A coalition of progressive organizations is sponsoring a bus that will travel the country through Election Day highlighting the "failures" of the Bush Administration. The bus (which runs on bio diesel) is also used to tie the votes of targeted Republicans to the polices of the unpopular President.
More at http://www.theuptake.org. CBS's Bob Schieffer tells Max Blumenthal that his co-anchor Katie Couric was wrong about sexism in the media hurting Sen. Hillary Clinton's chances. Couric can't hear the question...or can she?
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Police are raiding three locations in Minneapolis this morning. This comes after the Ramsey County Sheriff's office raided a location in St. Paul late last night. The raids in Minneapolis this morning are reportedly also being done by the Ramsey County Sheriff's office. Please note Minneapolis is in Hennepin County. The UpTake has video of last night's raid and has people on the scene of this mornings raids. This is video of a house at 3500 Harriet from Ken Avidor.
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Police Detain Journalists-Amy Goodman Jumps Fence To Question Cops
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Sat. Aug 30, 2008. Saint Paul, MN Police Department raids a home at 591 Iglehart Avenue at gunpoint. The journalists include a contributing photojournalist with "Democracy Now", whose host Amy Goodman appears in this clip jumping a fence to question police officers. This is part of a series of police actions on the eve of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. After several hours, all those detained were released. No arrests. No property was seized as result of the search warrant. The clip ends with an interview with homeowner Mike Whalen. At the start of the clip, a neighbor shouts to the media and onlookers that we could all come into her backyard to see the detained people held in the adjacent backyard. Video by Chuck Tomlinson
More at http://www.theuptake.org. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, the St. Paul Chief of Police and a public information officer answer questions after a day of violence and arrests on the streets of St. Paul.
More at http://www.theuptake.org. The RNC Welcoming Committee, an "anarchist/anti-authoritarian organizing body" which provided logistical support to individuals protesting RNC08 in St. Paul, gave a rare press conference on the morning of 9/4/08. The organizers of the group says they have maintained a policy of not speaking to the press until now. Group member Celia Kutz says they can no longer remain silent because Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher has targeted the group "It's become personal" says Kutz. Eight members of the group have been charged with conspiracy and acts of terrorism. "There are no terrorists on this stage. There are no terrorists in the Ramsey County Jail," added Kutz
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Chuck Olsen, a seasoned veteran of political coverage and documenting events, managed to make it through the final day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN unscathed. This, however, was not accomplished without some serious maneuvering. From gas canisters to riot police storming parking lots and shouting, "Get out of the ****ing card and run", our man on the streets, Chuck Olsen, had a very busy day. These are the people that he met and the dangers that he encountered on his journey. This is how Chuck and his friends from the Uptake escaped the RNC. Please note: this is video shot from a live streaming cell phone camera.
Military against Iran-would you support it? A question posed to Sen. Norm Coleman, Al Franken and Dean Barkley at a debate on October 11, 2008
More at http://www.theuptake.org. October 20th is the first day for early voting in Florida. Sam Mayfield visited polling stations in Central Florida including downtown Orlando and Winter Park. Most voters indicated they wanted to avoid the long lines and traffic associated with election day. Others cited the problems with ballot counting in 2000; this year they wanted to be certain their vote was counted correctly. Over midday the longest line seen was about 75 people although there were reporters of lines up to 100 in some locations. VIDEO: Sam Mayfield TEXT: Noah Kunin
Noah Kunin shows us how the line stretches around the block as people wait to get into a rally for Al Franken featuring Senator Hillary Clinton. The rally drew an overflow crowd of 2,000 people to the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center on Tuesday Oct 21, 2008.
Sen. Norm Coleman returned to Minnesota to visit an Xcel Energy nuclear plant training facility after several days working in Washington D.C. This was one of the first opportunities reporters had to question Coleman on the ongoing recount. Sen. Coleman discusses ballot challenges and nuclear energy.
more at www.theuptake.org We know it's one small small step for science, but it's one large gross out if you think about where it came from. The Expedition 19 astronauts make an in flight "toast" using water from a new purifier that recycles water.
Hello and Happy Fourth of July, everybody. This weekend is a time to get together with family and friends, kick back, and enjoy a little time off. And I hope thatâs exactly what all of you do. But I also want to take a moment today to reflect on what I believe is the meaning of this distinctly American holiday. Today, we are called to remember not only the day our country was born â we are also called to remember the indomitable spirit of the first American citizens who made that day possible. We are called to remember how unlikely it was that our American experiment would succeed at all; that a small band of patriots would declare independence from a powerful empire; and that they would form, in the new world, what the old world had never known â a government of, by, and for the people. That unyielding spirit is what defines us as Americans. It is what led generations of pioneers to blaze a westward trail. It is what led my grandparentsâ generation to persevere in the face of a Depression and ...
Full transcript at www.theuptake.org Partial transcript: For nearly two decades, Dr. Regina Benjamin has seen in a very personal way what is broken about our health care system. She's seen an increasing number of patients who've had health insurance their entire lives suddenly lose it because they lost their jobs or because it's simply become too expensive. She's been a relentless promoter of prevention and wellness programs, having treated too many costly and -- diseases and complications that didn't have to happen. And she's witnessed the shortage of primary care physicians in the rural and underserved areas where she works. But for all that she's seen and all the tremendous obstacles that she has overcome, Regina Benjamin also represents what's best about health care in America -- doctors and nurses who give and care and sacrifice for the sake of their patients; those Americans who would do anything to heal a fellow citizen.
More at http://www.theuptake.org At about 3 minutes into this video, Obama's prompter falls down and he says "Oh goodness, sorry about that guys" and keeps right on going. President Obama spoke on some of the challenges facing urban communities today. He said he is personally familiar with these challenges after spending much of his life in urban areas, saying he received his greatest education working in Chicagoâs South Side.
Sen Lindsey Graham (R-SC)says to Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor "America, unlike other countries, has a unique relationship with the second amendment". Anyone care to translate?
Rep. Betty McCollum (D) Minnesota says the solution to the health care crisis is reforming Medicare reimbursements. She says the current system penalizes states such as Minnesota that have reduced costs and improved care. McCollum says she supports a public option, but any public option needs to address the Medicare reimbursement problems. She says a public option would be a check and balance on insurance companies. Without such an option, McCollum doesn't trust insurance companies to follow through on promises to enroll people with pre-existing conditions.
Arguing that education needs reform AND more money, President Obama is proposing a program that uses more carrot than stick to improve lagging US education results. The program he calls "Race to the top" promises more than $4 Billion dollars in grants to states and school districts that not only improve student performance, but also put good teachers where they are needed most. States that refuse to track teacher performance would not be eligible for the grant money. The program is the antithesis of President Bush's underfunded "No Child Left Behind" program which penalized schools that did not meet performance standards and relied only on student testing in determining which schools were doing well and which were doing poorly.
Two US citizens recently deported from Israel said they were treated as criminals when they tried to report on what is happening in the Palestinian Territories. Sarah Martin, a member of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and Katrina Plots of the Anti-War Committee refused voluntary deportation and were forcibly deported on Sunday evening. Here they speak with reporters after landing in Minneapolis. Video shot by Greg Skog
UpTake Senior Political Correspondent caught up with by Senator Al Franken (D-MN) in a one on one interview conducted in his office in Washington DC. Senator Franken reflects on Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court, and criticizes conservative opposition to "activist judges." Filmed on July 17th, 2009.
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