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The info below is from
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http://www.americanprogress.org/<br>
</a>The links are interesting (at least the ones I looked at).<br>
Bill<br><br>
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<b>THANKSGIVING<br>
21 Reasons to Give Thanks<br><br>
This Thanksgiving, progressives have a lot to be thankful for. Here's our
list:<br><br>
</b>We're thankful for
<a href="http://www.usocares.org/src/uso_home.htm">our country's
troops</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful America
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/06/109-congress/">dumped the
109th Congress</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful Rick Santorum will have more free time to
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/21/santorum-wmd/">find the
WMD</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful we don’t have to go to war with the
<a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2004/tr20041208-secdef1761.html">
Secretary of Defense we had</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful for "red state values," like
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/SD/2006-11-08-abortion-ban_x.htm">
protecting reproductive rights</a>,
<a href="http://www.missouricures.com/rel_110706.php">supporting stem
cell research</a>, and
<a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1108AzGayMarriage08-ON.html">
rejecting discrimination</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), who calls climate change the
"<a href="http://inhofe.senate.gov/pressreleases/climateupdate.htm">
greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people</a>," will no
longer chair the Senate environmental committee.<br><br>
We're thankful that
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/06/wapo-new-media/">Matt Drudge
does not rule our world</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful Al Gore helped the country face the
<a href="http://www.climatecrisis.net/">inconvenient truth</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful Bill O'Reilly does not resort to name calling - well,
besides labeling the Progress Report/ThinkProgress as
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/18/oreilly-oj-simpson-2/">
far left loons</a>,"
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/18/oreilly-oj-simpson-2/">
kool-aid zombies</a>,"
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/28/oreilly-hired-guns/">
hired guns</a>,"
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/28/oreilly-hired-guns/">
vile</a>,"
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/23/oreilly-thinkprogress-haters/">
haters</a>," a
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/27/oreilly-attacks-tp/">
far left smear website</a>," and
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/26/oreilly-character-assassination/">
a very well-oiled, effective character assassination
machine</a>."<br><br>
We're thankful
<a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?siteid=mktw&guid=%7B17AFD8BB-152A-4B42-92E6-D9EF48E2D0CB%7D">
minimum wage ballot initiatives</a> passed in six states.<br><br>
We're thankful the
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwc5YSAc-7g">Dixie Chicks aren't
ready to make nice</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful Ted Haggard bought the meth but
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/03/ted-haggard-admits-buying-meth-from-male-prostitute/">
never used it</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful for the
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/11/thank-you-for-fighting/">
100,000 readers who responded</a> to our Tell the Truth About 9/11
campaign.<br><br>
We're thankful for
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/23/bush-says-he-uses-the-google/">
the Google</a>" and
"<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/14/hwbloggers/">the
email</a>" (and the
"<a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0715-06.htm">
series of tubes</a>" that make them possible) -- but not iPods,
which are
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/20/oreilly-ipod/">endangering
our nation</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/29/foley-reelection/">Maf54
isn't online</a> right now.<br><br>
We're thankful
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/08/exclusive-abramoff-emails/">
people send us Jack Abramoff's email</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful Keith Olbermann's ratings
<a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200611130006">are up</a> and Bill
O'Reilly's ratings are down.<br><br>
We're thankful President Bush's secret plan for Iraq is
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/18/burns-iraq-plan/">safe with
Conrad Burns</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful we won't spend Thanksgiving
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/12/cheney-accidentally-shoots-78-year-old-man/">
turkey hunting with Dick Cheney</a>.<br><br>
We're thankful the
"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wJqvmPfQc">Decider</a>
" only gets to make the decision
<a href="http://www.newprez.com/">789 more days</a>.<br><br>
And last but not least: We're thankful to the
<a href="http://www.progressreport.org/">Progress Report</a> readers for
their tips, energy and support.<br><br>
Happy Thanksgiving! – <a href="mailto:pr@americanprogress.org">The
Progress Report Team</a>.<br><br>
P.S. Remember, if you are short on cash over the holiday shopping season,
a <a href="http://www.americanprogressaction.org/signup">gift
subscription to the Progress Report</a> is free.<br><br>
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Bill Crosier<br>
paa@crosierbiomed.com 713-641-4941<br>
Progressive Action Alliance
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http://progressiveactionalliance.org/<br>
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