Comments on: Dick and Ed and the NH Phone-Jamming http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:36:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JohnLopresti http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39790 JohnLopresti Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:56 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39790 <p>With a likely debilitated DOJ voting rights section, though at last news Tanner had vacated in a lateral transfer and employees had a bye fest after work, only to learn the next few days Tanner had returned with laptop to occupy same desk in room devoid of files and usual supplies; as well as a lameduck mostly expired terms or ‘recess’ appointees FEC; it is important to examine phoneJamming with respect to the future election process. I have found little time to examine any regulatory relief from the clearly illegal jamming enterprise; but will do some of that research. Yet, with the denatured tenor of FCC pronouncements, as well as those of Commerce Dept with respect to hyperpolitical areas like jamming would be, I expect little oversight from this crew. A quick searchengine review reminds that many of the prominent investigative websites are on this story; it is nice to see the recently daring McClatchy post material. My instaReview reconjured events as far back as Rollin Post’s escapades on Whitman’s behalf, and a penumbral case in NJ. Also, there were several videoconference glitches in a liberal’s campaign for SecyOfSt in CA, that may have been isdn or some more political malfunction other than that notoriously unstable comms protocol. To me, it is one area in which entities like Mueller’s outfit as well as US attys could do yeoperson work if the blaster apparatuses were to go into action in the approaching electoral season. Thor Hearne recently has submitted an amicus brief in pro per instead of attempting to re-invent the evanesced ACVR, in re the repressive IN voter ID law case Scotus is to hear soon. A lot of the same demographic profiling folks who employed these kinds of dirty tricks to repress Democratic party constituents remain interested in promulgating their slippery way of tangentializing the voting process.</p> With a likely debilitated DOJ voting rights section, though at last news Tanner had vacated in a lateral transfer and employees had a bye fest after work, only to learn the next few days Tanner had returned with laptop to occupy same desk in room devoid of files and usual supplies; as well as a lameduck mostly expired terms or ‘recess’ appointees FEC; it is important to examine phoneJamming with respect to the future election process. I have found little time to examine any regulatory relief from the clearly illegal jamming enterprise; but will do some of that research. Yet, with the denatured tenor of FCC pronouncements, as well as those of Commerce Dept with respect to hyperpolitical areas like jamming would be, I expect little oversight from this crew. A quick searchengine review reminds that many of the prominent investigative websites are on this story; it is nice to see the recently daring McClatchy post material. My instaReview reconjured events as far back as Rollin Post’s escapades on Whitman’s behalf, and a penumbral case in NJ. Also, there were several videoconference glitches in a liberal’s campaign for SecyOfSt in CA, that may have been isdn or some more political malfunction other than that notoriously unstable comms protocol. To me, it is one area in which entities like Mueller’s outfit as well as US attys could do yeoperson work if the blaster apparatuses were to go into action in the approaching electoral season. Thor Hearne recently has submitted an amicus brief in pro per instead of attempting to re-invent the evanesced ACVR, in re the repressive IN voter ID law case Scotus is to hear soon. A lot of the same demographic profiling folks who employed these kinds of dirty tricks to repress Democratic party constituents remain interested in promulgating their slippery way of tangentializing the voting process.

]]> By: BayStateLibrul http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39690 BayStateLibrul Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:38:29 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39690 <p>“Gillespie said he informed the White House, but did not seek formal approval, before authorizing the payments. Mehlman said that under his chairmanship, consulting contracts now explicitly declare that independent contractors must be prepared to pay their own legal costs in civil and criminal cases.”</p> <p>Coudn’t you argue that Tobin was an “employee” rather than an independent<br /> contractor?<br /> Wouldn’t that change the dynamic?</p> “Gillespie said he informed the White House, but did not seek formal approval, before authorizing the payments. Mehlman said that under his chairmanship, consulting contracts now explicitly declare that independent contractors must be prepared to pay their own legal costs in civil and criminal cases.”

Coudn’t you argue that Tobin was an “employee” rather than an independent
contractor?
Wouldn’t that change the dynamic?

]]> By: Tortoise http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39689 Tortoise Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:25:46 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39689 <p>Looseheadprop is #1.</p> <p>(Stating the obvious, of course)</p> Looseheadprop is #1.

(Stating the obvious, of course)

]]> By: radiofreewill http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39688 radiofreewill Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:44:40 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39688 <p>May 2004, The West Wing…</p> <p>“Well, David, there’s really no question here, the Tapes must be preserved.”</p> <p>“What the fuck, John!? That’s horseshit! Those are fucking Training Videos!”</p> <p>“Training Videos? Excuse me, but David, you call that Training? Fredo, what kind of Training does that look like to you?”</p> <p>“It’s looks to me like we’re Training ‘em to do teh Kickin’ Chicken!”</p> <p>“You think that’s funny, dontcha? Well, that just got you two pussies Compartmentalized! From here on out, I’m dealing directly with Jose through Scooter! In the meantime, you two just tell everyone that we came to a ‘concensus’ not to destroy the fucking Tapes…and I’ll take care of the rest.”</p> May 2004, The West Wing…

“Well, David, there’s really no question here, the Tapes must be preserved.”

“What the fuck, John!? That’s horseshit! Those are fucking Training Videos!”

“Training Videos? Excuse me, but David, you call that Training? Fredo, what kind of Training does that look like to you?”

“It’s looks to me like we’re Training ‘em to do teh Kickin’ Chicken!”

“You think that’s funny, dontcha? Well, that just got you two pussies Compartmentalized! From here on out, I’m dealing directly with Jose through Scooter! In the meantime, you two just tell everyone that we came to a ‘concensus’ not to destroy the fucking Tapes…and I’ll take care of the rest.”

]]> By: ProfessorFoland http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39687 ProfessorFoland Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:35:36 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39687 <p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100801817.html" rel="nofollow">Rita Katz</a></p> Rita Katz

]]> By: radiofreewill http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39686 radiofreewill Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:09:12 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39686 <p>OT That was the bin Laden Video from early Sep, apparently detected early by a citizen sleuth…</p> OT That was the bin Laden Video from early Sep, apparently detected early by a citizen sleuth…

]]> By: radiofreewill http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39684 radiofreewill Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:42:43 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39684 <p>OT Does anyone remember a story back around Aug/Sep about a Private Contractor to the Intelligence Community, who hand-delivered Tapes and a Transcription of the Arabic directly to the White House (which was unusual,) regarding the internet chats of Al Qaeda?</p> OT Does anyone remember a story back around Aug/Sep about a Private Contractor to the Intelligence Community, who hand-delivered Tapes and a Transcription of the Arabic directly to the White House (which was unusual,) regarding the internet chats of Al Qaeda?

]]> By: TexBetsy http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39683 TexBetsy Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:30:36 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39683 <p>old story. Republicans cheat, especially this crowd.</p> old story. Republicans cheat, especially this crowd.

]]> By: MadDog http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39681 MadDog Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:42:54 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39681 <p>Mucho thanks Nolo!</p> <p>Reading now.</p> Mucho thanks Nolo!

Reading now.

]]> By: nolo http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/comment-page-1/#comment-39680 nolo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:40:27 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/20/dick-and-ed-and-the-nh-phone-jamming/#comment-39680 <p>O/T, but definitely BREAKING!:</p> <p>judge kennedy’s clerk has just<br /> cleared — for security — <a href="http://indictdickcheney.blogspot.com/2007/12/breaking-security-cleared-court-filings.html" rel="nofollow">the<br /> filings for tomorrow’s torture<br /> tape destruction hearing. . .<br /> very few redactions in the<br /> first set — and i have the full-<br /> text up! click this to see ‘em</a>.</p> <p>i’ll be posting the exhibits to<br /> the pleadings, later this evening,<br /> but this is going to be very explosive,<br /> tomorrow. take a look at the assertion<br /> that more tapes likely exist, even now,<br /> at gitmo! yeowza!</p> <p>we now return you to dick-lawyers’ jammin’. . .</p> <p>p e a c e</p> O/T, but definitely BREAKING!:

judge kennedy’s clerk has just
cleared — for security — the
filings for tomorrow’s torture
tape destruction hearing. . .
very few redactions in the
first set — and i have the full-
text up! click this to see ‘em.

i’ll be posting the exhibits to
the pleadings, later this evening,
but this is going to be very explosive,
tomorrow. take a look at the assertion
that more tapes likely exist, even now,
at gitmo! yeowza!

we now return you to dick-lawyers’ jammin’. . .

p e a c e

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