Archive for October 12th, 2007

Policing the police: open carry

October 12, 2007

A Free-Stater is hassled by a police officer who is not so familiar with the New Hampshire state laws (or the basic nature of Freedom). A videographer and a dozen activists respond within minutes. Coolness ensues as the police find they are outnumbered by citizens who KNOW THEIR RIGHTS!

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Bush’s Porno Face Offends Republicans

October 12, 2007

When a British artist was denied US backing to paint a portrait of President George Bush he decided to make an ‘alternative’ version – from images of porn. Republican spokesman: “This picture is very distasteful.” Artist: “I did it for fun, not to offend, but I’m pleased with it. I did it to amuse.”

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Man Randomly Attacked By Police Dog, Beaten By Police For Defending Himself

October 12, 2007

Story about a guy sleeping in his backyard who is randomly attacked by a vicious police dog chasing a “suspect”. He naturally tries to defend himself and gets beaten by the police for it. The police justified this by saying the “suspect” they were after was riding a moped without a helmet or headlights on. And it only gets worse from there.

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McDermott to Cheney: ‘Resign or face impeachment’

October 12, 2007

The articles of impeachment, introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) in April, have garnered support from 10 House cosponsors and rising

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Judiciary chairman says Pelosi can’t stop impeachment proceedings

October 12, 2007

Rep. John Conyers declared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could not stop him from beginning impeachment proceedings against a ‘long list of people’ in the Bush administration, although he did not make a firm commitment to begin proceedings.
“Pelosi has impeachment ‘off the table,’ but that’s off her table, it is not off John Conyers’ table.”

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Rare Unfiltered Iraq Photos

October 12, 2007

Kael Alford was one of the few independent photographers in Baghdad during the US bombing and documented the impact of the war and its aftermath. In the fall of 2003, she rented a room in Ramadi to photograph the resistance as it was first taking shape in the months after the US-led invasion.

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Support for Impeachment is bigger than we think

October 12, 2007

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has said repeatedly that “impeachment is off the table,” a growing movement suggests that support for impeachment is bigger than we think.

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U.S. Attorney busted going to Detroit to have sex with a 5 year old.

October 12, 2007

DETROIT (AP) – An assistant U.S. attorney from Florida was arrested in an Internet sting operation after flying to Michigan to have sex with a 5-year-old girl, authorities said Monday.

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NY Post publishes fake AP story in order to blast Dems

October 12, 2007

The conservative tabloid, New York Post, owned by Republican media magnate Rupert Murdoch, published a story today criticizing Democrats for giving a “death sentence” to millions of Iraqis. The only problem? The AP never wrote any such thing.

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Fox News Republican Debate Poll: Ron Paul wins by a landslide

October 12, 2007

The response of the live audience was clear, as was the post debate Fox News Poll. Here are the results:

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