Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1908-60
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
November 20, 2009 "Our country wonders this weekend what is on President Obama's mind. He is apparently, about to bring months of deliberation to a close and answer General Stanley McChrystal's request for more troops in Afghanistan. When he finally announces how many, why, and at what cost, he will most likely have defined his presidency, for the consequences will be far-reaching and unpredictable....
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The ill-starred John Kennedy issued numerous orders and had federal troops invade Mississippi. Lyndon Johnson pushed presidential power well beyond Kennedy, and Nixon stalwartly asserted yet more executive powers. … Popular wars or those too ancient to stir controversy may be mentioned, mostly as an arena for presidential heroics. The Mexican War squeaks by [...]
BLANKNEY JOURNAL (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
On this day in 1963,The President of the United States was assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas. John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when three shots were fired at his open-topped car. The presidential motorcade was travelling through the main business area of the city. Texas Governor John Connally was also seriously injured when one of the unknown sniper's bullets hit him in the back....
Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Obama says it: There’s a chance he won’t run in 2012 President Obama in China In an interview with CNN in China, President Obama opened the possibility to not running for re-election in 2012 — something that no president has done since Lyndon Johnson. Here’s what he said: “You know, if – if I feel like I’ve made the [...]
The Agonist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our country wonders this weekend what is on President Obama's mind. He is apparently, about to bring months of deliberation to a close and answer General Stanley McChrystal's request for more troops in Afghanistan. When he finally announces how many, why, and at what cost, he will most likely have defined his presidency, for the consequences will be far-reaching and unpredictable. As I read and listen...
One Utah (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barack Obama is being besieged from all sides about his pending decision on what to do about an undeclared war. I don’t know why this should be his decision alone. If conservatives in congress still have ants in their pants for war, as they did when Lyndon Johnson was president, why don’t they summon the [...]
Pen and Sword (Free subscription) | yesterday
“It really boils down to one of two decisions, getting out or getting in.” --President Lyndon Johnson, speaking about Vietnam. “Soldiers came to school today,” announced the Kindergarten kid. "They only kill bad people. They don't kill good people." This is story comes to us by way of Jon Letman of Truthout. The Kindergarten kid was his son, who is five. Letman relates...
Scooter McGavin's 9th Green (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Chuck , Christmas in Rockefeller Center , WWII in HD , The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination , When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs , Caprica , and Delta Blues . - I was never a fan of the idea of Chuck returning before the Olympics and it looks like NBC will be fumbling...
Motor City Liberal (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
By Matt Corley During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as “ wild and scenic ,” Rep. Virginia Foxx ( R-old right wing battle ax ), who opposes the legislation, tried to claim a progressive environmental record for her party. “Actually, the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this country,” said Foxx....
bjkeefe (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), whose classiness we have noted before , has reached to the bottom of the barrel and pulled up the stalest of wingnut chestnuts : THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS!!!1! . Yes, Virgina, once upon a time, the Republican Party had some moderate -- dare we even say -- liberal members, and yes, way back when, the Democratic Party still had its Strom Thurmonds...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Airtime: Friday, November 20, 2009, at 9:00 PM (EST) on PBS (check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html ). As President Obama prepares to respond to General McChrystal's call for more troops in Afghanistan, Bill Moyers considers another president's decision to escalate troop levels in a military conflict. Through President Lyndon Johnson's taped phone conversations...
NObama - Not Now, Not Ever (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
In an interview with CNN in China, President Obama opened the possibility to not running for re-election in 2012 — something that no president has done since Lyndon Johnson. Here’s what he said: “You know, if – if I feel like I’ve made the very best decisions for the American people and three years from now I [...]
Rightward Leaning (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
I got shot down over North Vietnam in 1967, as a Squadron Commander. After I returned in 1973 I published 2 books that dealt a lot with "real torture" in Hanoi. Our make believe president is branding our country as a bunch of torturers when he has no idea what torture is. As for me, I was put through a mock execution because I would not respond. I was pistol whipped on the head. A couple...
Liberalguy (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
"In an interview with CNN in China, President Obama opened the possibility to not running for re-election in 2012 -- something that no president has done since Lyndon Johnson. Here's what he said:"
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The story of the pivotal civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama is to be made into a film, with Lee Daniels poised to direct It is the Alabama town forever associated with the civil rights struggle after state troopers clubbed and tear-gassed activists as they tried to march on the state capital, Montgomery, 54 miles away. Now the story of the historic marches from Selma in 1965, which led to legislation...
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