Police goons arrest journalist for asking questions!

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<object width="425" height="344">Vigilant police brandishing clubs protect the Republicans from a tiny, graying hair, middle-aged, female journalist for asking question as to why her producers were taken into custody.

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Award winning journalist and host of Democracy Now (http://www.democracynow.org/), Amy Goodman, was then violently manhandled and handcuffed and dragged out of camera range by the gun-thugs protecting republicans from hearing the voice of protest, as she attempted to cover a street demonstration outside the republican convention. Goodman is known for her fearless and courageous coverage of issues affecting ordinary people and which are so often ignored by the MSM.

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[Qikdraw]

More than this was going on in the Twin Cities though. You heard about the raids at houses, even before the convention started? Yeah pretty tough.

However police brutality was not just at the republican convention it also happened at the democratic convention. An ABC reporter was pushed into traffic and arrested for attempting to see who was going into one of those secret parties companies were holding for democrats.

[brazhunter]

Better to call Amy Goodman an activist than a journalist. She's anything but non-partisan.

[usmc1]

Better to call Amy Goodman an activist than a journalist. She's anything but non-partisan.

And Hannity, Coulter, O"Reilly will relinquish their claims to being journalists, when?

But, the irony of your comment is that you and Bill Clinton share the same opinion of thie award winning, iconoclastic journalist...

"When President Bill Clinton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton) called WBAI on Election Day, 2000, for a quick get-out-the-vote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote) message, Goodman and Gonzalo Aburto (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gonzalo_Aburto&action=edit&redlink=1) challenged him for 28 minutes with questions about Leonard Peltier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier), racial profiling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_profiling), the Iraq sanctions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_sanctions), Ralph Nader (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader), the death penalty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty), the North American Free Trade Agreement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement) (NAFTA), and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict). Clinton defended Democratic policies against criticism, but charged Goodman with being "hostile, combative, and even disrespectful"

Would this be the first instance for you of agreement with Bill Clinton?

[brazhunter]

And Hannity, Coulter, O"Reilly will relinquish their claims to being journalists, when?

Hannity and Coulter do not claim to be journalists and both clearly state they are conservative, Hannity being opinion programming. Rush simply says he is entertainment. Can you provide similar statements from Amy Goodman? If she's publicly proclaiming she has left-oriented opinion show, then I'll retract my statement. Of course, that would confirm my statement, wouldn't it?

[Naturist Mark]

I would certainly consider Goodman to be a liberal or progressive oriented journalist. And quite a good one. Here are some of the awards Goodman and fellow Democracy Now! host Juan Gonzalez have won:

Gracie Award for American Women in Radio and Television Public Broadcasting, 2007
Individual Achievement for Outstanding Program Host

James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, 2007
Career Achievement

Webby Award Honoree, 2007
Podcasts and Politics

Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, 2006
Groundbreaking Reporting

Ruben Salazar Journalism Award
Outstanding Commitment to Preserving the Integrity of Journalism

George Polk Award
Radio Reporting

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prize
First Place, International Radio Documentary

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism

Edwin H. Major Armstrong Award
Best Radio Documentary

National Federation of Community Broadcasters
Golden Reels (several, including Best National News Story 2003)

Project Censored Award
Most Censored Story

Society of Professional Journalists
Best Investigative Reporting
Award for Excellence Series/Investigative Reporting

United Press International
Best Radio Feature

Associated Press
Best Enterprise Reporting

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Pioneer Award

American Women in Radio & Television
Pinnacle Award for Radio Programming

National Catholic Association of Broadcasters
Best Documentary
Best Religious Documentary

Radio/Television News Directors Association
Regional News Series/Documentary Award

Alliance for Community Media
Best Nationally Distributed Program

ACME (Action Coalition for Media Education)
National Media Literacy Activist Award

Amigos Del Sur Del Bronx (Friends of the South Bronx)
Evelina Antonetty Community Pulitzer Award

Boulder International Humanist Institute
Second Annual Symposium Award

Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture
Peace Site Award

California Defenders Association
Gideon Award

City of Santa Cruz
Mayor’s Proclamation: Amy Goodman Day, September 17, 2006

Consortium on Peace Research, Education, & Development (COPRED)
Social Courage Award

The Deadline Club New York Chapter Award
Best Investigative Reporting in Radio

Disarmament and Economic Conversion Committee
Sadako Peace Citation

Feminist Caucus of the American Humanist Association
Humanist Heroine “Exception to the Ruler”

Hometown Video Festival
National Distribution–Professional Award

Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
Kairos Award, Journalism and Human Rights Work

Media & Democracy Congress
Media Hero Award

National Editors Association
Golden Razor Award
Editor of the Decade

National Federation of Community Broadcasters
Golden Reel
National Special Event Coverage

National Women’s Political Caucus
Exceptional Merit Media Award
Radio Talk Show

New Jersey Peace Action Award
Political Courage Award

New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association
First Place Award
Best Enterprise Reporting Class 1 Radio

The Newswomen’s Club of New York
Front Page Award for Distinguished Journalism

NFCB (National Federation of Community Broadcasters)
Community Radio Awards
National Entertainment /Music Program–Silver Reel
Local News & Information

Office of the Americas
Peace and Justice Award

Pacifica Radio, Washington Bureau
The Unvarnished Truth Award

Prisoners Breaking the Chains Committee
Lois Lane Award
Journalist

RTNDA (Radio-Television News Directors Association)
Regional News Series/Documentary Award

Ruben Salazar Journalism Award
Outstanding Commitment to Preserving the Integrity of Journalism

Samori Marksman Memorial Award
Journalism

Twelfth Annual Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage
Journalism Activism Broadcasting

Unitarian Universalist Association
The Wilton Peace Prize 2004

United Press International
Best Radio Feature

[usmc1]

Hannity and Coulter do not claim to be journalists and both clearly state they are conservative, Hannity being opinion programming. Rush simply says he is entertainment. Can you provide similar statements from Amy Goodman? If she's publicly proclaiming she has left-oriented opinion show, then I'll retract my statement. Of course, that would confirm my statement, wouldn't it?

Actually since I did not mention that drug addled buffoon, Rush, I'll stipulate with you that he offers no journalistic pretensions.

As to that miserable crank and molester of women, Bill O'Reilly does make such pretensions, having once lied about receiving Broadcast journalism's highest award, the Peabody.

That absurdity Hannity claims to be an anchor and singles-bar troll witch, Coulter, also makes claims to journalistic protections for herself when slandering innocents.

Your claim seems to be that Amy, because she covers issues ignored by the MSM, is an actrivist and not a journalist. Sorry, but muckraking is what a good journalist does, as all the awards she has earned recognize and affirm.

She takes on power and exposes the lies and abuses, rather than actring as a cheerleader to power, corruption, and debasement of the American dream.

It is just another of those sef-contrdictions you conservatives put yourselves in. You claim to mistrust the liberal media, but, when and independent voice focuses the light on all abuses, you revile them as leftist activists because thwey don't parrot the party line and reinforce your prejudices.

[Edmontonnudist]

Here's some friendly advice! If there ever is a Civil War in your country this is what you do first.

You round up all the people that work in the Mainstream Media and throw them into WORK CAMPS. Work them 14 hours a day,7 days a week.MAKE THE LAZY BUMS PAY FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE!

Have you noticed that during these events you always have 100 or so protesters causing trouble,MAJOR TROUBLE. You will notice 3 common things about these protesters.

-They have thier faces covered.
-They are wearing civilian clothes,BUT notice the footwear,looks like POLICE or MILITARY issue footwear.
-The police seem to let them run rampant and let them taunt peacefull protesters,thus causing a confrontation.Then the police step in and arrest the people being taunted.

Remember the WTO riots in Seattle in 1999? It was 40 to 50 protesters that walked down the street smashing windows and whatever. The POLICE DID NOTHING until after the trouble makers dipersed into a vacant building and then ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!

THEY ARE CALLED 'AGENTS PROVOCATEURS'

They are payed by the STATE to cause TROUBLE!

[usmc1]

Here's some friendly advice! If there ever is a Civil War in your country this is what you do first.

You round up all the people that work in the Mainstream Media and throw them into WORK CAMPS. Work them 14 hours a day,7 days a week.MAKE THE LAZY BUMS PAY FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE!

Have you noticed that during these events you always have 100 or so protesters causing trouble,MAJOR TROUBLE. You will notice 3 common things about these protesters.

-They have thier faces covered.
-They are wearing civilian clothes,BUT notice the footwear,looks like POLICE or MILITARY issue footwear.
-The police seem to let them run rampant and let them taunt peacefull protesters,thus causing a confrontation.Then the police step in and arrest the people being taunted.

Remember the WTO riots in Seattle in 1999? It was 40 to 50 protesters that walked down the street smashing windows and whatever. The POLICE DID NOTHING until after the trouble makers dipersed into a vacant building and then ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!

THEY ARE CALLED 'AGENTS PROVOCATEURS'

They are payed by the STATE to cause TROUBLE!

It is just the "state" we're in right now. Wish I'd seen this before I posted a reply about "hecklers".

But, back to my point, we've swung to a very, very authoritarian mindset here in America. It crops up here in the forum from time to time. And pervades everything.

Witness the icon for moderators of this forum, do you see scales of jsutice? do you see a wise black-robed judge? do you see a sage old owl? Hell no, you see a threatening, sun-glasses wearing, square jawed cop with billy club in hand. Read the TOS, it is a banning offense to 'question" a moderator--hasn't actually been enforced that I know of, but it is there--as I said, it is a mindset that pervades a certain element here and throughout the country.

And, truthfully, there is no "when" to our civil war, it is well underway, and it will be determined partly at the polls this November and then again in 2010.

[Edmontonnudist]

usmc1, it is not hard to notice this authoritarian attitude in my day to day activities.I had to give a company name for my cash purchase of Grade 5 bolts for a project. I asked why. They said: In case the bolts fail and you get hurt,then you have no recourse against us.

Not long ago,I was having a drink with a friend in a bar and two police officers walked in.I pointed my finger at my friend behind his back,to make it look like 'Is this the guy your looking for?' I got told not to 'pull such stunts' by the cops! Things are getting wierd up here in Canada as well!

In Britain, the schools are telling the students to 'rat out' parents for not using energy saving compact fluorescent bulbs!

I get most of my news from 2 sites. www.infowars.com and www.prisonplanet.com

I dont bother much anymore with the Mainstream Media. Fox News is the worst of the bunch!