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Cameo In Courage Award Nominee: Julian Assange (January 31, 2022)

Posted in Cameo In Courage Award, Courage, Hypocrisy, Journalism on January 31, 2022 by e-commentary.org

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PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD® – SUBMIT A NOMINATION

Award nominations are accepted on an ongoing basis. Nominations received after February 15th of each year will be rolled over for consideration the following year. Ordinarily, the award will be made to living Americans who are or were elected officials. Individuals at all levels of government—federal, state and local—are eligible for the award. An emphasis will be placed on contemporary acts of political courage. Please consider the Award Criteria to determine whether the person you wish to nominate would be an appropriate recipient of the Profile in Courage Award®.

Tell Us About Your Nominee for the Profile in Courage Award

Nominee First Name: Julian

Nominee Last Name: Assange

Act(s) of political courage for which your nominee is to be considered: Courageously standing up for free speech and courageously challenging illegal and immoral government action.

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Tell Us About Yourself

First Name: e-

Last Name: commentator

Email Address: e-ssay@gci.net

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All information submitted will be kept confidential by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and will be used only to communicate with you about your nomination and the Foundation’s activities. No information on this form will be disclosed to any other person or entity.

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[See the Cameo In Courage Award for Julian Assange in 2019 at Fourth Annual “Cameo In Courage” Award For 2019 (April 8, 2019) and the most recent award at Sixth Annual “Cameo In Courage” Award For 2021 (April 5, 2021).]

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Make courage courageous again

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A Petition to President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.: Pardon Julian Assange

Whereas Journalist Julian Paul Assange and his media organization, Wikileaks, has in the respected tradition of American journalism obtained and published information that is classified and newsworthy, a practice shared with the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others and

Whereas in the fifteen years of its existence the authenticity and accuracy of materials published by Wikileaks has never been questioned or disputed and

Whereas assertion by the American Intelligence Services that Julian Assange is the agent of a “Hostile Foreign State” or the Russian government are politically suspect and completely unproven and denied by Assange and

Whereas Julian Assange has consistently denied that material obtained from the Democratic National Committee and published by Wikileaks came from the Russian State and has provided unimpeachable proof to U.S. authorities and

Whereas Julian Assange, now in failing health, is being held in solitary confinement and is being extradited by British authorities to the United States for trial and

Whereas Julian Assange is an impeccably-honest, incredibly-brave, humanitarian journalist, who provides an invaluable platform for whistleblowers and concerned citizens exposing corruption and criminality infesting governments, nullifying democracy and obliterating human rights, around the world and

Whereas there are absolutely no legitimate legal grounds to prosecute Assange and, as the U.S. Department of Justice admitted in 2013, doing so would expose all U.S. journalistic and news outlets to similar criminal jeopardy.

Therefore I urge President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. to issue a full and unconditional pardon to the journalist Julian Paul Assange in the interests of justice, mercy, truth and unity. This humanitarian act could be the most consequential and far-reaching action in your first term.

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Living (?) Life’s Corrosive Lie (November 18, 2019)

Posted in Gay Politics, Gender, Hypocrisy on November 18, 2019 by e-commentary.org

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W “I am impressed that the guys don’t give it a second thought.”

M “What did they probably not give a first thought?”

W “[Male Name].”

M “I had a feeling. Glad you brought it up. They don’t give it a second thought because they don’t give it a first thought. They don’t even suspect.”

W “No. You can’t be serious. It’s so obvious. Within minutes of meeting [Female Name] at their Christmas Party, we shared a knowing nod from across the room. The threat level from “[Male Name]” is instinctively and palpably less than other males. And how could a doctor, a lawyer and a college professor not know? Are they oblivious?”

M “A male doctor, a male lawyer and a male college professor. They are members of the oblivious gender, so yes they are perforce oblivious. You’re a member of the smart gender, they are members of the not-so smart gender. He spends each waking moment in hiding and living a lie. It can’t be allowed to be revealed or even suspected. Tragic and sad.”

W “Half of us are not fooled.”

M “Obliviousness can serve a positive good.”

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W “You noticed that I noticed that you noticed that I waited a few second before turning and smiling. ‘He was a man’s man.’ The chant and mantra of the celebration of his life. And half of them were clueless about the absolute truth of what he was saying about him.”

M “He took it to his grave. I sometimes wonder if it did not slowly cripple and corrode and kill him.”

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[See the e-commentary at “The Big Decision (December 13, 2010)” and “Less Government Regulation Series: Love and Marriage (May 19, 2008)”.]

Bumper sticker of the week:

Live and let die. Really?

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Department Of War . . . Or Defense . . . Or Offense? Oh, And Happy Peace Day! (September 16, 2019)

Posted in Constitution, Hypocrisy, War on September 16, 2019 by e-commentary.org

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K “The fourth of the half dozen aspirations in the Great Owners Manual is ‘to provide for the common defense’ and to advance that aim the Department of War was created.”

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J “And after the Second Phase of the Great War, the American Empire/Eagle emerged full-fledged and in the following years the Department of War transitioned to the Department of Defense and the mission of the Department of Defense turned to promoting and engaging in war and acts of aggression.”

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K “The Department of Offense?”

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[See the e-commentary at “September 17 – Constitution Day (September 19, 2011)”.]

Bumper stickers of the week:

Not to preserve peace but to promote war

Begrudgingly give peace a desperately small chance

September 17 – Constitution Day

September 21 – International Day of Peace

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Plow Shares And Swords. Oh, And Happy Memorial Day! (May 28, 2018)

Posted in Draft, Hypocrisy, Iran, Iraq, Kleptocracy, Perjury, Perjury/Dishonesty, Security State, Society, Syria, Terrorism, Vietnam, War on May 28, 2018 by e-commentary.org

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K “A sword in one hand, a plow share in the other.”

J “On this planet, you cannot carry one without the other.”

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K “I’ll put down the plow and pick up the sword in defense of the village, but not based on a lie.”

J “If not for lies, there would be far fewer wars.”

K “They lied, kids died.”

J “But not their kids.”

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[See the e-ssay titled “The Flag (May 31, 2010)” and the e-commentary at “In Memoriam (May 26, 2014)” and “Reinstate The Draft; Reduce The Demand For War (Somewhat). Oh, And Happy Veterans Day! (November 6, 2017)”.]

Bumper stickers of the week: [Big bumper]

When considering the reliability of information provided to you by the government of the United States of America, it is important that you recall and reflect:

They fibbed about Viet Nam.

They fibbed about Cambodia.

They fibbed about Laos.

They fibbed about Cuba.

They fibbed about El Salvador.

They fibbed about Nicaragua.

They fibbed about Guatemala.

They fibbed about Panama.

They fibbed about Honduras.

They fibbed about Venezuela.

They fibbed about Chile.

They fibbed about the Spanish American War.

They fibbed about the Mexican War.

They fibbed about Pearl Harbor.

They fibbed about 9/11.

They fibbed about Osama bin Laden.

They fibbed about Afghanistan.

They fibbed about Kuwait.

They fibbed about Iraq.

They fibbed about Saddam Hussein.

They fibbed about Libya.

They fibbed about Muammar Gaddafi.

They are fibbing about Yemen.

They are fibbing about Somalia.

They are fibbing about Sudan.

They are fibbing about Syria.

They are fibbing about Palestine.

They are fibbing about Iran.

They are fibbing about Ukraine.

They are fibbing about Niger.

They are fibbing about the War on Terror.

They are fibbing.

They do not seem to be telling the truth.

Things really did not turn out so super in Nicaragua, Grenada, Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, but who is counting?

But who cares?

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Government Bureaucracy 101 (September 26, 2016)

Posted in Bureaucracy, Global Climate Change, Global Warming, Government Regulation, Hypocrisy, Journalism, Kleptocracy, Newspapers, Press/Media on September 26, 2016 by e-commentary.org

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K “When you find the need for the government to be there, it is nowhere to be found; when you need the government to be off your back, it finds a way to be in your face.”

J “To be or to be. That is the quandary.”

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J “I find that so many individuals today do not want to work and do not want government to work so they go to work for the government and do not work and then the government does not work. They rationalize their studied indifference by saying they are getting government off our backs. At least this species of overpaid and underworked bureaucrats is not in your face, only in your pocket book.”

K “So many times the bureaucrat with all the resources of the bureau could have done something in the face of a clear need for action. If there is any possible downside to the bureaucrat or the activity requires effort, nothing is ever done. At all. And those terrified and overpaid bureaucrats include judges who are often the worst offenders.”

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K “That is still a problem. There are those times when there is a need for the government to work. I am trying to make the government work.”

J “Sounds like a romantic to me.”

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K “Some bureaucrats in the Environmental Protection Agency are trying diligently to protect the environment.”

J “There are exceptions.”

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[See the e-commentary at “Go East, Young Person (August 25, 2014)” and “‘Titters’ v. ‘Self-Unemployed’ (September 1, 2014).”]

Bumper stickers of the week:

The system works for most journalists, so most journalists report that the system works.

“When you find the need for the government to be there, it is nowhere to be found; when you need the government to be off your back, it finds a way to be in your face.”

“I find that so many individuals today do not want to work and do not want government to work so they go to work for the government and do not work and then the government does not work.”

“All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: it’s one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him. . . . The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are.

The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”

H.L. Mencken

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Arctic High School Court (May 23, 2016)

Posted in Courts, Due Process, Hypocrisy, Judges, Judicial Arrogance, Judiciary, Justice, Perjury, Perjury/Dishonesty on May 23, 2016 by e-commentary.org

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_ “Affirming cases that should be reversed.”

_ “Reversing cases that should be affirmed.”

_ “Construing the rules to promote the most unjust, protracted and expensive determination of a matter.”

_ “Denying requests for oral argument and thus violating the most fundamental tenet of due process.”

_ “Contending dishonestly and fraudulently that the lawyer has waived an argument when the lawyer clearly and unambiguously has not waived and would not under any circumstances waive an argument.”

_ “Spewing an order as ‘Entered at the direction of an individual justice’ without stating the name of the ‘Just-us’ so that one is unable to determine and track the whims, inclinations and peccadillos of the Justice. And usually an order that allows the Justice and the Court not to do any work and to go home early.”

_ “Dismissing the most meritorious and novel argument by demeaning and dissing it as ‘absolutely without merit’ because it would require reflection and intellect to appreciate.”

_ “Disregarding the law.”

_ “Making up the law.”

_ “Disregarding the facts.”

_ “Making up the facts.”

_ “Developing the reputations of friends and destroying the reputations of non-friends.”

_ “Embarrassing an attorney at every opportunity to perpetuate the most institutionalized system of bullying in America.”

_ “Adopting the most arrogant resolution of a matter.”

_ “Taking far too long to address a matter and then getting it wrong.”

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This bill of particulars is inspired in part by the example in the Declaration of Independence that enumerates the grievances that underpinned the decision to declare independence from George The Third. Now may be the time to declare independence from a legal system that is not working.

Bumper stickers of the week:

Arctic Supreme Court > Arctic High Court > Arctic High School >>>>>>>> Arctic High School Court

Our Motto: Petty, Personal, Political

Appalling, Disgusting, Revolting

Grade (very low standards; grade inflation): D+

You can say with a high degree of confidence that the Arctic High School Court will more likely than not reach the wrong decision.

Hotel Arctic High School: You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave! We are all swirling in the high school vortex writ large.

If the shoe fits, you’ve got to indict.

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This Land Is A) Your Land, B) My Land, Or C) Our Land? (January 11, 2016)

Posted in Collapse, Community, Courts, Hypocrisy, Judges, Judicial Arrogance, Judiciary, Justice on January 11, 2016 by e-commentary.org

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K “That land is our land, it is not your land. Time to vacate.”

J “Agree. This land is not your land; this land is not my land; this land is our land. Period. Time to indict.”

K “Or is it the Paiute people’s land?”

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J “Seems that Ammon Bundy is a valet fleet manager from Phoenix, Arizona who condemns the federal government and yet received a $530,000 loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration for his business.”

K “Entitlement is the American way. His dad Cliven Bundy refused to pay the federal government for years for under-market grazing fees on public land.”

J “They say that the nut does not fall far from the sagebrush.”

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J “My take is that they have not taken any hostages and are secluded from the public. Even if they were Black or Muslim, the authorities likely would wait them out. Bad things happen when decisions are made hastily.”

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K “Look at the sentences handed out to Dwight and Steven Hammond. I do not trust the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On any given day, the Ninth Circuit can – and does – do anything it wants to do. The Ninth Circuit will uphold the will of Congress; the Ninth Circuit will down vote the will of Congress. The Ninth Circuit could have held that the Sentencing Guidelines do not apply under the circumstances under the Constitution. The Ninth Circuit wanted to put the Hammonds in jail.”

J “There is no law. However, the Hammonds poached animals on public land and then burned the evidence. That is a violation of law that should occasion a reasonable sentence if we could transfer the matter to a country and a court system that respects the rule of law.”

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[See the article by Russ Choma titled “How the Leader of the Oregon Armed Protest Benefitted From a Federal Loan Program” in “Mother Jones” magazine.]

[See the e-commentary at “Pay Your Bills, Bundy! (April 28, 2014)” and “Do Your Job Or Quit Your Job (September 14, 2015)”.]

Bumper stickers of the week:

The Calculus of Community: “Our” land =/= “Your” land.

Namaste y’all

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Boys v. Girls / Reds v. Blues / Republicans v. Democrats / Catholics v. Jews / Institutionalists v. Individualists / Don’t Let Others Immanentize The Eschatoners v. Let Others Immanentize The Eschatoners: The Great Divide At The Supreme Court Today (October 5, 2015)

Posted in Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, First Monday In October, Global Climate Change, Global Warming, Hypocrisy, Immanentizing The Eschaton, Law, Religion, Supreme Court on October 5, 2015 by e-commentary.org

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L1 “Breyer is an all-pro guy, but, admit it, he is too smart to be male. And Sotomayor was born with a plastic spoon in her mouth and is not a sustaining member of the Don’t-Let-Others-Immanentize-The-Eschaton wing of the Catholic church who dominate the Court today.”

L2 “So on one side of the great chasm are the Red Republican Catholic Institutionalist boys (Roberts, Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Kennedy) and on the other side are the Blue Democratic Jewish Individualist girls (Breyer, Ginsberg, Kagan and Sotomayor). The divide could not be more clean and elegant.”

L1 “Or more stark and cavernous. The Justices are seated by seniority but now should be seated with an aisle to divide them into two camps. The sports announcer could chortle: ‘In this corner, we have the Reds; in this corner, we have the Blues.’”

L2 “That would be way too honest and candid. The big problem remains the lack of lawyers, leaders and intellectuals on the Court. The biggest problem is that they are drawn from the worst pool of candidates – judges from the federal appellate courts who are probably the most intellectually dishonest group of lawyers.”

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L1 “They are not listening to the Pope on topics ranging from global climate change to the death penalty, from the death of the planet to the death of the person.”

L2 “Or the Pope’s comments on income inequality. Roberts and Alito are trying to outdo each other promoting business over the individual and protecting the government from the individual.”

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L1 “Those in the majority claim to be Roman Catholic but do not vote or behave like the majority of Roman Catholics. They are roman Catholics.”

L2 “Sans serifs. Depends on the day of the week. A Catholic on Sunday and a quasi-Catholic on the first Monday in October and thereafter.”

L2 “The opinions of the Pope are what lawyers describe as purely advisory.”

L1 “That independence of thought is not entirely undesirable.”

L2 “Accord.”

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L1 “No more than three Justices from one law school. No more than three Justices from one religion. No more than three Justices from the WaNeBos region.”

L2 “If no more than three Justices can be confirmed who believe that we should let others immanentize the Eschaton and no more than three Justices can be confirmed who believe that we should not let others immanentize the Eschaton, how do we fill the other three slots?”

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[See the e-commentary include in the “First Monday In October Series” and see The Paradox Of The Republican Federal Judge: Republican Federal Judge Syndrome (September 23, 2013) and SCOTUS on TV: “They Might Not Be Such Bastards” (March 26, 2012).]

Bumper stickers of the week:

It all comes down to one Red Republican Catholic Institutionalist guy – The Fulcrum

Pray

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Giuliani – Draft Dodger And Chickenhawk (March 2, 2015)

Posted in Draft, Hypocrisy, Vietnam, War on March 2, 2015 by e-commentary.org

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5 “He dodged the draft – catch this – by claiming that he needed to be a clerk for a federal judge in New York.”

7 “Now I’ve heard everything. The guys in the trenches on the front lines always bemoaned and blasted the Rear Echelon Mother Fighter, the REMF, who had no idea what combat is like. Lollygagging in New York is the ultimate Rear Echelon Mother Fighter job.”

5 “Glass houses are revealing places.”

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5 “He exploited ‘9/11’ for fame and fortune.”

7 “He coined the phrase ‘9/11’ as a noun, a verb and even a conjunction.”

5 “Using the catastrophe at the World Trade Center as a profit center is unseemly.”

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5 “Democrats such as McGovern, Gore, Kerry, Cleland, and Webb are war veterans. Republicans such as Giuliani, Bush, Cheney, Romney and Ashcroft are draft dodgers. Democrats don’t like going to war unless necessary. Republicans do like going to war but like to send others to fight the war.”

7 “We need to bring back the draft to force the Ruling Class to struggle with avoiding it.”

5 “Glass houses are revealing places.”

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Bumper stickers of the week:

Chickenhawks For War

“No one man nor group of men incapable of fighting or exempt from fighting should in any way be given the power, no matter how gradually it is given them, to put this country or any country into war.” Ernest Hemingway, “Notes on the Next War: A Serious Topical Letter,” Esquire, September 1935.

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American Foreign Policy: Amoral or Immoral? (June 9, 2014)

Posted in Foreign Policy, Genius, Hypocrisy, Middle East, On [Traits/Characteristics] on June 9, 2014 by e-commentary.org

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1 “Makes you wonder why America threatens to blow up the world when Russia moves into territory within its sphere of influence and then finances additional West Bank settlements without hesitation.”

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2 “The test for genocide turns on whether those in power in America like the people being killed and whether the killers threaten or advance America’s economic interests.”

1 “Makes you wonder why America’s policy toward East Congo is shaped largely by Western bankers.”

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2 “If there is no morality, then too many American foreign policies are amoral. If there is some moral underpinning, then too many American foreign policies are immoral.”

1 “No wonder why so many in the world are skeptical of American intentions and actions and often respond irascibly.”

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Bumper stickers of the week:

“Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” Albert Einstein

Too often in America today, what passes for genius is eleven percent flash and eighty-nine percent fluff.

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[See the Cameo In Courage Award for Julian Assange in 2019 at Fourth Annual “Cameo In Courage” Award For 2019 (April 8, 2019) and the most recent award at Sixth Annual “Cameo In Courage” Award For 2021 (April 5, 2021).]

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