Haven't listened yet but thought I would bring you some depressing news.

Had argument with right-winger today. They brought up Acorn thing as demonstrative of how fucked up our politics are. Not because of fraud, but they legitimately thought that they had done that shit. i tried to explain the videos were doctored, but would not listen. Would not bring up but featured prominently on site. Mentioned Maddow expose that actually showed clips of videos, they automatically dismissed for stupid reasons.

To my knowledge California ones and Brooklyn and Philly, turned out to be transparent frauds where people either did not say things AT ALL/went along but joke/called cops right afterwards. Also what was the exact down low on the Baltimore ones? I ask because, well, Maryland in the house.

Does it bother you that we just can't seem to win sometimes.

Also, noticed do not have individual e-mail address what is deal with that.

Matt @ 1 said:

Had argument with right-winger today. They brought up Acorn thing as demonstrative of how fucked up our politics are. Not because of fraud, but they legitimately thought that they had done that shit.

Let me help next time you meet your RW friend:

+ CA AG finds 'no violation of law' in 'severely edited' ACORN tapes (other than by O'Keefe & Giles)

+ NY D.A. finds 'no criminality' in 'highly edited' ACORN tapes.

+ About 5 other independent reports that have looked at the tapes found same. (That may be why, as you may wish to point out to your friend, there have been no indictments of any ACORN workers in those tapes --- though O'Keefe and Giles are currently facing a lawsuit by one of the workers for their violation of CA's Privacy Act.)

+ Ask your friend what evidence he/she has for any vote ever having been cast in any election anywhere, from an improper registration by an ACORN worker. (Hint: There is none. No such vote has ever been cast.)

+ Ask your friend if he/she knows who it is who turned in that handful of rogue ACORN workers to officials asking them to prosecute them for registration fraud. (Hint: It was ACORN themselves, as they were the ones who were defrauded! ACORN themselves check every registration to make sure its valid, and flag those that appear to be fraudulent before turning them in --- as they are required to do by law.)

Does it bother you that we just can't seem to win sometimes.

When the truth is on your side, you always win. It may just take a little longer. Liars are a great advantage.

Also, noticed do not have individual e-mail address what is deal with that.

Huh?

I mean there was no way to contact you directly.

I just couldn't find the details on the maryland one. I figured based on the others they were trying to help get away from a pimp or set up a halfway house or something.

Matt @ 3:

I mean there was no way to contact you directly.

Ah! It's up there at top right of orange-ish bar across top of page. It's not totally obvious, since I only want clever folks to contact me directly. Will you pass the test?

I just couldn't find the details on the maryland one. I figured based on the others they were trying to help get away from a pimp or set up a halfway house or something.

I'd have to go back in to the transcripts to start breaking down the MD failure specifically for you. But, suffice to say, there were no criminal charges there either. Now why do you (or your RW friend) suppose that is?

As I listened to your show, about the OWS in Frisco, and how the police swept through at 3 am, it reminded me of how the same thing is being done in Iraq, Afganistan, and other areas of American influence. I know the people in Iraq and Afganistan really hate that, and it is recruiting fighters. I think this will hurt the authorities by recruiting more protesters. This fight has just begun.