Do yourself a favor and click on this link and watch former Governor Jesse Ventura destroy Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s Republican talking points defending torture. Ventura underwent torture techniques including waterboarding as part of his naval training.Enjoy.

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/18/ventura-schools-hasselbeck/

Jesse puts the smackdown on Sean “The Bully” Hannity

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/19/jesse-ventura-gets-in-the_n_205146.html

As a transplant to South Carolina I’ve often wondered why there seemed to be such hostility and lack of support for public education in this state. Public schools would seem to be the rock bed of any state’s future and financial and political support would seem to be a no brainer. For a concise and eye opening historical perspective on the history of public education in South Carolina, I highly recommend a new article in the Free Times. Ron Aiken provides the historical facts about South Carolina’s struggle to support public education and how tightly intertwined this issue is with racial politics.

http://free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912064227409&ShowArticle_ID=11011305093567695

If you find yourself wanting to take action after reading this article there are several things you can do. If you haven’t seen the outstanding documentary “Corridor of Shame” request a copy from your public library and view it with friends. Then go to this website http://www.goodbyeminimallyadequate.com/

and sign the petition to change our state constitution.

Thanks for supporting public education in South Carolina! Our children deserve the best we have to offer, because their future is our future.

The timely blog Teablogging has revealed its sources:

According to documents obtained by Teablogging by running a goddamned simple Nexis search on the internets, national Tea Party organizer, Top Conservatives on Twitter cofounder and TCOTReport.com publisher Michael P. Leahy has, over the past 16 years, amassed nearly $150,000 in state and federal tax liens, small claims court judgments and civil suits.

Teablogging has .pdfs of all the documentation. My own impression looking them over is that Mike thinks the rules are for everyone else. Why protest taxes if you think you’re not required to pay ‘em in the first place?

http://teablogging.net/2009/05/13/tea-party-leaderinsane-clown-also-major-tax-fraud-apparently/