2006-02-01 09:11![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
digitaldiscipline
digitaldisciplineFirst, because not only are they unfounded optimists in the face of some depressing econimic truths, but because Americans are being arrested for exercising their First Amendment rights peacefully. [mainstream coverage of same is here.]
While listening to NPR after the SOU last night, the distinction to Republican and Democratic politicians was thrown into sharp relief. The GOP guy (Sr. Senator from KY) opened up with "I don't know what planet your other commentators are from," and proceeded to be combative, truculent, ignored the questions, but sounded sure of himself. The Dem (Sen. Rockefeller from WV) sounded much less certain, and actually appeared to give thought to his answers when questions were asked.
Neither of them, however, gave reassuring answers to the question, "Hypothetically, as a journalist, I need to speak with someone in the Hamas party in Palestine. Would my phone then be tapped, because they are considered to be a terrorist organization?"
While listening to NPR after the SOU last night, the distinction to Republican and Democratic politicians was thrown into sharp relief. The GOP guy (Sr. Senator from KY) opened up with "I don't know what planet your other commentators are from," and proceeded to be combative, truculent, ignored the questions, but sounded sure of himself. The Dem (Sen. Rockefeller from WV) sounded much less certain, and actually appeared to give thought to his answers when questions were asked.
Neither of them, however, gave reassuring answers to the question, "Hypothetically, as a journalist, I need to speak with someone in the Hamas party in Palestine. Would my phone then be tapped, because they are considered to be a terrorist organization?"
