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Caption This: Actual Photo of McCain Right After Debate

HL — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:12:20 +0000

NADER AGAIN? …THANK YOU RALPH!

Michael O'Mccarthy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:30:09 +0000

Michael O’McCarthy

Michael O’McCarthy

Kucinich was progressive’s last best chance to hold the Democratic Party accountable for its collusion with Bush and the corporate tyrants who are finalizing their control over this nation and Globalizing the world. His effort failed and it matters not why. He ought now break from the party that betrayed him and belittled him and colluded in taking away his first amendment rights and support Nader!

His withdrawal left us without a candidate and with only our principles to guide us. Nader’s platform represents the only dissident challenge to the corporate clones of “change,” Obama and Clinton.

The kind of “change” Obama represents is corporate America’s newest “branding” of its “New Automobile”; its newest chain restaurant in town; a “new” way to keep your skin ageless, your hair vibrant; the fastest and easiest way to lose weight without dieting or exercising. This mixture of shoddy consumer goods and million dollar advertising gloss is the fodder for the worst kind of consumerism.

“If it’s new, its better,” is the corporate tag. And an “electable” African American is the newest product in the American political Wal Mart.

Even as the first “electable” female candidate Clinton represents the newest Cadillac Escalade SUV the Detroit can deliver; it is the Democratic Party of her former White House spouse Bill Clinton and the politics of winning at any cost.

So let’s now deal with the bogus argument that Nader cost Gore, (and the nation’s best interests,) the 2000 election and single handedly gave us George “I would be The Messiah” Bush and the war in Iraq:

Florida corruption, Florida Democrats who voted for Bush and a politically rigged Supreme Court stole the election. Nor did Gore win his own state!

In addition, the Democratic Congress with Hillary Clinton in the forefront, gave Bush what he needed to go to war and she and Obama consistently have given him the money to continue the war in the Middle East and the police state laws for him and Cheney to wage domestic war against the citizens of this country.

Next, there is the proposition that Nader’s campaign will tilt the 2008 election to McCain. Is this a joke?

If the Democrats can’t beat the Republican’s redux Bush in McCain this year, then all they have proven is that the American people understand that there’s not a dimes worth of difference between the two corporate owned parties and have told the Democrats that they are liars, hypocrites and traitors and to shove it. That’s a good thing because that’s the truth.

So what we are left with is an opportunity to force the principles of our political agenda into the public debate, on whatever scale. And this means not allowing the corporate media or the monitors of televised debates to determine the value of this effort or its results.

Perhaps it’s also an existential exercise: if you knew you were going to die right after reading this missive would you want to go to your just deserts supporting Clinton, Obama or supporting the principles of progressive politics which Nader represents?

While there are more issues that could be on the Nader platform the following are enough to start with. And he does us a favor: He delineates for us the difference between the issues he demands be debated on behalf of the American people and the positions taken by the two Democratic Party clones:

Adopt single payer national health insurance?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA= Off the table

Cut the huge, bloated, wasteful military budget?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

No to nuclear power, solar energy first?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Aggressive crackdown on corporate crime and corporate welfare?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Open up the Presidential debates?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Adopt a carbon pollution tax?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA= Off the table

Reverse U.S. policy in the Middle East?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Impeach Bush/Cheney?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Repeal the Taft-Hartley anti-union law?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Adopt a Wall Street securities speculation tax?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Put an end to ballot access obstructionism?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Work to end corporate personhood?

NADER - On the table. CLINTON/OBAMA = Off the table

Now ask yourself: if Clinton and Obama refuse to support these essential if reformist options to the rule of the corporations, why would you trust them to protect your Constitutional rights any more than McCain or Bush?

The answer is you can’t. So don’t.

Who Ya Gonna Call….Terrorist Busters

HL — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:05:46 +0000

Think Progress.com
Have you seen the CIA’s new Terrorist Busters Logo? heh heh, its a takeoff of the old Ghostbusters Logo, the ghost with a circle around him with a line going through it. As usual the Bush administration, rather then actually doing anything about terrorists. (Because they only want to LOOK like they are doing something) are resorting to BS sloganeering, and empty talk. Look how stupid the people are. We will put out a cartoon drawing logo, and they will look at it and say oooh thats cool, we are such a bunch of bad asses. That must be the way these idiots think. Anyway I have modified it a little to show the first person the Terrorist Busters should be going after.

I love some of the comments from the readers on Think Progress, here are some of the best

1. How Old are these people
2. Gates: Tell them about the twinkie
Bush: What about the twinkie
3. Looks like a Mexican Wrestler
4. I’d have more trust in ghostbusters.
5. It probably took eight months and 4.5 million dollars to get that.
6. Is this going to be stamped on all the bombs we drop? Maybe on the side of Drones? How about all the top secret documents? Did we pay for this? How silly.
7. That’d look great on a lunchbox
8. I can’t wait to see this on some uniforms.
9. Ever notice that they wait until the Daily Show is in reruns before trotting out these gems?
10. Cheney:I am the Keymaster. Bush: I am the Gatekeeper.
11. Is that Erik Prince? The little feller looks like he just got dunked in black water. Or oil…
12. ha!!! - too funny - all this says to me is “hey look!! - here is one of the 200,000 ak47’s that bush lost!!”

President Jenna?: Bush/MSM Tries to Clean Up Daughters Slutty Image

HL — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:30:29 +0000

You know that when it comes to predicting the future under Bush, the only trick is to imagine the worst possible scenario, predict it, and then wait for it to come true. Simple. Well here is a scenario that no one could possibly believe now, but wait, President Jenna Bush. You have to be 35 to run for President, Jenna will be 27 next month. That means that after Hillary gets done with her 2 terms, the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton/Bush trend will continue with President Jenna. (why not Barbara you ask? because you have to imagine the WORST possible scenario.) By then the Republicans will have fully perfected vote stealing so there will be nothing anyone can do about it.

20/20 Exclusive: The First Daughter’s First TV Interview

ABC
Excerpt
Jenna Bush has taken on many roles in her nearly 26 years.

To America, she is the granddaughter of a former president, the daughter of President Bush and first lady Laura, a sister to her fraternal twin, Barbara, and a teacher to elementary school students in Washington, D.C. But recently, Bush has taken on several new roles and she sat down with Diane Sawyer to discuss her work with UNICEF, her engagement to Henry Hager that made headlines around the world and her first book, “Ana’s Story.”

When asked whether she agrees with her father about the Iraq War, Bush said, “You know I’m not here to talk about that, but I’m also not a policymaker. It’s a really complicated, obviously a very complicated subject. Everybody can agree on that.” Bush told Sawyer she doesn’t worry about her father’s poll numbers, “because nobody knows him as a person. I mean, he’s my father. I separate it, you know? He’s a different person to me than what they portray him as. He’s a totally different person. I think that’s normal, I mean, he’s my dad.”

Bush said she worries about her father, but says, “He’s doing a great job and he’s hanging in there. …

Iraqi Citizen Deaths Equal to Population of Many US States

HL — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:27:18 +0000

Here is a chart that show how if the US were attacked by a foreign group of invaders, (as we have in Iraq) and we had as many people killed as Iraq has by us. This is how many people would be dead.

The World According to Republicans

HL — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:56:22 +0000

Saw this on the great Bartcop

Bush Getting Drunk Again (Pics)

HL — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:01:15 +0000

Bush had to miss some of the meeting at the G8 Summit today, he had a “stomach ailment” Perhaps his queasiness was because he was slamming Beers with German Chancellor Andrea Merkel, (The same Merkel he tried to massage last time they got together) check out the pics.

Now of course Bush’s people are saying the Beer is non alcoholic, yeah right. Even if it was, “Non Alcoholic” Beer still has some alcohol in it, and Alcholics are advised to stay away from it.
Maybe the “stomach ailment” was the same kind that his father had when be barfed all over the Japanese prime minister at a gathering many years ago. They blamed it on Bad Sushi, yeah right. I’m sure the Sushi they serve world leaders in Japan is rancid as hell.
Well it looks like HL’s Comics has predicted the future yet again. Here’s one I did way back on May 18, 2005 Called Bush Brews His Own

See the rest of the 7 part comic here

Get the story before it happens Read H.L.s Comics

No More Blood for Oil

HL — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:06:32 +0000

Saw this on Bartcop.com

Florida is Burning

HL — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:02:30 +0000

Here is a map of all the wildfires currently burning in Florida. I found this on What Really Happened.com Notice how all the areas where wildfires are burning are where the Republicans live, and all the areas that are not burning. (Southeast part of the state, like Miami) are where the Democrats mostly live. More bad Karma for foisting the Bush nightmare on us all. Actually California has already had a few fires and it’s only May. The fire season doesn’t usually start until late August. That’s because we had no rain this winter. The driest Winter ever in L.A. which means that we will be having lots of fires all summer long. One more sign of the global warming catastrophe coming our way.

New Advertiser on The HL…ACLU Petition to Congress To Restore Civil Rights.

HL — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:09:08 +0000

The ACLU is hand delivering a petition to congress demanding our civil rights are restored.

JOIN THE CALL TO RESTORE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

For almost seven years, George W. Bush has repeatedly violated the Constitution and stripped away the fundamental rights that define our country. Congress and the American people have let it happen.
The America we know is disappearing, and the time to reverse this trend is now. I urge you to act immediately to:

1. Restore habeas corpus and due process.
2. Pass the Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007.
3. End torture and abuse in secret prisons.
4. Stop extraordinary rendition: secretly kidnapping people and sending them to countries that torture.
5. Close the detention center at GuantÃ¡namo Bay and give those held there access to justice.
6. Investigate wrongdoing and ensure those who broke the law are held accountable.
7. Restore American values and the rule of law.

HL’s Advertisers keep this site going so go on over and sign the petition for America

Watergate 2. Coming Soon to a TV Near You.

HL — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:15:41 +0000

Saw this on Bartcop.com

Pictures and Videos From Anti-War March in Hollywood

HL — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:45 +0000

A huge crowd turned out today for The Anti-War march and rally in Hollywood. It was a beautiful day and the crowd was pumped. Speakers included Martin Sheen, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who delivered a message that her fellow congressmen were confused about what to do about Iraq. Specifically Bush’s request for a fundamental spending in the amount of another 100 Million Dollars. (or was it 100 Billion?) Waters urged everyone to write their congressman and tell them to vote no on Bush’s latest war spending request. Musical Performances were put on by Jackson Browne, Ben Harper, and Ozomatli. Here are some pics and videos I shot of the afternoon.

Martin Sheen

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters

Jackson Browne

Ozomatli

Here are videos of live songs by Jackson Browne, Ben Harper, and Ozomatli. (I just uploaded the videos to You Tube, they say it takes a few minutes before you can view them.)

Jackson Browne: Lives In The Balance

Ben Harper: Gather ‘Round The Stone

Ozomatli: City of Angels

Bring Troops Home Plane Flying Over Oscars

HL — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:05:24 +0000

There is a plane circling the Oscars with a banner trailing behind that says “Bring The Troops Home Now” The whole world wants them home, except Bush, Cheney, Condi, and Rummy.

Are You Really Free?

HL — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:02:38 +0000

Pics From San Francisco War Protest

HL — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:54:43 +0000

Here are some more pics from the protest in San Francisco over the weekend.

See them all here

Pictures from Washington D.C. Anti-War Protest

HL — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:47:43 +0000

Good morning, I attended the anti-war march in L.A on Saturday. I took some pictures but have not had a chance to get them up. Here are some pictures from the much larger protest in Washington D.C. (Thanks to a great website What Really Happened.com)


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HL attends L.A. Premier of â€œGod Grew Tired Of Usâ€

HL — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:02:25 +0000

Whats happening, I just got back from the L.A Premier of the new movie “God Grew Tired Of Us” which is the story of the “Lost Boys” who were refugees of Sudan, and escaped the brutal civil war. There was a screening, and after party at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, which has a small theatre. A few people attended you may have heard of. I got some pics.

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie

Nicole Kidman

Edward Norton

Dermott Mulrooney & Director Christopher Quinn

B & A again

Full story and more pics in the morning.

Bush 3000

HL — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:53:34 +0000

Heres the latest from Pixwit

Speaking of Mary….

HL — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:30:09 +0000

Speaking of Mary Cheney, Here is the latest from Pixwit

Push, Mary, push! Ohmigod, he’s the spitting image of his grandad!