They Are Telling Us They Will Torture Again

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Saturday April 25, 2009 · 5:18 AM PDT

2009/04/25 · 05:18

And I think we better listen to them. If you haven't heard that promise in the arguments they're making, let me point them out, because that is what they are saying, very clearly.

The latest argument the Republicans are making is that investigating torture is nothing more than 'criminalizing policy differences'.

AWhitneyBrown

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Friday April 24, 2009 · 7:13 AM PDT

2009/04/24 · 07:13

I am deeply concerned by this headlong rush to judgement against the alleged Craigslist Killer and his so-called crimes. Before we leap to any conclusions about whether his actions were legal or illegal, shouldn't we ask, did they work?
A strong case can be made that there simply was no other way he could have gotten what he needed from these women in a timely fashion. And let's not forget who he was dealing with here; his alleged 'victims'. Weren't their methods for extracting money and sex from him equally as barbaric, perhaps even worse? That is something we may never know.

AWhitneyBrown

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Thursday April 23, 2009 · 9:13 AM PDT

2009/04/23 · 09:13

Although I'm not one who has spoken out against rape before, and in fact, I may even have defended it once or twice, it looks the tide of public opinion is now turning decisively against rape, so I would like to publish some arguments against rape at this time, so that I don't look like a total jackass in the eyes of history, and lose my credibility in future policy debates.

AWhitneyBrown

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Saturday April 11, 2009 · 9:06 AM PDT

2009/04/11 · 09:06

And there came a time when a new governor was chosen among the people, and there was rejoicing among the multitudes, for the people were much oppressed and there was a great thirst among them for justice.
But some among the people were much agitated and began to wail and gnash their teeth, for the paying of taxes was a burden unto them, and therefore they began to consult among themselves, and to call themselves together, because of the great anguish they felt.
And they held unto themselves a great gathering, which they called a Teabag Party, and raised a great tumult thereto against their taxes, for it was like a festering boil upon their hides.

AWhitneyBrown

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Thursday June 05, 2008 · 7:39 PM PDT

2008/06/05 · 19:39

I just did, and it felt pretty good. We all know that the DNC is just about broke, partly because it has been pushing all the money out the door to the states as fast as it comes in, and partly because all the attention has been on the primary, and on Obama and Clinton.
I'm a Democrat. I've voted a straight Democratic ticket every two years since 1968, except for maybe a couple I might have missed when I was in jail or rehab or love.
I'm not a Reagan Democrat, I despised the man. I wasn't fooled by Bush, the first time or the second. I pissed in their general direction, both of them, posers each in their own way.
And because I've been a Democrat all these years, I am rejoicing today that I didn't have to make one of the toughest choices I can remember, to swallow the bile and vote for another political family dynasty. I, we, all dodged a bullet.
This diary is pretty simple.

AWhitneyBrown

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Wednesday April 02, 2008 · 2:30 PM PDT

2008/04/02 · 14:30

Who is the man known as the Goracle?
Who is the man who won a Nobel Prize, an Emmy, an Oscar, and the Tennessee Amateur Bowling League Team Championship in the same year? Al Gore, of course.
Who's the man who won't cop out, when there's danger all about?
Al Gore, that's who.

No, I won't hush my mouth, I'm just talking about Al Gore!
So why hasn't Al Gore endorsed? What is he waiting for? Why won't he put an end to all this dreariness in favor of the candidate of your choice?

AWhitneyBrown

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Saturday March 29, 2008 · 8:32 AM PDT

2008/03/29 · 08:32

I was an Edwards supporter, and after Iowa I switched to Obama. My opposition to Clinton is nothing personal; I am rabidly against royal political dynasties.
Can you name the countries that have elected the wife of a former president to be a president herself? And no, Argentina is not one of them. (Corrections from astute commenters: Phillipines and of course, Argentina, twice, but not with Evita)
They are Bangladesh, Guyana, and Panama. All fine countries, in their own ways, but of a certain status, shall we say. It may yet be a while before the dollar sinks to parity with the Bengali taka or the Pakistani rupee, but I must say I don't like the direction.
But this diary is about something else.

AWhitneyBrown

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Wednesday March 05, 2008 · 11:13 PM PST

2008/03/05 · 23:13

What kind of country elects the wife of a former President to be the new President?
The easy answers might include Phillipines, Panama, Guyana, or Bangladesh. But those are third world countries, or nearly so. There must be a better answer.
Because America is the greatest country in the world, in every way, it leads every other country.
Anyone who says otherwise is a treasonous pessimist with French ancestry. What kind of a traitor could even think such a thing?
And what is the Renfield Syndrome?

AWhitneyBrown

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Tuesday March 04, 2008 · 9:29 PM PST

2008/03/04 · 21:29

My caucus was scheduled to take place in a church that was desanctified during the secular re-awakening of some local sect of mono-theists. So naturally I got there early.
It currently houses non-stop AA and Narc-Anon meetings around the clock, and also serves as a feeding station for hundreds of stray cats who come both for the free food put out in plates by old ladies, and for the thousands of arboreal rats who also depend on the cat food. They have bushy tails and are responsible for several outbreaks of bubonic plague in my neighborhood. It was a real zoo.
When I first got there I needed to use the bathroom and had to wait in line for ten minutes. When I finally got in, I realized it was actually the Republican caucus meeting. I voted for Romney and left.

AWhitneyBrown

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Saturday January 19, 2008 · 2:01 PM PST

2008/01/19 · 14:01

It was a good case John made. It spoke to me. I think he's right on the issues. Far more Americans are killed by our corrupt corporate overlords than have ever been killed by terrorists. And they are making things worse by the week.
But after 6 years of pulling America's coat, the public has not gotten it. And it's plain they are not going to get it. This jury has come in and it isn't good news for John.

AWhitneyBrown

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Thursday January 17, 2008 · 1:47 PM PST

2008/01/17 · 13:47

My candidate preference order has always been Edwards, Obama, Clinton, with a particular antipathy toward Senator Clinton. I really have never liked her much. I suppose it's because she's a woman, and as such, she reminds me of other women.
I realize this is not completely her fault, and she may not be making me feel this way on purpose.
And on some level, it might even be unfair to blame her for an accident of birth. It's nobody's fault.
We have to accept the world the way it is and the way it looks right now is that I'm going to have to choose between Senator Clinton and Senator Obama fairly soon.

AWhitneyBrown

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Monday September 03, 2007 · 12:07 AM PDT

2007/09/03 · 00:07

My nephew is scary smart, a math and physics whiz, very athletic, handsome, and with an incredibly bright future. He's in high school now and is considering attending the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I sent him this letter to present an alternative view, and since he never reads this blog, I thought I would be alright to share it.

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