Only a hundred people show up at fundraiser with Dick Cheney headlining. You have to watch the video as the article doesn’t give a head count, but I’ve seen much larger turnouts at fundraisers for legislative candidates. Given that it was for an incumbent, this was a very poorly attended Congressional fundraiser.
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Here’s Bill Moyers’ interview with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The good news is that Rev. Wright will be speaking to the National Press Club on Monday. I suspect he’ll set the fourth estate straight. Sadly, knowing the truth and reporting the truth are nowadays not always the same thing.
Another thing. The Rev. Wright makes it clear that it was the eminent Lutheran, Dr. Martin Marty, who encouraged Wright to stay at Trinity.
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Catching up with TechDirt:
Bill Gates lies about Open Source like Dick Cheney lies about Iran.
Appeals court dittoes: your hard drive is fair game for Customs snoops — but they didn’t say you have to give them your password. Encrypt!
If you don’t do it, you shouldn’t get to own it. The corporatizing of sports really sucks.
More on the growing belief that everything on TV is advertising.
More on the corporatization of the news media.
Another cable company caught lying its ass off (while this one just stacks the audience).
The kids who are going to jail are the ones who don’t play video games.
If you have any interest in the politics of technology, TechDirt is a great read.
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Dawn raids, multi-agency task forces, drawn weapons: another farmer selling raw milk goes down in Canada.
There’s protecting us, and then there’s telling us what to do. Regulation is to protect the consumer, not limit their choices.
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At least he accepted it with some style and grace.
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