Jahar was his handle. From this past weekend: @troycrossley @gameofthrones every character on that show got some sort of std bro, I do like the show tho — Jahar (@J_tsar) April 14, 2013 And here I thought nemo's dad was about to get it with dory but apparently this man turned into a female #thatscray — Jahar (@J_tsar) April 14, … Read More
Insanity In Boston
As I write this, the drama is still unfolding… but it has been a crazy night in Boston. In a nutshell: Yesterday at 5;15 pm, the FBI released photos of 2 men, believed to be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing. Last night, these two men — who we now know to be brothers — robbed a 7-11 near MIT … Read More
Boston Marathon Explosions
It's hard to know what to say about what happened yesterday. Obviously a terrorist attack. Is it domestic or foreign? You automatically assume foreign, but given the event (Patriot's Day, Tax Day), you just can't be sure. 3 dead, including an 8 year old boy, pictured below. 144 injured (although that latter number still varies). Many amputees. Typically, major praise … Read More
Shalom
President Obama has been taking a lot of hits on the right for not having visited Israel (despite the fact that he did visit Israel during the 2008 campaign). "Anti-semite!" they cried. And so on. Even Romney raised it during the 2012 presidential campaign. I was never sure what the fuss was about. Reagan never visited Israel. Bush Sr. didn't either. … Read More
Ten Years Later And I Get To Say “I Told You So”
Ten years ago today, President Skippy McNumbskull announced that we were going to war with Iraq. They said Iraq had WMDs. I said the administration had no evidence of WMDs in Iraq. I said the UN inspectors who were, you know, there, hadn't found any evidence of WMDs, or even the precursors necessary to create WMDs. They said we would … Read More
Rand Gets His Answer
You have to appreciate the opening line: "It has come to my attention….." So here's the breakdown: Rand Paul asks “whether the president has the power to authorize lethal force, such as a drone strike, against a US citizen on US soil.” Holder responds "It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary … Read More
Twenty Years Ago Today: The Warning Bell Nobody Heard
February 26, 1993 I was a third-year law student at NYU in 1993. As any third-year law student will tell you, a 3L's focus in the second semester is not so much on completing law school and passing law school exams, but preparing for the impending bar exam. Throughout law school, I clerked part-time at the law firm of Slotnick & … Read More
The Memo
NBC got a hold of a white paper which provides the legal justification for assassination of an American not on American soil, without the constitutional protections of due process. You can read the original here (as a PDF), or read the wiki transcription. The nub of the white paper is this: [t]he Department of Justice concludes only that where the following three conditions … Read More
Gulag Recommendations
Now that Google Maps shows details about North Korea, people are starting to turn in their reviews of various gulags there.
GOP Gets Its Scapegoat
Susan Rice is now the latest victim of the baying hyenas in the modern Republican Party: U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from the list of candidates for secretary of state Thursday afternoon, ending a weeks-long fight with Republicans over statements she made on television talk shows shortly after the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. … Read More
Worse Than Watergate Even If We Don’t Know The Facts
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has no idea what happened in Benghazi but he does know that it’s worse than Watergate and the Iran-Contra scandal times 10. Here’s King from a Washington Times article published on Wednesday: “I believe that it’s a lot bigger than Watergate, and if you link Watergate and Iran-Contra together and multiply it times maybe 10 or so, you’re going to … Read More
The Benghazi-gate Thing
It's not that I haven't been paying attention. I really have. But I still don't get what the hell Susan Rice did wrong. As UN Ambassador, she went on television to answer questions about Benghazi. Of course, being UN Ambassador, she wasn't exactly at the forefront of the intelligence gathering apparatus, so she relied on information told to her by the … Read More
Breaking: Israel-Hamas Agree To Cease Fire
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire, the Egyptian foreign minister said Wednesday, ending eight days of fighting that killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis. The cease-fire is set to start at 9 p.m. Cairo time (2 p.m. ET), Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced in a news conference alongside visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary … Read More
Scandal Envy
I outsource to Paul Waldman at The American Prospect, because he nails it oh so rightly: If you're looking at the Republican harumphing over Benghazi and asking yourself, "Why are we supposed to be so mad about this again?" you're not alone. Let's review: There was an attack on our consulate that killed four Americans, including our ambassador. Amid confusing … Read More
Not Really Liveblogging This Debate But….
Holy fuck! Is Romney getting pants on live TV? I think so. And Romney looks like he knows it, too.