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pragmatic_dem

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35. professional organizations are not always on our side...

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 08:18 PM

Apr 2014

AMA let our health care system fester to the point of complete dysfunction.

Other organizations like tech heavy ACM, IEEE etc happily watch as millions of US jobs and trillions in US intellectual property get traded to unskilled low wage workers in Asia. All the while US members in middle class are getting their throat's slit.

There's more examples of course, but the sad fact is most professional organizations are worried about kissing politician's asses so grant money comes in. And with Holder proving that he'll spy on hundreds of journalists, for any reason, we really are fucked as a representative democracy, who wants to take a risk covering our corrupt police state?

Thanks for the link!

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Blogging Can Be Dangerous to Your Freedom [View all] Octafish Apr 2014 OP

“You’ve got a situation where sometimes there’s no good guys” frazzled Apr 2014 #1

Shuler got canned from his gig at University of Alabama for blogging about Siegelman. Octafish Apr 2014 #2

He is famous for his exposures of the Karl Rove Plot against Siegelman, an egregious travesty of sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #7

The NYT didn't say anything: a First Amendment attorney frazzled Apr 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #7

Let's face it. We all need whistle-blower protection. Baitball Blogger Apr 2014 #3

Agree. Two journalists were arrested for taking pictures from the sidewalk in Ohio. Octafish Apr 2014 #4

Going a bit off tangent... Baitball Blogger Apr 2014 #5

Absolutely Agree. Octafish Apr 2014 #16

WTF onecaliberal Apr 2014 #6

He made an enemy of Karl Rove and his tainted judges in Alabama when he wrote relentlessly about sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #9

Legal Schnauzer publisher Roger Shuler released after more than 5 months in Alabama jail Octafish Apr 2014 #17

Nothing to see here, just move along Augiedog Apr 2014 #10

It's as if an empire of evil had hijacked the government of the United States. Octafish Apr 2014 #18

Know your BFEE: Siegelman Judge is a big-time War Profiteer Octafish Apr 2014 #22

K&R! WTF has happened to this country? Enthusiast Apr 2014 #11

Late stage Terminal Unregulated Free Market Capitalism. nt Zorra Apr 2014 #20

The question is whether Shuler had any evidence to back up what he wrote and if so, what JDPriestly Apr 2014 #13

Excellent point: To Win, the Truth needs to be on his side. Octafish Apr 2014 #27

Allegations, accusations, but what is the evidence? Gossip? JDPriestly Apr 2014 #31

Shuler wrote: ''sources.'' So, there's more than one. Octafish Apr 2014 #32

Alabama -> Talibana nt pragmatic_dem Apr 2014 #14

''This silence by groups like the Society for Professional Journalism is deafening.'' Octafish Apr 2014 #29

professional organizations are not always on our side... pragmatic_dem Apr 2014 #35

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #15

It's like the Alabama GOP is running the country...National Bloggers Club? Ali Akbar? Octafish Apr 2014 #36

He needs to hire a lawyer and listen to them. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #19

If only he could afford a good lawyer! Octafish Apr 2014 #34

Why is Alabama allowed its own third-world justice system without checks & balances pacalo Apr 2014 #21

THE Shaun McCutcheon is from Alabama? Octafish Apr 2014 #30

That would indicate a conspiracy. But, but, but....conspiracies never happen! nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #23

That's what the controlled media have said for half a century. Octafish Apr 2014 #33

Insisting on representing yourself in numerous court cases, when you have no legal training, struggle4progress Apr 2014 #24

It may be that's exactly what you're supposed to think. Octafish Apr 2014 #25

Here's the NY Times in September 2007, three years before the 29 September 2010 struggle4progress Apr 2014 #26

Only thing is that Legal Schnauzer tied the fellow to his roots with the Alabama GOP. Octafish Apr 2014 #28