In a terse statement yesterday, MSNBC TV President Phil Griffin said, “I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.”
I think this is good news. We need a news network that is Fair and Balanced…
Republicans just took control of the House, President Obama just left to visit India, and McDonald’s just announced the return of the McRib. Coincidences?
Yeah, it’s been a slow news day…
In a memoir due out Tuesday, Bush makes clear that he personally approved the use of waterboarding against alleged Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Sheik Mohammed, an admission the human rights experts say could one day have legal consequences for him.
Tom Malinowski, the Washington advocacy director for Human Rights Watch, said, “Waterboarding is broadly seen by legal experts around the world as torture, and it is universally prosecutable as a crime. The fact that none of us expect any serious consequences from this admission is what is most interesting.”
Indeed.
Jammie Thomas-Rasset is being penalized for illegally downloading and sharing 24 songs on the peer-to-peer file-sharing network Kazaa in 2006, but how much she owes the record labels has been in question. The jury in her third trial has just ruled that Thomas-Rasset should pay Capitol Records $1.5 million…
Ouch!
Please?!?
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