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By JERRY TENUTO (about the author)
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Former attorney general Edwin Meese echoed Bunning's claim that the newspaper had given "aid and comfort to the enemy."
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, went on national television railing that the Bush Regime seek criminal charges against the newspaper. "We're at war, and for the TIMES to release information about secret operations and methods is treasonous."
Harrumph! Harrumph, harrumph!
The truly treasonous thing to do would have been for these three publications to not disclose anything.
It would be an even more horrific act of treason for the Department of Justice to do as Sen. Bunning proscribed and begin grand jury proceedings with the intent of prosecuting and, eventually, muzzling one of America's great newspapers.
Could a panel of honest Americans be found who would be parties to such a heinous act? The Germans didn't think such a thing could happen... but it did.
Once we were to take a sharp right turn down the road as these good members of the GOP Congress demand, our Nation would cease to be the home of the brave and land of the free.
Our dunderheaded Republicans in Washington, D.C. have lost sight of whom they serve - US, the same two letters that make up U.S.!
It's the vital role of the press, electronic media, whatever means, to keep us informed as to what the schmoes in Government are up to.
It's called "checks and balances," and I'm really getting pissed off at: How Republicans throw hissy fits every time King George and his Fascist Gangsters get caught stealing yet another Constitutional Right out from under our feet; how Rove concocts lies and fallacious, malicious fabrications to cover the asses of Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rummy and himself - and they continually get away with the scams; how the mainstream media en toto repeatedly gives this slimy lot a pass; how everyone in the Beltway is too afraid of their own shadow, or Herr Karl's, to do anything to save America.
When my Grandfather came to this Country, he was around 12 years old. It was he and his brother, alone on a ship, crossing the Atlantic Ocean with little more than the clothes on their backs.
Neither of them knew a word of English; I doubt the immigration service at Ellis Island bothered to hire anyone who spoke Italian back in 1912.
When these two kids from a small rural town in Calabria, as far south in Italy as one can get without hitting Sicily, saw land for the first time in weeks, they were met with the imposing grandeur of New York City. Even in 1912 it had to be a sight to behold, especially for kids who never saw a building taller than two stories high or a paved road.
Then, there she was. A lady. The lady. What a babe!
Lady Liberty.
The woman who used to greet every newcomer to America's front door.
Become a Fan -- Page 3 of 4 page(s)
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, went on national television railing that the Bush Regime seek criminal charges against the newspaper. "We're at war, and for the TIMES to release information about secret operations and methods is treasonous."
Harrumph! Harrumph, harrumph!
The truly treasonous thing to do would have been for these three publications to not disclose anything.
It would be an even more horrific act of treason for the Department of Justice to do as Sen. Bunning proscribed and begin grand jury proceedings with the intent of prosecuting and, eventually, muzzling one of America's great newspapers.
Could a panel of honest Americans be found who would be parties to such a heinous act? The Germans didn't think such a thing could happen... but it did.
Once we were to take a sharp right turn down the road as these good members of the GOP Congress demand, our Nation would cease to be the home of the brave and land of the free.
Our dunderheaded Republicans in Washington, D.C. have lost sight of whom they serve - US, the same two letters that make up U.S.!
It's the vital role of the press, electronic media, whatever means, to keep us informed as to what the schmoes in Government are up to.
It's called "checks and balances," and I'm really getting pissed off at: How Republicans throw hissy fits every time King George and his Fascist Gangsters get caught stealing yet another Constitutional Right out from under our feet; how Rove concocts lies and fallacious, malicious fabrications to cover the asses of Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rummy and himself - and they continually get away with the scams; how the mainstream media en toto repeatedly gives this slimy lot a pass; how everyone in the Beltway is too afraid of their own shadow, or Herr Karl's, to do anything to save America.
When my Grandfather came to this Country, he was around 12 years old. It was he and his brother, alone on a ship, crossing the Atlantic Ocean with little more than the clothes on their backs.
Neither of them knew a word of English; I doubt the immigration service at Ellis Island bothered to hire anyone who spoke Italian back in 1912.
When these two kids from a small rural town in Calabria, as far south in Italy as one can get without hitting Sicily, saw land for the first time in weeks, they were met with the imposing grandeur of New York City. Even in 1912 it had to be a sight to behold, especially for kids who never saw a building taller than two stories high or a paved road.
Then, there she was. A lady. The lady. What a babe!
Lady Liberty.
The woman who used to greet every newcomer to America's front door.
www.lonestaricon.com
An erstwhile Philosopher and sometime Educator, Jerry Tenuto is a veteran of seven years service in the U.S. Army. He holds a BS and MA in Broadcast Communications from Southern (more...)
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