By Denis Campbell
The Bush countdown calendar’s down to its last sheet. 385 pages gone. It’s been almost 2-years since that freezing day Obama announced his candidacy on the Illinois Statehouse steps. We are more than halfway through a positively giddy festival of a celebration weekend. Thousands are milling about the Washington DC Mall just wanting [...]
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T-Minus 1-Day to Regime Change
Posted on 19 January 2009 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Bush countdown calendar, FOX, Inauguration, McCain, obama
Shrewdness, Thy Name is Barack
Posted on 16 January 2009 by Denis Campbell | Comments (1) | Tags: a highly respected US Constitutional law scholar, Addington, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, already learned to let others around him do the heavy p, Ashcroft, asked definitively by Chairman Patrick Leahy if waterbo, asserting that there is no ambiguity here, astonishing bit of testimony, Attorney General designate Eric Holder’s confirmation h, Bush, cement his legacy as a bipartisan maverick, Cheney, complete hurricane thinking he will do nothing, Conspicuously absent from the invitation list, could fill as a result, Denis Campbell, don’t plan on any international travel gentlemen, end partisan gridlock, Feith, for anything and anyone related to any torture inquiry, former running mate, General Pinochet about his trip to a London hospital en, Genius, Gonzalez, he replied “yes, headline Lamey Whinehouse, his Administration “would not conduct torture”, his silence misdirects the left, honoured at a dinner tonight hosted by Barack Obama, introduced by his longtime Senate friend and colleague, Jail cells, John Stewart, Jonathan Turley, keeps your hands clean, letting others carry the torture debate so he can hones, Libby, many in the media pundit pack assume his Administration, many more to come, marginalises, may go freely within the borders of the USA, McCain, Monday’s news out of Washington contains a long list of, MSNBC commentator, Mukasey, not directly answering questions about Bush Administrat, not tainted John McCain, obama, on video tape saying they did authorise torture, POTUS after 3-years in the Senate without making shrewd, public pronouncements now seem a clever smokescreen, public self-destruction, pursue torturers and granting them no safe haven from i, reached across the aisle, reiterated his determination to sign an executive order, Rumsfeld, Sarah how can we miss you if you won’t go away?, separating John McCain’s political legacy from the ‘Was, Shrewdness Thy Name is Barack, The chief legal officer of the USA is on record saying, The Daily Show, The Hague, the highest in the land “get out of jail free” card the, they have no choice but to prosecute, They will open the door, three previous Attorneys General (Mukasey – the current, Torture is a globally recognised war crime, unequivocal claim two days, US key signatory to several treaties, very public snub by President-elect Obama, very shrewd move Barry, waiting for the political wind to gather enough steam, waterboarding is torture”
By Denis Campbell
One does not become POTUS after 3-years in the Senate without making shrewd moves. These two are genius: separating John McCain’s political legacy from the ‘Wasilla Hillbilly’ and letting others carry the torture debate so he can honestly say he has no choice but to pursue prosecution of highest Bush officials for war [...]
Inauguration News Round-up
Posted on 08 January 2009 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 110-room mansion, a youth ball, Australian Prime Minister John Howard, bestowed by (hopefully sober at the time) parents, Blair House, Blair House five days before the inauguration, D.C., Denis Campbell, drama before his inaugural address, George Herbert Walker Bush, George Walker Bush, has its own gym, hastily arranged to give the excuse legs, Hay-Adams hotel, home states of Hawaii and Illinois, homophobic Pastor Rick opening the show, host 5 regional balls, house was not booked, Inauguration News Round-up, James Earl Carter, Joe Biden will host balls for Pennsylvania and Delaware, made available a gym at a base in Washington for Obama, National Urban League and Washington's Joint Center for, No one chooses their middle name, obama, only time anyone hears it spoken aloud is to the guffaw, president's "service", Richard Millhouse Nixon, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Sasha and Melia could attend the first days of Sidwell, Stafford Foundation spends $1 million dollars to bring, Stafford is a Fairfax County resident who heads a techn, television ratings should hold, The Inauguration Committee announced a first-ever Neigh, The Marine Corps, the White House publicly thumbed its nose at the Obamas, There is no requirement he say ‘it’, tickets issued to local DC residents, traditional pre-inaugural residence of Presidents, Twitter from Rachel Maddow, used their full middle names, Virginia businessman Earl W. Stafford announced the sta, Washington, Washington press corp, White House, will the name Hussein be uttered during the oath of off, William Jefferson Clinton
By Denis Campbell
No one chooses their middle name, it’s bestowed by (hopefully sober at the time) parents. The only time anyone even hears it spoken aloud is to the guffaws of fellow classmates during high school graduation. History is working against Barack Hussein Obama and creating an off-the-silly-meter story.
There is no requirement he say ‘it.’ [...]
UK Progressive Your Obama Inaugural HQ
Posted on 05 January 2009 by Denis Campbell | Comments (1) | Tags: 132 room mansion, 1600 Pennsylvania Avanue, Barack Obama Inaugural, five hour makeover, Inauguration, January 20, obama
By Denis Campbell
“I told Marshall that no matter how long he lives, there will never be another day in American history quite like the day Barack Obama is inaugurated.” These were the words of our friend Charley James’ pal Susan in Washington whose 17-year old son is coming home from university for the occasion. “Without [...]
Please Don’t Hurt Me – The Democratic Rallying Cry
Posted on 31 December 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 2008 expelled from the room badly beaten up by crisis a, a nation waiting with bated breath, believe they have absolutely nothing to lose by being c, Blow it and there is not enough money in the world to s, Break’s Over, cannot see Pelosi or Reid facing down Mitch McConnell a, choice is yours and you’d better get it right, cowered in the corner, current Democratic Congressional leadership group, dance of the dinosaurs gig going on trying to figure ou, Democratic leadership should be the 500 lb gorillas in, Denis Campbell, disciplining Joe Lieberman, doing it on the wrong side of the aisle, Emanuel, enter a quagmire of their own making, especially not one with a mandate for change like Barac, Get this right and special interest money won’t be need, get to work and get it right, Happy New Year, Harry Reid, historic victory, Hope and change may be coming, huge majorities in both houses of Congress, in a West Wing Speech, incoming President, invisible, Jib-Jab year end film, Karl Rove is hiding behind them implying anything you s, let the turncoat back but expressed no outrage, mandate to fix things, moderate, Nancy Pelosi, obama, Pelosi, Please Don’t Hurt Me, quiet leader, Rahm Emanuel, Reid, Republicans, Ron Silver, The Democratic Rallying Cry, the White House won with 53% and nine million more vote, trying to flex her muscles, what will she say to John Boehner and his freestyling s, Where are the Tip O’Neill’s and Mike Mansfield’s of my, without real Democratic Congressional leadership, worried about Team Obama, worry about a group of nattering gnats who threaten to, You will be credited with saving the global economy and, You won!, “please don’t hurt me”
By Denis Campbell
I wouldn’t wish the current Democratic Congressional leadership group on any incoming President, especially not one with a mandate for change like Barack Obama. In the Jib-Jab year end film, 2008 is expelled from the room badly beaten up by crisis after crisis. Hope and change may be coming but without real Democratic [...]
Harold and Eartha Have Left ‘The Room’
Posted on 26 December 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 1968 Ms. Kitt was essentially blacklisted by Lyndon Joh, 2007 remake of the Peter Shaffer’s play Sleuth as a fil, 30 West End plays, Afraid to incur the government's wrath venues refused t, An actor himself, arching dialogue, asked to offer her views on inner-city youth, award CBE in 2002, BAFTA, Britons call him “THE” playwright, Broadway in Orson Welles’ ‘Time Runs’, Broadway Review ‘New Faces of 1952’, Chariots of Fire, CIA compiled a highly speculative dossier that attempte, closed out of his best chance for Oscar’s statue, Death, Denis Campbell, Eartha Kitt grew up on a cotton plantation in segregate, enjoyed honing his craft on the live stage, etc., fervent anti-war activism, gripping characters, Harold and Eartha Have Left The Room, house bugged, I can't stop reacting to what is done in our name and w, infuriated Johnson put out the word that Kitt's rudenes, intended to spend the rest of his life railing against, invited by Lady Bird to a celebrity women's luncheon, Jason Robards, Kitt criticized the Vietnam War and its impact on poor, literally became a cat with her entire being, mericans recognise her more as television’s Catwoman, mixed race child in the south, music legend Eartha Kitt, Nobel laureate ‘Sir’ Harold Pinter, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, obama, Orson Welles called her “the most exciting woman in the, ostracised and segregated from both black and white cul, passed away within hours of each other Christmas Day, played Helen of Troy, record contract with RCA Victor, Reunion, seductive musical world, she did not belong, subject of a secret federal investigation, tailed by Secret Service agents, taking the event seriously, teased men and women alike with a blend of raw sexualit, technically cannot be called ‘Sir’, The Birthday Party, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Room, torrid affair with Mr. Welles, turned down his Knighthood in 1996
By Denis Campbell
Britons call him “THE” playwright. Americans recognise her more as television’s Catwoman than the sexy singer who turned heads long into her 70s. Nobel laureate ‘Sir’ Harold Pinter and music legend Eartha Kitt passed away within hours of each other Christmas Day. We are all the poorer.
Some would argue because he turned down [...]
2008’s Biggest Myths: Curing Gayness, Ballot Integrity and Intelligent Design
Posted on 23 December 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 14-years Republicans controlled Congress, 2008’s Biggest Myths. Curing Gayness, 30% of the teachers in Wales want to see it taught in s, 7 million votes belonging to Obama were manipulated for, America was more and more described as a Christian nati, and gays rightfully felt under attack as Clinton’s ‘don, AUDIT AZ, automatically appointed governor, Ballot Integrity, blogosphere caught him, brazen religious-based socially engineered hate crimes, Bush 43 a born again dry-drunk President, Charley James, compared homosexuality to incest and paedophilia in a l, Could Obama’s selection get Pastor Rick on the openness, Creationsim is back, danger is those studying science would not do what scie, daunting task in getting the system ready for the 2010, Denis Campbell, Disguised by the televangelists as Biblical ‘tough love, fancy new name Intelligent Design, fell short because of the massive turnout for Obama, fundamental ‘Christianisation’ of the White House and f, fundamentalist pastor Rick Warren, gay, GOP attempts to steal the 2008 election, head the Cabinet Department of Homeland Security, intelligent design, lead the Invocation at his Inauguration ceremony, led by Newt Gingrich, led the nation into a religious crusade, Myth 1 Being Gay Can be Cured, Myth 2 Your Vote Counts and Every Ballot is Secure, Myth 3 Evolution and Intelligent Design can be taught s, myth of one-person one vote, not enough to sway the election, obama, regularly told by their fundamentalist Christian overlo, removed the most blatant anti-gay language from his chu, Republican Congress, Right Wing hate machine acolytes, State Secretary Jan Brewer, subject to open vicious religious hatred, The Church in Wales controls many primary and comprehen, the Iraq War, the iron fisted clergy supervisor/leader enabler and co, the woman who has fought the changes tooth and nail, then the Mormon and other Christian churches mobilised, thhey choose to see for themselves as scientist have do, thwarted by partisan election officials hacking vote ma, today Pope Benedict, true patriots, uncomfortable chagrin of those of Jewish Muslim Hindu B, underreported story lines, University of Cardiff professor was about to choke on h, without the support of the state’s governor Janet Napol, you wanted as a gay man or lesbian woman to marry, “curing homosexuality was as important as saving the ra
By Denis Campbell
Obama’s election aside, looking back over 2008’s three most underreported story lines jumped from pages and airwaves as the brazen religious-based socially engineered hate crimes they are. Disguised by the televangelists as Biblical ‘tough love,’ folks awakened in this election and what they saw turned stomachs in its straight-faced and ignorant delivery.
Did John McCain Lose Arizona?
Posted on 23 December 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (2) | Tags: 14 days after the election, an unbroken custody chain, AUDITAZ, banana republic state, battling election authorities in Pima County, but John McCain’s state and home county need not follow, California turn blue, citizen warrior, colorado, comfortably won his home state by about 9 percentage po, conspicuously red, County Manager is distancing himself from the justifiab, December 2nd, Denis Campbell, Did John McCain Lose Arizona, did not follow election law, do not have all ballots counted in Alaska, elections director, elections security expert with BlackBoxVoting.org, ensure ballot integrity, Georgia run-off election, Helen Purcell, Humboldt County CA|, Jim March, John Brakey is as passionate as they come, Judge Edward O. Burke, Libertarian Party, mandatory recount, Maricopa County (Phoenix), McCain, McCain won Phoenix, Minnesota Senate race, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, obama, problems in Tucson’s Pima County, public-private cooperative effort, razor close Senate race, Republican Presidential candidate represent, ruled against them, since 1996, so many states surrounding Arizona, Tucson, work has uncovered major systemic problems with Diebold, work tirelessly for election transparency and integrity
by Denis Campbell
(Reprise of 18 November Article) While Maricopa County (Phoenix) Judge Edward O. Burke agreed with the state’s Libertarian Party that county elections director, Karen Osborne, did not follow election law, ensure ballot integrity and provide an unbroken custody chain, he ruled against them saying, “in a county the size the size of Maricopa, perfect [...]
Obama Almost Elected US President
Posted on 16 December 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 000 more votes than George Bush but lost the Electoral, 14-days later Obama will take the oath of office at Noo, 156 “faithless” Electors, 1st Monday following the 2nd Wednesday in December (I k, 2000 election, 27 in Florida, 3 in the District of Columbia, 538 state electors met in Capitol buildings across the, 55 people in CA, Alabama, Arizona Senator, awarding Florida and its 27 Electoral Votes to George B, Barack H. Obama, BBC, certifies the elector result, compromise was to set up an Electoral College system th, controversial mechanism of presidential elections, country obsessed with Mondays (Supreme Court meets for, created by the framers of the U.S. Constitution 220 yea, Democrat Al Gore received 538, Denis Campbell, electors in Tennessee, in Presidential election years this is the date when th, Johnny Carson speaking as Karnac the Magnificent, mandated by the Election Day result, McCain, not be officially elected 44th President until the 111t, obama, Obama Almost Elected US President, officially cast their one vote, only true check and balance for smaller states to ensur, others objected to giving Congress or a ruling party th, purely popular election was too “reckless”, source of great frustration, South Carolina, swears in its new members, The Electoral College, two elections now in the bag that would be the end of i, United States Supreme Court ordered a halt to the Flori, US electoral system, voted against the wishes of the voters, votes are then sealed and sent to the president of the, you would be wrong there ballot box breath
By Denis Campbell
Say what? After spending much of this year explaining the US electoral system for BBC listeners and viewers, this headline could cause coffee to spurt out of some noses in the UK. What do you mean almost? Will it ever end?
Yesterday was the 1st Monday following the 2nd Wednesday in December (I kid [...]
Sands Through the Hourglass of Time
Posted on 09 December 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: African Americans, American policy, blacks were not allowed to use public restrooms in his, casting votes under Jim Crow voter suppression laws, Columbia Pictures has picked up the film and life right, Denis Campbell, dozens of stories leading up to election day, Eugene Allen, Eugene makes it to the Inauguration stage, gratefully and gleefully cast their ballot for the nati, Helene, Hollywood Reporter, jubilant over the recent US election result, oath of office, obama, President Obama, producer Laura Ziskind, retired in 1986, Sands Through the Hourglass of Time, sons/daughters of former slaves, special invitation from the Reagans, started as a pantryman in 1952 under Truman, The Washington Post, thinking of Eugene and Helene Allen on Inauguration Day, those who came so close yet did not live to see this hi, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, White House, White House butler for eight Presidents from Harry Trum, Wil Haygood, You and Helene are coming to the state dinner as guests
By Denis Campbell
Thousands worldwide are jubilant over the recent US election result. We look forward to change in the White House and American policy. My own heart though is a touch heavier this day for those who came so close, yet did not live to see this historic Election Day. I’ll be thinking of Eugene [...]
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