tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post3803084766516466815..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: Before leaving office President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning's sentence. Update!Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-83416210219307726552017-01-19T14:44:34.000-09:002017-01-19T14:44:34.000-09:00FAILFAILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-67099679254878677242017-01-19T07:22:16.779-09:002017-01-19T07:22:16.779-09:00"let him then be extradited to the US for con..."let him then be extradited to the US for conspiring with a foreign power to meddle in our election...serving time for the crimes he has committed"<br />Can you tell us what US law you think Assange has broken? Because apparently the Justice Dept can't seem to find what to charge him with. Of course until Assange is indicted for breaking some US law, the US can't ask for his extradition from anywhere. If anything, the "offer" was a self-serving fishing expedition by Assange and his lawyers to see if they could learn if there's a sealed indictment against him.<br /><br />While a lot of people's panties are soaking wet thinking about Assange locked up in the US, you'll be frustrated to learn the US probably won't charge him with anything. Assange/ Wikileaks is a publisher. Like the NY Times and WaPo that published Snowden's leaks and Ellsberg's leaks, publishers are protected by the 1st amendment. Like Obama told us yesterday, they don't think Assange/Wikileaks was complicit in the hacks. No indictment, no extradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-17104228667351093222017-01-19T06:35:07.250-09:002017-01-19T06:35:07.250-09:00assange is a coward and a thief. and he meddled in...assange is a coward and a thief. and he meddled in our election, which i find unforgivable. reclaimed it was because hillary clinton wanted him extradited - no kidding!! <br /><br />first i think he should be extradited to sweden to face the rape accusations that are awaiting him there. if he is innocent, then let their cases fall apart, and let him then be extradited to the US for conspiring with a foreign power to meddle in our election. it might work for his huge ego - it would be a first. but his "principles" and courage don't match, obviously, because if you are going to commit the crime, even in the name of truth and justice, then you ought to be willing to do the time. <br /><br />i believe in mercy more than i do justice, though justice must be carried out in order to decide to later show mercy, if that makes sense. manning obviously must not be having an easy time as a transgendered person in prison. i believe that she has suffered enough, and that he real person behind all of the leaks (no, not donny, not those kind of leaks) is assange, accompanied by his huge ego. but as i said, he's willing to commit crimes in the name of truth and justice, but truth and justice, yeah, not so important when it comes to serving time for the crimes he has committed. wikileaks might seem honourable in their, but it has a scared and possibly rapey little narcissist sits head. i don't think it can ever claim to take a principled stand again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-22278009861597292212017-01-19T06:00:58.027-09:002017-01-19T06:00:58.027-09:00"Ruled by a dictator"
That's ignoran..."Ruled by a dictator"<br />That's ignorant nonsense. While the guy is a forceful leader with high authoritarian characteristics, he's clearly not a dictator. First, he doesn't have absolute and complete authority as president. Second, he's more an indication that a population that lived under soviet rule for 70 years and under autocratic rule for hundreds of years before that is still adjusting to being responsible for governing themselves. As a democratic opposition develops there, we'll see them stop recycling through the same leaders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-58053547207471641542017-01-18T19:42:42.600-09:002017-01-18T19:42:42.600-09:00"Russia has been a representative democracy s..."Russia has been a representative democracy since 1991."<br />Ruled by a dictator. Where have you been?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-39058536884188400452017-01-18T17:58:33.152-09:002017-01-18T17:58:33.152-09:00"flight to Moscow"
Except there's n..."flight to Moscow"<br /><br />Except there's no coincidence or timeing to have to try to believe in. When Snowden left Hong Kong, his final destination wasn't Moscow. He was on his way to Ecuador where he'd asked for asylum via the international flights transfer zone of Sheremetyevo Airport at Moscow. Remember his lawyers sneaked him into the airport onto the flight because his passport had been revoked so when he got to Moscow, he couldn't board his Ecuador flight? Remember he lived in the transit zone for 40 days while his attorney negotiated asylum? Remember how the House Perm. Select Committee on Intelligence and the CIA admitted She didn't take any of "cache" into Russia? Refresh your memory of not so distant events about which there's no question by the US. <br /><br />As for "seeking aid from communist countries" - it's appalling that people don't know Russia has been a representative democracy since 1991. Where have you been? Under a rock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-88843572900992006322017-01-18T17:13:45.390-09:002017-01-18T17:13:45.390-09:00And if not, I hope someone with the flu is there a...And if not, I hope someone with the flu is there and gets really really close to the stage before they cough. Is that mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-73197653570834120592017-01-18T17:12:39.415-09:002017-01-18T17:12:39.415-09:00Eric, Betsy Prince DeVos is the sister of the hire...Eric, Betsy Prince DeVos is the sister of the hired killer who conned us out of untold billions of dollars. Nice huh? Is that what she plans to teach our kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-31351121098040965942017-01-18T16:28:04.642-09:002017-01-18T16:28:04.642-09:00I am actually worried for Chelsea Manning. She wil...I am actually worried for Chelsea Manning. She will have to stay in the Brig for the next 120 days, and WHO KNOWS(!) what can or will happen to her in there between now and then. <br />It would not surprise me, if she somehow would 'try to commit' or commit suicide and 'succeed'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-86297678257539272372017-01-18T14:21:22.694-09:002017-01-18T14:21:22.694-09:00She was certainly abused/tortured in the brig at F...She was certainly abused/tortured in the brig at Fort Meade. She's also spent more time in military custody than many other people do for more serious crimes. Justice was served here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-19137624250077832792017-01-18T14:17:21.317-09:002017-01-18T14:17:21.317-09:00And judging from what Obama said in his press conf...And judging from what Obama said in his press conference about Wikileaks and Assange in regards to commuting Manning's sentence, it doesn't sound like anybody's champing at the bit to indict and arrest/ extradite Assange:<br />"So with respect to Wikileaks, I don't see a contradiction.First of all I haven't commented on Wikileaks generally. The conclusions of the intelligence community with respect to Russian hacking were not conclusive as to whether Wikileaks was witting or not in being the conduit through which we heard about the DNC emails that were leaked. I don't pay a lot of attention to Assange's tweets, so that wasn't a consideration in this instance. And I'd refer you to the Justice Department for any criminal investigations, indictments, extradition issues that may come up with him."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-88060251525157537632017-01-18T14:06:19.875-09:002017-01-18T14:06:19.875-09:00Truly, it's almost like Julian Assange has bee...Truly, it's almost like Julian Assange has been studying Sarah Palin's method of constantly squawking for attention...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-33895864004827308142017-01-18T14:04:19.750-09:002017-01-18T14:04:19.750-09:00IIRC the government was forced to begrudgingly adm...IIRC the government was forced to begrudgingly admit more than once that not a hair on any American's head was harmed as a result of the leaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-91825602365315866352017-01-18T14:03:46.142-09:002017-01-18T14:03:46.142-09:00Alright, let's use our noodles for just a sec ...Alright, let's use our noodles for just a sec even though we're all emotional with the hate on Julian Assange: While the Justice Dept is investigating Assange and Wikeleaks, Assange hasn't been charged with a crime in the US. There's no basis for the US to ask for his extradition or to arrest him. So let's unwrap our undies from their bunch about Assange "weaseling out" of something that can't even happen yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-37445243842242773122017-01-18T14:02:45.560-09:002017-01-18T14:02:45.560-09:00Allred and Zervos would be attending the Women’s M...Allred and Zervos would be attending the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday to protest Trump’s Friday inauguration and that “other accusers” would “be there marching with us.”<br />"Ms. Zervos was ambushed by Mr. Trump on more than one occasion. Mr. Trump suddenly, and without her consent, kissed her on her mouth repeatedly; he touched her breast; and he pressed his genitals up against her. Ms. Zervos never consented to any of this disgusting touching. Instead, she repeatedly expressed that he should stop his inappropriate sexual behavior, including by shoving him away from her forcefully, and telling him to “get real.” Mr. Trump did not care, he kept touching her anyway."“We would certainly seek any and all information and documents, recordings, etc., which may be relevant to the litigation of our lawsuit,” she said. “We’ll see what NBC decides [to do] if and when they are served a subpoena.”<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/17/the_new_trump_defamation_lawsuit_is_daring_trump_to_incriminate_himself.html<br /><br />We will see.......<br />https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=dYwlzFeeBv7mf3k4B/kysA==&system=prodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-46008862811485405892017-01-18T14:01:10.801-09:002017-01-18T14:01:10.801-09:00Chelsea Manning was used and abused for years and ...Chelsea Manning was used and abused for years and then in jail spent most of the time in hard solitary. For the uninitiated, that's torture.<br /><br />I agree with President Obama, it wasn't a stretch.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-14900214979416923542017-01-18T13:56:55.975-09:002017-01-18T13:56:55.975-09:00http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/01/what-to-bring-to-t...http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/01/what-to-bring-to-the-womens-march-plus-how-to-prepare.html?wpsrc=nymag<br /><br />January 21stAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-34947565976547253532017-01-18T13:38:36.955-09:002017-01-18T13:38:36.955-09:00I'm not sure if President Obama offered snowdi...I'm not sure if President Obama offered snowdin and assage a deal to spill but both have knowledge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-47875578696762647142017-01-18T13:28:58.594-09:002017-01-18T13:28:58.594-09:00Anonymous 12:34, I'm a liberal. I have no iss...Anonymous 12:34, I'm a liberal. I have no issue with transgender or transsexual people or anyone who is trying to figure themselves out on any issue. I don't agree that liberals think these people are national heroes. I do think we respect their feelings and their choices. I also don't care if I get dog piled on or told to fuck off. It happens to me in real life, too, but rolls right off. I'm too old at this point to care what other people believe about me or my opinions. It just so happens that I have worked in a field that advocates for physically and mentally disabled people for almost 39 years now. I have a lot of "insight" and I'm a realist. I guess I was just trying to say that while we may be glad Chelsea Manning's sentence was commuted, there is still a long row for her to hoe. lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-72419349413644775232017-01-18T12:34:16.022-09:002017-01-18T12:34:16.022-09:00Linda you got dog piled by the IM liberal haters (...Linda you got dog piled by the IM liberal haters (you do know that the liberals are the tolerant ones right lol?).<br /><br />Basically, for the libs, if you are a confused man that wants to be a woman, well that makes one a national hero, no matter your crimes against the state. Hero!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-29355415013894870982017-01-18T12:26:51.557-09:002017-01-18T12:26:51.557-09:00Erik Prince Sister?>
https://en.wikipedia.org/w...Erik Prince Sister?><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_DeVosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-79513831908829171962017-01-18T12:23:15.970-09:002017-01-18T12:23:15.970-09:00OT?
http://www.alaskacommons.com/2017/01/17/chilli...OT?<br />http://www.alaskacommons.com/2017/01/17/chilling-report-finds-one-three-women-alaska-experienced-stalking/<br /><br />"According to the report, one in three women in Alaska have been stalked in their lifetime"<br />“That’s more than 80,800 adult Alaskan women,” André Rosay, Ph.D., of the UAA Justice Center, the survey’s principle researcher, noted "“In 2015 alone, one in 17 adult women in Alaska (more than 15,300 women) were stalked.”The overall trend points downwards, with intimate partner violence decreasing 32 percent from 2010, as well as a 33 percent drop in sexual violence. But the report places emphasis on the fact that “the number of victims remains unacceptably high,” and concludes that the state needs to “strengthen our efforts for all women to be safe in Alaska.” <br />NOW?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-16537468669275799112017-01-18T11:53:59.838-09:002017-01-18T11:53:59.838-09:00Well see how it goes. I understand that she has e...Well see how it goes. I understand that she has endured a horrible environment and, no, I was not thinking only of her struggles with her sexual identity or her desire to kill herself in response to her environment as the heart of her mental health issues. It's much deeper. She may well prosper when she gets out and receives proper treatment. I acknowledge that many people do. Unfortunately I have been up close and personal to many who don't. I laud this commutation as a necessary step and I'm glad it has happened. And I hope she thrives from this point forward. i just don't expect it. That's my opinion and my opinion matters very little. But I'm entitled to it. . lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-36848153778266641702017-01-18T11:41:34.313-09:002017-01-18T11:41:34.313-09:0010:42am
That's funny, I'd never seen that...10:42am<br /><br />That's funny, I'd never seen that map. Last night we were discussing this very thing and both of us concluded that Putin would not bomb AK because of and our vast natural resources and proximity to Russia allowing for uncomplicated shipping options.<br /><br />We're both basically vegetarians so I guess we'll be growing and storing a lot more if the lower 48 is sending up fresh winter produce! I guess since Hawaii survives we might establish more winter produce trade with them?<br /><br />;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-77238961741339808382017-01-18T11:34:32.236-09:002017-01-18T11:34:32.236-09:00Maybe when he gets the surgery he'll finally b...Maybe when he gets the surgery he'll finally be happy, who knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com