http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com A Hollywood Tradition Since 2004 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:36:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Late Late Nite FDL: The Incredible Bettye Lavette Bettye Lavette performs Sleep to Dream & I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. Bettye Lavette performs Sleep to Dream & I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. What's on your mind tonight? http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/07/late-late-nite-fdl-the-incredible-bettye-lavette/ Exposing Five Dangerous Lies in McCain's Big Speech McCain's falsehoods on health care, oil companies, trade, taxes and worker training were egregious and covered up his pro-corporate positions. http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/07/exposing-five-dangerous-lies-in-mccains-big-speech/ McCain Gets Another Pass On ABC World News Tonight, David Wright to John McCain: It sometimes seems, as an outside observer, that both of you guys sometimes get stuck in the past. Senator Obama's kinda stuck in 2003 and whether the war was a... ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/07/mccain-gets-another-pass/ An Ominous Growth In the post immediately below I referred to Obama's audition for the role of 'head of state/commander-in-chief'. And as a potential wartime president and in the rhetorical universe we're now living in, this CINC test is inevitable and important for... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/07/an-ominous-growth/ The LiberalOasis Radio Show: UnPalinable Edition Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Rick Perlstein of the Big Con blog at OurFuture.org, and author of the critically acclaimed ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/07/the-liberaloasis-radio-show-unpalinable-edition/ Rep. Chris Smith: ?Our Students Must Find The God Of The Bible And Biblical Values In The Classroom? At a reception in St. Paul on Wednesday for Catholic Republicans, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) — a fierce opponent of abortion — said that he is “very concerned that many of our ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/07/rep-chris-smith-our-students-must-find-the-god-of-the-bible-and-biblical-values-in-the-classroom/ Johnny B. Dull My first thought on walking into the Xcel Center tonight and seeing the blue screen behind John McCain was -- have they learned nothing? Lime green jello and cottage cheese?  Is there no one in the Republican party who can do staging?  Hello, McFly? My ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/johnny-b-dull/ What Republicans Can Learn from "Gossip Girl" The sordid, trashy teen drama "Gossip Girl" offers a much smarter and more useful take on teen sexuality than the Republican platform. http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/what-republicans-can-learn-from-gossip-girl/ RNC's Clock On Obama's Iraq Trip Is Wrong By Over 900 Days In yet another piece of evidence that the GOP really needs to get its online act together, the RNC's Web site still has their counter of how long it's supposedly been since Barack Obama went ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/rncs-clock-on-obamas-iraq-trip-is-wrong-by-over-900-days/ Walking a Fine Line The Pentagon confirms to TPM Election Central that military officials told the Obama campaign he could not visit Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany yesterday with campaign aides in tow because that would violate DOD regs. "We informed the Obama... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/walking-a-fine-line/ Kicking Off a Campaign of Lies McCain lamely tried to grasp the mantle of change last night, with a rehash of the same failed conservative policies and same dishonest politics that most folks want changed. He accused Obama of wanting ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/kicking-off-a-campaign-of-lies/ Cable news covered more of RNC?s peak hour programming than DNC?s. Media Matters reports: During their September 2 and September 3 coverage of the Republican National Convention, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News each dedicated more on-air time — significantly more in most cases — to speeches and other official ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/cable-news-covered-more-of-rncs-peak-hour-programming-than-dncs/ The Other Party's Playbook ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Talk about role reversal. The Republican Party, which scoffs at the nonsense of "identity politics," has staked everything on the compelling life stories of its presidential and vice presidential candidates. The Democratic Party, ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/the-other-partys-playbook/ Late Late Nite FDL: Songs For The Sad State Of The GOP Though Sarah Palin woke up the red meat and gristle Republicans with a speech worthy of a certificate of completion from the Hooked on Phonics program tonight, Warren Zevon kicks off Late Late Nite desribing the current state ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/05/late-late-nite-fdl-songs-for-the-sad-state-of-the-gop/ Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/05/amy-goodman-why-we-were-falsely-arrested/ GOP Pol: Rep. Jean Schmidt Is A "Lying B----" Every now and then we like to check in on the latest antics surrounding GOP Rep. Jean Schmidt -- the Ohio Republican who called Jack Murtha a coward on the House floor. And boy oh boy, her latest ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/05/gop-pol-rep-jean-schmidt-is-a-lying-b/ Why Harriet's Got What the HJC Wants Now that we have a partial decision on House Judiciary Committee v. Harriet Miers et al. , maybe it's a good time for a little refresher on why the HJC wanted White House documents and Miers' testimony in the first... ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/05/why-harriets-got-what-the-hjc-wants/ Convention Twittering From The Couch http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/05/convention-twittering-from-the-couch-2/ VIDEO: Top McCain Aide Tells Gay Republicans, ?You Are An Important Part Of Our Party? Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has long opposed gay rights, stating that he is in favor of the “traditional definition of marriage.” Today, however, McCain’s chief adviser Steve Schmidt addressed a luncheon for the Log Cabin ... http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/05/video-top-mccain-aide-tells-gay-republicans-you-are-an-important-part-of-our-party/