Posts tagged George Bush

• 28 Jan

  Blog: Veracifier

  Live Blogging SOTU

  Or, The Sitting Duck QuacksJoin us tonight for live blogging with our newest writer, Michael Roston, during Bush's seventh and final State of the Union address. Expect to hear about the economy (don't worry, it'll be fine), the surge (we're winning!), prevention of terrorism (tapping phones of bad

• 06 Dec

  Blog: Veracifier

  Seymour Hersch: WH Already Knew About NIE

  Sy Hersch told Wolf Blitzer Tuesday that the Bush Administration has long known what the outcome of the NIE would be -but proceeded with serious sanctions and military threats anyway.  And that's a course that the WH clearly intends to still see through; while it might seem a novel concept - respon

• 15 Nov

  Blog: Veracifier

  He Also Did A Little Writing

  When Norman Mailer passed away last weekend, it made sense that the ensuing conversation would be about almost everything but his writing. An editorial published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday – however complimentary – praised Mailer for not only owning his masculinity, but for consta

• 12 Oct

  Blog: Veracifier

  A second helping of Cold War stew? Why, yes, I'd love some, thank you.

  I was a small child in the 80's when the Cold War was winding down.  Between the Smurfs, Snorks and Gummi Bears I vaguely remember seeing commercials about Russian paratroopers stealing our fast food, Gorbachev meeting with , the Berlin Wall coming down.  That's my remembrance of the Cold

• 17 Sep

  Episode: Veracifier

  TPMtv: John McCain vs. The Video Tape

  John McCain vs. The Video Tape2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) went on Meet the Press Sunday to debate the war in Iraq with Senator John Kerry (D-MA). And what a show it was. With McCain's deluge of devastating points and dizzying rhetorical takedowns, Kerry was clea

• 30 Aug

  Blog: TPMtv

  Re-enactment of Craig's solicitation

  Crooks and Liars has a great video of Keith Olberman's re-enactment Se. Craig's alleged men's room solicitation.