Dec
07
I received an email today from Senator Saxby Chambliss, and I’m posting both his communication and my own.
Dear Ms. N: Thank you for contacting me regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) monitoring of conversations connected to terrorist activity and the treatment of military detainees. It is good to hear from you.
I certainly understand [...]
May
30
I was rereading a bit about Emerson and self-reliance earlier. It affected me, as it always does. Before I wade into current political statements of opinion on the recent Presidential Directives (I’ve seen blog headlines), I’ve decided to treat it like I would treat any document I wanted to interpret. What follows is my initial [...]
Sep
13
Defend the Constitution
The “religious right” claims that they represent mainstream American values. They couldn’t be more wrong. Support what is truly right in America — a society based on reason, personal freedom, the rule of law and the freedom to worship according to one’s faith and beliefs.
Sign on to DefCon’s pledge to defend the Constitution [...]
Sep
12
Olbermann: ‘How dare you, Mr. President’
Half a lifetime ago, I worked in this now-empty space. And for 40 days after the attacks, I worked here again, trying to make sense of what happened, and was yet to happen, as a reporter.
All the time, I knew that the [...]
Sep
10
Tell ABC: 9/11 Lies and Propaganda are Unacceptable!
Blame Clinton, let Bush off the hook? Anyone who has done the least bit of research into what happened on 9/11 should know better. See Clinton, 9/11 and the Facts, and it’s not only Democrats who are objecting to this thing.
Follow the money… Who bankrolled the [...]
Aug
14
The Daily Show’s new Middle Eastern correspondent, Aasif Mandvi:
Does the inevitable mushroom cloud have a silver lining?
Video - WMV Video - QT
Thanks to Crooks and Liars for hosting this (or view it at YouTube) and to BB for passing it along.