Giving voice to Liberal politics tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1 Copyright (c) http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:04+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/38 Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-11-15T00:12:59+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/37 Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-24T16:54:39+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/36 Jon Kyl
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--IN-08: Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-23T12:36:43+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/35 sdhealthyfamilies.org:

I write again with an urgent update on our struggle for women's dignity and reproductive rights in South Dakota. We've heard a lot this campaign cycle about Democrats making this a "national election." About Republicans' incompetent mishandling of Katrina, the administration's continued dishonesty about Iraq and now the arrogance of leadership highlighted by the Foley affair. We've heard weekly horse-race updates about who will control Congress in January.

What we haven't heard much about is abortion. This election cycle, in just 2 short weeks, we also face a national right-wing effort to turn the clock back on abortion, using the same brew of bad science, misleading "facts," and paternalistic attitudes towards Americans -- in this case, women -- that we've seen for the last five years.

Privacy is a foundation of the US constitution. South Dakota is ground zero for reproductive rights. SD is ground zero for taking a stand against the extreme right.

I urge you to contribute now to repeal the abortion ban in SD.

Our opponents have become desperate, they've resorted to lying in their TV ads, radio ads and in the mail. After patting themselves on the back for passing an abortion ban with no exceptions unless to prevent the death of a woman, they now claim in their advertising that there are exceptions for victims of rape and incest. They know they went too far. We can't let them go on with their lies.

Our opponents have stooped to new levels of deception. It's imperative that now we get the facts to the voters about this ban; it is the most restrictive abortion law in the country and is THE case that threatens Roe. Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-19T13:36:56+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/34 Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-13T13:10:59+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/33 Center for American Progress Action Fund team

Dear evan,

A few weeks ago, President Bill Clinton was grilled by Fox News host Chris Wallace about what his administration did to eliminate Osama bin Laden. President Clinton forcefully defended his record and took Wallace to task for not asking the same tough questions of senior Bush administration officials.



This Sunday, Wallace will interview Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. With your help, we can get him to confront Rice with the tough questions he has so far refused to ask.

Tell Chris Wallace to ask Secretary Rice the hard questions about their efforts to eliminate Osama bin Laden prior to 9/11.

Here's the question we think Chris Wallace should ask:

Prior to 9/11, you had eight months to respond to the Al Qaeda attack on the U.S.S. Cole. Why didn't the Bush administration take action and put Al Qaeda out of business?

Wallace told President Clinton that he asked about his administration’s response to the U.S.S. Cole attack because he “got a lot of e-mail from viewers.” Now it’s our turn to send Wallace a message.

Tell Chris Wallace to ask Condi the tough questions.

During the past five years, Vice President Cheney, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Rice, and National Security Advisor ..]]> Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-06T15:05:30+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/32 South Dakota Campaign For Healthy Families:
The Vote Yes for Life Committee began airing their first television ad, suggesting that under the near-total ban on abortions, women who are victims of rape or incest will still have options.

Click here to view their deceitful ad.

This is nothing more than a sad political attempt to keep their extreme abortion ban as the law of the land here in South Dakota.

The truth is that a woman who becomes pregnant as the result of rape or incest has no option. She will be forced to have her perpetrators baby.

The abortion ban is just that -- a ban on all abortions, and if we don't repeal it on November 7, it will become law and the abortion crusaders will be emboldened, energized and ready to take this effort to every state in the country.

South Dakota is the first state, but not the only state. Contribute now to help get our message out and stop the ban.

We can stop them here. According to several different polls, we have a small lead. But those same polls show that voters would approve a ban that has a rape provision. That's why the other side is working so hard to confuse this issue.

In the next few days, we need to raise enough money to put a new ad on the air. We don't have the funds today, but with your help, we can stay on the air and fight back with a very important message that the opposition can't hide from -- the fact that the abortion ban also has no exception for women who face dangerous health situations.

Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-05T16:03:16+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/31 MyDD has compiled the poll numbers for the top House races in the country. We have taken his numbers and put them into graph form. The poll numbers will be updated as we get closer to the election. Check in for updates. Go to MyDD for raw data and addition information.

Check It Out Here:
2006 House Forecasts: Top Races]]> Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-04T23:10:16+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/30
congress.org

It is imperative that we see the ways the "terrorism" definition is being expanded to allow suppression of all dissent in this country.

If something is an "act of terror" is not the person who committed such an act a "terrorist", and therefore, subject to designation as an "enemy combatant"? One who can be "disappeared" to one of the Gulags being constructed by Haliburton and held indefinitely?]]> Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1 2006-10-03T00:15:27+00:00 2006-12-05T14:54:23+00:00 tag:leftword.blogdig.net,2006-12-05:/archives/1/29
I will try to keep you updated on this as the story unfolds. But I think we will be hearing a lot more about this tomorrow

But wait there is more Foley news from the Washington Post:
"A Republican strategist attempted to offer ABC news access in exchange for not printing sexually-explicit instant messages sent by Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL,)" Check out RawStory for more.

If these allegations are true we could be looking at a full GOP meltdown!!]]> Administrator http://leftword.blogdig.net/blog/profile.php?id=1