Web Notes Issue 2, Volume 6

Issue 2, Volume 6; March, 2004
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POLITICAL WEB SITE DIRECTORIES

http://fastpolitics.com Fast link to hundreds of newspapers, columnists, newswires, daily briefings, state/federal info, voter info – all one-liners. No commentary – just the links.

http://realclearpolitics.com/ Fast links to center and right of center columnists on the home page. All one-line description. Fast links to political races, polls, full gamut of opinion columnists. Daily political commentary.

POLITICAL WEB FLASH

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/multimedia/dean_nuts.mpga Former Governor Howard Dean’s Iowa scream, captured for posterity.

OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL SITES

http://georgewbush.com/ Official Campaign Site for President George W. Bush. The recent campaign ads are on-line . Check out the blog daily briefing and the meet-up roster.

http://johnkerry.com - Official Campaign Site for Senator John Kerry. The recent campaign ads are on-line. Check out the blog daily briefing and the meet-up roster.

WEB SLAMS

President George W. Bush

http://www.awolbush.com Extensive documentation and testimony regarding President Bush’s National Guard duty from 1972 to 1973.

http://www.bushflash.com Anti-Bush site. Animation. Saddam Hussein video http://www.bushflash.com/thanks.html Lots of progressive, anti-war, anti-Bush web links. Produced by Eric Blumrich.

http://www.bushin30seconds.org/ A political advertising contest, sponsored by Moveon.org voter fund, to define President Bush in a 30 second commercial. Over 1000 enties; the 26 finalists are on-line. The winning commercial, Child’s Play, was announced January 12th, 2004. http://www.moveon.org/cbs/ad/

Senator John Kerry

http://www.wintersoldier.com Members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) met in Detroit in January, 1971 to share their experiences and document actions they had witnessed or participated in. Kerry attended but did not speak at this conference. He gave testimony 3 months later before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. This site is a rebuttal of his testimony and anti-war activities. It is a project of the Free Republic Network, a gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web.

http://www.nojohnkerry.org - Web based information examining John Kerry, his inconsistent record, and the issues for the campaign. The Site includes Kerry news, humor, a media library and links.

OTHER CURRENT SITES OF INTEREST

http://english.aljazeera.net/ HomePage Aljazeera in English. The only independent Arab news satellite channel, now available in an English version. Check out the summary of their key articles at

http://www.cursor.org/aljazeera.htm You can also check out http://www.cursor.org They have links to unusual Middle East Media sources. They offer original research and commentary on the media and society. Progressive in orientation.

http://9-11commission.gov The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Mandated to examine the circumstances surrounding 9/11 and provide recommendations. The Site lists commission members, hearing schedule, testimony and other information.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

http://www.ipdi.org/politicsonline - The Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet Conference on March 19, 2004 at The George Washington University. Ken Mehlman, Bush-Cheney’04 Campaign Manager and Joe Trippi, Dean for America Campaign Manager, will speak.

http://www.theaapc.org - American Association of Political Consultants meeting March 28-30 in Las Vegas, NV. Industry awards (The Pollie Awards) will be announced.

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