CNN...NOW! Cleland is at the ranch!!! n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

[BootinUp]

1. Please keep us informed!

TIA

[lancdem]

2. Is Rassman there, too?

Keep us cube rats posted, please!

[Debi]

3. And......

Update...I'm at work....

[WLKjr]

4. HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take it to the MAX, MAX! SHOVE IT THE MANS FACE!!!!!!!!!!

[lancdem]

5. What's happening?

[annxburns]

6. Details PLEASE!

nt

[fob]

7. This is one of those things that the campaign should webcast with a

MaxCam, fuck the whore-media, with today's technology cover your own news events.

[David Dunham]

9. The step has to be handled very, very carefully if it is to work out.

[fob]

28. I agree. But it should be other events too. You could have the

TeresaCam, EdwardsCam, etc and webcast to those who sign up and create a buzz on their own. Don't ya think? Get someone, anyone with the campaign and webcam 'em up and send 'em to a bush*/cheney event, not surreptitiously but make them obvious so the bush*heads don't scatter. Let their hatred and divisivness shine for all to see.

[stevedeshazer]

8. What ranch?

What is this about?

[lancdem]

11. Bush's ranch

Cleland's hand-delivering a letter to Bush from Kerry calling on him to denounce the SBVT smear campaign.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. The idiot-in-chief's ranch.

Cleland and Rassman are delivering a letter from Kerry to Bush to tell him to denounce the smearboat ad.

[Pachamama]

76. Pig Farm - Not a ranch....

The oinkers are wallowing in their mud and don't know what to do...

Bwahahahahahaha.....

[Imalittleteapot]

79. Dogs do not make a house on a lot of land

a ranch. Cattle & horses are what ranchers do.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. CNN left the story

just as Max arrived!!!!! :grr:

Faux news had it. They said Max would be turned away at the checkpoint....JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS???!!!!
He would then go to the Crawford Middle School where the press hangs out and give a statement there. :wtf:

Looks like the press is going to ignore this? At least CNN is.

[lancdem]

14. I thought Fox said he was going to be met by some Texas Repuke

and given a letter from a bunch of Bush supporters?

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. When CNN left the story

I switched to Faux news and that is what the reported was reporting. That Max would be turned away at the checkpoint...like everyone else is. Then he will go to the Crawford Middle School. :grr:

[Pirate Smile]

12. Now CNN is talking about gymnastics so they aren't showing or telling

anything else yet.

[annxburns]

15. Bush doesn't meet with Cleland

and then adds insult to injury by giving him a letter full of more distortions and lies about Kerry?

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. Yeah, and for the life

of me, I cannot figure out how THAT helps the chimp.

[David Dunham]

18. It is good for us if Bush does not meet with Cleland.

[in_cog_ni_to]

21. I know, but

two Bush robots were supposed to give Max a letter. From what I heard on Faux news...that wasn't happening. Unless I missed that part? :shrug:

The press is COMPLETELY ignoring this right now. Orders from KKKRove, I'm sure. :grr:

[annxburns]

19. It doesn't.

Man, I was so afraid that Bush would come out - looking all genial and nice and say "Max, how are you doing? Heard you want to talk to me, come on in out of the sun. It's hot out here ain't it?"

THAT WOULD OF WORKED FOR BUSH.

Now, again he has insulted and divided veterans. Pitting one group against the other and weaseled out of it - just like he did his service in the NG.

[David Dunham]

20. You are right.

[hatrack]

23. Barney bruised and bleeding as George screws the pooch

AGAIN!!!!!!!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

72. annxburns i agree...this is a SCORE for KERRY!

[in_cog_ni_to]

22. It's back!

Max is trying to deliver the letter. "You should denounce the swiftboat ad"...The land commissioner :wtf:, Patterson, was sent for the letter..Max wanted to give the letter to Bush, Patterson said no, you can't. Then Max said fine, I'll give it to the SS. Patterson said no. Then Max left to go to the middle school....Patterson has a letter from Bush supporters (Vets) for Max to give to Kerry and is on his way to the middle school where Max is going.

[dogtag]

24. CNN is sure

acting reluctant to cover this at all.

[dogtag]

26. Please......

Geez, I hope this won't be dueling wheelchairs.

[GOPisEvil]

25. Bush* sent a STATE OFFICIAL?!

http://www.glo.state.tx.us/about/commissioner.html

Lovely...what a cowardly ass our pResident is.

[CaptainClark23]

32. who is this lil fckwad you ask?

Land Commissioner Seeks Return Of Confederate Plaques
Mon Jan 26, 8:56 PM ET

Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson wants to find a compromise to allow the state to restore plaques commemorating the Confederacy. Those plaques were removed from the Texas Supreme Court building in 2000. The NAACP and others objected to the plaques. The Sons of Confederate Veterans organization has sued to restore the plaques. A judge's ruling could come February fifth. The San Antonio Express-News reports Patterson belongs to the Confederate descendants group, but says he's not actively involved in the lawsuit. Patterson says he wants people to acknowledge what he calls the "real facts" of the Confederacy. He says that includes honoring Robert E. Lee, and he cited a letter in which Lee calls slavery evil. Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe called Patterson's advocacy, "divisive."


9.5 Commissioner of the General Land Office


http://www.glo.state.tx.us/landoffice.html
The Land Commissioner, as the head of the General Land Office is known, gains power and significance as a result of the large amount of public land in the state and the resources, particularly energy, that are found on many of these lands. He or she is elected to a four-year term.

The General Land Office administers the use of all state-owned lands. This responsibility includes leasing for gas and oil production, mining, and grazing, and monitoring the environmental quality of public lands and waters. The office also operates the veterans' land program, in which state bonds are used to underwrite loans to military veterans for land purchases.

The Land Commissioner authorizes exploration and exploitation of public lands, so the Commissioner's decisions affect hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity. This also has a significant impact on state government and services, as the General Land Office generates hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties on oil and gas extracted from state lands.



Map: Public lands managed by the General Land Office

Like much of the southern region of the United States, environmental protection, particularly along the coast, has frequently been treated as secondary to generating economic growth. The Land Office has often come under criticism for doing too little to protect coastal areas. Recent years, however, have seen increased efforts to monitor coastlines and respond to water quality problems as they are detected. The implementation of a beach monitoring program coordinated by the Land Office resulted in an improvement in the state's ratings by environmental groups that monitor coastal water quality, though Texas was one of the last states to undertake such efforts <3>.

As with similar offices in other states and at the federal level (for example, the Department of the Interior), the Land Commissioner must reconcile the economic use of natural resources with environmental protection and conservation. State lands are a valuable source of revenue, particularly given that the state cannot draw on an income tax for revenue and that a significant share of oil and gas royalties are dedicated to public education. These issues are particularly acute in the coastal areas, where the state owns four million acres of submerged lands and all of the beaches. The General Land Office is thus under intense pressure both to exploit and preserve public lands, generating equally intense interest in elections.

Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson served as a state senator before being elected in 2002. He succeeded David Dewhurst, who used the office as a platform for his successful campaign to be elected lieutenant governor. Both are Republicans.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

27. Bush has the Texas land commissioner going out to get the letter.

Trying to "diss" Max.

[msmcghee]

29. Here's the letter.

The following letter from nine Senators who are also veterans is being delivered to President Bush today, in Crawford, Texas, where he is (as usual) on vacation:

Dear President Bush:

We, the undersigned members of the United State Senate call on you to specifically condemn the recent attack ads and accompanying campaign which dishonor Senator John Kerry’s combat record in the Vietnam War. These false charges represent the worst kind of politics, and we agree with both Senator John McCain and Senator Kerry that a firmly established service record in the United States Military is fully above reproach. As veterans of the armed services, we ask that you recognize this blatant attempt at character assassination, and publicly condemn it.

Our outrage over these advertisements and tactics has nothing to do with the tax code or campaign finance reform efforts of this nation. Our pain from seeing these slanderous attacks stems from something much more fundamental, that if one veteran’s record is called into question, the service of all American veterans is questioned. This administration must not tacitly comply with unfounded accusations which have suddenly appeared 35 years after the fact, and serve to denigrate the service of a true American patriot. The veterans serving today should never have to expect this kind of treatment, when the wars of their generation have passed into history. We brothers and sisters in arms expect our Commander-in-Chief to stand up and reject this assault upon John Kerry’s honor, the honor of American veterans and that of the United States Navy.

As you yourself have said, there is nothing complicated about supporting our troops. The leader so of this nation should make it clear that the members of our military will not only be supported when they wear the uniform, but also when they return home to the land they fought to defend. Their valor and their wounds, both physical and psychological, make them heroes for as long as they live, a status which should not and must not change simply because they seek to enter public service. We who wore the uniform, served in different branches of the military join together today to defend a fellow veteran from attacks we know to be false, and politically-motivated slander. Such attacks have no place in our democratic process.

Mr. President, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, we believe you owe a special duty to America’s combat veterans when they are under false and scurrilous attacks. We hope you will recognize this duty, and speak out against this group and their efforts to smear the reputation of a man who has served this country nobly.

Call on this group to cease and desist. We can return this campaign season to a discussion of the issues on either side, and restore faith in the political system. As Americans, we should expect nothing less.

Sincerely,

Daniel Inouye
Ernest Hollings
Tom Harkin
Frank Lautenberg
Tom Carper
Jon Corzine
Daniel K. Akaka
Jack Reed
Bill Nelson
I think it's more likely that Bush will

[kerry-is-my-prez]

30. Cleland is headed over to CNN

n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

31. Max is now at the middle school. On now.

The Land commissioner, Patterson, is on his way to the school. WHY the land commissioner? No one knows why he was brought into this damn mess.

CNN is saying Kerry wants to keep this alive.

[CaptainClark23]

44. Because he's probably packing

Patterson went hard behind an effort to allow concealed handguns on public buses.

Not starting a gun control argument, I'm in favor of an armed populace.

But this guy is somewhat of a hero in the pistol-packing fundie circuits, from what I can tell.

Think of him as the Sheriff...::LOL::

[medeak]

33. Max says George Bush is behind ads!

holy crap

[kerry-is-my-prez]

34. Whoo Max sounds great!

n/t

[kerry-is-my-prez]

35. This is soooo good.

n/t

[dogtag]

37. Anyone know who's

questioning Cleland?

[in_cog_ni_to]

36. "The slime machine has attacked

3 Vets in 4 years McCain....Me and Kerry." Go Max!

"The prez is trying to cover up his mess in Iraq, his loss of jobs."

Cleland "Put a stop to the scurrilous attacks. The prez is tied to the ads."

Rassman ..."They have been found to be falsifying everything. This is bad folks"

[RobertDevereaux]

38. GO, MAX, GO!!!!

Stick it to the Bastard in Thief!

[X_republican]

39. YOU GO BOY!!!

About God Damn Time!!!

[dogtag]

42. Go Jim

Flip floppin' Bush. I love it!

[gratuitous]

40. Who still thinks Kerry's pussyfooting around?

I can think of at least one guy in Crawford who's beginning to be sorry he ever brought the whole thing up.

[DemWitch]

41. George Bush "Put up or shut up"...

I love it... I love Max...

[trogdor]

74. Like how RobertDeveraux copied my banner ad design?

I'm loving it. Here's hoping Jeff kicks Sherry's ass! :beer:

[kerry-is-my-prez]

43. Reporters are attacking Max!

n/t

[X_republican]

45. Looks like he's up to it though.

[Ripley]

47. How are they attacking him?

What are they saying?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

52. Saying. "The Kerry campaign said that they wanted to get back to issues."

So why are you still doing this?"

"Why aren't the Swift Boat veterans allowed to talk?"

[Ripley]

56. I hope he answered...

1. We are exposing the truth about Bush's involvement with these men.
2. They are allowed to talk, but lying is what they are doing and if Bush doesn't disavow them, he is condoning lying.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

67. That's pretty much what he said.

n/t

[dogtag]

49. Good move

glad they got the hell out of Dodge and left that commissioner guy following like a lost dog. Excellent!

[GingerSnaps]

46. Whoooooooo You go Boy!!!!!!!!

I love Max and I feel so damn bad that he lost his senate seat to a POS because of the ad that Bush ran against him.

You go Max!

:loveya: Max

[in_cog_ni_to]

48. To Bush" PUT UP OR SHUT UP!"

Cleland. :bounce:

"We want Bush to say this is wrong. Bush is behind it and his campaign is behind it!"

Rassman..."I had bullets flying around me and they call me a liar? I am no liar. I know when I have bullets flying around my head." He's talking about all the evidence Kerry and they have that shows these are all lies.

PATTERSON WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT and the press left and so did Cleland and Rassman!!!!! Hahahahaha! He looked like a FOOL!

[Pachamama]

51. Bwahahahahahahahahaha! Did you see the land commissioner chasing

Cleland down?

Put up or shut up Bush! :kick:

:bounce:

[in_cog_ni_to]

53. Was that sweeeeeet?!!!

Funny!

uh oh...he's on now!

[in_cog_ni_to]

50. dupe

[X_republican]

54. So was that dick in the VFW hat one of Bush's Goons?

[in_cog_ni_to]

60. That's the Land Commissioner.

:eyes: Land Commissioner is in charge of Veterans Affairs in Texas?
Hmmmm. Weird.

[dogtag]

55. Is Patterson

going to say that smearing fellow vets is a good thing?

[X_republican]

58. What a sack full o' assholes!

AHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[dogtag]

61. This is good...

So is he saying that he and the other signers didn't have any role in writing the letter. Dubya doesn't have the time nor the manners to greet Cleland, but he has time to track down Patterson to get his sorry ass over to the ranch? They should let him go on a bit longer....he's already said that he's a pal of Bob Perry, who knows what else might slip out.


Ooooopsie....some non breaking news to cover NOW.

[in_cog_ni_to]

64. Patterson Knows Perry. Perry has

contributed to HIS campaigns in the past.

[Pachamama]

75. Amazing! How far do their tentacles go? It's like Lee Atwater is still

alive....

Wow, when the person who asked about Bob Perry and this dufus answered that Perry had "not asked a thing of him" and yet admitted that Perry had generously donated to his campaigns (for Land Commissioner?) I started laughing....Obviously, they (the Bushites) and Rove quickly had to respond to Cleland....and this dork was the best that they could come up with?

Puhleeze....what a joke....

[kerry-is-my-prez]

57. Texas Land Commissioner now on.

n/t

[RebelOne]

59. What is he saying?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

62. Spouting RNC talking points.

The usual stuff defending the ads, like "Democrats want to selectively choose which 527 ads can and cannot run", and "this group has a right to express their opinion". He got a quick blast fax from Rove, obviously.

[X_republican]

65. Exactly Right.

I could go out there and spout their bullshit in my sleep.

[X_republican]

63. That all 527's are the same...

...that these Swift Boat Vets have first amendment rights...

blah blah blah blah.

[Dawgs]

68. More lies...

No one is saying they don't have the right to show these ads. Vets for Kerry and others are asking Bush to codemn these ads. I don't remember anyone ever saying that these Swift Boat Liars don't have a right to say what they want. Typical lies from the righties.

This also shows me that Bush agrees with these ads and supports them... which tells me he supports smearing a decorated war veteran. All this while men and women are dying for Bush's war.

Looks like the plan worked. Show them for what they really are!!!

[dogtag]

70. Help...I'm new at this

Does anyone have an 'in' to the Kerry campaign? On every program where the "527" tit for tat stuff comes up, why doesn't the Kerry person frame it like this: The difference between the SVFT smear and a typical 527 issue ad is this - The Kerry Campaign, behind the scenes, puts together a fake entity like SVFT whose only purpose is the LIE and SLANDER Bush. That's the problem and why we don't condemn all 527's. They NEVER make that important distinction. It gets lost in the shuffle.

I could have put this better, but I'm still peeling myself off the ceiling from the glee I felt watching Cleland and Rassman.

[X_republican]

66. I don't know about any of the rest of you folks, but....

...I needed that.

HELL YES!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

69. THAT was GREAT!

Max was awesome and the administration looks REALLY bad.

[dogtag]

71. Don't you wonder

if Chimpy was under his desk. Duck and cover. Ohhhhhh, I would give anything to see a shot of him watching Max and Jim on CNN.......

[kerry-is-my-prez]

73. CNN: Is John Kerry trying to keep the Swift Boat controversy alive?

What a bunch of dicks....

[Rockholm]

77. Nice Quote from Patterson re: Cleland.......

''I tried to accept that letter and he would not give it to me,'' said Patterson. ''He would not face me. He kept rolling away from me. He's quite mobile.''

HE'S QUITE MOBILE!!!!!! WTF. You are a piece of shit, Patterson. Quite rude and pathetic, just like your buddy Bush.

[ignatius 2]

81. OMG..he didn't really say that he kept rolling away from me.

What a jackass..Isn't Perry a big home builder in Texas, I don't suppose haveing the bldg commish under your thumb might be conflict of interest now would it?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

78. They're showing Max again.... nice clip.

n/t

[Vickers]

80. What is with Patterson wearing the stupid little hat?

Does he have to PROVE he was a veteran? Guess he didn't lose any arms and legs during his service... :eyes:

[Malva Zebrina]

82. and there'sthe next ad

for the Kerry campaign!

[Razoor]

83. looks like I missed it

but I am sure glad Max was a senator from my home state of georgia.
but the sounds of it here max really took it to them. I just turned to CNN and they had someone on there from the * campaign spinning saying the campaign is not related to any 527's just basically lies.