Comments on: Why Karl Rove Should Go To Jail

By: Nell

Nell — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:58:15 +0000

Great job on the debut show of Meet the Bloggers! The two-tier system of “justice” is the heart of the issue with Rove's defiance of the law, and you brought it home.

Glad I followed the link here to find your pointer to the Katrina petition. Thanks, and hope to see you regularly on MtB.

By: Karmi

Karmi — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:06:41 +0000

Ignoring a subpoena from the Volksgerichtshof is not a criminal act. John “Freisler” Conyers is attempting another one of his Nazi moves, in order to impress the Dems Brownshirts base.

Rove’s lawyer says that he is immune and protected by executive privilege, so the ball is back in John “Freisler” Conyers’ Volksgerichtshof.

By: Nell

Nell — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:58:15 +0000

Great job on the debut show of Meet the Bloggers! The two-tier system of “justice” is the heart of the issue with Rove's defiance of the law, and you brought it home.

Glad I followed the link here to find your pointer to the Katrina petition. Thanks, and hope to see you regularly on MtB.

By: Karmi

Karmi — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:06:41 +0000

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:07:46 +0000

baratunde: Thanks! Continue to enjoy the conference!

By: baratunde aka jack turner

baratunde aka jack turner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:46:37 +0000

hey sorry for the delay. been out at the conference all day. i just hit up karmi with a quick reply

By: baratunde aka jack turner

baratunde aka jack turner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:45:24 +0000

Rove ignored a subpoena from the US Congress. He is a criminal.

By: baratunde aka jack turner

baratunde aka jack turner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:44:24 +0000

oh this is too much! Biscuit!!? LOL

By: Noelani

Noelani — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:42:07 +0000

Send his big-headed ass to jail … asap!

By: lexusOakland

lexusOakland — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:53:25 +0000

Yes, that was a California case (my state)… although I believe there have been similar instances in other states. I share your discomfort with high school military recruiters. I think most schools get enough military exposure through ROTC; to additionally plant recruiters on site who, in California at least, do not even have to notify the office of their presence on campus, is way over the top. I worked for years as a social worker, and we were required to sign in at the office even though the schools knew us, yet a Marine recruiter can be on campus all day, without admin being aware of his/her presence. One would wish that colleges would recruit in urban high schools with the same fervor… If a kid who has been through our failing school system can be remediated to make it in the military, why not in college? I would love to see a system where local college recruiters put in the same time and effort courting students that military recruiters do–and I mean the students who are NOT in the top 10 percent… rather the ones who perceive they have no where to go but the military.

By: msmartin

msmartin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:25:10 +0000

Rove should have to go to the Cook County jail where prisoners are having to sleep in shifts and the guards are abusing prisoners and they're not getting medical treatment because of the overcrowding.

By: CPL

CPL — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:08:33 +0000

Y'all, I watched Baratunde live from Netroots Nation and am really proud of how he represented, especially with the nugget about the prison industry and how brothers are going to jail for a whole lot less than that slimy SOB Rove has done. In any other country, Rove wouldn't be allowed to tell Congress to kiss his ass after being slapped with a subpeona.

I hope he gets sent to Pelican Bay State Prison, where he becomes the prison girlfriend of guys named Biscuit, LeRoy, Skillet and Hard Time.

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:59:05 +0000

msmartin: Got your back!! Tell me how it is rational to say “It is you doing the assuming. . .” What is that non-sequitur in response to? [dang those dangling participles! :>) :>)]

By: Karmi

Karmi — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:37:11 +0000

It is you doing the assuming…

By: Karmi

Karmi — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:23 +0000

Another point, in favor of legalizing all drugs, it that many violent-crimes stem from the use of drugs, e.g. robberies and/or burglaries being committed in order to supply a drug habit. Legalizing drugs would also cut down on violent-crimes.

By: msmartin

msmartin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:31:22 +0000

You assume that because you're on a predominantly black blog that we don't know the definition of recidivism?

By: msmartin

msmartin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:29:24 +0000

Amen.

By: msmartin

msmartin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:26:44 +0000

I'm sure it was designed to feed the military and don't forget McCain didn't want to allow those children any benefits to complete their education after service thereby forcing them to remain in the military. Wow.

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:23:11 +0000

Thanks for the response.

I searched for some equivalent in Canada that allows military recruitment in high school, but it seemed that it's primarily on University campus career fairs. Recruiters are often strenuously opposed by University student groups, which is great. I have less unease about the College recruitment because I imagine those "kids" have matured enough to make a better decision. High school recruitment sends a cold chill down my spine.

Did you hear about the recruiter who repeatedly raped a teenage girl?

By: Karmi

Karmi — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:18:17 +0000

Recidivism is a problem, i.e. it is considered before Civil Rights can be restored...recidivist: One who commits a second (or higher numbered) crime; a repeat offender; a habitual criminal. In 2005, the recidivism rates for released prisoners in the United States of America was 60%.

The wait can be long, and in my case it was about 11-years after release. Some findings from a 1994 report: 1) Released prisoners with the highest rearrest rates were robbers (70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), motor vehicle thieves (78.8%), those in prison for possessing or selling stolen property (77.4%), and those in prison for possessing, using, or selling illegal weapons (70.2%). 2) The 272,111 offenders discharged in 1994 had accumulated 4.1 million arrest charges before their most recent imprisonment and another 744,000 charges within 3 years of release.