03-15T08:43:00.000-08:002005-03-15T08:43:03.776-08:00

Get this on your blog.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110904905780295042005-03-15T08:41:00.000-08:002005-03-15T08:47:15.506-08:00

American Family Association of Michigan demands schools not allow students to mention Wicca.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110819201614077452005-03-14T20:53:00.000-08:002005-03-14T20:39:23.316-08:00

The piano solo from John Coltrane's My Favorite Things.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110861756250908872005-03-14T20:42:00.000-08:002005-03-14T20:42:36.250-08:00

The Next Hurrah

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110860370271010782005-03-14T17:11:00.000-08:002005-03-14T20:19:30.273-08:00

What Chris says. Word.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110822018518819762005-03-14T09:40:00.000-08:002005-03-14T09:40:18.516-08:00

gapingvoid: good for you?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110821613797451692005-03-14T09:32:00.000-08:002005-03-14T20:39:05.546-08:00

Delia, oh, Delia Delia all my lifeIf I hadn't have shot poor Delia I'd have had her for my wifeDelia's gone, one more round Delia's goneI went up to Memphis And I met Delia there Found her in her parlor And I tied to her chairDelia's gone, one more round Delia's goneShe was low down and trifling And she was cold and meanKind of evil make me want to Grab my sub machineDelia's gone, one more round

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110819014834909082005-03-14T08:50:00.000-08:002005-03-14T08:59:47.973-08:00

Will anyone go to jail for this?You might not realize it yet but what you're looking at on this web page is the scariest thing that has happened in America in a very long time. It's the government telling you to support The Party.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110812115743707142005-03-13T20:47:00.000-08:002005-03-14T07:30:55.546-08:00

Start Change Now -> Stop Fake News: "Please send an email to the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department and ask them to Stop Fake News. "

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110748209627205352005-03-13T13:10:00.000-08:002005-03-13T13:15:57.496-08:00

From this story, Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged TV News:Some reports were produced to support the administration's most cherished policy objectives, like regime change in Iraq or Medicare reform. Others focused on less prominent matters, like the administration's efforts to offer free after-school tutoring, its campaign to curb childhood obesity, its initiatives to preserve forests and

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110744590167083832005-03-13T12:09:00.000-08:002005-03-13T12:09:50.166-08:00

Everything Lambert says. Except I can't seem to get this to post. Maybe you'll eventually see it, unless it crashes. Or several times if it duplicates itself. Google: a company that refuses to provide any customer support whatsoever. Actually, that's pretty much ALL Silicon Valley companies, no?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110735357574177232005-03-13T09:12:00.000-08:002005-03-13T11:41:44.730-08:00

I've been grousing to myself, as I so often do, about yet another Bush appointment: John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. This was announced after Rice swept across Europe full of protestations that the U.S. would turn over a new leaf, and work respectfully with others. Well, that didn't last long. Bolton! Only a punk would nominate Bolton.Now I read a story that lends substance to my

Camille Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110707087386276562005-03-13T01:27:00.000-08:002005-03-14T12:48:40.566-08:00

My mother sent me a pointer to this...Elections Run by Same Guys Who Sell Toothpaste LINK FIXED!!![...]The elections are run by the same guys who sell toothpaste. They show you an image of a sports hero, or a sexy model, or a car going up a sheer cliff or something, which has nothing to do with the commodity, but it's intended to delude you into picking this one rather than another one. Same when

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110663102199613402005-03-12T13:31:00.000-08:002005-03-12T14:33:40.023-08:00

In 'I Have a Nightmare', Nicholas Kristoff writes about the essay "The Death of Environmentalism," seemingly without having read it to the end. Kristoff writes that the environmental movement lost credibility by making alarming claims that haven't come true. He writes, "The Death of Environmentalism" notes that a poll in 2000 found that 41 percent of Americans considered environmental

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110656051942514102005-03-12T11:30:00.000-08:002005-03-12T16:58:02.353-08:00

The plays of Henrik Ibsen dominated European drama for half a century, and to this day much of theatre can be thought of dialectically as "anti-Ibsen". James Joyce in his teens was an Ibsenist who taught himself Dano-Norwegian in order to read the plays in the original, and in the stories in Dubliners (to say nothing of some of his youthful works) you can still see signs of Ibsen's realism --

John Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110649362987913622005-03-12T09:42:00.000-08:002005-03-12T09:42:42.986-08:00

Daily Kos :: Framing vs. Fencing: A post-Lakoff analysis. Everybody go read. There will be a test this week.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110498401784353362005-03-10T15:41:00.000-08:002005-03-10T15:46:41.786-08:00

I predict that the new bankruptcy bill will have a damping effect on the formation of small businesses, and this will be one more blow to job creation. This bill makes it just too much of a risk to borrow money to open a laundromat or buy a Subway sandwich franchise.I have a friend who is a dentist. He has been hoping to one day open a practice with his wife, also a dentist. But that takes

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110483791134534092005-03-10T11:42:00.000-08:002005-03-10T11:43:11.136-08:00

Evangelical Leaders Swing Influence Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming.First we'll see stories at NewsMax, GOPUSA and Drudge, then hear them repeated on Limbaugh's radio show, smearing each of these religious leaders and mocking them in a humiliating way. Then there will be a closed-door meeting in the White House from which the leaders will emerge, apologize in front of news cameras saying

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110446199930492332005-03-10T01:00:00.000-08:002005-03-10T01:16:39.933-08:00

Last week, I wrote about Mark Morford's column on the overall suckiness of corporate radio, All Hail The Death of Radio. I mentioned that I wrote him about KPIG, a local radio station that is definitely NOT corporate radio. Well, apparently I wasn't alone in the impulse to tell him about radio that doesn't suck, because this week he posted a kind of a mea-culpa: And Now For Some *Real* Radio.In

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110386140436013522005-03-09T08:35:00.000-08:002005-03-09T08:36:04.700-08:00

Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture Fiction: "A former U.S. Marine who participated in capturing ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said the public version of his capture was fabricated.Ex-Sgt. Nadim Abou Rabeh, of Lebanese descent, was quoted in the Saudi daily al-Medina Wednesday as saying Saddam was actually captured Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, and not the day after, as announced by

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110383116409314842005-03-09T07:44:00.000-08:002005-03-09T07:45:45.826-08:00

BAD ATTITUDES: If Programmers Were As Smart As LongshoremenI’ve often said that if programmers were as smart as longshoremen, they’d have a contract as good as longshoremen. They don’t, in part because they’re proud of their weakness. They’re proud that they don’t stoop to organizing. Nosiree, these are libertarians, who would not consider acting as a group. That, after all, would hurt the

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110247239854424552005-03-08T17:00:00.000-08:002005-03-09T12:54:47.333-08:00

The subject of whether Democrats "ban pro-life speakers" at their conventions is going around again. This originated after anti-choice Pennsylvania Governor Casey was not allowed to address the 1992 Democratic National Convention because he refused to endorse then-Governor Clinton for President. No More Mister Nice Blog has a great post on the subject, and he uses the magic words: "conventional

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110324512325844502005-03-08T15:28:00.000-08:002005-03-08T15:31:02.096-08:00

Chris at MyDD says, "Remember these names." Well said.These are the Democrats and so-called "moderate" Republicans who voted to let the bankruptcy bill go forward:DemocratsBiden-DE; Byrd-WV; Carper-DE; Conrad-ND; Johnson-SD; Kohl-WI; Landrieu-LA; Lieberman-CT; Lincoln-AR; Nelson-FL; Nelson-NE; Pryor-AR; Salazr-CO; Stabenow-MI"Moderate" RepublicansAllen-VA; Chafee-RI; Collins-ME; Hagel-NE;

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110275002889744922005-03-08T00:49:00.000-08:002005-03-08T01:43:22.896-08:00

The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) just release the results of a poll on the budgetary priorities of the average American citizen. Just to show you how profoundly out of touch the leadership on both sides of the aisle in Washington is, let me ask this question: when was the last time you heard a spokesperson or even a leading light of either party suggest cutting the "defense"

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110263431242979232005-03-07T22:26:00.000-08:002005-03-08T07:42:07.116-08:00

Unless we’re careful, we who are charged with reporting the news could lose sight of truth as our ultimate goal. We could end up in a world where, implicitly, none of us — not the audience and not the reporters — even believe any longer in the truth. (see full article by David Westin in CJR)

patrick@mansworldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110235174618852012005-03-07T14:39:00.000-08:002005-03-07T14:55:29.410-08:00

President Bush has nominated "hardliner" John Bolton to be Ambassador to the United Nations. "Imagine Jerry Falwell being placed in charge of marriage in Massachusetts."This is where Bush has apparently been getting his ideas about how the country should work with the rest of the world. (Hint: scroll to the lower right hand corner.) Just a coincidence, look at who provides the core funding of

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110212672071544222005-03-07T08:24:00.000-08:002005-03-07T14:28:01.600-08:00

Talking Points Memo - Special Bankruptcy Edition Blog -- a separate blog just for the bankruptcy bill.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110153536754009002005-03-06T15:58:00.000-08:002005-03-06T16:05:21.940-08:00

In case you haven't heard, there's a new bankruptcy bill making its way through Congress. Read up on it here, here and here.Kevin Drum points out that:"Bottom line: credit card companies now make half their profits from penalties and late fees. They actively seek out customers who are likely to miss payments and end up in a penalty fee spiral, and they make a fortune from them.""And where does

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110126363423316452005-03-06T08:26:00.000-08:002005-03-06T08:28:29.580-08:00

Bloggers and Readers,Here is another story that needs to gain wider attention. Brit Hume Must Resign. Oliver Willis has been on this for 25 days, and we should all join him by blogging about it, writing letters and making phone calls. Here's the background:On February 3rd, Hume intentionally manipulated the words of the 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to make it appear as if FDR

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1110063877683073262005-03-05T15:04:00.000-08:002005-03-05T15:17:52.093-08:00

In The Big Argument Digby writes,I realize that there has been a full generation of brainwashing about how the government is always bad and that everyone will get rich, rich, rich if the government just gets off their backs. But I have a sense that the force of this argument is getting stale. The assault on social security may just be the thing that opens people's minds to what their philosophy

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109983808597864952005-03-04T20:05:00.000-08:002005-03-04T20:09:08.900-08:00

President Bush was on the news talking about the "crisis" that Social Security faces in 2018. I haven't heard the truth about this repeated often enough, so here it is:Everyone who makes $90,000 or less pays a big chunk of their income into the Social Security Trust Fund. This money was supposed to be saved to pay for our retirement.Bush called this saved-up retirement money "the people's money

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109995262470769442005-03-04T20:01:00.001-08:002005-03-04T20:02:06.496-08:00

Patrick O'Heffernan is blogging at the 2005 Global Philanthropy Forum

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109967384836564472005-03-04T12:06:00.000-08:002005-03-08T11:40:22.830-08:00

Declan McCullagh's latest is an interview with Bradley Smith, a Republican FEC commissioner, about the potential effects of being forced to apply McCain-Feingold campaign donation regulations to the Internet.Here's the first paragraph:"In just a few months, he warns, bloggers and news organizations could risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's Web site.

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109785930706880772005-03-04T09:46:00.000-08:002005-03-04T10:09:31.623-08:00

This is a reminder repost - especially if you were unable to take the survey because the site went down.Please take the blog reader survey. On question 16 please let them know that you came from "Seeing the Forest."The really helps Seeing the Forest, and helps blogs in general.From Henry at Blogads:The survey should take about four minutes to complete. The results will help us communicate with

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109954769472925872005-03-04T08:46:00.000-08:002005-03-04T08:46:09.473-08:00

P-Niss Blogging Friday from the farmer at corrente. Prepare yourself before reading. Probably not work-safe.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109954141425260482005-03-04T08:35:00.000-08:002005-03-04T08:35:41.426-08:00

It's time Bush explained why he only talks to supporters. Democrats are not welcome at Presidential events. Period. No questions, and especially no answers. Are we citizens or subjects? It's time to start making some real noise about this. Don't go quietly. And, of course, watch your backs.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109899374465734862005-03-03T17:16:00.000-08:002005-03-03T17:24:23.856-08:00

Here is a comment I left over at Digby's blog: (Edited to make me look better.)I come out of marketing and marketing people know that if you spend a lot of money to repeat something over and over it will effectively get many if not most people to think that whatever you are saying is true. That's why people think that one soap is better than another or Shell is better than the no-brand discount

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109871892436241162005-03-03T09:44:00.000-08:002005-03-03T09:45:53.500-08:00

House Votes to Ease Ban on Hiring Bias,Under current law, religious organizations that participate in federal job-training programs cannot discriminate in hiring or firing for jobs financed by taxpayers. The House bill would remove that prohibition, meaning that a church or synagogue could use a person's religious beliefs in determining employment for a federally financed job.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109799515840086632005-03-02T13:38:00.000-08:002005-03-02T13:38:35.840-08:00

Blogger is acting up again. Can you tell?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109796908739859202005-03-02T12:38:00.000-08:002005-03-02T18:59:41.796-08:00

Mark Morford's latest column, All Hail The Death of Radio, is a long rant about the utter suckage of corporate radio. His usual brilliant dissection of the pathetic.I sent him a note about KPIG.Here's what KPIG says about themselves:http://www.kpig.com/info.htmlWhat is KPIG?We're an anachronism - a throwback to the days when real DJs picked outthe music, and listeners expected something more from

Thomas Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109786616086531162005-03-02T10:03:00.000-08:002005-03-02T13:36:45.573-08:00

The Congress will not investigate anything this administration does wrong. It is not in the interests of The Party to do so.Senate Intelligence Chairman Opposes C.I.A. Abuse Inquiry: "The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee is opposing a request by the panel's top Democrat to investigate possible misconduct by the C.I.A. in the treatment of terrorism suspects, Congressional

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109782980051305172005-03-02T09:03:00.000-08:002005-03-02T13:37:44.910-08:00

The Carpetbagger Report : If a congressman calls for a nuclear attack, and only blogs notice, does it really make a sound?

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109782520903590492005-03-02T08:55:00.000-08:002005-03-02T08:55:20.903-08:00

At TalkLeft, Global Electronic Surveillance for Dummies,The United States has fewer than 5,000 spies operating around the world, for example, but 30,000 eavesdroppers.I left the following comment:Remember the "Clipper chip" controversy, where the right-wingers stopped the Clinton administration from certifying a standard encryption chip that would be built into our phones and computers? They

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109733837712605002005-03-01T19:20:00.000-08:002005-03-01T19:23:57.713-08:00

This just in:Anything you'd like to ask Rupert Murdoch?NiemanWatchdog.org, a Web site of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, wants to know: Do you have any questions for Rupert Murdoch?The American Society of Newspaper Editors has selected Murdoch as a speaker at its annual conference, to be held in Washington April 12-15. To help make the Q&A part as edifying as possible,

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109733043740317832005-03-01T19:09:00.001-08:002005-03-01T19:10:43.740-08:00

Go read What’s Wrong with the Bankruptcy Reform Bill? at Angry Bear.

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109732984854784132005-03-01T19:09:00.000-08:002005-03-01T19:09:44.856-08:00

A lot of money is going to be lost. I mean, a LOT. Speculators Seeing Gold in a Boom in the Prices for Homes,In several metropolitan areas, from Miami to Riverside, Calif., where the real estate market is white hot, rapidly rising prices are luring a growing number of ordinary people into buying and selling residences they do not intend to occupy, despite warnings from some economists that

Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667807114597144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109699939686242022005-03-01T13:00:00.000-08:002005-03-02T09:30:24.410-08:00

I won't be posting for awhile while I'm thinking things over. In the past I've always come back eventually, but I'm not promising anything.I really dread the next four years. I expect the worst from Bush -- specifically, war fever plus McCarthyism. There have been a number of positive changes in the Democratic party, but Democrats as a group still don't seem prepared for what's going to happen,

John Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641279.post-1109609501603007352005-02-28T08:51:00.000-08:002005-02-28T09:11:13.580-08:00

The Stakeholder talks about a new report on the politicization of the Social Security Administration. From the post, Pelosi, Waxman: SSA Politicized: "The report, based on a review of over 4,000 pages of Social Security documents from 1995 to 2005, reveals that the agency has systematically altered agency publications, press releases, PowerPoint presentations, website content, and even its

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