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Week of August 2, 2009 - August 8, 2009

Blackwater, Eric Prince, Accused of Murder


The Nation is reporting on Prince being implicated in at least two murders and not the ones we taxpayers were paying him to commit.  These were extra-curricular and intended to cover up other illegal activities. 

The major dailies don't have a word about it.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090817/scahill

Ignore the teabaggers with closed caption


Like many progressives I am outraged and frustrated by the orchestrated efforts of the CPR to disrupt democratic free speech at town hall meetings of health insurance legislation.  While the ranters would probably welcome a physical confrontation, it would be a mistake to fight fire with fire.  It is often more effective to fight fire with water.  To wit I offer the following

I want to suggest that each congressional rep go to their Town Hall meeting with some kind of closed-caption technology.  With the ability to transcribe and project their statements and replies they can stay cool and ignore the barrel of ranting bonobos that have been bussed in.  Legitimate questions can be repeated and transcribed and the rep can proceed with a reply. The rep can also try to summarize some point made by a protester and offer a response.

The protester, as we have seen, is not actually seeking a response and will continue to dissemble and lead a chorus of boos, chants and rants.  But the reps reply will be transcribed for all the world to see.
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