THIS JUST IN! OFFENSIVE SENATOR HOPIE!

BULLY BOY PRESS & CEDRIC'S BIG MIX -- THE KOOL-AID TABLE   BARACK OBAMA WAS BUSTED YESTERDAY FALSIFYING A PRESIDENTIAL SEAL FOR A PUBLIC APPEARANCE.   SAID SENATOR HOPIE, "WHAT?  IT'S NOT OKAY TO IMPERSONATE A PRESIDENT?  IS THAT A LAW OR SOMETHING?  I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO GET OVER IT."   "GET OVER IT"?   BARACK WAS ECHOING HIS REMARKS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, SPECIFICALLY TO HOUSE REP. DIANE WATSON WHO ASKED HIM HOW HE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO WIN OVER WOMEN VOTERS?   BARACK'S ANSWER INDICATED HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO WIN THEM OVER.   "IF WOMEN," BARACK DECLARED CLEARLY PUSHING THE EMPHASIS ON DEALING WITH HIS CAMPAIGN PROBLEMS ONTO OTHERS, "TAKE A MOMENT TO REALIZE" INDICATING THAT HE DOES NOT THINK WOMEN NATURALLY THINK ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT PROMPTING "THAT ON EVERY ISSUE IMPORTANT TO WOMEN, JOHN MCCAIN IS NOT IN THEIR CORNER, THAT WOULD HELP THEM GET OVER IT."   THE FAILURE OF THE SENATE DETERMINED NOT TO REACH OUT, THOUGH HE DID PROMISE THESE REPORTERS TODAY THAT HE WOULD OFFER TO "KISS A FEW SWEETIES IF YOU THINK THAT WILL HELP MY CHANCES IN NOVEMBER."     FROM THE TCI WIRE:   Starting with war resistance.  Matthew Chiroux was the subject of a broadcast CBS 23 News (WIFR, link has text and video) last night:   Mike Garrigan: 24-year-old Matthis Chiroux says he will not deploy to Iraq.  The young soldier was asked to report to duty June 15th but he refuses, calling the war in Iraq and illegal war.  Chiroux has been in the US army for five years and has completed a tour of Afghanistan; however, he says he has no intentions of returning.   Matthis Chiroux: My decision was entirely based on my desire to no longer continue to violate my core values to support an illegal and unconstitutional occupation.      NBC's WAFF 48 also reported on Matthis last night (link has text and video):    Kimberly Essex: An army Sergeant is refusing to deploy from Iraq and his family is dealing with his decision to do so.  WAFF 48 reporter Eric Sollman joins us now and, Eric, you spoke with the soldier's father.   Eric Sollman: Yes, Kim, and being a military man himself, Robert Chiroux, he has mixed -- mixed reactions to the whole ordeal.  His son Matthis, a military photo journalist, is one of thousands of military ready reserve troops recalled to combat and now, according to army officials, he's one of about 700 called from this group that have failed to report in the last seven years. Last time Matthis Chiroux made local news was when [clip from December 2004 shown] was four years ago.  The story involved his girlfriend at the time and a car break-in.  Now this US army Sergeant is making national headlines for refusing to redeploy to Iraq.  He's not hiding his protest and his family isn't dodging questions either.   Robert Chiroux: My son made the decision not to report.  He feels that the war in Iraq is unconstitutional and unjust.   Eric Sollman: His father Robert is a navy veteran who lives in Huntsville [Alabama].  He said his son was to report to Fort Jackson Sunday for reactivation from the Individual Ready Reserve.  Matthis refused.   Robert Chiroux: My son has certainly indicated that if he had been called back from the Inactive Ready Reserve to active duty to serve in Afghanistan, he would not have hesitated to go.  So I know that my son -- inspite of things that I have heard said of him -- he's certainly not a coward.  He just has decided that he feels this war is illegal and he's taking a stand.   Eric Sollman: While Robert doesn't necessarily agree with his son's stand, he stands by him.   Robert Chiroux: My son asked me to come to Washington [DC] to be with him on Father's Day.  I had some reservations about standing behind my son while he made his statement but he's my son and, of course, I love him and I'm going to stand with him.   Eric Sollman: And Robert says he would gladly take his son's place and serve if he could and, Kim, of course there were a lot of issues that we talked about that we couldn't fit into the story so we put his interview in its entirity on our website at waff.com.   Kimberly Essex: Well your heart just goes out to this father because he really is in a tough position.  He wants to support his son but it doesn't coincide with maybe what he really believes.   Eric Sollman: And he says it's something that only a parent could understand.   WAYYTV's Brett Haas notes, "The 24-year-old is in Washington lining up support from like-minded members of Congress."  AFP explains, "Chiroux served five years in the army, with tours in Afghanistan, Japan, Germany and the Philippines."   There is a growing movement of resistance within the US military which includes Megan Bean, Chris Bean, Matthis Chiroux, Richard Droste, Michael Barnes, Matt Mishler, Josh Randall, Robby Keller, Justiniano Rodrigues, Chuck Wiley, James Stepp, Rodney Watson, Michael Espinal, Matthew Lowell, Derek Hess, Diedra Cobb, Brad McCall, Justin Cliburn, Timothy Richard, Robert Weiss, Phil McDowell, Steve Yoczik, Ross Spears, Peter Brown, Bethany "Skylar" James, Zamesha Dominique, Chrisopther Scott Magaoay, Jared Hood, James Burmeister, Jose Vasquez, Eli Israel, Joshua Key, Ehren Watada, Terri Johnson, Clara Gomez, Luke Kamunen, Leif Kamunen, Leo Kamunen, Camilo Mejia, Kimberly Rivera, Dean Walcott, Linjamin Mull, Agustin Aguayo, Justin Colby, Marc Train, Abdullah Webster, Robert Zabala, Darrell Anderson, Kyle Snyder, Corey Glass, Jeremy Hinzman, Kevin Lee, Mark Wilkerson, Patrick Hart, Ricky Clousing, Ivan Brobeck, Aidan Delgado, Pablo Paredes, Carl Webb, Stephen Funk, Blake LeMoine, Clifton Hicks, David Sanders, Dan Felushko, Brandon Hughey, Logan Laituri, Jason Marek, Clifford Cornell, Joshua Despain, Joshua Casteel, Katherine Jashinski, Dale Bartell, Chris Teske, Matt Lowell, Jimmy Massey, Chris Capps, Tim Richard, Hart Viges, Michael Blake, Christopher Mogwai, Christian Kjar, Kyle Huwer, Wilfredo Torres, Michael Sudbury, Ghanim Khalil, Vincent La Volpa, DeShawn Reed and Kevin Benderman. In total, at least fifty US war resisters in Canada have applied for asylum. Information on war resistance within the military can be found at The Objector, The G.I. Rights Hotline [(877) 447-4487], Iraq Veterans Against the War and the War Resisters Support Campaign. Courage to Resist offers information on all public war resisters. In addition, VETWOW is an organization that assists those suffering from MST (Military Sexual Trauma).   [. . .]   Turning to US politics, Barack Obama's decision to opt out of public financing [see Wally's "THIS JUST IN! DNC OR GOP? WHO CAN TELL?," Cedric's "Extreme DNC Makeover!," Mike's "LAT and Barack -- liars liars pants on fire," Ruth's "Barack sells out, Matthis stands firm," Kat's "Glen Ford, Kevin Zeese" and Rebecca's "the liar barack" and  yesterday's snapshot] leads the New York Times to editorialize  "Public Funding on the Ropes" and Team Nader notes: Ralph Nader stands for shifting the power from the big corporations back to the people. Period. Full stop.  End of story.  Contrast that with Senator Obama. The old Obama said that he thought NAFTA was a "big mistake."  The new Obama isn't so sure.  The old Obama said he would abide by public spending limits in this election.  The new Obama he says he won't. The old Obama said he was for a change in foreign policy and surrounded himself with innovative thinkers with a chance to make a difference.  The new Obama has surrounded himself with veterans of the military industrial complex status quo.  The old Obama talked economic populism. The new Obama talks corporate-speak and surrounds himself with economists from the Chicago School. You know where Nader and Gonzalez stand on corporate power. And that isn't changing. We're at six percent nationwide in the most recent CNN poll. We're going to be on ten state ballots by the end of June. And we're shooting for 40 by the end of the summer. Together, we are moving forward. And together, we will make a difference in November. 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