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Nov 2

Jason Eckelman commented on New Head of HRC Opposes Interracial Marriage, Affirmative Action, Voting Rights Act.

@ 21 - MLK did indeed hava a stance regarding gay people, and it was of acceptance and love. In fact, Bayard Rustin, an out gay man in the 50s & 60s, was one of MLK's closest advisors (he organized the 1963 March on Washington), and a close friend. MLK believed deeply in equality for all people, and that specifically included gay people. Additonally, Coretta Scott King also held these beliefs, and it apparently was a source of pain to here that some of her children became such ugly bigots on the subject of gay rights.

Sep 16

Jason Eckelman commented on Orly Taitz.

The good people at Talking Points Memo called Ms. Taitz for a comment on the ruling, and she had this to say: "In an interview with TPM just now, Birther evangelist Orly Taitz fired back at Clay Land, the U.S. district court judge who tore apart Birtherism and threatened Taitz with sanctions in an order today, saying that "somebody should consider trying [the judge] for treason and aiding and abetting this massive fraud known as Barack Hussein Obama."

"This is so outrageous what this judge did -- it goes in the face of law and order," said Taitz, reached at her office in Mission Viego, CA. "Not every judge is as corrupt as Judge Land. Some judges believe in the Constitution. And some judges believe in the rule of law."

When asked if her client is open to continuing the fight, would Taitz go along, she says: "Oh absolutely, absolutely," she said. "Listen, Nelson Mandela stayed in prison for years in order to get to the truth and justice."

You just can't make this shit up~

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com…

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Jul 9

Jason Eckelman commented on The Hurt Locker: Men at Work.

I saw this at SIFF and it was un-fucking-believable. I don't generally go in for war flicks, so I was a little hesitant about this one, but I was real glad I saw it. It was one the least political movies about war I've ever seen, which I thought really worked for this particular piece. It was almost completely commentary-free: more of a "just-the-facts-ma'am" affair, and that approach pays off big-time. It feels like a documentary most of the time, which wound up making it up even more upsetting and flat-out terrifying than it might otherwise have been. "Pants-shittingly tense" indeed.

Jul 1

Jason Eckelman commented on No, Really.

@ 22 - Um, Kurt Cobain never molested kids. And yes, MJ was "just a person" - a person who was completely out of his mind, to the extent that he sexually assaulted children. It is indeed truly sad that he is dead, but that doesn't, in any way, change the reality of his life.

Jun 19

Jason Eckelman commented on The Job Creator.

The first 4 comments to this are complete bullshit. I'm not sure if 4 is being a smart-ass or not, but if you aren't, your comment is the exact opposite of reality. It was the massive and unprecedented EXPANSION of governement, in the form of public works programs, assistance to struggling businesses of all kinds, the creation of a "social safety net", etc. (and, of course, the US entry into WWII) that turned the Depression around. And to 16, you are completely fucking insane. Like Zbigniew Brzezinski said to Joe Douche-borough "You know, you have such a stunningly superficial knowledge of what went on that it's almost embarrassing to listen to you".

Jun 19

Jason Eckelman commented on Stampp Corbin Comes To His Senses.

Kevin Erickson - I'm real impressed with you. I'm not a lawyer, haven't read the brief, and am not familiar enough with the intricacies of Constitutional law to definitively know whether you're right or not, but you've conducted yourself with a lot of class and aplomb throughout this whole thing, and for that I thank you. Also, the fact that Aravosis has been fundraising for the last week & change, under headlines saying "Show the DNC you mean buisness, donate to AmericaBlog" is just disgraceful on so many levels. That dude is nuts.

Jun 17

Jason Eckelman commented on Obama: Some Federal Employees Are More Equal Than Others.

@ 133 - Wow - just WOW. You are so fantastic~

Jun 17

Jason Eckelman commented on Short Answer: "NO".

@ 14 - I read that Harpers, too. And it WAS terrifying. The weirdest part of it was finding all that stuff out about Hoover - that he helped feed millions of starving Soviets and WWI era vets, etc. I honestly had no idea.

@ 19 - You should really start taking your meds again. Like, right now. WOW.