Full Text: Congressman John Lewis Speech DNC
Filed under: Democratic National Convention, Presidential Campaign 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 05:15 PM
On this day 45 years ago, a son of America, a citizen of the world, a peaceful warrior, Martin Luther King Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and said, “I have a dream today, a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”
He recalled that, “when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence,” they issued a call for justice. And they founded our democracy on a mandate for freedom, equality and human dignity. Read more
Russian Aggression Update
Russo-Georgian Conflict Update
- Let’s not start WWIII – Daily Telegraph – UK
- Georgians held captive by South Ossetia – Daily Telegraph
- Russia pressed to honour pullout – BBC
- U.S. sees Russia moving missiles into South Ossetia – New York Times
- How a spat became a showdown – New York Times
- Kremlin signs truce but resists pullout – New York Times
- ‘New Europe’ urges West to rethink ties to Russia – Christian Science Monitor
- Ukraine offers to become part of West’s European missile defense – Daily Telegraph
- Russia warned: Withdraw or else – The Guardian - UK
Thursday A.M. Read – Sick Days, Dimora, Uninsured, Brunner, Marc Dann!, Russia v. Georgia, Rice, McCain, Energy Policy
Filed under: Bush Foreign Policy, Cuyahoga Corruption, Energy Policy, John McCain, Marc Dann, Ohio AG's Race 2008, Presidential Campaign 2008, Russian/Georgian Conflict, State of Ohio Govt, U.S. Congress
Ohio News
- Editorial: Sick Leave Fight May Require a Power Play by Strickland – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Number of uninsured in Ohio may be higher than report shows – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Political party leaders spar over election rule – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Prominent Dems want Dimora out – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- By 2042, minorities to be majority – Columbus Dispatch
- Anniversary: Largest blackout in US history – Columbus Dispatch
- Dann had rejected favorite for Academy – Columbus Dispatch
- GOP Fear: Voting too soon – Columbus Dispatch
- GOP pushes Cordray to return money – Columbus Dispatch
- Editorial: Full Accounting on Factory Farms – Columbus Dispatch
National/International News
- Russian forces begin pullout from Gori – VOA
- Rice says Russia faces isolation – BBC
- Bush squares up to Putin – Times of London
- Russia rejects West’s call to recognize Georgian sovereignty – The Guardian
- Op-Ed, John McCain: We are all Georgian – Wall Street Journal
- Now is the key time for energy in presidential race – NY Magazine
- Insurgency’s scars mar Afghan main road – New York Times
- GOP in House at risk in NE – New York Times
Transcript: Bush Statement at White House Today on Georgia
Filed under: Bush Foreign Policy, Russian/Georgian Conflict
President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia, Urges Russia to Cease Military Operations
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I’ve just met with my national security team to discuss the crisis in Georgia. I’ve spoken with President Saakashvili of Georgia, and President Sarkozy of France this morning. The United States strongly supports France’s efforts, as President of the European Union, to broker an agreement that will end this conflict.
The United States of America stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia. We insist that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected. Read more
Full Transcript: Saakashvili on CBS Morning Show
Georgian Leader Interviewed by Harry Smith
HARRY SMITH, co-host: Joining us from Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital city, is the president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili. Good morning, Mr. President.
President MIKHAIL SAAKASHVILI (Georgian President): Good morning, sir.
SMITH: Please tell me what is the situation in your country now? We are hearing conflicting reports about what is happening in Gori. We understand that the Russians are very active even as we speak in that town, not so many miles away from Tbilisi? Read more
Wednesday a.m. – State agency OT, Payday lender shenanigans, Georgia v. Russia, Jerome Corsi is a worthless hump
Filed under: Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign 2008, Russian/Georgian Conflict, State of Ohio Govt
Ohio News
- State Agencies: Watch the OT – Columbus Dispatch
- Payday lender petition shenanigans? – Columbus Dispatch
- Dems win over religious leaders – Columbus Dispatch
- Editorial: Glass half-full – Columbus Dispatch
- Schools struggle to help kids – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Safety net hospitals limiting services to poor: Study – Cleveland Plain Dealer
National/International
- Georgia says Russian troops still fighting despite accord – New York Times
- Before the gunfire, cyberattacks – New York Times
- Book on Obama hopes to repeat anti-Kerry feat – New York Times
- Sleight of voice – New York Times
Tuesday a.m. Clips – Ohio Rs: No to Romney; Ohio Highway Patrol sexiness; Dimora & Russo; Ohio AG race; War of Russian Aggression; Dimora & Russo; Payday lending; Debunking offshore drilling
Filed under: Bush Foreign Policy, Cuyahoga Corruption, Energy Policy, Environment, Gov Strickland, Ohio AG's Race 2008, Ohio Economy, Peak Oil, Presidential Campaign 2008, Russian/Georgian Conflict, State of Ohio Govt
Ohio News
- Ohio activists reject Romney – Columbus Dispatch
- Troopers in trouble over romances – Columbus Dispatch
It’s time for Ohio Highway Patrol to resubmit to civilian authority – racism and sexiness too much – if the Army can take orders from W, OHP can bend to Strickland, Guzman
- McClendon wrongly held by state for 18 years – Columbus Dispatch
Original prosecutors and anyone else who stood in the way of justice in these cases should be disbarred.
- Dimora – Russo probe began long ago – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Ohio AG race overview – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Opposing sides in payday lending fight over ballot language – Dayton Daily News
- Wind may hold energy and Ohio jobs – Mansfield News Journal
- Strickland: Ohio education system stuck in past – Newark Advocate
- Diebold to close Hebron plants – Newark Advocate
National/International News
- Russia orders halt to war in Georgia – Reuters
- What does Georgia want from Russia – NPR
- Russia says it has halted aggression – New York Times
- Healing wounds, Putin calls shots – New York Times
- Bayh offers risks and rewards – New York Times
- Global trail of online crime ring – New York Times
- Editorial: Russia’s War of Ambition – New York Times
- Endangered Species Act eyed – Washington Post
- Bush questions Moscow’s motives – Washington Post
- Editorial: ‘Snake Oil’ – Washington Post
Full Text: President Bush Statement on Georgia
Filed under: Bush Foreign Policy, Russian/Georgian Conflict
President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia
Rose Garden
5:21 P.M. EDT August 11, 2008
THE PRESIDENT: I just met with my national security team to discuss the situation in Georgia.
I am deeply concerned by reports that Russian troops have moved beyond the zone of conflict, attacked the Georgian town of Gori, and are threatening the Georgia’s — Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi. There’s evidence that Russian forces may soon begin bombing the civilian airport in the capital city.
If these reports are accurate, these Russian actions would represent a dramatic and brutal escalation of the conflict in Georgia. And these actions would be inconsistent with assurances we have received from Russia that its objectives were limited to restoring the status quo in South Ossetia that existed before fighting began on August the 6th. Read more
George Bush: When the World Needs a Leader He’s Four Days Late
Filed under: Bush Foreign Policy, Russian/Georgian Conflict
Not Only Moral Authority Squandered In Bush Foreign Policy
Something just didn’t feel right last Friday as Russia crossed the border of a sovereign nation with tanks and airplanes while President George W. Bush enjoyed the opening of the 29th Olympiad.
Friday stretched into all weekend as Bush could be seen by the entire world knee slapping and cheering on the American team in Beijing.
It used to be in this great big world of ours that the United States could be counted on to take the lead and at the very least feign righteous indignation when a big kid on the international playground picked on a wimp. It used to be that even the appearance of piqued U.S. interest could make the world’s bullies think twice — perhaps even mitigating already in-progress disasters.
That was before eight years of the strategically blind leading the stupid in the U.S. executive branch. That was before this great country of ours hastily left the war on terror and world support behind and created the mother of all messes in Mesopotamia. That was before the President’s and U.S. Department of State’s traditional powers were usurped by Dick Cheney and some half-assed lawyers who drove the nation down the trail to torture — squandering what was left of the U.S.A.’s moral authority around the globe. Read more
Saturday Night – Russia v. Georgia, Jackson helps FBI, Sick Days, Dems,
Filed under: Cuyahoga Corruption, Gov Strickland, Ohio Economy, Russian/Georgian Conflict
News from South Ossetia
- Georgia and Russia Near All-Out War – New York Times
- Putin accuses Georgia of genocide – BBC
- UN says Georgia conflict widening beyond S. Ossetia – Reuters
- What is the conflict in Georgia really about? – Jerusalem Post
News from Ohio
- Democrats parking – Columbus Dispatch
- Next Week do or die for Sick Days deal – Columbus Dispatch
- Cleveland mayor helping FBI in corruption probe – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Op-Ed, Aaron Marshall: Payday Lending Debate – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Gov: Time short on sick day compromise – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Medical Mart’s cost jumps – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Friday Afternoon Check In – Hillary Speech, Russia v. Georgia, Afghanistan, Foreclosures, Poverty, Payday lenders
Filed under: Ohio Economy, Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt
National & World
- Clintons want Obama to win – Associated Press
- Russian troops enter rebel enclave – New York Times
- Russian move into Georgia – U.S. Dept. of State
- Edwards admits affair; lied as candidate – ABC News
- Gates pushing plan for Afghan Army – New York Times
- Stocks rise, oil falls – Bloomberg
Ohio News
- Former Natl Century CEO gets 10 years – Columbus Dispatch
- Payday lending fight: Next Round Due – Columbus Dispatch
- Editorial: Open Access – Columbus Dispatch
- If new jobs aren’t where poor are; poverty persists – Columbus Dispatch
- Ohio foreclosure fighters get $1 million – Associated Press
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