Until REASON and not just religion pervades the abortion argument nothing will change. To solve poverty -- you must attack the root issues that form it. The same is true of unwanted pregnancies. It's not pollyanna to say -- most of these protests miss the point. Trying to solve the issue of abortion on the doorstep of a clinic ... is way too late. If you really care about abortion and want to stop it...there are many areas where you can help that don't involve protesting.  View

The Beck vid is HILARIOUS!!! I don't mind high level organizations "organizing" protests - all sides do it. What I do mind is people coming to meetings and spewing nonsense and not pushing the conversation forward by REALLY debating the merits of their OWN ideas...  View

Glad to see that Euna and Laura are back home with their families. According to the NYT the bargaining chip was actually a letter of condolence from Clinton on the death of Kim Jong-il's father. Let's hope there was an equally valuable note sent to Ahmadinejad, perhaps a "congratulations on suppressing election protests and assuming office under dubious circumstances."  View

Agree with the Obama administration's approach or not, stating that he appears as "a deer in the headlights," is off point. Obama's cautious approach is a highly-calibrated response, based on the notion that the appearance of U.S. meddling in the controversy would only provide fodder for hard-liners like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Khamenei to quell the protests. The U.S. is not popular in Iran, thanks to many of our politicians seemingly hellbent determination to attack the country--think "bomb, bomb, Iran" courtesy of Sen. McCain--as well as past CIA intervention in their democratic election in 1953, which is not a conspiracy theory but simple fact (read Legacy of Ashes, which contains no anonymous sources if you doubt this). That being said, if the Iranian people think the U.S. is involved in the protests, the protests will lose legitimacy. Likewise, those already against them or on the fence will be more likely to come out in full force against the protests.  View

HuffPost, makes a great point, that technology has changed both how these protests are covered and how they are perceived. TV did a lot to make violence in other countries less abstract by giving us footage. Now social media has blurred the lines between passive news watching and active participation. Great story.  View

can you officially call it a re-election? hypothetically, his re-election would energize hawks on the right (notice the Fox news coverage is strangely pro-Obama) who advocate war with Iran. It would force the Pres. into an awkward position, he has said he would engage in talks with Iran without preconditions so he would have to meet with him and thereby tacitly show his support for a corrupt regime. Also, he would have to do this while the press showed running footage of student protesters being beaten by Iranian police (actually I am not sure if they have that footage b/c is hasn't been on TV). Overall, the re-election of Ahmadinejad would be an absolute disaster for the president given the protests.  View

I feel like Twitter is a pretty accurate source, especially since people would confirm or disprove stories and claims in real time, this was generally backed by two or three sources. CNN on the other hand was showing video footage of peaceful protests in Sweden and the U.S. On Twitter journalists, students, and bloggers were posting live images from the streets of Tehran. CNN lost a lot of credibility with their coverage, or lack of coverage.  View

Look at what the Director of Homeland Security said about RETURNING US VETERANS...they are a risk of join RIGHT WINGED EXTREMISTS! HOW CRAZY is that! People of the United States are REALLY SICK AND TIRED OF HIGHER TAXES and LESS Services. I'm TIRED of paying OTHER PEOPLES BAD MORTGAGES and Bills. I have MY OWN to take care of and I DO IT. The Republican PARTY IS NOT BEHIND THIS! The republican party has LOSE ITS BACK BONE years ago. They don't have the SMARTS to pull over Nationwide TEA PARTIES. and Frankly, I as many OTHERS, THE REPUBLICANS AND THE DEMOCRATS for these STUPID BAILOUTS! What ever happened to the Strongest Survives! If a company has poor management and it goes out of BUSINESS its called Bankrupty! Let them go under and other companies will RISE UP to pick up the slack! IF GM AND CHRYSLER GO BUST ! so be it. JUST LOOK AT FORD.. NO BAILOUT MONEY AND DOING WELL. Getting back to CNN's reporter's is a looney tune - its horrible. What EVER HAPPENED TO BEING A REPORTER and Reporting the NEWS? THE US People are FEED UP WITH OBAMA, the Democrats, and the Republicans! I think the TEA PARTY PROTESTS ARE GREAT AND GOOD FOR AMERICA and Obama and the DEMOCRATS BETTER PAY ATTENTION AND START Doing the RIGHT THING FOR AMERICANS and not just for Welfare voters! WHATEVER Happened to HARD WORK and ENJOY the Fruits of your Labor? WHY do I have to pay for someone else's labor and fruits? CNN is a poor example of American Jouralism but a GREAT example of SOCIALISM and its Media Control of the REAL NEWS! The TEA PARTY PROTESTS will continue to happen. I HEARD A BIG ONE IS SCHEDULE FOR July 4th, 2009 in Washington, DC - over 2 million to attend. AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY. The Tea Party Protests had a collective attendance of over 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE. The main stream Liberal Media REFUSES TO REPORT THE ACCURATE NUMBERS. I was there at the Tea Party in Albany NY and the local media BLEW IT with the exception of WGY radio. The Local Media didn't CARE about the event. BUT IT TOOK THEM BY SURPISE OF THE MASS TURN OUT FOR ALBANY NY. Also, these Tea Parties are not given money by a back like George Soros (Move ON. ORG) but Regular EVERYDAY People who are SICK and TIRED OF BEING TAXED, TAXED, AND MORE TAXED. STOP THE BAILOUTS. STOP THE SOCIALISM. AND BARRY HUESSIN OBAMA IS A ONE TERMED PRESIDENT. THIS GUY IS NOT GETTING ELECTED AGAIN. I DON'T SEE IT. LONG LIVE AMERICA AND LIBERTY!  View

I live in Upstate NY near Albany NY, and the Tea Party Protests are about the US Constitution and the CRAZY TAX AND SPEND POLICIES OF BARRY HUSSEIN OBAMA! The CNN Reporter and its Upper Management have clearly Crossed the LINE to PROTECT AND PROMOTE the Terrible Obama Policies. America has been SHORT CHANGED with the election of Obama. Speaking out Against Obama is equal to you being called CRAZY  View

I live in Upstate NY near Albany NY, and the Tea Party Protests are about the US Constitution and the CRAZY TAX AND SPEND POLICIES OF BARRY HUSSEIN OBAMA! The CNN Reporter and its Upper Management have clearly Crossed the LINE to PROTECT AND PROMOTE the Terrible Obama Policies. America has been SHORT CHANGED with the election of Obama. Speaking out Against Obama is equal to you being called CRAZY  View