We need this law to protect you from us!

The "off the record" meeting on media was held. Apparently, the Washington Post wants to knuckle under and be Holder's bitch. Among other organizations. Holder apparently pushed the media shield law that Dick Durbin wanted the other day. Because that dusty, old, ratty First Amendment is so hard to deal with.

Listening to the guy signing off on the warrants to spy on the media tell the media we need a law to protect them from him must really take some mental gymnastics.

Most Obstinate Administration Ever

What is it with this administration and their secret, off the record collusion with the media? Collusion is the only reason they would need to have official, off the record meetings with the press. This is flat out bullshit and needs to immediately stop. The only reason would be if the subject in question was an immediate action in a foreign nation, and our people were in danger of life or limb if the secret was out. At least not all of the media hacks are dutifully lapping up the crap and pretending it is ice cream, some are actually calling out the Democrats. Getting your phones tapped for fishing expeditions tends to wake you up, I guess. Too bad they will be back to shoveling along shit sammiches for the next election.

DoJ made a funny last week

The DoJ claim to not have hacked Sharyl Attkisson's computers. But, they also qualified it. The statement claimed, "to our knowledge," meaning they really have no clue. This was an old story, from May 22. So, maybe someone at the DoJ has either recanted, or found a way to cover their tracks properly.

You write what you're told

A Senator now has a problem with the First Amendment. Including bloggers and others using non-traditional forms of expression. Seem to be of the musket + Second Amendment, 1791 theory of removing rights. I always thought the gunny response appropriate. Ridicule based on limiting other rights to the technology existing in 1791. Didn’t think the Democrats would take that as a challenge. Silly me.

Durbin was speaking about a proposed media shield law that would only apply to approved journalists. Because the Constitution is over 200 years old. Those pesky upstarts just go around using words.  That way the more important animals like Durbin can get stories out in the way that he wants them out there. Without those pesky Americans having their say.

Nice thoughts, coming from a member of the party in charge when the IRS has been going after TEA Party groups wanting to get involved in educating the public about the excesses of government. And Holder didn’t did approve warrants for spying on the AP and James Rosen. Ironically, in the video from Fox News, he was willing to allow Fox News reporters to be covered by the law, but had doubts about extending freedom to others.

What it will do is help to solidify the government control of the press. If the only people not allowed to speak freely are the “approved press,” under a government proven to go after anyone who does not toe the line. Including journalists- authorized ones included.

Terry Jones Arrest Warrant in Egypt

Not the USA, strangely.
I will have to fix this in post ;) but for now this comment at Ace of Spades damn near made me wash iced tea off my phone. #16

Phobia? This just occurred to me.

To whom does the term Islamaphobic apply? To someone like me who is railing against arresting people for probation violations making a movie? Or to someone who thinks so little of an entire culture that they are afraid one word or deed will bring the wrath of untold hordes down upon all of us? Especially when said apologist goes out of their way to blame it on only on a "fringe sect" within a religion. They can disguise it a respect for another culture, but it comes down to fear- fear of retaliation.

What movie caused 9/11/01?

Good memes of the Inquisition

All from here.

I can't beat this dead horse enough.

Glad I am not the only one. Nothing like sending the local crew out to pick up the filmmaker scapegoat, for the crime of posting something on Youtube in violation of his probation. Because there is no other crime.

What the hell are are we doing hauling people off at midnight? The Libya assassinations had jack to do with the grade F movie, and the Islamists are laughing their asses off at us eating our own rights.

In Soviet Chicago, Government Watchdogs watch YOU

Over at Second City Cop, a post about the supposed government watch dog group Better Government Association. The BGA went after and succeeded in shutting down the DSLC blog. Yes, DSLC had some offensive, disgusting stuff, almost on a daily basis. He was also very critical of the police administration and higher ups in Chicago. Yes, with the clean, open, above board government Chicago has, the BGA is left with nothing to do but harass bloggers who drop offensive words in every post. What a paradise to live in!