Not with a bang, but with a wimper

[brynndragon]

via brewergnome, Olbermann on the death of habeas corpus

Comments

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

"This is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause."

Sadly, the average American won't care until people are being loaded into boxcars en masse. And maybe not even then.

[brewergnome.livejournal.com]

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
after all I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
after all I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
after all I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

[fabucat.livejournal.com]

I'll share Keith with Stephanie Miller and you. I'm sure that we could persuade Keef to be poly, if he ain't already, lol.

[gothfather.livejournal.com]

As usual, utterly brilliant...

I need to throw this up on my LJ, too. This issue's been pissing me off all week.

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Guh. I just watched the video. I haven't been able to write sensibly about this all week. I keep balling my hands into fists.

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

Yea, that's part of why I posted it - I am rendered speechless with anger when I think about this act. So I'm glad someone else said something eloquent (if a bit repeditive) on the subject.

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I rather hope Olbermann's last line will get used. Other times, I think it's too good for him. I'm generally against the death penalty, but I think Treason of this magnitude warrants it.

[tober.livejournal.com]

Bah. I don't need to be schooled by Olbermann. His language is condescending and his thesis is, in my estimation, wrong.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

Care to enlighten us as to how exactly you think he is wrong?

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

I'm of the opinion that our esteemed president should find out what it feels like to be on the recieving end of condescending language every once in a while. Might remind him he's a human being, with human failings.

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Condescending to whom?

An empty threat, for a baseless statement.

[any-contingency.livejournal.com]

Well, you must have condescending confused with beyond you. The historical points were worded as though new information to the listener because, well, for most of the population, it is. You obviously overestimate the average persons knowledge. And the events did happen, unless history was rewritten since last I studied, which, given the administration, would not surprise. As for the comparisons, it would take a perception far too warped for me to deem important to not see them as accurate to some significant degree.
So what in the hell do you have to disprove his thesis? Do you not see history repeating itself? And do you ever think your mother may have been right when she said you should stop being perpetually contrary? Please say something to justify my having spent valuable time typing.
Oh, and if you use a criticism of my writing or myself as a rebuttle, I will slap you. Thank you for your time, and goodnight.