tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23729529345978190772024-02-06T19:00:10.490-08:00Belva's DaughterA new, personal blog by Christina Bradley (formerly Marie Therese of News Hounds). "Belva's Daughter" will be eclectic, eccentric, opinionated and intermittent. I may not post every day but hopefully the quality will outweigh the quantity!Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-14787523374466122562010-12-12T13:42:00.000-08:002010-12-13T14:38:32.685-08:00Everything Old Is New AgainThe three Sunday morning shows and most of the news media have totally ignored Sen. Bernie Sanders and his historic and heroic stand against what he knows to be wrong. The Senate servers crashed on Friday there was so much traffic. Yet it hasn't been covered except very briefly on last Friday's Olbermann and Maddow shows.
The Obama administration - fully aware that Bernie Sanders and his Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-89832940233518499492008-11-04T13:50:00.000-08:002008-11-04T13:51:19.519-08:00California ResultsChristina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-56231174111748586972008-11-02T18:56:00.001-08:002008-11-04T13:52:25.086-08:00NATIONAL RESULTSNational ResultsChristina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-46934008449144812652008-10-21T10:21:00.000-07:002008-10-21T10:33:42.527-07:00Election 2008 - Who Can Really Solve Our Problems? This is fun! Go to AARP and create your own political ad!
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Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-67093766902100615162008-10-19T22:17:00.000-07:002008-10-19T23:30:53.978-07:00Light a Candle for an American HeroThis morning (October 19, 2008) on Meet the Press, former Secretary of State Colin Powell related the simple and touching story of Army Cpl. Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, a 20-year-old American soldier who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom.Powell eloquently noted that religion should not be a factor in any political discourse and that Muslim-American children have the same right to aspire to the Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-3175042900804863312008-10-06T14:54:00.000-07:002008-10-06T15:38:13.990-07:00Catholic Church Engaged in Stealth Campaign That Clearly Steers Believers to GOPRight off the bat, I'll tell you that I was baptized Catholic and attended sixteen years of Catholic school. I studied Classical Greek, Theology, Medieval History and Philosophy at Fordham University and left the Church at age 20. About ten years ago, I tried to reconnect. Did the reconciliation, went to mass regularly, etc. I finally decided that what had driven me away originally still Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-51482731184970144282008-09-04T21:58:00.000-07:002008-09-05T14:12:43.056-07:00If McCain's Such a "Reformer," Where Are His Wife's Tax Forms? And What About "Pitbull" Palin and Her Husband?This one's a no brainer.Barack and Michelle Obama have released their tax forms.Hillary and Bill balked until the media browbeat them into submission.John McCain has released his forms.Sen. Joe Biden's 2006 tax forms are available. We assume that he and his wife will release their 2007 forms shortly.Mrs. Cindy McCain has basically told everyone to take a hike, declaring early on that the Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-37781429615351427272008-08-15T18:04:00.000-07:002008-08-15T18:11:09.440-07:00A Passionate George Galloway Tries to Explain the Realities of War to a Pathetic, Brainwashed CallerYou've GOT to listen to this. British MP George Galloway desperately tries to teach a caller about what war really is. Galloway is brilliant - and the caller, James, is a classic example of a person who probably gets most of his news from one or more of Rupert Murdoch's media outlets. Pass this on on to everyone you know!
Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-50605494757470359562008-05-10T20:55:00.000-07:002008-05-10T21:20:34.505-07:00Northern California Moms Protest Unnecessary LBAM SprayingExcerpted from the "Stop the Spray" website:THE LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH (LBAM)ERADICATION PROGRAM:A Hazard to Public Health & The Environment * Urban populations in Santa Cruz & Monterey counties were aerially sprayed with a synthetic pheromone-pesticide without their consent in the Fall of 2007. * 643 reports of illness followed the spraying. * Millions of Californians are slated to be Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-2570486055297821302008-04-24T13:23:00.001-07:002008-04-25T00:20:01.663-07:00FOX Expert: If the Mob Ran Things, There'd Be No Obama IssueTracy Byrnes, a FOX Business analyst, went completely over the line in her comments during the Cavuto show that aired April 23rd on FOX Business Network.Byrnes is a dedicated water-carrier her bosses at FOX News. If they asked her to say the moon is made of green cheese, she'd say it. So when you listen to the following comments, realize that - despite the surprised looks on the faces of Neil Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-64637428157748955102008-04-21T14:10:00.000-07:002008-04-22T01:20:44.104-07:00Karl Rove Tests New Talking Point: Obama Just Another Uppity Black Man.FOX News contributor Karl Rove - who is still very active as an informal advisor to John McCain - has tried out various smear tactics against Sen. Barack Obama in the past several months.As we all know, FOX News was the first channel to begin floating various slurs against the Senator from Illinois.The FOX & Friends crew made their by now infamous attempt to portray Obama as a closet Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-28954320291303233592008-02-24T13:39:00.000-08:002008-03-05T12:10:31.546-08:00During Discussion of "Sicko" and Health Care, Ben Stein Smacks Downs FOX's Neil CavutoWow! Will wonders never cease? On the February 23, 2008 edition of "Cavuto on Business" that aired on the FOX Business Network, Ben Stein let 'er rip!During a discussion of the possibility that Michael Moore's "Sicko" might win an Oscar, Stein argued that the rich should be willing to pay more taxes in order to facilitate better health coverage for those Americans who cannot afford it. He was Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-80970895641177488922008-02-23T16:02:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:59:26.789-08:00FOX Business Network Continues Its Assault on the Middle Class and the PoorFOX Business Network's head rah-rah boy, Neil Cavuto, and his quartet of johnny-one-note business "experts" continue their loud-mouthed, rude campaign to convince their heartland viewers that rich people are good guys who don't deserve to pay more taxes and don't have a "moral imperative" to help those who have less.I continue to wonder why everyday Americans still support this elitist group of Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-84324974355002628762008-02-21T12:25:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:59:11.461-08:00Pentagon Takes Cue from Barack Obama, Bombs Pakistan UnilaterallyIn August 2007 Hillary Clinton accused rival Barack Obama of being "naive" because he indicated that he would meet with the leaders of unfriendly nations. She claimed he was unprepared to make the tough decisions necessary to defend the United States. Sen. Obama responded that in the absence of any other options, he would bomb a country like Pakistan unilaterally if it meant eliminating a known Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-30907774550089042742008-02-16T18:26:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:58:28.337-08:00FOX Business Bashes Barack Obama. "Experts" Say He'd Destroy Capitalism.Oh, my. Oh, my. I haven't paid much attention to FOX News since leaving News Hounds about two months ago. Therefore, I thought I could once again watch a few shows without having a coronary or grabbing for the bottle of Pepto Bismol.I was wrong.This past weekend, I made the mistake of subjecting myself to what passes for financial news on FOX - the two-hour Cost of Freedom block on Saturday, Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-29082524509031994042008-02-12T14:08:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:58:07.179-08:00The Geometrically Increasing Bill for the Iraq WarHere's a new video from Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films. After watching it, you can do something - donate money to an antiwar candidate, start working for your local political organization to bring your message to them, volunteer to be a poll worker, start or sign a petititon against the war, write to your Senators and Congressperson, let all your friends know how you feel, etc. But don't Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372952934597819077.post-1772689187102204012008-02-11T12:03:00.000-08:002008-02-12T05:30:12.425-08:00Hasta la vista, U.S.A! American Multi-nationals Kiss Off the United States, Head for Far Away PlacesIn February 2004 I joined eight other women to monitor various FOX News shows for the documentary OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism. After the film was released, we started a media watch blog called News Hounds. Until January 1st of this year I spent three to five hours a day, seven days a week, viewing and reporting on various FOX News shows, including The O'Reilly Factor, Big Christina Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412039872844250319noreply@blogger.com1