Morning in Amerika: Part I

Looks like the suppression of dissent has begun in earnest. New York City Indymedia is the subject of a federal criminal investigation. Its crime? Dissent. It's STATED alleged crime?



Are you ready? You'd better sit down.



VOTER INTIMIDATION!!!!



BWAA HAA HAA HAA!!



Are they fucking serious?



This is a longer stretch even than you find at the end of the "FIRM Super Body Sculpt" video.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation and is demanding records regarding Internet postings by critics of the Bush administration that list the names of Republican delegates and urge protesters to give them an unwelcome reception in New York City.



Federal prosecutors said in a grand jury subpoena that the information was needed as part of an investigation into possible voter intimidation. Protesters and civil rights advocates argued that the Web postings were legitimate political dissent, not threats or intimidation.

Since when are Federal prosecutors so concerned with voter intimidation? And if they are, why aren't they in fucking FLORIDA, instead of harassing dissidents in New York City? Gee whiz....liberals in Manhattan. Who'd a thunk it?



Listen, George, if you didn't want protests, you should have held your party in Dallas.



(via ModFab)