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Bush's Iraq-Iran comparisons

Bush’s Disturbing Iraq-Iran Parallels

Olbermann put together a video package that compares Bush’s 2002 rhetoric about Iraq with his 2007 rhetoric about Iran. It’s not pretty.

  • Also, see this Vanity Fair article, which has more frightening news on the topic.

  • Posted on Feb 1, 2007 READ MORE  | 78 READS


    Joe Biden and Jon Stewart

    The Dude’s A-Biden

    Presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden took the hot seat at “The Daily Show” to discuss the explosive comments he made about Hillary, Obama and Edwards in a recent New York Observer interview.

    Posted on Feb 1, 2007 READ MORE  | 31 READS


    Family Guy with Robertson and Falwell

    Robertson and Falwell Get Left Behind

    This cute, quick clip from “The Family Guy” envisions your favorite “agents of intolerance,” Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, as the only two humans left on Earth after the Rapture.

    Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 115 READS


    Stephen Colbert and Barry Lando

    Colbert Jostles With Lando (Not Calrissian)

    Stephen Colbert interviews former “60 Minutes” producer Barry Lando, whose book “Web of Deceit” chronicles “the history of Western complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush.”

    Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 19 READS


    Jon Stewart and John Hodgman

    Stewart and Hodgman Probe the Primaries

    Jon Stewart and “The Daily Show’s” “resident expert” John Hodgman explore the implications of several big states’ mobilization to hold earlier primaries.

    Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 43 READS


    Politicos on YouTube

    2008 Hopefuls Find New Media a Mixed Blessing

    This great N.Y. Times story highlights the ways in which White House contenders are having to contend with game-changing technologies like YouTube. (Videos mentioned: Hillary’s national anthem; John Edwards’ primping, etc.)

    Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 79 READS


    Ted Haggard

    Sex Talk With Rev. Ted

    In this clip from the new HBO documentary “Friends of God,” the Rev. Ted Haggard engages in some loose sex talk with parishioners. (Haggard is, of course, the former president of the National Association of Evangelicals who famously frequented a gay male sex worker.)

    Posted on Jan 30, 2007 READ MORE  | 41 READS


    Jon Stewart on Fox News

    Stewart on Fox’s Obama Smear

    Jon Stewart is at his ironic best in this riff on Fox News’ egregiously irresponsible story on Barack Obama’s background.

    Posted on Jan 30, 2007 READ MORE  | 79 READS


    Sean Penn

    O’Reilly vs. Fonda, Penn, Sarandon and Robbins (Updated)

    Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and WorldCantWait organizer Sunsara Taylor each spoke to a Fox News reporter at this weekend’s antiwar protest in Washington. Watch Bill O’Reilly attempt to counter their arguments.
    UPDATE: Check out WorldCantWait’s refutations of O’Reilly’s talking points.

    Posted on Jan 30, 2007 READ MORE  | 279 READS


    State of the Union satire

    State of the Union Satire

    James Adomian returns with another dead-on sendup of Bush’s address. Watch it. Don’t miss the Democratic response at the end. (Also, watch Adomian’s 2006 version)

    Posted on Jan 29, 2007 READ MORE  | 66 READS


    One Voice Movement

    One Voice in Israel/Palestine

    This unusually powerful video highlights the efforts of the OneVoice Movement, a grass-roots organization that brings Israeli and Palestinian youths together to advocate for a peaceful resolution of the struggle between their peoples.

    Posted on Jan 29, 2007 READ MORE  | 40 READS


    'Stop the Escalation'

    ‘Stop the Escalation’ Ad

    This brief ad features Iraq war vets opposed to Bush’s troop escalation plan. Learn more here

    Posted on Jan 29, 2007 READ MORE  | 23 READS


    John McCain

    The Real McCain.com

    Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald (“Outfoxed” “Iraq for Sale”) produced this video (and accompanying website) to expose the blatant contradictions John McCain has made on issues like Iraq, gay marriage and the Confederate flag.

    Posted on Jan 29, 2007 READ MORE  | 170 READS


    Robert Scheer

    Podcast: Alternative Energy, the State of the Union and More

    Robert Scheer joins Truthdig contributors James Harris and Joshua Scheer for a conversation on the State of the Union, alternative energy, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq and more.

    Posted on Jan 26, 2007 READ MORE  | 84 READS


    Jim Webb

    Weekly Video Roundup

    This week, our collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes Sen. Jim Webb’s response to Bush’s SOTU speech; a misleading U.S. Army recruiting video; and an episode of “30 Days” that puts a conservative Christian in a Muslim household.

    Posted on Jan 26, 2007 READ MORE  | 12 READS


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