Some Good News For a Change.......
Feb. 24th, 2011 03:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
disneydream06Apparently the Douche Bag actually lost his job.
I am willing to bet though we will see him running for a US House or Senate seat soon.
UGH..........
Indiana AG Calls For Live Ammo Against Protestors, Loses Job
posted by: Jessica Pieklo
The battle over the future of organized labor in the state of Indiana is so heated that one deputy attorney general suggested that "live ammo" be used against the protesters in Madison. The deputy Attorney General, Jeff Cox sent the following to Mother Jones editor Adam Weinstein:
"[A]gainst thugs physically threatening legally-elected state legislators & governor? You're damn right I advocate deadly force"
The statement, in addition to being inflammatory and inappropriate, cost Cox his job. The Indiana Attorney Generals Office offered the following statement:
"We respect individuals' First Amendment rights to express their personal views on private online forums, but as public servants we are held by the public to a higher standard, and we should strive for civility."
Cox's statements to Weinstein appeared to be the last straw for the agency. On Cox's personal blog, Pro Cynic (now deleted), he compared former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich to a Nazi, and suggested that President Obama is an "enemy" ruling his people the same way Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq.
In the wake of the Rep. Giffords tragedy you would think that, at a minimum, lawmakers would be a little more reluctant to employ violent rhetoric when discussing their political opinions. This would be especially true of a deputy attorney general--a job that is not a political appointment in any way, shape or form.
Then again, you'd think that in a democracy lawmakers wouldn't call for the detention and arrest of lawmakers who oppose their platforms. And you'd be wrong on both accounts.
I am willing to bet though we will see him running for a US House or Senate seat soon.
UGH..........
Indiana AG Calls For Live Ammo Against Protestors, Loses Job
posted by: Jessica Pieklo
The battle over the future of organized labor in the state of Indiana is so heated that one deputy attorney general suggested that "live ammo" be used against the protesters in Madison. The deputy Attorney General, Jeff Cox sent the following to Mother Jones editor Adam Weinstein:
"[A]gainst thugs physically threatening legally-elected state legislators & governor? You're damn right I advocate deadly force"
The statement, in addition to being inflammatory and inappropriate, cost Cox his job. The Indiana Attorney Generals Office offered the following statement:
"We respect individuals' First Amendment rights to express their personal views on private online forums, but as public servants we are held by the public to a higher standard, and we should strive for civility."
Cox's statements to Weinstein appeared to be the last straw for the agency. On Cox's personal blog, Pro Cynic (now deleted), he compared former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich to a Nazi, and suggested that President Obama is an "enemy" ruling his people the same way Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq.
In the wake of the Rep. Giffords tragedy you would think that, at a minimum, lawmakers would be a little more reluctant to employ violent rhetoric when discussing their political opinions. This would be especially true of a deputy attorney general--a job that is not a political appointment in any way, shape or form.
Then again, you'd think that in a democracy lawmakers wouldn't call for the detention and arrest of lawmakers who oppose their platforms. And you'd be wrong on both accounts.
