Archive for the 'fascism' Category
Following Up with Senator Casey
Dear Ms. Newman and Ms. Schimer:
Yesterday I wrote to you about TSA’s abuse of American citizens and our children, and the disappointing response of the office, which made it sound as if Senator Casey is not concerned that the TSA is abusing its authority. I spoke again this morning with staff member Tayeesha, and she [...]
AT LAST, COMMON GROUND!!
Looks like the right wingers hate TSA too.
But I think only one of them admits that this is a Bush creation.
UPDATED: the Tribune pulled the video from youtube. Luckily, information wants to be free.
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Read More..>>Conversation With Bob Casey’s Office on TSA
Riiiiiiing….riiiiiiiiiing
“hello, Senator Bob Casey’s office, Tayeesha speaking.”
“Hi Tayeesha, my name’s Brendan Skwire. I’m a constituent calling from Philadelphia, and I have a number of concerns for the Senator related to the TSA.
“I’ve spent the weekend reading a number of disturbing articles about the TSA” I quoted from Goldberg’s most salient piece:
During a trip last Sunday [...]
TSA Screener Accosts 3 Year Old Child at Security Checkpoint
Anyone does this to my kid, I’m waiting for them to leave work, following them home, and beating their brains out with a ball-peen hammer. I don’t give a fuck if i go to jail either. you do NOT touch MY kid.
Read More..>>Rand Paul Volunteer Tim Profitt: I Stomped that Woman
Add Tim Profitt, Rand Paul volunteer, to the He-Man Woman Haters’ Club. After courageously hiding and bravely not taking responsibility for his actions, Profitt said he was sorry (that he got caught, no doubt) and is facing a criminal summons:
Tim Profitt, a volunteer with Paul’s campaign, apologized on Tuesday and told The Associated Press that [...]
The Manchurian Candidates
I have been reading several articles about how the corrupt SCOTUS decision in citizens united has opened the doors to foreign money and governments buying our elections.
like this one:
According to legal experts consulted by ThinkProgress, the Chamber is likely skirting longstanding campaign finance law that bans the involvement of foreign corporations in American elections.
In [...]
It’s Been Dead for Some Time Now
Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.
Essentially, officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications — including encrypted e-mail transmitters [...]
Medals for War Criminals
Talk about your chamber of horrors and your perversion of language:
TONY BLAIR, Britain’s former prime minister, received this year’s Liberty Medal in ceremonies last night at the National Constitution Center, honoring his success resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland and his ongoing pursuit of peace in the Middle East and Africa.
Former President Bill Clinton, a [...]
This Makes Me Want to Vote for the Democrats
Five men who say the Bush administration sent them to other countries to be tortured had a chance to be the first ones to have torture claims heard in court. But because the Obama administration decided to adopt the Bush administration’s claim that hearing the case would divulge state secrets, the men’s lawsuit was tossed [...]
Read More..>>Heckuva Job, George, Dick, Jay, John, Rummy…
NO FUCKING DOI:
The Bush administration insisted that “enhanced interrogation techniques” — torture — were necessary to extract information from prisoners and keep Americans safe from terrorist attacks. Never mind that it was immoral, did huge damage to this country’s global standing and produced little important intelligence. Now, as we had feared, it is also making [...]
