posted by The Vidiot @ 3:35 PM PermalinkThis is a pretty damn good data point. From a NYT article dated March 17, 1994:
"What we don't see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be," he said at the forum, sponsored by The New York Post. "Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do."
As far as I'm concerned, he sucked the soul right of this city. There's a reason why they call him Ghouliani and it's not just because of the way he looks... which would be reason enough.
posted by The Vidiot @ 12:03 PM Permalink
Remember way back when, when Trent Lott said that ridiculous thing during Strom Thurmond’s birthday, about how if Strom had become president, we wouldn’t have all these “problems” we have now? And how nobody in the MSM made a peep about it until the blogs hashed it around for two or three weeks, screaming at the top of their digital lungs?
Well, the same thing is happening with this Giuliani story, the so-called “shag fund” story -- or, if you prefer dKos, “sex on the city” story. The blogs are running with the story, as well they should. I don’t care that Giuliani cheated on his wife, but I DO care about the abuse of power.
So, I have to wonder if MSM will eventually ‘wake up’ to the story in a few weeks, just like they did for the Lott story.
This scandal could, nay SHOULD, take down Giuliani’s run. The man has no business running for any office, let alone the office of the presidency.
Excerpt: Reporters were questioning Giuliani staff members on a variety of issues, including his apparent ignorance of the 9/11 Commission Report, according to Bermas. The staff members accused the reporters of Ron Paul partisanship, which press denied. It was at this point that Lepacek, who was streaming a live report, asked a staff member about Giuliani's statement to Peter Jennings that he was told beforehand that the WTC buildings would collapse.
Giuliani's press secretary then called over New Hampshire state police, fingering Lepacek.
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And for godsakes, stay away from FOX, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC.
It's ALL CRAP!!!
Watch the BBC news or ITN news instead.
"POSSE COMITATUS ACT" (18 USC 1385)
A Reconstruction Era criminal law proscribing use of Army (later, Air Force) to "execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by Constitution or Congress. Limit on use of military for civilian law enforcement also applies to Navy by regulation. Dec '81 additional laws were enacted (codified 10 USC 371-78) clarifying permissible military assistance to civilian law enforcement agencies--including the Coast Guard--especially in combating drug smuggling into the United States. Posse Comitatus clarifications emphasize supportive and technical assistance (e.g., use of facilities, vessels, aircraft, intelligence, tech aid, surveillance, etc.) while generally prohibiting direct participation of DoD personnel in law enforcement (e.g., search, seizure, and arrests). For example, Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDETS) serve aboard Navy vessels and perform the actual boardings of interdicted suspect drug smuggling vessels and, if needed, arrest their crews). Positive results have been realized especially from Navy ship/aircraft involvement.
