The Hollywood Liberal

McCain: Progress is being made in Iraq

APExcerpt:
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential contender John McCain (news, bio, voting record) said Tuesday, “we are starting to turn things around” in the Iraq war, as he broke off campaigning in Florida to vote against a proposed troop withdrawal timeline.

HLs Take:
Turning things around did he say? So in other the words the war has reached a turning point? Funny thats the same thing that Bush said almost a year ago back on May 6, 2006 (of course he said THAT two years after he declared Mission Accomplished) So Mc Cain lies about the Turning Point just as Bush did in this comic called, what else, Turning Point. Click on link to see the whole comic.

If you are a fan of the movies Scarface, and The Godfather like me, you will probably like the first 2, the third one is pretty good too.

Questions on firings shorten Gonzales news conference

Chicago Tribune
Excerpt:
A scheduled 15-minute news conference with Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales was quickly cut short in Chicago on Tuesday, with Gonzales leaving the room after just three questions about the controversial dismissal of a group of U.S. attorneys….The attorney general’s handling of the aftermath has resulted in demands that he lose his own job.

Gonzales said he wants his office to work to “reassure the American people that nothing improper happened here” and insisted he has been forthcoming about his role.

HLs Take
If he want to be forthcoming about his role, then answer the F**king questions. Click through to the link to see the video of how fast torture boy can move when he wants to

Rudy Giuliani’s Vulnerabilities

The Smoking Gun

Secret study cited “weirdness factor” among candidate weaknesses
Excerpt:
FEBRUARY 12–As he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, Rudolph Giuliani will have to contend with political and personal baggage unknown to prospective supporters whose knowledge of the former New York mayor is limited to his post-September 11 exploits. So, in a bid to educate the electorate, we’re offering excerpts from a remarkable “vulnerability study” that was commissioned by Giuliani’s campaign prior to his successful 1993 City Hall run…
On the following pages, you’ll find the vulnerability report’s cover and preface and sections on Reagan Republicanism, women and abortion, Giuliani’s first marriage and divorce, draft dodging, gay issues, racial polarization, and his party registration “flip-flop.”

HLs Take
There are 27 Pages of documents here, Did you know that Rudy first marriage was to his own cousin, and not only that he claims he didn’t know for 14 years, this guy is as big a liar as Bush. What a total freak.

Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers

NY Times
Excerpt:
For newspapers, February was the cruelest month. So far.
Revenue from advertising was in striking decline last month, compared with February a year ago, and were generally weaker than analysts had expected…..
Ad revenue at The New York Times Company fell 6 percent overall, declining 7.5 percent at The New York Times; ad revenue at the company’s New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe, was down 4 percent. At The Wall Street Journal, published by Dow Jones, it was off 10 percent.

The Tribune Company, whose papers include The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Baltimore Sun, reported losses of more than 5 percent. So did McClatchy, whose papers include The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky.

HLs Take:
Maybe if these Newspapers started telling the truth, stopped licking Bush’s ass on a daily basis, stopped cheerleading a war they know the people are against. People might start reading the newspapers again. But why should they waste 50 cents when they can come home and read the truth on blogs for free? You know newspapers are obsolete when you are reading the stories on LA Times online, then 24 hours later you stop to pick up a burger on the way home from the bar, grab a paper, and read the same stories again.