What's that saying? "Out of the mouths of babes?"

Media Matters:

Limbaugh: "What's wrong with using a dead person's teeth? Aren't the Democrats big into recycling?" Responding to Slaughter's account, which he called the "sob story of the day, Limbaugh stated:

LIMBAUGH: You know I'm getting so many people -- this Louise Slaughter comment on the dentures? I'm getting so many people -- this is big. I mean, that gets a one-time mention for a laugh, but there are people out there that think this is huge because it's so stupid. I mean, for example, well, what's wrong with using a dead person's teeth? Aren't the Democrats big into recycling? Save the planet? And so what? So if you don't have any teeth, so what? What's applesauce for? Isn't that why they make applesauce?

Limbaugh previously told a caller who could not afford the $6,000 it would cost to treat a broken wrist that he "shouldn't have broken [his] wrist."

As Alan Grayson proclaimed: Don't get sick.

This literally makes me so angry that my hands are shaking as I type this. For all the rhetoric that gets spun out in the media that the anti-war movement is hurting the troops, here is very real, very tangible proof that the troops ARE being hurt. But not by those of us who want them out of harm's way. No, they're being hurt by those who decided to send them there.

Bob Geiger:

A study completed in late June by the Pentagon's Inspector General concludes that the Department of Defense (DoD) has risked the lives of U.S. troops in Iraq due to malfeasance in awarding and monitoring contracts for badly-needed armored vehicles.

The study, which was requested by Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York, found that since 2000 the DoD has awarded "sole-source" contracts valued at $2.2 billion to just two companies, Force Protection, Inc.(FPI) and Armor Holdings, Inc (AHI).

Inspector General auditors found that the Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) made these two companies the sole providers of armored vehicles and armor kits for troops, despite knowing that other suppliers may have produced the equipment so desperately needed in Iraq substantially faster. Both manufacturers fell far behind delivery schedules, while AHI also produced inadequate and faulty equipment.

Rep. Louise Slaughter has really been at the forefront of demanding answers. Please give her some props for her hard work and commitment.

Are you wondering if ABC actually did only target right wing blogs in their effort to promote their new mini series? Look no further than to the Cowardly Lion:

via Digby

Apparently, the rightwing bloggers all got preview copies days ago. Hugh Hewitt wrote:

I, and I am sure many others, have been sent the entire six hour program to preview and review, which I will be doing over the weekend. Edits post-distribution of the review DVDs would invite scrutiny of the very portions sent down the black hole, underscoring the episodes the censors hoped to hide.

Rep. Louise Slaughter calls out ABC...

EMail Disney and ask them what's going on

WaPo:

"Congress is about to cast a historic vote on the future of the Internet. It will decide whether the Internet remains a free and open technology fostering innovation, economic growth and democratic communication, or instead becomes the property of cable and phone companies that can put toll booths at every on-ramp and exit on the information superhighway....read on"

Louise Slaughter: Net-Neutrality' Update: GOP Selling Out to Corporate Giants...

"Hi folks. I wanted to drop by and give you an update on "net-neutrality," before I go down to the House Floor right now. We are going to debate the rule for H.R. 5252, "Communications Opportunity Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006" (COPE) Bill", the bill that deals with the issue of "net-neutrality." This is a bill written by and for a limited number of telcom. companies such as AT&T and Verizon, that are already wildly profitable, so that they can make even more money....read on

Congress Woman Louise Slaughter appeared on Anderson Cooper's 360 today and talked about the Jeff Gannon/White House briefing room scandal. The White House and Talon News both declined to appear on the show.

Video

Slaughter talks much more about the behavior of the White House's manipulation of the press corp. rather than focus in on the reporter.

Check out her letter to the White House here