Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.
Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.
When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.
The hallmark of an authoritarian idiot is yelling TERRORIST-LOVER! at anyone questioning the definition of Terrorist.
They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.
It's almost hard to imagine anything more undemocratic than the view that political officials should not debate American wars in public, but only express concerns 'privately with the administration.'...
Fearlessness can be its own form of power.
Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else.
As always, imagine how great the press corps would be if it devoted 1/1000th the energy to dissecting non-sex political wrongdoing
For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.
It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.
I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is.
A number I'd love to know: the % of those now saying 'we have to vote Obama to stop an attack on Iran' who will support one if Obama does it.
Washington likes to threaten the people over whom they exercise power.
I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean they are.
American political culture quickly and always outpaces any attempt to satirize it.
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