mediagirl.org forums re-opened

post from media girl (mediagirl.org) - progressive, feminist, empowered on 11 February 2007 04:42:35 PM. © media girl (mediagirl.org) - progressive, feminist, empowered

After many technical hurdles and evolving ideas on what this online community should look like, I've taken the step of re-opening the discussion forums. Barring glitches, this should be the first step in opening up mediagirl.org so that members here have more ways of sharing their ideas.

Over the coming weeks and months, we will continue to work on new features and bring in some of the latest tools Drupal has to offer to enhance member experiences here.

I'm realistic enough to know that change is not going to happen overnight here. However, I am open to ideas on how mediagirl.org can be a better place for progressive political thought, media criticism and feminist discussion and outreach.

If you have any suggestions, please post them here.

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Fresh Thread

post from Eschaton on 11 February 2007 04:27:00 PM. © Eschaton

Rock on.

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Hawkish U.S. rhetoric

post from Think Progress on 11 February 2007 04:05:00 PM. © Think Progress

strengthening Ahmadinejad.

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Ask Your Congressman

post from Dump Doolittle on 11 February 2007 04:01:54 PM. © Dump Doolittle

As we slouch toward a shooting war with Iran

"[...]But the fact remains that the longstanding war of words between Washington and Tehran is edging toward something more dangerous. A second Navy carrier group is steaming toward the Persian Gulf, and NEWSWEEK has learned that a third carrier will likely follow. Iran shot off a few missiles in those same tense waters last week, in a highly publicized test. With Americans and Iranians jousting on the chaotic battleground of Iraq, the chances of a small incident's spiraling into a crisis are higher than they've been in years. [...]"

Maybe it's time we sent those cards and letters in. Ask Congressman Doolittle to go on record whether or not he supports going to war with Iran.

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Midday Open Thread

post from Daily Kos on 11 February 2007 04:00:27 PM. © Daily Kos

Former NSA director and retired Lieutenant General William Odom writes in the Washington Post that Victory is Not an Option.
Too many lawmakers have fallen for the myths that are invoked to try to sell the president's new war aims. Let us consider the most pernicious of them.
1. We must continue the war to prevent the terrible aftermath that will occur if our forces are withdrawn soon. Reflect on the double-think of this formulation. We are now fighting to prevent what our invasion made inevitable! Undoubtedly we will leave a mess -- the mess we created, which has become worse each year we have remained. Lawmakers gravely proclaim their opposition to the war, but in the next breath express fear that quitting it will leave a blood bath, a civil war, a terrorist haven, a "failed state," or some other horror. But this "aftermath" is already upon us; a prolonged U.S. occupation cannot prevent what already exists.

Some South Dakota Republicans have introduced a new bill banning abortion after the last one was voted out in November.

The Nation has another entry in the "Worst President Ever" debate. Funny how frequently that question has been debated over the past few years.

At Calitics, dday looks at how Republicans are dealing with an emerging scandal around Rep. Gary Miller's land deals.

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Is Obama Black Enough Huh

post from Crooks and Liars on 11 February 2007 03:45:14 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Howard Kurtz brought this one up on Meet the Press. Gwen Ifill had to leave a different question on the table to answer the charge and asked "is she black enough?"&nbspDownload (205)&nbsp| Play (160) &nbspDownload (114)&nbsp| Play (109)Kurtz: The only storm cloud on the media horizon has been something that’s picked up speed in the last week [...]

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You Know You're an Anti-Semite When...

post from Librocrats - Designed Intelligent on 11 February 2007 03:33:00 PM. © Librocrats - Designed Intelligent

Recently, on some of my favorite blogs, I see a lot of defensiveness about being seen as anti-Semitic for their disagreement (understatement) with Israel's policies and politics.So, as both a Jew and a liberal blogger, I have the unique perspective on[...]

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Rudy Giuliani in “Like Bush”

Surely this isn’t serious, and in Hollywood Rudy was just pitching his role in a movie named “Like Bush,” eh? But here it is; Rudy wants to be “Like Bush”, at least according to his speech at a luncheon in California yesterday. In his 45-minute address and in remarks to reporters afterward, Giuliani [...]

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Frameshop: DNC Must Launch New Task Force on
Republican Smear

The recent Republican smear attack of John Edwards' should serve as a bellwether of how the Republicans will once again try win the White House, and of what Democrats must do to moving forward to defend ourselves. This me we...

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Face the Snark

"It's hard out here for a gimp." REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst for the week ending 2/10/07:I love weeks like this, wherein the wafer-thin skin of the media is peeled back so we can finally bear witness to the fact that the beast's vital[...]

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