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gwydion* This explains why what the DOJ did to the AP is completely unacceptable:
* While I think what the DOJ did to the AP was scary wrong, Richard Engle gives the best explanation of why they likely did it I've heard:
* The Republicans have been calling wolf with a full on five alarm scream since Clinton was elected. Most of the scandals they feel deserve hair on fire screaming are outright invented or mountains out of molehills. (Impeaching someone over a consensual blow job? Really?) There is also the fundamental issue of their often being no clear connection between the President and the scandals real or imaginary that are being attributed to him. (Ex: the IRS has been illegally allowing political organizations 501C4 status since the Eisenhower administration. While it's pretty clear members of the Bush White House used the IRS to target administration enemies, it is not clear anyone in the White House ordered the Cincinnati office to single out only right wing organizations improperly filing instead of sweeping house of all improper 501C4's regardless of party like they ought to have been doing since the '50's. If the evidence turns up showing that white house officials ordered it, I will be just as angry as I was when the Bush administration did it. I would like to see proof first, which I don't think is unreasonable). The Republicans and right wing media have wasted something like half a year on the pretend Benghazi scandal to the point of a Republican source deciding to make up things that would be scandalous if they had actually been in the White House emails and a news service decided to print the made up story in quotes as if it was actual White House. Because this is the quality of made up scandal that they keep screaming is "worse than Watergate and Iran/Contra," I think it's hard for people to summon up an appropriate amount of outrage for real scandals like the one at the DOJ. What the DOJ is doing is a scandal and it pretty much fucks over the AP long term and is dangerous for all investigative journalism. Outrage is appropriate, though again, I think we need evidence so as to know who made these decisions and hold them responsible instead of getting out the blame hoses and randomly soaking people. Unfortunately if there are lots of ear drum shattering false alarms going off all the time, it's hard to pick out the actual alarms warning that the ship of democracy is actually in trouble instead of pretend in trouble for Republican fund rating purposes and news ratings.
* Death By Illegal Foreclosure:
* "Billion-Year-Old Water Found in Canada Holds Clues About Ancient Life:" http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6884/20130516/billion-year-old-water-found-canada-holds-clues-ancient-life.htm
* "Danish Teenager Makes Rare Viking Find:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/danish-teenager-makes-rare-viking-find.php?ref=fpblg
* "Tullahoma father being reckless when baby daughter shot, police say:" http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130515/NEWS03/305150145/2066/NEWS03?gcheck=1
* "International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Bad News List:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2013/05/international-day-against-homophobia.html
* "Puerto Rican Senate Passes Trans Inclusive Rights Bill:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/puerto-rican-senate-passes-trans.html
* "Audrey Mbugua's Fight For Her Kenyan Document Recognition:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/audrey-mbuguas-fight-for-her-kenyan.html
* "New Jersey Teens Create A White Girl Club:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-jersey-teens-create-white-girl-club.html
* "Albuquerque Catholic HS Forcing Transman To Wear Female Graduation Gown:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/albuquerque-catholic-hs-forcing.html
* "Anti-Trans SB 1218 Passes Texas Senate:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/anti-trans-sb-1218-passes-texas-senate.html
* "Trans People Got Erased By Rachel Maddow:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/trans-people-got-erased-by-rachel-maddow.html
* The Black Presidency:
* The Princess and the P.R.:
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* While I think what the DOJ did to the AP was scary wrong, Richard Engle gives the best explanation of why they likely did it I've heard:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* The Republicans have been calling wolf with a full on five alarm scream since Clinton was elected. Most of the scandals they feel deserve hair on fire screaming are outright invented or mountains out of molehills. (Impeaching someone over a consensual blow job? Really?) There is also the fundamental issue of their often being no clear connection between the President and the scandals real or imaginary that are being attributed to him. (Ex: the IRS has been illegally allowing political organizations 501C4 status since the Eisenhower administration. While it's pretty clear members of the Bush White House used the IRS to target administration enemies, it is not clear anyone in the White House ordered the Cincinnati office to single out only right wing organizations improperly filing instead of sweeping house of all improper 501C4's regardless of party like they ought to have been doing since the '50's. If the evidence turns up showing that white house officials ordered it, I will be just as angry as I was when the Bush administration did it. I would like to see proof first, which I don't think is unreasonable). The Republicans and right wing media have wasted something like half a year on the pretend Benghazi scandal to the point of a Republican source deciding to make up things that would be scandalous if they had actually been in the White House emails and a news service decided to print the made up story in quotes as if it was actual White House. Because this is the quality of made up scandal that they keep screaming is "worse than Watergate and Iran/Contra," I think it's hard for people to summon up an appropriate amount of outrage for real scandals like the one at the DOJ. What the DOJ is doing is a scandal and it pretty much fucks over the AP long term and is dangerous for all investigative journalism. Outrage is appropriate, though again, I think we need evidence so as to know who made these decisions and hold them responsible instead of getting out the blame hoses and randomly soaking people. Unfortunately if there are lots of ear drum shattering false alarms going off all the time, it's hard to pick out the actual alarms warning that the ship of democracy is actually in trouble instead of pretend in trouble for Republican fund rating purposes and news ratings.
* Death By Illegal Foreclosure:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* "Billion-Year-Old Water Found in Canada Holds Clues About Ancient Life:" http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6884/20130516/billion-year-old-water-found-canada-holds-clues-ancient-life.htm
* "Danish Teenager Makes Rare Viking Find:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/danish-teenager-makes-rare-viking-find.php?ref=fpblg
* "Tullahoma father being reckless when baby daughter shot, police say:" http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130515/NEWS03/305150145/2066/NEWS03?gcheck=1
* "International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Bad News List:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2013/05/international-day-against-homophobia.html
* "Puerto Rican Senate Passes Trans Inclusive Rights Bill:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/puerto-rican-senate-passes-trans.html
* "Audrey Mbugua's Fight For Her Kenyan Document Recognition:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/audrey-mbuguas-fight-for-her-kenyan.html
* "New Jersey Teens Create A White Girl Club:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-jersey-teens-create-white-girl-club.html
* "Albuquerque Catholic HS Forcing Transman To Wear Female Graduation Gown:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/albuquerque-catholic-hs-forcing.html
* "Anti-Trans SB 1218 Passes Texas Senate:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/anti-trans-sb-1218-passes-texas-senate.html
* "Trans People Got Erased By Rachel Maddow:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/trans-people-got-erased-by-rachel-maddow.html
* The Black Presidency:
* The Princess and the P.R.: