October 25, 2011

New Book Illuminates Legal Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots

October 25, 2011 Buck Banks

From the nation’s beginnings, the law was to be the great equalizer in American life, the guarantor of a common set of rules for all. But over the past four decades, the principle of equality before the law has been effectively abolished. Instead, a two-tiered system of justice ensures that the country’s political and financial class is virtually immune from prosecution, licensed to act without restraint, while the politically powerless are imprisoned with greater ease and in greater numbers than in any other country in the world.

— From “With Liberty and Justice for Some,” by Glenn Greenwald.

Republicans Love Twitter — Dems, Not So Much

October 25, 2011 Buck Banks

1.3 million

Number of Twitter followers House Republicans have versus roughly 600,000 for their Democrat counterparts, according to The New York Times. Republican members also are far more active on Twitter, with more than 157,000 individual Twitter messages, versus roughly 62,000 for Democrats.

Nation Split on Occupy Movement, Still Hates Tea Party

October 25, 2011 Buck Banks

39%

Of Americans support the Occupy Wall Street movement while 35% say they oppose it, according to a new Pew Research/Washington Post poll . By contrast, more say they oppose the Tea Party movement than support it, 44% vs. 32%.

Romney Says He Offers Stability

October 25, 2011 Buck Banks

I may not be as incendiary or outlandish in rhetoric as some have been in the race…but I think, in the final analysis, people want someone who is stable, solid.

— Mitt Romney, in an interview with Sean Hannity, defending himself as a true conservative.

Perry Campaign Ready to Go Nasty

October 25, 2011 Buck Banks

Perry won’t just go negative. He’ll make your television bleed and beg for mercy.

— GOP media strategist Alex Castellanos, quoted by Politico, on the coming assault on Mitt Romney.

Herman Cain Ad – Not the Onion

October 25, 2011October 25, 2011 Jon Ponder

This is not (meant to be) a joke.

Day: October 25, 2011

New Book Illuminates Legal Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots

— From “With Liberty and Justice for Some,” by Glenn Greenwald.

Republicans Love Twitter — Dems, Not So Much

1.3 million

Number of Twitter followers House Republicans have versus roughly 600,000 for their Democrat counterparts, according to The New York Times. Republican members also are far more active on Twitter, with more than 157,000 individual Twitter messages, versus roughly 62,000 for Democrats.

Nation Split on Occupy Movement, Still Hates Tea Party

39%

Of Americans support the Occupy Wall Street movement while 35% say they oppose it, according to a new Pew Research/Washington Post poll . By contrast, more say they oppose the Tea Party movement than support it, 44% vs. 32%.

Romney Says He Offers Stability

I may not be as incendiary or outlandish in rhetoric as some have been in the race…but I think, in the final analysis, people want someone who is stable, solid.

— Mitt Romney, in an interview with Sean Hannity, defending himself as a true conservative.

Perry Campaign Ready to Go Nasty

Perry won’t just go negative. He’ll make your television bleed and beg for mercy.

— GOP media strategist Alex Castellanos, quoted by Politico, on the coming assault on Mitt Romney.

Herman Cain Ad – Not the Onion

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.