Lyndon Johnson

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• Olbermann on Afghanistan: Get out now (Warning to Obama)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Mr. President, it now falls to you to be both former Republican Senator George Aiken and the man to whom he spoke, Lyndon Johnson. You must declare victory, and get out. ... even though the Pentagon is a bunch of perpetually 12-year old boys desperate to stay up as late as possible by any means necessary — get out ...
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• Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away

  
  Newsroom Magazine — Authority: 129
  In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny. What they seek now is friendly [...]
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• News Story Glenn Beck Parody Site Sustained

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  Keeping the Internet safe for satire, the World Intellectual Property Organization ruled that the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com was not a violation of the conservative political commentators intellectual property. read more
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• Will the Real Obama Please Stand Up?

  
  The Liberal Democrat — Authority: 127
  Ten months into his presidency, we all know the presidents Barack Obama is not, as well as the presidents he does not want to be.It is clear that he is not a liberal mirror image of President Ronald Reagan, reshaping the political landscape. Neither is he, as he himself [...]
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• Thanksgiving 2009 (UPDATED)

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 431
  In honor of the holiday I’m reposting one of my most popular posts ever, entitled Thank A Democrat:If you’re not a wealthy landowner and you vote, thank a Democrat: Andrew Jackson got rid of laws that discriminated against working-class Americans by restricting voting to wealthy landholders.If you’re a woman and ...
  5 days ago

• New exhibit at LBJ museum is bittersweet parting

  
  Newstreamz San Marcos — Authority: 151
  A very special exhibit opening is planned for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the LBJ Museum of San Marcos. It is somewhat of a bittersweet occasion as the remarkable photos of Norman Dietels signal the end of museum director Scott Jordans tenure.
  6 days ago

• Obama and Afghanistan

  
  UNC Press Blog — Authority: 113
  Before we close up shop for the Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to highlight some excellent commentary on President Obama’s impending decision about how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. The President is scheduled to make an announcement next Tuesday, December 1, about his intentions for America’s next steps. ...
  6 days ago

• Indira Gandhi movie details revealed

  
  i69.in — Authority: 156
  Madhuri Dixit There has been a buzz that Madhuri Dixit will soon sign Krishna Shah film, which is based on the late Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi . According to reports, Madhuri has still not made up her mind and is weighing all the pros and cons associated with the project. Apparently the actress ...
  1 week ago

• As Obama Decides on Afghanistan, JFK’s Vietnam Deliberations Worth Recalling

  
  Antiwar.com Original — Authority: 141
  The pressure that has been on Barack Obama with respect to reinforcement of the war in Afghanistan resembles that placed on John F. Kennedy to send American combat troops to Vietnam during the 18 months before his assassination. Kennedy made an early decision that displeased most of his own staff as [...]
  1 week ago

• America: Nation Seemingly Without History

  
  Newsroom Magazine — Authority: 129
  It’s very easy. I’m very sensitive to the fact that people who are having trouble with an intransigent problem find it very easy to come and say to the President of the United StatesGo and be tough.McGeorge BundyNational Security Adviser to Presidents Kennedy & JohnsonWashingtonLost Treasure, Lost Lives, Lost ...
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• The disastrous decisions of war

  
  theCLog — Authority: 442
  One, two, three, four … what are we fighting for? Bill Moyers, who was at the side of President Lyndon Johnson at the time when disastrous decisions were being made to escalate the U.S. presence in the quagmire that was Vietnam, used his experience to speak Friday night to President Barack Obama about what could ...
  1 week ago

• Lyndon Baines Obama

  
  Revolution 21's Blog for the People — Authority: 131
  I rise from my sick bed to pass along two things and say one thing. First, theres this from The Associated Press : Signaling hes decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the ...
  1 week ago

• Obama: Channeling LBJ

  
  Kenneth G. Davenport — Authority: 466
  Many pundits like to point to Jimmy Carter as the true ideological father of our current president -- and it is hard to deny the similarities. Like Carter, Obamas weak, apologetic foreign policy has marked him as the traffic cop who went to work without his whistle: hes blowing hard, but nothing is happening. For ...
  1 week ago

• “It’s possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it’s probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.” ~ P. D. James

  
  Lola's Curmudgeonly Musings on Life, Love & Other Trifles — Authority: 121
  But what we need to remember is what happened as a result of the pervasive unrest then could happen now. Those who are being churned into a collective frenzy in their hatred for the man who currently sits in the Oval Office include individuals who only need a push in the right direction to carry that hatred into an ...
  1 week ago

• Afghanistan = Vietnam

  
  Dangerous Intersection — Authority: 434
  On Friday’s show, Bill Moyers drew upon President Lyndon Johnson’s taped phone calls and commentary regarding the Vietnam war, before drawing the following conclusions: Now in a different world, at a different time, and with a different president, we face the prospect of enlarging a different war. But once again ...
  1 week ago

• Shalimar Director Makes a Comeback

  
  Masala Daily — Authority: 138
  By movietalkies Saturday Nov 21 4:21 PM Krishna Shah is perhaps best remembered for his film Shalimar which he made in the late Seventies, a film in which he attempted to bring Bollywood and Hollywood together with a star cast featuring Dharmemdra and Zeenat Aman from India and Rex Harrison and Gina ...
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• Virginia Makes History…Up

  
  HYSTERICAL RAISINS — Authority: 467
  From From THINK PROGRESS : During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as “ wild and scenic ,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who opposes the legislation, tried to claim a progressive environmental record for her party. “Actually, the GOP has been the leader in ...
  1 week ago

• Arizona Loses a Record

  
  Rum, Romanism and Rebellion — Authority: 502
  Quick, who was the longest serving member of Congress? Well, up until this week, you could have proudly mentioned Carl Trumbull Hayden of Tempe. As of this week, however, the good Senator Hayden has lost that distinction to Robert Byrd of West Virginia.Hayden served a term as Sheriff of Maricopa County, then ran for ...
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• Healthcare Reform Struggle Will Not End This Year

  
  ChrisWeigant.com — Authority: 419
  The struggle for healthcare reform is not going to end this year. By saying that, I am not breaking any news about Harry Reid or the Senate, or even about the chances for passage of any particular bill or healthcare reform scheme before New Years Eve -- rather, I am urging people to take a step back and view ...
  2 weeks ago

• Great gift ideas for the political animal

  
  Front Row Washington — Authority: 672
  The Vietnam War caused the biggest political division in the United States since the Civil War. It also radicalized a generation and drove a president from office. Yet Democrats are using a photograph of two of the Vietnam War’s leading characters to try to rally the party and raise money. The fund-raising outfit ...
  2 weeks ago

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