I read an article in The Independent today about Australian writer Harry Nicolaides being sentenced to three years in prison for defaming the king of Thailand in a 2005 novel he wrote that sold only seven copies. After reading it, I couldn’t help but wonder whether writers in this country might soon face similar sentences [...]
Entries from January 2009
Will Reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine Result in Jail Sentences for Writers in the United States?
January 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: · anti-first amendment, australian writer harry nicolaides, Barack Obama, Congress, Democrat-Controlled Congress, Fairness Doctrine, harry nicolaides, king of thailand, Obama, offline publishing, Online Publishing, radio, Talk Radio, thailand, the independent
Bush Commutes Sentences of Border Patrol Agents (Updated)
January 19th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Fox News just announced that President George W. Bush has commuted the sentences of — but not pardoned — two unjustly-convicted U.S. Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. According to an Associated Press report citing a senior administration official, Bush decided against a pardon and opted instead to commute the prison sentences he [...]
Tags: · America's Most Wanted, Border Patrol, Border Patrol Agents, Bush, bush commutes sentences, commute the prison sentences, George W. Bush, Ignacio Ramos, improper instructions, Jose Compean, nonexistent crime, pardon, President George W. Bush, ramos and compean, rep. tom cole, trial judge, U.S. Border Patrol, u.s. border patrol agents, Washington Times
SHOCK! Sullenberger Out as Flight 1549 ‘Hero’
January 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Contrary to news accounts that have circulated since Thursday, new photographic evidence offered by Lazlo Kovacs reveals that 57-year-old airline pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III was not responsible for safely landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. A single photo (above) shows President-elect Barack Obama saving the 155 passengers and crew members aboard [...]
Tags: · airbus, airbus a320, Barack Obama, chesley b. sullengerger iii, flight 1549, flight 1549 pilot, hero, hero pilot, hudson river, lazlo kovacs, Obama, president-elect, president-elect barack obama, sullenberger, us airways, us airways flight 1549, us airways pilot
Obama: Competent Turk or Incompetent Christian?
January 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Today is a day set aside to remember the work of Martin Luther King Jr. It also marks the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration as president of the United States. Rather than look at the work of the late civil rights leader on this day, I felt compelled to look at a famous observation made [...]
Tags: · 16th century protestant reformer, Barack Obama, black liberation theology, change, Christian, competent turk, incompetent christian, Jesus Christ, martin luther, martin luther king, martin luther king jr, MLK, Muslim, Obama, obama's father, protestant reformer, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, trinity united church of christ, turk, U.S. Senate, White House
‘Wimpy Economics’ at Work in Nation’s Capitol
January 19th, 2009 · No Comments
A Wikipedia entry describes him as “very intelligent, and well educated, but very lazy and gluttonous” and as “something of a scam artist” who “can be shockingly underhanded at times.” While a handful of people — including, but not limited to Al Gore, Barack Obama and Bernie Madoff — seem to fit that description, it [...]
Tags: · Al Gore, bailout, bailout frenzy, bankers, Barack Obama, bernie madoff, big three automaker ceos, congressional committees, david donar, Gore, i'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today, insurance executives, j. wellington wimpy, madoff, Obama, political graffiti, popeye, popeye cartoons, Taxpayer Dollars, wimpy
Grassroots Effort Results in Proposal to Open New Offshore Areas to Oil and Natural Gas Development
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments
A pro-drilling grassroots effort launched Sept. 9 appears to have paid off, according to my friends in the oil and gas industry. This morning, officials with the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service announced the agency is proposing to open new offshore areas to oil and natural gas development in its next five-year plan. The inclusion [...]
Tags: · 111th congress, american petroleum institute, api, Congress, drill congress, Energy, five-year plan, grassroots effort, interior department, Jack Gerard, minerals management service, mms, nation's energy future, obama administration, offshore drilling, offshore oil and natural gas production, Oil and Gas Industry, oil and natural gas, oil and natural gas companies, oil and natural gas development, pro-drilling
‘Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection’ Revealed in Time for Inauguration Day
January 16th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Because it’s clear that Americans are more interested in Barack Obama’s hope-and-change politics than they are in saving for their own futures, Bob McCarty Writes is offering an alternative to the U.S. Mint’s recently-concluded 50 State Quarters® Program: It’s the “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” A unique and collectible coin set designed by [...]
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