This story is about a week old at this point, but it goes in the “things everyone should know” category.
One of the most common talking points from right-wing pundits, especially on Fox News, is that whatever happens to the people in Guantanamo Bay is okay because all those prisoners are really bad guys — “the […]
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Guantanamo, False Imprisonment, and the Human Rights Toggle Switch
Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 27th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Tags: News · Politics · Media · George W. Bush · Torture · Human Rights · Journalism · Justice System · Terrorism · TESK
Condi Must Go
Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 16th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I’ll say this for Condoleeza Rice — she does an outstanding job of making the case against herself.
Watch her effectively prosecute herself on video:
Read this diary for context.
Visit CondiMustGo.com for more info and to sign the online petition.
Tags: Politics · George W. Bush · Activism · Torture · Human Rights · Video · Law · Justice System
Best. Protest. Ever.
Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 22nd, 2007 at 6:40 am
Brilliant. Just brilliant. Watch Abu Gonzales get completely pwned by some students.
Today I’m thankful that, despite the best efforts of Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, and the rest of their horde, there are still young people in the world who are able to pierce the veil of truthiness and do stuff like this. […]
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Roundup: Where All the Corn Cobs Are Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 29th, 2007 at 1:36 am
In order to keep these roundups fresh as a spring daisy, I usually discard any links I’ve been keeping around that are more than a week old. But since this is OcPot’s first roundup in more than six weeks, I’m extending the freshness window slightly to include a few things that were just too good […]
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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am
Scary stuff: There’s a lot of buzz and speculation that starting just after Labor Day, the Bush administration is going to be rolling out a major PR campaign to pave the way for war with Iran. See here and here for starters. Grand Moff Texan at DKos says the Bushies will be using the same […]
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Roundup: Skydiving Baby Giraffe Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 15th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Out, damned spot! Fox News caught red-handed, laundering entries on Wikipedia. Keep on scrubbing, Lady MacFox, but those stains belong to you always.
The GOP’s California strategy: winning the 2008 election by undoing California’s winner-take-all electoral system. Once the state goes piecemeal, the Repubs gain at least 20 electoral votes from safe GOP districts.
Arianna Huffington looks […]
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Roundup: Cannibal Cane Toad Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 9th, 2007 at 11:03 am
John Conyers tells it like it T-I-Is: Conyers says Bush spared Libby from jail to keep him from singing. This is patently obvious to just about everyone, but of course the White House immediately called the charge “ridiculous and baseless.” Which allows it to join the distinguished list of other ideas the administration considers “ridiculous […]
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Baffled by the Internet (and How It Really Works)
Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 18th, 2007 at 7:12 am
I’ve been disturbed for a couple of days now by this story about a judge in the UK who was baffled by the concept of a Web site.
A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like “Web site” in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via […]
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