Dear MoveOn member,

Imagine showing up on November 4th to cast your history-making vote for Barack Obama—only to be turned away because you aren’t properly registered.

Think it can’t happen to you? Don’t be so sure. There are a bunch of reasons your registration might not be up to date, even if you think it is.

Take one minute right now to double-check your registration using our cool web tool, VotePoke. Click here.

This is going to be an amazing, exciting, once-in-a-lifetime election. You don’t want to have to tell your grandkids you wanted to vote for Barack Obama, but didn’t actually get to do it.

C’mon, now MoveOn – did you learn nothing from your half-assed “endorsement” of Obama over Clinton? As I recall, some of your “members” (i.e., email subscribers) were annoyed enough over your proselytizing that you had to send out an extra-special email to smooth ruffled feathers. Now y’all are just assuming that I’ll vote for Obama? I mean, I probably will, but still. Talk about obnoxious.

By the by, if anyone would like to check the validity of their voter registration, here be the link. It’s actually not a bad idea; too bad MoveOn had to mar it by telling us bitchez how we’d better f’in vote.

This shit is really getting tiresome.

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A PDF file with the full articles of impeachment is available here.

And, speaking of impeachment, go sign this petition from American Freedom Campaign. Like, last month.

Fire-breathing liberal, indeed.

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From: Congressman Robert Wexler – contact@wexlerforcongress.com
Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Subject: Wexler Co-Sponsors First Bush Articles of Impeachment

Our effort to hold the Bush/Cheney Administration accountable has taken another dramatic step forward. Last night, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced the first Articles of Impeachment ever to be introduced against President Bush. It includes, in total, thirty-five Articles detailing this Administration’s blatant abuse of power. Today, I enthusiastically co-sponsored this vitally important bill.

I am grateful for Dennis’ leadership on this issue and for the steadfast support that countless Americans have given to both of our efforts to redeem our government and expose the crimes of Bush and Cheney.

I will now expand my efforts to secure impeachment hearings in the Judiciary Committee for these new Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush.

Many of the charges against President Bush are well known – and would shock the conscience of everyday Americans if only the national media would be willing to report on these stark facts.

The Articles present a stunning narrative of offenses that have go well beyond previous crimes committed by any US chief executive. In fact no President or Vice President in history has done more to undermine our constitution.

These charges are broad, with 35 separate allegations including the deliberate lies regarding WMDs that led us to war and the approval of illegal wiretapping of American citizens. The Articles also include new allegations of high crimes – including the explicit approval for high Administration officials to violate treaties and US law banning the use of torture.

(More below the fold…)

Note to Chris Matthews: this is the sort of thing that ought to send a thrill up the legs of progressives. Then again, you’re not really a progressive.

(Via ImpeachBush.org.)

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So, last Sunday the libertarian douchebag and I went shopping for some miscellaneous home improvement type stuff, and we stopped at a box-store-that-shall-not-be-named (except it will, since the name plays a wee bit role in my story) to pick up a few grocery items. We do our shopping, hop into the “20 items or less” lane (I can’t remember the last time that happened), finally reach the front of the checkout line…and LD notices a bright pink sign perched atop the credit card swiper-thingy. I forget the specifics, but it had something to do with WIC; apparently the state of Missouri is reworking their list of WIC-approved items, supposedly because of the higher gas prices, but probably because they like to occasionally fuck with those who dare ask the for government assistance in feeding their families.

Anyway, I kind of saw the sign but didn’t bother reading past the top line, since I instantly recognized it as a WIC notice, and not pertinent to my current grocery shopping experience. LD, on the other hand, pointed it out to me and asked if I knew what it meant. I was only half-listening, because I’d already turned my attention elsewhere, so I kind of shrugged him off, as if to say “Who the fuck knows?” Or, more to the point, “Why the fuck are you asking me?” Since, you know, neither of us use WIC. He’s not even a woman, infant or child, ferchrissakes.

Still he persisted, kind of muttering to himself. And then I realized…he doesn’t know what WIC is! He thinks the notice has something to do with Wal-Mart discontinuing items. W = Wal-Mart.

But I realized a moment too late, because before I could even kick him in the ankle, he asked the cashier if Wal-Mart was no longer stocking the no-longer WIC-approved items. Including, among other things, name brand cereal. As if.

Dear dog, I thought, please don’t let her have heard that.

She did.

The cashier was puzzled. I was embarrassed.

Then she too realized what LD was referring to, and she started explaining with a chuckle.

Immediately I piled on as well, and we both got a good laugh at his expense. No way was I going to identify with the clueless white guy who’s never heard of WIC before. Even if I am married to him.

Now, granted, I worked at a grocery store throughout college. A WIC vendor, at that. But still.

Who hasn’t heard of WIC? It’s, like, in teh newz and stuff. Common knowledge.

Oh, right, libertarians (and Republicans, conservatives, etc.). You know, the ones criticizing the programs they can’t even name.

(Note to Shane: I kid because I love.)

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Here’s wishing y’all a happy Sunshine Week from the dreary depths of the midwest.

Via the Bill of Rights Defense Committee*:

“Sunshine is the best of disinfectants,” said Judge Louis Brandeis about the power of public scrutiny to scrub clean the dark corners of government abuse. The American Society of Newspaper Editors has named March 16-22 of this year “Sunshine Week”, a week-long assertion of the public’s right to know what its government is doing.

The week’s events include:

* March 14 – A National Freedom of Information Day Conference, sponsored by the First Amendment Center;

* March 17 – A National Freedom of Information Day Celebration, sponsored by Collaboration on Government Secrecy;

* March 18 – Remarks by Associated Press President Tom Curley at the National Press Club;

* March 19 – Webcast Government Secrecy: Censoring Your Rights with Mickey Edwards, from the Aspen Institute, and former Republican member of Congress from Oklahoma; Ann Beeson, from the Open Society Institute, formerly with the American Civil Liberties Union; and John Podesta from the Center for American Progress, formerly president Clinton’s Chief of Staff. From 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST at the Washington Press Club, and also available online.

* March 20 – Professor Lawrence Lessig on corruption in government, sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation.

In 2007, Sunshine Week marked an effort by Congress to pass “sunshine” legislation, such as:

* A bill protecting whistleblowers (H.R. 985), which passed the House 331-94 on March 14, 2007. The bill has not made it out of committee in the Senate.

* A Freedom of Information Amendments Act (H.R. 1309), which passed the House 308-117 on March 14, 2007. H.R. 1309, however, was unable to make it through the Senate, so in mid-December, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Kyl (R-AZ) pushed through a moderated version (S. 2488) on voice votes, which became law on December 31.

What You Can Do:

* Ideas for local Sunshine Week events can be found in Bright Ideas, an assemblage of insights first published in 2007.

* Campaign resources, including public service announcements, brochures and opinion editorials, are available by clicking here.

You can find out more at www.sunshineweek.org.

* They’re like the ACLU, but with principles n stuff.

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Like, who cares about boring stuff like war and terror and The War on Terror when there are meatheads shooting hgh and ‘roids in their arses and stealing ur chix and ur lunch monies?

But ZOMG! Teh chillin! They might get hooked on teh drugz!

As opposed to the children of Iraq, whose houses and/or parents we bombed into oblivion based on 935 false statements lies.

It’s enough to make this featherhead wish that Congress would stick to debating the merits of ’80s rock vs. contemporary country. Poopyheads.

And then there was Wexler.

Swoon.

Love him, cocaine and all.

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(More below the fold…)

Via Democrats.com:

Harry Reid Confirms Mukasey in “Midnight Massacre”

At midnight on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid betrayed the Constitution and the American people by holding a quick vote to confirm Michael Mukasey despite his refusal to admit waterboarding is torture. And thanks to excellent reporting by Greg Sargent of Talking Points Memo, we now know why.

The vote was 53-40, with six Democrats joining every single Republican – Evan Bayh, Tom Carper, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, and Chuck Schumer. (Schumer ignored urgent calls and emails from thousands of his constituents, and his staff refused to meet with activists outside his office.) The four Senate Democrats running for President, who were all opposed, were out campaigning – but Reid refused to delay the vote to give them time to return. If he had, there could have been 44 votes for a filibuster to block Mukasey’s confirmation.

Reid rushed the vote because he cut a deal with Republicans to avoid delays on the $459 Defense Appropriations bill (not including Iraq funds), so Bush couldn’t attack Democrats during the upcoming battle over Iraq funds. In effect, Reid sold the Constitution to the neocons for a talking point.

There is only one way to send a message of outrage that Schumer and Reid will hear, and that is by refusing to contribute to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC), which Reid controls and Schumer chairs.

Join the Democratic Donor Strike Against DSCC and DCCC
www.democrats.com/donor-strike-2007

Smashing idea. I’m in.*

* Not that I’ve ever donated to a political campaign in all my life, but still. It’s the though that counts, right?

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Yesterday, Melissa at Shakesville pointed out the absurdity of a supposedly small-government libertarian (*cough* Ron Paul *cough*) agitating for a federally led invasion of teh wimmin’s wombs, and the Ron Paul trolls showed up in full force. Hilarious references to the Bat-signal ensued.

The Ron Paul cult is so (ob)noxious, even the otherwise oblivious dolts at CNN have smelt their fumes:

CAFFERTY: Well, and the source of the money is, to me, what’s interesting. He got it from 35,000 small — comparatively small — contributors. Every time Ron Paul’s name has come up on THE SITUATION ROOM over the last five or six months, there is an organized cadre of his devotees out there that flood the e-mail servers in THE SITUATION ROOM with supportive e-mails. Today I said something on one of the earlier hours about this fundraising thing and once again this huge outpouring of support.

People, please. Listen, and listen carefully. If your primary issue is the war on terra, there exists a candidate who will bring the troops home, while not trampling on their bodily integrity, punishing them for their sexuality, or berating them for waging a secular-liberal-atheist War on Christmas/Thanksgiving/Halloween/rich, white, heterosexual, Christian males.

His name is Dennis Kucinich.

Unless, of course, the only humans whose rights you cherish are rich, white, heterosexual, Christian males. Then Ron Paul’s your guy (and you’re a douche).

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I mean really, these fuckers are practically useless:

A divided Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved Michael Mukasey as U.S. attorney general despite concerns about the retired judge’s refusal to denounce simulated drowning as unlawful torture.

On an 11-8 vote, with two Democrats joining all nine Republicans, the committee sent President George W. Bush’s nomination of Mukasey to the full Democratic-led Senate for anticipated confirmation as chief U.S. law enforcement officer. The vote is likely to take place next week.

Bush’s selection of Mukasey to replace former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales initially drew broad and bipartisan support. But Mukasey ran into trouble at his confirmation hearing when he declined to say if he considered the so-called waterboarding interrogation technique illegal torture.

The two committee Democrats who voted for Mukasey were Charles Schumer of New York, who had suggested Bush nominate the former judge as attorney general, and Dianne Feinstein of California.

But wait! It gets better:

But Specter said Mukasey personally assured him that if Congress passes legislation to specifically declare waterboarding illegal, he would uphold it.

Even though GW would most likely veto any such legislation. Just like he has with the few scrappy bills the Dems have actually managed to pass in the past year.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, though. The Dems are so weak and spineless that they feel threatened by fake presidential rivals. Tsk, tsk, tsk. That’s OK, Barack – I never liked you anyway.

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