Campaign Video of the Day -- September 22, 2007

Today's Campaign Video is brought to us by the "good" people at the Club For Growth. It is disingenuously entitled "John Edwards Wants to Raise Social Security Taxes." It is a perfect example of how a title can mislead. If you watch the video you discover that John Edwards was asked how can we raise revenue to help address any short fall in Social Security. He responds by suggesting that it is possible to raise revenue without adversely affecting the folks making up to $200,000 by simply removing the "cap" on Social Security Taxes for people earning more than $200,000. Edward's proposal means ultra high end taxpayers like him pay more of their earned income for social security but the rest of us continue to pay the same. Edwards proposal is one that serious policy people from both sides kick around every time there the topic comes up. Watch the video and compare it to the caption. It doesn't support the reasonable conclusion you might draw from the caption that John Edwards "wants" to raise social security tax rates across the board. This video is an example of why no one should ever form an opinion based on a headline.



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Campaign Video of the Day -- July 30, 2007

I think this might be a rerun of an older video. It was added to YouTube by a 29 year old named Freebaker on July 27, 2007. One World United



There is only one runner up today, waneonnol's video of Hillary Clinton's I'm Sorry.

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Presidential Scholars Protest Violations Of Human Rights

The President endured an unusual penetration of his "double plus good happy bubble" during a Monday meeting with this year's Presidential Scholars. According to the AP, one of the young scholars handed President Bush a handwritten letter. The letter, signed by 50 of the scholars, stated "(w)e do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions, and to apply the Geneva Convention to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants."

Dana Perino, the deputy press secretary, told reporters, "the president enjoyed a visit with the students, accepted the letter and upon reading it let the student know that the United States does not torture and that we value human rights."

I wonder if Dick Cheney has told him the truth about America's treatment of detainees. Just because the David Addington says it isn't torture doesn't mean it isn't torture. At this point it is entirely possible the President is the only person left in America who doesn't realize that America's "enhanced interrogation" of detainees is considered torture by civilized people everywhere.

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This Week In The House Judiciary Committee

Here is this week's House Judiciary Committee hearing schedule. All hearings subject to change. No refunds will be given in the event there is a rain out after the first pitch.

Monday 06/25/2007 - 1:00 PM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
Oversight Hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Response to Air Quality Issues Arising from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: Were There Substantive Due Process Violations?

A Live Webcast is available here.

Tuesday 06/26/2007 - 9:30 AM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Hearing on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws - The Issues

A live Webcast can be found here.

Tuesday 06/26/2007 - 1:00 PM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on the National Football League’s System for Compensating Retired Players: An Uneven Playing Field?

A live Webcast can be found here.


Tuesday 06/26/2007 - 2:00 PM
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
Oversight Hearing on Habeas Corpus and Detentions at Guantanamo Bay

As of right now there will be no Webcast and this is the one I wanted to see.

Thursday 06/28/2007 - 10:00 AM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
Oversight Hearing on: The Impact of Ledbetter v. Goodyear on the Effective Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws

Here is where you can pick up a live Webcast.

Here is a link to the Ledbetter opinion.

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House Judiciary Committee

The witness list for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on: War Profiteering and Other Contractor Crimes Committed Overseas.

The Honorable Stuart W. Bowen Jr.
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Arlington, VA

Thomas F. Gimble
Principal Deputy Inspector General United States Department of Defense Washington, DC

Alan Grayson
Grayson & Kubli, P.C. McLean, VA

Scott Horton
Adjunct Professor of Law Columbia University School of Law New York, NY

Erica Razook
Legal Advisor to the Business and Human Rights Program Amnesty International New York, NY

Barry M. Sabin
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
United States Department of Justice

You can pick up a live webcast here. The hearing starts at 2:00 PM Eastern.

There is an added bonus attraction. At 4:00 PM Eastern The Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law will hold a Hearing on: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Government Perspectives on Immigration Statistics. No word whether the hearing will be webcast.

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Top Ten Political Videos of the Week

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