Today on Doing Time- Friday, August 15, 2008
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Tomorrow, McCain and Obama will meet with “values voters” at the Saddleback Mega-church in
Meanwhile, Jerome Corsi’s new book: Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality is getting some attention. The Obama camp has already sent out a rebuttal, called “Unfit for Publication”. Ron will talk to Media Matters Senior Fellow Paul Waldman about the book and pick apart the false statements and accusations within.
In the midst of the Russian/Georgian conflict, as Condi arrives in the region to wave her magic
Our very own
This plus a political round up, the latest on the Russian/Georgian ceasefire with Newsweek’s Moscow Bureau Chief Owen Matthews, banning bullying in schools, and Daniel Kimmel of Variety will join us for Ron’s Friday movie review.
- August 15, 2008








Corsi's books implications on publishing houses
Now that traditional publishing houses have conservative imprints...we have to ask ourselves are these imprints going to be held to the same standards as the other imprints in their respective houses?
How does legal let some of Corsi's inaccuracies out into a book?
How is Corsi allowed to cite himself so many times in the footnotes?
If you cite a lie isn't it still a lie?
If the mainstream(conservatives read as leftist) media had done this to John McCain
wouldn't there be a large outcry?
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By msiebertAugust 15, 2008 - 3:09pmHey Ron...
If you want a side-kick at Air America who butchers the English language as much as Curtis....than Chris Russo at WFAN just became available. Just a thought.
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By msiebertAugust 15, 2008 - 3:12pmRussia and Georgia - why we should care
The earlier call by Yuri left me fuming. His statement that he prefers the Soviet Union to a free Eastern Europe shows that either he never lived in the USSR, or that he did and that he enjoyed privileges under the Communists.
Which brings me to the subject of my comment - why we should care. For decades the USSR ruled its constituent republics with an iron fist, quashing any sparks of individual nationalism. Russians were resettled into Georgia, Ukraine and other republics in order to spread the Russian influence. People were punished for speaking their own language...only Russian was allowed. Religion was abolished. Personal property, especially land, was forcibly confiscated by the state. Resistance was met with violence, either direct (execution) or indirect (exile to Siberia, forced famine, etc.). Thankfully, the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90's allowed these republics to once again become independent states, in control of their own destiny.
Russia believes it is entitled to everything the USSR formerly controlled. Georgia is no exception. Russia, personified now by Putin, Medvedev and Lavrov, is angry that the former Soviet republics are in general doing fine on their own: setting up democratic governments, opening markets, allowing native language and culture to blossom. The former apparatchiks cannot let go of the power they once had. In fact, Russia's rhetoric concerning its former satellites is filled with venom: Ukraine and Georgia will be "punished" if they try to join NATO, Poland and the Czech Republic will be "punished" if they allow US missile defense within their borders. Georgia was "punished" for its incursions into South Ossetia. It is controlling European policy through bullying and fear.
Should the US and Europe allow such candid hate and greed to flourish? Why should we stand by while the Russians try to set up a new Soviet Union? Make no mistake, Russia will not stop at Georgia if it is not met with significant sanctions from the West. I'm not encouraging a military intervention or starting WW III as some are saying. Economic and political sanctions are a start.
Regardless of how you feel about Georgia, and certainly it made crucial mistakes, you should care about the implications of Russia's overblown military response and threat-laden rhetoric. Once their threats become deeds rather than words, we'll all be in trouble.
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By Alex677August 15, 2008 - 3:28pm