CSPAN-2 Mon eve 11:30 NY time: OBAMA speaking about lynching

[AirAmFan]

Kerry just preceded him. Who else is on deck to speak? Is the vote on a lynching apology coming up tonight? Who's going to vote against it or refuse to co-sponsor? Will there be a roll call?

[tridim]

1. And Dickhead Cheney is on CSPAN

Handing out "journalism" awards. Puh-lease.. :eyes:

[goclark]

2. Obama do your duty and make us proud

It would be nice if you also mentioned that Dean made statements in FULL support of the voting rights bill.

[Rainscents]

3. I flip the channel qick when he came on.

[Rainscents]

4. Reid is on right now on C-span!

[AirAmFan]

5. CSPAN-2 schedule now lists "Anti-lynching" for 215am early Tues

NY time.

I could be wrong, but I guess the 1130 rebroadcast was just highlights of a more complete rebroadcast hours later.

[Rainscents]

6. I saw that... 11:15 here PST. I'll be watching.

[zann725]

7. Did Kerry ever speak about DSM, as promised?

His lynching apology speech dragged on and on.

I'm curious as to the timing of this "anti-lynching" theme. Where did it suddenly come from...all of a sudden? Is this our Schiavo story for the week...to distract from DSM? Not that we shouldn't be appalled, or apologizing for several decades' old humans right abuses. But in light of CURRENT gross human rights' abuses at Gitmo and Abu Gharib, it's rather absurd...as if the Powers-That-Be no longer commit such crimes.

[consciousobjector]

8. Senator Landrieu has compared lynchings in America with

terrorism (she's a co-sponser of this legislation), stating that the long history of lynching was terrorism committed in our country by our own people. It is directly applicable to Gitmo and Abu-Grab. I personally think it's a smart way to reach people and make them think about how the Powers-That-Be are currently committing these crimes. It also sends a message to the oval office that the Senate finds lack of due process and torture shameful and unacceptable.

And it's high time this issue was addressed by the Senate...7 presidents have asked for the Senate to pass legislation to curtail lynching when it was taking place, and through all those long years, they have not. Better late than never.