Staff / TruthdigDec 23, 2006
An Iraq war veteran who appeared in "Fahrenheit 9/11" has lost his lawsuit against Michael Moore. Sgt. Peter Damon, who lost his arms in Iraq, had accused Moore of misrepresenting his feelings about the war by using an interview from NBC News out of context. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 30, 2006
The documentary filmmaker and antiwar activist, noting that America has now been in Iraq longer than it fought in WWII, writes a stirring letter on his website that demands the immediate pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq.
And it's not just heated rhetoric. He draws on good historical lessons that are worth paying attention to. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 10, 2006
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has released a video titled "From NDR to Ned Lamont: The Democratic Party's Transformation From Strength to Weakness" Its message is obvious Its logic is ludicrous -- ie that only blind adherence to Bush's failed policies will make America safe (More after the jump)
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Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
The guerrilla documentary filmmaker's next movie, "Sicko," will be "a comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth." But it's not just "a movie that tells you that HMOs and the pharmaceutical companies suck. Everybody knows that. I'd like to show you some things you don't know." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 1, 2006
Yahoo! health columnist Patrick Moore wraps up his five-part series on George Bush's untreated alcoholism with a zinger: "President Bush cannot be of service to his country until he looks inward and surrenders to the fact that he is an alcoholic, with all the challenges the disease of alcoholism carries with it." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 29, 2006
Yahoo! health columnist Patrick Moore continues his five-part series on what he terms President Bush's "untreated alcoholism."
Today's update: "Mr. Bush lives by the creed, 'Stay the Course!' But that course is disastrous on everything from the environment to health care to education to national security. He is like a drunk who insists on driving even as the passengers in the car scream, 'Stop! For God's sake, stop!' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2006
Yahoo!'s health columnist continues his series about the dangers of Bush's "dry drunk" syndrome. "Like most alcoholics, the president is a frequent liar, but he is not a particularly good one. He has surrounded himself with advisors who embrace the strategy that if one repeats a lie over and over with complete conviction that it becomes true." Dig deeper
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