Indefinite Detention? But I Have Soccer Practice at 4: U.S. Politics 2012

http://my.firedoglake.com/Jane-2/2012/08/30/apple-helps-dod-keep-iphone-customers-ignorant-about-drone-strike-deaths/

Glen Greenwald will write about this one soon I'm sure

i would just like to quickly point out the official GOP platform says, on pg. 19,

"The most powerful environmental policy is liberty, the central organizing principle of the American Republic and its people."

has anyone actually read through this thing yet? there's some batty, batty shit in there.

holy shit even the first page is just batzone

megalol @ Hillel the Elder quote

Exclusive behind-the-scenes photo of the authors of the GOP Platform at work:

http://i48.tinypic.com/2q2h5j5.jpg

Obama just opened up the Arctic.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/30/news/companies/shell-arctic/

What a terrible thing!

Well, BP and Exxon have had their shot, so maybe third time's a charm!

great

What's the worst that can happen?

The elder gods are awakened by a drill bit to the head?

We've Got Labor Day. Why Not Corporation Day?

It's high time we honored the industrialist pioneers, business barons and tycoons -- the job creators -- of our nation.

because every day is tycoon's day, gerald

We have father's day and mother's day, why don't we have KID's day?!?!

We've kicked our corporations around long enough. Like returning Vietnam veterans, corporations have been tormented and harassed. They are routinely referred to as callous, uncaring, heartless profit-mongers. They are regular targets of protests, boycotts and media exposés.

Some are wrongfully accused of polluting, discriminating and illegal profiteering. They are taxed, surcharged, regulated, audited and generally hounded by all levels of government. Isn't it about time to pay our respects to the corporations that have made our country great?

those poor, poor corporations

LIKE RETURNING VIETNAM VETERANS

omfg

Finally, every holiday needs a hero. The patron saint of Corporation Day would, of course, be Horatio Alger.

and in the end, we even screwed ford

Apart from anything else, wouldn't another federal holiday be generally seen by this sort of idiot as a kick in the nuts to these noble corporations?

i propose that to, celebrate corporation day, every corporate work go to work tomorrow and try to make as much profit as possible

corporate work=corporate employee

LIKE RETURNING VIETNAM VETERANS

― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Monday, September 3, 2012 5:29 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i can't even

can it be during white history month?

i guess he means that even tho they firebombed a bunch of villages and killed a bunch of innocent civilians we should still celebrate them bc USA USA USA!

Someone tell this guy about Christmas!

Please tell me that's satire. It doesn't gave to be, I just need to be lied to.

otm

actually wait I think it is satire

WSJ dude

I think it's a great idea. Corporation Day can always happen on a Monday, and everyone will be expected to go to work on that weekend.

http://www.seyfarth.com/GeraldSkoning

Mr. Skoning is a member of faculties of the National Employment Law Institute and the Center for American and International Law (formerly known as The Southwest Legal Foundation) in Dallas, Texas where he teaches courses on labor and employment law and how to defend employment discrimination lawsuits.

He is co-author of the book, “Complying with Handicap Discrimination Laws,” and author of the popular book, “The Wackiest Employment Law Cases, 1993-2003,” which takes a look at the lighter side of labor and employment law.

one of most popular toilet books of those who specialize in defending employment discrimination lawsuits

Obama's response to Romney's sports metaphor is so social-sciences-prof corny I kinda love it

Campaigning Saturday in Cincinnati, Romney likened Obama to a football coach with a record of 0 and 23 million, a reference to the number of unemployed and underemployed Americans.

Obama rebutted him 48 hours later -- and play-by-play.

"On first down, he hikes taxes by nearly $2,000 on the average family with kids in order to pay for massive tax cuts for multimillionaires. ... Sounds like unnecessary roughness to me," he said.

"On second down, he calls an audible and undoes reforms that are there to prevent another financial crisis and bank bailout. ...

"And then on third down, he calls for a Hail Mary, ending Medicare as we know it by giving seniors a voucher that leaves them to pay any additional cost out of their pockets. But there's a flag on the play: Loss of up to an additional $6,400 a year for the same benefits you get now."

"But there's a flag on the play: [NEXT POINT YOU WANT TO MAKE]"

Football good

Chapter one says you love her, you love her with all your heart

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/08/still-a-toss-up-in-missouri.html

Akin may still win in Missouri (and Romney is way ahead there too)

The Show Me (How Dense You Are) State

glad they're clearing this up:

http://www.barackobama.com/truth-team/entry/fact-check-president-obama-has-aggressively-pursued-and-addressed-national

President Obama has done more than any other administration to forcefully pursue and address leaks of classified national security information. Here are the facts:

The Obama administration has prosecuted twice as many cases under the Espionage Act as all other administrations combined.
Under the President, the Justice Department has prosecuted six cases regarding national security leaks.
Before he took office, federal prosecutors had used the Espionage Act in only three cases.

hahahahaha great strategy there

americans care more about protecting leaks than protecting whistleblowers

they really do!

although, i think it's also accurate to say that americans give maybe one shit about protecting whistleblowers, and two shits about protecting leaks.

i'm not sure they're wrong to feel that way.

Americans don't care a jot about whistleblowers as soon as someone starts banging on about "NATIONAL SECURITY"

Bradley Manning appreciates Mordy's support

Leaks to Kathryn Bigelow are kosher, tho

they aren't leaks when the prez is openly releasing the info, morby

i would like to state for the record on ilx so that there is no confusion in posterity that i do not support bradley manning

what's your opinion on dan ellsberg?

i think ellsberg was not a united states army soldier when he leaked the pentagon papers

that's specious. he was working for RAND and mcnamara at the pentagon. pretty sure he signed some non-disclosure forms.

five of these six people are not soldiers: http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2012/01/six-americans-obama-and-holder-charged-under-the-espionage-act-and-one-bonus-whistleblower.html