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Links 11/16: Relief Fund For The Rich, Easy Money, Down With Rahm, and CNN Sucks |
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Mississippi is the only state to ask the Bush Administration for a waiver on the rule that 50% of hurricane relief funds must go to the poor. Not surprisingly, without that rule, most of the funds are going to rich residents and big business.
A cyclone in Bangladesh has killed over 1,000 people and the death toll is rising. A Siegel has ways you can help.
John Kerry has taken on T. Boone Pickens’ $1 million dollar challenge to disprove just one thing the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth said. Should be easy money…
From The Blogs
If you were watching the debates last night (I couldn’t help it!), you may have noticed CNN’s last question was asinine. Well, the student who asked the question about pearls vs. diamonds actually had some other, more intelligent questions to ask, but CNN forced her to ask something stupid. It’s hard not to blame the media for everything that’s wrong with society…
Digby explains why we’re doing what we’re doing at Blue America with our ad campaign against Rahm Emanuel’s right-leaning stance on immigration.
Video Of The Day
Some new hip hop for your Friday enjoyment from Architects and Demolition Men
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