Videos embedded below.
To Ed Schultz
To Lawrence O’Donnell
See also http://www.therightscoop.com/glenn-beck-show-discussion-august-31-2010 and http://www.therightscoop.com/glenn-beck-slams-the-left-and-it-feels-so-good.
Past Restoring Honor Rally posts:
Berman Post: Beck's Restoring Honor Rally (LiveStream)
Berman Post: Aerial Crowd Picture of Beck's Restoring Honor Rally
Berman Post: Overhead Shot of Beck's Restoring Honor Rally
Berman Post: Airplane Photos of Beck's Restoring Honor Rally
Berman Post: CNN Really Screws up Title Box For Beck at His Restoring Honor Rally
Berman Post: Obama's on Beck's Restoring Honor Rally - 'I Did Not Watch it' And 'Beck Just Stirring up People's Anxieties'
Berman Post: Media Coverage of Beck's Restoring Honor Rally vs Martin Luther King, Jr.
Berman Post: Bill Press - 'Talking About God is Not Appropriate At The Lincoln Memorial Because it is Sacred'
Berman Post: Obama's Top Education Official Urged Government Employees to Attend a Sharpton's Counter Rally to Beck's Restoring Honor Rally
Berman Post: Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally (Complete Video)
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_re_us/us_arizona_sheriff_lawsuit_5
"The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.
The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills.
Arpaio had been given until Aug. 17 to hand over documents it first asked for 15 months ago.
Arpaio's attorney, Robert Driscoll, declined immediate comment on the lawsuit, saying he had just received it and hadn't yet conferred with his client."
"The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.
The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills.
Arpaio had been given until Aug. 17 to hand over documents it first asked for 15 months ago.
Arpaio's attorney, Robert Driscoll, declined immediate comment on the lawsuit, saying he had just received it and hadn't yet conferred with his client."
Gang Members Hold Press Conference to Blast Police Policies
Only in Chicago (*head shakes*)...
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/gang.members.weis.2.1892495.html
"At a news conference organized by self-identified gang members Thursday morning, several speakers complained that police and city officials do not respect them, and that the only solution to improving violence is providing jobs and improving their community.
"You say it's gangs drugs and guns. We say we need jobs, opportunities and contracts," said Reginald Akeem Berry Sr., who identified himself as a former gang member "That's the resolution."
They are taking issue with Weis' strategy of meeting with gang leaders and warning them of serious consequences if violence continues."
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/gang.members.weis.2.1892495.html
"At a news conference organized by self-identified gang members Thursday morning, several speakers complained that police and city officials do not respect them, and that the only solution to improving violence is providing jobs and improving their community.
"You say it's gangs drugs and guns. We say we need jobs, opportunities and contracts," said Reginald Akeem Berry Sr., who identified himself as a former gang member "That's the resolution."
They are taking issue with Weis' strategy of meeting with gang leaders and warning them of serious consequences if violence continues."
Woman Wins Libel Suit Despite Suing Wrong Website
The confusion resulted from the lawsuit leaving off a "y" suing TheDirt.com instead of the people that the plaintiff thought were guilty TheDirty.com. TheDirt.com failed to respond and had a $11 million default judgment entered against them. TheDirty.com apparently never knew of the suit at all. Now the TheDirt.com is (jokingly?) considering suing the original plaintiff for libel against them, and TheDirty.com is upset that the AP reported they lost despite having never been served. What a mess...
Two morals of this story; check the spelling on your lawsuits (especially regarding the defendant's name), and never fail to respond to a suit.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100831/18025610848.shtml
"The lawsuit itself came from a Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader/high school English teacher named Sarah Jones, who was upset that the site in question apparently posted a picture of her and reported that she had an affair with a player and had contracted two venereal diseases. Assuming there's no truth to the rumors, it sounded like a straightforward libel case -- though from all the reporting, it's not clear if the site owners themselves wrote the content, or if it was written by a user -- in which case the site might have Section 230 protections (potentially depending on how involved they were in encouraging such content).
So why is the case suddenly interesting? Well, perhaps because it now appears that Ms. Jones' lawyers sued the wrong company. Oops. The lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles-based Dirty World Entertainment Recordings, which runs the website TheDirt.com. Problem is that the site that contained the content in question was TheDirty.com, and that's run by a Scottsdale-based company called Dirty World LLC who had no indication that there was a lawsuit going on at all. Oops indeed. At least no one sued us.
Amusingly, the folks at TheDirt.com are amusingly asking if they should sue for libel right back, considering all the press coverage claiming (falsely) that they had libeled Ms. Jones. Oh, and as for TheDirty.com, it's also asking the AP for an apology for falsely reporting that it had lost the lawsuit when it hadn't even been served. Quite a dirty mess."
Two morals of this story; check the spelling on your lawsuits (especially regarding the defendant's name), and never fail to respond to a suit.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100831/18025610848.shtml
"The lawsuit itself came from a Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader/high school English teacher named Sarah Jones, who was upset that the site in question apparently posted a picture of her and reported that she had an affair with a player and had contracted two venereal diseases. Assuming there's no truth to the rumors, it sounded like a straightforward libel case -- though from all the reporting, it's not clear if the site owners themselves wrote the content, or if it was written by a user -- in which case the site might have Section 230 protections (potentially depending on how involved they were in encouraging such content).
So why is the case suddenly interesting? Well, perhaps because it now appears that Ms. Jones' lawyers sued the wrong company. Oops. The lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles-based Dirty World Entertainment Recordings, which runs the website TheDirt.com. Problem is that the site that contained the content in question was TheDirty.com, and that's run by a Scottsdale-based company called Dirty World LLC who had no indication that there was a lawsuit going on at all. Oops indeed. At least no one sued us.
Amusingly, the folks at TheDirt.com are amusingly asking if they should sue for libel right back, considering all the press coverage claiming (falsely) that they had libeled Ms. Jones. Oh, and as for TheDirty.com, it's also asking the AP for an apology for falsely reporting that it had lost the lawsuit when it hadn't even been served. Quite a dirty mess."
Hamas Leader Rejects Compromise And Peace With Israel
What is the point of these new negotiations again; peace, and end to violence and terrorism? Well that is sunk before it even started. Would a country negotiate with Obama if the military was going to do what ever it wanted anyways and announced that it would continue to bomb the country? Admittedly to a slightly lessor extent, that is what Israel is doing now. Best case scenario for Israel; they secure a peace agreement from Abbas by giving up some of what he wants, and the attacks continue anyways (likely while still being condemned for being 'racist oppressors')?!? If the point for Israel is to show they are willing to compromise, they have been down that road before many times and never get credit for it. The only thing that is different this time around is the negotiations appear to be meant as a block against Israel taking action against Iran while they run out the clock on a nuke.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=186752
"The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip rejected compromise with Israel in a fiery speech Wednesday, a day after gunmen killed four Israelis.
In an address to Hamas members, Gaza strongman Mahmoud Zahar said the movement would resist peace efforts and criticized the Palestinian president for joining the negotiations.
...
Hamas leaders have sharply criticized Abbas in recent days for agreeing to resume negotiations with Israel.
"The enemy of the Palestinian people is the Zionist enemy," Zahar said.
Zahar rejected the idea of compromise with Israel, saying that "liberating" all the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River — a reference to Israel's destruction — is a moral and religious duty. He said Palestinians must not abandon armed resistance against Israeli occupation."
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=186752
"The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip rejected compromise with Israel in a fiery speech Wednesday, a day after gunmen killed four Israelis.
In an address to Hamas members, Gaza strongman Mahmoud Zahar said the movement would resist peace efforts and criticized the Palestinian president for joining the negotiations.
...
Hamas leaders have sharply criticized Abbas in recent days for agreeing to resume negotiations with Israel.
"The enemy of the Palestinian people is the Zionist enemy," Zahar said.
Zahar rejected the idea of compromise with Israel, saying that "liberating" all the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River — a reference to Israel's destruction — is a moral and religious duty. He said Palestinians must not abandon armed resistance against Israeli occupation."
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Oval Office Carpet Contains a Misquote
The Oval Office recently got a major makeover. One of the features was the newly installed carpet had five quotes 'of meaning' to Obama. The problem is that one of the quotes is improperly attributed. The administration should have known about it not just from the extensive research that should have gone on before committing to them, but because Obama had misattributed the quote before and were told about the problem then.
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/09/01/obamateurism-of-the-day-348
"The new rug also has a new feature, promoted by the White House to the media, of inspirational quotes on its circumference from great Americans like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. At least we hope they are, because the President still hasn’t figured out the correct origin of one of the quotes included in that carpet:
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/09/01/obamateurism-of-the-day-348
"The new rug also has a new feature, promoted by the White House to the media, of inspirational quotes on its circumference from great Americans like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. At least we hope they are, because the President still hasn’t figured out the correct origin of one of the quotes included in that carpet:
The quotes — described as being “of meaning” to and selected by President Obama — are:
“The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Towards Justice” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Government of the People, By the People, For the People” – President Abraham Lincoln
“No Problem of Human Destiny is Beyond Human Beings” – President John F. Kennedy
“The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us” – President Theodore Roosevelt
Martin Luther King did say what the White House attributes to him, but it wasn’t original to King, and King never claimed it was. King quoted 19th-century Unitarian minister Theodore Parker, who wrote it in 1853. As I noted in June 2009, Reverend Matt Tittle tried to inform the Obama campaign in April 2008 that they had misattributed the quote, but they never acknowledged his queries.
It’s one thing to misattribute a quote in a speech, and a little worse to ignore people who attempt to correct the mistake. It’s another thing entirely to have the misattribution written into the carpet of the Oval Office, and to have the White House continue to issue misinformation and shortchange the original author of the phrase.
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