News from the Ohio Democratic Party

Columbus, Ohio - Whether it is public opinion backlash from Katrina or Iraq, or President Bush's abysmal Ohio approval rating that is mired in the mid-30 percent range in most Ohio polls, President Bush is sneaking into northern Ohio for a Ken Blackwell fundraiser in posh Kirtland Hills Wednesday.

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Subject: Defending Jesus

It seems like every time I turn on the T.V. or open a newspaper these days there's another crooked CEO or politician proclaiming his profound faith and dedication to his lord and savior, Jesus Christ. The latest were convicted Enron tycoons, Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay. Right after the guilty verdict came down, Lay said, "We believe that God in fact is in control and indeed he does work all things for good for those who love the lord." Pardon me, but where exactly in the bible did Jesus say we should rob, cheat, lie and steal millions from other people for our own personal wealth and power? If memory serves me ... he said just the opposite. So, how can this guy claim to be a Christian? If you believe that Jesus would forgive this guy for his "sins," wouldn't the guy at least have to "repent" first? That was my understanding. Yet these guys are still maintaining their innocence even after they've been found guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt. Jesus supposedly whooped ass on the "money changers," and so he sure as Hell would not have put up with these crooks. They are certainly no believers in any Jesus Christ that I ever learned about as a child growing up in church.

This letter below, from Congressman Van Hollen to Secretary Rice, was forwarded to BuzzFlash by one of our readers. We confirmed with the Congressman's office that he did send the letter. Click here for a PDF of the letter.

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
Satire by Lee Cohen

In light of Mel Gibson’s recent DUI arrest and alleged anti-Semetic comments, ABC is reportedly reconsidering a proposed Holocaust miniseries Mr. Gibson is producing. In light of these events, we have uncovered an exclusive excerpt from Mr. Gibson’s Holocaust project, still in development.

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS

The Pentagon had a tough decision with what to do about Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, who ran Guantanamo Bay and oversaw insurgent detention in Iraq. After all, Miller led a team to advise on operations at Abu Ghraib just weeks before the infamous prisoner abuses, or at least when it was reported. Even Miller knew that he didn't have a chance for a promotion and another star.

BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE

Unfortunately for over 2500 dead American soldiers and countless thousands of innocent Iraqis, “Rumsfeld has been in a parallel universe” and a whole lot more than just “slightly deranged” since the get go!

Crisis Management Counselor Tries To Land A New Account

by Tony Peyser

"Mel, you gotta believe me when I say
There's an upside to your run-in with booze:
Because of fighting now in Lebanon
Lots of folks are unhappy with the Jews.

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
by Michael Winship

Maybe, like me, you were totally distracted by the president having that photo op with the finalists from "American Idol." Especially that moment when he mistook Simon Cowell for Tony Blair.

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by Danny Schechter, Mediachannel.org

New York, New York, August 1: Here is a lesson learned in a lifetime of watching wars on TV and reading about them in the press:

You can't trust the media -- and you can't necessarily even trust yourself.

A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL

Okay, we are back to our primary theory about the Bushevik Neo-Con one-party government: if you pile failure on failure, they believe it will add up to success.

It's kind of (as we implied yesterday) like sweeping up the dung of an elephant (how appropriate) and hoping that if you get the pile high enough, it will turn into mouth-watering fudge.