the degenerati and prison rape

* kleiman:

"But being glad that criminals in high places are going to be convicted and imprisoned is one thing. Glorying in, or even joking about, the fact that their incarceration will expose them to physical and sexual assault is quite another. Prison rape is a national disgrace, not something to laugh at, though the current conventions of movie and TV comedy make it a stock joke.
So "Grover Norquist would look cute in an orange jumpsuit" is just fair snark. "Grover's gonna be somebody's prison b*tch sooner than I thought" is grossly over the line."

i agree. altho i was sorely tempted to make that joke when the Duke got sentenced... i actually typed out the words and then deleted them...

* Grounds for Impeachment By Matthew Rothschild:

"And even though the mainstream media isn’t paying attention, people at the grassroots are in favor of impeachment. According to a Zogby poll, 53 percent of Americans would favor impeachment if it could be shown that Bush lied about the reasons for going to war. And 52 percent favor impeachment if it can be shown that Bush illegally spied on American citizens.
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But this isn’t about partisanship. It’s about whether we respect the Constitution or not. It’s about what kind of system of government we’re going to have. If we let Bush get away unimpeached for all the offenses he has committed, then we send the signal that what he has done is OK.

And his encroachments and aggrandizements will linger in the Oval Office for some subsequent President to enjoy at the peril of our democracy."" (link)

* CREW:

" Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today filed an Internal Revenue Services (IRS) complaint against Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and American for Tax Reform Foundation (ATR Foundation), conservative, non-profit organizations led by right-wing activist Grover Norquist. The complaint asks the IRS to investigate activities by the groups which may violate IRS regulations and require a revocation of their tax-exempt status.

The complaint alleges that Norquist used either or both ATR and ATR Foundation as commercial enterprises by laundering money derived from Indian casino clients of former lobbyist and convicted felon Jack Abramoff. The casinos made contributions to ATR, which then skimmed a fee off the top before passing the money on to former Christian activist Ralph Reed and other anti-gambling activists. In this way, Norquist, Reed and Abramoff were able to disguise the fact that the money used to fund anti-gambling activities was generated through Indian gambling. The point of the anti-gambling campaigns was to prevent competition to the Indian casinos."

yay melanie. of course, the Degenerati have struck back, challenging CREW's status becuase they dont file enough complaints against Dems.