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Shallow Throat to Dems: Time to Go for the Jugular
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 11:53 am | Bernard Weiner
When I got the coded call from Shallow Throat, I was worried. The last few times we'd talked*, the highly-placed GOP mole in the Bush Administration was extremely frightened, fearing imminent discovery, so I thought something bad might have gone ... More >>
Bush Scandals Are Roiling: Turn Up the Heat!
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 12:11 am | Bernard Weiner
In the face of imminent scandal-eruptions, it's surprising to see Bush&Co. moving so forcefully in so many domestic-policy areas, rather than pulling back and trying to ease their way through the November 2 election. More >>
Bernard Weiner: A Candid Interview With Pres. Bush
Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 10:47 am | Bernard Weiner
President Bush seemed flustered by my question. ''In our family,'' the President said, with something of a pained smile, ''that period and those episodes are regarded as ancient, and somewhat embarrassing, history.'' More >>
Peace Marching Good - Getting Rid of Bush Better
Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 9:42 am | Bernard Weiner
Don't get me wrong. It felt great Saturday to be in the street-company of tens of thousands of anti-war compadres, letting the powers that be know that we're still here, still resisting, still serving as a kind of theatrical chorus while our leaders ... More >>
Bernard Weiner: Bush Wants Us to "Move On"
Tuesday, 16 March 2004, 11:15 am | Bernard Weiner
As we all know, Bush&Co. act forcefully, aggressively, arrogantly, in both the domestic and foreign arenas. They don't seem to care if what they do is based on lies, or immorality, or illegalities. Once the deed has been done, the Bushies say it's senseless ... More >>
Bernard Weiner: The America I Live In
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 2:43 pm | Bernard Weiner
A normal, average citizen, I unlock the front door and enter my home. I don't know if anyone has entered surreptitiously -- perhaps a sneak-and-peek job by Ashcroft's black-bag boys. More >>
Bernard Weiner: The Progressive Dilemma: K K or E?
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 2:27 pm | Bernard Weiner
Those of us about to vote in our state primaries -- Super Tuesday a week from now, with more large-state balloting coming right on its heels -- have some important pondering to do. More >>
Bernard Weiner: BS Away! - The Miracle Truth-Spray
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 2:40 pm | Bernard Weiner
A scientist friend from Silicon Valley, who has been working on a top-secret project for the past three years, permitted me to visit his laboratory the other day to witness the results of his labors. He's calling his patent-applied-for invention "B.S. ... More >>
Shallow Throat to Dems: One Chance, Don't Blow It
Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 2:03 pm | Bernard Weiner
I'd been trying to reach ''Shallow Throat'' for several months, but had never received a response. ''I apologize, Bernie, for not answering your coded messages,'' said ST, as we sat opposite each other in a dimly-lit Virginia tavern, ''because you wouldn't ... More >>
Inside Rove's Diary: Spinning the Web of Victory
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 1:58 pm | Bernard Weiner
Dear Diary: Finally a quiet moment to reflect on 2003. It was a momentous year for us, most of it good. We were able to move into Iraq without much domestic political objection -- only now are we taking heat for the way we bullbleeped our way into ... More >>
Bernard Weiner: Ten ''New Year's Revolutions''
Monday, 29 December 2003, 3:23 pm | Bernard Weiner
For many years, four San Francisco families have gathered after Christmas week in a cabin in the Sierra snow. One of our rituals takes place on New Year's Eve: More >>
It's Time for Plame-Case Reporters to Out Leakers
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 11:41 am | Bernard Weiner
Journalists do not reveal sources. It's what gives the Fourth Estate some of its clout: Officials, and lower-level whistleblowers, trust us to receive sensitive information and not get them in trouble by ratting on them. More >>
East Coast/Left Coast: Throbbing Political Pulse
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 10:59 am | Bernard Weiner
Whenever traveling around the country, I (surprise!) talk politics with folks I meet; it's often instructive and it serves as a way of taking the social pulse. More >>
Bernard Weiner: Current Events for Dummies
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 1:08 pm | Bernard Weiner
Overwhelmed by one crisis after another, one scandal after another, one politician's lies after another, I turn to the franchised book empire that tells it like it is, in plain English, so that even confused citizens like myself can understand current ... More >>
Handicapping the 2004 Race: Wazzup, Democrats?
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 11:27 am | Bernard Weiner
Twelve months from now, the most important American presidential election since the Depression will take place. More >>
Inside Bush's Diary: ''Things Are Out of Control!'
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 12:30 am | Bernard Weiner
It's been one goddamn thing after another. Karl and Dick seem to have everything under control and then, blammo, everything goes haywire: More >>
Bernard Weiner: There Is No "Road Map" to Peace
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 11:23 am | Bernard Weiner
Can we just acknowledge that there is no "road map" to peace in the Middle East? Under Bush, there is no U.S.-sponsored avenue or boulevard or street or back alley that could possibly take the parties to a solution. In sum, there are no shortcuts ... More >>
"Shallow Throat" Tells How Bush Can Be Defeated
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 12:07 am | Bernard Weiner
The message I got from Shallow Throat was: "Let's talk outside the Beltway. Lubbock airport 3 p.m. Tuesday, on your way back from Houston." More >>
Bernard Weiner: A Heartening Visit to Texas
Monday, 22 September 2003, 12:46 am | Bernard Weiner
HOUSTON -- Those lines from the '60s anthem, as popularized by the band Buffalo Springfield, have been running around my brain ever since I got to Texas on this abbreviated speaking tour. Something indeed is happening here in this country, and this city is a good ... More >>
America Two Years After 911: 25 Things We Now Know
Monday, 18 August 2003, 7:04 pm | Bernard Weiner
Last year, close to the time of the first anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks, I wrote ''Twenty Things We've Learned One Year After 9/11.'' Now we're approaching the second anniversary, and it's time for an update. More >>
