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National Debt Grows Too Big for National Debt Clock (0:35)
Palin "takes the gloves off" - and breaks a nail
^Nixon wasn't a liberal. Perhaps a trip back to the ol' history class should be in order.
BillO is correct on this point -- President Clinton was the last U.S. President to be impeached, though he was cleared of wrongdoing. The only other U.S. President to be impeached was Andrew Jackson, who was also acquitted. President Nixon was not impeached due to his resignation from office days before the impeachment vote was to be taken up in the House.
Congress threatened with Martial Law if bill is not passed
Notice he never said who was threatening. Call me a sheep, but it could have been his 12 year-old nephew saying that for all we know. Unless there's more to this story than is indicated by this video, there's nothing suggesting that anyone in power to enact martial law has suggested it. Doesn't mean anything to me at this point.
Sheep. (Sorry, couldn't resist)
Honestly, I think you're missing the point. The first question is "Do I trust those people involved," which you asked. You're right that it could have been anyone saying this, but the Bush Administration has a history of privately scaring members of Congress into complying with the Administration. The assertion cannot be verified, and I doubt both parties involved (Brad Sherman and the Administration), so more information is necessary.
The second question is "Which conclusion is better supported by existing evidence?" You may have asked this one and simply not written about it, but when I ask this question I end up believing Brad Sherman. For me the breaking point was the Republican National Convention. Both conventions had a large police presence and made some erroneous arrests (though many more were made at the RNC), but only the RNC carried out pre-emptive raids and targetted journalists for arrest. The raids were a scare tactic: Only seven arrests were made although over one-hundred homes were broken into. The suppression of journalism speaks for itself.
To me, that act goes beyond the distinctions of Republican or Democrat. Those people in power have shown that they are willing to do whatever it takes to remain in power. Since the doctrine of pre-emptive action worked so well overseas, it should work equally well here in the States, using the municipal police as the shock troops instead of the Marines. Such a thing seems like the mad ravings of a lunatic, except that watching how the police and National Guard conducted themselves in St. Paul seemed like watching a test drive of that strategy.
I honestly don't believe that the United States will reach that point. Even for an Administration that has grabbed power again and again without a second thought, the act of declaring martial law to maintain that power is very far fetched. Even in this country, there's a breaking point beyond which its citizens will not tolerate the rule of those in power. However, I don't doubt for a moment that the Administration would try to use the threat of martial law as a scare tactic aimed at another Executive power grab.
Bailout. Good Or Bad? (2 parts)
Play by Play: What Caused the Current Economic Crisis
(Full disclosure: I've just sifted a reading of the powerpoint presentation)
Jack zings Liz Lemon (30 Rock)
El Topo - Theatrical trailer
Breakdown of extra "Pork" in bailout bill - CNN, Ron Paul
SiftBot for U.S. President of 2008! (Parody Talk Post)
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Palin Sees All (News)
dupe http://www.videosift.com/video/Pick-a-damn-magazine
Whoops, thanks.
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2 Bunnies 1 Nozzle
Slow Motion - Red Tear Drop Into Clear Water
Norsuelefantti & T-man & Nomino get their gold star! (Happy Talk Post)
I give up. (Politics Talk Post)
On the other hand, it didn't look to me like Top Sifts is dominated by political videos; maybe it already does something like this?