Open Thread

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   Real History Lisa on August 28, 2006 at 4:23 pm

   DNA sample taken from John Mark Karr, the schoolteacher who claims to have been with child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey when she died, does not match DNA found in her underwear, a local TV station reported on Monday.

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   The DNA found on the little girl’s underwear was identified as belonging to a white male but has never been matched to a suspect in the murder, which for 10 years has baffled police and fascinated Americans.

   Source

   I’ve always felt there is something much darker in this story than just the murder of a little girl (as if that weren’t dark enough). I know there are those who deny ritual abuse takes place, but I met someone who claimed to have married a woman who was part of that, whom he rescued, at least, for a while, before escaping himself.

   Was he telling me the truth? I have no idea. But it’s a bizarre thing to make up if it’s not true. And it’s bizarre that so many people have a similar story to tell.

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     boran2 on August 28, 2006 at 4:56 pm

     More media hype, all for nothing.  (See Bill in Portland Maine’s recommended diary at dkos.)

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       keepinon on August 28, 2006 at 5:35 pm

       All for nothing?? All for continuing to hold power in D.C., IMO. The corporate media presents exactly what they want all of us to see, hear and react to. The boobs gobble up this stuff (they think) why not give it to them? Makes holding on to what we’ve got a hell of a lot easier.

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         boran2 on August 28, 2006 at 6:43 pm

         I meant with respect to the Ramsey case.

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       Cali Scribe on August 28, 2006 at 7:56 pm

       from the MSM for wasting all our time the past week and a half.

       I’m not holding my breath, though…

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   Real History Lisa on August 28, 2006 at 4:46 pm

   There’s a new blog called The Secretary of State project. It’s designed to raise money for people like Debra Bowen, running for SoS in CA, and others around the country who refuse to be like Katherine Harris or Kenneth Blackwell, who refuse to collude to disenfranchise voters.

   Well worth a look, or even better, a donation. Whatever you can spare. Take back your vote!

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   hass on August 29, 2006 at 3:35 pm

   New site: AntiWarCandidates.com

   The purpose is to make sure all the candidates are clearly on the record about their views on the war, and to make sure that the war is not sidelined in the next election as it was in the previous election.