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Bush Planning an October Surprise?

I saw a report a few minutes ago that U.S. forces may have Osama Bin Laden surrounded. According to the report, they are essentially waiting for an order from the Bush administration to capture bin Laden. The report's author believes that Bush will time the capture to maximize the effect it will have on his re-election campaign.

Dean's the Best Hope for Change

The dynamics that led me to vote Green in 2000 are back in play this year.

Part of the rationale for voting Green in 2004 was that the Democratic process in this country needs fundamental change. BOTH parties are bought and paid for by the lobbyists and corporations. BOTH parties conspire to silence other voices and grassroots movements.

Howard Dean has succeeded this year in a way Nader did not: he has gotten the major Democratic candidates to change their rhetoric. He has helped shape which issues are being discussed.

But Dean's importance goes way beyond changing the dialogue. For the first time since Bobby Kennedy, in my opinion, we're looking at a independent-minded candidate who can actually win.

How can Dean Fight the Opinion Brokers?

Why is Dean so unpopular with the powers that be?

1. He is threatening to the Democratic Party establishment, who will see the end to their "business as usual" and quid pro quo campaign contributions if Dean takes office. Terry McAuliffe and the DNC don't hide their anti-Dean stance very well. A number of Democratic Party insiders and contributors even shunted money into a secretive 527 organization so they could get around campaign financing restrictions and fund anti-Dean attack ads.

2. He threatens Corporate America, the media conglomerates in particular, because of his statements about "re-regulation" of corporations, and his statement on MSNBC last December that "we`re going to break up giant media enterprises." Bush is the media corporations' best friend, handing them gifts like last year's loosening of media ownership restrictions. Kerry is much friendlier to corporations and media giants since he has no plans to side with the citizens against the opinion-warping conglomerates. If you have any doubts about this opinion-warping power, just look how they have assassinated Dean's character in the months since last December.

3.He threatens the Republicans because if his "You have the power!" message catches on, Dean can bat bush in November. Dean is unpredictable. He inspires voters in a way Kerry cannot. Republicans know they can beat Kerry because he is predictable, sometimes hypocritical, and vulnerable to scandal.

Negative Bias in Dean Coverage Continues

If nothing else the Dean campaign is provoking the major media outlets to show their political biases more blatantly than ever.

I just watched CNN for a few minutes to see the latest headlines. They anounced Kerry's "big wins" in the Michigan and Washington state caucuses. There was no mention of any other candidates - he could have been running unopposed for that matter.

The Press vs. Howard Dean

I have a full post brewing on this topic, but for now here's a great article from BlackCommentator.com talking about the corporate media's power to unfairly derail anyone whose opinions vary too far from theirs.

An excerpt: