If the Nobel committee wants to redeem itself it would give the Peace Prize to Julian Assange on behalf of Wikileaks and Bradley Manning:

WikiLeaks publishes e-mails involving global risk company Stratfor.Reuters reports:

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Reuters: "Here we have a private intelligence firm, relying on informants from the U.S. government, foreign intelligence agencies with questionable reputations and journalists. What is of grave concern is that the targets of this scrutiny are, among others, activist organizations fighting for a just cause."

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WikiLeaks also said Stratfor had a network of spies in governments and media companies, and had "secret deals with dozens of media organizations and journalists" including Reuters.

I hope the e-mails lead to something that even the stupid and lazy find offensive. It's hard to remain concerned about the injustice in the world when so many who are suffering from it don't do a fucking thing to get this country and this world on a kinder and more rational track.

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[JDM]

I say give it to Chelsea Clinton. She's outa work. Or Jenna Bush.

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JDM: You mean give it to Chelsea for the presumed good works she will do in the future, like Obama's? Ok, I know Obama got it for saying pretty things about control nuclear proliferation or claiming that we would get rid of a couple hundred of our thousands of bombs, but like that, right? GMB

[bowtiejack]

I don't know if you know, but they just did the 500th episode of The Simpsons and Assange was a big part of it.

It's not just gay marriage. It's getting harder and harder to play "let's pretend it's still the 50's and watch Leave It To Beaver and vote for Ike".

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Bowtiejack: The current GOP sideshow is proof that that party is expressing an extended death rattle. I hope the democrats go next, and faster. GMB