Fri - February 4, 2005

Fargo List Update


Well, the "List" has certainly made some waves, and the white house is blaming it on a "local volunteer" who is "impossible" to identify. (PDF) Linda Coates seems to think otherwise. As she was entering the speech yesterday, the security apologized for the overzealous "staffer" (PDF) which implies someone not necessarily from Fargo. Anyway, Linda is very eloquent in her response and I have copied the text of her letter to the editor here.

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Thu - February 3, 2005

OMG - It's 1950 all over again!




I used to laugh at my friends when they said the age of McCarthyism was returning to America. This morning, my laughter ended.

"Fargo City Commissioner Linda Coates is among more than 40 area residents included on a list of people barred from attending President Bush's speech today in Fargo."

"33 on list connected to FM Democracy group"

These are the headlines greeting me in this morning's paper.

The list includes citizens who have written letters to the editor criticizing GOP policies, and even a high school student who organized a protest rally against the marriage amendment. I guess we have free speech in America, but you best not practice it!

Read more if you dare, but I caution you, what you read in the following is disturbing.

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Thu - January 20, 2005

Ready to Celebrate


As the nation celebrates this inauguration day, Washington is more secure than area 51 and our soon to be secretary of state thinks the tsunami was wonderful. Great way to start four more years!

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Fri - December 3, 2004

Are you smart enough to surf?


Big brother is watching and is hell-bent on watching more.



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