The First Amendment Center has written and posted an article updating the status of my case. You can read this news story by going to the home page of www.honestchief.com and clicking on the link to the article, “Park Police whistleblower still hopeful.”

Thanks for your continued support!

Teresa Chambers
tcchambers@honestchief.com
www.honestchief.com

Roberts Listed in Federalist Society ’97-98 Directory
Court Nominee Said He Has No Memory of Membership

By Charles Lane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 25, 2005; A01

Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. has repeatedly said that he has no memory of belonging to the Federalist Society, but his name appears in the influential, conservative legal organization’s 1997-1998 leadership directory.

Having served only two years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit after a long career as a government and private-sector lawyer, Roberts has not amassed much of a public paper record that would show his judicial philosophy. Working with the Federalist Society would provide some clue of his sympathies. The organization keeps its membership rolls secret, but many key policymakers in the Bush administration are acknowledged current or former members.

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From Kitty Overton:

http://billmon.org/archives/002049.html

Is it too late to stop The Patriot Act?

Read the above link to find out what Congress has just approved. The Senate is next.

This kind of power could be incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands, particularly for those of us who have been moved to speak and act in ways that are critical of this administration in the hopes of making our country better. These people have shown that they will stop at nothing to retaliate against even the most well-meaning citizens if they perceive them as political enemies.

We have to do something now, before the Senate votes on this. Do what you can. Spread the word. Call and email your Senators.

Best,
Kitty

From the Brad Blog:

Fed Court Upholds Volusia County Decision to NOT Use Diebold Touchscreen Voting Machines
Florida County at Center of Battle Between Several Disabled Rights Groups
Emergency Appeal Filed by Group Who Received $1 Million Donation from Diebold

The BRAD BLOG has learned, a Federal District Court has ruled against the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) who had filed suit against Volusia County, Florida earlier this month to force the county to use paperless Electronic Voting Machines in the upcoming fall elections there.

The NFB has decided late in the day to file an emergency appeal to that Federal District Court decision.

Read more.

From Nora Tocus:

Dr Miller: I hope you had something better to do this evening than watch Bill O’Reilly on FOX so I will summarize for you. He crowed that John Carroll, editor of the LA Times, has been forced out and says that his replacement will be required to clear the contents of the editorial page with the paper’s publisher. He also pointed out that the LA Times is owned by the Trib and clearly intended his message to be that this liberal (read: wild & crazy) paper will now be slapped into shape. I later googled and did not find any of this spin, just straight reportage of Carroll’s retirement. But if it’s true that another liberal voice has been silenced, this is appalling news. And I imagine this could mean that Michael Kinsley will soon be packing up.

From Ed Rampell:

Tucker Carlson just said on his July 15 MSNBC “Situation” chat show that he likes the French because 20 years ago they blew up the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior at Auckland Harbor, which was “a bold and beautiful thing to do.”

A photographer died in this act of state terrorism. The Rainbow Warrior was preparing to sail to French Polynesia to protest France’s nuclear testing program there. French saboteurs/secret DGSE agents (the French CIA) were convicted of manslaughter in New Zealand courts. “Democracy Now” reported on July 14 that it has recently been documented that then-French President Francois Mitterand approved this act of terrorism.

Tucker Carlson is endorsing terrorism and calling it “bold and beautiful.”

Contact MSNBC and NBC to demand that he be held accountable for publicly proclaiming his advocacy of acts of terror. Spread the word.

That’s right — just as the subject line suggests, a high ranking official within the Department of the Interior has recently talked with a newspaper reporter and shared information and opinions similar to those I shared with the Washington Post in December 2003. As you know, the Washington Post article was used by my supervisors as a reason to dismiss me.

The HonestChief webmaster has included links to both articles and a look at what this DOI official has said compared to statements that were attributed to me in December 2003.

Please share this information with those you know and with your federal elected officials. Thank you for your strong commitment to stand with me as we continue through the lengthy process involved in our efforts to return me to the position of Chief of the United States Park Police.

With gratitude,

Teresa Chambers
tcchambers@honestchief.com
www.honestchief.com

From Liz Rich: My friend, Joel Pescoff wrote this comment about Andy and his torturers.

Liz,

This is very disturbing to say the least.

I also see several crimes committed. Obviously, harassment but also the act of intentionally denying that they made certain credit card charges is a Title 18 USC violation – banking fraud. If they misrepresented themselves, it is another federal violation.

I suggest getting this story in the MSM. Bob Herbert, from the Times likes to write stories that center on an individual. He may be interested.

One should also try to get law enforcement involved. If it gets in the MSM, it may be easier.

-Joel

This is a silly misinterpretation of what Pincus wrote. He is talking about a conversation in July 2003. The assertions made by his anonymous source about what the White House did or didn’t think about Wilson in 2002 are pure spin and prove nothing about when the campaign against Joe and Valerie began.

From R. Miller:

Beyond despicable…when will the outrage meter be blown beyond repair?

When we were attacked, Paris said “We are all Americans.”

Now, Fox News is wishing Paris were attacked and “who’d care?”

http://mediamatters.org/items/200507080005

Fox News host John Gibson stated one day before the attacks that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “missed a golden opportunity” when it awarded the 2012 Olympic Games to London because if France had been selected to host the games, terrorists would “blow up Paris, and who cares?” Following the London attacks, Gibson reiterated that the IOC should have selected Paris instead of London because the British should “let somebody else be worried about guys with backpack bombs for a while.”

From the July 6 broadcast of Westwood One’s The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly, guest-hosted by Gibson:

GIBSON: By the way, just wanted to tell you people, we missed — the International Olympic Committee missed a golden opportunity today. If they had picked France, if they had picked France instead of London, to hold the Olympics, it would have been the one time we could look forward to where we didn’t worry about terrorism. They’d blow up Paris, and who cares?

From the “My Word” segment of the July 7 edition of Fox News’ The Big Story With John Gibson:

GIBSON: The bombings in London: This is why I thought the Brits should let the

French have the Olympics — let somebody else be worried about guys with backpack bombs for a while.