The Start of the Deal 0
Reg Henry wants in on the deal. A nugget:
Well, I wish some lawyer would give me $130,000 to keep quiet about something that never happened. Hey, mum’s the word, as far as I am concerned. I’d take a secret like that to the grave for $130,000. In fact, I am open to negotiation — $130,000, $100,000 or $56.43. Lawyers of America, let’s make a deal.
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QOTD 0
Frank Lloyd Wright:
Aside:
Bennett Cerf told the story that Wright once had to testify in court. When the attorney asked, “What is your occupation,” Wright responded, “I am the world’s greatest living architect.”
Later, a friend asked Wright how he could bring himself to say that. Wright replied, “I had to. I was under oath.”
Lies and Lying Liars 2
Yes, she can make this stuff up.
One Size Fits All 0
Solomon Jones comments:
I see a black man named Alton Sterling — who was armed, but hurt no one — shot and killed by police. I see a white man named James Holmes taken alive after killing 12 and injuring 70 in a movie theater shooting. I see a white man named Dylann Roof kill nine black parishioners in a church, get arrested by police without incident, and then get a trip to Burger King courtesy of police officers who thought he might be hungry.
The racial disparities in our law enforcement system are many. They are obvious. They are wrong.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
As Tiffany Capers points out, it’s as American as a Confederate monument.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Play politely at the party.
Officers say Gobert was on the phone and playing with a gun when it accidentally discharged, fatally shooting him in the head.
Putting the “Con” in Conservative 0
Paul Krugman marvels at the number of crooks seeking office as Republicans. A snippet:
Their sustained, invariant agenda has been upward redistribution of income: cutting taxes on the rich while weakening the social safety net. This agenda is unpopular: Only a small minority of Americans wants to see tax cuts for the wealthy, and an even smaller minority wants cuts to major social programs. Yet Republicans have won elections partly by denying the reality of their policy agenda, but mainly by posing as defenders of traditional social values — above all, that greatest of American traditions, racism.
War and Mongers of War 0
Thom and a caller discuss the potential for Bolton into a war.
Facebook Frolics 0
In related news, Daniel Ruth points out that Facebook’s targets users are hardly blameless. A snippet:
After all, Facebook is nothing more than a huge, honking privacy violation machine. It is not an egalitarian social network uniting the world in a common bond of friendship and sharing. Like so many other cyber platforms, Facebook has become a propaganda weapon, a troller’s paradise and an opportunity to sell all manner of stuff. It’s the General Motors of hubris.