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We mentioned the IMF protests that were to occur this weekend, and we were curious as to what happened between the Greenwashing event and the parade. A few folks were concerned, as there seemed to be little to no news about the two events by 2am Sunday morning. This meant one of two things (especially after the violence at the RNC convention this year): Either nothing happened, or something awful happened.
Fortunately, it was the former problem. The International Herald Tribune reported that about 20 free-market protestors gathered on Friday, and the author of Another Dead Canary, the source of the photo above, reported that there were far more cops than protestors at the march on Saturday night/Sunday morning. He stated:
Cops outnumbered the few dozen protesters who showed up at Dupont Circle by at least four to one. This cop [in the photo above], who seemed to be in charge, warned those gathered several times that they could be arrested for walking in the street and not on the sidewalk.
We noted that the ‘cop in charge’ at least wasn’t in full riot gear (bless him for small favors). And, we duly note that many folks stated they weren’t going to the march after the violence at RNC and after the rhetoric that the McCain/Palin camp have been spewing this past week.
Now, isn’t that a note. It appears that fear and violence can lead to a willingness to avoid participation in free speech events. At the same time, sometimes one needs to save energy for the really important issues - such as campaigning for Obama.
Thanks to Another Dead Canary for the use of the photo!
Posted by Linda at 3:13 PM PDT
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A report just released [PDF] by investigator Stephen Branchflower, has shown Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branh Ethics Act. This act provides:
The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.
The file, which is 263 pages, contains evidence that can be legally made public. This evidence and other documents that are not public, supports the conclusion that Gov. Palin, at the least, engaged in “official action” by her inaction, if not active participation or assistance to her husband, Todd Palin, in the attempts to get Trooper Wooten fired. It was stated on page 66 that there is evidence of her active participation.
Basically, Gov. Palin knowingly permitted a situation to advance a personal agenda, to wit: “to get Trooper Michael Wooten fired.”
Go ahead. Read the report. It’s better than any TV show you’ll watch tonight.
Posted by Linda at 9:01 PM PDT
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Tom Kuntz today threw out a few links involved in what he calls “The Goldman Sachs ‘Conspiracy’“. We were honored to be amongst company such as Huffington Post (which we quoted), Daily Beast and Blogging Stocks. Thank you, Mr. Kuntz.
Now, a question for you - how do you explain away Neel Kashkari?
Digg the Kashkari article here.
Posted by FA Editors at 12:24 PM PDT
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