Archive for January 2008
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Wednesday 30th January 2008
Discussing Ron Paul Etc. Thursday Morning - LISTEN LIVE
12:45 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Iraq | Ron Paul | Comments: 18
I will be on the Charles Goyette radio show 8:35 AM Eastern time Thursday (1/31) discussing the Ron Paul campaign and other developments in the presdiential race.
Charles is one of the best libertarian hosts in the country; his political courage and humor have helped make him the most popular talk show host in Phoenix. He is on the dial [...]
Monday 28th January 2008
AntiWar Issue in FLA Primary???
11:25 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Iraq | Comments: 16
Are any of the candidates in tomorrow’s presidential primaries in Florida running advertisements criticizing the Iraq war? Are any of the candidates making opposition to the Iraq war their premier issue?
Is the antiwar issue being raised in the media or in Q & A with candidates?
Has anybody seen polls on which candidates are favored by [...]
Friday 25th January 2008
Bush Does Abraham
8:16 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Bush Betrayal | Elective Dictatorship | Rule of Law | Comments: 4
The intellectual bootlickers surrounding Bush have apparently persuaded him that he is the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln. Fox News recently had unprecedented access to Bush to produce a documentary to air on Sunday night: ““George W. Bush: Fighting to the Finish.” Fox reporter Bret Baier commented of his meetings with Bush: ”
We talked a lot [...]
Saturday 19th January 2008
Congratulations Ron Paul!
10:17 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Ron Paul | Comments: 20
Ron Paul scored a big upset today, coming in #2 in the Nevada primary. It is bracing to see him whup McCain, Thompson, Huckabee, and Guiliani in convincing fashion.
The race between Paul and the winner, Romney, may have been closer with a little bit of luck. The Nevada GOP continually changed the rules and changed the locations for [...]
Tuesday 15th January 2008
B.W. Radio Interview Now Online as MP3
10:25 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Comments: 3
You can listen or download the audio file of my interview on the Brian Wilson Show today here.
As for the joke about the centerfold in Attention Deficit Democracy - I have already received 3 complaints about my comment on Brian’s suggestion that the centerfold revealed Miss Montgomery County. I did not know that “corn fed” had such odious [...]
Monday 14th January 2008
LISTEN LIVE Tuesday (1/15) 5 pm Eastern -BRIAN WILSON show
11:28 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Comments: 5
Brian Wilson, one of the zippiest talk show hosts around, invited me on his show for Tuesday (1/15) at 5 PM Eastsern. You can listen live here. He is on WSPD in Toledo, 1370 AM.
Not sure of the topics - but Ron Paul, Bush, and the “Filipino Monkey” might be on the hit parade.
Should be plenty [...]
The War Issue in the Michigan Primary?
7:51 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Iraq | Comments: 11
Unfortunately, I don’t live in Michigan [!] - but I’m curious on the big vote on Tuesda -
How are the presidential candidates playing the Iraq war issue in the Michigan primary?
Are any candidates running radio or TV ads explicitly opposing or supporting the war?
If so, are the ads on the war resonating?
Does the Iraq war seem to [...]
Friday 11th January 2008
Stomping Freedom: The Martial Law Act of 2006
11:44 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Congress | Rule of Law | dictatorship | Comments: 15
Counterpunch posted online my Freedom Daily January article on how Congress passed law to give presidents push-button martial law power. Here’s the piece.
Stomping Freedom
Inside the Martial Law Act of 2006
By JAMES BOVARD
Martial law is perhaps the ultimate stomping of freedom. And yet, on September 30, 2006, Congress passed a provision in a 591-page bill that [...]
Wednesday 9th January 2008
Why did Antiwar Voters Support McCain in NH?
4:50 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Ron Paul | Comments: 20
CNN crunched the exit poll data from yesterday’s New Hampshire primary and found that “among the 34 percent [of Republican primary voters] who said they disapproved of the war, McCain had a wide advantage over the GOP field — even over Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the sole advocate of a U.S. withdrawal in the Republican [...]
Will a Drug Warrior Be Hanged?
12:06 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Bush Betrayal | Comments: 5
So, after the primary results last night, I was looking for something uplifting to put on the blog.
Voila! The possibility that an evil politician could get hanged!
The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online an article from their Freedom Daily on the Bush-blessed Thai slaughter of drug users and other people hated by the police. The American media [...]
Monday 7th January 2008
Forecasts for Ron Paul for NH?
10:09 pm | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 23
I’m curious to know what folks expect Ron Paul’s vote totals will be for in the New Hampshire primary. I’m also curious to hear surmises on what the lasting impact (if any) from Paul’s candidancy in NH and elsewhere.
I’m hoping he can hit a home run and come in third, though the polls seem to [...]
Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Thanks for the Great Comments in ‘07!
4:07 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | dictatorship | Comments: 34
I greatly appreciate the folks who added their thoughts and wit to this blog over the past 12 months. We’ve had a hoot of a time, despite the political BS flooding this nation.
Laughter might not be the best medicine, but it is a good antidote to the servility that pervades the media and contemporary political life. And I’ve learned a [...]