Originally uploaded bySaint Paul, MN.September 1, 2008.Another scene from the arrest on Kellogg. The arrestee is being walked out of the street, onto the sidewalk.Click on the image to view a larger version.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read,...…Originally uploaded bySaint Paul, MN.September 1, 2008.Another scene from the arrest on Kellogg. The arrestee is being walked out of the street, onto the sidewalk.Click on the image to view a larger version.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read,...WW…

Al Franken has been the target of some of the ugliest political ads of 2008, courtesy of the Republican National Senatorial Committee. This one really takes the cake. The voiceover claims that Franken "humiliates minorities", "demeans women", "writes pornography", and "laughs at the disabled," amongst other defects.  Life imitates art, I guess. Here’s a transcript of a Saturday Night Live sketch from the 1990s featuring Al Franken as a political analyst discussing negative ads on the fake news broadcast "":Al Franken: Uh, yes, Norm. This appears to be the roughest campaign year...…Al Franken has been the target of some of the ugliest political ads of 2008, courtesy of the Republican National Senatorial Committee. This one really takes the cake. The voiceover claims that Franken "humiliates minorities", "demeans women", "writes pornography", and "laughs at the disabled," amongst other defects.  Life imitates art, I guess. Here’s a transcript of a Saturday Night Live sketch from the 1990s featuring Al Franken as a political analyst discussing negative ads on the fake news broadcast "":Al Franken: Uh, yes, Norm. This appears to be the roughest campaign year...WW…

Initially, I was annoyed that McCain went off to showboat in DC over a financial crisis he didn’t understand. Now, I feel like he did us all a big favor. He role-played the kind of leadership we can expect from him–like "Better Know a District," minus Stephen Colbert.Having returned to DC to "help" with the financial crisis, McCain acts decisively to provoke at the bailout negotiations, without first bothering to read the plan he was shouting about, or the one he was attacking.Luckily, his opponent, a conservative Republican pushing a rival plan involving tax cuts and further deregulation,...…Initially, I was annoyed that McCain went off to showboat in DC over a financial crisis he didn’t understand. Now, I feel like he did us all a big favor. He role-played the kind of leadership we can expect from him–like "Better Know a District," minus Stephen Colbert.Having returned to DC to "help" with the financial crisis, McCain acts decisively to provoke at the bailout negotiations, without first bothering to read the plan he was shouting about, or the one he was attacking.Luckily, his opponent, a conservative Republican pushing a rival plan involving tax cuts and further deregulation,...WW…

Maybe Tim Dickinson’s on McCain the make-believe maverick emboldened the LA Times to examine Senator Flyboy’s as an aviator.McCain crashed five times during his years in the Navy. One time a missile hit his fuel tank, setting off a chain of events that caused one of the most lethal fires at sea in the history of the navy. That wasn’t McCain’s fault. Of course, it wasn’t his fault that he got shot down over Vietnam. However there were three other crashes where the Navy officially questioned McCain’s skills and judgment as a pilot:The crash was one of three early in McCain’s aviation...…Maybe Tim Dickinson’s on McCain the make-believe maverick emboldened the LA Times to examine Senator Flyboy’s as an aviator.McCain crashed five times during his years in the Navy. One time a missile hit his fuel tank, setting off a chain of events that caused one of the most lethal fires at sea in the history of the navy. That wasn’t McCain’s fault. Of course, it wasn’t his fault that he got shot down over Vietnam. However there were three other crashes where the Navy officially questioned McCain’s skills and judgment as a pilot:The crash was one of three early in McCain’s aviation...WW…

This Thursday night, join us live online to celebrate 46 years of muck-racking, truth-telling journalism at the In These Times anniversary celebration, featuring Adam McKay, writer and director of "Don't Look Up."Stephen Colbert is not a blowhard right-wing cable news host, but he plays one on The Colbert Report. The Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report is a sexist, racist, egomaniacal jingoist, whom Stephen Colbert the comic describes as a .A recent episode of the Report included a bit mocking Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins football team, for setting...…This Thursday night, join us live online to celebrate 46 years of muck-racking, truth-telling journalism at the In These Times anniversary celebration, featuring Adam McKay, writer and director of "Don't Look Up."Stephen Colbert is not a blowhard right-wing cable news host, but he plays one on The Colbert Report. The Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report is a sexist, racist, egomaniacal jingoist, whom Stephen Colbert the comic describes as a .A recent episode of the Report included a bit mocking Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins football team, for setting...WW…

Originally uploaded byDENVER, CO.Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden at Invesco Field.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today. …Originally uploaded byDENVER, CO.Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden at Invesco Field.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today. WW…

Bruce Nester from The National Lawyers Guild says that the NLG is attempting to have Judge Joanna Smith rule on whether the police had probable cause when arresting the 6 folks charged yesterday with "conspiracy to riot". If she rules there wasn’t, then they will have to be released. If she rules there was probable cause, NLG will ask her to set conditions for their release.According to Carrie at Coldsnap Legal Collective, the nine people arrested today were from a Veterans Against War march, and were charged with misdemeanor tresspassing for attempting to bypass a fence. One was a nun, one...…Bruce Nester from The National Lawyers Guild says that the NLG is attempting to have Judge Joanna Smith rule on whether the police had probable cause when arresting the 6 folks charged yesterday with "conspiracy to riot". If she rules there wasn’t, then they will have to be released. If she rules there was probable cause, NLG will ask her to set conditions for their release.According to Carrie at Coldsnap Legal Collective, the nine people arrested today were from a Veterans Against War march, and were charged with misdemeanor tresspassing for attempting to bypass a fence. One was a nun, one...WW…

Communications giants Verizon and AT&T provided free portable cell phone towers for , the Washington Post reports. The companies also plan to build permanent wireless towers on land provided by the McCains, even though the installations would scarcely benefit anyone besides the McCain family. The companies acknowledge the loans of portable cell towers, which are normally reserved for natural disasters, arguing that it’s not acceptable for a presidential candidate not to have cell phone access on his rural estate. Ethics lawyers said Cindy McCain’s dealings with the wireless...…Communications giants Verizon and AT&T provided free portable cell phone towers for , the Washington Post reports. The companies also plan to build permanent wireless towers on land provided by the McCains, even though the installations would scarcely benefit anyone besides the McCain family. The companies acknowledge the loans of portable cell towers, which are normally reserved for natural disasters, arguing that it’s not acceptable for a presidential candidate not to have cell phone access on his rural estate. Ethics lawyers said Cindy McCain’s dealings with the wireless...WW…

BROOKLYN, NY.I feel better knowing that Obama has the Illuminati vote locked up.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today. …BROOKLYN, NY.I feel better knowing that Obama has the Illuminati vote locked up.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today. WW…