Wednesday, July 28  Issue #39

TODAY'S ACTION ALERTS
Request Cafe Press to carry hemp clothing.

Demand Ashcroft to commission a Special Counsel to investigate Florida voter fraud.

FEATURED ARTICLES
The Clinton's speeches prove they are strong supporters of Kerry's campaign.

NC exemplifies problems states are having with homeland security.

Many Iraqis find electricity to be an elusive resource to access as deadly bombings continue unabated.

Nicholas Kristof reminds us how we must count the costs of any war.

The Capital Times expresses the disappointment of many in the 9-11 Commission's findings.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
Justice Department accused of manipulating arrests in an Islamic charity case to coincide with the Democratic Convention.

Molly Ivins, doing what she does best.

Media hosts continue to practice fluff journalism.

If these people weren't so serious, I'd be LMAO. Ok, I'm LMAO anyway! (thanks to the General)

Helen Thomas grows angrier at Dubya every day.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."
-Plato

TODAY'S BUSHISM
"Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods. "
-December 20, 2004

BLOG OF THE DAY
The Road to Surfdom has been featured repeatedly in the Blogworthy section and is today's Blog of the Day. The commentary is precise and to the point, and writer Tim Dunlop is quick to hone in on details many other bloggers miss.

BLOGWORTHY
I Like to Write looks at the tort reform debate from the silent voice of consumer protections.

Kos offers a glowing opinion of Obama's keynote address, an opinion shared by the CEM and Island Dave. Another good entry from Steve Bates.

Mick at From the Trenches digs into the dirty deeds done dirty cheap by partisan econopundits.

Bryant at Make Me A Commentator pens a brilliant narrative look from the eyes of Suzy Registered Voter and Conservative Cat. Excellent!

Why aren't the Democrats being more honest? NTodd asks the hard sarcastic questions.

Southpaw has several mp3s from Tuesday's speeches.

Seeing the Forest's Dave Johnson describes a speech you didn't get at the convention, one from Michael Moore.

DRUG WAR UPDATE
Medical marijuana crackdown does not resemble "compassionate conservatism."

When did the War on Drugs disappear from the political radar?

LINK OF THE DAY
Think your going to Heaven? Afraid your calling's in Hell? Find out for sure right now!

SITE OF THE DAY
This may be a hoax, but damn, some days this feels really accurate...Check out the full Museum of Hoaxes site here.

COOL SITE OF THE DAY
Ben Cohen is one of the most progressive activists in the nation. Thinking about him led the CEM to long for his original co-brainchild: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.

ONLINE VIDEO OF THE DAY
You can watch the masterful, once-in-a-campaign-season speech of Barack Obama here. (thanks to Marc at Whopundit for the link!)

CLAPS, SLAPS, AND THE MIDDLE FINGER


Claps to future President of the United States John Kerry Barack Obama. No diss to Kerry, but Obama was the man of the day on Tuesday at the Democratic Convention. He was everything he was billed to be, everything we all hoped we would be. He was dramatic, powerful, intelligent, and charismatic. Obama has a bright future ahead of him, and though this was but one speech in a much longer political career, he may one day bring about a significant change to our racial barriers. I believe MLK Jr. would be quite satisfied with Obama's record of public service, and would have stood applauding his speech tonight. Man, what an orator! Hell, if Obama runs against President Kerry in 2008, the CEM will be jumping in line behind him.

Slaps to Oklahoma voters who overwhelmingly picked conservative Democrat Dan Boren over Kalyn Free in the state Congressional primary. Free, a member of the Chotaw nation, had been a Candidate of the Day at the CEM two months ago, and has an outstanding resume. Boren is one of the ruling families in the southeastern OK district, and tends to fall to the right of many Democrats. Free's campaign was a long shot, but the CEM held out hope. Dare I say John Kerry could find a spot in his new administration for her?

My Middle Finger to anyone who continues to resist the implementation of an emergency election verification program to provide paper, or otherwise recountable, receipts for votes cast. With the new revelation that Miami-Dade computers have lost data from the 2002 election, worries about the 2004 counts grow stronger. We must demand verified ballots. You will hear many politicians...cough...Republicans...cough...state that there is no time to install a verifiable system. I've got an easy way to do this. You take all those unread Executive memos floating around the White House, tear them in 3x3 squares, and hand them to voters as they enter the booths. Could this be manipulated? Sure, but it is no less reliable than the current system. For security, implement Al Gore's lockbox, and count by hand if necessary. It worked for hundreds of years, why not this year. Demand verifiable elections now!

ANIMAL RIGHTS WATCH
Court battle over pet custody in Monterey.

Cockfighting still legal in Louisiana, laws pending.

CANDIDATE OF THE DAY
Brett Wagner is running in the 24th district of California. This national security expert once served at the internationally-respected Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is currently the President of non-partisan think tank California Center for Strategic Studies. Wagner, who has received degrees from UCSB and Georgetown, has received endorsement from numerous labor unions as well as Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank.

DAILY PHOTO
Obama in 2012


TODAY'S POLITICAL CARTOON



HISTORY LESSON
New Yorker Magazine offers a long but engaging look at Bill Clinton and his memoir.

STRANGE HAPPENINGS
Michael Moore turned down on his offer to show F9-11 to Dubya in Crawford.

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