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Seldom do we ex-debaters at The Mep Report get the chance to watch our political leaders, who tend to be woeful both in constructing arguments and refuting them, lay the smackdown on people who desperately deserve it. So it’s a breath of fresh air on the rare occasions when it happens.
For Gulf Coast residents concerned about the massive, floating blob of toxins headed towards their shores, President Obama’s Sunday assurances may have rang a bit hollow.
Media matters is reporting that porky pundit Glenn Beck’s stock has dropped precipitously this year. The website attributes the crash to an episode in which Beck made made the error of attempting to engage in actual journalism.
The thought that Congress serves not the interests of its constituents, but those of its corporate benefactors, used to be reserved for cynics and conspiracy theorists. Now this line of thinking is so banal, so obvious, that it goes without saying. A huge majority (roughly 4 out of 5 Americans) now believes that the game is rigged, and there is virtually no real institutional reform possible without the complete overhaul of our campaign finance system.
Given the coming political kerfuffle over financial regulations, our former Brandeis Professor, Robert Reich is as relevant a commentator as ever. Here’s a recent piece of his on the unholy relationship between Congress and the Giant Vampire Squids of our times.
And here’s an unrelated video of Reich taking his tough talk to the streets with partner in crime, Coco.
As a self-proclaimed Pacifist Socialist, I was wildly excited to see CNN finally acknowledge how distant from Socialism our President is. Now if only the rest of the country could get on board…
All Hail President Obama, King of Freedom, Protector of Citizens from Ex-Patriot Clerics who happen to worship the wrong Invisible Man in the Sky. In His great wisdom, our Handsome Genius Progressive Champion has finally figured out a solution to the Bush era problem of excessive Enemy Combatant detention. Why, asks our Beloved Mocha-Skinned Sultan, detain these dangerous individuals for years on end? Why deny these freedom fighters their right to a quick and unexpected death?
Pardon the hyper activity, but this is a big internet day. Champion of information freedom Wikileaks, has just released a remarkable video of US military forces slaughtering a group of unarmed, non-aggressive civilians and then firing on Good Samaritans who come along to tend to the wounded. This video may be removed via lawsuit or gov’t order soon, but it will be too late. The world is seeing the consequences of US Imperial Occupation today. (PLEASE NOTE: this video is extremely graphic and disturbing, the more so because it’s real. View with caution.)
A 92-year old farmer and his son set themselves on fire yesterday in protest of a forced sale of their land to Chinese authorities. As reported by the Shanghai Daily, the bulldozer operators respectfully delayed their demolition for two full hours, and then proceeded to tear down the farm once the corpses had been fully extinguished.
