Comments on: Thank You For Standing Up http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:20:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: cbeth http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-5/#comment-5447818 cbeth Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:06:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5447818 Amy Goodman Amy Goodman

]]> By: remediatedteacher http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-5/#comment-5445524 remediatedteacher Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:01:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5445524 Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films deserve special recognition for informing audiences about current travesties of justice and inspiring audiences to action. Bruce Springsteen also deserves recognition for Vote for America, for his work for Obama, and for his own ever persuasive music. Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films deserve special recognition for informing audiences about current travesties of justice and inspiring audiences to action.

Bruce Springsteen also deserves recognition for Vote for America, for his work for Obama, and for his own ever persuasive music.

]]> By: Druthers http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-5/#comment-5441260 Druthers Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:11:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5441260 And Glenn Greenwald! And Glenn Greenwald!

]]> By: Druthers http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5441226 Druthers Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:52:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5441226 There are also three important names omitted: Dean Lawrence Velvel, Scott Horton and Jonathan Turley who never failed to speak out in favor of justice, the law and civilised principles. There are also three important names omitted: Dean Lawrence Velvel, Scott Horton and Jonathan Turley who never failed to speak out in favor of justice, the law and civilised principles.

]]> By: CHIb http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5440598 CHIb Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:11:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5440598 <strong>may need some help with this one people..... </strong>the HIGH IQ GOP'ers who also pitched in ... <strong>eg. scotty Mc .... billy buck jr.'s kid... etc.</strong> may need some help with this one people…..
the HIGH IQ GOP’ers who also pitched in …
eg. scotty Mc …. billy buck jr.’s kid… etc.

]]> By: txexspeedy http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5439468 txexspeedy Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:33:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5439468 Don't forget RANDY RHODES; although she crossed a line and has not been let back into the fold yet. Don’t forget RANDY RHODES; although she crossed a line and has not been let back into the fold yet.

]]> By: coloradoblue http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5439090 coloradoblue Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:41:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5439090 I don't know how you can possibly "thank" the NY Times for exposing bush's illegal spying. The Times had that story prior to the 2004 elections and SAT ON IT. If they had published, it is probable that bush doesn't "win" the 2004 elections and that we would have just experienced the re-election of John Kerry. Screw the Times. I don’t know how you can possibly “thank” the NY Times for exposing bush’s illegal spying. The Times had that story prior to the 2004 elections and SAT ON IT.

If they had published, it is probable that bush doesn’t “win” the 2004 elections and that we would have just experienced the re-election of John Kerry.

Screw the Times.

]]> By: HiSee http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5438370 HiSee Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:21:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5438370 <strong>Our Youth</strong>. The young people who got involved in this election. The ones who talked to their parents and grandparents and convinced them that our country needed to change and that President Obama :) was the person who could make that happen. Our Youth. The young people who got involved in this election. The ones who talked to their parents and grandparents and convinced them that our country needed to change and that President Obama :) was the person who could make that happen.

]]> By: Zimzone http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437832 Zimzone Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:37:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437832 gus smith, I need to clarify something... I said 'the past 2 years' in context of Obama's campaign. I'll never forget watching him on that cold January day in '07, and have supported him ever since. OTOH, I've been posting here since TP's inception. Thanks for your interest in my blogging history, though. gus smith,
I need to clarify something…
I said ‘the past 2 years’ in context of Obama’s campaign. I’ll never forget watching him on that cold January day in ‘07, and have supported him ever since.
OTOH, I’ve been posting here since TP’s inception.
Thanks for your interest in my blogging history, though.

]]> By: stewarjt http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437760 stewarjt Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:13:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437760 <a href="http://juancole.com" rel="nofollow">Juan Cole</a> Juan Cole

]]> By: pbg http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437730 pbg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:48:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437730 Why is Andrew Sullivan on the list? I really don't think someone who called people against the war fifth columnists even if he got disgusted later. Why is Andrew Sullivan on the list?
I really don’t think someone who called people against the war fifth columnists even if he got disgusted later.

]]> By: PJB_UK http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437702 PJB_UK Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:41:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437702 <blockquote>New York Times and James Risen, for revealing Bush’s illegal warrantless wiretapping</blockquote> James Risen does indeed deserve our thanks, but: The New York Times? You've got to be joking! The NYT was eventually forced to reveal that it could have published this story <i>before the 2004 election; instead, the management bowed to Bush's pressure to suppress it--supposedly for reasons of national security--for more than a year, and finally printed it only when Risen's book on the subject was in any case due to be published (which, under their contract with Risen, they could not prevent). Executive editor Bill Keller's incredible justification for this piece of crucial political censorship was that no-one in Washington seemed to have a problem warrantless wiretapping. Oh, sure, Bill--if so, one hell of a lot of lawmakers and other influential Washington insiders changed their minds in a hurry as soon as you published the story... In any case, when did a beltway beltway consensus become justification for suppressing a story about serial lawbreaking by the NSA? This was the NYT's nadir--even more shameful than either the Jayson Blair scandal or Judy Miller's Cheney-fed "WMD" tosh.</i>

New York Times and James Risen, for revealing Bush’s illegal warrantless wiretapping

James Risen does indeed deserve our thanks, but: The New York Times? You’ve got to be joking!

The NYT was eventually forced to reveal that it could have published this story before the 2004 election; instead, the management bowed to Bush’s pressure to suppress it–supposedly for reasons of national security–for more than a year, and finally printed it only when Risen’s book on the subject was in any case due to be published (which, under their contract with Risen, they could not prevent).

Executive editor Bill Keller’s incredible justification for this piece of crucial political censorship was that no-one in Washington seemed to have a problem warrantless wiretapping. Oh, sure, Bill–if so, one hell of a lot of lawmakers and other influential Washington insiders changed their minds in a hurry as soon as you published the story… In any case, when did a beltway beltway consensus become justification for suppressing a story about serial lawbreaking by the NSA?

This was the NYT’s nadir–even more shameful than either the Jayson Blair scandal or Judy Miller’s Cheney-fed “WMD” tosh.

]]> By: wearechange http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437700 wearechange Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:30:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437700 ray mcgovern ray mcgovern

]]> By: Wang111 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437696 Wang111 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:24:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437696 Dennis Kucinich should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Kucinich is the valiant Congressman who tried harder than any other person in Congress to bring George W. Bush down with impeachment. Thomas Tamm should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Tamm is a star for ratting out Bush and exposing Bush’s illegal NSA spying program. Al-Zaidi, who threw shoes at Bush, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Al-Zaidi’s bravery will be forever cherished. Dr. Justin A. Frank, a renowned psychiatrist, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Dr. Frank gives the American people the best psychiatric evaluation of Bush that can possibly be attained intelligently and honestly. Dr. Frank tells the American people about Bush’s mental illnesses—without which Americans could not fully understand why Bush does the crazy things he does. I, Andrew Wang, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Had it not been for my bold, online, scholastic research drawing attention to, for example, Bush’s hatred of black people, some of the American people, now and/or in the future, would not have become more acutely aware of it as they had heard about Bush’s racial discrimination against black people pursuant to Hurricane Katrina. Lawrence Velvel, Dean of The Massachusetts School of Law, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Velvel has fervently advocated prosecution against Bush for war crimes. Velvel also diligently tells the American people a whole lot about Bush’s mental illnesses. There are people of Britain who should be mentioned as people who stood up to speak truth to power: they ratted out Bush (Downing Street memo), exposing that Bush was going to attack Iraq no matter what and fabricate whatever information to get it done. I am profoundly thankful for the people whom I mentioned above. The American people salute the characters I mentioned above for their courage and integrity in challenging the existence of the worst president in U.S. history—George W. Bush. Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996 Messiah College, Grantham, PA Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993 “GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG ONLINE ANTI-BUSH SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH: LISTING OF MAJOR ISSUES http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/10/bush-is-worst-president-in-american.html Dennis Kucinich should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Kucinich is the valiant Congressman who tried harder than any other person in Congress to bring George W. Bush down with impeachment.

Thomas Tamm should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Tamm is a star for ratting out Bush and exposing Bush’s illegal NSA spying program.

Al-Zaidi, who threw shoes at Bush, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Al-Zaidi’s bravery will be forever cherished.

Dr. Justin A. Frank, a renowned psychiatrist, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Dr. Frank gives the American people the best psychiatric evaluation of Bush that can possibly be attained intelligently and honestly. Dr. Frank tells the American people about Bush’s mental illnesses—without which Americans could not fully understand why Bush does the crazy things he does.

I, Andrew Wang, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Had it not been for my bold, online, scholastic research drawing attention to, for example, Bush’s hatred of black people, some of the American people, now and/or in the future, would not have become more acutely aware of it as they had heard about Bush’s racial discrimination against black people pursuant to Hurricane Katrina.

Lawrence Velvel, Dean of The Massachusetts School of Law, should be mentioned as someone who stood up to speak truth to power. Velvel has fervently advocated prosecution against Bush for war crimes. Velvel also diligently tells the American people a whole lot about Bush’s mental illnesses.

There are people of Britain who should be mentioned as people who stood up to speak truth to power: they ratted out Bush (Downing Street memo), exposing that Bush was going to attack Iraq no matter what and fabricate whatever information to get it done.

I am profoundly thankful for the people whom I mentioned above.

The American people salute the characters I mentioned above for their courage and integrity in challenging the existence of the worst president in U.S. history—George W. Bush.

Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG

ONLINE ANTI-BUSH SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH: LISTING OF MAJOR ISSUES

http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/10/bush-is-worst-president-in-american.html

]]> By: kspena http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437686 kspena Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:57:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437686 <strong>Maureen Dowd</strong> and <strong>Frank Rich</strong> were early analyzers of bush's weaknesses and crimes. Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich were early analyzers of bush’s weaknesses and crimes.

]]> By: Kevin Hopkins http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437656 Kevin Hopkins Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:32:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437656 Charles Savage - for breaking the signing statements story. Martha Radditz - for breaking the foreign black sites story. Eric Lichtblau - "Bush's Law" David Brock - "Republican Noise Machine" and creator of Media Matters For America. Robert McChesney - creator of Free Press. Michael Copps and Jonathan Addlestein at the FCC. John Dean - "Conservatives Without Conscience" Philippe Sand - "Torture Team" AfterDowningStreet.org Larissa Alexandrovna of Raw Story for the Don Siegelman expose. Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com on election issues. Greg Palast - "Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and revealing the Florida voter role purges. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! Naomi Klein - "The Shock Doctrine" Jeremey Scahill - "Blackwater" Ron Suskind for revealing the split between the faith-based and reality-based communities. ... to add just a few more to the impressive list. Charles Savage – for breaking the signing statements story.

Martha Radditz – for breaking the foreign black sites story.

Eric Lichtblau – “Bush’s Law”

David Brock – “Republican Noise Machine” and creator of Media Matters For America.

Robert McChesney – creator of Free Press.

Michael Copps and Jonathan Addlestein at the FCC.

John Dean – “Conservatives Without Conscience”

Philippe Sand – “Torture Team”

AfterDowningStreet.org

Larissa Alexandrovna of Raw Story for the Don Siegelman expose.

Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com on election issues.

Greg Palast – “Best Democracy Money Can Buy” and revealing the Florida voter role purges.

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!

Naomi Klein – “The Shock Doctrine”

Jeremey Scahill – “Blackwater”

Ron Suskind for revealing the split between the faith-based and reality-based communities.

… to add just a few more to the impressive list.

]]> By: Robt http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437638 Robt Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:18:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437638 I would like to add to this distinguished list the name of the guy who just recently went to the Bush Gov't auction and bidded on all those parcels and cused its auction to be unreliable and Bush wasn't able to redo the auction in time. Can't remember the guys name. But he may face jail, last I heard. I would like to add to this distinguished list the name of the guy who just recently went to the Bush Gov’t auction and bidded on all those parcels and cused its auction to be unreliable and Bush wasn’t able to redo the auction in time. Can’t remember the guys name. But he may face jail, last I heard.

]]> By: Jane E. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437630 Jane E. Schneider Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:59:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437630 <em>gus smith Says: O.K., Mary. Sorry to be didactic toward Zimzome. I have been aware of the Bush travesties while most American were in la-la land. I am not so very tolerant of those who awakened after the house has burned down. January 19th, 2009 at 10:30 pm</em> Quite a number of us predicted disaster even before the 2000 election, Gus, we just didn't all start blogging about it immediately. I prefer to be 'not so very tolerant' of those who still haven't awakened after the house has burned down. gus smith Says:

O.K., Mary. Sorry to be didactic toward Zimzome. I have been aware of the Bush travesties while most American were in la-la land. I am not so very tolerant of those who awakened after the house has burned down.

January 19th, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Quite a number of us predicted disaster even before the 2000 election, Gus, we just didn’t all start blogging about it immediately. I prefer to be ‘not so very tolerant’ of those who still haven’t awakened after the house has burned down.

]]> By: Jane E. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437624 Jane E. Schneider Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:53:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437624 <em>SKdeA Says:</em> Then we'll thank Allen, too, since he got you to come here! Damn, good list so far. How about Rocky Anderson, the mayor of Salt Lake City? SKdeA Says:

Then we’ll thank Allen, too, since he got you to come here!

Damn, good list so far. How about Rocky Anderson, the mayor of Salt Lake City?

]]> By: DNFP http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/comment-page-4/#comment-5437584 DNFP Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:06:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/19/thank-you-for-standing-up/#comment-5437584 Anyone catch Al Roker's double-barrel jab at Mornin' Joe hosts Mika and Joe this morning on Today? After Matt and Meredith's remote interview with them (they were in a bar at 8 am), they threw-it to Al who quipped "Finally Joe has a reason to be drunk - HE'S IN A BAR". Then when discussing the weather in DC, he said to Matt "you had only a couple of flakes there, but we're expecting a lot more out here". After all the hateful bullshit those two spewed over the airwaves, and to be treated like friendly guests on Today must have been too much for Al to handle. My hat goes off to him, as little as it was, and as many people's heads it flew over, it was just nice to hear someone speak their mind. Anyone catch Al Roker’s double-barrel jab at Mornin’ Joe hosts Mika and Joe this morning on Today?

After Matt and Meredith’s remote interview with them (they were in a bar at 8 am), they threw-it to Al who quipped “Finally Joe has a reason to be drunk – HE’S IN A BAR”. Then when discussing the weather in DC, he said to Matt “you had only a couple of flakes there, but we’re expecting a lot more out here”.

After all the hateful bullshit those two spewed over the airwaves, and to be treated like friendly guests on Today must have been too much for Al to handle.

My hat goes off to him, as little as it was, and as many people’s heads it flew over, it was just nice to hear someone speak their mind.

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