By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 8, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Republicans, Sidney Blumenthal | 172 Comments
Guest Post by Patriot John, cross-posted at Alegre’s Corner.
Not trusting polls because of the ‘04 exit polling debacle, I suspended belief when likely voter models in tracking polls showed a 39D/33R difference in party identification. Skeptics in diaries here and elsewhere pointed out that 2004, a year when Democrats were fired up, saw evenly split [...]
By dcmediagirl on Mar 11, 2008 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, GWOT, Guantanamo, John McCain, Pakistan, Sidney Blumenthal, Taxi to the Dark Side | 7 Comments
So my significant other and I finally saw Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side last night, and what an experience it was.
First off, many hearty congratulations to Sidney Blumenthal on being part of an Oscar-winning team. Mazel tov from your admirers and well-wishers.
With those sunny words out of the way, on to the meat [...]
By NoQuarter on Feb 27, 2008 in Sidney Blumenthal, Taxi to the Dark Side | 14 Comments
We reported the great news on Sunday night. Today, Lorelei Kelly has written a moving tribute to documentary Oscar winner, Taxi To The Dark Side (director: Alex Gabney; executive producer: Sidney Blumenthal) at Huffington Post:
For those of us working here in D.C. on national security issues, Sunday night gave our nation a good [...]
By NoQuarter on Feb 25, 2008 in Sidney Blumenthal, Taxi to the Dark Side | 21 Comments
It was a great thrill to see this brave film win for Best Documentary. “Taxi To the Dark Side” tells the horrific true story that is “an in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan [Dilawar] who was [...]
