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I must say, I am really happy about the Scott Peterson verdict. I was getting concerned for a while, with all the jury consultants (Jo-Ellen Demetrius) who seem to be able to "fix" juries, forensic scientists (Henry Lee) who can find problems with anything depending on who is paying them, and (some/most) defense lawyers (Geragos, Dershowitz) who can twist anything. It's nice to see that despite all the fog these people generate, a jury can come up with a guilty verdict. I felt the same way about the Martha Stewart case. What's your opinion?

There's a lot of talk of vote-machine fraud in Dem circles, i.e., that electronic voting machines gave Bush an advantage by creating votes. "Proof" of this is the discrepency with exit polls, which showed Kerry much stronger in states with e-voting machines. I have no idea whether there is any evidence of this. BUT, let's assume this discrepency exists. Whose to say that it isn't the exit polling that was skewed to produce a favorable result for Kerry, and that it was skewed exactly in states, i.e., states with e-voting machines, that would allow the Dem's conspiracy theory to develop?...

Wasn't Election Day great? Remember how we were feeling so down, hearing rumors that we were losing - and then, the rush of emotion building up as we started seeing evidence, little by little, that it was all upside down? What a great day!!! I checked out the DU archives, and relived the experience. Imagine feeling so good (about Kerry), and then slowly seeing things go down the toilet. You can live this experience by clicking this link and then working your way backwards in the archives: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=browse_archives&address=203x37 Unclear how long this link will remain available. Have fun!

Mr Moore has publicly called for Hillary Clinton to enter the 2008 presidential race, and is now expected to turn his attentions to supporting her.

This seems to be the Democratic mantra. A party that has just been totally rejected and crushed is now insisting that Bush "reach out"? Are these people nuts?

Let's make especially these Democrat Senators that are up for reelection in 2 years that there is a cost to all this waiting for them. Be gracious, or face the wrath of the voters, like those senators who lost in this election.

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This site will allow you to send a note to Sinclair advertisers in one single click. The default is a nasty note - BUT YOU CAN MODIFY THE NOTE IN ANY WAY YOU WISH. Let those people know what you think!

Kerry is nosediving like never before.

The other day on The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly said (to Bill Maher, who I can't stand) that in MA, you have the option of checking a box on your tax return if you choose not to take your tax cut. Apparently, Kerry did not check this off. This was in response to the tired line by rich liberals like Maher that they don't need and shouldn't be getting a tax cut. To which I (and probably everyone) always wonder, then why don't you give it back yourself? Does anyone know more about this issue of Kerry NOT giving back his...

Europe and America must stand united THE real bond between the United States and Europe is the values we share: democracy, individual freedom, human rights and the Rule of Law. These values crossed the Atlantic with those who sailed from Europe to help create the USA. Today they are under greater threat than ever. The attacks of 11 September showed just how far terrorists — the enemies of our common values — are prepared to go to destroy them. Those outrages were an attack on all of us. In standing firm in defence of these principles, the governments and people...

Bin Laden continues to threaten us with terrorism. Al Jezeera broadcasts this perversion. WHY AREN'T THE ARAB AMERICAN GROUPS SPEAKING OUT FOR THE US? All we hear from them is how they are being profiled. We are constantly walking on egg-shells so that we don't insult anyone from the middle east. DO THEY CARE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, OUR COUNTRY, THE COUNTRY THEY LIVE IN AND BENEFIT FROM???

Were the hijackers who attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites) cowards? Within hours of the attacks, President Bush (news - web sites) twice used the c-word to describe the terrorists' plot. In a statement at an Air Force base in Louisiana, he declared, "Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward … . Make no mistake: the U.S. will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts." The House and Senate soon followed suit. A joint resolution passed the next night labeled the suicide hijackings as "heinous and cowardly attacks." ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC's White House drama "The West Wing" will respond to the East Coast terrorist attacks with a special episode written by series creator Aaron Sorkin, the network said Friday. Production on the episode, titled "Isaac and Ishmael," has begun and post-production will be hurried to make the Oct. 3 broadcast (9 p.m. EDT), NBC said. "Aaron is a brilliant writer who has something he wants to say. We have great faith in his abilities to interpret last week's events in a manner that will make this an important hour of television," NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker ...

JOAN Rivers is boycotting the all-star re-recording of "We Are Family" today after finding out that the profits of the project won't go to the victims of the World Trade Center terror attacks. Instead, legendary music producer Nile Rodgers, who wrote the song for Sister Sledge 20 years ago, has earmarked the proceeds to educate Americans about racial intolerance. "I'm just in shock. It's a bait and switch, and no one knows it," Rivers told PAGE SIX yesterday. Rivers - one of the first to join Diana Ross, Andre Agassi and Sheryl Crow in supporting the effort - said she ...

'West Wing' to Air Attack Episode LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC's White House drama "The West Wing" will respond to the East Coast terrorist attacks with a special episode written by series creator Aaron Sorkin, the network said Friday. Production on the episode, titled "Isaac and Ishmael," has begun and post-production will be hurried to make the Oct. 3 broadcast (9 p.m. EDT), NBC said. "Aaron is a brilliant writer who has something he wants to say. We have great faith in his abilities to interpret last week's events in a manner that will make this an important hour of ...

Bill Maher is constantly putting down the USA, conservative principles, our military, our President, etc. On Monday's show, where he called our military "cowardly" was unbelievable. Our men and women put their lives on the line so that this jerk can spout off every night, and he calls them cowards? SO, WHY DO CONSERVATIVES GO ON THIS SHOW? Clearly the show would suffer if all conservatives boycotted it. I am sick of this idiot!

IT'S no surprise that ABC News anchor Peter Jennings allowed Palestinian proselytizer Hanan Ashrawi to peddle propaganda on his program - she used to be his girlfriend.Jennings came under fire for his deferential treatment of Ashrawi, a professional Palestinian legislator and spokesperson, on the air last Thursday when she blamed U.S. foreign policy for the terrorist attacks and complained about Israel. "Jennings deferred to Ashrawi, as usual, and let her filibuster," Tom Shales wrote in the Washington Post about Jennings' "worst day" of coverage. "It was a nauseating display." Shales notes, "Jennings and Ashrawi greeted each other like old pals, ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Here is the text of e-mail allegedly sent by Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden to Pakistani news media. It was not possible to independently confirm whether the e-mail was genuine, but no denial of authorship was issued Sunday by bin Laden. The e-mail address for the message was osamabinlaadin on the hotmail.com service, with the "i" and double "a" used in the latter portion of the address, instead of "laden."

The e-mail address for the message was osamabinlaadin on the hotmail.com service, with the "i" and double "a" used in the latter portion of the address, instead of "laden."