Archive for September, 2007

Court Reaffirms Legal Consequence Free Blogosphere

Law.com - Judge: Bloggers Entitled to Immunity Under Communications Act
Bloggers cannot be hit with libel suits on the basis of anonymous postings on their Web sites because federal law grants them immunity by explicitly stating that they cannot be treated as the “publisher” of such comments, a federal judge has ruled.
In his 22-page opinion in [...]

Surprise! White House Investigator Comes Up Short on Funding

Surprise! White House Investigator Comes Up Short on Funding
In the department of who didn’t see this one coming, Scott Bloch’s Office of Special Counsel investigation was launched with great bravado and no dough…
Equally shocking is the notion that Mr. Bloch is not highly regarded by his peers:
Ex DOJ wrote on September 17, 2007 11:56 PM:
Scott [...]

Why We Tend To Believe FUD & Other Propaganda

Why do people fall for obvious FUD and manipulation so easily? What is it that causes us to suspend rational and intellectual honesty in favor of the emotional “charge” we get out of propaganda?
The quote below summarizes things quite well:
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it [...]