To those of you sent here when you googled... aclu supports internment camps Sorry, but no. Zinn argues that in the 50s the ACLU "withered" and muffled its criticism of McCarthyism to remain politically viable - heavy charges that I don't have the background to support or refute. But the ACLU was one of the few groups to visibly and stridently condemn the Japanese interment - raising the contemporary ire of Ann Coulter, who argues that it's hypocritical for a left organization to support J. Edgar Hoover's left stances (opposition to internment) and not his right ones (opposition to privacy and democratic oversight). I should apologize for already having given her argument too much ink back in July when she wrote it - as well as her equally silly one that since Democratic FDR shamefully caved to conservative animus towards Japanese-Americans in supporting internment, Conservative Republicans must be the real defenders of civil liberties. For anyone who still believes Coulter that FDR and the ACLU (and, for that matter, everyone from Bill Clinton to Cynthia McKinney) get their marching orders from the same playbook (care of Karl Marx), I should perhaps also clarify that the ACLU also opposes HOLC red-lining and the racial segregation of blood donations. Kissinger the war crimminal That about says it right there. That, and lemme know if you want to take a trip with me to look through his archives after his death for some tidbits about the full depravity of the man. IBEW chatroom Is there one? Hot. Sign me up. Ed Rendell hoagie photo Populism is not about eating a hoagie better than John Kerry (although I don't know who eats a hoagie worse than John Kerry). Populism is about wanting to see the Democratic Leadership Council go the way of the AFL-CIO's CIA-tool the AIFLD. Populism is most certainly not having the DLC choose Philadelphia for its annual celebration of prostitution to big business and scorn towards the American people to celebrate you as the kind of Democratic candidate that will reassure the bosses that they have nothing to worry about from the Democrats. Oh yeah - and the Philly soft pretzel is the real icon, not the hoagie or the cheesesteak. Matt Naclerio Should run for Mayor of New Haven. Katie Krauss Should've gone for Ari Fleischer's job while it was still open. Schwarzengger and antisemitism The most thorough and judicious article-length discussion of Schwarzenegger's relationship with Kurt Waldheim I'd say is Timothy Noah's here. Schwarzenegger's refusal to condemn a member of the Wehrmacht "honor list" for the Kozara massacre - or even his actions - raises troubling questions about his political courage and his sense of justice. Although on the question of how he'd govern the state of California, this is more disturbing. auth cartoon philadelphia inquirer israel, auth antisemitism, etc. I think I spilled enough (virtual) ink on this here. Josh Cherniss' thoughts to which I was responding (a response to my original piece here), are here. If he posts a response to mine, it'll be posted here - I suspect we've both exhausted the topic for now however. If you're one of the several who entered one of the searches above and you want to talk more about it, lemme know. Al Franken and Arianna Huffington's political show in bed It's been too long. Bring it back. Maybe we could get Arianna Huffington, Cruz Bustamante, Peter Camoje, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Simon, and Gary Coleman in bed together on TV - who says the American people don't have the patience for substantive political coverage? verizon cwa strike Read about smart tactics, support from Senators, and what you can do to help. arianna huffington verizon Know something I don't? Lynda-Obst Bitch Now I don't know the woman personally, but that's just not nice. Interfaith religious symbol I have been known on occasion to refer to James Baldwin as God...But I have to say Jim Lawson really wowed me this weekend. So he may be my nominee. Unless you found this site thinking it was an interfaith religious symbol, in which case sorry to disappoint... And for all of you who came here searching for wild bouquet If you're looking for a gift, get something here. Trust me - it'll make him/her swoon. Or buy me something and make me swoon...