tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post1071183608451005832..comments2023-10-25T12:02:18.172-04:00Comments on CasablancaPA: NICE CAMPAIGN WORK, GENIUSESUgartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03569197600238141135noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-76777422066931643582015-01-22T05:14:54.855-05:002015-01-22T05:14:54.855-05:00Do you want some professional Tax planning advice ...<i><b>Do you want some professional <a href="http://www.uhlenbrockcpa.com/services/tax-services/tax-planning" rel="nofollow">Tax planning advice in San Antonio</a> then call Uhlenbrock CPA, who is we know for its <a href="http://www.uhlenbrockcpa.com/services/tax-services/tax-preparation" rel="nofollow">corporate tax preparation in san antonio</a>.Call Us Now: (210) 701-1040 </b></i>Uhlenbrock CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588541918963502759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-87413326883368126092010-05-23T10:28:31.682-04:002010-05-23T10:28:31.682-04:00Please delete all comments written in all caps, it...Please delete all comments written in all caps, it makes this Blog look like it is written by and for emotionally disturbed old people.Rarian Rakistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386271335254334657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-48890780832668890022010-05-22T12:03:33.321-04:002010-05-22T12:03:33.321-04:00TWITTER AMERICAN REVOLUTION ALERT AND CALL TO FREE...TWITTER AMERICAN REVOLUTION ALERT AND CALL TO FREEDOM!<br /><br />WE NEED A BRETT COTT DEFENSE FUND ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.<br /><br />TWITTERS EVERYWHERE WE NEED TO SET UP A BRETT COTT DEFENSE FUND SO WE CAN RAISE MILLIONS TO HIRE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST ATTORNEY'S IN THE WORLD TO DEFEND AND FREE BRETT COTT FROM THE ABUSES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BEING USED FOR HIGHER OFFICE.<br /><br />JUST ONE DOLLAR SENT TO THE DEFENSE FUND, PREFERABLY BY CHECK, TO ACCOUNT FOR IT, AS A SHOW OF SUPPORT, OR CASH ASKING FOR A RECEIPT, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.<br /><br />THE ONE THING IN AMERICA WHEN YOU HAVE MONEY YOU CAN PROPERLY DEFEND YOURSELF. <br /><br />THE MONEY WILL GO TO HIRING FORMER PROSECUTORS AND TOP INVESTIGATORS THAT CAN RESEARCH THE ABUSES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA OAG AND THEIR PROSECUTORS AND CORBETT.<br /><br />LAW STUDENTS THAT CAN VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME WITH LAW PROFESSORS TO POINT OUT THE ABUSES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY SYSTEM UNDER TOM CORBETT.<br /><br />PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU DARE SPEAK OUT TO DEFEND YOURSELF ON TWITTER OR BLOGS. <br /><br />PLEASE I AM NOT RELATED TO BRETT COTT AND DO NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE BELIEVES OR SAYS, BUT HIS IMPRISONMENT BY CORBETT OAG AND SENTENCE BY JUDGE LEWIS NEEDS TO CHALLENGED AND ONLY MONEY CAN DO IT.<br /><br />MILLIONS CAN BE RAISED TO STOP THIS KIND OF ABUSE, PLEASE CASABLANCAPA SET UP A CASBLANCAPA DEFENSE FUND.<br /><br />ONE GROWING PYRAMID OF PROUD TWITTERS PUTTING JUST $1 DOLLAR INTO THE MAIL CAN SEND A BETTER MESSAGE ALONG WITH MILLION OF MESSENGERS AND BRING WORLD ATTENTION TO CORBETT ABUSES OF POWER.<br /><br />BRETT COTT AND HIS LAWYER CANNOT SPEAK, TWIT, OR DEFEND HIMSELF, SINCE HE IS IN PRISON, BUT WE ALL CAN, BY JUST SENDING $1 DOLLAR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-67366216673562184482010-05-22T05:11:07.170-04:002010-05-22T05:11:07.170-04:00Unfortunately, so many people do not find it neces...Unfortunately, so many people do not find it necessary to defend liberty when it doesn't concern them or their agenda. Even fewer understand the concept of essential liberty. This story motivated me to do a write up on my blog:<br /><br />http://mentalbrushfire.blogspot.com/2010/05/freedom-all-or-nothing.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316843261516994755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-24427996990162205882010-05-22T02:40:56.595-04:002010-05-22T02:40:56.595-04:00In fact, there are reasons to consider that Corbet...In fact, there are reasons to consider that Corbett’s campaign could be relieved that statewide voters have made the economy and taxes their primary issues, because it has kept widespread attention away from the prosecutions, not to mention the conflict-of-interest charges leveled at Corbett — as well as pending court motions and lawsuits against Corbett that remain potential liabilities. <br /><br />It remains to be seen whether he can demonstrate to voters that Corbett didn’t abuse his prosecutorial power in the semblance of cleaning up public corruption. <br /><br />Additionally, a federal lawsuit filed against Corbett in 2008 alleges that thousands, perhaps millions, of public dollars were “illegally paid out to vendors.” <br /><br />On March 11, Corbett was deposed in his office for six hours for a lawsuit filed against him and others in the office of the attorney general and Department of Revenue. <br /><br />The whistleblower case alleges that Thomas D. Kimmett, a former attorney with the AG’s office, and his assistant, Sherry E. Bellaman, were terminated because of Kimmett’s call for an independent investigation into the collection practices within the Attorney General’s Financial Enforcement Section. <br /><br />The case alleges “pervasive wrongdoing” in the collection of accounts receivable amounting to upwards of $300 million to $500 million. <br /><br />It gives details of alleged fraudulent payouts to no-bid vendors and claims there was a “cover-up by Mr. Corbett and the other defendants.” <br /><br />The discovery process in the case is set to end April 12, with a pre-trial conference July 2. <br /><br />Unless the case is dismissed, it will go to trial in August and could prove “very embarrassing” to Corbett, said Charles Kimmett, a D.C.-based lawyer representing his uncle Thomas Kimmett. <br /><br />Beginning in April 2008, when Corbett was running for re-election, Kimmett — who had already expressed concern internally about the collections practice inside the financial enforcement section — went “outside the chain of command” at the attorney general’s office, Charles Kimmett said. “He had spoken to the U.S. attorney’s office because he was concerned that they were going to pin what was going on on him when the Department of Revenue had backed down from doing anything that would embarrass the AG’s office,” Charles Kimmett said. <br /><br />In November, Corbett signed off on Kimmett’s termination, but two years later the case continues, but now the National Media is about to report on it.<br /><br />Corbett is in for a woe of troubles, I am told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-27682782928092066802010-05-22T02:32:04.504-04:002010-05-22T02:32:04.504-04:00The irony is that the grand jury should be investi...The irony is that the grand jury should be investigating the Pennsylvania attorney general for abuse of power. <br /><br /><br />Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/19/tom-corbett-twitter/#idc-cover#ixzz0oda1oi6ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-2446508709060362222010-05-22T02:27:48.905-04:002010-05-22T02:27:48.905-04:00Attorney General Tom Corbett Subpoenaes Twitter To...Attorney General Tom Corbett Subpoenaes Twitter To Identify Anonymous Critics<br />140 Comments<br /> <br />133 by Robin Wauters on May 19, 2010 <br /><br />Tom Corbett, current Attorney General of the state of Pennsylvania and Gubernatorial Candidate, has subpoenaed Twitter to appear as a Grand Jury witness to “testify and give evidence regarding alleged violations of the laws of Pennsylvania”. <br /><br />The subpoena orders Twitter to provide “any and all subscriber information” of the person(s) behind two accounts – @bfbarbie and @CasaBlancaPA – who have been anonymously criticizing the man on the popular micro-sharing service.<br /><br />According to the subpoena (embedded below), the information that Twitter is ordered to provide includes “name, address, contact information, creation date, creation Internet Protocol address and any and all log in Internet Protocol address”.<br /><br />A Twitter representative was supposed to appear as a witness before the Pennsylvania Statewide Investigation Grand Jury on Friday, May 14. <br /><br />We’ve asked the company to comment, but a Twitter spokesperson said they don’t comment on legal matters. <br /><br />We’re still waiting to hear back from Corbett’s office.<br /><br />As the subpoena notes, if Twitter failed to attend, a warrant for arrest could be issued and the company could be held liable under penalty of law for Contempt of court.<br /><br />The account @CasaBlancaPA, whose owner is identified as ‘Signor Ferrari’ (a criminal in the film Casablanca, played by Sydney Greenstreet) on Twitter, links to this blog in the bio section. <br /><br />The blog, hosted on Google’s Blogger service, is dedicated to “exposing the hypocrisy of Tom Corbett” according to its subtitle.<br /><br />Some choice tweets that may have gotten the @CasaBlancaPA account owner in trouble:<br /><br />- “Is it wrong to mix campaign work with taxpayer business? <br /><br />Apparently not when Tom Corbett does it bonusgate #pagovrace” (tweet, blog post)<br /><br />- “Corbett erupts at campaign event; security tries to eject questioner #bonusgate #pagovrace” (tweet, blog post)<br /><br />- “Quiz! Who sputters with indignation over failure to recuse from cases involving contributors? #bonusgate #pagovrace” (tweet, blog post)<br /><br />In 2008, a lawsuit was filed by a former state employee against the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office that alleges public dollars were “illegally paid out to vendors” and contends wrongful termination. However, there have been no charges filed or evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Corbett. <br /><br />We’re digging further into this<br /><br />Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/19/tom-corbett-twitter/#ixzz0odYauZCeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-51356071349881288542010-05-22T02:01:10.539-04:002010-05-22T02:01:10.539-04:00It is my personal opinion that Tom Corbett is a gi...It is my personal opinion that Tom Corbett is a giant baby and needs to grow up if he really thinks that finding the identity of the twitter folks will do anything. What's he going to do? File a defamation suit against them?<br /><br />This guy should be investigated for violating the oath that he took to uphold the constitution in his position of power. Childish egotistical moves like this is what makes our court system a joke, of course that's just my opinion on the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-39482179030770141782010-05-22T01:59:17.989-04:002010-05-22T01:59:17.989-04:00Thorns for using power to engage in bad politics:
...Thorns for using power to engage in bad politics:<br /><br />THORNS to Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett for using the power of his office on a political witchhunt to uncover the identities of two anonymous Twitter users who have criticized Corbett's "Bonusgate" corruption investigation, saying it was politically motivated. <br /><br />Corbett, who won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor on Tuesday, needs to develop a thicker skin if he wants to lead Pennsylvania. <br /><br />An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer said Thursday the subpoena by a statewide investigative grand jury is an unconstitutional retaliation that violates First Amendment free-speech protections. <br /><br />We agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-35192712355160858702010-05-22T01:47:53.405-04:002010-05-22T01:47:53.405-04:00FROM ABOVE....
Author Buzz Bissinger reacted to t...FROM ABOVE....<br /><br />Author Buzz Bissinger reacted to the case Friday on the Fox 29 News at 5 and said he thinks the attorney general wishes he had never tried to get information out of Twitter.<br /><br />"I think it's outrageous. I think it's ridiculous. I think it is an abuse of power. Yes, it is about the Constitution – it's about the First Amendment, free speech. You know, I'm on Twitter. People say terrible things about me. You know what? You fight back on Twitter. You issue a Tweet back in response. I think what Corbett did was pathetic. People are allowed to do Twitter anonymously. That's the way it works. It made no difference in the sentencing, and I think everyone who Twitters should just condemn Corbett for what he did."<br /><br />Bussinger called it "one of the most outrageous abuses of power that I've seen," adding that the punishment should be dealing with millions of Tweets.<br /><br />"Twitter was right not to give up the names," Bussinger said. I don't know what Corbett was doing except it was pretty stupid."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-53781808551812137992010-05-22T01:47:53.406-04:002010-05-22T01:47:53.406-04:00A.G. Corbett Defends Twitter Subpeona
Tweep Sente...A.G. Corbett Defends Twitter Subpeona<br /><br />Tweep Sentenced To 5 Years In Corruption Case<br /><br />PHILADELPHIA - "Twitter-gate" entered another round Friday as Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett defended his demand to find out the names of two of his critics who bashed him on Twitter.<br /><br />Corbett has really drawn a lot of criticism, and his rivals say he is on the wrong side of freedom of speech.<br /><br />The American Civil Liberties Union had threatened to sue to protect the identities of those bloggers.<br /><br />It all started when Corbett tried to get Twitter to give up the names of two "Tweeps" openly critical of him.<br /><br />Corbett now says he did so to convince the judge to give a heavy sentence to corruption defendant Brett Cott. He believed Cott was using anonymously using Twitter to bash him and intimidate witnesses and was not remorseful at all.<br /><br />The subpoena request sparked Corbett's Democratic opponent in the governor's race, Allegheny Executive Dan Onorato, to accuse the state's attorney general of using his power for personal problems.<br /><br />In the end, Twitter never gave up the names, and the judge without that information threw the book at Cott, giving him up to five years.<br /><br />Former federal prosecutor Fred Tecce said Corbett is in a tricky spot, both running for office and trying to effectively do his job at the same time.<br /><br />"He has to walk a fine line," Tecce said. "You know, if he had stepped over the line, he would have really stepped on the rake here and could really get himself in trouble. <br /><br />But the other side of the coin is he is an elected official, he has a job to do, he swore to uphold the Constitution of the state of Pennsylvania, and he swore to do his job. <br /><br />And I would be more worried about a guy who was more worried about getting elected to another job than focusing in and doing his job that he was appointed to do in the first place."<br /><br />MORE BELOW:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-5160740436036585252010-05-22T01:41:37.873-04:002010-05-22T01:41:37.873-04:00John Brabender, a Republican consultant and senior...John Brabender, a Republican consultant and senior adviser to the Corbett campaign. <br /><br />John Brabender is a prominent Republican political consultant.<br /><br />He earned a degree in from Gannon University and an MBA from Cleveland State University.<br /><br />He is the managing partner and Chief Creative Officer of BrabenderCox, a national political consulting and advertising firm.<br /><br />He has served as a campaign and advertising consultant for campaigns in nearly every state, including Tom Coburn, David Vitter, Rick Santorum, Linda Lingle, Tom Corbett, and for the 2008 Giuliani presidential campaign.<br /><br />He has also worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their attempt to gain public funding for Heinz Field in the mid-1990s and for the Pittsburgh Penguins.<br /><br />He has appeared as a guest on The Today Show, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, CNN's Inside Politics, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Talk of the Nation, and CNN.<br /><br />He was an adjunct professor at the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism at West Virginia University, teaching courses on advertising and the media.<br /><br />He was named one of the "Rising Stars of 1996" by Campaigns & Elections, after winning 18 of 21 races in the 1994 election cycle, including the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania where Rick Santorum upset Harris Wofford.<br /><br />He helped "mastermind" Tom Ridge's gubernatorial victories in 1994 and 1998.<br /><br />He was named to the 2002 and 2003 PoliticsPA "Sy Snyder's Power 50" of influential people in Pennsylvania politics.<br /><br />He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Republican Dream Team" political consultants.<br /><br />In 2010, he was named one of the "Top 10 Republicans" in Pennsylvania by Politics Magazine, where he was called the "the go-to consultant for many [Pennsylvania] statewide candidates."<br /><br />In 2009, he launched Zolitics, a "political entertainment network" with other political consultants, including Leslie Gromis-Baker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-66511327804615098192010-05-22T00:27:09.534-04:002010-05-22T00:27:09.534-04:00Now, I remember, it's all coming back. Wasn...Now, I remember, it's all coming back. Wasn't there a Spartacus in<br />the Bird Cage(La Cage au folle). <br /> I knew I'd seen that Tom Corbett somewhere. I wonder if he has a thirds cell phone to use on the set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-72335196979940889752010-05-21T23:16:01.667-04:002010-05-21T23:16:01.667-04:00The People United will never be defeated.
Tom Corb...The People United will never be defeated.<br />Tom Corbett, the tyrant, will be unseated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-69899408054369345992010-05-21T23:11:51.040-04:002010-05-21T23:11:51.040-04:00I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, As live as he...I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, As live as he could be. Said I, but Joe, you're ten years passed,<br />Said Joe, I NEVER DIED,,,<br /><br />Said Joe, I NEVER DIED.<br /><br />Anyone heard from Silence Dogood, lately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-1860569921660482812010-05-21T22:27:37.404-04:002010-05-21T22:27:37.404-04:00Free All Political Prisoners!!!Free All Political Prisoners!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-35817787833954476422010-05-21T21:35:51.805-04:002010-05-21T21:35:51.805-04:00Meanwhile in occupied Casablanca, COL Strasser wil...Meanwhile in occupied Casablanca, COL Strasser will lead us in a rousing chorus of THE FATHERLAND.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-2740513272093518232010-05-21T21:31:39.350-04:002010-05-21T21:31:39.350-04:00WELL, ONE THING FOR SURE, BRETT COTT IS IN PRISON ...WELL, ONE THING FOR SURE, BRETT COTT IS IN PRISON FOR POLITICAL FREE SPEECH NOT 3 COUNTS ON 39 UNPROVEN CAHRGES.<br /><br />SINCE BRETT COTT IS IN PRISON AND THIS BLOG STILL EXISTS, WELL, IT CANNOT BE BRETT COTT BLOGGING, SO RIGHT THERE IS GROUNDS FOR APPEAL.<br /><br />CORBETT, CORBETT CAMPAIGN AND THE OAG FEAR THESE BLOGS, AND ARE HIDING THINGS FROM THE PUBLIC; WE NEED MORE CASABLANCAPA NOT JUST 1 ANYMORE.<br /><br />WE NEED TO COORIDINATE THESE BLOGS AND STICK TOGETHER AND REPORT EVERYTHING ON CORBETT, CORBETT CAMPAIGNS, CORBETT CAMPAIGN STAFFERS, AND PROSECUTORS MISCONDUCT.<br /><br />TODAY BRETT COTT IS A POLITICAL VICTIM AND ALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN SILENCED SO FAR, WE NEED MORE TO STAND UP AND BE THE VOICE OF REASON, FAIRNESS, JUSTICE AND EXPOSING THE EVIALS OF A CORRUPT JUSTICE SYSTEM, OAG, AND JUDGE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-3213720908241832682010-05-21T21:29:23.869-04:002010-05-21T21:29:23.869-04:00When they came for the gypsies, I did not protest....When they came for the gypsies, I did not protest.When they rounded up the homosexuals, I remained silent. When they came for the Jews I said nothing. When they persecuted the trade un ionists I did not speak out and then when they came for me, there was no one left to defend me. Note:The Jehovih Witnesses stood up to the Nazi Party and drove him crazy with their underground resistance and their printing presses. The rest of the world's organized religions were intimidated by Hitler and fell right in line. Read your history and then wake up and act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-2960660906628694332010-05-21T21:13:50.782-04:002010-05-21T21:13:50.782-04:00A rubberstamped writ, it's getting more seriou...A rubberstamped writ, it's getting more serious the more we go on. Tell the world more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-55074498814057488422010-05-21T20:49:52.222-04:002010-05-21T20:49:52.222-04:00Brett Cott is now Officially a Convicted Felon now...Brett Cott is now Officially a Convicted Felon now that he has been sentenced, but he is without question a political victim of an abuse of his human rights, and this cannot stand.<br /><br />Other branches and good men must stand up to this travesty of justice, opportunists for governor, and shoddy withch hunt hidden with fraud, abuse, and political bias by Prosecutors towards only one party.<br /><br />Funny, the pay raise and bonuses came from Judges complaining they needed more money. Now they sit back and do not stand up for what is right.<br /><br />This is so wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-51602642648853340072010-05-21T20:46:27.164-04:002010-05-21T20:46:27.164-04:00Timothy Havener said...Anonymous said...Corbett tu...Timothy Havener said...Anonymous said...Corbett turned on the lights and the roaches don't like it. May 21, 2010 12:17 PM Too bad after 3 years Corbett has not turn on the lights on Republican Senator Contributors??? Roaches do not stay in one room, but in Republican Circles they protect them. May 21, 2010 12:36 PM That could be said of both parties. The whole system is one big corrupt mess on both sides of the politcial aisle.May 21, 2010 1:11 PM<br /><br />Fine, but so far Republican House Members, Democratic Senators and Republican Senators have not been fully investigated or brought before any Grand Juries on Bonuses for over 3 years now.<br /><br />Only Democratic Members of the House have been investigated, chargeds, and put on trial and now sentenced.<br /><br />Corbett own Campaign Manager was given the highest bonuses of all, but is part of Corbett's OAG now, not under any investigation????<br /><br />Clearly, it has not been a balance and fair investigation of all 4 caucuses and that is not right, and not justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-20840914333075656292010-05-21T20:36:06.680-04:002010-05-21T20:36:06.680-04:00The stiff sentence "sends a loud and clear me...The stiff sentence "sends a loud and clear message that this kind of activity [illegal use of taxpayers funds for political campaigns] will not be tolerated, and people will pay for their crimes,'' said Deputy Attorney General E. Marc Costanzo.<br /><br />GOOD WHEN WILL SEE AN INVESTIGATION ON REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND FRIENDS OF CORBETT AND CONTRIBUTORS TO HIS CAMPAIGN AND CORBETT HIMSELF????<br /><br />THE KIMMENT CASE AND STETLER MOTIONS ARE VERY DETAILED IN THERE ALLEGATIONS AND FACTUAL PROOF ON COREBTT'S CAMPIAGN VIOLATIONS AND NO BID CONTRACTS????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-40672290568063481832010-05-21T16:59:33.240-04:002010-05-21T16:59:33.240-04:00The Judge doesn't sign the subpoenas. The pro...The Judge doesn't sign the subpoenas. The prosecutors use a signature stamp.<br /><br />Frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454535989576644455.post-2289173626850209652010-05-21T16:07:25.844-04:002010-05-21T16:07:25.844-04:00SEPTEMBER 1, 1939
by W.H. Auden
I sit in one o...SEPTEMBER 1, 1939<br />by W.H. Auden<br /> <br /> <br />I sit in one of the dives<br />On Fifty-second Street<br />Uncertain and afraid<br />As the clever hopes expire<br />Of a low dishonest decade:<br />Waves of anger and fear<br />Circulate over the bright<br />And darkened lands of the earth,<br />Obsessing our private lives;<br />The unmentionable odour of death<br />Offends the September night.<br /><br />Accurate scholarship can<br />Unearth the whole offence<br />From Luther until now<br />That has driven a culture mad,<br />Find what occurred at Linz,<br />What huge imago made<br />A psychopathic god:<br />I and the public know<br />What all schoolchildren learn,<br />Those to whom evil is done<br />Do evil in return.<br /><br />Exiled Thucydides knew<br />All that a speech can say<br />About Democracy,<br />And what dictators do,<br />The elderly rubbish they talk<br />To an apathetic grave;<br />Analysed all in his book,<br />The enlightenment driven away,<br />The habit-forming pain,<br />Mismanagement and grief:<br />We must suffer them all again.<br /><br />Into this neutral air<br />Where blind skyscrapers use<br />Their full height to proclaim<br />The strength of Collective Man,<br />Each language pours its vain<br />Competitive excuse:<br />But who can live for long<br />In an euphoric dream;<br />Out of the mirror they stare,<br />Imperialism's face<br />And the international wrong.<br /><br />Faces along the bar<br />Cling to their average day:<br />The lights must never go out,<br />The music must always play,<br />All the conventions conspire<br />To make this fort assume<br />The furniture of home;<br />Lest we should see where we are,<br />Lost in a haunted wood,<br />Children afraid of the night<br />Who have never been happy or good.<br /><br />The windiest militant trash<br />Important Persons shout<br />Is not so crude as our wish:<br />What mad Nijinsky wrote<br />About Diaghilev<br />Is true of the normal heart;<br />For the error bred in the bone<br />Of each woman and each man<br />Craves what it cannot have,<br />Not universal love<br />But to be loved alone.<br /><br />From the conservative dark<br />Into the ethical life<br />The dense commuters come,<br />Repeating their morning vow;<br />'I will be true to the wife,<br />I'll concentrate more on my work,'<br />And helpless governors wake<br />To resume their compulsory game:<br />Who can release them now,<br />Who can reach the dead,<br />Who can speak for the dumb?<br /><br />All I have is a voice<br />To undo the folded lie,<br />The romantic lie in the brain<br />Of the sensual man-in-the-street<br />And the lie of Authority<br />Whose buildings grope the sky:<br />There is no such thing as the State<br />And no one exists alone;<br />Hunger allows no choice<br />To the citizen or the police;<br />We must love one another or die.<br /><br />Defenseless under the night<br />Our world in stupor lies;<br />Yet, dotted everywhere,<br />Ironic points of light<br />Flash out wherever the Just<br />Exchange their messages:<br />May I, composed like them<br />Of Eros and of dust,<br />Beleaguered by the same<br />Negation and despair,<br />Show an affirming flame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com