NYT mistakes right to speak for mythical right to be heard
In September of last year, New York Governor George Pataki rightly slammed the door on an attempt by certain liberal groups to have an “International Freedom Center” at the 9-11 memorial that would have essentially pinned the blame for all of the world’s ills on the US. A quick recap of the controversy:
N.O. Mayor Ray Nagin wants a “chocolate” New Orleans
On MLK Day, a day named in honor of a man who fought for equality, New Orleans Mayor and all-around bigot Ray Nagin called for a “chocolate New Orleans” – in front of a crowd that had gathered at City Hall for a MLK Day march:
The latest “censor” accusation
Check this out (caution – rough language ahead):
The New York Times and photo fakery
Thomas Lifson, editor and publisher of The American Thinker, writes today about what he feels is the case of the New York Times printing a fake photo from last week’s failed attempt at taking out Al Qaeda’s number 2 man Ayman al-Zawahiri:
The Barrett Report
The Barrett Report is scheduled for release this coming Thursday. In it are supposed to be details of Clinton-era abuses of power involving former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, the Justice Dept. and the IRS. Unfortunately, about 100 pages or so of it have been redacted. R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. at The American Spectator is on the case: