Saturday, December 28, 2002

FBI performs a nasty little sequel to whistle-blower saga A nasty political sequel is being played out before our eyes. "The Bureaucracy Strikes Back" is the story flowing from the courageous saga of Minneapolis FBI agent Coleen Rowley, who blew the whistle on higher-ups in the FBI's bureaucracy. [Daypop Top 40] 11:58:43 PM

Republican family values State Sen. Jerry Thomas has pleaded no contest to lewd conduct in connection with his Dec. 10 arrest in an eastern New Orleans adult video store. According to the municipal code, lewd conduct is the exposure of genitals, intercourse, urination or defecation in a public place or where the act is likely to be seen by another person. [Daypop Top 40] 11:53:24 PM

RUBBISH! "Things inside your house are to be guarded," he told WW. "Those that are in the trash are open for trash men and pickers and--and police. And so it's not a matter of privacy anymore." Then we spread some highlights from our haul on the table in front of him. "This is very cheap," he blurted out, frowning as we pointed out a receipt with his credit-card number, a summary of his wife's investments, an email prepping the mayor about his job application to be police chief of Los Angeles, a well-chewed cigar stub, and a handwritten note scribbled in pencil on a napkin, so personal it made us cringe. [Daypop Top 40] Ha ha! Not so much fun anymore when you're the target of "perfectly legal" invasions of privacy... 11:50:42 PM

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