And, also speaking of the long-waged Republican War on Democracy, it’s nice to see a bit of in-depth coverage of issues that actually matter from local news reporters for a change. Here’s Melissa Sims of KARK 4 News in Arkansas last night, on the vote caging of Tim Griffin, the Karl Rove protege installed as U.S. Attorney without Senate confirmation by the Bush Administration during their infamous U.S. Attorney purge.
Griffin, notoriously, was discovered to have sent caging emails to RNC colleagues during the 2004 election in Ohio. He denies any wrong-doing, though BBC investigative journalist and author [and occasional BRAD BLOG guest blogger] Greg Palast who first reported on the caging emails in Griffin’s name, believes otherwise. Several other independent reporters similarly confirmed his involvement in the scheme. Griffin has never been held legally accountable, in any case, despite being forced to tearfully resign as USA during the Attorney Purge investigation. He is now, incredibly, the GOP’s nominee for Arkansas’ 2nd District U.S. Congressional seat, proving — yet again — that IOKIYR.
KARK’s Simas took the time to cover the matter in some detail — a 7-minute report is extraordinary for local news — even as it’s been largely ignored by…well, just about everybody, certainly in Arkansas, until now…
Note: Simas’ written report published on KARK’s ArkansasMatters.com website along with the video report, is very good as well.
[Much thanks to RAW REPLAY’S David Edwards for the video embed!]UPDATE 10/20/10: Palast picks up on this same story and writes over at Truthout that attorney Robert Kennedy Jr., having looked at the Griffin caging emails, believes that what the SarahPAC-endorsed candidate Griffin did “was absolutely illegal and he should be in jail.”
Excellent piece, Brad, as is the against-the-MSM-grain real journalism from Melissa Sims of KARK-4 News.
Can’t recall when I’ve last heard anything resembling that from any of the commercial stations in Los Angeles.
I started noticing the similarities in facial expressions and eyes back in 2000 when the hired guns were beating down the doors to stop the recount in Florida. Something inhuman, alien, possibly reptilian (though I have great affinity for the real articles, so no insult is intended.)
Yup. Definitely some channeling of Donald Sutherland going on here.
I wish I had a better explanation.
You say he looks like a Rove clone — if I take your meaning correctly. My I suggest he looks more like an overweight Alex Jones?
This isn’t isn’t journalism it’s populism…and it will lead to more facism.
Give the Republicans all the attention, don’t actually do any thing. Great.
OT but must get out here:
Miller and Drop Zone owner.
He and his gang of goons are A I P members:
http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/10/revealed-joe-miller-hired-security.html
Andrew Sullivan weighs in:
The Palin Model, Ctd.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/10/the-palin-model.html