standardClinton Won’t Cross Picket Line

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According to The Huffington Post Senator Clinton has stated that she will not cross the picket lines to take part in the upcoming CBS Debate if their employees go on strike. While several other Democrats have spoken in support of the strike by The Writers Guild of America, this is the strongest stand yet. As the front running candidate, her action is very likely to force others to adopt similar positions.

“The workers at CBS News have been without a contract for close to two and a half years,” the Senator said. “It is my hope that both sides will reach an agreement that results in a secure contract for the workers at CBS News but let me be clear: I will honor the picket line if the workers at CBS News decide to strike.”

Senator Clinton has a long history of supporting the working class and unions so this hard stand is not a surprise for those who support her. I have been pushing for Clinton since the beginning and its nice to have something over on Kucinich for once. Maybe this will stop Summer from gloating for a day or two. In any event it is good to see Senator Clinton taking the lead on important issues.

* UPDATE 11/21/2007 @ 13:10 *
Via TPM Election Central: Edwards has added his name to the list of Democrats who will not cross a picket line to attend the upcoming debate. Anyone else going to follow Clinton’s lead?

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standardYes, Your Uterus is a Box

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Ok, I have been taking a long break doing some freelance web design and programming but I’m back now. While catching up on news feeds I ran across the video below by Jill at Feministe (who found it at Trailer Park Feminist). I found the video to be pretty silly and slightly disturbing, but nothing [...]

standardHilarious Bush Press Conference About Zombies!!

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Ok, so this is just freakin’ funny and I wanted to share. It contributes nothing to the discourse on politics or religion or anything really but it’s soooo funny. It is courtesy of Funnyordie.com where some of my favorite videos are. I think what I really love about this is that I could see Bush [...]

standardLeading Counterterrorism Aide Resigns

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Fran Townsend will say goodbye to the White House after 4 1/2 years of service. Although there was no reason given for her resignation, Bush indicated it was an amicable parting and expressed his admiration for her. “Fran always has provided wise counsel on how best to protect the American people from the threat of [...]

standardFSM on American Academy of Religion Agenda

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Score one for his Noodliness! The Flying Spaghetti Monster has won a place at the annual gathering of the American Academy of Religion. This satirical deity, followed by pirates everywhere, will be discussed amongst the yearly meeting of some of the most important and influential religious minds in the world. Although FSM isn’t taken seriously [...]

standardFox News Porn Site

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From one of my favorite sites, FoxAttacks.com, comes FoxNewsPorn.com. It is a site designed to look like a fully stocked adult site, the catch is that it uses footage, pictures, and video clips solely from Fox News and Fox Business channels. It makes a strong visual statement about what Fox is really selling on their [...]

standardThe Myth of Unelectability

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Dennis Kucinich is unelectable, three weeks ago that was my opinion. I agreed with his politics on every major issue, I found him to be sincere and honest, someone who really stood up for what he believed in. But, I was sucked in to the myth of unelectability. I saw his slight stature, although not [...]

standardAnti-Bush Bridge Players Suspended

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Ok, I have to admit that I know nothing about bridge so when I read this story on WIBW.com I was not only angered about the treatment these women have received, but shocked that there was an United States Bridge Federation (USBF). Basically what happened was the US Women’s bridge team were in Shanghai for [...]

standardDems Show Hidden Costs Double Iraq Pricetag

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According to this story on the Carpetbagger Report and backed up by BBC News the cost of the Iraq War may be almost double the official estimate! That takes the cost up to somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.5 Trillion dollars. Remember that billions of the “official” estimate are missing so we have to assume [...]

standardSo Thompson is the Pro-Life Candidate?

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I was starting to wonder if there was a pro-life candidate in the top tier. We already knew Giuliani obviously wasn’t going to get that endorsement due to his long history of support for abortion rights. Of course, he did try hard to fool everyone. Romney has the same problem; he was for it and [...]