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Links 11/3: Pakistan in Crisis, Mukasey’s Nomination, Democrats Are No Fun, and the Free Press |
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Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey has picked up support from Democrats Diane Feinstein and Chuck Schumer. Many are still opposed, however, including Dodd, Clinton, and Obama.
Stephen Colbert won’t be on the Democratic ballot in South Carolina because “top party officials” decided that Colbert would “detract from the serious candidates on the ballot.” From now on, top South Carolinian party officials are not invited to any of my parties. They just aren’t fun people.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule, taking independent media off the air, detaining the entire Supreme Court, and possibly imposing de-facto martial law. The Agonist has an updated list of headlines.
Oh, and this headline made me laugh: “Bush Sees Iraq Progress From Troop Buildup”
From The Blogs
“The purpose of a ‘free press,’ in other words, was not simply for the press to report whatever they felt like. The free press was only free if they reported news and events in such a way that their work guaranteed that the ‘opinion of the people’ would remain ‘the basis of our government’–of American government.” — Jeffrey Feldman, Frameshop
While I like Al Gore as much as the next hippy, Wonkette has it right…
Video Of The Day
An oldie but a goody - Borat on politics:
What’s on your mind today, folks?
