Did the McCain campaign back-channel the race card through Ron Fournier?
By : Mary MacElveen - Sunday September 21, 2008 After the worst week on Wall Street in U.S. history where the ripples are being felt clear across America and will continue to be felt for years to come, the tax payers will be bailing out incompetent and greedy executives on Wall Street. This shockwave felt by all of us has caused John McCain’s poll numbers to take a dive similar to the way the stock market did. One because he has always been against regulation and now says he is for it. Also his economic advisor Phil Gramm wrote (...)
read more, comments... Is Sarah Palin Certifiably Insane?
By : Mary MacElveen - Friday September 12, 2008 Sarah Palin is not opposed to going to war with Russia By Mary MacElveen Like Ed Koch who endorsed Barack Obama citing of Sarah Palin, “She scares me”, I would have to side with the former mayor. In reading where Palin stated in her interview with ABC’s Charlie Gibson she is open to the idea of a war with Russia, it does create a sense of terror within me. While I did not watch the interview, this was enough for me and reaffirmed my support for Senator Obama and Senator (...)
read more, comments... Mike Gravel unlike Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama bravely speaks truth to power
By : Mary MacElveen - Monday November 26, 2007 This past Thanksgiving weekend, upon visiting a mall, I witnessed every day Americans coming together to support our troops overseas in Iraq and even Afghanistan. The volunteers manning this booth were collecting donated items and they in turn were packaging individual boxes to be shipped via Fed-Ex. These packages were being sent to our troops in time for the holidays. In seeing that display of true compassion, again in my mind, I screamed: They did not have to be there in the first (...)
read more, comments... AIPAC, Israel, and the United States, oh my
By : Mary MacElveen - Thursday October 4, 2007 I want to preface my article, by stating it is important that you go to the link at the bottom to read all the embedded hyperlinks as well as watch the YouTube.com feed that is also embedded within the piece. AIPAC, Israel, and the United States, oh my By Mary MacElveen October 4, 2004 As it pertains to the use of nuclear weapons or our concern whether or not a country does have them or our belief that a country is trying to build one, I often wonder if we even have the moral standing (...)
read more, comments... In the spirit of Ramadan, I apologize to the Iraqi people
By : Mary MacElveen - Saturday September 15, 2007 In the spirit of Ramadan I as an American citizen wish to apologize to the Iraqi people for your insurmountable loss you have felt since my government chose to invade your country back in March of 2003. I know that these are but words, but words are all I have at this point to offer you. Many like me have called upon our elected representatives to end this war and all it does is fall on deaf ears. At times, I feel as if we are just as helpless as you are. I have never seen you as my (...)
read more, comments... Paralyzed Gaza girl, Maria Amin is in need of humanitarian help
By : Mary MacElveen - Monday August 27, 2007 Paralyzed Gaza girl, Maria Amin is in need of humanitarian help By Mary MacElveen August 26, 2007 As most of you know through my columns and my on-air appearance on CNN concerning Youssif, I am very concerned for all children either maimed or killed by war. In Youssif’s case, he will be coming to the United States along with his family for treatment. His treatment will be long and arduous, but seeing his energy via the feed produced by CNN, he may surprise those that will provide (...)
read more, comments... In sparing Libby, Pres. Bush built an IED that blew up the judicial system
By : Mary MacElveen - Thursday July 5, 2007 By Mary MacElveen A few years ago, I remember seeing a commercial to help stop drunk driving which said, “Friends do not let friends drive drunk” and the act of a good friend would have been to take away the keys to the car so that no one would get hurt. Most likely that commercial did save countless lives. So when I read this statement coming from Senator Gordon Smith (R) of Oregon in which he said of President Bush, "President Bush is my friend, and I don’t always (...)
read more, comments... Congress should deliver the war supplemental bill in a flag-draped coffin
By : Mary MacElveen - Sunday April 29, 2007 Congress should deliver the war supplemental bill in a flag-draped coffin By Mary MacElveen April 29, 2007 On Tuesday which is the fourth anniversary of President Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech, the $120 billion war supplemental bill is scheduled to be delivered to President Bush’s desk. On that day four years ago, in self-serving pageantry, President Bush flew onto the U.S.S. Lincoln in a fighter jet wearing a uniform he had no business wearing. In learning (...)
read more, comments... Do Iraqis equate President Bush to Cho Seung-Hui?
By : Mary MacElveen - Wednesday April 18, 2007 Do Iraqis equate President Bush to Cho Seung-Hui? By Mary MacElveen April 18, 2007 As President Bush spoke to those gathered at Blacksburgh, Virginia after the loss of 33 lives including the life of Cho Seung-Hui’s, he made these striking remarks, “Yesterday began like any other day. Students woke up, and they grabbed their backpacks and they headed for class. And soon the day took a dark turn, with students and faculty barricading themselves in classrooms and dormitories (...)
read more, comments... Gonzales justice department will allow a terrorist to be set free on bail
By : Mary MacElveen - Wednesday April 11, 2007 By Mary MacElveen April 11, 2007 What would you say if a known terrorist was about to be freed on $350 thousand dollar bail? Would it anger you? Of course it would if this country truly believes in capturing and punishing terrorists. What would be your reaction if this was the last recorded message made by a pilot of a downed air plane, “We have an explosion aboard, we are descending immediately! ... We have fire on board! We are requesting immediate landing! We have a total (...)
read more, comments... Both Pres. Bush and Congress will keep our troops in Iraq
By : Mary MacElveen - Wednesday April 11, 2007 Both Pres. Bush and Congress will keep our troops in Iraq By Mary MacElveen April 10, 2007 In this Countdown feed it is becoming evident that President Bush will get his way as it pertains to the handling of this war. I do believe as Keith Olbermann does that the senate Democrats “are beginning to blink” when it comes to setting up arbitrary timelines for our withdrawal of troops from Iraq. As you listen to this feed, Senator Carl Levin stated, “We are not going to (...)
read more, comments... In funding of the Iraq War, supporters have thrown our soldiers under the bus
By : Mary MacElveen - Tuesday April 3, 2007 In funding of the Iraq War, supporters have thrown our soldiers under the bus By Mary MacElveen April 3, 2007 As one reads where Senator Harry Reid may move to cut funds to this war in Iraq, it is time for Americans that voted for a change to come forth in support of this measure. It is time to rise and shine America. You can no longer hide in some fox hole oblivious to this war’s failure. As of today, 3,252 soldiers have lost their lives. Some see Reid’s call as being an (...)
read more, comments... To President Bush, “You can’t always get what you want”
By : Mary MacElveen - Thursday March 29, 2007 By Mary MacElveen In listening to a debate that took place on Scarborough Country after the Senate passed the $120 billion dollar war appropriations bill with a dead line to bring this war to an end attached to it, MSNBC pundit, Pat Buchanan made certain remarks concerning the Democratic Party. Buchanan stated, “Joe, it is exactly the problem the Democrats are going to have. After the president vetoes it, and then they go back, his veto‘s going to be sustained in both houses. (...)
read more, comments... Bush’s ominous statement in 2000: "They have not led. We will,"
By : Mary MacElveen - Monday March 26, 2007 Bush’s ominous statement in 2000: "They have not led. We will," By Mary MacElveen March 26, 2007 In reading these comments as reported by ZeeNews.com in which they wrote that Vice President Dick Cheney, “has assured political allies that an early withdrawal of US forces from Iraq would not be allowed, despite efforts by Congress to impose a deadline on US combat operations there.” I am reminded of what someone said on one of the political lists that I belong to that both (...)
read more, comments... Pres. Bush, DeLay, Perle and others are collaborators against the American people
By : Mary MacElveen - Monday March 19, 2007 Pres. Bush, DeLay, Perle and others are collaborators against the American people By Mary MacElveen March 19, 2007 In inviting former Congressman Tom DeLay onto their program to discuss the Iraq War, ‘Meet the Press’ lowered the bar for honest debate. After all, he resigned his office because he was indicted. His voice should carry absolutely no weight as this war is discussed. He has no right to interject his feelings and opinions of this war as he did so with the Terrie (...)
read more, comments... To the U.S. Congress if you can’t end this war, go look for other work
By : Mary MacElveen - Friday March 16, 2007 To the U.S. Congress if you can’t end this war, go look for other work By Mary MacElveen March 16, 2007 In speaking out against this war, those that have done so have pushed all fear aside and have done so with immense courage. If one is to look at the definition of courage, one is, “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.” The other being, “have the courage of one’s convictions, to (...)
read more, comments... President Bush, the Iraqi people are not collateral damage they are victims
By : Mary MacElveen - Friday March 16, 2007 President Bush, the Iraqi people are not collateral damage they are victims By Mary MacElveen March 16, 2007 The other night I started to write an editorial asking what did the Iraqis do to the United States of America to deserve their fate and put it aside to finish up at a later time. In preparing to finish it up tonight, I logged onto the CrooksAndLiars.com web site only to see a heart breaking Sixty Minutes story which aired this past Sunday called Will They Ever Trust Us Again? It is (...)
read more, comments... Message to the KKK: By wearing hoods, it shows your cowardice
By : Mary MacElveen - Friday February 9, 2007 By Mary MacElveen February 8, 2007 In reading this alarming story in which the KKK is on the rise in New Jersey, I want to send a clear message to those within this organization, “You are cowards!” You may ask why I will say that of your pathetic group and that is because for the most part all of you wear those hoods. I mean, come on, if you believe in what you say, then show your face. Have the courage to stand up for your beliefs. That is the American way. Millions (...)
read more, comments... Bigger is not always better
By : Mary MacElveen - Sunday February 4, 2007 By Mary MacElveen Have you ever heard of the term, bigger is better? It can apply to many things we often take for granted. Should a large store open up within our community, we as human beings are curious and we will visit these larger stores at the expense of the smaller one we have always shopped at. This is the case as the smaller Waldbaums in Miller Place. It has now closed its doors. It could no longer compete with the Stop N Shop that was built in close proximity to it. Being (...)
read more, comments... Please write these Iowa publications on behalf of John Edwards.
By : Mary MacElveen - Sunday January 21, 2007 Dear Folks, Many of you have now read those three columns I circulated yesterday in which John Edwards has opposed a troop increase and has called upon Congress to cut the funds. I replied to each one using the title of their respective pieces. Should you wish to do the same, here is the contact information: staff@iowapolitics.com, online@press-citizen.com and http://wcco.com/contact Iowa Wire used the title, ‘Edwards urges Congress to block Iraq escalation’. Iowa Politics (...)
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