Not a single one of these authors or papers are part of the vast “right wing noise machine”, but are solidly center-left/Liberal and it’s interesting that there is finally notice given this administration’s truly deplorable stance on civil rights and liberties, along with it’s punitive approach to whistle-blowers or anyone openly questioning their operations or motives.
Obama is no different than Dubya, who was no different than Clinton, and so on. This gradual erosion of our rights and liberties has been taking place over the last half century, without any sort of serious blowback from the American people. Which is the truly sad part of all this.[/quote]
I’m a fan of Glen Greenwald, he’s got solid working knowledge of constitutional law and is critical of oversteps, whoever does the stepping. I’ve been following him from before he moved to Salon from his own blog, and now on the Guardian. But I’m not sure I agree with him that MSNBC has *no* criticism of Obama.
They have 3 hours of Joe Scarborough on every morning. He regularly shouts down folks who don’t agree with his tea party views. They have regular guests like Jon Meecham and Mark Halperin who are not at all friendly to Obama. (And who are pendantic idiots to boot.)
I’d also point to one of the better shows on MSNBC. Up with Chris Hayes. Hayes is about as liberal/left leaning as you get. But he ALWAYS has guests that disagree/bring a different view. And they challenge him and the discussions are really thought provoking. It’s made me look at issues differently after hearing some of the give and take. He has conservative folks like Avik Roy and Josh Barro – who can hold their own and discuss more than just sound bites – but back their views with intellectual thought. So, despite the lefty host – it’s one of the more thought provoking and balanced shows on tv.
