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Democrats, including Rep. Betty McCollum, launched into an assault on incivility Tuesday, saying incendiary words from members of Congress were inflaming tensions that could provoke another incident of Oklahoma City-style domestic terrorism."When Members of Congress compare health-care legislation to ‘government tyranny,’ ‘socialism,’ or ‘totalitarianism’ — in the hopes of scoring political points — it's like pouring gas on the fire of extremism," McCollum said. McCollum's St. Paul office was one of a few that received an envelope containing gasoline-soaked tatters of an American flag and a letter that called her things not fit for print in this or any publication....

Senator Inhofe: Well, on this thing, it is pretty serious. And since, you know, Barabara Boxer is the Chairman and I’m the Ranking Member on Environment and Public Works, if nothing happens in the next seven days when we go back into session a week from today that would change this situation, I will call for an investigation. ‘Cause this thing is serious, you think about the literally millions of dollars that have been thrown away on some of this stuff that they came out with. Melanie Morgan: So what will you be calling for an investigation of? Senator Inhofe:...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6283632.stm Diana ratings dwarf Live Earth The British TV audience for the Live Earth concerts was less than a third of that for last week's Concert for Diana. BBC One's average ratings between 2000 and 2200 BST on Saturday were 3.1 million, compared with 11.4 million for the Diana gig on the previous Sunday. Bad language by stars attracted more than 130 complaints to the BBC - but more than 400 complained about rock band Metallica's set being cut short. The BBC said the ratings were "good" for "a Saturday night in July". "The audience for Live Earth peaked at...

A series of concerts "bigger than Live Aid" is being planned for July, in a bid to put the subject of climate change before an audience of a global audience of 2bn. The event, scheduled for July 7, will feature co-ordinated film, music and television events in seven cities including London, Washington DC, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Kyoto, with major broadcasters and media owners aiming to extend the reach of public awareness of global warming. It is understood that former US vice-president Al Gore, whose movie An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change to cinema audiences last year,...

He's soooo excited this is the first state to have flipped since 2000, etc. etc. This is really funny. Orderly with butterfly net approaching...

"We have to go by our own rules....our own traditions....we would rather be last than be wrong" Dan Rather just uttered these words. Without irony....and while stuttering severely. I may take off work tomorrow!!!!1 LNGOP'r

Wolfie Blitzer looks like he is about to cry. During his interview with the Ohio Secretary of State, Wolfie Blitzer adamently continued to focus on speculation about up to 250,000 provisional votes and how that could constitute a challenge by Kerry over the projected results. One of the most revealing questions of the Ohio Secretary of State. (Not quoted but close in context) "How do Ohio and Florida compare in 2004, and do you want the same controversey over the election as did Florida's Katheryn Harris since you too are a Republican?" It is obvious CNN and Blitzer are about...

Just announced on Fox. Unfriggin'believable - flour from the same sack as Gore.

Still advantage, bush. We estimate he has 249. Yes, we are aware that some other outfits in other places have their own estimates and have bush closer to the 270 needed to win. They're entitled to that. Just want to remind you we said when the evening started, we wanted to be accuracy central. Not favoring one candidate over the other, but we have our own way of making these decisions, and having been embarrassed about the florida calls in 2000, we said to ourselves when the night started, we don't care if we're last as long as we're right....

Election violence surfaces in South Florida Published Tuesday, October 26, 2004 by Sean Salai Election-related violence is on the rise this week in South Florida as impassioned Republicans and Democrats duke it out at rallies and the polls. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans and Independents in Palm Beach County, where voters last week began casting early ballots for the Nov. 2 general election, and strained feelings are already leading to hostility. In Boca Raton this weekend, county Republicans filled out police reports for shattered car windows at a Friday rally and a vandalism incident Sunday night at their headquarters. “I’ve never...