Wednesday, August 12, 2009

In Case You Missed Yesterday's Perseid Meteor Shower...

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Bill Clinton Praises US Secretary of State's Dancing Ability

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In the NY Daily News: At an event promoting Zagat Survey's first-ever guide to Harlem, the former president made specific mention about ...

American Diplomatic Smackdown!

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton practices "smart diplomacy" winning "hearts and minds" by answering audienc...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Uzbek Protesters Picket Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty HQ

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In Washington, DC, no less. Didn't see coverage in the US media. I learned about this protest from Ferghana.Ru: On August 10, 2009 the ...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

British Diplomatic Smackdown! Charles Crawford v Craig Murray

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The World's First Diplomatic Blogoir takes on the former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, over his criticism of Bill Clinton's pho...

Arianna Huffington: Financial Sleaze Threatens Health Care Reform

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Finally, someone has noticed the obvious connection between the failure of health care reform and sleazy financial bailouts that keep paying...

Eli Matz on "The Invention of the Jewish People"

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Passover Eve, 2009 Slaves We Were in Egypt: From Freedom to Slavery! By Eli Matz Passover eve, 2009, spring in New York, it is still a bit c...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Yoo-Hoo, Ms. Kempner!

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Filmmaker Aviva Kempner lives one block from this blogger, and her new film Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg! , a film biography of Gertrude Berg, is...
Monday, August 03, 2009

Bob Barr on Gates v Crowley

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From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution : So far, in what has become a mini-drama involving a white cop, a black professor and a president of ...

Another Side of Che Guevara

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A YouTube preview of Agustin Blazquez's new film: COVERING CUBA 7: Che The Other Side of An Icon:
Sunday, August 02, 2009

Some Reactions to President Obama's "Beer Summit"

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Washington Post columnist Colbert King was disappointed: : As Banzhaf noted in a recent news release: "The law in Massachusetts, as wel...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Better Business Bureau Fails to Resolve Sony Vaio Warranty Problem

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Just got this letter today: Better Business Bureau, Inc 844 S. 4th Street Louisville, KY 40203-2186 Phone: (502)583-6546 | Fax: (502)589-...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Gary Margolis Poem Inspired by Gates v Crowley

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From the Boston Globe: Ajar Who hasn’t lost the keys to his own house, searched for a window to crawl through, kicked a back door open, to s...

A Defense Attorney on the Law in Gates v Crowley

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No answer from the ACLU or NACDL...but at last at least one lawyer has done a legal analysis of Sergeant Crowley's case against Henry Lo...

Updated Cash for Clunkers List

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Find out if your car qualifies for a US government bailout... From Edmunds.com
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

White House Press Secretary Doesn't Know Where Beer Summiteers Are Staying...

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Transcript from WhiteHouse.gov : Q Any news on the beer summit tomorrow? One specific question: Where are Mr. Gates and Mr. Crowley going to...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Police Release Gates Case Radio Calls

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Transcripts on the Boston Globe' website: Female dispatcher: Respond to 17 Ware Street for a possible B and E in progress. Two SPs (susp...

Eugene Robinson on Gates v Crowley

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From today's Washington Post: Apparently, there was something about the power relationship involved -- uppity, jet-setting black profess...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Maureen Dowd on Gates v Crowley

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From Sunday's NY Times' column: As the daughter of a police detective, I always prefer to side with the police. But this time, I’m s...

GAWKER's Legal Review of Gates v Crowley

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John Cook takes a look at Massachusetts laws related to the arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates by Sergeant James Crowley --and finds str...