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BUSH TAKES HIMSELF WAY TOO SERIOUSLY, ARRESTS HOMELESS MAN
July 1, 2008
A mentally-ill homeless man in Florida has been sentenced to nearly
5 years in prison for making hyperbolic threats about President Bush
while allegedly on drugs. From The Associated Press:
A mentally ill homeless man will serve 57 months in federal prison
for threats he made against President Bush. Timothy Wade Pinkston
threatened in August to go to Washington and shoot Bush. At the time,
the 48-year-old was committed to a hospital psychiatric unit. Court
records say he repeated the threat to Secret Service agents, saying he
didn't like the president's foreign policy or his handling of the war
in Iraq. Pinkston told a federal judge in Tampa on Wednesday that he
is HIV-positive and bipolar and has a substance abuse problem. He said
he'd been taking drugs and drinking when he made the threat and didn't
know what he was saying.
Brings us back to the times of the
Holocaust and the dictatorship we just spent years destroying in Iraq.
For all of us in the press and entertainment industries, this
news story serves as a huge "I told you so" from our attorneys.
Luckily, publications like HUSTLER and LarryFlynt.com aren't big on
chilling our own freedom of speech, so we're more than happy to keep
the news flowing. Best wishes for Mr. Pinkston, and here's hoping for
an appeal.
Supporting
forces and voices like Declare Yourself, Rock The Vote, MoveOn.org, and
Project Vote, LarryFlynt.com is proud to be joining the campaign to get
all eligible United States citizens registered to vote by this
November's upcoming Presidential election. Using pop culture, civic
engagement, and music, the mission of all of these organizations is to
build the power of citizens——primarily the youth——
in order to achieve the progessive change this country needs. And while
these righteous groups use celebrity tactics like Hayden Panettiere,
Lance Armstrong, and Christina Aguilera, we might choose to use P.
Diddy's scare tactic: "Vote or Die!" Or, as we like to say, "Vote or
suffer through 4 more years like the last 8." Just vote.
For more information on these civic engagement
forces, check out their official websites at:
The nation said
goodbye yesterday, June
22, 2008, to political and social comedian, George Carlin. Never afraid
to speak his mind or piss off corporate America, Carlin acquired
respect and fame through his infamous rants——including those on
religion, education, the government, voting ("the illusion of choice"),
and the eternally famous "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on TV," which
became the foundation of the important Supreme Court Case, FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
While the FCC sqeaked out a 5-4 win, the case was crucial in defining
indecency versus obscenity, as well as the "safe harbour" hours for
television and radio. Carlin was highly respected for his comedy
routines, receiving 4 Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award in
the field of Comedy. Carlin died Sunday, June 22 in Santa Monica, CA
from heart failure, and is survived by his child and second wife... And
by hundreds of hours of the best comedy America has ever heard or seen.
To celebrate
the life of George Carlin,
LarryFlynt.com presents one of our favorites, a Carlin rant on the lack
of an American education system, and just how screwed up our government
really is:
SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE FISA WIRETAPPING AMENDMENT!
June 23, 2008
Our nation's
privacy rights took a huge blow last Friday, June 20, when the House of
Representatives voted in the FISA Secret Wiretapping Amendment with a
solid 293-129 vote. This amendment, if additionally passed by the
Senate, would allow for a blanket retroavtice immunity for all phone
companies who wiretapped, thus participating in the president's current
surveillance plan, which does not require a warrant or a notice to the
citizen being wiretapped. Since many of our Representatives let us
down, LarryFlynt.com (as well as your fellow citizens who care about
their Constitutionally protected freedoms) is urging you to contact
your state Senator and let them know how detrimental this bill would be
if passed.
We're even
making it easy for you to get
in touch with your respective Congressman or woman. The Electric
Frontier Foundation (EFF) has generated this database, including the
contact information for all state legislators and Senators. The EFF
site also includes tips on how to get your point across in urging our
Senators to stand up to the White House.
On MSNBC's
Wednesday episode of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," Olbermann and
Chris Hayes, the Washington editor of "The Nation," discussed the
struggling McCain campaign. They pulled on former New York City Mayor,
Rudy Giuliani, as the campaign's "expert" on post-9/11 national
security issues. Although Giuliani is noted as "one of the most
discredited figures in American politics," he still felt the need to
attempt to harm Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's credibility and
knowledge in terms of national security, saying that Obama is pushing
for America to go back to a "defensive" position. Obama retorted,
saying: "We need not throw away 200 years of American jurisprudence
while we fight terrorism. We need not choose between our deeply held
values and keeping this nation safe." Hayes concluded by perfectly
describing the current state of the McCain campaign camp:
"I mean, really, it‘s quite a spectacle to watch
the McCain campaign right now. I mean, even if you talk to
conservatives, they‘re sort of scratching their heads thinking, what
are they doing over there?"
"Countdown" continued by attacking McCain's ignorance and changing
opinions on the "Enron Loophole" and high gasoline and oil prices.
Voting on two conflicting bills——The Farm Bill and the Close the Enron
Loophole Bill——McCain's camp now says he is "bipartisan" and "has no
opinion" on those issues now. That, or he's really just confused.
To FINISH
READING the full episode of Keith Olbermann from June 18,
click HERE.
BUSH ADMINISTRATION ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES
June 19, 2008
Former two-star
Major General Anthony Taguba, who led the 2004 Army investigation of
the detainee abuse in Abu Ghraib, is accusing the Bush administration
and White House of committing war crimes, and is calling for
accountability. As a preface to the recent Physicians for Human Rights
report, which was based on the medical examinations of former
detainees, Taguba stated that:
"The profiles of these... detainees, none of whom
were ever charged with a crime or told why they were detained, are
tragic and brutal rebuttals to those who claim that torture is ever
justified. Through the experiences of these men in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and Guantanamo Bay, we can see the full-scope of the damage this
illegal and unsound policy has inflicted --both on America's
institutions and our nation's founding values, which the military,
intelligence services, and our justice system are duty-bound to defend."
According to
the Associated Press, the report found evidence of torture and abuse,
which resulted in serious physical and mental injuries for all
involved. The Washington Post reports that
the Senate is currently investigating the situation, finding that the
systematic torture was the result of decisions made at the highest
levels of government, particular the office of the Vice President.
Retired Navy Capt. Ward Boston, who in 2002 broke
35 years of silence to say the US Navy Board of Inquiry long cited to
clear Israel of wrongdoing in attacking a US Navy ship during the Six
Day War was a sham, died June 11 in California. He was 84.
USS LIBERTY: GOV'T. BETRAYAL
& COVER-UP FINALLY EXPOSED
SURVIVING SAILORS BREAK THEIR SILENCE 40 YEARS AFTER ISRAELI ATTACK ON
US NAVY SHIP
by Paul Craig Roberts
June 8, 1967 -- the fourth day of the Six Day War
between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan -- was a beautiful day in
the Mediterranean. The USS Liberty was in international waters off the
coast of Egypt. Israeli aircraft had flown over the USS Liberty in the
morning and had reported that the ship was American. The crew, in close
proximity to the war zone, was reassured by the presence of Israeli
aircraft. But at 2:00 p.m. sailors sunbathing on the deck saw fighter
jets coming at them in attack formation. Red flashes from the wings of
the fighters were followed by explosions, blood and death. A beautiful
afternoon suddenly became a nightmare. Who was attacking the USS
Liberty and why? The attack on the Liberty was an attack on America.
MIKE
REAGAN: WHY HE'S A TERRORIST (And a fucking Nazi)
June 17, 2008
Talk show host
and neoconservative Michael Reagan, during his radio show on June 10,
called for the murder of Mark Dice, a 9/11 Truth activist. In response
to Dice and his associates sending letters and media to soldiers in
Iraq claiming that 9/11 may have been an inside job, Reagan proclaimed:
"We ought to find the people who are doing this,
take them out, and shoot them... You take them out—-they are traitors
to this country--and you shoot them. You have a problem with that? Deal
with it. But anybody who would do that doesn't deserve to live... You
call them traitors--that's what they are--and you shoot them dead. I'll
pay for the bullets. Mark Dice, the founder of 'the resistance,' which
he calls a media-watchdog group, says that the U.S. government was
responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and that the armed forces
should know it... How about you take Mark Dice out, and put him in the
middle of the firing range? Tie him to a post, don't blindfold him, let
it rip, and have some fun with Mark Dice."
At the end of
his rant, Reagan called Dice and his supporters "outrageous." A weak
apology by Reagan followed on June 16 during an interview with Mark
Dice on the Andy Jones radio show. According to Mark Dice's website,
"Radio America has said that they will NOT fire Reagan for his
comments. The communications director refused to answer whether the
president of the company was aware of Reagan's comments, leading us to
believe that they are keeping this information from him, in order to
protect Reagan."
TIM RUSSERT DIES OF HEART ATTACK
June 13, 2008
NBC
journalist and host of the popular political newscast, "Meet The
Press," Tim Russert died of a heart attack today at age 58. According
to Tom Brokaw at MSNBC, Russert had just returned from a family
vacation in Italy and had suffered from the fatal heart attack while at
the NBC studios in New York. Russert was particularly famous for his
role in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, testifying twice in United States v. Libby;
Scooter Libby claimed that it was Russert who first leaked to him the
identity of the CIA agent.
CUSACK TAKES ON MCCAIN
June 13, 2008
From CBS News:
With his
high-profile political film, WAR, INC.,
now in theatres in
major cities across the nation, John Cusack is taking on Senator and
President-hopeful John McCain. Speaking to the Associated Press on
Wednesday, Cusack says: "I know my opinion doesn't matter more than
anyone else's and I just make films, but I do feel you have to speak
out, and that's what I'm doing." Working with the political activist
site, MoveOn.org, Cusack presents this political advertisement
comparing the actions of McCain to President Bush.
Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi claims the title of Asshole of the Universe for her
role in attempting to put an end to hopes of a President Bush
impeachment.
Saying that the idea was "off the table," Pelosi (D-CA) has tried to
dashed our dreams.
While waiting for the Republican party to become the lame ducks, she
has made her party... just lame. And that's what makes Speaker Nancy
Pelosi the Asshole of the Universe.
PART ONE: HUSTLER MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVE ON VOTE
THEFT IN ISSUE OUT NOW
June 11, 2008
Greg Palast
writes and Ted Rall draws the first of a four part series on
election fraud. Part one is in the August issue-- on stands now-- the
second part comes out in the September issue which hits
stands June 24. Here’s part one:
WAR, INC. COMING TO THEATRES ACROSS AMERICA
June 11, 2008
WAR, INC. is now
expanding to Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin and Boston on June
13th and Washington DC on June 20th
In its 2nd
Weekend War, Inc. grossed an est. $20,000, 4th in theatre per screen
average behind Sex and the City, Indiana Jones, and Saving
Grace. The cumulative total (as of June 1st) is $74,474 in 2
theatres. The film was also #1 in theatre gross in both the Landmark
and the Angelika.
From
IndieWIRE:
Filmmaker Joshua Seftel wowed New York and Los
Angeles audiences
with his feature film directorial debut, the political comedy "War
Inc." Featuring John Cusack as a hit man hired to kill a Middle Eastern
oil minister in an Iraq-like national dubbed "Turaqistan," "War Inc."
earned $45,714 in debut weekend earnings at New York's Angelika Film
Center and The Landmark in Los Angeles. With a sky-high $22,857 debut
per-screen average, "War Inc." looked to become the first specialty
film with Iraq War themes to connect successfully with audiences.
John
Cusack on the big opening weekend and the next stage:
