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Solution Zone - 08/19/10
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D.C. Stranglehold – Pay to Play Politics
With the felony conviction of Rod Blagojevich making headlines, Washington insider and blogger Brent Budowsky discusses the “pay to play” environment in Washington DC and the stranglehold wealthy donors can have on our elected officials.
Brent Budowsky- http://thehill.com/
From the 1970s to 1990 Brent Budowsky served in senior Congressional staff positions including Legislative Assistant to former Senator Lloyd Bentsen. He posts at smirking Chimp, The Hill, The Huffington Post, The Washington Note and Buzzflash.
N.Y. Islamic Cultural Center: “Separation of Church and Hate: The Kate Mosque Solution”
Award winning investigative Journalist Greg Palast, www.gregpalast.com, takes a satirical swipe at the absurd furor surrounding the proposed Park51, Islamic Center, to be erected two blocks from Ground Zero in New York Citty. In his facetious post, Separation of Church and Hate: The Kate Mosque Solution” he observes:
“Given that white Christian supremacist Tim McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City Federal Building, shouldn't we ban white churches from Oklahoma? “
If a mosque near Ground Zero is bad, then why not ban all Muslims from downtown New York? For this to work, should we require all Muslims in the city to wear yellow crescents?
My office was in the WTC towers, which will now be rebuilt with all the upscale shops I remember. So, Mrs. Palin, are you saying it's OK for Muslims to shop at Ground Zero as long as they don't pray there?
Greg Palast: www.gregpalast.com
Greg Palast, author of the New York Times bestsellesr, "Armed Madhouse" and “The Best Democracy Money Can Bu.” has been called “The most important investigative reporter of our time. He reports for the BBC, The Guardian Newspaper in London and Vanity Fair. Visit his site at www.gregpalast.com
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