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Jon Karl & ABC Give Cheney A Sunday Valentine
By Linda Milazzo
This Sunday morning (Valentine's Day, 2010), Jonathan Karl auditioned to replace George Stephanopoulos on ABC's Sunday morning show, This Week. Karl's exclusive "get" for his host debut was former Vice President Dick Cheney, who Karl last interviewed on December 16, 2008 - a month before Barack Obama took the helm as President and Joe Biden replaced Mr. Cheney.
ABC News Exclusive: Dick Cheney Critical of Biden, Obama National Security Policies
Exclusive: Dick Cheney Critical of Biden, Obama National Security Policies
Former Vice President Says Bush-Era Policies Deserve Credit for Successes
By Devin Dwyer | ABC News
Cheney said he disagrees with Obama administration's decision not to use so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and said he argued for them within the administration during the Bush years.
"I was a big supporter of waterboarding," Cheney said. "I was a big supporter of the enhanced interrogation techniques...I think you ought to have all of those capabilities on the table."
...Cheney said he was "deeply offended" by attempts to investigate and prosecute Bush administration and CIA officials who helped construct and justify their counterterrorism policy....
The former vice president plans to see his former boss, President George W. Bush, at an administration reunion in the coming weeks, he said.
Former vice president Dick Cheney, in an exclusive appearance on ABC News' "This Week," offered a sharp critique of the Obama administration's handling of national security and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying any achievements over the past year largely stemmed from policies implemented under President George W. Bush. Read more
Federal Lobbying Climbs in 2009 as Lawmakers Execute Aggressive Congressional Agenda
Federal Lobbying Climbs in 2009 as Lawmakers Execute Aggressive Congressional Agenda | Open Secrets
Efforts by Health, Business Industries Help Push Influence Peddling to New Heights
At nearly $266.8 million, the pharmaceutical and health products industry's federal lobbying expenditures not only outpaced all other business industries and special interest areas in 2009, but stand as the greatest amount ever spent on lobbying efforts by a single industry for one year....In 2009, this sector spent nearly $544 million on federal lobbying efforts, up almost 12 percent from its 2008 total of about $487 million.
The economy stunk. Corporations slashed jobs. And some firms, once juggernauts of American industry, simply ceased to exist.
But for federal lobbyists, 2009 proved to be a year of riches unlike any other, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis indicates.
In all, federal lobbyists' clients spent more than $3.47 billion last year, often driven to Washington, D.C.'s power centers and halls of influence by political issues central to the age: health care reform, financial reform, energy policy.
That figure represents a more than 5 percent increase over $3.3 billion worth of federal lobbying recorded in 2008, the previous all-time annual high for lobbying expenditures. And it comes in a year when a recession persisted, the dollar's value against major foreign currencies declined and joblessness rates increased....
To explore the Center for Responsive Politics' full lobbying database, go here.
The database now includes a new feature, available here, which allows users to easily see how lobbying activity among sectors and industries has changed from quarter to quarter. Read more.
It's Official: 2009 Was Record Year For Lobbying, Despite Recession
It's Official: 2009 Was Record Year For Lobbying, Despite Recession
By Arthur Delaney | Huffington Post
Every big sector spent more, first and foremost the pharmaceutical and health products industry, which spent $266.8 million -- "the greatest amount ever spent on lobbying efforts by a single industry for one year," according to CRP. Business associations spent $183 million, oil and gas interests spent $168.4 million and the insurance industry shelled out $164.2 million.
The final reports are in and we can now officially say that 2009 was the most profitable year ever for the lobbying industry.
The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics tallied lobbying income data from tens of thousands of disclosure filings, and the data show that special interests of all stripes spent $3.47 billion lobbying the federal government in 2009, up from $3.3 billion the previous year.
How did the influence industry manage such a banner year despite a battered economy? The simple answer is that the Obama administration's aggressive change agenda has prompted businesses to open their wallets to an unprecedented degree in the hope of preventing reform. Read more.
Outside View: Vietnam 1963 and Afghanistan 2010
Outside View: Vietnam 1963 and Afghanistan 2010
By Col. Lawrence Sellin, Ph.D. | UPI
McChrystal, NATO and U.S. commander in Afghanistan, admits that the Afghan national army and the Afghan national police are not sufficiently effective to take ownership of Afghanistan's security. He has recommended that the ANA accelerate growth to a new level of 134,000 by fall 2010, with required additional growth to 240,000. McChrystal has also requested ANP growth to a total strength of at least 160,000.
According to McCaffrey, the United States and its allies are unlikely to achieve the political and military goals in the 18 months as set out by President Barack Obama when he announced his troop surge of 30,000 additional U.S. forces. McCaffrey noted that "this will inevitably become a 3-to-10 year strategy to build a viable Afghan state with their own security force that can allow us to withdraw. It may well cost us an additional $300 billion and we are likely to suffer thousands more U.S. casualties."
Ten years after NIE 53-63 was published, the United States finally left South Vietnam.
According to a strategic assessment of security operations in Afghanistan prepared by U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey (Ret.) on Dec 9, 2009, the Taliban believe they are winning.
Additionally, the Afghan people do not know whether the current government or the Taliban will prevail. The population, particularly the majority Pashtuns, are hedging their bets. Most Afghans are dismayed by the injustice and corruption of the central government, in particular, the Afghan National Police, McCaffrey said.
Such observations follow closely those of U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal in his Aug. 30, 2009, report: "Many indicators suggest the overall situation is deteriorating. We face not only a resilient and growing insurgency; there is also a crisis of confidence among Afghans -- in both their government -- and the international community -- that undermines our credibility and emboldens the insurgents. Further, a perception that our resolve is uncertain makes Afghans reluctant to align with us against the insurgents." Read more.
NATO Expansion, Missile Deployments And Russia's New Military Doctrine
NATO Expansion, Missile Deployments And Russia's New Military Doctrine
By Rick Rozoff | Stop NATO | Blog site | February 12, 2010
"NATO´s eastward expansion and its push for a global role are identified as the number one threat to Russia....The U.S. is the source of other top threats listed in the doctrine even though the country is never mentioned in the document. These include attempts to destabilise countries and regions and undermine strategic stability; military build-ups in neighbouring states and seas; the creation and deployment of strategic missile defences, as well as the militarisation of outer space and deployment of high-precision non-nuclear strategic systems."
Developments related to military and security matters in Europe and Asia have been numerous this month and condensed into less than a week of meetings, statements and initiatives on issues ranging from missile shield deployments to the unparalleled escalation of the world's largest war and from a new security system for Europe to a new Russian military doctrine.
A full generation after the end of the Cold War and almost that long since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the past week's events are evocative of another decade and another century. Twenty or more years ago war in Afghanistan and controversial missile placements in Europe were current news in a bipolar world.
Twenty years afterward, with no Soviet Union, no Warsaw Pact and a greatly diminished and truncated Russia, the United States and NATO have militarized Europe to an unprecedented degree - in fact subordinating almost the entire continent under a Washington-dominated military bloc - and have launched the most extensive combat offensive in South Asia in what is already the longest war in the world.
Toward A Progressive Tea Party Movement
Toward A Progressive Tea Party Movement
By Stephen Crockett | Host of Democratic Talk Radio | Editor of Mid-Atlantic Labor.com
The American government is not the enemy if it is actually controlled by the American public instead of by the rich and powerful elite who make up the corporatists power structure. The American government needs to provide a check and balance against corporate power. We must recapture our government from corporate interests. This will never be done by Republicans. It will never be done by the small corporatist faction of the Democratic Party. It can be done with an alliance of progressives, real Tea Party reformers, economic populists and grassroots Democrats.
Most progressives have little respect for the Fox News generated "Tea Party" movement. However, it has tapped into a very real populist anger with the direction the country is headed in at this point in our history.
Progressives should see a real opportunity in the emergence of the "Tea Party" movement to educate the public and re-direct the anger to the real villains whose actions and policies created the many problems faced by the citizens of the United States of America. Our government has failed the American public by serving corporate interests and private profit instead of the public good....
Suing corporations act as a check and balance to corporate power. Fox News and the Republican Right corporatists are trying to eliminate the effectiveness of this check and balance under the disguise of "tort reform."
Campaign finance laws slightly reduced the ability of corporations to buy elections, smear reformers and defeat reforms. While in power, the Republican Right corporatists packed all our federal courts with corporatists. This is why the Republican Right corporatists on the Supreme Court have recently overturned over 60 years of established law to give corporations unlimited power to spend shareholders' money to advance their corporatist political goals. Read more.
It Never Ends: Health Insurance Profits Soar
It Never Ends: Health Insurance Profits Soar | Press Release | February 12, 2010
WASHINGTON, February 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today blasted the country's five largest health insurance companies that posted $12.2 billion in profits last year, 56 percent more than in 2008.
"In the midst of the worst recession in memory, with working families struggling to keep their heads above water, insurance companies are siphoning more and more profits out of American consumers," said Sanders, a member of the Senate health committee.
"These horrendous rate increases will not only impact millions of individuals, but make our entire economy less competitive," he added. "This outrage is more evidence, as if any were needed, that we cannot stop fighting to reform the health care system in the United States."
Health Care for America Now conducted a study of public records and found that WellPoint Inc., UnitedHealth Group, Cigna Corp., Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. covered 2.7 million fewer people than they did the year before. Some of the insurers actually cut the proportion of premiums that went to medical care and put more into salaries and profits.
The companies' 2009 profits soared while insurers raised premiums and denied coverage to millions of Americans.
WellPoint's profit margin of 7.2 percent was the highest of the five big insurers. Anthem Blue Cross, a California subsidiary of WellPoint, has come under fire for jacking up premiums by as much as 39 percent this year on some individual health policies.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius insisted that the company justify the rate increase in detail. "Look," Sen. Sanders said, "insurance companies are ripping off the American people from coast to coast. It is absolutely appropriate for the secretary of Health and Human Services to call them out on that."
CBS Attempts To Silence IndictBushNow Movement!
CBS attempts to silence IndictBushNow movement! | Indict Bush Now!
The IndictBushNow movement has captured the imagination and support of hundreds of thousands of people.
This is a grassroots movement and it is a classic example of the people acting together to defend democracy and the Constitution from government law-breakers.
The struggle for government accountability has entered a new phase. This movement needs your active participation.
Powerful corporate forces who have bowed in the past to pressure from the Bush-Cheney gang are now trying to block this movement from getting our message out.
IndictBushNow had spent weeks communicating with CBS representatives for the launch in Washington, D.C., for our wrap-around bus ads that read: "TORTURE is not just wrong ... it is ILLEGAL. Because NO ONE is above the law," followed by our organization's website address.
But now, CBS officials have suddenly changed their tune. In a communication we have just received from CBS Outdoor (which has the contract for the placement of bus ads in the nation's capital), the advertising media giant rejected our bus ad, suddenly claiming it constituted "attack advertisement." Read more, take action.
Hookers and Mercenaries on the Taxpayer Dime: Get Your 21st Century War On
Hookers and Mercenaries on the Taxpayer Dime: Get Your 21st Century War On
By Jane Hamsher | FireDogLake
Carol Leonig of the Washington Post has this headline today:
2 ex-employees say Blackwater billed government for prostitute
Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the government for years with phony billing, including charging for a prostitute, alcohol and spa trips. Read more.
"Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment by the United States Authorities"...BEFORE the Bybee Memo
"Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment by the United States Authorities"...BEFORE the Bybee Memo
So this is not just proof that the US was engaging in torture before they got their CYA memo authorizing such torture. But it was proof that they were using Mohamed, in addition to Abu Zubaydah, as guinea pigs to test out that torture.
This proves the entire myth told to explain the torture memos (and Abu Zubaydah's treatment) to be a lie.
As Bill Egnor has reported (and Jim White mentioned here) a court in the UK has forced the government to release a passage of an earlier court ruling that it had fought to suppress. Assuming the passage has been released in complete form, the key passage concludes that the sleep deprivation that Americans subjected Binyam Mohamed to while held incommunicado in Pakistan was "at the very least cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by the United States authorities."
Now, this revelation is critical not just because it shows British Courts concluding that, at the very least, the United States violated the Convention Against Torture. As Jim White notes in his diary on this, the US is now obligated by the Convention Against Torture to investigate this act. Read more.
Cynthia McKinney: My Country Has Been Hijacked
My Country Has Been Hijacked
Munich Peace Rally Speech
By Cynthia McKinney
Thank you for allowing me to come from the United States and participate in this rally for peace.
My country has been hijacked by a criminal cabal intent on using the hard-earned dollars of the American people for war, occupation, and empire.
As a result, the national leadership of my country, both Democratic and Republican, became complicit in war crimes, torture, crimes against humanity, and crimes against the peace.
As a Member of Congress from the Democratic Party, I drafted Articles of Impeachment against George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Condoleezza Rice. Later, when Democrats voted to support more war rather than take care of the needs of the people, I declared my independence from them and all national leadership; the Green Party nominated me to run for President, which I did on a platform of truth, justice, peace, and dignity.
I watched as Candidate Barack Obama came here to Germany to speak. I saw tears on the faces of many in the crowd who believed that, finally, there was something worth believing in again. That America had turned a page from its evil playbook that had so outraged and disappointed the world. That good was finally about to triumph over evil.
I know that beleaguered people all over the world, victims of cruel and deadly military, economic, imperial policies finally could believe in hope and change. And America could be believed in again.
Everywhere I went all over the world there were pictures of Barack Obama, slogans "Yes, We Can," and the words "Hope" and "Change" plastered everywhere.
And after eight years of George W. Bush, Barack Obama seemed to be the man the world was waiting for.
So when the Candidate became the President, we held our breath in anticipation.
That torture and rendition; spying on innocent, dissenting Americans; war and occupation; crimes against the U.S. Constitution and crimes against the peace would end and that the United States would finally join the community of nations.
Sadly, one year into the Presidency of Barack Obama, that is not the case.
Guantanamo Detainee Deaths: Responding to the Defense Department's Whitewash
Guantanamo Detainee Deaths: Responding to the Defense Department's Whitewash
By Stephen Lendman
On December 7, 2009, under the direction of Professor Mark Denbeaux, Seton Hall University School of Law's Center for Policy & Research (CP&R) published its 15th GITMO report titled, "Death in Camp Delta," covering three simultaneous deaths on June 9, 2006 in the maximum security Alpha Block. The detainees were found hanged in separate cells shortly after midnight on June 10, unobserved for at least two hours, rags stuffed down their throats, despite constant surveillance by five guards responsible for 28 inmates in a lit cell block monitored by video cameras. One of them was scheduled for release in 19 days, so why would he commit suicide?
The report found "dramatic flaws in the government's investigation (and) raise(s) serious questions about the security of the Camp (and) derelictions of duty by officials of multiple defense and intelligence agencies," who either let them die or killed them, then whitewashed the investigation to suppress it.
DOD responded, adding to the coverup, CP&R saying:
"The Center has found DOD's defense contradictory to, and inconsistent with, DOD's prior statement in its Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS) report."
According to Professor Mark Denbeaux:
"Amazingly, some of DOD's statements purporting to defend the NCIS investigation actually impeach it; others are irrelevant or misdirected. The inflated number of statements supposedly supporting the NCIS Report are not as important as the statements omitted from the NCIS Report."
Obama Takes a Blue Pencil to the Bill of Rights
Obama Takes a Blue Pencil to the Bill of Rights
By A Barton Hinkle | Leagle
No more illegal wiretapping of American citizens....This administration acts like violating civil liberties is the way to enhance our security. It is not. - Barack Obama, Aug. 1, 2007
On second thought, never mind.
With the world's attention riveted by the earthquake in Haiti, few noticed when, late last month, a federal judge took a pair of sharp scissors to the Bill of Rights. But on Jan. 22, federal district judge Vaughan Walker agreed to dismiss a lawsuit over warrantless wiretapping, as the administration - the current one - had requested.
The suit was the second of its type to get tossed out. The first suit was filed against AT&T, and it accused the company of forking over to federal agents the calls and e-mails of customers in the United States. But Walker dismissed that suit last June, after Congress passed legislation granting retroactive immunity to telecom compa-
nies for cooperating with federal surveillance efforts.
The second suit was filed against the National Security Agency. Walker threw it out on the grounds that the plaintiffs could not show they had been individually harmed, because they could not "differentiate themselves from the mass of telephone and Internet users in the United States." They needed a "direct, personal stake" to claim standing for the right to sue, not merely "a right to have the government follow the law."
This seems to suggest that as long as the government is hoovering up vast amounts of communications records from many thousands of Americans - "dragnet surveillance," as the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls it - no harm done: The more people the government wiretaps, the more authority the federal government has to do so.
That is...interesting. Because the Obama administration had asked to have the case dismissed on entirely different grounds - the state- secrets doctrine: Litigating the dispute would require the government to disclose "a range of facts concerning whether, when, how, why, and under what authority the NSA may have utilized certain intelligence sources and methods," it argued, which could lead to "exceptionally grave harm to national security."
"Congress has not waived sovereign immunity," says the administration's brief, "and summary judgment for the Government on all of plaintiffs' remaining claims against all parties...is required because information necessary to litigate plaintiffs' claims is properly subject to and excluded from use in this case by the state secrets privilege."
This is precisely the position taken by the Bush administration. Indeed, by some lights the Obama position is even worse, since the Bush program was created while the country was in full panic mode after 9/11. Obama not only has had time to reflect from a distance; having reflected, he concluded the Bush position was wrong. Then he turned around and embraced it. Read more.
Iraq Orders Former Blackwater Security Guards Out
Iraq orders former Blackwater security guards out
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra | Washington Post
Iraq has ordered hundreds of private security guards linked to Blackwater Worldwide to leave the country within seven days or face possible arrest on visa violations, the interior minister said Wednesday.
The order comes in the wake of a U.S. judge's dismissal of criminal charges against five Blackwater guards who were accused in the September 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad.
It applies to about 250 security contractors who worked for Blackwater in Iraq at the time of the incident, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani told The Associated Press.
Some of the guards now work for other security firms in Iraq, while others work for a Blackwater subsidiary, al-Bolani said. He said all "concerned parties" were notified of the order three days ago and now have four days left before they must leave. He did not name the companies.
Blackwater security contractors were protecting U.S. diplomats when the guards opened fire in Nisoor Square, a busy Baghdad intersection, on Sept. 16, 2007. Seventeen people were killed, including women and children, in a shooting that inflamed anti-American sentiment in Iraq.
"We want to turn the page," al-Bolani said. "It was a painful experience, and we would like to go forward." Read more.
Lawyers Petition Court To Hold Yoo Accountable
Lawyers petition court to hold Yoo accountable
By Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer | SF Gate
[Padilla] claimed that Yoo, as a Justice Department lawyer and self-described member of the Bush administration's "war council," approved his detention and wrote legal opinions that justified his treatment.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White refused to dismiss the suit in June. It was the first time a court had held a Justice Department attorney potentially responsible for the abuse of prisoners.
Yoo has appealed, saying the suit would interfere with presidential war-making authority. The Obama administration has taken his side, arguing that courts should not meddle in questions of national security.
But in filings over the last 10 days, groups of constitutional law professors, legal ethics scholars and former government attorneys urged the court to keep Padilla's suit alive.
They argue that this is not a dispute over legal advice, as Yoo contends, but the case of a lawyer who allegedly stepped out of his role to take part in planning detention and interrogation policies, and then devised legal opinions to justify those policies.
As reports circulate that the Justice Department has softened its criticism of attorney John Yoo for memos approving the Bush administration's treatment of terrorism suspects, several prominent lawyers are urging a federal appeals court in San Francisco to hold Yoo accountable. Read more.
Obama Administration Hired Nation's Top Anti-Labor Law Firm
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HIRED NATION'S TOP ANTI-LABOR LAW FIRM — Lawsuit to Find Out How Much Union-Busting Firm Is Paid and From What Funds | Press Release
Washington, DC — A federal agency has hired the nation's top union-busting law firm but refuses to say for how much money or whether stimulus funds were used to pay the retainer, according to a summary judgment motion filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) in its lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act. Normally a labor union ally, the Obama administration is paying a firm specializing in what is euphemistically called "union avoidance" or "preventive labor relations."
This strange bedfellows arrangement arises out of an obscure federal agency called the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) which retained the high-priced law firm Jackson Lewis LLP this summer to defend it against charges that the IBWC fired its own general counsel in retaliation for reporting agency waste, fraud and abuse. PEER represents the now ex-general counsel, Robert McCarthy, in his whistleblower complaint before the U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB).
In November, 2009 PEER submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the retainer agreement IBWC signed with Jackson Lewis and the source of funds for payment. Initially, IBWC refused the PEER request on the grounds that it would reveal "trade secrets" about Jackson Lewis which counts Halliburton among its corporate clients. A month and a half later in response to a PEER administrative appeal, IBWC added a new reason, claiming it is covered by "attorney-client privilege."
In early January PEER filed a federal suit to force release of the information. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department failed to answer the complaint within the required 30-day deadline. PEER is asking for an immediate court ruling in its favor. "There are no legitimate grounds for withholding this very basic data about how taxpayer funds are being spent," stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. "Federal regulations require every agency to publicly report how much each is spending on outside private counsel and for precisely what reason." Read more.
Democrats Suggest Ways To Curb Companies' Campaign Spending
Democrats suggest ways to curb companies' campaign spending
By Dan Eggen | Washington Post
"If we don't act quickly, the court's ruling will have an immediate and disastrous impact on the 2010 elections," said Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate.
Democratic leaders in Congress unveiled proposals Thursday that would limit the impact of a Supreme Court decision allowing unfettered corporate spending on political campaigns.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) called for a ban on companies with more than 20 percent foreign ownership, government contractors and bank bailout recipients from participating in U.S. elections. They also want to require companies to inform shareholders about political spending, and to mandate that corporate chief executives to appear in any political advertising funded by their companies.
Schumer told reporters that the proposals will be introduced later this month. Read more.
The U.S. is Now a Police State
The U.S. is Now a Police State
By Paul Craig Roberts | Counter Punch
Americans have been losing the protection of law for years. In the 21st century the loss of legal protections accelerated with the Bush administration's "war on terror," which continues under the Obama administration and is essentially a war on the Constitution and U.S. civil liberties.
The Bush regime was determined to vitiate habeas corpus in order to hold people indefinitely without bringing charges. The regime had acquired hundreds of prisoners by paying a bounty for "terrorists." Afghan warlords and thugs responded to the financial incentive by grabbing unprotected people and selling them to the Americans.
The Bush regime needed to hold the prisoners without charges because it had no evidence against the people and did not want to admit that the U.S. government had stupidly paid warlords and thugs to kidnap innocent people. In addition, the Bush regime needed "terrorists" prisoners in order to prove that there was a terrorist threat.
As there was no evidence against the "detainees" (most have been released without charges after years of detention and abuse), the U.S. government needed a way around U.S. and international laws against torture in order that the government could produce evidence via self-incrimination. The Bush regime found inhumane and totalitarian-minded lawyers and put them to work at the U.S. Department of Justice (sic) to invent arguments that the Bush regime did not need to obey the law. Read more.
Mr. President: Bankers and Pro Athletes are Fundamentally Different
By Dave Lindorff
President Barack Obama is a relative newbie to Washington. He didn't even complete one term in the senate, and now he's just finished his first year in the White House, so it's stunning to see how quickly this one-time "community organizer" has lost his moorings in the marbled halls of power in Washington.
In an interview reported in the Bloomberg news service, Obama expresses no concern with the latest huge bonuses that CEOs Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase ($17 million) and Lloyd Blankenfein of Goldman Sachs (9 million) paid themselves, saying not only that they are "savvy businessmen" and that "success and wealth" are "part of the American system," but equating them with professional baseball players who "are making more than that who don't get to the World Series either."
Talk about being out of it!
Kucinich Right, Greenwald Wrong
By David Swanson
On Democracy Now! on Tuesday, Congressman Dennis Kucinich said he was working on a Constitutional Amendment to address both "Citizen's United" and "Buckley v. Valejo," meaning the Supreme Court decisions giving corporations outrageous and destructive powers of "free speech" and defining the spending of money as "speech."
Glenn Greenwald replied to the Congressman that the First Amendment forbids making laws about free speech, even to limit free speech to human beings. But Kucinich, and so many others, including the campaigns at http://freespeechforpeople.org and http://movetoamend.org , are not proposing to pass laws. They are proposing to amend the Constitution. Greenwald can prefer the current Constitution with corporations holding almost limitless "rights" to buy off elected officials. But he cannot argue that the new Constitution, following an amendment process, would be unconstitutional.
Wars Spending US Into Ruin
Wars sending U.S. into ruin
Obama the peace president is fighting battles his country cannot afford
By Eric Margolis, QMI Agency | Toronto Sun
U.S. President Barack Obama calls the $3.8-trillion US budget he just sent to Congress a major step in restoring America's economic health.
In fact, it's another potent fix given to a sick patient deeply addicted to the dangerous drug — debt.
More empires have fallen because of reckless finances than invasion. The latest example was the Soviet Union, which spent itself into ruin by buying tanks.
Washington's deficit (the difference between spending and income from taxes) will reach a vertiginous $1.6 trillion US this year. The huge sum will be borrowed, mostly from China and Japan, to which the U.S. already owes $1.5 trillion. Debt service will cost $250 billion.
To spend $1 trillion, one would have had to start spending $1 million daily soon after Rome was founded and continue for 2,738 years until today.
Obama's total military budget is nearly $1 trillion. This includes Pentagon spending of $880 billion. Add secret black programs (about $70 billion); military aid to foreign nations like Egypt, Israel and Pakistan; 225,000 military "contractors" (mercenaries and workers); and veterans' costs. Add $75 billion (nearly four times Canada's total defence budget) for 16 intelligence agencies with 200,000 employees.
The Afghanistan and Iraq wars ($1 trillion so far), will cost $200-250 billion more this year, including hidden and indirect expenses. Obama's Afghan "surge" of 30,000 new troops will cost an additional $33 billion — more than Germany's total defence budget.
No wonder U.S. defence stocks rose after Peace Laureate Obama's "austerity" budget. Read more.
Rep. Kucinich Says He's Working on Amendment to Address Both Citizens' United and Buckley v Valeo
Kucinich is right here, and Greenwald wrong, and here's why:
"Brownbaggers Not Teabaggers!" Vigils Against War Funding Spread Across Nation
"Brownbaggers Not Teabaggers!" | Press Release
Vigils Against War Funding Spread Across Nation
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) organized "brownbag" lunch vigils against war funding at noon on Wednesday, January 20th, at the district offices of 22 members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
On February 17th, PDA will be joined by CODEPINK, AfterDowningStreet, Democrats.com, the California Nurses Assn./National Nurses United, and United for Peace and Justice in holding brownbag vigils outside (or inside) at least 36 congress members' offices.
Brownbaggers are demanding commitments to vote against more money for war. Slogans on their posters include: "Healthcare not Warfare," "Corporations out of Politics," "Bailout Main Street not Wall Street," and "Brownbaggers not Teabaggers".
Vigils have been planned in the following districts: AZ-5, CA-6, CA-9, CA-10, CA-18, CA-22, CA-23, CA-40, CA-42, CA-45, CA-46, CA-48, CA-50, CA-53, FL-9, FL-10, FL-17, ID-01, IN-9, MA-1, MA-2, MA-3, MA-10, MI-9, NY-18, NY-28, OH-13, OH-17, PA-02, PA-7, PA-15, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WI-3, WI-7. These are almost all at noon on Wednesday the 17th, but a few are at odd times, so check the details: http://tinyurl.com/brownbagvigil
Brownbaggers are asking members of the House to publicly commit to voting No on any bills that fund wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, or Yemen, and to publicly urge their colleagues and the House leadership to make the same commitment. As lesser steps in the same direction, PDA is encouraging congress members to cosponsor HR 2454, calling for an exit strategy from Afghanistan, and HR 3699, prohibiting any increase in the number of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Congress members' commitments are tracked at http://defundwar.org
"We have to choose between jobs and wars," said PDA's national director Tim Carpenter. "The American people are on one side, but our so-called representatives in Congress are on the other. The Supreme Court is busy increasing corporate control of our elected officials. We need to be busy enforcing the people's control before it is too late."
"Without wasteful war and military spending," said PDA's deputy director Laura Bonham, "we could have healthcare, jobs, housing, education, retirement security, environmental sustainability, diplomacy and foreign aid. No longer will we take seriously anyone's claim to support these things while voting to fund more war."
Progressives and the Democratic Party Pt.4
Jeff Cohen is a media critic and lecturer, founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, where he is an associate professor of journalism. Cohen founded the media watch group FAIR in 1986.
Why We Can't Afford to Let Obama Give Bush's War Criminals a Free Pass
Why We Can't Afford to Let Obama Give Bush's War Criminals a Free Pass
Punishing the guilty for deeds they committed in the past is the only way to show the world that we are truly on a new path.
By Charlotte Dennett | Alternet
In a week when one-year report cards on the Obama administration were piling up and not all the grades were good, Americans searching for the real change we heard so much about on Obama's campaign trail were hit with some news that would send his grades plummeting. Late last Friday, we learned that Obama's Department of Justice plans to go easy on John Yoo and Jay Bybee -- the two assistant attorney generals under Bush who penned the infamous torture memos. For those who have been working long and hard in the accountability movement to make sure no one -- not even presidents or their top advisors -- is above the law, this was a serious setback.
As part of that movement, I was appalled. Not just because I want to see those who committed crimes in office punished rather than excused. Not just because I want to see the Obama White House restore accountability to government rather than cover up crimes committed by the former administration. And not just because Yoo and Bybee memo'd-up legal opinions stating that torture techniques as egregious and illegal as waterboarding were acceptable. No, there is a deeper question in play here: Why were they really asked to render these opinions in the first place?
That's a question I had to grapple with while writing The People v. Bush, a book that shows how U.S. citizens might prosecute George W. Bush and his advisors for crimes committed in office. When President Obama ordered the release of more "torture memos" by Yoo and Bybee to the public in April 2009, I watched--with a mixture of horror and fascination--the repercussions unfold. First, came words of outrage from the CIA and leaders of the Republican Party about Obama "endangering America's national security." This was followed by indecision and capitulation to the right on the part of the Democratic Party leadership. And through it all, in what I call "the week from holy hell,' came brave calls for the lawyers' prosecution by bloggers, journalists, and even, tentatively, the New York Times. But no one was putting Yoo and Bybee's memos in their proper context, a context that would explain their actions and leave no doubt as to their culpability. Read more.


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Fox Racing Indicator Bike Jersey - Short-Sleeve - Men's $54.95
A big part of styling is knowing when to quit.
With a ton of hot-weather jerseys on the market, it's tough to find one with the understated style and subtle good looks of the Fox Racing Indicator Jersey. Most manufacturers design a jersey, then design it some more, then keep designing it without knowing when to quit. With the Indicator, we think Fox got it just right.
Fox Racing built the Indicator Jersey with moisture-wicking polyester fabric that keeps you dry and cool while you ride. Open mesh panels add breathability and increase airflow, as well as adding moisture-wicking efficiency. Fox also gave the Indicator Jersey a drop tail to cover you while you're in the riding position, a built-in optics wipe, and raglan sleeves that provide loads of mobility with no restriction.
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Fox Racing
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- Using pants that fit well, measure the crotch seam to the bottom of the leg.
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Read the reviews below!!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: X-Large
If you read the reviews below and order the correct size you'll love it! Very close to skin fit if you order your normal size... I am a muscular so the fit in the shoulders is tight, but I really like the feel of the jersey. I wore a base layer under it and went on a night last night, couldn't be happier!
Not my favorite Jersey
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: XL
I love fox but this jersey does not match up to the norm. Be careful when buying. The size is way off. I am always a large in FOX shirts but it was way too tight. I exchanged it for an XL and it is way too big. If you are in between a med and large... go with the large and it might be a great fit. same goes for a L and XL go with the XL. Its a very tough shirt and has no give so if its on the tighter side it feels like it is trying to suffocate you.
Like i said, this is not a true showing of a Fox jersey. I do love the design and colors though!
As Described
Lightweight, breathable and the fit was dialed. The (3) biggest concerns I have whenever shopping for riding apparel. Super affordable and the colors aren't bad either!
Love the Indicator MTB Jersey!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: Large
This jersey fits true to size, not too loose, not too tight. Very lightweight and breathable for hot summer rides, yet not too light to wear on cooler morning rides.
Little disappointed
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: L
I live in S. Fl and I was looking for something a bit looser more breathable than regular jerseys and this is slightly looser but this was not exactly loose fit. Usually I wear L size for my Ts and thought it was the same but it wasn't. Also the fabric feels a tad too thick and not breathable for our 97degree temp and 99% humidity.
Poor fit, uncomfortable fabric
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Medium
Bought without trying on. Fits too small for a medium. Fabric feels like it doesn't breath and it's on the thicker side of active shirts. Neck is really snug.
My Jam
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: Medium
Fox nailed it with this jersey. I'm a big fan of clean styling over jerseys that look like billboards. The material is soft and breathable with strategically placed mesh panels. I'll definitely be ordering another one.
Can't say enough good stuff.
My favorite jersey. Slick design. Fit is amassing. Great for casual wear and bike wear. I love it! These are flipping bullet proof!! (Please don't test that) if you wanna look good and ride comfy. Get it!
My favorite jersey!
These are my favorite jerseys ever since they first came out! The quality is awesome! Athletic fit! True to size. And they have a little goggle cleaner patch! Super durable, practically indestructible. Get this if you wanna look dope and feel free while riding..
Great Quality Shirt
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: Medium
I bought this shirt for the heat in Florida and I must say it works great. Shirt lets significant air come through. There is also a small pocket that can be used to carry a bike pass or any other small items
For smaller than labeled
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Medium
I ordered the black fox indicator Jersey in medium. When I received it it fit like a small size. I'm consistently a medium so I'm confident that this was made smaller than American Standards.
Great shirts, but they run a little smal
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
I love these, but they.re a little small. It seems like all of Fox's clothing shrunk 5% over this past year.
Apart from the tighter fit, I really dig these jerseys. They're cheap, look great, and breathe really well.
Sizing off
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: Runs small
I usually wear XL jerseys or sometimes Large. 205lbs 6'1"
Say hello to my plumber crack... so short. And the sleeves were tight like i was hittin da club. My other fox jersey is XL and it is almost too big. Not sure what is going on with Fox sizing.
Cool as a Cucumber
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This shirt has some of the best ventilation I have encountered. The back breathes very well and seems pretty durable, even with a heavy pack. I look forward to riding more desert trails and keep this in my inventory for a while.
Great shirt
Simple, comfortable, not too hot. Covers elbow pad Velcro closures.


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This is a wonderful four bedroom property in Chalong which is centrally located just a short drive to the island's most popular department stores and hypermarkets. It is also easy to get to Kata and Rawai beach and Chalong Bay. There are many eateries in the area as well as convenient stores.
The large 2 storey house is situated in a lovely quiet and secure area on a plot of 1,600 sqm land providing plenty of lush garden area to enjoy. Residents will be spoilt by the views from each room, with upper floors having relaxing balconies and terrace areas overlooking the greenery and pool. The downstairs dining room has wall to ceiling windows allowing the tropical garden to blend with the interior.
The interiors are spacious, airy and bright and very tastefully furnished. The living room has three large sofas and is equipped with cable TV and internet connection. The house has separate quarters for a live in maid and two kitchens which is common with most luxury properties in Thailand. The master bedroom is gorgeous with plenty of windows for guests to enjoy the views on a sunny day. A special feature is the private outdoor pool, making this an ideal property for those who enjoy quality outdoor as well as indoor living.
The lovely cozy house comprises of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen and dining area, a spacious office area.
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Applicants need: - a first degree (or equivalent professional qualification) in a health or social care related subject (for example a nursing / physiotherapy/social work degree) - to be working as a health and social care professional (usually at least two years full-time or equivalent), with a significant professional experience for advanced practice. If applicants do not have a first degree but possess substantial work experience, they are still invited to apply. In these cases, applicants will be asked to complete a questionnaire which maps practice experience to the learning outcomes for a Level 6 degree and also to present an essay/report to demonstrate their potential for studying at masters level.
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YOU Are the omega of my heart
the foundation of my conception of love
when I think of what a woman should be
its u that I first think of
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yeah you are the soul and I am the body
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yeah you are a mother a sister and a friend
this is how you made me
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HUD has programs and initiatives that cover a wide variety of policy areas. As a result, many of the ideas that are submitted reflect current activities of which an idea submitter may not be aware. Other ideas may be based upon misunderstandings of HUD's roles and responsibilities. In addition to finding great ideas for implementation, HUD Ideas in Action works as a communication tool to inform the public and HUD's own employees.
Eliminate/redesign the ITAP (Individual Training Action Plan
There is a moratorium on the Individual Training Action Plan (ITAP) in FY 2011 while the OCHCO upgrades and migrates to an automated Individual Development Plan (IDP) tool. Once the automated system is up and running, the ITAP/IDP process will be paperless and streamlined.
Remove duplicate ARRA reporting
Most of the ARRA reporting is required by statute and allows HUD to track the results of ARRA funding. The HUD ARRA team and the Office of Strategic Planning and Management have worked and continue to work on streamlining and coordinating data requests, which will result in grantees receiving fewer and more effective data requests.
Change/eliminate the weekly FPM report
The FPM weekly reports were eliminated at the beginning of 2011. In place of the FPM weekly report, the FPM Director meets with the Regional Administrators once a month and conducts multiple conference calls with the field. If the Secretary or Deputy Secretary need a report from a specific field office or region this information now comes in the form of a HOT issues report.
It's all about education!
Develop a comprehensive homeownership educational outreach program.
Current activity
Have Resident Services Coordinators in all HUD housing
RSC's once trained deliver about 5 times their annual salary in savings to the project, yearly.
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Raise the bar.
Educate and provide resources and to those placed in housing and give them time to be productive.
Create a "PHA Locator" feature on the website that links PHAs to families' zip code
Make it easier for families to find HUD resources available to them through PHAs by allowing them to locate PHAs near them on our website.
Streaming webcasts of fair housing training
HQ should present fair housing training on a webcast that all respondents/recipients could watch.
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Many of these stories came to Archer while he was incarcerated for two years in five different prisons, and so they have a prison theme. Others were inspired after he was released. All in all, they confirm his position as one of the best storytellers alive.
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Calendar of Cultural Events and Activities
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Date and Time
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 – Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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This calendar affords our students opportunities to expand their knowledge of the language and culture they are studying by venturing into the community. Items in the Spanish section may count toward the Cultural Competency requirement of Spanish 102 and 201.
We update the calendar on the first of the month during each semester.
Please log on to http://unet.sandiego.edu/pdf/may_fll.pdf for the complete calendar of events.
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You can click on the hip house DJ names to see more information about that particular notable hip house group. If they're near the top of the best hip house artist list, though, then they should have at least some information available. All the top hip house DJs named on the list also have discographies on their pages if you click on the hip house band names themselves.
The list you're viewing has a variety of artists in it, like The Black Eyed Peas and David Guetta. Dowvote the artists you don't like and upvote the ones you do. The order changes depending on votes. If you're a fan of Will.i.am or LMFAO, make sure you give them some love.
All important, significant and iconic names in hip house music history deserve your votes, so make sure to choose wisely. You can only vote once on this list.
The list includes all new hip house DJs, and if there are any missing on the list, you can always add them yourself. Just make sure they aren't already on the list and check your spelling, because this is already an accurate compilation of the best examples of hip house, as well as a good place to start if you're asking yourself, or friends, exactly how to get into hip house music. Especially since the DJs at the top of the list will at the very least be the best choices if you're looking for a list of good hip house bands with which to start out. No point in listening to them if they aren't actually good or even half-way decent hip house bands.
This list answers the questions "who are the best hip house DJs of all time?" and "who is the greatest hip house musician ever?"
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Rounding out the Taka Hayashi collaborative collection with Vans Vault for Spring 2014 is the TH Derby 2 LX. In time for the Spring 2014 season, the simplistic canvas silhouette gets an update with a printed palm pattern available in both tan and white or navy with black colorways. The upper sits atop a durable Vibram outsole and is finished with white eyelets and thick rope laces. Look for this one to hit Vans Vault stockists starting March 1.


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Bow down before the world's greatest 'Wheel of Fortune' player
Clue: hero. Answer: this dude.
Clue: hero. Answer: this dude.
After solving the puzzle, contestant David confidently but unsuccessfully asserts where Venice is on a map.
How the hostess stole Christmas.
Of course that last one is "bandwidth." We knew that.
Tell us your secrets.
'Wheel of Fortune' is serious business -- to Pat Sajak, at least.
In the words of Pat Sajak, "Uh, no."
"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak tweeted that he believed "global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists," and Twitter reacted as one might expect.
The Internet delivered another solid week of viral videos and, as usual, they included a few common ingredients: cats, Beyoncé and President Obama. This week we met Marshmallow, a sneaky cat who can open cage locks at a vet clinic. There was also the...
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Skillshare: Mastering Illustrator - 10 Tips & Tricks to Speed Up Your Workflow
We're thrilled to share our latest Skillshare.com class which is out now! It's a 40-minute class detailing our favorite Adobe Illustrator tricks of the trade that we use for a fast and efficient workflow. The class includes specific examples from our work and covers everything from simple keyboard shortcuts to more complex visuals like pattern strokes and vector halftones.


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With over 12 years in business, Accredited Roofing presents Kanga Roof has been dedicated to providing homeowners with the finest products and services when it comes to roofing, siding and gutters.
Accredited Roofing presents Kanga Roof always uses the highest quality building materials and expert craftsmanship for the best roof repair and installation services available. We will consult with you in order to make sure that the style, color and pattern for your roofing system is appropriate for your project specifications. Our mission is to provide you with an effective and comprehensive roofing system that will deliver satisfaction for years to come!
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Raybestos is excited to announce the launch of our new website. The site includes information about Raybestos' products, catalog, upcoming promotions and company history, and is presented in a fresh, clean format that is user-friendly and easy to navigate. Our new website is also mobile and tablet friendly, so you can conveniently access it from any device.
The resources section of our site gives you tips and tricks to ensure that, whether you are a shop owner or a DIYer, you have the tools you need to perform the perfect brake job.
Make sure to stay tuned for some exciting new features that will be launched in the near future, including a brand new searchable catalog and a Technician's Portal specifically geared towards professionals who rely on Raybestos products for their customers.
For over a century, Raybestos has been world-renowned for brake parts that are innovative, dependable and safe, making us a global leader in the automotive aftermarket. With a brand history that dates back to 1902, Raybestos delivers experience, staying power and a brand that you can trust.
Our dedicated team of quality engineers works tirelessly to ensure that each product we design, including friction, rotors, drums, calipers, hub assemblies and hydraulics, matches or exceeds OE form, fit and function. Each product is extensively tested to ensure you are receiving a high-quality and reliable product.
Our attention to detail during the entire process, from research to manufacturing to packaging, differentiates ourselves from our competition. When it comes to aftermarket brake parts, the choice is clear: Rely on Raybestos.Read More
Introducing Rust Prevention Technology (RPT™) Plated Calipers
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Raybestos Introduces New Website
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The heart of Weber and hub of Weber love.
Weber Nation has it all: stories, video techniques, the works.
Come on over, the grill is hot.
Surprise your family with the rich taste combination of sweet chocolate and smoke this Valentine's Day.
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Winter is coming, but have no fear your Weber is here!
By Kelsey Heidkamp, Guest Blogger
How do I guarantee a great lobster dinner? Easy, I grill it.
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If you really want to show someone special how important they are to you, put in some effort and impress them with a delicious grilled meal.
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Aroma Home Pillow Friendz - Sitting Dog; has velcro pads on the paws to make the pillow fun and easy to open and close and super soft plush fabric on the outside and fun polka dot fabric on the inside.. When not in use as a travelling or bedtime companion the pillow sits perfectly on a bed side table or on any other convenient storage place with a flat surface. Aroma Home Pillow Friendz - Sitting Dog; is suitable for all ages and makes the perfect companions for cold nights and for long car, train or plane journeys. Cushion size when flat W 42cm, H 8cm, D 31cm Cushion size when sitting W 14cm, H 31cm, D22cm.
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David Lee talked for almost 10 minutes after practice. His shirt was sweaty from whatever workouts he took part in, but there's still no timetable for his return to game action. Here's what we know:
- The hamstring injury he suffered against the Spurs on March 22 led to nerve irritation in the hamstring.
- The team did an MRI on his back that came back negative, so it's not a disc issue.
- While Lee's condition isn't getting worse, he still doesn't have the explosion necessary to help the Warriors.
It sounds like Lee won't be back until the playoffs, but he's liable to come back at any time. So after several health-related questions, I decided to switch things up with a question about Lee's value to the team when healthy.
"You've been one of the leaders on this team for quite some time," I started.
Lee nodded.
"But there's some questions as to whether the team might be better with you out," I continued.
"Hmm," said Lee.
"Or not in the starting lineup. Do you have any reactions to those at all, or even pay attention to those questions?"
"No, I don't pay attention to what Tim Kawakami writes. By this point, you ought to know that it's rather biased. I'm not taking shots at him, but I think he just took Harrison's name out of the article and inserted Draymond's this year.
"I think I've been a guy that's worked my butt off for this team, been a leader on and off the court. A huge stat they say is plus/minus. I think I'm ninth in the league in that right now. So if I'm hurting the team, I don't see it. There's a lot of things I can get better at, and I'm going to keep doing that. And I think I can help this team do a lot of things in the playoffs coming up if I get healthy," Lee said.
Kawakami isn't the only writer to question whether the Warriors might actually be stronger without Lee, but his recent article titled "Draymond Green as the Warriors' most important power forward? In some ways, it's already probably happening" is almost certainly what Lee was referring to.
In that story, Kawakami referenced how Andrew Bogut called the team's starting lineup on Sunday — which featured a frontline of Bogut, Green and Andre Iguodala — "our killer lineup." After Lee and Mark Jackson spoke to the media today, Bogut gushed about Green's game and compared him to a former teammate of his, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.
"Obviously Draymond is much more perimeter-oriented than D-Lee is, and can shoot the three-ball. So there's a bit more spacing out there, probably. Draymond defensively can guard four positions, so that takes a lot of pressure off our defense to have Draymond switch with guys like Andre and so on. When they run pick-and-rolls, we can just switch them, which helps out our defensive rotations.
"I played with one of the best, in my opinion, Mbah a Moute. I think he's one of the best defenders in the league. Draymond reminds me a lot of Luc when Luc was younger. He hustles. They say they both can't shoot the ball well, but they still knock down big shots when you need them. Their rebound rate is phenomenal, and they play good D."
After the Mbah a Moute comparisons, I asked Bogut what advantages Lee brings.
"He's a scoring post presence for us. That's what we're missing right now. Obviously he's one of the best guys at slashing to the rim and finishing with 10 feet or closer. We definitely miss that a little bit, and we'll welcome that back when we can."
Then Bogut was asked once again what it's like to play with the "killer lineup."
"It's great. Our defense is really moving and clicking. People say our scoring will struggle with that lineup, last night they didn't. It's definitely a lineup I like playing with consistently," said Bogut, who then remarked on the Warriors' point total against Utah (130).
"Season high, yeah. Albeit against a team that is somewhat tanking. But yeah, it's very, very interesting."
Very interesting, indeed.
I really like David Lee as a person and what he can bring to the locker room is hard to replace. He's a season removed from being a top 5 power forward in the league, its hard to argue that David Lee is bad. However, I think its how the offense is being handled is why everyone is so down on Lee. The Warriors showed everyone how they can win last year in the playoffs. Lee's injury gave their offense a new look that played to Steph and Klay's strengths. A year later and instead of embracing that type of offense, they flat out refused to acknowledge it and pushed matchup exploitation and isolation possessions.
That said that type of offense isn't wrong, especially when you have a player as talented as David Lee. Moving Lee to the bench doesn't make much sense given how much he's paid, but if you look at how Mark Jackson likes to use his bench unit - all on or all off - the idea of a David Lee run bench becomes more intriguing. He can exploit defensive weaknesses of second units while also not having to worry as much on defense as he would as a starter.
Warrior fans are angry more so about how the Jackson refuses to use an offensive blueprint that won him the playoffs last year. The can make that jump to elite, should Jackson choose to accept it.
Dear queen slander. Your not just a racist fool, your stupid. Peopke who like Kawasaki read his stuff, but you show that even peopke who disagree read his stuff. That is a gold mine for him. ( see how idol dropped after cowell left) if you had any intelligence at all, you would ignore his stuff so it can pass quietly through the night. Your protestations not only shoe your lack of comprehension but your inabilities to simply control your childishness.
A huge reason for DLee being in trade rumors last summer and probably this upcoming summer is his contract( $15 million per for the next two seasons). As big as a contributor he is for the warriors for the last two seasons, I would not mind him getting traded as long as they get equal for luckily better value for him. Maybe Lacob and Myers can take a shot at trying to trade Lee for Kevin Love. Idk if the Twolves would do it, probably have to throw Barnes in the trade.
With Draymond having a good year is also a reason why DLee is getting flack for being a liability especially on D.
I just think if DLee was not getting double figure salary, all of this talk about him would be toned down
He is one of the reason why the Dubs are succesful the past two years. He play hard. Dubs will not be a title contender without him. He was an all star last year and sorry Green is not that close. Give the credit to this guy.
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@dubs49ersgiants I don't think they need to make a big blockbuster trade with Lee nor should they. If they trade Lee (something that I don't see happening ever), they should focus on role players. They really need another shooter and a dedicated slasher off the bench. Getting a backup PG like Will Bynum or even Jeremy Lin, players like that who attack the down the lane to create drive and kick situations as well as get to the line. And a spot up shooter to add to their roster wouldn't hurt. Outside of Curry and Thompson, the Warriors really don't have anyone else that can hit the 3's at an elite level.
The Warriors don't need a big impact player. If Barnes can return to form, they have enough fire power that just having someone else big like Love demanding touches will cause the offense to muck up like it has.
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