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Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) Arrested at RNC
Minneapolis and St Paul police are apparently on a rampage. Many houses and a theater were raided yesterday and today in advance of the Republican National Convention. Most of these appear to be places where independent journalists were housed. Many, including a lawyer representing them, handcuffed, some made to lie on the ground, their property searched, and then the police left – taking nothing, arresting no one.
One of my own heroes, Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow! was arrested today for “Conspiracy to Riot.” The arrest is documented in the video. It is both sad and outrageous.
More on this tomorrow.
Tags: Amy+Goodman, DemocracyNow, Minneapolis+police, StPaul+police, journalists+arrested, RNC, Republican+National+Convention, Monte Asbury
Washington Post: McCain tax ads “just plain false”

Sens. Obama and McCain
So the Post blisters Sen. McCain’s most recent ads on tax plans, saying no one “should get to outright lie.” Coming from the Post— more conservative in editorial content than most—it’s an important indictment.
The editorial (“Continuing Deception: Mr. McCain’s ads on taxes are just plain false,” h/t True Conservative) advocates debate on tax policy, then laments: “Instead, the McCain campaign insists on completely misrepresenting Mr. Obama’s plan,” condemning “the phony, misleading and at times outright dishonest debate that the McCain campaign has been waging — most recently with a television ad.”
Perhaps you’ve seen it:
The ad opens with the Obama-as-celebrity theme — “Celebrities don’t have to worry about family budgets, but we sure do,” says the female announcer. “We’re paying more for food and gas, making it harder to save for college, retirement.” Then she sticks it to him: “Obama’s solution? Higher taxes, called ‘a recipe for economic disaster.’ He’s ready to raise your taxes…”
In fact, most of us would pay less under the Obama plan (which the Post calls “the wiser and more fiscally responsible), than with McCain’s.
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The Post concludes: Read the rest of this entry »
DemocracyNow producer arrested again in St Paul!

Demonstrator in St. Paul
“You shouldn’t be here!” said the police to the people with cameras and press badges.
“Why not?” one wonders. More that 800 people were arrested this week during the Republican National Convention, including dozens of journalists doing nothing but filming.
Now why would riot police arrest people with television equipment and press passes, throwing them to the ground and cuffing their wrists behind them? Is this Beijing?
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And one can only imagine what might have happened then.
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