Hold Fast

Paul Krugman, on Bobby Jindal’s idiotic critique of keeping Americans safe from disasters, and what it says about the contemporary Republican Party: Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead. [...]

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Lhadon Tethong, reporting from Hong Kong, and Tenzin Dorjee talk about the latest news from inside Tibet and Western media coverage of China’s military buildup inside Tibet to stop any protests for freedom. Additionally, the video focuses on photos that have just come out through the Free Tibet Campaign from Labrang of massive Chinese military, [...]

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Steve Benen tries to decipher what Sarah Palin means when she talks about how the media treated her as John McCain’s running mate. Not surprisingly, Benen has a tough time resolving Palin’s use of words in ways that have no clear connection to the sorts of things other people mean when they use the same [...]

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Another installment of Lhadon Tethong and Tenzin Dorjee of Students for a Free Tibet, speaking about the latest news from inside Tibet and the coverage Western media outlets are doing of the crackdown inside Tibet. Also, Lhadon and Tendor talk about recent news coming out from inside Tibet through anonymous sources.

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Adding to the growing Western media coverage of China’s crackdown in Tibet and the push inside Tibet for a moratorium on Losar celebrations, the Los Angeles Times has a story on what’s going on. Included in it is this gem about the Chinese government and government institutions forcing Tibetans to celebrate Losar: At Beijing’s Central [...]

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Brandon Friedman of VoteVets is interviewed by Bill in Portland Maine for Daily Kos Cheers & Jeers series. It’s a pretty interesting interview and definitely worth a read. Brandon is a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and is, in my opinion, one of the sharpest voices for young veterans of America’s 21st centuries [...]

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I really do hope Republicans pursue a strategy of “universal exorcism and bloodletting” of more moderate leaders with national profiles like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlie Crist and creating a unified plan in which Republicans say no to everything the incredibly popular President Obama says. This is a cunning plan and I am frightened for Democratic [...]

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Responsibility, not quite yet. The Washington Post continues to stand behind George Will’s error-filled global warming denying column from a week ago. Fortunately for the world, Brad Johnson of The Wonk Room does what the editors at the Post refuse to do and drafts a thorough correction to Will’s column. Naturally we do not expect [...]

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Jamison Foser finds some in US News & World Report, which is “asking readers who they would prefer to run a daycare center for their kids: First Lady Michelle Obama, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, or Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.” While there’s no reason anyone should ask this question, [...]

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SFT Deputy Director Tenzin Dorjee talks about the current state of affairs in Tibet as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits China for the first time. Tendor was also quoted today on the Clinton visit by AFP: Students for a Free Tibet said Clinton’s remarks sent the wrong signal to China at a sensitive time. [...]

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