Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 1112
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Not sure if it was GG's intent...
[Read the article: David Halberstam on today's American press]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...but I'm guessing that these posts are about the best Halberstam obituary published today.
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Media smackdown...
[Read the article: The Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch frauds]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sure this question has been previously posed, but is there anything the readership of this blog can do to help disseminate this perspective? Like, does anyone have the email addresses for the attendees of that White House Correspondent's circle-jerk the other night? They all need to read this post, and the others like it.
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Slightly O/T
[Read the article: The Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch frauds]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But it might show, by contrast, what a functioning press looks like.
Via Crooks & Liars, check this article from the Guardian UK
Fascist America, in 10 easy steps
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html
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My vote for the money quote...
[Read the article: Interview with Charlie Savage]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I'll just mention one principle in particular which is important when writing about complex legal or policy matters: avoiding the easy route of "he said, she said" reporting, which does no favors to readers who don't have the time to become specialists in the subject themselves."
Thanks, Charlie. Here's hoping the rest of "Versailles" takes it to heart...
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For those comparing Hamsher to Limbaugh
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is from TODAY!!
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth/2007/04/rush_limbaugh_p.php
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Damn, Bebop!
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I wuz gonna ask you where you live, but I'd rather cling to the notion that you actually reside in the middle of the Gobi desert or some such, and the imagery simply flows full-blown out of your (subconscious? doesn't seem accurate) wherever it comes from. Nice one.
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Hey, Jude...
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Since I'm not a regular FDL reader, will you please enlighten me regarding how they're out of step w/ 99.99% of mainstream Democrats? What are they spoutin' off about over there that's so 00.01%?
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Hullo, (fellow) blognerds...
[Read the article: A genuine political sea change?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]About Tenet, the phrase "War Profiteer" springs to my mind.
Two personals:
Greysky, what is this town of which you speak? I grew up upstate...
mboehm popped in again. Wherefore art thou mboehm? We share both first initial and last name...
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What was the title of this post?
[Read the article: War as reality rather than cartoon]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"How Would a Government Act?"
As opposed to a "cabal" I mean.
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VOTE (Earl and Often)!!
[Read the article: Fred Hiatt and the "Triumphant Top Gun"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If you're so inclined, you can apparently vote for your favorite debate questions again. Because it's a new day perhaps?
I personally think the "Yes or No, do you believe in the Rapture?" question is an excellent idea. But I couldn't find it! Where is it? Bueller, anyone?
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Uh, "EARLY and Often!!...
[Read the article: Fred Hiatt and the "Triumphant Top Gun"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]N/T
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Hey, I'm in the "Green Room"
[Read the article: Have Bill Frist and right-wing bloggers plagiarized their new Iraq plan?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]for the Diane Rehm show.. Let's see if I cam work in a h/t to GG.
"Mark from Dallas"
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Hey Glenn, I quoted you...
[Read the article: Have Bill Frist and right-wing bloggers plagiarized their new Iraq plan?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I excerpted this para. from a few days ago,
"While the Bush administration expressly adopts these theories to detain American citizens without charges, engage in domestic surveillance on Americans in clear violation of the laws we enacted to limit that power, and asserts a general right to disregard laws which interfere with the President's will, our media still barely discusses those issues."
and railed @ the panelists.
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@ GG
[Read the article: Have Bill Frist and right-wing bloggers plagiarized their new Iraq plan?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't know about transcripts, but the show itself will be online about Noon Eastern time. I'll post the link here.
General "News Round-up" panelists:
Matthew Continetti, associate editor for "The Weekly Standard"
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post columnist
Karen Tumulty, reporter, "Time" magazine
ER: Well we report this stuff
DR: Media not expressing public outrage
MC: Significant "Salon blogger was quoted". Bloggers driving media left.
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@GG - DR show audio up here
[Read the article: Have Bill Frist and right-wing bloggers plagiarized their new Iraq plan?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/07/05/04.php#13170
AUMF dicussion ~2 min. in.
My comment/cite ~ 18:40 in.
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Scratch that...
[Read the article: Have Bill Frist and right-wing bloggers plagiarized their new Iraq plan?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]~28:40 in...
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GMTA...
[Read the article: A glimpse at Versailles]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I wuz wondering the same thing meself.
"Where in the world is m.b.f."?
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Readers!
[Read the article: Democrats bear responsibility for restoring habeas corpus]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Send this post to your respective Congresscritters. Everyone! Do it! NOW!!
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Useful link - to send this post to your congressperson
[Read the article: Democrats bear responsibility for restoring habeas corpus]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mailapp/
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I shouldn't do this...
[Read the article: Answers for Joe Klein]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...lest I be guilty of responding to YKW (You Know Who). But I've read this thread, and noone else has reacted, so I'm compelled to ask.
Am I the only one who laughed out loud at this?
"Thanks for the clarification, but I would certainly like to know what specifically I have done here in the total of TWO days that warrants you telling people to ignore me -- it usually takes people a lot longer to realize that about me."
I mean, c'mon. In the annals of trollery, that's pure comedy gold.
Carry on.
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Sorry, orbit
[Read the article: Answers for Joe Klein]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In Arne's tradition (HWSNBN), I cannot name names. You Know Who it is...
Some threads I read for elucidation, like the "Libertarian" thread that took on a life of its own. Viewed through a slightly different lens, this thread is pretty amusing.
And prunes, thank you. "Blowjobbed". I laughed at that remark also. With, though. Not at.
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O/T but does anybody know anything about this?
[Read the article: A beautiful mosaic of anti-blogger hatred]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Bipartisan_bill_bans_warrantless_wiretapping_on_0511.html
From Raw Story:
Members of Congress from both parties succeeded in passing legislation that restricts the wiretapping of US citizens without warrants by the National Security Agency on Friday.
"When Congress said the Administration must get court approval for domestic surveillance, we meant it. Today, Congress reaffirmed that basic protection," said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who co-sponsored legislation included in the intelligence authorization bill that Congress passed.
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@ ondolette
[Read the article: A beautiful mosaic of anti-blogger hatred]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Lack of notice by Versailles might underscore the premise of some of GG's media criticism.
Or, a bit of "Pay attention to FISA, we MEAN it!" language, sure to be ignored w/ impunity by Dear Leader, is simply not worth mentioning.
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@ ondelette
[Read the article: A beautiful mosaic of anti-blogger hatred]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]MCJOAN over @ Kos has a post about the FISA thing...
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C&L on the FISA thing...
[Read the article: A beautiful mosaic of anti-blogger hatred]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]since yesterday morning, it seems.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/05/11/some-good-news-on-the-civil-liberties-front/
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Hey, L.W.M.
[Read the article: A beautiful mosaic of anti-blogger hatred]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Are you a "moronic brown-shirted freak"?
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@ L.W.M.
[Read the article: A beautiful mosaic of anti-blogger hatred]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Just checkin'. You remind me of somebody who "used to" hang around in here.
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This is now on-topic...
[Read the article: PBS's "Frontline: Spying on the Home Front"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/5/11/191253/083
WASHINGTON, DC -The American Civil Liberties Union today cheered an amendment to the House Intelligence Reauthorization Bill that would prevent illegal domestic wiretapping by the government. The amendment, by Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ), will reaffirm the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as the only legal means of collecting electronic intelligence surveillance. The amendment was passed late last night by a vote of 245-178.
We'll see about that...
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"Today" (from the previous post) being 5/11 BTW
[Read the article: PBS's "Frontline: Spying on the Home Front"]
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