Sunday, September 7, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Massive police raids on suspected RNC protesters in Minneapolis
Some great stuff in the OpEd section of SALON.com as the RNC gets into full swing:
Massive police raids on suspected RNC protesters in Minneapolis
Protesters in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn, entering homes of those suspected of planning protests, handcuffing and forcing them to lay on the floor, while law enforcement officers searched the homes, seizing computers, journals, and political pamphlets.
Bruce Nestor, the President of the Minnesota Lawyer's Guild, regarding these raids:
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Blast from the Past: Zappa on Crossfire in 1986
It's interesting when you find old videos from 20+ years online ago that show extreme relevancy today, or at the very least show the viewer how someone's words were way ahead of their time, even prophetic.
Frank Zappa talking about the government regulating and censoring music lyrics (in the age of Tipper Gore's P.M.R.C. - Parent's Music Resource Center) on CNN's Crossfire from 1986 is indeed one of those moments in time that are worth re-watching today.
Sitting on the right with Robert Novak, Zappa makes some eloquent arguments against censorship in the era of Ronald Reagan. What strange bedfellows Zappa and Novak make, especially given Novak's role in outing CIA operative Valerie Plame 20 years later.