FEC to pols: Blow whistle on yourself
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The Federal Election Commission on Thursday took steps to encourage politicians and contributors to report their own possible violations of campaign finance laws by offering them significantly reduced fines.
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Hang on, the political thrill ride is about to begin. Are you ready? I know I am. And it's gonna be a hoot.
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While politicians decry negative advertising and personal attacks, the bottom line is that such tactics often work.
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Excuse us if we don't join environmental and other advocacy groups in a dither about a new directive from President Bush aimed at reining in ambitious bureaucracies. This is an old struggle that will be entertaining - and frustrating - our grandchildren.
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From Deep Throat to Enron, whistle-blowers have served the public good despite serious repercussions: being shunned by friends and co-workers, losing your job, threats on your life. Though Wired can't provide you with legitimate legal advice, we have some tips to help you remain anonymous long enough to get the word out. If you've got something to add, please jump right in and edit the page. It's a wiki, you know.
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Corrupt campaigning practices. Charges of sexual harassment. Racial and gender issues. A presidential election thrown out, the winner disqualified, the loser withdrawn.
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Having shown up at wired.com of all places just the other day, a story claiming that Paul's campaign staff or his supporters have been (email) spamming to get the message out. This is pure bullshit, and I'll explain why.
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There has been no shortage of targets for partisans of all persuasions this election season. But one group has come under fire from all sides: pollsters, who in these
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The Republican debate in Columbia, South Carolina on May 15 broached the issue of 'enhanced interrogation techniques' and torture, and whether or not the use of either is legitimate. &nbsp;Ron Paul and John McCain were the only two in the whole field who called 'enhanced interrogation techniques' a euphemism for torture, and they were the only two who expressly rejected the use of these techniques. Ron Paul at one point accused Brit Hume, a Fox News moderator, as well as the other candidates, of engaging in 'newspeak.' &nbsp; This was a big highlight for me, even though I have, for years, resisted the urge to simply compare Fox News or the Bush administration to the societies described by George Orwell in his novels. I always rejected it as overly simplistic, or as breathless left-wing hysteria on par with 'OMG BUSHITLER' and the like. I must admit however that the exchange was getting pretty surreal until Ron Paul pointed it out. But that was hardly the strangest thing that happened. That would be the exchange between Paul and Giuliani, facilitated by moderator and all-around Fox News hack Wendell Goler. Paul comported himself well in spite of the openly hostile treatment by Fox News and some of his opponents, notching 2nd place in the Fox News text message poll. This is notable because Paul's positions on almost every issue stand in stark contrast to those of his opponents. Links, transcript, and some thoughts below the fold, with a poll.
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When it comes to covering politics, journalists often fall into the 'he said, she said' trap without taking the time to delve into the details. The nonpartisan FactCheck.org jumps into the informational breach. By Louise Witt.
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The Clinton campaign has complained about them. So has Mitt Romney. Plenty of voters have vented, too. Those sometimes nasty and annoying recorded political phone calls known as "robo-calls" can drive people nuts Â and states are trying to crack down on them.
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LOL:) Look who&#039;s podcasting! No, it&#039;s not your teenager. It&#039;s your senator.
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Political spouses have traditionally wielded their influence in private. But in this race, all the rules will have to be rewritten
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WASHINGTON -- When an 88-year-old woman offers to blow herself up to shut down a factory, you can be pretty sure you have let a controversy get out of control.
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How Two Conservative Members of Congress Plan to Jump-Start Flagging  Legislation
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Okay, wonks: Think you know how the political game works?
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Could the antiquated process senators are using to file their campaign finance reports finally have become too outlandish to ignore?