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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
It's Our Anniversary
March 19, 2003 - March 19, 2009.
- Six years in Iraq.
- Over 4,000 Americans dead. Over 50,000 wounded.
- Millions of Iraqis dead, wounded, or displaced from their homes and country.
Thanks for noticing.
Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
IWR News
Iraq Body Count: 3/10/09
Americans Killed: 4257
Americans Wounded: 50,000
http://icasualties.org/
Iraqis Killed: 1,000,000+
http://www.thelancet.com
“…a small price…” Rep. John Boehner
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Latest Confirmed Casualties:
*Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum, 32, of Telford, PA died Feb. 21 in Baghdad, Iraq.
*Cpl. Michael L. Mayne, 21, of Burlington Flats, NY died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq.
*Spc. Micheal B. Alleman, 31, of Logan, UT died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq.
*Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, 21, of Indianapolis, IN died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq.
*1st Lt. William E. Emmert, 36, of Lincoln, TN died Feb. 24 in Mosul, Iraq.
*Spc. Brian M. Connelly, 26, of Union Beach, NJ died Feb. 26 in Adhamiya, Iraq.
*Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, 21, of Noblesville, IN died Feb. 28 in Anbar province, Iraq.
*Sgt. Jeffrey A. Reed, 23, of Chesterfield, VA died March 2 in Balad, Iraq.
*Pfc. Jessica Y. Sarandrea, 22, of Miami, FL died March 3 in Mosul, Iraq.
*1st Lt. Daniel B. Hyde, 24, of Modesto, CA died March 7 in Samarra, Iraq.
Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue
Americans Killed: 4257
Americans Wounded: 50,000
http://icasualties.org/
Iraqis Killed: 1,000,000+
http://www.thelancet.com
“…a small price…” Rep. John Boehner
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Latest Confirmed Casualties:
*Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum, 32, of Telford, PA died Feb. 21 in Baghdad, Iraq.
*Cpl. Michael L. Mayne, 21, of Burlington Flats, NY died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq.
*Spc. Micheal B. Alleman, 31, of Logan, UT died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq.
*Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, 21, of Indianapolis, IN died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq.
*1st Lt. William E. Emmert, 36, of Lincoln, TN died Feb. 24 in Mosul, Iraq.
*Spc. Brian M. Connelly, 26, of Union Beach, NJ died Feb. 26 in Adhamiya, Iraq.
*Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, 21, of Noblesville, IN died Feb. 28 in Anbar province, Iraq.
*Sgt. Jeffrey A. Reed, 23, of Chesterfield, VA died March 2 in Balad, Iraq.
*Pfc. Jessica Y. Sarandrea, 22, of Miami, FL died March 3 in Mosul, Iraq.
*1st Lt. Daniel B. Hyde, 24, of Modesto, CA died March 7 in Samarra, Iraq.
Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue
Monday, March 09, 2009
Friday, March 06, 2009
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
David Sirota for new MSNBC host
Anyone who reads here on a semi-regular basis knows that I am a huge fan of David Sirota's. I was pleased to meet him at the Seattle Town Hall forum for Washington Public Campaigns a couple of years ago and to help muster support locally to have his syndicated column picked up by both the Seattle Times and the Everett Herald. Well, for those who haven't heard, there is an even more exciting possibility for Mr. Sirota and, by extension for the entire Progressive community. I will let David tell you:
Friends:
Last month, the New York Times ran a story about MSNBC looking for a host to fill its open 10pm time-slot and many of you encouraged me to apply for the job after seeing me on programs like The Rachel Maddow Show, Bill Moyers Journal and The Colbert Report. Of course, I didn't really know what that meant - after all, how the heck do you "apply" for a TV show? Well, today, my friend and fellow OpenLeft.com writer Chris Bowers launched a formal campaign to ask MSNBC to consider me for the slot, and now I'm asking for your help - and the good news is, I'm not asking you for money, I'm just asking you to take 1 minute of your time to send an email, join a Facebook group and tell all your friends to do the same.
MSNBC president Phil Griffin told the New York Times he wants the process of selecting a host to be "organic." That means I need as many of you as possible to send an email to MSNBC at letters@msnbc.com with a simple message: Tell them you'd like them to bring me on for the 10pm job. It also means you forwarding on this email to as many people as you know asking them to do the same. It means blogging about this, Twittering this message to friends, and joining the Facebook group about this campaign at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53711796165
Griffin has told reporters he's not sure MSNBC is going to fill the slot with a progressive, but that he is watching to see viewer response for feedback. That's why your help in this campaign is so important - and I wouldn't ask for your help unless I was sure it could make a significant impact.
As many of you know, I've appeared on MSNBC many times as a guest with my friend Rachel Maddow, and appear regularly on other networks. I also have a syndicated newspaper column, two bestselling books and a blog, thanks in no small part to all of your support over the years. So, after a lot of scratching and clawing (and help from you), my work is starting to get out there. And in all of those forums, I try to focus on the economic and political issues important to regular folks - the issues that get short shrift by so much of the media. Over the years, I've worked with so many of you - you've given me ideas, provided leads for stories and critiqued me. It's improved my work so much, and now we have a chance to take it to the next level - and if we do, our work together will only intensify.
At this moment of economic crisis, we need as many populist progressive voices in the media as possible. If we make this happen - if you help me in this campaign - we can bring all of those issues we care so much about to the forefront of the national media conversation.
Let me close by saying that while I've never been bashful about promoting a campaign, a cause, a candidate or a book, campaigning for myself is new to me. It feels a bit uncomfortable, because I've tried to make all of my work about the issues, not about me personally. But MSNBC has made clear that it wants viewer input in this process of selecting a host for 10pm, so I decided to swallow my pride, get over my unease, and do whatever I could to make a real go at this, because this opportunity to amplify all of our work is real and achievable if we make our voices heard.
Chances like this come around so rarely - so I hope you’ll take a moment and email letters@msnbc.com and ask them to bring me aboard, and then forward this email to all of your friends, join the Facebook group and blog/twitter about it where you can.
As I said before, I wouldn't ask you to do this if it wasn't important, and if I wasn't sure it would make a huge difference. With your help, we have a real shot at making this opportunity a reality - one that can boost all the causes we've been pushing for so long.
Rock the boat,
David
In the few years that I have been watching, listening, and writing about the need for Progressive activism in this country, David Sirota has been a constant source of inspiration, education, and motivation through his books, "Hostile Takeover" and "Uprising", his column (he was tapped by Creators Syndicate to help fill the void left by the passing of the great Molly Ivins), and by his in-person and televised appearances. What a great followup to Rachel Maddow he would be on MSNBC. I hope that, if you have not already, you will take a couple of minutes to write to MSNBC asking them to bring David Sirota into America's living rooms and then ask your friends to do the same.
Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue
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