My E-mail Exchange with the Asheville Chief of Police

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Tuesday August 21, 2007 · 10:37 AM PDT

2007/08/21 · 10:37

I read with interest the Mike Stark diary about the "Asheville Freeway Blogger", Jonas Phillips, who was arrested by the Asheville PD last week while he was holding an "Impeach Bush Cheney" sign on an overpass above I-240.

I got into an e-mail exchange with Bill Hogan, the Chief of Police for the Asheville Police Department, which is detailed below the fold.

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Thursday February 22, 2007 · 12:01 AM PST

2007/02/22 · 00:01

I just finished watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy on DVD -- the extended editions. Something like 11 or 12 hours of movies over three nights.

It occurs to me, after having just finished The Return of the King, that Republicans are like Gollumn. More after the break.

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Lord of the Rings character that most personifies Republicans

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Lord of the Rings character that most personifies Republicans

Gollum

4 votes

Denethor (Steward of Gondor; insane and inept)

9 votes

Balrog (ancient evil creature; probably a smoker)

0 votes

Uruk-Hai (evil, ugly Orc crossbreed; unquestioned devotion to a rich guy in a tower)

7 votes

Cave Troll (big and dumb)

2 votes

Orcs (smelly; prone to infighting)

3 votes

Witch King of Angmar (exaggerated sense of importance; bested by a woman)

3 votes

Grima Wormtongue (sly, cowardly; uses speech to wield undue influence)

23 votes

Other

1 vote

NYT Headline Writers Do Not Speak For Me

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Monday February 12, 2007 · 8:37 AM PST

2007/02/12 · 08:37

Today's NYT:

U.S. Says Arms Link Iranians to Iraqi Shiites

Content aside, the headline galls me to no end. The use of the term "U.S." is, I know, a shorthand way to represent the United States government, its officials, etc.

However, a strict reading would also suggest that the use of the term "U.S." includes yours truly. I have a big problem with that. I propose a new demand on journalists:

Do not use the term "U.S." as a proxy for "the U.S. Government."

Not everyone buys the crap that the U.S. Government is spouting these days. More below the fold.

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The use of the standalone term "U.S." in headlines is:

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The use of the standalone term "U.S." in headlines is:

OK with me, I recognize it as a useful shortcut

9 votes

Troubling: Headline writers should be more explicit

13 votes

Lazy, Stupid NYT reporting about Iranian influence in Iraq

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Saturday February 10, 2007 · 5:38 PM PST

2007/02/10 · 17:38

UPDATE: Go here for a much better and earlier diary on the same piece.

The drumbeat goes on for a war with Iran, and reports like Michael R. Gordon are once again either too lazy, too stupid or too chickenhawk to put our government's spin to the reality test.

http://www.nytimes.com/...

More below the fold.

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Tuesday February 06, 2007 · 10:09 PM PST

2007/02/06 · 22:09

Regarding Mr. Ted Haggard, soon-to-be former resident of Colorado Springs and former president of the National Association of Evangelicals:

"He is completely heterosexual," [Rev. Tim] Ralph said. "That is something he discovered. It was the acting-out situations where things took place. It wasn't a constant thing."

Full story from the NY Times here.

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Friday February 02, 2007 · 8:27 AM PST

2007/02/02 · 08:27

The National Journal takes a look at the Democratic candidates for the 2008 nomination, and puts Dodd, Biden, and Vilsack ahead of Wesley Clark.

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Sunday January 07, 2007 · 10:46 AM PST

2007/01/07 · 10:46

I suppose I could have guessed this, but George Will's opening comment on the "This Week with George Stephanopolous" was an acidic diatribe against Speaker Pelosi's "hypocrisy" in not coming out with a Minority Bill of Rights. He did note that the Republican leadership had rejected the same proposal three years in a row, but the tone of his comment was -- what else -- slanted very negatively toward the Democrats.

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My E-mail Exchange with the Asheville Chief of Police

Why Republicans are like Gollum

NYT Headline Writers Do Not Speak For Me

Lazy, Stupid NYT reporting about Iranian influence in Iraq

Ted Haggard: You can get certified for this?

National Journal: Wesley Clark #8 out of 10 for 2008

George Will on "This Week" - Minority Bill of Rights