From: helent@hearstdc.com
Subject: RE: THANK YOU!
Date: April 30, 2008 3:27:21 PM PDT
To: lpferris@xxx.xxx
Kind words-thanks-helenth
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From: Liam Ferris
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:34 PM
To: hthomas@hearstdc.com
Subject: THANK YOU!
Good afternoon, Ms. Thomas:
I just wanted to salute you for being a real journalist in these
times of pathetic Bush Administration lap dogs. Your question to Dana
Perino regarding torture was right on, and her blunt refusal to even
discuss the issue is absolutely disgusting to me.
Your “Where is everyone?” comment was spot-on. It’s sad that it has
been two weeks and this issue still hasn’t hit the front pages of our
newspapers.
Thank you for all you do. You are a true patriot, and an
irreplaceable asset to this country.
Although this court decision was limited to people crossing the border, it still is a huge invasion of privacy. As the article notes however, no stipulation was made as to whether you are required to assist TSA agents in apprehending said data. Hint, hint.
My pants used to do a heck of a lot more a few years ago than they do now. It turns out that getting pulled on in a rush and spending ten minutes in a car, followed by a quick walk to my office and eight hours hanging out between a butt and the bottom of a chair isn’t all that exciting for a pair of pants.
But that’s not the end of their day, dear readers. The enthralling day that my pants experience finishes with another brief walk to the car, another ten minutes sitting in the car, followed by being removed in favor of shorts or some alternative leg attire. It’s really a thankless job for the poor things.
The rare bursts of excitement must be quite a treat for my pants, though. Those weekends when it’s cold enough in Southern California to warrant the wearing of pants are quite a treat for them indeed. It helps them remember the good old days, before the days of websites and cubicles. But no matter how bored they may be right now, their memories of the good old days will always be with us.
If you have a fondness for pants, especially Dockers, you might think about joining in on the NBC Dockers contest, where you can create a commercial for Dockers and see it on The Tongith Show With Jay Leno if you’re skilled enough to win.
So give your pants the props they deserve, and get started making that commercial today!
U.S. defense officials, speaking only on condition of anonymity, first said they suspected the boats were Iranian.
But a Fifth Fleet spokeswoman quickly backed away from that charge.
“We cannot speculate on who they are. We just don’t know. We have no proof of who they were,” said Lt. Stephanie Murdoch, another spokeswoman for the Fifth Fleet.
Although it specifically states that there is no way to know who the boats belonged to, Iran is still prominent in the story. Take a look at the picture to the right that accompanied the story, and tell me my assessment is incorrect.
It is just painfully obvious that the United States mainstream media wants a war with Iran, and they want it now. But I guess it’s not their fault. They’re just being the Bush Administration’s lap dogs like they have been all along.
As expected, John McCain’s hypocrisy really shined through during his trip to New Orleans. How can John McCain deliver a scathing commentary about how every faction of the United States government (which he was a part of at the time, no less) really dropped the ball in their response to Katrina, but still accept and embrace John Hagee’s endorsement?
For those of you not familiar with “Reverend” Hagee, here’s a clip with him talking about Hurricane Katrina:
So while the Democrats are still fighting over who will be their (I can’t even say “our” anymore) nominee, this huge hypocrite John McCain is being allowed out into the world to push his agenda and drum up support. Ouch.
Here’s a forward from MoveOn.org. They’re not necessarily my favorite group out there, as I have discussed before, but they do some good things. Let John McCain know what you think of his hypocrisy by signing the petition linked below:
This past Sunday, John McCain again embraced the political support of right-wing evangelist John Hagee, who said “Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans.”
I just signed a petition asking Senator McCain to stop seeking political support from hatemongers like Hagee.
Senator McCain is actually in New Orleans today, and MoveOn members from that region will try to give him this petition.
If you’re a boxing fan, you may be disappointed to hear that Oscar de la Hoya may not end up fighting this May. Apparently he has backed off on plans for a fight in May, but is looking to the future for a more exciting match in September. If the planning works out, it’s quite possible that there will be a big money rematch with Oscar de la Hoya against Floyd Mayweather. If Golden Boy Productions’ CEO Richard Schaefer is able to work out the business side of things, it looks like this fight will indeed happen on either September 13 or 20 of 2008.
When de la Hoya and Mayweather had a match last Spring, they shattered box office records. I wouldn’t be surprised if they did it again, especially considering that the last match ended up in a split decision in Mayweather’s favor. Even without the historical excitement of it all, I would guess that when you put two of the most popular fighters in modern boxing in the ring together that you’re pretty much guaranteed a good match (and record crowds).
If you have ever been interested in seeing an epic boxing battle, this is probably the one to catch. And if you’re interested, this is most definitely the time to start looking for your Oscar De La Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. tickets. So don’t miss this epic battle, it’s going to be a good one!
John McCain is NOT one of “us.” He is among the wealthy elite, and has no concept of what the normal American family goes through when it comes to finances. He just doesn’t get it.
It has just come out that the Pentagon has been paying military analysts and other news “professionals” to push their pro-war agenda without divulging their loyalties. Here’s a quick write-up from FreePress.org:
The Pentagon is infiltrating the media with pro-war propaganda.
The scheme reaches all the way to the Bush White House, where top officials recruited dozens of “military analysts” to spread favorable views of the war via every major news channel — without revealing they were working from Pentagon scripts and often lobbying for major military contractors looking to cash in on the war.
This is a violation of every conceivable standard of journalism — and possibly of federal law.
And here is a quick video of some the lies that we have been told:
Are you mad yet? You should be. We are being lied to by our own government to help their friends make big bucks on the Iraq occupation. This needs to be made public. Take action at: https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?id=257
Although it specifically states that there is no way to know who the boats belonged to, Iran is still prominent in the story. Take a look at the picture to the right that accompanied the story, and tell me my assessment is incorrect.
As expected, John McCain’s hypocrisy really shined through during his trip to New Orleans. How can John McCain deliver a scathing commentary about how every faction of the United States government (which he was a part of at the time, no less) really dropped the ball in their response to Katrina, but still accept and embrace John Hagee’s endorsement? 