On Friday, The Rocky Mountain Collegian ran a four-word editorial that read: "Taser this . . . F--- Bush." National radio talk shows, CNN and MSNBC have since buzzed with debate about free-speech rights and the bounds of propriety.

Local college Republicans are now trying to get the editor of this student newspaper fired (article).

A daily newspaper in Boulder, CO is now running an online poll asking if he should be fired.   Unfortunately, at this moment the editor is losing.   Let's help him out.  VOTE NOW.  

Both parties have valid perspectives, and I contend that both Democrats and Greens can do better.  One thing is true: the answer is not the destruction of either party, for at least one reason (starting with the basics: that just ain't gonna happen).

In this diary I lay out some observations about Green/Dem party relations from the perspective of someone who has voted for candidates from both parties.  Let's see if we can find some positive, constructive ways we can move forward.

Here's a report from a Madonna fan site:

There was a great I Love New York/Ray of light bit with Madge playing the guitar. 'If you don't like my attitude,' she sang, 'then you can fuck off.' Which made the audience go crazy. 'Just go to Texas, AND SUCK GEORGE BUSH'S DICK!' Which got the craziness really going.

Is it me, or is Bush so wildly unpopular that public figures feel completely free to bash him right & left?  I can't imagine this happening in 2003.  What's also funny is that although this is all over Madonna fan sites, most media covering her performance at Coachella doesn't mention it.

I don't get it... this sounds pretty newsworthy to me!
Photos and a full review below the fold...

An antiwar, pro-choice environmentalist is running against the worst member of Congress in Northern California. And they're both Republicans.

This diary draws attention to several fascinating articles about the primary battle facing GOP Rep. Richard Pombo in Northern California's CA-11 district, all published this week by the San Francisco Bay Guardian.  

Revealing excerpts and more below the fold...

It's no secret that Madonna can't stand George Bush.  

In 2004 she endorsed Wesley Clark in an impassioned letter to her fans, saying at the time that "the future I wish for my children is at risk."  A year earlier her American Life video was was pulled from distribution for being too anti-Bush in the weeks leading up to the Iraq invasion.

And now, Madonna is saying that Bush and Blair "can tell a thousand lies."  Get the audio yourself, courtesy of Sly Ciccone, below the fold...

According the San Francisco Chronicle,

San Francisco elected officials, who have tangled with the Catholic Church before, issued a blistering statement Tuesday that calls on the Vatican to overturn its edict that children waiting to be adopted should not be placed with gays and lesbians.

Support the SF Board of Supes with your poll vote!  More info below...

Images speak a thousand words, and these protesters did a great job reminding the public today that our country is torturing people in our name.  I felt an immediate, physical reaction to these images: a twist in my stomach & strong feelings of shame that our country has fallen so low.  Act Against Torture's protest reminds me of a classic slogan, which I'll paraphrase as "When the people lead, politicians must follow."  

Excellent protest photos, brief commentary and Ten Things You Can Do To Stop Torture below the fold...