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CARTER: 'No Doubt In My Mind That Al Gore Was Elected President'... "There’s no doubt in my mind that Al Gore was elected president," Carter told an audience at American University last Monday. RAW STORY has the scoop and the audio of Carter at Monday's event....

It's time for politicians to protect the film industry and implement stiff anti-piracy laws. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, "pirates are costing the film industry billions of dollars each year." Thank you, J. Scott Davis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2005 Contact: Lale Mamaux Phone: (202)225-3001 Cell: (202)225-1913 Wexler Blasts Republicans for Putting Conditions on Katrina Rebuilding Funds Tax Cut Repeals Should be on the Table before Cuts in Spending (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) questioned the commitment of Congressional Republicans to Katrina recovery efforts after GOP leaders expressed consternation and concerns about the cost of rebuilding Gulf Coast communities. GOP leaders "claim" they are not arguing with President Bush's pledge to pay for recovery efforts, yet they are calling for at least $500 billion in spending cuts over the next 10...

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) unleashed a furious attack on the Bush administration at a Brown University speech yesterday, upbraiding the president’s response to the hurricane that recently devastated the Gulf Coastand tying it to what he sees as other flaws at the White House. “This is the Katrina administration,” read prepared remarks posted on 2004 Democratic presidential nominee’s website, www.johnkerry.com. “Katrina is a symbol of all this administration does and doesn't do,” read Kerry’s script, portions of which were included in an e-mail to supporters that ended with a fundraising appeal. “Michael Brown [Bush’s former emergency-management director] … is to...

Kerry, Edwards Blast Bush Over Katrina By JUAN-CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press Writer 24 minutes ago Two Democrats who might seek the White House again in 2008 criticized President Bush for his response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, assailing the suspension of wage laws while urging a concerted effort to aid the poor. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and former Sen. John Edwards spoke separately Monday on the government's handling of the catastrophe and on the broader issue of poverty in the United States. In a blistering critique, Kerry said former FEMA Director Michael Brown was to Hurricane Katrina "what...

Former US president Bill Clinton sharply criticised George W. Bush for the Iraq War and the handling of Hurricane Katrina, and voiced alarm at the swelling US budget deficit. Breaking with tradition under which US presidents mute criticisms of their successors, Clinton said the Bush administration had decided to invade Iraq "virtually alone and before UN inspections were completed, with no real urgency, no evidence that there were weapons of mass destruction." The Iraq war diverted US attention from the war on terrorism "and undermined the support that we might have had," Bush said in an interview with an ABC's...

John Roberts failed to live up to the worst fears of his critics in his confirmation hearings last week. But in many important areas where senators wanted to be reassured that he would be a careful guardian of Americans' rights, he refused to give any solid indication of his legal approach. We might be reluctant to roll the dice even for a nomination for associate justice, but for a nomination for a chief justice - particularly one who could serve 30 or more years - the stakes are simply too high. Senators should vote against Mr. Roberts not because they...

Speaking to about 70 paying Sundance guests on Saturday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed his new book, "Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals are Plundering the Country and Hijacking our Democracy." "It is extremely critical of this president," Kennedy said of his book. "Not because he's a Republican, but because he did bad things on this issue. This is the worst environmental president in this nation's history." Introducing Kennedy as part of Sundance's Tree Room Author Series, Robert Redford called Kennedy an articulate voice for environmental causes who has taken the time and spent the...

From: McLaren, Ellen [mailto:Ellen.McLaren@mail.house.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:07 PM To: Mamaux, Lale; McLaren, Ellen Subject: Wexler: Bush Exploits Tragedy and Dodges Real Inquiry September 15, 2005 ********EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:30 PM ******** Contact: Ellen McLaren Phone: (202)225-3001 Wexler: Bush Exploits Tragedy and Dodges Real Inquiry ( (Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) issued the following statement in response to President George W. Bush's address tonight from New Orleans regarding the federal government's post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts: "It is disgraceful that President Bush, after dropping the ball in one of the most devastating catastrophes in this nation's history, has...

John Kerry Responds to President Bush's Speech to the Nation 9/15/2005 9:54:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: David Wade or April Boyd, 202-224-4159 WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Below is a statement from Senator John Kerry on President Bush's address tonight on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina: "Leadership isn't a speech or a toll-free number. Leadership is getting the job done. No American doubts that New Orleans will rise again, they doubt the competence and commitment of this Administration. Weeks after Katrina, Americans want an end to politics-as-usual that leaves them dangerously and unforgivably unprepared. Americans want to know...

WASHINGTON - Louisiana's senior senator on Sunday escalated the Democrats' rhetoric against the Bush administration's hurricane response, accusing the White House of a "full court press" to blame state and local officials for the initial sluggish rescue effort. The government's emergency managers came under fire from the lone black senator, Democrat Barack Obama, who said they were clueless about the inner-city in New Orleans when they failed to plan for the evacuation of poor people. The White House sought to deflect criticism ahead of President Bush's third trip to the stricken Gulf Coast, saying blame could be assessed later. "It's...

Back to Story - Help Ex-Secretary of State Powell slams storm effort Fri Sep 9, 6:06 AM ET Colin Powell, the former U.S. secretary of state seen as a potential leader for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, has joined the chorus of Americans criticizing the disaster response at all levels of government."There have been a lot of failures at a lot of levels -- local, state and federal," Powell said in an ABC interview for the "20/20" program to be broadcast on Friday evening.American political figures from both major parties have assailed the slow response to the hurricane's assault last...

Reverend Jesse Jackson asserted that the devastation inflicted on poor blacks by Hurricane Katrina proves America is a racist society. “We don’t see this kind of destruction in white or Jewish communities,” said Jackson. “Why is it always poor blacks who’re hurt? It’s because our racist society wants it that way.” Jackson said 120,000 people in New Orleans make less than $8,000 a year. “This is less than I charge for a single speech,” Jackson pointed out. Jackson also criticized the role given to former presidents George Bush senior and Bill Clinton as coordinators for a fund raising effort following...

It's good to know John Kerry is out there working for us in time of crisis. Imagine if this left wing wonder had been elected president! I left the links in for information purposes so you can read the letter he wants you to send. Dear , "More tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are off the table." Those are the words that America is waiting to hear from President Bush. At a time of crisis and enormous need, it should be an easy decision for him to make. He could make the announcement tomorrow. There is hurt and suffering...

WASHINGTON - Democrats, divided over President Bush's handling of Iraq, are coming down hard on his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina. Some of the harshest words are coming from 2008 presidential hopefuls. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York ridiculed relief coordinator Michael Brown's suggestions. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards said the hurricane's aftermath underscores the "two Americas" theme of his presidential campaign last year. "It's piling on time," said Rutgers University political scientist Ross Baker. Democrats, ready with talking points and working closely, went into full battle mode Wednesday. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada pressed for...

Comments about Hurricane Katrina victims by the mother of President George Bush have fuelled the ire of some Americans, who see the Bush family as out-of-touch patricians. The refugees in Houston, Texas, were "underprivileged anyway" and life in the Astrodome sports arena is "working very well for them", former first lady Barbara Bush said in a radio interview. "Almost everyone I've talked to says: 'We're going to move to Houston,' " Mrs Bush said late on Monday after visiting evacuees at the Astrodome with her husband, former president George Bush. "What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they...

The video is the second one down. Harry Reid calls for the Katrina commision about 1:27 into the clip. "I also agree that there should be a Katrina commision called as soon as possible. We were very successful with the 911 commision lead by..." He later moans on that it's undebatable mistakes were made and now is not the time for voting on the estate tax repeal.

the first of two shows devoted to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Oprah Winfrey said yesterday that the nation owed an apology to the people who died in the streets of New Orleans and elsewhere, and to the survivors whose misery was compounded by a relief effort whose inadequacy "makes me so mad." Ms. Winfrey, of course, was far from the only celebrity who gained access to restricted sites in New Orleans, or whose ministrations to survivors at the Astrodome in Houston were captured by a phalanx of reporters and cameras. But unlike the politicians, musicians and movie stars who...

George Soros Calls for an End to Use of Phrase 'War on Terror' 9/7/2005 11:34:00 AM To: National Desk Contact: Micheal Vachon, 917-679-3780, Web: http://www.GeorgeSoros.com WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- George Soros, in a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal today, called for an end to the use of the phrase "War on Terror," arguing that the term has driven our response to terrorism in a purely military direction. The ad was released in conjunction with a conference taking place in Washington yesterday and today sponsored by the New America Foundation, "Terrorism, Security and America's Purpose." The text...

Did anyone just see this? Why would they even put her on? She said 'everyone knows it is the President's responsiblity - even Hollywood knows... I could just spit.