Archive for September 2006
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Friday 29th September 2006
C SPAN Plans to Rebroadcast my Booknotes Interview tonight
4:52 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Comments: 11
Just noticed on the email weekend schedule that C SPAN 3 is reportedly planning on re-broadcasting sometime tonight my Booknotes interview with Brian Lamb.
Unfortunately, the email states that the time is TBA - to be announced.
The schedule on the C SPAN website does not yet announce anything regarding the show.
The interview had some good laughs and [...]
Happy Dictatorship Day
10:21 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Bush Betrayal | Congress | Torture | dictatorship | Comments: 34
The prize for the headline of the year goes to today’s Washington Post for the following gem:
“Many Rights in U.S. Legal System Absent in New Bill”
The Post article on the military tribunal bill the Senates passed yesterday details some of the legal and procedural rights that people seized as “enemy combatants” will not possess. (Amnesty [...]
Wednesday 27th September 2006
Republican Honor Roll on the Torture-Tribunals Bill
9:19 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Torture | dictatorship | Comments: 31
The following Republican members of the House of Representatives voted against the Torture-”Terrorist” Tribunal bill (HR 6166) today.
Ron Paul, Roscoe Bartlett, Wayne Gilchrest, Walter Jones, Steven LaTourette, James Leach, Jerry Moran.
These folks deserve hearty applause for their courage in rebuffing the surge of authoritarian sentiments now sweeping the Grand Old Party.
The final vote was 253-168, [...]
Tuesday 26th September 2006
A Divine Torture Cartoon
10:44 am | Bovard | Torture | Comments: 13
The Washington Post’s Tom Toles has a cartoon on Congress and torture that is worth its weight in thumbscrews.
The cartoon perfectly captures how Congress is partnering with the Bush administration in sanctioning U.S. barbarity. The cartoon is here - at least for today (9/26).
Yet, as long as congressmen blindfold themselves to any and all atrocities committed with their [...]
Monday 25th September 2006
The United States of Barbarism
10:27 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Bush Betrayal | Elective Dictatorship | Torture | Comments: 11
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out today an oped I wrote on the torture deal.
FFF is one of the few places that has remained true to its principles since 9/11. FFF chief Jacob Hornberger refused to compromise or kowtow no matter how high Bush’s approval ratings rose.
The United States of Barbarism
by James Bovard, September 25, 2006
The [...]
Friday 22nd September 2006
Torture, the Law of the Land - and The Torture Mastermind Reviewed
4:39 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Bush Betrayal | Torture | Comments: 25
The key players in the U.S. Senate have agreed with the Bush administration to retroactively legalize torture by U.S. government agents. The compromise deal struck yesterday will block prosecution for CIA officials who tortured detainees since 9/11. I would expect that, in the name of “fair play,” someone will begin pushing similar legislation to give [...]
Sunday 17th September 2006
Celebrate Constitution Day Bush-Style
8:22 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Elective Dictatorship | Comments: 40
This is Constitution Day. The National Archives is holding a celebration in which children can stop by and sign a “faux Constitution.” George Bush issued a statement earlier this week proclaiming:
America is grateful to those who have worked to defend the Constitution and promote its ideals. During this observance, we also recognize the profound impact [...]
Thursday 14th September 2006
Comic Relief from Baghdad
3:06 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush Betrayal | Comments: 12
The chief judge in the trial of Saddam Hussein says that Saddam was “no dictator.”
This is hilarious. The Bush administration helps arrange a show trial. And they can’t even get the story line straight in a kangaroo court.
The chief prosecutor complained that the judge has allowed “defendants to go too far, with unacceptable expressions and [...]
Monday 11th September 2006
How the U.S. Media Helps Subvert U.S. Democracy
9:52 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Uncategorized | Comments: 12
The Globalist
U.S. DEMOCRACY & THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA
by James Bovard August 10, 2006
U.S. policies have received a lot of criticism in recent years — not just at home, but also around the world. According to Jim Bovard, author of “Attention Deficit Democracy,” one of the key reasons is that the Washington press corps has too [...]
Thursday 7th September 2006
I’m Speaking Monday (9/11) at Camp Democracy, DC
2:28 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush Betrayal | Comments: 6
I will be speaking on “Bush & Attention Deficit Democracy” at the Camp Democracy antiwar protest on the Mall in Washington on Monday, September 11.
The program has me listed as being on from 1:30 to 3 pm but I swear to God I won’t be talking that long. Either there are questions from the audience or [...]
Tuesday 5th September 2006
LIVE ONLINE Wed. (9/6) - Salt Lake City radio
8:15 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush Betrayal | Comments: 2
I will be on the “Born on the Fourth of July” radio show with host Barbara Whiteley tomorrow (Wed., 9/6) for one hour tomorrow afternoon starting at 2 p.m. Eastern time. You can listen live on the net here (link is in the upper left right corner). The station is at 630 AM on the [...]