"The guys from the Politico brought my mom flowers"
(updated below)
The reporters who spent the weekend at "John McCain's ranch" in Sedona, Arizona for a "social event" were barred from bringing cameras, but McCain's daughter, Meghan, was allowed to. She has now put her edited footage up on YouTube. I honestly don't even know what to say about this:
UPDATE: Just to clarify a couple points in response to some comments. Meghan McCain is not a child or a "teenager"; she's a 23-year-old adult. She's actively engaged in her father's campaign, producing all sorts of material for public consumption designed to promote the campaign, including this video. Most importantly, there's no criticism being directed at her here. What's relevant and worthy of commentary is the behavior of the reporters depicted by the video, not anything that she did.
Currently in Glenn Greenwald's Blog
- The NYT calls Iranian interrogation tactics "torture"
- Techniques which the paper refuses to call "torture" when used by the U.S. magically transform when used by others.
- Saturday, Jul 4, 2009 12:05 EDT
- Salon Radio: Charlie Savage on Obama's civil liberties record
- The NYT reporter explains the many similarities between Obama's Terrorism policies and Bush's.
- Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 18:03 EDT
- The still-growing NPR "torture" controversy
- The media outlet's use of Bush euphemisms sparks a much-needed debate on journalistic standards.
- Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 13:03 EDT
- The suppressed fact: Deaths by U.S. torture
- The unstated premise of every torture debate -- that it was safely applied to a handful of detainees -- is false
- Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 19:31 EDT
