This week Jon Stewart had Jim Cramer of CNBC's "Mad Money" as his guest on the Daily Show. In the interview Stewart questions the current role played by finical news networks and asks if they are selling entertainment or the news.
For Your Information:
The channel CNBC is part of its parent company NBC which happens to be owned by General Electric.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Lawmakers Debate Establishing “Truth Commission” on Bush Admin Torture, Rendition and Domestic Spying
Sorry for the lack of posts folks. I'm currently finishing up college which is taking precedent over this site. Although I don't have time to post I'd like to link to a highlight from Democracy Now! today.
From Democracy Now:
On Capitol Hill debate has begun over forming a truth commission to shed light on the Bush administration’s secret polices on detention, interrogation and domestic spying.
A hearing on the issue was held Wednesday, two days after the Obama administration released a series of once secret Bush administration Justice Department memos that authorized President Bush to deploy the military to carry out raids inside the United States. The author of the memos, John Yoo, said Bush could disregard the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, committee chair Senator Patrick Leahy said the newly released memos highlight the need for a truth commission.
Senator Patrick Leahy, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. At Wednesday’s hearing, several Republican Senators and witnesses opposed the creation of a truth commission.
Human rights attorney Michael Ratner joins us now in the Firehouse studio. He is the president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of the book “The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld.”
Michael Ratner, human right attorney and president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of the book The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld.
To Hear This Story Click Here: Lawmakers Debate Establishing “Truth Commission” on Bush Admin Torture, Rendition and Domestic Spying
From Democracy Now:
On Capitol Hill debate has begun over forming a truth commission to shed light on the Bush administration’s secret polices on detention, interrogation and domestic spying.
A hearing on the issue was held Wednesday, two days after the Obama administration released a series of once secret Bush administration Justice Department memos that authorized President Bush to deploy the military to carry out raids inside the United States. The author of the memos, John Yoo, said Bush could disregard the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, committee chair Senator Patrick Leahy said the newly released memos highlight the need for a truth commission.
Senator Patrick Leahy, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. At Wednesday’s hearing, several Republican Senators and witnesses opposed the creation of a truth commission.
Human rights attorney Michael Ratner joins us now in the Firehouse studio. He is the president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of the book “The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld.”
Michael Ratner, human right attorney and president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of the book The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld.
To Hear This Story Click Here: Lawmakers Debate Establishing “Truth Commission” on Bush Admin Torture, Rendition and Domestic Spying
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