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Did the McCain campaign back-channel the race card through Ron Fournier?

2008-09-21T13:26:41Z

After the worst week on Wall Street in U.S. history where the ripples are being felt clear across America and will continue to be felt for years to come, the tax payers will be bailing out incompetent and greedy executives on Wall Street. This shockwave felt by all of us has caused John McCain's poll numbers to take a dive similar to the way the stock market did. One because he has always been against regulation and now says he is for it. Also his economic advisor Phil Gramm wrote most of (…)

- contributions / USA, Mary MacElveen, US election 2008

Is Sarah Palin Certifiably Insane?

2008-09-12T17:02:38Z

Sarah Palin is not opposed to going to war with Russia
By Mary MacElveen
Like Ed Koch who endorsed Barack Obama citing of Sarah Palin, “She scares me”, I would have to side with the former mayor. In reading where Palin stated in her interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson she is open to the idea of a war with Russia, it does create a sense of terror within me.
While I did not watch the interview, this was enough for me and reaffirmed my support for Senator Obama and Senator Biden and for (…)

- contributions / Edito, Wars and conflicts, USA, Russia, Mary MacElveen, US election 2008

Mike Gravel unlike Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama bravely speaks truth to power

2007-11-26T12:15:17Z

This past Thanksgiving weekend, upon visiting a mall, I witnessed every day Americans coming together to support our troops overseas in Iraq and even Afghanistan. The volunteers manning this booth were collecting donated items and they in turn were packaging individual boxes to be shipped via Fed-Ex. These packages were being sent to our troops in time for the holidays. In seeing that display of true compassion, again in my mind, I screamed: They did not have to be there in the first (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, Governments, USA, Mary MacElveen

AIPAC, Israel, and the United States, oh my

2007-10-04T18:45:40Z

I want to preface my article, by stating it is important that you go to the link at the bottom to read all the embedded hyperlinks as well as watch the YouTube.com feed that is also embedded within the piece.
AIPAC, Israel, and the United States, oh my
By Mary MacElveen
October 4, 2004
As it pertains to the use of nuclear weapons or our concern whether or not a country does have them or our belief that a country is trying to build one, I often wonder if we even have the moral (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, International, Mary MacElveen

In the spirit of Ramadan, I apologize to the Iraqi people

2007-09-15T04:21:49Z

In the spirit of Ramadan I as an American citizen wish to apologize to the Iraqi people for your insurmountable loss you have felt since my government chose to invade your country back in March of 2003. I know that these are but words, but words are all I have at this point to offer you.
Many like me have called upon our elected representatives to end this war and all it does is fall on deaf ears. At times, I feel as if we are just as helpless as you are.
I have never seen you as my (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, Religions-Beliefs, USA, Mary MacElveen

Paralyzed Gaza girl, Maria Amin is in need of humanitarian help

2007-08-27T05:56:14Z

Paralyzed Gaza girl, Maria Amin is in need of humanitarian help
By Mary MacElveen
August 26, 2007
As most of you know through my columns and my on-air appearance on CNN concerning Youssif, I am very concerned for all children either maimed or killed by war. In Youssif's case, he will be coming to the United States along with his family for treatment. His treatment will be long and arduous, but seeing his energy via the feed produced by CNN, he may surprise those that will provide his (…)

- contributions / Humanitary, International, Mary MacElveen

In sparing Libby, Pres. Bush built an IED that blew up the judicial system

2007-07-05T12:33:08Z

By Mary MacElveen
A few years ago, I remember seeing a commercial to help stop drunk driving which said, “Friends do not let friends drive drunk” and the act of a good friend would have been to take away the keys to the car so that no one would get hurt. Most likely that commercial did save countless lives.
So when I read this statement coming from Senator Gordon Smith (R) of Oregon in which he said of President Bush, "President Bush is my friend, and I don't always agree with my (…)

- contributions / Edito, Justice, Governments, USA, Mary MacElveen

Congress should deliver the war supplemental bill in a flag-draped coffin

2007-04-29T12:49:00Z

Congress should deliver the war supplemental bill in a flag-draped coffin By Mary MacElveen April 29, 2007
On Tuesday which is the fourth anniversary of President Bush's ‘Mission Accomplished' speech, the $120 billion war supplemental bill is scheduled to be delivered to President Bush's desk. On that day four years ago, in self-serving pageantry, President Bush flew onto the U.S.S. Lincoln in a fighter jet wearing a uniform he had no business wearing. In learning today that nine (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, Governments, USA, Mary MacElveen

Do Iraqis equate President Bush to Cho Seung-Hui?

2007-04-18T16:47:25Z

Do Iraqis equate President Bush to Cho Seung-Hui? By Mary MacElveen April 18, 2007
As President Bush spoke to those gathered at Blacksburgh, Virginia after the loss of 33 lives including the life of Cho Seung-Hui's, he made these striking remarks, “Yesterday began like any other day. Students woke up, and they grabbed their backpacks and they headed for class. And soon the day took a dark turn, with students and faculty barricading themselves in classrooms and dormitories — confused, (…)

- contributions / Governments, USA, Mary MacElveen

Gonzales justice department will allow a terrorist to be set free on bail

2007-04-11T14:34:51Z

By Mary MacElveen
April 11, 2007
What would you say if a known terrorist was about to be freed on $350 thousand dollar bail? Would it anger you? Of course it would if this country truly believes in capturing and punishing terrorists. What would be your reaction if this was the last recorded message made by a pilot of a downed air plane, “We have an explosion aboard, we are descending immediately! ... We have fire on board! We are requesting immediate landing! We have a total (…)

- contributions / Attack-Terrorism, USA, South/Latin America, Mary MacElveen