It appears the Far Right fringe is literally starting to go insane

Seriously, how can anyone even contemplate doing this let alone actually carrying it out. Especially as a political statement. This is terrorism plain and simple and the person who is responsible needs to be brought to justice. #seb #politics #terrorism #Republicans

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No words. Absolutely despicable.

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SOPA and PIPA are dead, for now

Color me impressed! I'm usually cynical about protests actually accomplishing anything, but it looks like this one did for at least a little while. Certainly the issue isn't going to go away and there is an argument to be made that some form of legislation is needed, but SOPA/PIPA wasn't the right approach. #seb #politics . . . → Read More: SOPA and PIPA are dead, for now

Senators pushing PIPA are pirates? That's unPOSSIBLE!

Actually, it demonstrates that the Senators in question aren't even familiar with the issue they're trying to legislate. How can you possibly craft and support good legislation on an issue you don't have a good understanding of? I doubt any of these Senators was aware he or she had violated copyright in the use of . . . → Read More: Senators pushing PIPA are pirates? That's unPOSSIBLE!

Gingrich's past affairs should only be an issue

… because he presents himself as some sort of moral authority. As far as I'm concerned it's his views on policy and ideology that concern me more than how many wives he's cheated on. However his hypocrisy about it — leading the charge against Bill Clinton's affair while in the middle of his own — . . . → Read More: Gingrich's past affairs should only be an issue

Gingrich apparently things he’s running for Dictator of the…

Gingrich apparently things he's running for Dictator of the United States.

It'd be interesting to hear what legal basis he thinks he'd have for such an action. As I recall the idea that the President doesn't have to abide by Supreme Court decisions he doesn't like meme has been circulating among the Far Right for . . . → Read More: Gingrich apparently things he’s running for Dictator of the…

The RIAA tries to be snarky and just pisses people off. And…

The RIAA tries to be snarky and just pisses people off.

And the wonder why the general public hates them. #google+ #RIAA #Politics #SOPA

RIAA Reminds Us Why We Hate Them With Obnoxious Smartass Tweet (Updated) [Sopa]

This tweet from the RIAA's Senior Vice President of Communications is just about the most asinine thing we've . . . → Read More: The RIAA tries to be snarky and just pisses people off. And…

Dave sums up the problems with SOPA/PIPA eloquently. It’s a…

Dave sums up the problems with SOPA/PIPA eloquently.

It's a bad bill and it will cause no end of problems for everyone.#google+ #politics #SOPA #Copyright

My consolidated nattering on SOPA and PIPA

Here are my thoughts on SOPA and PIPA, consolidating about a dozen other posts I could have written today. Copyright is a cool . . . → Read More: Dave sums up the problems with SOPA/PIPA eloquently. It’s a…

I trust Lamar Smith about as far as I could throw him

I've read the bill along with reports from legal analysts who at least appear to know what they're talking about and I definitely think it's going to be abused by the folks who want it most for everything they think they can get away with. Be that quasi-legitimate claims to full-on censorship of stuff they . . . → Read More: I trust Lamar Smith about as far as I could throw him

I have to admit that I share these concerns about voting for Obama.

He's not a progressive and he's not particularly liberal. Hell, in many ways he's to the right of Ronald Reagan. His recent signing of the National Defense Authorization Act with it's provision allowing for the indefinite detention of American citizens is just the latest in a long line of bad decisions on his part. We . . . → Read More: I have to admit that I share these concerns about voting for Obama.

The MPAA is crying about websites going dark being an abuse of power?

It's nothing compared to what the MPAA, RIAA, and other media companies will do with SOPA and PIPA if they pass. Hell, they're already abusing the hell out of the DMCA take down rules and YouTube's automated infringement system. Imagine if they suddenly gained the ability to have any website anywhere yanked from the net . . . → Read More: The MPAA is crying about websites going dark being an abuse of power?