Re: TSA demands to know source of traveler's cash

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Sheryl Coe - Reportica <web () reportica net>
Date: April 4, 2009 8:49:58 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Re: TSA demands to know source of traveler's cash

You aren't familiar with our own Judge Napalotano!  Author of many  
popular books on the Constitution and a native of New Jersey. I don't  
agree with all of his positions, but he's honest. Not a newcomer to  
caring about the constitution, but from a libertarian perspective. (In  
other words, the man who will give Bush AND Obama a hard time.) Look  
him up at Amazon.com including his past books such as Constitutional  
Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks its Own Laws. I don't  
agree with him on many issues, but I always listen to his arguments.  
Unfortunately, he makes the mistake often of acting as an mere  
electoral spoiler, pulling votes of those dissatisified to third  
parties.

You are surprised Napolotano is on Fox? I myself am always suprised at  
people who see Fox News as having a principled stance. Which brings me  
to my second reason for posting...

Fox News doesn't have opinions. They have profits, ratings and  
stakeholders who seek them.  Fox is after ratings through unprincipled  
populism.  Be it Sarah Palin or Ron Paul... If Fox thought Obama  
supporters were a demographic they could grab, they'd have The Daily  
Kos Nightly Report in prime time.

For IP'ers of the NOT-FOX-NEWS political persuasion. The solution is  
not just to turn to MSNBC for news, because although Keith Olbermann  
and Rachel Maddow do care, immensely, they are carried on that network  
only as long as they bring in good ratings in especially hard-to-reach  
younger demographics.

The solution is breaking up media monopolies.  The solution to Fox  
News is not the liberal alternative, it's a diversity of ownership and  
viewpoints.  Anti-trust and media ownership laws need to be revised  
with the current crises in mind.

Smaller and more responsive companies will make democracy, and  
capitalism, work.  Many corporate contributors will argue otherwise.  
So the voice of small-is-good needs to be heard.

House: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
Senate: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
President: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/

Those of us that elected Obama should not believe that supporting him  
means not criticising him. He's a born moderate. He builds consensus  
among parties whenever possible.  Supporters of 'small is good' in  
business, media and government, need to show up at the party to be  
considered in the solution.

Both segments of Bill Moyer's Journal this week (April 3rd) did a good  
job of making the case:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/watch.html

Just a thought for IP... thanks for the always-lively discussion.

Sheryl


On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:28 AM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:


Begin forwarded message:

From: Dan Gillmor <dan () gillmor com>
Date: April 3, 2009 10:42:39 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: TSA demands to know source of traveler's cash

Dave,

There's a modest silver lining in this report. Consider that it's on  
Fox News, and that one of the commentators on this program finds this  
situation scary. Recall, meanwhile, that Fox News and its allies have  
been among the loudest cheerleaders for the shredding of the  
Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights, during the past few  
years.

Their hypocrisy aside, let's celebrate if Fox and others on the  
political right are suddenly rediscovering the value of civil liberties.

Dan

Subject: Truly Disturbing TSA Recording

"Man detained and harassed at airport for carrying CASH!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMB6L487LHM&feature=channel_page






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