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International News Title: R.I.P. POST LIBERTY i still had this saved after i posted my last thread at post liberty this morning - [Home] [Headlines] [Latest Articles] [Latest Comments] [Post] [Mail] [Sign-in] [Setup] [Help] [Register] Breaking News: Responding to a huge wave of popular opposition to U.S. war plans in Iraq, the full Senate today declared the United States should not establish permanent military bases in Iraq and added a clear statement that the U.S. does not wish to control Iraq's oil HEY BUSH WE DON'T TRUST YOU OR YOUR CORRUPT BIG GOVT - YOU SIR ARE A TRAITOR Devestation In Indonesia: Wither Allah? An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Sucks! Redneck's Red Hot in Country Music - Blame Gretchen Wilson and John Rich and their hit song "Redneck Woman" for it all THIS MONSTER KNOWS FLORIDA IS THE DEATH CULT STATE A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing at least 2,900 Have Republicans Forgotten We the People? As the "Big Tent" collapses, make way for the true "third" party in 2006 - Constitution Party What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? RUSH LIMBAUGH SLAMS PRESIDENT BUSH - trying to destroy conservatives and conservatism conservatives want george traitor bush impeached but good Kissinger: U.S. 'Accepted' Communist Vietnam - President Nixon's envoy told Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, "If we can live with a communist government in China, we ought to be able to accept it in Indochina." Tom Tancredo for president TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH Coral Snake's Bites of the Week 8 (Sex Sells at FreeRepublic) Gunfire in the Capitol: Rove Indictment Spotted Jack Kevorkian has less than a year to live ALL POINTS BULLETIN - POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WHO HIDES UDER CARS AT WAL-MART AND LICKS WOMENS NAKED TOES December 7, September 11 and May 25 NEWS FLASH - new CIA director is clueless about the CONSTITUTION AS SUCH IS A NWO GENERAL - the sand is coming THIS MEMORIAL DAY REFLECT ON LOSING THIS NATION FOR THE SIN OF ITS PEOPLE HAS REACHED HEAVEN Galloway says murder of Blair would be 'justified' in the senate bill that was passed for amnesty did you know that the illegals must be paid more than an American citizen - FUCK YOU SENATE Where gas already costs $4 a gallon WE ARE NOT LEAVING IRAQ FOR AT LEAST 2 AND 1/2 YEARS - GEORGE BUSH the senate must be mocked as traitors - BILL FRIST IS FINISHED WE DO NOT BELONG IN IRAQ - MIKE SAVAGE CALLS BUSH A FOOL DIXIE CHICKS HIT #1 ON BILLBOARD CHARTS - AMERICA HAS SPOKEN WE DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT IRAQ - MIKE SAVAGE Apple-Polisher Shows POW Real Courage BUSH IS A TRAITOR AGAINST AMERICA - Immigration Final Tally: Mexico 62, US 36 Let Me Be Perfectly Frank: You're All Cowards. Bush Tax Cuts Spark Economic Boon!!! Dubya acts if he's had freaking lobotomy Bush is not satisfied with his low poll numbers and wants to see if he can hit the single digits - President Bush has ordered the Docs from Rep. Jefferson Sealed for 45 days Got Gas Pains? Blame Liberals! WELCOME BACK AARON! Dewy Defeats Truman Officials: Hastert "In the Mix" of Congressional Bribery Investigation Nancy Pelosi Sticks it To Jefferson But Good! NR's Top 50 Conservative Rock Songs Breaking News: Common Sense Ruling in California Court! This won't be a popular position, so I'll just write it, close my eyes and brace myself for the smack - FOX NEWS Source: U.S. Air Force - Big and Rich - "Last night's tribute being nationally televised with a standing ovation from the audience made it even more special," the sergeant said. Sibel Edmonds - On August 16, 2005, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) requesting an investigation into whether Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert’s campaign committee illegally accepted campaign contributions from foreign nationals Big and Rich perform in honor of the troops during The 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Hastert Trouble: Son of 'Rove' Indictment? Other Articles: 1 Dead in Oklahoma City Mall Shooting Sexual Harassment Rife in Armed Forces, One in four women reports offensive male behavior. Defense chief admits urgent action is needed. A New Protest Song: Joan Baez - She Shall Overcome The Right Perspective - online talk show Coral Snake's Bites of the Week 8 (Sex Sells at FreeRepublic) Is It Right to Judge? The Rove Da Vinci Code - Hollywood, D.C. Meet Ray Pfob....please..... Anonymous Dead Indian's threat to Stone. Indian cast the first stone; exposes freedom4um moderators double standards Fart Football Hand Cream talking about having my IP on this forum just yesterday. Is there a double standard here? Don't call George Bush the commander in chief anymore MIKE SAVAGE SLAMS JOHN MCCAIN AS A POS WORTHLESS ASSHOLE Fanbelt Christine said I was threatening people in private mail. That is a lie. I give permission for anyone to post any private mail I sent them. Legal Consequences When Creation Is Forgotten Attack witches and satanista at freedom4um and get banned Where has 82marine89 been hiding at?.........Come out Come out Where ever You are Rare bear ends brief German stay Joel Stein: Doing 'Da Vinci' with the pastor dude The thread that hit the truth so hard that Freedom4um couldn't handle it. Dangers of Wicca You knock it off with the attacks and conduct yourself with some civility or you get a vacation. Got it? MSNBC: Rove's legal team expects decision 'at any time' Who is this hand cream fellow. Anyone know what other screen names he goes by Yes this is true. A lot of people who call themselves Christians aren't. Do you know of any real Christian that legitimately believes that a Christian can marry a non-Christian? I don't. From Blessing to Curse? The nature of the beast About Coven Oldenwilde Wicca Witchcraft Ann Coulter Attacked at Cornell and walks out of the Speech (TLBSHOW REPORT) Here is the satanic wiccan symbol that morgana le fay uses YYelda Roob sticking up for known satanists. Is he one too? Don't run and hide again Stone. I am not going to let this go. I guarantee you it will be a lot worse if you run away .... again. Remembering the 'George W Legacy' Jason Leopold To Be Indicted---Friday!! Elton John says photographers "should all be shot" Please note strong language in paragraph 5. WARNING FROM REUTERS FORMER FOXNEWS HOST TONY SNOW WATCHES CNN ON AIR FORCE ONE....DEVELOPING... . Wonkette’s Week in Review: Bitch Slaps and Wiretaps Bill Clinton said Saturday that global warming is a bigger threat to the future of America than terrorism and remember my brother George Bush won't wake up and do something about it Travels With a Ford 'Shortbus' sex bonanza a slap to Bush, Cannes director says - [WARNING THIS IS A GAY ILLNESS ALERT] Matthew Melone How did Jim robinson become an America Idiot? - It's all a commie plot I tell you. They'e after our precious bodily fluids says Robinson about people that care about America Video - Snuggly the Security Bear and his pal, General Hayden Rove Tries to Court GOP on Immigration How to Mimic a Third World Regime 10 Things I Hate about Commandments Support Our Troops, Anybody? A Peruvian Woman Warrior of A.D. 450 Status: Logged In; Check Pings New Mail 4 Message(s) Latest Comments Screen Name Search: From: To: Match Name Exactly Subscription Ping Search: Civility and Facts Foil Posse High Culture List Immigration and Borders Is it real-Or is it tinfoil? Real News For Real People The Rational American War on Terror Member Subscription Setup Responding to a huge wave of popular opposition to U.S. war plans in Iraq, the full Senate today declared the United States should not establish permanent military bases in Iraq and added a clear statement that the U.S. does not wish to control Iraq's oil (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-28 10:56:49 From: TLBSHOW To: All HEY BUSH WE DON'T TRUST YOU OR YOUR CORRUPT BIG GOVT - YOU SIR ARE A TRAITOR (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-28 10:25:35 From: TLBSHOW To: All Devestation In Indonesia: Wither Allah? (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-28 09:37:39 From: alwaysontheright To: All An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Sucks! (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-28 08:47:49 From: alwaysontheright To: Fred Mertz An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Sucks! (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-28 03:22:47 From: Fred Mertz To: alwaysontheright Redneck's Red Hot in Country Music - Blame Gretchen Wilson and John Rich and their hit song "Redneck Woman" for it all (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-28 03:20:55 From: Fred Mertz To: TLBSHOW An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Sucks! (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-28 01:50:30 From: alwaysontheright To: All Redneck's Red Hot in Country Music - Blame Gretchen Wilson and John Rich and their hit song "Redneck Woman" for it all (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-28 00:08:55 From: TLBSHOW To: All What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#28) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:55:19 From: Fragrant Coyote Tail To: Pontius Pilate TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#14) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:33:42 From: Babeye To: christine THIS MONSTER KNOWS FLORIDA IS THE DEATH CULT STATE (#4) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:31:36 From: TLBSHOW To: Babeye 1 Dead in Oklahoma City Mall Shooting (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:24:27 From: Babeye To: TLBSHOW THIS MONSTER KNOWS FLORIDA IS THE DEATH CULT STATE (#3) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:19:19 From: Babeye To: TLBSHOW THIS MONSTER KNOWS FLORIDA IS THE DEATH CULT STATE (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:16:46 From: Babeye To: TLBSHOW THIS MONSTER KNOWS FLORIDA IS THE DEATH CULT STATE (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:09:37 From: Babeye To: TLBSHOW 1 Dead in Oklahoma City Mall Shooting (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-27 23:06:33 From: TLBSHOW To: All The Right Perspective - online talk show (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-27 22:06:14 From: Pontius Pilate To: Jethro Tull Sexual Harassment Rife in Armed Forces, One in four women reports offensive male behavior. Defense chief admits urgent action is needed. (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-27 21:37:02 From: Pontius Pilate To: the misogynist What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#27) Post Date: 2006-05-27 21:26:56 From: Pontius Pilate To: Fragrant Coyote Tail Gunfire in the Capitol: Rove Indictment Spotted (#11) Post Date: 2006-05-27 21:26:38 From: Pontius Pilate To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#26) Post Date: 2006-05-27 20:31:20 From: Fragrant Coyote Tail To: Boo Radley What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#25) Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:27:39 From: Boo Radley To: Fragrant Coyote Tail THIS MONSTER KNOWS FLORIDA IS THE DEATH CULT STATE (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:26:21 From: TLBSHOW To: All What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#24) Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:26:14 From: Boo Radley To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#23) Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:10:15 From: Fragrant Coyote Tail To: Boo Radley What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#22) Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:09:47 From: Jethro Tull To: Boo Radley What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#21) Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:08:25 From: Jethro Tull To: A K A Stone What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#20) Post Date: 2006-05-27 16:09:36 From: Boo Radley To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#19) Post Date: 2006-05-27 15:40:13 From: Boo Radley To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#18) Post Date: 2006-05-27 15:35:35 From: A K A Stone To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#17) Post Date: 2006-05-27 14:18:15 From: alwaysontheright To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#16) Post Date: 2006-05-27 14:12:03 From: Jethro Tull To: Boo Radley, alwaysontheright, all What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#15) Post Date: 2006-05-27 13:53:41 From: Boo Radley To: alwaysontheright What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#14) Post Date: 2006-05-27 13:41:46 From: alwaysontheright To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#13) Post Date: 2006-05-27 13:40:01 From: Boo Radley To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#12) Post Date: 2006-05-27 13:22:11 From: Jethro Tull To: Boo Radley, Pro-Life people What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#11) Post Date: 2006-05-27 13:22:05 From: alwaysontheright To: All What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#10) Post Date: 2006-05-27 12:21:01 From: Boo Radley To: alwaysontheright What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#9) Post Date: 2006-05-27 12:20:19 From: Boo Radley To: Jethro Tull A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing at least 2,900 (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-27 12:18:04 From: TLBSHOW To: All What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#8) Post Date: 2006-05-27 12:17:11 From: Jethro Tull To: Boo Radley As the "Big Tent" collapses, make way for the true "third" party in 2006 - Constitution Party (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-27 11:56:04 From: randge To: TLBSHOW Have Republicans Forgotten We the People? (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-27 11:52:42 From: alwaysontheright To: All What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#7) Post Date: 2006-05-27 11:49:48 From: alwaysontheright To: jethro tull Giving it up for the kids (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-27 11:35:53 From: Boo Radley To: Zipporah What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#6) Post Date: 2006-05-27 11:25:06 From: Boo Radley To: alwaysontheright What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#5) Post Date: 2006-05-27 10:59:56 From: Boo Radley To: A K A Stone What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#4) Post Date: 2006-05-27 10:24:18 From: A K A Stone To: Jethro Tull What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#3) Post Date: 2006-05-27 10:15:44 From: Boo Radley To: Jethro Tull Fart Football (#10) Post Date: 2006-05-27 10:13:44 From: Willie Green To: Fred Mertz A 3RD PARTY CAN TAKE 2008 YOU BET YOUR ASS IT CAN - GET STARTED NOW (#8) Post Date: 2006-05-27 09:50:58 From: TLBSHOW To: All Constitution Party gains strength - BECAUSE REPUBLICANS ARE TRAITORS AND USELESS (#8) Post Date: 2006-05-27 09:50:19 From: TLBSHOW To: All As the "Big Tent" collapses, make way for the true "third" party in 2006 - Constitution Party (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-27 09:49:27 From: TLBSHOW To: All What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-27 09:42:55 From: Jethro Tull To: A K A Stone What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-27 08:56:24 From: A K A Stone To: alwaysontheright What if Pat Toomey Had Defeated Arlen Specter in 2004? (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-27 03:07:56 From: alwaysontheright To: All TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#13) Post Date: 2006-05-27 02:38:55 From: Fragrant Coyote Tail To: TLBSHOW Sexual Harassment Rife in Armed Forces, One in four women reports offensive male behavior. Defense chief admits urgent action is needed. (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-27 01:06:55 From: robin To: the misogynist TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#12) Post Date: 2006-05-27 00:29:44 From: TLBSHOW To: All RUSH LIMBAUGH SLAMS PRESIDENT BUSH - trying to destroy conservatives and conservatism (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-26 23:40:16 From: Fred Mertz To: TLBSHOW RUSH LIMBAUGH SLAMS PRESIDENT BUSH - trying to destroy conservatives and conservatism (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-26 23:37:46 From: TLBSHOW To: All TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#11) Post Date: 2006-05-26 23:30:20 From: TLBSHOW To: christine TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#10) Post Date: 2006-05-26 23:00:41 From: TLBSHOW To: Jethro Tull conservatives want george traitor bush impeached but good (#3) Post Date: 2006-05-26 22:29:29 From: TLBSHOW To: All conservatives want george traitor bush impeached but good (#2) Post Date: 2006-05-26 22:29:08 From: TLBSHOW To: All conservatives want george traitor bush impeached but good (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-26 22:28:52 From: Fred Mertz To: TLBSHOW conservatives want george traitor bush impeached but good (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-26 22:26:34 From: TLBSHOW To: All Fart Football (#9) Post Date: 2006-05-26 22:17:59 From: Fred Mertz To: Willie Green Fart Football (#8) Post Date: 2006-05-26 22:13:43 From: Willie Green To: Fred Mertz Kissinger: U.S. 'Accepted' Communist Vietnam - President Nixon's envoy told Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, "If we can live with a communist government in China, we ought to be able to accept it in Indochina." (#1) Post Date: 2006-05-26 21:42:30 From: Babeye To: TLBSHOW Kissinger: U.S. 'Accepted' Communist Vietnam - President Nixon's envoy told Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, "If we can live with a communist government in China, we ought to be able to accept it in Indochina." (Article) Post Date: 2006-05-26 21:28:30 From: TLBSHOW To: All TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#9) Post Date: 2006-05-26 21:26:32 From: Jethro Tull To: TLBSHOW TONY SNOW IS A TRAITOR THAT SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS A JOKE - LIKE AMERICA HAS BECOME UNDER GEORGE BUSH (#8) Post Date: 2006-05-26 21:19:52 From: TLBSHOW To: christine Gunfire in the Capitol: Rove Indictment Spotted (#10) Post Date: 2006-05-26 21:04:41 From: alwaysontheright To: Jethro Tull Gunfire in the Capitol: Rove Indictment Spotted (#9) Post Date: 2006-05-26 21:04:06 From: alwaysontheright To: A K A Stone Latest [Newer] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 [Older] [Home] [Headlines] [Latest Articles] [Latest Comments] [Post] [Mail] [Sign-in] [Setup] [Help] [Register] Please report web page problems, questions and comments to webmaster@postliberty.com
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Thank God for that.
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Speaking about "Inconvenient Truth's" on algore Hatter posted this at LF earlier.. It's interesting. Some Inconvenient Truths About Al Gore [ Post 294654499 ] Category: News & Opinion (General) Topic: Politics & Elections Synopsis: Another Liberal Who Is Not Source: GNN Published: January 1, 2001 Author: Stephen Marshall For Education and Discussion Only. Not for Commercial Use. Editor’s note: With the release of his global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore has reemerged as one of the Democratic Party’s most high-profile stars. Despite his repeated statements that he is a “recovering politician” and is not interested in running for office, many believe Gore will throw his hat into the presidential ring come 2008. But despite his many years in high elected office, what do we really know about Gore’s politics? In this exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming book Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing (Disinfo, Jan. 2007), GNN’s Stephen Marshall talks with Gore Vidal about some inconvenient truths about his relative: While his “cousin Albert” has effortlessly inhabited the vestments of a liberal politician, to hear Gore Vidal tell it, the former Vice President’s liberalism is merely a prop developed to bring him to the head of the Democratic Party. “Well, although we are cousins, and I was a friend of his father’s, I’ve always thought he was absolutely pointless as a politician. He’s just another conservative southerner.” In fact, Al Gore’s voting record as a senator was surprisingly conservative until he rolled his eye toward the White House. Throughout most of his career, he was pro-life and had an 84% anti-abortion rating from the National Right to Life Committee. From 1979 – 81, he voted five times on the side of a Republican sponsored rider that granted a tax exemption for schools like Bob Jones University that discriminate on the basis of race. He was openly anti-gay, calling homosexuality “abnormal” and “wrong,” and telling the Tennessean in 1984 that he did “not believe it is simply an acceptable alternative that society should affirm.” Gore was such a strong supporter of the gun lobby – ultimately voting against the critical 1985 legislation for a mandatory 14-day waiting period for handgun purchases – that National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre once said, “We could have made Al Gore NRA Man of the Year – every single vote.” Finally, when it came time to vote on conservative Supreme Court nominees, Gore publicly praised but voted against the scandal-ridden Clarence Thomas. He voted in Antonin Scalia. If the wider public had been more aware of his legacy, few would have recognized the Al Gore of 1988 who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. Pulling his hat down so that his eyes are shadowed from the sun, Vidal continues his effortless assault on Al Gore: “Another border-state, southern lover of the Pentagon…there was never anything the Pentagon asked for that Cousin Albert wasn’t down there giving it to them; he voted for the first war in the Gulf.” Indeed, Al Gore was one of only ten Democrats to break with the party and vote for President Bush Sr.’s Gulf War in 1991. But while Vidal sees this as a facet of Gore’s eager-to-please statism, others have attributed his dissenting vote to self-interest. Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson accused Gore of peddling his vote on the Iraq War in exchange for high-visibility, headline-grabbing speech time on the floor. According to Simpson, the night before the vote Gore stopped by the GOP cloakroom and asked, “How much time will you give me if I support the President?” Taking him at his word, Simpson and Senator Bob Dole offered Gore twenty minutes, thirteen more than his own party would grant. In Simpson’s account, over the course of the night Gore jockeyed to have the floor during prime time to ensure that he would get coverage in the next day’s news cycle. The negotiations went right up to the last minute, leaving Simpson to conclude that Gore “arrived on the Senate floor with… two speeches in hand. [He] was still waiting to see which side – Republicans or Democrats – would offer him the most and the best speaking time.” For Vidal, stories like this just prove the moral bankruptcy of American politicians who serve no master other than their own ambition. And their corporate backers. In Gore’s case, this meant Russian-born oil tycoon Armand Hammer, owner of Occidental Petroleum. Though it was Gore’s father, Senator Al Gore Sr. who was the primary beneficiary of Hammer’s support – in exchange for political and diplomatic favors to further his international business interests – Gore Jr. slipped quietly into his father’s shoes. Occidental is one of the worst corporate polluters in the world. In its most scandalous case, an Occidental subsidiary dumped thousands of tons of toxic chemical waste near the residential area of Love Canal, New York, causing birth defects, miscarriages, and incidences of cancer in the nearby community. But Gore remained a friend of the company. And the company, a good friend to Al Gore. Despite being a predominantly Republican supporter, Occidental funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to the Clinton/Gore Democrats over the course of their two-term administration. In return, Gore maneuvered to facilitate Occidental’s acquisition of oil drilling rights in the Elk Hills National Petroleum Reserve outside Bakersfield, California. Long held as a federal oil resource, Elk Hills represented the largest turnover of public lands to a private corporation in American history. It tripled Occidental’s U.S. petroleum reserves, increasing the company’s stock value by ten percent. Gore later admitted to controlling between $250,000 – $500,000 worth of shares through a family held trust. Gore’s vaunted record as an environmental populist clashed harshly with the 1996 Elk Hills-Occidental deal. Democratic fund-raiser (and former Gore campaign manager) Tony Cohelo sat on the board of the private company hired to provide an environmental impact report for the Energy Department. After the deal was approved, Peter Eisner of the DC-based Center for Public Integrity remarked, “I can’t say that I’ve ever seen an environmental assessment prepared so quickly.” Perhaps even more damning, Elk Hills is part of the Kitanemuk people’s traditional lands. Despite protests from the tribe, it took less than five years for Occidental’s massive operations to wipe out any trace of the 100 native archaeological sites, including ancient burial grounds, that were left in Elk Hills. Throughout Al Gore’s campaign for the 2000 Democratic presidential candidacy, environmentalists protested his relationship to Occidental. This time the issue was Gore’s defense of the company’s plan to drill near the sacred grounds of the Colombian U’wa tribes people. During Clinton’s second term, Occidental spent millions lobbying for American military aide to Colombia in order to bolster the country’s ability to defend its pipelines from rebel armies. The close links between the company and national security forces surfaced when U’wa leaders sued Occidental, claiming the Colombian army used the company’s planes in an operation that ultimately resulted in the murder of 18 innocent peasants. As a measure of last resort, the 5,000 remaining U’wa threatened collective suicide if Occidental refused to alter their drilling plans. And, in February 2000, when U’wa representative Robert Perez traveled to Washington in order to make his people’s case against the company, Gore refused to meet him. In 2002, after a protracted public battle over the U’wa drill site, Occidental pulled out, saying that U’wa protests had “no effect at all” on Occidental’s withdrawal decision. Apparently, neither did Al Gore. But, for Vidal, the act that most proves Gore’s contempt for representative politics was his total acquiescence in the face of the contested 2000 presidential election result in Florida. The image of Gore presiding over the certification of Bush’s victory was a moving, if tragic, scene in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. There he stood, banging his gavel as each successive member of the Congressional Black Caucus rose to challenge the assignment of Florida’s 25 electoral votes to Bush. “There was a hell of a lot of people ready to march,” Vidal says defiantly. But Al Gore wasn’t one of them. “He is of above average intelligence, on issues that people didn’t really care about, like the environment. But if there’s a hot issue, he runs the mile,” Vidal concludes firmly and then, looking up at the clouds that have moved over the sun, rises. _______________ GNN co-founder Stephen Marshall is the director of BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire’s Edge, and This Revolution, a political thriller starring Rosario Dawson, and the co-author of True Lies (Penguin/Plume). He is currently shooting a new documentary entitled Holy Wars and finishing a new book entitled Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, due out in January 2007.
Democracy was getting old anyway...
That was a fun thread.
No, there is no Jesuit infultration causing the bannings and Bozoings at Freedom4um. (HAW! HAW! HAW!)* (You would have to read the comic book Gospel tracts of Jack Chick to understand this post.) ;c)
If the American Constitution is "Just another G-dd----d piece of paper", Bush must think the Bible is "Just another G-d----d book" - since he defiles both by his actions!
Well, it was difficult to spread my presence and comments on 5 different forums, 6 if you count aaronsrod where I stopped visiting because of time constraints. 4 forums will be more manageable.
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