Military Bans Blogs (Part V)
Headline at a liberal blog: BREAKING: Air Force Censors Liberal Websites, But Leaves Conservative Ones Alone. Shocking. Simply Shocking. Previous entries in this thread: here, here, here, & here.
Land of the Secure
A teacher’s assistant at a Florida school asks two men to move their car from the bus unloading zone. “We’re with Homeland Security,” they say, as they rough him up, handcuff him, and slam him against the side of their car – in front of schoolchildren and school employees. Here’s the link. I feel much […]
Military Bans Blogs (Part IV)
Wonkette gets a letter from a marine in Iraq, complaining about the military blocking internet sites: Unfortunately anonomizers don’t work out here (never have). Anyway, I had a few minutes today and thought I’d look and see what else was banned on the Marine web here. I think the results speak for themselves: Wonkette – Forbidden, […]
Protect Our Troops
Headline in the Stars & Stripes: No “Brokeback Mountain” for overseas troops Officials: Film’s absence due to timing, not subject matter I used to wonder how my other blog wound up on the military network’s banned list. Now, at last, I know. It’s the timing, not the subject matter!
The Fourth Amendment & Other Legalistic Niceties
I meant to write something intelligent about the King’s President’s domestic espionage and warrentless wiretap program, but David Neiwert at Ornicus says it all, and says it better. All that’s left for me to add is this: if you’re surprised by this action of the Bush administration, you haven’t been paying attention.
Most Hated Agency?
Businesses that employ professional drivers require applicants to submit copies of their driving records. And where do applicants go to get copies? Duhn-duhn-duhn-duhn . . . yes, Virginia, the Department of Motor Vehicles . . . there, there, I didn’t mean to make you cry! It could have been worse. It took only three hours, […]
Well, Duh . . .
I don’t like to simply link to another blogger’s post, but damn, Photodude couldn’t be more spot on than he is in this entry. Then again, if it weren’t for institutional absurdity, where would we get all the good jokes? For sure, Joseph Heller would never have been able to write Catch-22. . . .
The Early Bird Meets the Mandate
Paul Begala, co-host of CNN’s Crossfire, back in February 2004: Well, Howie Kurtz is the man, of course, who keeps a[n] eye on the media for CNN’s “RELIABLE SOURCES” and “The Washington Post.” He reports that the Bush administration is engaged in a rather novel new form of censorship. Articles that are critical of the […]