- VIDEO: Dan Ellsberg Handcuffed at White House for Protesting Obama’s Torture of Bradley Manning
- Eighty year-old Daniel Ellsberg was arrested on Saturday in front of the White House when he refused to leave at the request of police. He was one of 113 people who were arrested, handcuffed and taken to the police station on March 19, 2011 for protesting President Obama’s continued torture of Bradley Manning. …
The government has charged Manning with “aiding the enemy,” a capital crime that could carry the death penalty. Daniel Ellsberg was likewise accused by Richard Nixon of “aiding and abetting the enemy” when he leaked the Pentagon papers.
Ellsberg, a Marine veteran, was also arrested the next day at Quantico after Prince William Police reneged on an agreement that would have allowed him and four fellow veterans to lay a wreath at the Quantico Iwo Jima memorial.
- Morning Roundup: Feinstein Introduces DOMA Repeal
- [RHRealityCheck.org - Beth Saunders]
- Rep. Keith Ellison Explains What "Liberty and Justice for All" Really Means | Crooks and Liars
- Representative Keith Ellison came to the House floor tonight to explain what the Progressive Caucus stands for. In the process, he drew some sharp, biting, well-deserved distinctions between conservatives and progressives.
… Ellison gets very specific about his view of the American Dream. …
Here's a bonus: Watch Rep. Ellison call out B of A, GE, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and ExxonMobil for paying NO taxes. After he does that, he launches into a passionate defense of public workers. Kudos.
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- Docs: Keep Kids In Rear-Facing Seats Until 2, Booster Seats Until They're Old Enough To Steal Car
- [The Consumerist - Chris Morran]
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- California Republicans Are Crazy. Like a Fox.
- They don't really need more elected officials. They just need to keep the ones they have in line, and they're in good shape.
- M & I Bank, the Police, and Senator Grothman
- …whenever things get tense, somebody will say, “Nothing can go wrong. Everything’s been too good up to now.” Instead of provoking the disaster as it should, people start singing and I get hugged by strangers. …
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