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Title: Huffington Post TITLE:The Tea-Party Taliban
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URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david ... ea-party-taliban_b_565510.html
Published: May 6, 2010
Author: David Feige
Post Date: 2010-05-06 19:58:04 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 18206
Comments: 67
Ever wonder what a world run by tea-partiers might look like? To get an idea, consider Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia's new attorney general, a self professed lover of the tea party movement and perfect example of why prosecutors with a political agenda are so scary. Since assuming office in January Cuccinelli has been on a freakish non-stop crusade to enforce a moral order common to both the Tea Party and the Taliban.
In his few short months in office Cuccinelli has used the power of the state to try to rescind anti-discrimination policies for gays and lesbians, approved a new policy allowing sectarian prayer by police chaplains at public events, and even tried to cover up the bare-breast of the Roman Goddess who has graced the state seal since 1776. His explanation: "Just because we've always done something a certain way doesn't mean we always have to continue doing it that way."
Of course, Cuccinelli has also faced criticism--in particular for carrying on a private practice even after being sworn in as Attorney General. But as the tea partiers and Taliban both seem to know, theocrats are supposed to enjoy special privileges (the recent case of George Rekers, the anti-gay crusader whose European frolic with a well endowed gay hooker from Rentboy.com comes to mind). Now thus far Virginia seems to be fine with a chief law enforcement officer who introduced a bill to make the inability to speak English in the workplace a legitimate reason to disqualify a laid-off worker from receiving unemployment benefits, sought to shield concealed handgun permit application data from FOIA requests, supported legislation to give cops overtime pay while on vacation, and challenged the Clean Air Act's EPA fuel standards. But with his latest target, the Tea Party's Talib may have gone one step too far.
As Dahlia LIthwick ably reports in Slate, the Cuccinelli has filed " A civil investigative demand (or CID, which is basically a subpoena) with the University of Virginia, giving the school 30 days to produce more than 10 years' worth of documents related to the state-funded research of a former faculty member, Michael Mann. Operating under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, the CID seeks from the university, among other things, "any correspondence, messages or emails" to or from Mann and 40 named climate scientists; any documents sent to or from Mann that reference any of those 40 scientists; and any "documents, things or data" submitted in support of any of five different grant applications that amounted, in total, to almost $500,000. The university is also expected to turn over "any and all emails or pieces of correspondence from or to Dr. Michael Mann since he left the University of Virginia."
There is, of course, a legal term for a demand this broad justified by grounds this flimsy--it's called a "fishing expedition." And why is Cuccinelli so excited about this particular fishing trip? Because while he'd like to further the science deniers who persist in thinking that global warming is a hoax, he knows full well that issuing CID's and targeting academics will have a chilling effect--making scientists and academics fear that research with politically sensitive implications will bring down the heavy hand of the state upon them, and with the Tea Party Talib in charge, that fear seems well founded.
The simple truth is that Cuccinelli has made it clear he intends to use his office to bully and dominate, practicing a kind of law grounded not in neutral principles, or objective facts, but in a theocratic political conservatism that is more activist and off the reservation than any other AG in recent memory.
That may be something the Tea Party Taliban can get behind, but it's something real Americans should fear and revile.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
The only reason that this guy is "scary" is because there is a good snick of people who support what he is doing...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
You speaking from experience, Brian? LOL! Sneakypete, have you ever been married? Said things you later regretted?
and to every one of the worlds religions. Weak.
----------------------------------------------------------- Huffington POST Title? So what?
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
That is a left wing title. This place isn't left wing. Never will be.
That's the original title from the article. And I thought that this place was a Free Speech site? "The discussion boards are not limited to the topics listed; any news that one feels needs to be discussed is welcome at Liberty's Flame. This site was built upon the idea of free speech so everyone is welcome to come and discuss and debate the issues on hand."
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Your best post ever...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
It is free speech. You can offer any opinions you want. But this place isn't going to look like a left wing insane asylum.
With Padlock allowed to run roughshod over title after title it never will be. Editing = censorship which is discongruent to Free Speech. Speech "looks" like whatever the speaker makes it look like. Censorship makes it look like what someone else wants it to look like with one common element....NOT Free.
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
I've changed plenty of his titles too. Look I like the tea party. I'm not going to have it listed as a cult. I'm not going to have articles up that degenerate it without putting a little note in front of it saying it is the title of the article. That way lurkers that come by do not see this place as left wing. You are still free to post it. That is the way i see it today.
I got it before. It's as Free as your parameters are. On one hand, your parameters allow inserting "Wetback principal" into a title, but, on the other hand, not the actual title because you are afraid that the actual title reflects badly.
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
The article is an opinion piece. Not cult watch.
Okay...there you got me...{;^D
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Go look at all the stuff in cult watch. I'm going to have to take a machete to it soon. er I mean an editor.
Sometimes the catagory chosen is simply a reflection of the sense of humor or irony of the poster...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Careful, you push my anti groupie too hard and he'll ban you from your own site.....(chuckle)
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
The irony here being is that you've tried to have me banned both here [I saw your "private" email exchanges with another sometimes poster here, boof, in which you cackled I was about to get banned and how you didn't even have to do anything] and at LP while I am 99.9% against any kind of banning and called several times for YOUR reinststement at LP.
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Sorry it's already there when you let posters who claim to be cops threaten others with death.
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
Who did THAT? Seriously, that goes beyond the pale.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Think she has LF confused with 4um.
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
No, she's talking about our own Officer Donut, AKA e_type_jag.
Boss Slob? He's on her side of whatever the nonearth_type_planet they share...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
must have missed that one. how about a link
????????????
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
See post 22.
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
I see no such thing in post 22.
I guess it's just boils down to how motivated you are to back your own statements up.
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
Where's the link to what you said occured?
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Do you think 'death to anyone who doesn't get out of my way' as a tag line is a death threat?
I spend more time on FB than anywhere else on the web these days .... badeye
rotflmao! I should have known.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
I guess it's just boils down to how motivated you are to back your own statements up. You are the one who made a claim not me.
Forget it, I can't get tag lines to copy but all the info you need is in post 22. It's your site and your reputation, not mine.
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
Stoner doesn't know what reply #22 means.
Tagline CONSPIRACY! Tagline CONSPIRACY! Alert! Alert! Alert! (roaring with laughter)
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Alert! Alert! Alert! (roaring with laughter) Evidently your tag line means nothing too. BWAHAHAHAHA
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
LOL..I agree, sometimes the best posts are where you don't say anything at all..but actually, I had a pretty bad asthma attack, and just called it a day. &;-)
Record pollen count NYC...can't even run on a treadmill I'm so bad...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
He's probably been taking lots of heat from JT on 4um about letting the enemy post here. The enemy: anyone not a rabid tea partier.
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
He just called buckeroo a bad name on 4um.
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#2. To: Brian S (#0)
a well endowed gay hooker from Rentboy.com comes to mind).
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
moral order common to both the Tea Party and the Taliban.
Toss: ADL,CAIR and the Vatican into the pit they belong in.
#4. To: A K A Stone (#0)
#5. To: war (#4)
#6. To: A K A Stone (#5)
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#7. To: war (#6)
(Edited)
#8. To: Murron (#7)
#9. To: war (#6)
#10. To: A K A Stone (#9)
(Edited)
But this place isn't going to look like a left wing insane asylum.
#11. To: war (#10)
#12. To: A K A Stone (#11)
#13. To: war (#12)
#14. To: A K A Stone (#13)
#15. To: war, Brian S. (#14)
#16. To: A K A Stone (#15)
#17. To: A K A Stone (#13)
#18. To: Badeye (#17)
(Edited)
#19. To: A K A Stone (#9)
It is free speech. You can offer any opinions you want. But this place isn't going to look like a left wing insane asylum.
#20. To: mininggold (#19)
Sorry it's already there when you let posters who claim to be cops threaten others with death.
#21. To: Badeye (#20)
#22. To: war (#21)
Think she has LF confused with 4um.
#23. To: Skip Intro (#22)
(Edited)
No, she's talking about our own Officer Donut, AKA e_type_jag.
#24. To: mininggold (#19)
#25. To: war (#23)
Boss Slob? He's on her side of whatever the nonearth_type_planet they share...
#26. To: A K A Stone (#24)
must have missed that one. how about a link
#27. To: mininggold (#26)
#28. To: A K A Stone (#27)
I see no such thing in post 22.
#29. To: mininggold (#26)
#30. To: mininggold (#28)
#31. To: mininggold (#28)
#32. To: mininggold (#28)
I see no such thing in post 22.
#33. To: A K A Stone (#32)
You are the one who made a claim not me.
#34. To: mininggold (#33)
#35. To: all (#0)
#36. To: Badeye (#35)
Tagline CONSPIRACY! Tagline CONSPIRACY!
#37. To: war (#8)
Your best post ever...
#38. To: Murron (#37)
#39. To: Fred Mertz (#34)
(Edited)
Stoner doesn't know what reply #22 means.
#40. To: mininggold (#39)
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