Today, the Obama Administration’s Justice Department stepped up to reveal some of the Bush Administration’s many secrets and “released a long-secret legal document from 2001 in which the Bush administration claimed the military could search and seize terror suspects in the United States without warrants.” The legal memo was written about a month after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. It says constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure would not apply to terror suspects in the U.S., as long...
Monthly Archives: March 2009
The Beeper Cacophony
Barack Obama was determined that the only way anyone was going to take away his BlackBerry was if they pried it from his cold dead hands. Or, something to that effect. The President justifiably relies upon his BlackBerry, but many rely upon electronic communications as a status symbol or as a crutch so they don’t have to make decisions or engage in face-to-face conversations. Such was the case at a party I thought I might have attended. ...
‘Rightwing Tax and Budget Myths’
From Think Progress here is an excellent, detailed explanation of the attempt by the Republican Right to create the Budget Myth. Many will say that the Republicans are all members of the extreme Right. I don’t agree. I think there are thinking members of that party that are being silenced out of sheer fear of reprisal. At any rate, this will give you some real talking point and, more importantly, data sources to use when talking to others. Rather...
Weird DL Hugley Interview With Hip-Hop Chuck D and Michael Steele
This has to be the only time I’ve seen this type of interview where three black men of leadership spoke and one didn’t get the message. Steele. He actually thinks he was elected on merit. Really! Watch and enjoy the weirdness. (personal comment at the end) [It was my duty to keep a watch and update the site this weekend. Yesterday was one of those days that leave you with a headache for a week! At any rate, we're...
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