From our friends at the First Amendment Center:
Taxpayers and First Amendment values can take a hit when police and other officials forget that dissent is as American as apple pie and also is constitutionally protected speech.
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August 31st, 2007
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Alex Koppelman writing for Salon.com throws a shot at the Democrats: Run against Bush — and toughen up — or lose in ‘08.
Koppelman interviews psychologist Drew Westen, who “says Democrats could lose yet again if they don’t learn how to stand up for themselves and connect with voters emotionally.”
His emphasis? The Democrats should [...]
August 28th, 2007
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So what happens to this guy now? Alberto Gonzales is finally out as Attorney General, and we’re all wondering who will replace him. But what happens to Alberto now? Does he get a free ride? Is the president so sure that he’s safer now?
Ruth Marcus at The Washington Post muses on what finally convinced AG [...]
August 28th, 2007
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The neo-cons are having wet dreams about attacking Iran, and they’re stepping up the rhetoric.
According to an article in yesterday’s Time Magazine, the Bush Administration is planning on putting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the terrorism list. The article by Robert Baer, a former CIA field officer assigned to the Middle East, gives [...]
August 20th, 2007
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PhD-dropout Alec Rawls has a conspiracy-theory laden blog he’s using to rub salt in 9/11 victims’ wounds. Aptly called, “Error Theory,” Rawls latest has drawn the attention of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for his criticism of the proposed Flight 93 memorial. According to the Post-Gazette:
Nearly two years after the design of the United [...]
August 18th, 2007
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Austin American-Statesman reporter Marques G. Harper irked White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, and President Bush, no doubt, for awarding the president the “Walker, Texas Ranger” ranch clothing prize. Salon.com drew our attention to this. According to an article in the Washington Post:
What really gets George W. Bush riled up? Calling him a fashion [...]
August 18th, 2007
Categories: Strange, White House . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
Once Upon A Time has a very good take on what it means to the right when the left capitulates and folds:
If you believe the United States has the “right” to take “offensive military action against Iran” — that is, against a nation that does not threaten us now and will not threaten us for [...]
August 13th, 2007
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Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has dropped out of his race for the White House. According to the AP:
The campaign statement said Thompson intends to take some time off before returning to the private sector and his nonprofit work.The 65-year-old said he’s comforted by the fact that he thinks he made a difference for people [...]
August 12th, 2007
Categories: Elections, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: Comments Off
Once again I am forced to ask, have we all grown comfortably numb? Are we content to wait until the next presidential election to hope for any kind of change? Do we really think a change in administration in the White House will make a difference, whether the victor be Republican or Democrat?
The Democrats are [...]
August 12th, 2007
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Garrison Keillor turns his pen to the Minneapolis bridge collapse. Along with his disdain for Minnesota government and they apparently abysmal attention paid to infrastructure in the past, he as this observation in today’s Salon.com on the belated political response:
The way to get money to fix a bridge is for it to collapse and kill [...]
August 8th, 2007
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