Archive for April 2009
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Tuesday 28th April 2009
Saluting AmeriCorps in IBD
9:08 pm | AmeriCorps | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Obama | Comments: 6
Good ol’ AmeriCorps just can’t get as many salutes as it deserves. This is the first time I have seen the phrase “bogus idealism” in a headline.
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INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
Rife With Bogus Idealism, Waste, AmeriCorps Doesn’t Need To Exist
By JAMES BOVARD
President Obama signed legislation Tuesday to triple the number of AmeriCorps members from [...]
Multiplying the Boondoggle of AmeriCorps - Baltimore Sun
2:35 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
BALTIMORE SUN
Multiplying the boondoggle of AmeriCorps
By James Bovard
April 28, 2009
President Barack Obama signed legislation last week to more than triple the number of AmeriCorps members, from 75,000 to 250,000. Mr. Obama declared that the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is about “connecting deeds to needs.” Ironically, the signing ceremony and a $5 billion multiyear [...]
Saturday 25th April 2009
Obama’s Double Standard on Atrocities & Evil
1:00 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Obama | Torture | Comments: 5
At a Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Capitol on Thursday, President Obama called for “fighting the silence that is evil’s greatest co-conspirator.”
On the same day, Obama decided to oppose creation of a truth commission to vigorously investigate and expose U.S. torture crimes.
This is another of those damn paradoxes of which Washington is full of.
Perhaps [...]
Thursday 23rd April 2009
Podcast now online of today’s Brian Wilson show
6:31 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 1
Brian and I had some rattlin’ good laughs - at the feds’ expense, naturally.
The show is short @ 15 minutes - but hopefully makes up in snideness what it lacks in length.
Listen or download it here.
Bullseye on Fascism & Torture
12:04 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Torture | Uncategorized | Comments: 7
Last week, conservatives were complaining Obama was establishing a socialistic fascist dictatorship.
This week, conservatives are complaining Obama does not want to torture his opponents. from Talking Points Memo
I reckon this is another one of those damn paradoxes Washington is full of.
There are plenty of reasons to vigorously oppose Obama’s power grabs (like Bush’s power [...]
LISTEN LIVE - on the Brian Wilson Show Today (4/23)
10:40 am | Uncategorized | Comments: 4
I will be on the Brian Wilson radio show today from @ 5:05 pm to 5:30. Brian is one of the funniest and most thoughtful talk show hosts in the biz. We will be talking about the DHS terrorist profile memo, the torture memos, and other light-hearted topics.
Listen Live here. (He is [...]
Wednesday 22nd April 2009
On Judge Napolitano’s “Freedom Watch” This Afternoon (4/22) + UPDATE
9:46 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | dictatorship | Comments: 4
I am scheduled to be on Judge Andrew Napolitano’s “Freedom Watch” internet broadcast on Fox today @ 2:30 pm. Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, and Glenn Beck are also scheduled for the program (which starts at 2 pm).
You can watch it live here. The show will also be archived at that site.
Topics for [...]
Tuesday 21st April 2009
Pity for a Constitution Stomper?
3:45 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Congress | Elective Dictatorship | Rule of Law | Surveillance | Uncategorized | Wiretapping | Comments: 5
Congresswoman Jane Harman is indignant. A National Security Agency wiretap reportedly picked up her conversation seeking favors from a suspected Israeli agent in return for Harman lobbying the Justice Department to drop the lawsuit against AIPAC’s former top officials.
Harman denies the charge and swears that her good name has been defiled. (Har!). Harman sent [...]
Friday 17th April 2009
Obama-Style “Nation of Laws”
3:14 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Torture | Comments: 9
Obama proudly declared yesterday that ours is a “nation of laws” at the same time he announced that CIA torturers would not be prosecuted for their crimes.
Life in Washington is one damn paradox after another.
Kudos to the American Civil Liberties Union for their lawsuit that compelled the disclosure of the torture memos yesterday. But [...]
Thursday 16th April 2009
Latest Wiretap Crimes Spur No Fear or Loathing
2:22 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Comments: 4
The New York Times revealed last night that the National Security Agency has been illegally spying on legions of Americans’ email and phone calls. Congress vastly expanded the NSA’s surveillance purview last year - but the NSA has chosen to go much further.
The Times noted that the NSA may have spied on one congressman [...]
On Katherine Albrecht Radio Show Today (4/16) at 5 pm Eastern
1:37 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Surveillance | Comments: 0
I will be interviewed on Internet radio today at 5 pm by Katherine Albrecht, the author of the influential expose Spychips and a leading anti-surveillance activist.
You can listen live here [click on Stream 2]
The show will also be available for 24 hours here. [click on 0416092.mp3 ]
Tuesday 14th April 2009
Podcast/MP3 of Interview with KOA’s Mike Rosen Today
2:07 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Check online here for a podcast/MP3 of the interview today with KOA talk show host Mike Rosen on AmeriCorps and mandatory service.
Maybe today’s show will help AmeriCorps reach its 2009 goals for Colorado recruiting.
Wednesday 8th April 2009
MP3 of Today’s Brian Wilson Interview on AmeriCorps Etc.
7:18 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Brian Wilson and I had a fun time today paying tribute to editorial writers, politicians, and AmeriCorps volunteers.
You can listen or download the Mp3 or podcast here.
Tuesday 7th April 2009
Rescheduled Radio Show - Brian Wilson TOMORROW (4/8), NOT today
1:12 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Due to a scheduling glitch in Toledo, the show slotted for today at 5 pm with Brian Wilson will actually take place Wednesday, 4 to 5 pm.
CORRECTED DATE - Mike Rosen Show is NEXT Tuesday 4/14
10:37 am | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
I misread the email from Mike Rosen’s producer.
My gig on that KOA show is scheduled for Tuesday, APRIL 14th, not today.
Hmmm… maybe I can get some literacy training from AmeriCorps to avoid making this mistake again…
Monday 6th April 2009
Taking Hostages for Torture
7:51 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 5
Republican senators are threatening to block confirmation of key Obama nominees if the Obama administration makes public the Bush administration Justice Department memos that explicitly authorized torture and other barbaric relics.
Human rights/constitutional lawyer Scott Horton notes, “It now appears that Republicans are seeking an Obama commitment to safeguard the Bush administration’s darkest secrets in [...]
On the Radio Tuesday (4/7) in Colorado and Ohio
9:56 am | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
I am scheduled for the Mike Rosen talk show on KOA Denver tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon (10 am Mountain Time). You can pick up KOA at 850 AM in much of the Rockies, or you can listen live on the Internet here.
I am scheduled for the Brian Wilson show on Toledo’s WSPD, 1370 [...]
Thursday 2nd April 2009
Mp3 - Podcast of Antiwar.com interview on AmeriCorps now online
9:07 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 3
Yesterday’s interview with Scott Horton on AmeriCorps is now online here.
The Arkansas Tourist Bureau filed a formal complaint about my insinuation that Scott sounds like he is from Arkansas (instead of Texas).
Podcast Online of Today’s KMOX Interview
4:35 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
KMOX now has online the podcast/MP3 of my interview today with Mark Reardon on AmeriCorps and Mandatory Service.
You can find it here, on the right side of the page.