Comments on: Morning Links

By: Boyd Durkin

Boyd Durkin — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:39:58 +0000

So all those measures in the health care bill that were going to keep costs down? They won’t take effect for years. If at all.

No “if” about it. They won’t ever be realized.

By: Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:27:01 +0000

#13 She was arrested on a felony warrant upon trying to enter the US. What exactly did you expect CBP to do? Let her go?

Yes, troll.

By: Real merikun

Real merikun — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:16:40 +0000

Bovard sadly fails to realize the irony of complaining about being called a racist, Nazi, etc…. On a hate site run by a neo-confederate who promotes a great deal of authoritarianism.

I’m disappointed that Bovard couldn’t find a more appropriate forum to express his views.

By: Josh King

Josh King — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:07:01 +0000

I felt the MIA video was very timely considering the AZ immigration laws. An Interesting video. (And a kick-ass track!)

By: KBCraig

KBCraig — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:24:15 +0000

The M.I.A. video reminds me of recent UK headlines, where ginger kids have received death threats and have been ridiculed in class by their teachers.

By: Aresen

Aresen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:00:54 +0000

#12 | Reggie Hubbard | April 28th, 2010 at 12:23 pm Jesus Radley, Bashing Obama’s health care and Tea Partiers in the same blog post. You’re going to be left with no friends but us Agitator-tots.

#15 Mattocracy | April 28th, 2010 at 1:28 pm @ 12, Seriously. How are the hardcore lefties and rightwingers going to comprehend this? How can they compute this grey area in their black and white world?

1) It isn't a grey area. It is just outside of their one-dimensional worldviews. 2) They will ignore the points where he agrees with them and smear him for the disagreement.

By: Aresen

Aresen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:56:28 +0000

EH | April 28th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Re: Tonya Craft

I’m guessing there’s a Bar rule about disparaging your opponents that prevent the defense from calling the prosecutors themselves liars.

It’s called “professional courtesy.” Failing to observe it would probably get the defense lawyer a contempt of court citation.

By: Zeb

Zeb — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:26:46 +0000

If I were Tonya Craft’s defense, I would simply record my protest of the actions of the judge and prosecutors and stop even trying until the appeal. The whole thing is a joke. The prosecutors and judge should be in jail, whether or not this woman is guilty.

By: EH

EH — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:58:22 +0000

Re: Tonya Craft

I’m guessing there’s a Bar rule about disparaging your opponents that prevent the defense from calling the prosecutors themselves liars.

By: Juice

Juice — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:56:00 +0000

The MIA video appears to be a stark warning about the upcoming Ginger Wars.

By: Mattocracy

Mattocracy — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:28:13 +0000

@ 12,

Seriously. How are the hardcore lefties and rightwingers going to comprehend this? How can they compute this grey area in their black and white world?

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:26:22 +0000

There’s got to be some comedy behind arresting a 74-year old women on pot warrant issued on April 1st, 30 years ago.

By: ParatrooperJJ

ParatrooperJJ — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:31:21 +0000

She was arrested on a felony warrant upon trying to enter the US. What exactly did you expect CBP to do? Let her go?

By: Reggie Hubbard

Reggie Hubbard — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:23:07 +0000

Jesus Radley, Bashing Obama’s health care and Tea Partiers in the same blog post. You’re going to be left with no friends but us Agitator-tots.

By: JS

JS — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:12:51 +0000

Wow they are quite literally above the law. Funny how they hammer us without showing the least bit of mercy but they show such mercy to one of their own. Literally two classes of people. It wasn’t meant to be that way.

By: J sub D

J sub D — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:09:13 +0000

Re: Tonya Craft

Wiiitch!
Burrrrn her!
Wiiitch!

The hunt continues.

By: J sub D

J sub D — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:01:37 +0000

“Everything that happened on the street that morning happened in a very short period of time,” Gainer wrote. “There was no time to formulate this conspiracy to protect the defendant.”

The conspiracy to protect “brothers in blue” from the consequences of their own illegal actions was formulated decades ago, you dissembling ass. The responding cops surely didn’t have to start from scratch in this case, just follow SOP. Most cops, many prosecutors and apparently some judges are a part of it.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:00:20 +0000

Nando:

The guy was seen on video sucking down 7 drinks (3 beers, 4 shots) prior to the accident.

It’s incomprehensible that the first responders didn’t notice he had been drinking.

What I bet? The guy that blew the whistle on him by ordering his arrest… he’ll be labeled a ‘rat’ and his career will be damaged.

All hail the new professionalism!

By: Roho

Roho — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:56:48 +0000

So to paraphrase the Judge:
“Police witnesses reporting bloodshot eyes and alcohol on the breath? A .03 on the breathalyzer eight hours after arrest? Video footage of him pounding back drinks right up until the accident? Mister, we try people in this country based on *evidence*, not on circumstantial fluff.”

Can anyone ever see a judge saying that about one of us not-above-the-law peons?

By: Mattocracy

Mattocracy — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:46:29 +0000

Tea Partiers resorting to predictable fallacies. If Bovard isn’t with us, he’s against us. LIBERAL! SOCIALIST! HATES AMERICA!. MEDIA BIAS! SOFT ON TERRORISM! AAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!