Poor Mojo's News Show Podcast No. 69 for Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Poor Mojo's News Show Podcast No. 69 (64 kbps .mp3 9:49 4.5 Mb)

A daily roundup of things that seemed important.

You didn't say "Mother may I."



THIS IS POOR MOJO'S NEWS SHOW FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH FOURTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN



A DAILY ROUNDUP OF THINGS THAT SEEMED IMPORTANT.



http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/washington/13attorneys.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

The White House prompted the firing of federal prosecutors after being given the power to do so under a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act, according to THE NEW YORK TIMES. THE ARTICLE STATES PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALEZ AS EARLY AS LAST OCTOBER REGARDING U-S ATTORNEYS WHOM THE PRESIDENT FELT WERE NOT AGRESSIVE ENOUGH IN ALLEGED CASES OF VOTE FRAUD BY DEMOCRATS. SENATOR PETE DOMENICHI -- WHO FAMOUSLY QUESTIONED A U-S ATTORNEY PERSONALLY ABOUT AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION -- HAD ALSO PERSONALLY COMPLAINED TO THE PRESIDENT THAT THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER IN HIS DISTRICT WAS NOT BEING HARASSED ENOUGH. POOR MOJO'S NEWSWIRE EDITOR MOJO SAYS: This is surely unethical, but because of the Patriot Act not entirely illegal. But if the firings were retribution for not fixing the 2004 election better . . . well then that's a whole 'nother story. Expect this one to keep growing for awhile.



http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=43254&provider=gnews

ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT HE WILL NOT FOLLOW CALLS FROM SENATORS AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS TO RESIGN FOR HIS BEHAVIOR AROUND THE U-S ATTORNEY FIRING SCANDAL, ACCORDING TO WIRE SERVICE REPORTS. GONZALES TOLD REPORTERS THAT QUOTE "MISTAKES WERE MADE" UNQUOTE IN THE FIRING OF THE EIGHT U-S PROSECUTORS. Gonzales has already accepted the resignation of his top aide, Kyle Sampson. IT APPEARS THAT FORMER SUPRIME COURT NOMINEE HARRIET MIERS AND GONZALES STARTED DISCUSSING THE FEDERAL PROSECUTOR FIRINGS THREE YEARS AGO.



http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002746.php

T-P-M MUCKRAKER BLOG POSTED U-S SENATOR Chuck Schumer'S LIST OF LIES ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES AND OTHER WHITE HOUSE OFFICALS HAVE TOLD THE CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. FROM THE ARTICLE: First, we were told that the seven of the eight U.S. attorneys were fired for performance reasons.

It now turns out this was a falsehood, as the glowing performance evaluations attest.

Second, we were told by the attorney general that he would, quote, "never, ever make a change for political reasons."

It now turns out that this was a falsehood, as all the evidence makes clear that this purge was based purely on politics, to punish prosecutors who were perceived to be too light on Democrats or too tough on Republicans.

Third, we were told by the attorney general that this was just an overblown personnel matter.

It now turns out that far from being a low-level personnel matter, this was a longstanding plan to exact political vendettas or to make political pay-offs.

Fourth, we were told that the White House was not really involved in the plan to fire U.S. attorneys. This, too, turns out to be false.

AND, AS OUR EDITOR MOJO POINTS OUT, THERE ARE MORE LIES -- SCHUMER IS JUST GETTING WARMED UP.



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http://www.tmz.com/2007/03/12/stallone-charged-with-importing-steroids-down-under/WEB SITE T-M-Z DOT COM POSTED TUESDAY THAT ACTOR Sylvester Stallone was officially charged with illegally importing performance and image enhancing drugs i, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. STALLONE was caught at Sydney Airport with several vials of a steroid known as (human growth hormone), during a random baggage check. Customs officials claim they found a total of 48 vials of the steroid HIDDEN IN HIS LIMO, HOTEL ROOM AND PRIVATE JET.



http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/85524

SOME DAYS, IT JUST DOESN'T PAY TO BE A METH ADDICT. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A DIPSHIT. A 19-YEAR-OLD PHOENIX-AREA MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR on accusations he cooked methamphetamine in a toaster, setting fire to his condo, ACCORDING TO THE EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE.

Jonathan Zaletel was unable to douse the fire with water when it broke out late Tuesday, and tried to put it out with window cleaner, MARICOPA COUNTY OFFICIALS said Thursday.

When that didn’t work, Zaletel then went to a local Wal-Mart store to purchase a fire extinguisher. By the time he got home firefighters and police WERE THERE AND SPRINKLERS HAD PUT OUT THE FIRE.



http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/13/financial/f070131D35.DTL

VIACOM HAS SUED GOOGLE -- OWNER OF YOU TUBE AND GOOGLE VIDEO -- FOR A BILLION DOLLARS FOR INFRINGING ON ITS COPYRIGHTS, ACCORDING TO S-F GATE DOT COM. COMMENTARY FROM POOR MOJO'S NEWSWIRE EDITOR MOJO: YouTube does have a ton of MTV clips and VH1 clips on their site, but a billion dollars seems kind of insane.



http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/compusa/compusa-wont-honor-rebates-for-items-purchased-at-closing-stores-243792.php\

CONSUMERIST DOT COM HAS REPORTED THAT COMP USA -- THE BIG-BOX ELECTRONICS RETAILER THAT WILL CLOSE HALF OF ITS 250 STORES NATIONWIDE -- REFUSES TO HONOR REBATES ON ITEMS PURCHASED AT THE CLOSING STORES. FROM THE ARTICLE: I made a purchase this past weekend that qualified for a $50 rebate. I attempted to follow the rebate process and was told by their Corporate Rebate folks THAT- they would not honor it. They added, it would be honored if the store was one of the ones remaining open or website. You might want to publicize this to save folks from being "lured" by offers that will not be honored.



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http://sadlyno.com/archives/5344.html

BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW LINE TO EXPLAIN HOW WE GOT FROM MISSION ACCOMPLISHED TO QUAGMIRE AND CIVIL WAR. THE SADLY, NO! WEB LOG SAYS THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING PEACHY KEEN FOR THE COALITION OF THE WILLING RIGHT UP UNTIL THOSE BAD MANS FROM AL QAEDA BLEW UP THE MOSQUE OF THE GOLDEN DOME. WHICH IS STONE BULLSHIT. FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE CITED BY SADLY, NO: Feb. 22, 2006, is the day the Bush administration says everything in Iraq changed.... Before that day, military and administration officials frequently explain, Iraq was moving in the right direction: National elections had been held, and a government was forming. But then the bombing of the golden dome shrine in Samarra derailed that positive momentum and unleashed a wave of brutal sectarian violence.

BUT THE TRUTH, AS IT USUALLY IS, IS BURIED ABOUT TEN COLUMN INCHES OR SO FURTHER DOWN IN THE ARTICLE:

Experts say the attack did not begin a civil war but rather confirmed the ongoing deterioration and violence in Iraq — conditions the White House and the generals had resisted recognizing. In that sense, the bombing destroyed much more than the shrine: It also demolished the positive view of progress in Iraq, leading military and administration officials to a more pessimistic perspective, and eventually to a new U.S. strategy. […]

Asad Abu Khalil, a political scientist at California State University at Stanislaus, said it is characteristic of foreign occupiers to seize upon one episode and point to it as the moment that undercut all their good efforts. “The golden dome merely focused and intensified a conflict that was already taking place,” he said. “If the bombing of the golden dome did not take place, some other bombing would have occurred.”



http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/us/13strike.html?ex=1331438400&en=8ce995d650ca645c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE LISTENED TO MUSIC ON A-M RADIO, YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE NEWS COVERED STRIKES. YOU KNOW, STRIKES -- WHEN PEOPLE STOP WORKING BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING SCREWED OVER BY THEIR COMPANY. THEY DO HAPPEN THESE DAYS, BUT YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT THEM. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS THAT nearly 7,000 SHIPYARD WORKERS IN PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, ARE DEMANDING THAT THEIR PAY INCREASE TO MEET THE INFLATED COST OF EVERYTHING IN THE UN-RECONSTRUCTED POST-HURRICAINE-KATRINA GULF COAST. THE STRIKE IS AGAINST Ingalls shipyard, owned by Northrop Grumman, which builds ships for the Navy.



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