http://www.liberalmusings.com LiberalMusings is a left leaning blog on politics and world affairs Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:10:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to ABC News, the reason David Geffen dislikes the Clintons so much is because Bill Clinton refused to pardon Native American activist and convicted murderer, Leonard Peltier, in 2000. I don't know the specifics of the case, but ABCNews reports that in 1977, Peltier was convicted for allegedly killing two ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2007/02/24/leonard-peltier-the-reason-for-david-geffens-remarks-against-hillary/ I want to like Hillary Clinton. Really. I'd love to see a woman President. But this week's smackdown between Clinton and Obama makes absolutely no sense to me. The Democratic Party is weak enough without having candidates squabble over who's getting funding from the billionaires in Hollywood. Who cares? Why not ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2007/02/23/early-sparring-clinton-v-obama/ A study from DoubleClick of more than 1000 US adults reports that 42% say they will turn to the internet for info on the upcoming 2008 election. Here's the breakdown of where people are going for news: 60% research using television or news magazine sites, 45% use "other" online news sites ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2007/02/22/42-of-us-adults-research-politics-online/ With a little less than 21 months before the presidential election, ohn McCain has already pulled out the Republican trump card supporting overturning Roe vs Wade. The Houston Chronicle points out why this latest rant is a 180 degree flip flop from McCain's 1999 campaign where he was quoted as ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2007/02/20/roe-vs-wade-rhetoric-from-john-mccain/ US Rep. Katherine Harris has been drumming up controversy during her campaign in Tampa with these remarks Separation of church and state is "a lie we have been told," Harris said in the interview, published Thursday, saying separating religion and politics is "wrong because God is the one who chooses our ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2006/08/27/separation-of-church-and-state-is-not-a-lie/ With issues like Pluto, stem cells, and JonBenet in the news, Time Magazine has chosen to focus on Hillary Clinton's upcoming presidential run. Their conclusions? Hillary's "popular but polarizing." Yeah, like we didn't already know that. According to their polls, Hillary leads all prominent Democratic presidential candidates, at 46%, just ahead ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2006/08/26/hillary-clinton-helps-lamont-makes-cover-of-time-magazine/ Plan B, the emergency contraceptive that was to be sold over the counter without a prescription has finally been approved for women 18 and older. If taken within 3 days of unprotected sex, it cuts the chance of pregnancy by 89%. The issue came up as several Senators including Hillary Clinton ... http://www.liberalmusings.com/2006/08/26/plan-b-finally-approved-for-women-18-and-older/ According to some Republicans, Abraham Lincoln allegedly said "Congressmen who willfully take action during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs, and should be arrested, exiled or hanged," that's what President Abraham Lincoln said during the War Between the States. http://www.liberalmusings.com/2006/08/25/lincoln-didnt-say-that/