Another day, another Connecticut blogger has his video featured on MSNBC's Countdown, with Keith Olbermann. This time ctblogger's video about that Anthem yahoo in Simsbury.
In this instance, Princeton University's Melissa Harris-Lacewell, although a professor of political science, sounds more like a child psychologist wearing her "mommy hat", as she explains why some some people blatantly lie when they're confronted about their protest.
George Bush leaves the Capitol for the last time as President. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews try to make sense of what it all means, while Peggy Noonan gives unintentionally hilarious commentary as the crowd jeers the departing Bush.
In tonight's special comment, Olbermann implores CA voters to reconsider their "Yes" vote on Proposition 8--effectively banning gay marriages after being legalized by that state's Supreme Court on May 2008.
We've heard of several thousands of people marching and protesting against Prop 8 in several CA cities, since its passage. Where the hell were they before Nov 4, 2008?
Now, there are even legal challenges from the ACLU, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights being brought to CA courts to the validity of Prop 8 as an amendment (which only requires majority vote in CA for passage). Their challenge claims that Prop 8 is in fact a revision of CA state constitution since the right of gay marriage has already been given by the CA Supreme Court. If the courts side with their challenge that Prop 8 is infact a revision--and not a simple amendment (which usually expand rights instead of removing them), then Prop 8 can only be passed through a constitutional convention which would require at least two-thirds vote.
Obviously, the gay marriage fight is not over. Even if the ACLU, Lambda Legal and NCLR fail in the CA courts, there is always 2010 for another proposition to rescind Prop 8. Like the great Martin Luther King, Jr. once said:
The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice.
From tonight's show, a leaked and edited version has already made it to the net. McCain cancelled on Letterman only to show up in an interview with Katie Couric just down the street at another CBS building. Keith Olbermann sits in and can hardly contain himself.
Scarce Edit: Later, Dana Milbank and Olbermann discuss Joe Lieberman's future after Barack Obama becomes President. "Ranking Member of the city council of Meriden, Connecticut" seems about right.
Chris Shays' inane comments about baseball players testifying before Congress about steroid use were rightly vilified tonight on Countdown. This from the man who thought Erik Prince of Blackwater was doing a "perfect job" before Congress only a few weeks ago...Putz.
Brian David Anderson was arrested in Spain in March, but you don't hear a thing as his ties to the card carrying Republican Al Qaeda terrorist Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari are going unreported in the American MSM. Hundreds of people defrauded, MILLIONS in fraud, terrorism ties, BUT nothing from the MSM.
A Canadian under investigation in British Columbia and Ontario for allegedly scamming millions from investors was arrested in Spain yesterday for his suspected role in financing terrorist training camps.
Spanish police said they had arrested businessman Brian David Anderson at a Madrid hotel for his alleged involvement in financing terrorist camps in Afghanistan.
The arrest followed a joint investigation led by the FBI, which arrested Mr. Anderson's business partner, Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari of New York, on terror financing charges last month.
On Keith Olbermann's Countdown and his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment, Joe could only manage get #2 tonight, while his good buddy Sam Fox was #3. They lost out to the College of Southern Idaho's rather unconventional media guide and their classification systems for members of the women's softball team. I've spared you the sordid details on that one....
Countdown with Keith Olbermann brings you the [pseudo] Democratic supporters of George Bush's escalation. Arianna Huffington provides the analysis, as well as stating the obvious of where Connecticut erred by not electing Ned Lamont. Good line about the twin Elwood P. Dowd's also.
Keith Olbermann's special comments are about the closest thing liberal Americans have to guided missile strikes in the war of words that surrounds our politics. His comments have thus far been directed towards the Bush administration - Bush himself, Cheney, and Rumsfeld - but last night he set his sights on Newt Gingrich, disgraced former Speaker of the House and now 2008 presidential hopeful.
Gingrich had given a speech in New Hampshire arguing for a massive curtailing of American free speech rights in the face of today's terrorist threat. Ironically the speech was presented at the annual Loeb First Amendment Dinner, a dinner that apparently is not normally a former for people opposed to civil liberties. Gingrich wants to limit speech on the internet to prevent terrorists from blowing up an American city. Olbermann's comment correctly observed that Gingrich and those who would support his regressive, anti-American ideas follow in the footsteps of the "the Colonial English...the Slave States...policemen who shot strikers...those who interned Japanese-Americans...those behind the Red Scare...and...Nixon's Plumbers."
Olbermann goes on to say, "We fight for liberty by having more liberty and not less." I can think of no better way to describe the value of American liberty and the best means by which we preserve it than Olbermann has here. The video and full transcript is available at Crooks & Liars. Here is his closing:
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