Free Republic

(This panel, these virtual outright threats to Obama occurred tonight on MSNBC's The Last Word, hosted by Lawrence O'Donnell, with panelists Rabbi Michael Lerner (Editor-Tikkun), Jane Hamsher, Ralph Nader, and Alan Grayson). Video - Denouncing the Tax Deal (MSNBC page under 'top video stories').

"So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand of God." -- Mark 16:19 Right hand. Right side. Right way. Religious Right. It is easy to understand how conservative Christians have influenced politics and populace in America, says Rabbi Michael Lerner. It has been about taking ownership of the human need to feel valued, protected and directed. The activist, author and former darling of the Clinton administration was on the Easter edition of "Meet the Press" to discuss faith, morality and politics and will speak in...

Documents now available in abandoned Baghdad government offices reveal strong ties between Saddam Hussein's regime and two important British figures - a popular journalist and a Member of Parliament. Meanwhile, last week's homicide bombers in Tel Aviv were discovered to be carrying British passports. --- THE SCUD STUD --- The Times of London The Times of London reported Friday that the BBC's star Baghdad correspondent, Rageh Omaar, "developed a close and potentially embarrassing relationship" with the former Iraqi government. The Times obtained warm letters written by Omaar to the director of the Iraqi Ministry of Information, marked by effusive statements...