Comments on: For Fear Of Fear – Part One

By: klynn

klynn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:08:15 +0000

Thanks, that is a great resource.

By: klynn

klynn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:00:36 +0000

This is a great resource! Thanks so much! I’d love to see some Dems do a public information session/round table with the authors to cover these points. This one-two punch of privacy along with the breakdown in balance of powers concerns should be enough to make any citizen want to do something…Get KO and/or Bill Moyers to come to George Washington University and he/they, along with Jonathan Turley, could head up a round table with the authors…Could EW, the Lake, Glenn and all perhaps create a “public” event?

By: JimWhite

JimWhite — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:56:22 +0000

Have you seen the FISA wiki set up by commenter karrsic over at
Glenn’s? It could be what you are looking for.
http://fisa.wikispot.org/Telec.....Front+Page

By: klynn

klynn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:41:45 +0000

Not a “content” based comment but an idea for EW and the Lake…

My 75+ year old parents are active and well informed members of their generation. They read the Financial Times and Washington Spectator and listen to NPR and NewsHour on PBS. They do not do reading on the computer any more because it is too hard on their eyes. After talking to them IRT FISA, they asked me for more information so that they could make informed calls and send “informed citizen” letters to their congressional reps. I extracted from here and the Lake. However, it would be great to have access to some information sheets (Q & A) with a print option that would lay out the FISA concerns in a simple and clear manner.

AARP is one of the largest lobbies in the US. They have been working tirelessly on identity theft issues on the federal level. Thus, my parents generation happens to be well informed about violation of privacy issues through AARP and are more than ready to receive more information regarding the need to protect rights.

Anyway, a Q & A or some type of information sheet with a second sheet that has letter writing “prompts” or points with a print option would be great. It could be added as a separate box like EW’s timelines and act as a “printable version” PR box regarding FISA.

I know, crazy idea… Not to mention, I have a number of moderate conservative friends who would never come visit the Lake or EW but would probably read an information sheet on my concerns regarding FISA. I would be printing these sheets off like crazy and handing them out to friends.

BTW, good morning bmaz… & EW (welcome back from DC).

By: bmaz

bmaz — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:37:32 +0000

Roidney Harryson gonna give Plaxico Durress

By: skdadl

skdadl — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:50:27 +0000

Happy birthday, prostratedragon.

By: prostratedragon

prostratedragon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:42:57 +0000

And one more sop to monomania (it’s me b’day; I’m going to try to read poems or something with the rest of my free time):
High Percentage Entering Foreclosure With Negative Equity

These folks are at the mercy of state laws, which vary in whether they can be pursued for the overhand amount if it’s not recovered in an eventual forced sale.

By: nomolos

nomolos — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:42:53 +0000

but who is Plaxico and who gives a shit about his wild ass prediction?

Silly me, I thought you were talking about a blow up doll. Oh my gosh you are!!!!

By: BayStateLibrul

BayStateLibrul — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:40:36 +0000

You’re right. I’ve got to control my trash-talking, Irish mouth
or I could be dealt to another blog…

By: prostratedragon

prostratedragon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:27:03 +0000

OT, but who is Plaxico and who gives a shit about his wild ass prediction?

Facetious much, BayStateLib? ‘Cause there really is a case that Plaxico’s been the subject of a lot of special planning by the Pats trust already this week. WR speed on a TE frame, outweighs pretty near every DB in the league by 30-40lbs and loves to run into/over people. But it’s a rare day when that much mouth is an even sortof ok idea, imo.