James flippin' O'Keefe (ACORN headcase) Arrested

[Marcus Bryant]

ing re s.

[spursncowboys]

crumpets and tea

[Marcus Bryant]

RIP the Republic for which it stands.

[Marcus Bryant]

'cue and beer.

You commie.

[spursncowboys]

I say ol chap...indeed.

[SouthernFried]

I hear what you're saying, but if this clown had gotten away with it (and I miraculously caught wind of it), I'd be a little concerned about how well we protect ourselves from espionage from similar rinky-dink outfits like, say, Al Qaeda.

Yeah, I know your right...for all the right reasons.

Still...

I ain't gonna throw away my feather pillows on the outside chance.

[RandomGuy]

ah yes.. the face of modern conservatism..

[RandomGuy]

I agree. But the whole thing is so stupid, it just makes me curious what they were trying to uncover.

"Because if it was a democrat they were trying to tap, you just KNOW they were onto some dirt, because democrats are all dirty..."



I would guess that they were just going fishing for something, anything they could splash all over the place to embarass a Democrat.

No more, no less.

"win at any cost, ethics or common sense be damned" seems to be a strong undercurrent in modern conservatism. blech.

[spursncowboys]

ah yes.. the face of modern conservatism..

Any pictures of Geitner, Reid, Dodd, Daschle, or Schumer? That's right because they don't get arrested.

Still waiting on reporters who publish top secret do ents.

[RandomGuy]

Any pictures of Geitner, Reid, Dodd, Daschle, or Schumer? That's right because they don't get arrested.

Still waiting on reporters who publish top secret do ents.

you mean like Robert Novak...?

he's dead, right?

[Marcus Bryant]

um, Pentagon Papers, anyone?

[spursncowboys]

you mean like Robert Novak...?

he's dead, right?

Any reporter.

[Marcus Bryant]

How many reporters have their buddies attempt to screw with the phone system in a federal office?

[Marcus Bryant]

, Malkin dropped his arse.

It's ok. Y'know? To stand for the rule of law.

[doobs]

, Malkin dropped his arse.

It's ok. Y'know? To stand for the rule of law.

So the Free Press Clause doesn't protect him from prosecution here?

[Winehole23]

The SC divided 6-3 in favor of the NYT. The nine justices wrote nine opinions.

For the majority this wino likes the White opinion, for the dissent, Blackmun. All three dissenting judges were taken aback at the haste of the proceedings and the poor quality of the record.

[Marcus Bryant]

So the Free Press Clause doesn't protect him from prosecution here?

"Free" to wiretap/screw with phone system/trespass in a federal office?

[Marcus Bryant]

Was any of the group charged with attempted wiretapping or just gaining access to federal property under false pretenses and/or aiding & abetting?

[spursncowboys]

The SC divided 6-3 in favor of the NYT. The nine justices wrote nine opinions.

Thanks.

[doobs]

"Free" to wiretap/screw with phone system/trespass in a federal office?

OK, so now we're getting somewhere. You think the Free Press Clause doesn't protect a journalist's right to do what this guy did. Wait . . . does he even qualify for special treatment as a member of the "press"?

[Marcus Bryant]

Show up in a federal office and shoot video?

Or, be an accomplice to your buddies who fake being repair guys to gain access to the phone system in a federal office?

[EVAY]

We know they do it sometimes.

I guess you don't think congressmen deserve to enjoy the same sort of freedom you and me do, SF. You'd monitor everything they do, eavesdrop on every phone call.

In that sort of scenario SouthernFried, do you suppose any sane politician would ever say anything of importance on the phone?

If any politician ever said anything of importance, period, they would tape it themselves in order to prove it.

[Marcus Bryant]

Back in my day, the rule of law was kinda important.

[Marcus Bryant]

Anyways, he'll cop a plea, pay a fine, and get probation.

[Marcus Bryant]

The poor kid in the group with no connections will do some time in federal pound-it-in-the-ass prison.