Blog Profile / Crooks and Liars
| URL : | http://crooksandliars.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | US Politics / Liberal | |
| Posts on Regator: | 32901 | |
| Posts / Week: | 117.2 | |
| Archived Since: | January 31, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
BBC: NSA Whistleblower 'Disappears' in Hong Kong
Where is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden? The BBC reports: "An ex-CIA employee who leaked details of US top-secret phone and internet surveillance has disappeared from his hotel in Hong Kong. Edward Snowden, 29, checked out from his...Show More Summary
Gay-Hating GOP Wingnuts Go After MSNBC's Krystal Ball
Well, this is chivalrous! Days after Krystal Ball gave birth to her second child, a nasty piece of work called a GOP strategist took to his column to call on Social Services to take away her 5-year old daughter, Ella. Why? Because Ball had the temerity to explain that marriage isn't always between a man and a woman. Show More Summary
John Yoo: Jail Snowden 'For As Long As Possible'
This is John Yoo, Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, during the George W. Bush administration not answering the question asked by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Could former President George W. Show More Summary
Fox News Turns To Mark Fuhrman For Comment on Zimmerman Trial
Click here to view this media Mark Fuhrman should be in jail somewhere, but instead he's the go-to guy for Fox News when it comes to criminal trials. Not just any criminal trial, either. No, former Detective Mark Fuhrman is the guy Fox News is using for commentary on the high-profile George Zimmerman trial. Show More Summary
Boehner: Snowden is a 'Traitor'
Click here to view this media The weeper of the House reacted to the question of whether Edward Snowden was a patriot or a traitor about as expected, a stand which will probably rankle a few feathers among some libertarian-minded and tea party republicans. Show More Summary
WSJ's Jason Riley: Edward Snowden Isn't A Real Whistle-Blower
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(h/t Heather @VideoCafe for the video)
The smear campaign is in high gear against NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and it's coming from all sides of the spectrum. Jeffrey Toobin is on a one man show to discredit him with his appearances on CNN and his piece in the New Yorker entitled: Edward Snowden Is No Hero. Show More Summary
Former NSA Official: Yes, We're Spying On U.S. Citizens
Fascinating interview at Democracy Now! with NSA whistleblower William Binney, who resigned after 9/11 over intrusive and widespread surveillance. The things he has to say are as engrossing as any spy novel, and the implications just...Show More Summary
Rick Perry: 'Part Time Congress' Would Prevent 'Out of Control' Government Intrusions
Click here to view this media Rick Perry has apparently just discovered another department of government he'd like to do away with -- Homeland Security. What do you know... Perry almost said something I agree with for once, other than...Show More Summary
James Clapper Hails Checks and Balances, Evades Oversight
I’ve been citing bits of this interview between James Clapper and Andrea Mitchell here and there, but the whole thing needs to be read to be believed. But the quick version is this. Mitchell asks Clapper whether “trust us” is enough,...Show More Summary
Rahm Emanuel Tied To Corporate Takeover of Chicago Schools
In my last installment of the Great Takeover of Chicago Schools, I took some heat for blaming Rahm Emanuel for his part in the school closure debacle. Commenters claimed Rahm had nothing whatsoever to do with the CPS, that it was independent...Show More Summary
Fox News Host: Zimmerman 'Has Already Been Punished' With Weight Gain
Click here to view this media Fox News host Gregg Jarrett says that George Zimmerman "has already been punished" for the killing of Trayvon Martin because he "looks like he's put on a hundred pounds."
During Monday's coverage of jury...Show More Summary
Mike's Blog Round Up
The Political Carnival: Virginia Governor Bob “Ultrasound” McDonnell is facing a probe of his own. Paul Bilbeau: Among the potential abuses of NSA data collection, imagine a future Committee to Re-elect the President. This is Ashok: Niall Ferguson returns to serve up another heaping pile of derp. Politics USA: S&P raises U.S. Show More Summary
LNMC: Ernie Watts & Pete Christlieb Sax-Duel-Tonight Show '83
I was watching Johnny Carson one night back in the good old 80's and out of the blue they featured their Big Band in a battle of the tenor saxophones. Standing out front and leading the charge was Ernie Watts and Pete Christlieb. It knocked my socks off. Show More Summary
Open Thread
Members of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra sure do know how to deal with a flight delay. h/t Susan Madrak. Open thread below...
Daniel Ellsberg Praises NSA Whistleblower's 'Courage'
In a CNN interview Sunday night, Daniel Ellsberg -- possibly the most famous leaker in history -- said of Edward Snowden: "He's done an enormous service, incalculable service, that can't be overestimated to this Democracy. It gives us a chance from drawing back from the total surveillance.... Show More Summary
RNC Ignores 2012 Post-Mortems, Doubles Down On Evangelicals
Meet Chad Connelly, former director of the South Carolina Republican Party. Before he was a full time political boss, he was a sales director for Amway. What do Republicans do with state directors who are under fire from disgruntledShow More Summary
Fox News Guest Suggests Trayvon Was Armed: 'You Could Kill Somebody' With Iced Tea
Click here to view this media A Fox News guest on Monday suggested that George Zimmerman's lawyers will be able to argue that their client used reasonable force when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, who was only carrying Skittles and...Show More Summary
Stupid Right-Wing Tweets: Ben Shapiro Edition
Ben Shapiro once compared the Affordable Care Act to slavery, which should've disqualified him from commenting on politics forever. Here, he's deploying the new favorite wingnut tactic of comparing the Bush administration's illegal torture with drone strikes and surveillance. This isn't about what's "good" and "bad." It's about the law. Show More Summary
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin Calls NSA Leaker Edward Snowden "Bizarre"
CNN Sr. Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin says NSA leaker is 'in enormous trouble' That's the CNN headline from this morning, but it doesn't say enough about how NSA leaker Edward Snowden is starting to be characterized in the media. Like...Show More Summary
Story Didn't Do Damage to National Security, Greenwald Says
Click here to view this media From this Sunday's Reliable Sources on CNN, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald pushed back at Rep. Mike Rogers' assertions that he "doesn't have a clue" about what really goes on at the NSA and that heShow More Summary