Republican Bad Deeds for 10-26-06

Oh, they been really bad today! – Long list.

Rush Limbaugh Won’t Stop Challenging Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s Symptoms

CIA Tried to Silence European Union on Torture Flights
The CIA tried to persuade Germany to silence EU protests about the human rights record of Morocco where the U.S. was outsourcing terror suspects for questioning—by offering Berlin access to a German citizen being held there, according to classified documents obtained by the Guardian. Other U.S. detainees, currently held at Guantanamo Bay, tell of undergoing terrible torture after being transferred by the U.S. to Morocco.

U.S. Seeks to Limit Detainees’ Communication with Lawyers
The U.S. government is seeking court approval for new rules that would allow detainees’ defense lawyers only four visits with their clients rather than the unlimited number now permitted. The proposed rules would also restrict the topics that can be discussed during such meetings, as well as the types of information that lawyers and detainees can exchange through the mail. The government argues such rules were made necessary after some lawyers shared news articles and books with detainees.

Arizona Republican is Focus of Inquiry
Federal authorities in Arizona revealed yesterday that they are in the initial stages of investigating whether Republican congressman Rick Renzi introduced legislation that benefited a military contractor that employs his father. The legislation introduced by Renzi in 2003 exempted the Fort Huachuca Army Base from maintaining federally mandated water levels in the nearby San Pedro River, a move critics say threatened one of the last undammed rivers in the West to the benefit of private contractor ManTech, which has more than $450 million in military contracts at the base. Employees of ManTech were the largest contributors to Mr. Renzi’s campaign in 2002 and the second-largest in 2004.

Republicans Funded by Bob Perry Making Illegal Automated Phone Calls in Indiana
A federal judge has ruled Indiana can block a group from making automated calls that attacked Democratic congressional candidate. FreeEats.com is the Virginia company that made the calls on behalf of the Economic Freedom Fund, which is a 527 group started in 2006 by Houston homebuilder and swiftboater Bob Perry.

Tony Snow says Bush said “Stay The Course” only 8 times; Bush has actually said it at least 29 times.

Exxon Mobil’s earnings rose to $10.49 billion in the third quarter, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. Its shares briefly rose to a 52-week high

Right-wing rhetoric slinger Dick Morris wrote a column Monday titled “Best GOP Hope: Scare ’em Silly”
Morris suggests an ad that says, “If the Democrats win, the National Security Agency will never be able to listen in as the terrorists are plotting to attack us.” This type of distortion is irresponsible and reprehensible, as it once again exploits the 9/11 tragedy for the Republican’s personal political gain. Furthermore, Democrats don’t have any problem doing legal wiretappings. If the Dems win, the NSA will most certainly “be able to listen in as the terrorists are plotting to attack America.” We’ll just do it legally.

Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower alleges that the inconsistent official reports about air quality at the World Trade Center disaster site were part of an intentional cover up by government scientists and officials

Cheney confirms that detainees were subjected to water-boarding

Ohio GOP Smears Al Franken In Press Release With Doctored Photo, Fabricated Quote

The Worst Congress Ever – How our national legislature has become a stable of thieves and perverts — in five easy steps. Also, don’t miss Rolling Stone’s list of 10 Worst Congressmen (Hint: 9 out of 10 are Republicans).

Regards,

Jim