DISQUS

Sandra Hall · 2 years ago

I agree with Matt Sandor. I am appalled at the lack of news coverage while the Cheney story and the caging story is barely acknowledged by the press. As an African-american, I find it of deep concern that over a million black votes were purged in the last presidential election. Yet the mainstream media is not talking about it. Some of these votes were absentee ballots belonging to black soldiers serving in Iraq at the time of the election. They are willing to die for our right to vote and yet their votes were not counted.
The Yankees will not determine the future of this country. Their performance should not dominate the front page.

Frank25 · 2 years ago

VP Cheney - Classified Material
I disagree with both posters. Vice President ran for office on own ballot. His office is not part of White House, but his duties are whatever President requests, and he agrees to. In 1954-59 I worked in military security office with classified material. DOD standards were guide for office managers and commanders in classifying , recording, maintaining, and securing such files. VP Cheney and designated-staff would classify, secure, and maintain such files, but have altimate responsibty. Those who want to know who visit office, ask only to create mischief. In later years as a senior NCO I classified material in my office, and only officers in my chain of command, with knowledge of my projects could reclassify or declassify them. Too many in U.S. have opinion, but no experience or knowledge of subject but do not hestitate to express that opinion. And others believe them. And I would point to fact that Clintons had over 900 FBI Republican Personnel Files in White House basement for months. A complete violation of FBI security procedures, and privacy of those individuals. Major media went very light with reporting that. Shame on all involved.

Zap · 2 years ago

I work with a guy whose son drives race cars. He is only in his early twenties, yet is beating the pants off drivers twice his age and with ten times the years of experience. Of course, those older driver are insisting he must be cheating to be beating them.

Bush and Cheney won fair and square. They didn’t cheat; they just drove a better race. So, quit crying over spilled milk. It was spilled by the Democrats by losing the election.

KD · 2 years ago

Regarding Zap's (3.) comment, if you call flying a planeload of republican staffers and aides down to jam the site of a ballot recount and stage a riot to stop the counting (and many other illegitimate stunts) "driving a better race", then you are an embarrassment to our representative system of government where fair elections have always meant something completely different. Moving voting machines in Ohio to wealthy districts leaving black democrats to stand in the rain for 7 hours to vote was one of your team's prouder moments too, I'm sure. Sad. Typical.

Ron · 2 years ago

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