Burke Marshall has died. Burke Marshall, the government’s legal strategist on civil rights in the era of freedom rides, the Birmingham church bombing and the March on Washington, died yesterday at his home in Newtown, Conn., near Danbury. He was 80. The cause was myelodysplasia, a bone marrow disorder, said his daughter Catie Marshall. As… Continue reading Burke Marshall, 1922-2003
Category: Politics
The Poor Man at his best
The Poor Man is supposed to be on semi-vacation working on his thesis (like me), but he is at his funniest and snarkiest posting loads of material. I can excerpt it, so I am linking to all his recent posts. First, he makes fun of Republican whining over alleged prejudice and takes on the thin… Continue reading The Poor Man at his best
Eric Rudolph: Terrorist
Eric Rudolph, longtime fugitive and terrorist, was finally caught a couple of days ago. When Rudolph bombed the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA in 1996, I still was more than a year away from coming here. But Olympics are a big event and I heard all about the bombing and was probably in Atlanta… Continue reading Eric Rudolph: Terrorist
Impeach them all
If it were up to Unqualified Offerings, 7 out of our last 11 post-WWII Presidents would have been impeached. The only ones to finish their terms: Truman, Eisenhower, Ford and Carter. JFK is iffy. Jim, please don’t make impeachment a joke.
Protestors are Terrorists
Via Unqualified Offerings, here’s the strange case of the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center (CATIC). CATIC spokesman Mike Van Winkle said such evidence wasn’t needed to issue warnings on war protesters. “You can make an easy kind of a link that, if you have a protest group protesting a war where the cause that’s being fought… Continue reading Protestors are Terrorists
Political Quiz
Where do you fall on the liberal – conservative political spectrum? (United States) brought to you by Quizilla (Via CalPundit)
Torture
A debate has been raging in the blogworld recently about using torture on Al-Qaeda members. Here are some of the posts on the topic: No Conclusions: Volokh Conspiracy For: Oliver Willis, The Agitator Against: CalPundit, Unqualified Offerings, Light of Reason, Path of the Paddle, Head Heeb. I would especially like to quote from Head Heeb… Continue reading Torture
Confederate Flag
One of the good things to come as a result of the patriotism expressed by people after the terrorist attacks of September 11 has been the large number of US flags on display everywhere. I like it especially since now it seems to me that Union flags outnumber Confederate flags in rural Georgia (since probably… Continue reading Confederate Flag
Eenie, meenie, minie, moe
One learns new things every day. Via Eve Tushnet, I found out that two African-American women have sued Southwest Airlines. The reason is said to be the reciting of “Eenie, meenie, minie, moe; pick a seat, we gotta go.” This apparently has some racist history in the US. When we get around to having kids,… Continue reading Eenie, meenie, minie, moe
Budgets and Wars
CalPundit is worried that the Bush administration has not budgeted for the Iraq war. It seems that’s not the first time. They did not budget for aid to Afghanistan for the 2003 budget either. The United States Congress has stepped in to find nearly $300m in humanitarian and reconstruction funds for Afghanistan after the Bush… Continue reading Budgets and Wars