I saw this. Ellsberg is as quick and funny as Colbert. A genuine Mechaya. Ed
From: Karen Pomer Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 1:37 PM Subject: VIDEO Colbert Report: International Manhunt for Julian Assange - Daniel Ellsberg Very funny... Thursday, December 9, 2010 International Manhunt for Julian Assange - Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, says Julian Assange is definitely not a criminal. (08:27) "Journalists don't uncover information about what the government does behind closed doors. They report it when someone else does, and then that person is declared a terrorist." - Stephen Colbert on Julian Assange http://bit.ly/e4T0z9 WATCH: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/368131/december-09-2010/international-manhunt-for-julian-assange---daniel-ellsberg?xrs=share_copy *** From: Romi Elnagar Letters to Santa Claus by David Macaray / December 10th, 2010 Dear Santa, Admittedly, mistakes have been made. I am not perfect. I was brought up to believe in two slogans: Greed Is Good, and Buyer Beware. If ambition is a crime, then I plead guilty. If providing for your family is a crime, I plead guilty. If fraud and embezzlement are crimes, I plead guilty to 11 federal counts, and nolo contendere to 44 others. Please bring me a full pardon. I'm an old man. Don't let me die in prison. Sincerely, Bernard Madoff Dear Santa, This Christmas, all we ask is that you bring us President Obama's brain in a glass jar. We already have his heart and balls. Yours truly, The Republican Party Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. Let me clarify the truth value of that statement. It falls within the standard deviation and generally accepted parameters of "good: and "bad" (with allowances made for situational ethics, unexpected opportunities, and circumstances beyond my control). While I'm rich, famous and adored by people who have no reason to even like me, I am now very bored. Please bring me a new career. Sincerely, Alan Greenspan To Whom It May Concern, cc: North Pole trade representatives cc: Santa, elves, helpers I've been advised to contact your team. Not that we're ungrateful, but we need more. More of everything. While the voters, the Congress and the Supreme Court have all done their part to reward Big Business, we need more. Pluto may no longer be a planet, but plutocracy is still the name of the game - if you get my drift. Let's arrange a meeting. Regards, Thomas Donohue President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dear Santa, Like all good Americans who want to see their country remain strong and liberty ring out its proud name for all to help keep us free in order to refudiate the lies of our enemies and the mainstream media. Please bring my family prosperity. Do I consider you a Socialist because you're a foreigner who encourages people to rely on free gifts? You betcha. In Freedomship, Sarah Palin Santa, I need a favor, and I don't want to hear any happy horseshit about who's been "naughty or nice." My kids want presents. And even though I can afford to buy them any fucking thing they need, they want Santa to do it. Any objections you have, you can stick up your ass. How do we make this happen? Get back to me ASAP. Rahm Emmanuel Dear Brother Claus, This year I'm asking that you bring U.S. workers the gift of job security, livable wages, and decent benefits. It would mean a lot. Because most of your toys are made in China, I was reluctant to write you. But you're our last hope, Santa. The Democrats have warned us to keep away. They don't want to "spook the market." Which means the American worker is now on his own. Please do what you can. Merry Christmas. In Solidarity, Richard Trumka President, AFL-CIO Dear Santa Claus, I assume you're a Jew, and that you're willing to help other Jews. My country needs your assistance. Although we are surrounded by hostile neighbors who wish to annihilate us, much of the world still blames Israel. They call us Zionists. Could you put in a good word for us? Tell people we want peace. Tell them we want to live in harmony. Tell them also that we never forget, that if they don't heed your words, we will learn their identities and hunt them down. Respectfully, Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister David Macaray, a Los Angeles playwright and author (It's Never Been Easy: Essays on Modern Labor), was a former union rep. He can be reached at: [email protected]. Read other articles by David. http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/12/letters-to-santa-claus/#more-26333 *** From: Lila Garrett Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:44 PM Subject: A Birthday Wish for Jesus Good morning. Welcome to Connect the Dots. I'm your host Lila Garrett watching the power brokers squirm as they rage with righteous indignation as the truth of their deadly secret games are being revealed by Wikileaks. They seem to be saying, how dare you let the people of the world know that they are in mortal danger because we, Secretaries of State, Presidents, Dictators, Diplomats, Pentagon Brass, the CIA and the rest of the organizations with scarey initials...in other words the world's power crazed, can do anything we want and you, the people, are there for our pleasure. We decide when you fear each other, kill each other, ally with one other, then betray each other. We call the shots and you pull the trigger when, where and on whom we choose. How dare you reveal our secrets! The secret world is ours. Challenge it and die! Well around Xmas we get a little spiritual and we ask ourselves, whose side would a really good person be on. Let's pick the best, say Jesus. After all this is practically his Birthday. Do we agree he would be on the side of the people? Against secret governments, a stickler for truth, for, - dare I use the word - peace. Happy birthday sweet Jesus, you've got a real disciple this time. Julian Assange has picked up your baton and is running with it. He's given himself up. Hopefully the world's most powerful lynch mob wont succeed in crucifying him for his efforts to save the rest of us. Lila Garrett (Host of CONNECT THE DOTS) KPFK 90.7 FM in LA; 98.7 Santa Barbara; 93.7 San Diego Airs Mondays from 7AM to 8AM. To pod cast or download the broadcast just use this link: http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/index.php?shokey=ctd Each show is on line for three months. 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