Watch Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 4 Online

The battle has begun as the Game of Thrones Season 2 has finally arrived. And this coming April 22, 2012 another forwarding episode will be aired as the Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 4 will start to blow our small screens. This next forwarding episode will be entitled “Garden of Bones”. Anyway I know that you are getting excited to watch Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 4 “Garden of Bones” online, but before anything else let’s have some short recap first on what was the last happening on the last episode.

On the last episode, entitled “What Is Dead May Never Die”, we have seen that at the Red Keep, Tyrion plots three alliances through the promise of marriage. Catelyn arrives in the Stormlands to forge an alliance of her own. But King Renly, his new wife Margaery and her brother Loras Tyrell have other plans. At Winterfell, Luwin tries to decipher Bran’s dreams. That was exciting isn’t it? Have you watched it? Well, if you did, I know that you’re willed in this episode, and I am certain that you’re getting excited to watch this upcoming episode. 

And this coming 22nd day of April, be sure to watch Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 4 Online and witness as another battle and wind turning scenes will be seen. Watch this upcoming episode and witness that Joffrey punishes Sansa for Robb’s victories, while Tyrion and Bronn scramble to temper the king’s cruelty. Catelyn entreats Stannis and Renly to forego their ambitions and unite against the Lannisters. Dany and her exhausted khalasar arrive at the gates of Qarth, a prosperous city with strong walls and rulers who greet her outside them. Tyrion coerces a queen’s man into being his eyes and ears. Arya and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal, where their lives rest in the hands of “The Mountain,” Gregor Clegane. Davos must revert to his old ways and smuggle Melisandre into a secret cove. 

Oh, this sounds so good isn’t it? It seems that this is really a good indication that this episode will be a moving one. If you really want to know what will be the outcome of this episode, be sure to supervised and watch Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 4. This is going to be exciting, so be sure to watch it online.

Bones 7.9: Tabitha's Salon

Tabatha Coffey is well known to viewers of Bravo's Tabatha's Salon Takeover - she'd make a good murderess.   So would've Tabitha, also in a hair salon, on tonight's Bones 7.9.  But she turned out to be no murderess, either.

But the show turned out to be pretty excellent nonetheless, with blue birds - not really blue birds, but birds with an artificial blue hue - falling from the sky, like Hitchcock's The Birds meets the flying dead, plus some good shots at academic publishing courtesy of Poorab almost getting a paper in a journal, and even a lawyer named Tess Levinson (no relation, as far as I know).

But the best part of the hour, as it's been the past few weeks, is Booth and Bones and their lives together with Christine.   Bones is a little uncomfortable with the clothes that don't quite fit after her pregnancy.   Sweets tells Booth to buy Bones some lingerie, and we get some fine lines in the lingerie shop as Booth decides what to buy (I resisted calling this review "Mangos").  Back home after the case is solved, Bones likes the lingerie, is about to take it upstairs with Booth and some ice cream, when Christine starts crying.  The joys of new parenting ... but the truth is, it's all good, and there'll be time after Christine goes back to sleep.

Bones is not only more relaxed at home, but she's more humane on the job.  She gives Poorab a heartfelt talking to about his needing to touch the bones and not rely just on computers, and not needing to pursue scholarly fame, just do his job as best he can.

But I have a feeling, in this unique blend of so many good themes that Bones has become, that it will be famous for a long time.

See also Bones 7.1: Almost Home Sweet Home ... Bones 7.2: The New Kid and the Fluke ... Bones 7.3: Lance Bond and Prince Charmington ... Bones 7.4: The Tush on the Xerox ... Bones 7.5: Sexy Vehicle ... Bones 7.6: The Reassembler ... Bones 7.7: Baby! ... Bones 7.8: Parents

And see also Bones 6.1: The Linchpin ... Bones 6.2: Hannah and her Prospects ... Bones 6.3 at the Jersey Shore, Yo, and Plymouth Rock ... Bones 6.4 Sans Hannah ... Bones 6.5: Shot and Pretty ... Bones 6.6: Accidental Relations ... Bones 6.7:  Newman and "Death by Chocolate" ... Bones 6.8: Melted Bones ... Bones 6.9: Adelbert Ames, Jr. ... Bones 6.10: Reflections ... Bones 6.11: The End and the Beginning of a Mystery ... Bones 6.12 Meets Big Love ... Bones 6.13: The Marrying Kind ... Bones 6.14: Bones' Acting Ability ... Bones 6.15: "Lunch for the Palin Family" ... Bones 6.16: Stuck in an Elevator, Stuck in Times ... Bones 6.17: The 8th Pair of Feet ... Bones 6.18: The Wile E. Chupacabra ... Bones 6.19 Test Runs The Finder ... Bones 6.20: This Very Statement is a Lie ... Bones 6.21: Sensitive Bones ... Bones 6.22: Phoenix Love ... Bones Season 6 Finale: Beautiful

And see also Bones: Hilarity and Crime and Bones is Back For Season 5: What Is Love? and 5.2: Anonymous Donors and Pipes and 5.3: Bones in Amish Country and 5.4: Bones Meets Peyton Place and Desperate Housewives and Ancient Bones 5.5 and Bones 5.6: A Chicken in Every Viewer's Pot and Psychological Bones 5.7 and Bones 5.8: Booth's "Pops" and Bones 5.9 Meets Avatar and Videogamers ... Bad Santa, Heart-Warming Bones 5.10 ... Bones 5.11: Of UFOs, Bloggers, and Triangles ... Bones 5.12: A Famous Skeleton and Angela's Baby ... Love with Teeth on Bones 5.13 ... Faith vs. Science vs. Psychology in Bones 5.14 ... Page 187 in Bones 5.15 ... Bones 100: Two Deep Kisses and One Wild Relationship ... Bones 5.17: The Deadly Stars ... Bones Under Water in 5.18 ... Bones 5.19: Ergo Together ...  Bones 5.20: Ergo Together ...  Bones 5.21: The Rarity of Happy Endings ... Bones Season 5 Finale: Eye and Evolution





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The Plot to Save Socrates


"challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly

"a Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News

"Sierra Waters is sexy as hell" - curled up with a good book



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Evening View - Bottle Service

Tonight Dr. Jeff and I took in the Miss Ritchfield 1981 show at The Out NYC, Manhattan's new and posh gay hotel/nightclub complex with a terrible, terrible name. The show was a riot. We passed on the bottle service.

Game of Thrones Season 2: Episode 4 Preview



Sunday seems so far away. . .

Game of Thrones Season 2: Episode 4 Preview



Sunday seems so far away. . .

Promo do episódio 2x04 "Garden of Bones"

A HBO divulgou o vídeo promocional do próximo episódio de "Game of Thrones", intitulado Garden of Bones ("Jardim dos Ossos"), que será exibido domingo, 22/04. Assista:

You've got to see this

I've already posted it on Twitter (you're welcome to follow me), but wanted to share it here.  This is maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen at a ballgame.  It was opening night in Seattle.  The Mariners have a feature between innings where a youngster gets to run out and take second base.  Watch what happens.

Thanks again to everyone who showed up at the meet-and-greet.  The over-under from my Mariners broadcast crew on just how many people would actually attend was 2.  So we went way over that.  It was a great time and so nice to meet my readers face-to-face.  Interestingly, no one introduced themselves as Anonymous.   Based on the success of this I'll try to organize more, including one in Los Angeles. 

Herman the Merman


Why are there no stories about Mermen? Oh yeah, the male body is just awful.


19 days...

Significators | How to choose 'em | Part 1

I don't care how nice your hat is, there's
nothing for you here, Sonny.
Keep walking....
One of the most popular ways to establish a Significator for your sitter is to ask them what their Birth Sign is (or Sun Sign) because, heck, even the Blackest Doubter knows their Sun Sign.

Back in the day, the 12 astrological signs were allocated by the Great and The Good (or at least the Heavily Robed) to the Court Cards.

What's that I hear you say? There are 16 Court Cards and only 12 Astrological signs (13 if you count the 'new' sign of Ophiuchus).  Well, it was decided (probably by Committee - and you know how THAT tends to turn out) that you could get around this anomally by leaving the Pages out of the equation all together.


The reasons for this are complicated and, dare I say, contrived? Basically, the Pages don't get any astrological real-estate because they are too young and immature. Now, I don't know about you, but that all sounds to me like trying to ram a square peg into a round hole by being clever enough to cut the corners off using lots of Esoteric fancy footwork.

Or maybe I'm just not smart enough to 'get' it yet.  Tarot is, after all, a never-ending learning process and I know I've still got a very long way to go. *hopes that the Golden Dawners don't take out a Fatwah against me face*

Aaaaanyway, just take my word for it - the Pages aren't included in the Astrology/Tarot system.

So what does that leave us with? Four types of sign - Earth, Air, Fire and Water... and four Tarot suits. And three astrological signs in each category to accord with the three *cough* Court Cards in each suit!

Just a quick reminder:

Wands = Fire
Swords = Air
Cups = Water
Pentacles = Earth

Some people switch Swords and Wands associations around though. And just to confuse matters, the Astrological signs are allocated in different ways according to different decks.  Here is a handy set for you to refer to:

King of Wands - Aries
Queen of Wands - Leo
Knight of Wands - Sagittarius

King of Swords - Gemini
Queen of Swords - Libra
Knight of Swords - Aquarius

King of Cups - Cancer
Queen of Cups - Scorpio
Knight of Cups - Pisces

King of Pentacles - Taurus
Queen of Pentacles - Virgo
Knight of Pentacles - Capricorn

You might not agree with these associations -  Maybe you think that The King of Wands is Sagittarius and the Knight is Aries? I'd love to hear how you allocate them.

The key thing is - find something that works FOR YOU and stick with it!

I'd love to know what advantages or disadvantages you can see with this particular method of selecting a Significator.

And just WAIT till you see how the Golden Dawn allocates them.... :-)

About That Liberal War On Women....

According to a just-published CNN poll, Obama has only a three point lead among male voters. But among women he leads Romney by a whopping 16 points.

Ted Nugent For Mitt Romney

"If you don't know that our government is wiping its ass with the Constitution, then you've been living under a rock somewhere."

Kings of the Morning


I couldn't wait to discover how Paul Kearney would bring The Macht trilogy to a close. Both The Ten Thousand and Corvus had set the stage for an unforgettable finale, and the author didn't disappoint! Kings of the Morning closes the show with a bang and opens the door for more sequels. A veritable master of military fantasy, Kearney's The Macht trilogy is one of the very best SFF series of the new millennium.

Here's the blurb:

For the first time in recorded history, the ferocious city-states of the Macht now acknowledge a single man as their overlord. Corvus, the strange and brilliant boy-general, is now High King, having united his people in a fearsome, bloody series of battles and sieges. He is not yet thirty years old. A generation ago, ten thousand of the Macht marched into the heart of the ancient Asurian Empire, and fought their way back out again, passing into legend. Corvus’s father was one of those who undertook that march, and his most trusted general, Rictus, was leader of those ten thousand. But he intends to do more. The preparations will take years, but when they are complete, Corvus will lead an invasion the like of which the world of Kuf has never seen. Under him, the Macht will undertake nothing less than the overthrow of the entire Asurian Empire.

Kings of Morning is the thrilling conclusion to Paul Kearney's Macht trilogy
.

Once again, this novel is dark and gritty military fantasy at its best. And yet, even though Kings of the Morning is at times all about the stark realism of military campaigns, Paul Kearney delivers more than a few poignant and touching moments that demonstrate just how gifted an author he can be.

It's no secret that Kearney has always been known for his brevity. In the past, his books featured minimal worldbuilding that didn't intrude on the storytelling, and the narrative was never bogged down by frustrating info-dumps or long-winded elaborations. And yet, for the first time, I felt that Kings of the Morning would have worked even better had it been longer. Several storylines converge and are brought together, and though the book makes for an incredible reading experience, I feel that it would have benefited from a higher page count. True, Kearney was able to build on the events of both The Ten Thousand and Corvus, which allowed him to flesh out his world and its people to no small degree. But still, just a bit more depth would have made Kings of the Morning the fantasy novel of the year. As was the case with its predecessor, the narrative is written with tight focus, keeping the pace fluid and making Kings of the Morning impossible to put down.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Paul Kearney doesn't get the credit he deserves for his characterization. Once more, the man came up with a disparate yet amazing cast of characters for this one. Much like in Corvus, there is also a great balance between the various POV sections, with the novel focusing in turn on Rictus, the slave boy Kurun, the Great King Ashurnan, Lady Orsana, and Prince Kouros. Seeing events unfold through the eyes of such different protagonists imbues this book with a human touch that elevates this work far above what is the norm in military fantasy offerings.

I doubted that the author could outdo himself and top Corvus. And yet, he did just that!
Kings of the Morning delivers on all fronts. As is usually Kearney's wont, the book features terrific pace, a grim and stark setting, superb characterization, and bloody and violent battles. Doubtless, Kings of the Morning definitely is Paul Kearney writing at the top of his game.

A brutal and uncompromising, yet surprisingly touching, tale of warfare and conquest written by what could well be the most underrated talent in genre. That's Kings of the Morning in a nutshell.

Paul Kearney has written one of the fantasy novels to read this year. Kings of the Morning is a sure candidate for the best fantasy book of 2012!

Along with C. S. Friedman's the Magister trilogy and R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing, Paul Kearney's The Macht trilogy can stand tall as one of the best speculative fiction series to have been published since the turn of the millennium. And like these aforementioned series, Kearney's latest creation remains inexplicably underrated and criminally unread. . .

An awesome conclusion to a superior fantasy series.

The final verdict: 9/10

For more info about this title: Canada, USA, Europe.

Kings of the Morning


I couldn't wait to discover how Paul Kearney would bring The Macht trilogy to a close. Both The Ten Thousand and Corvus had set the stage for an unforgettable finale, and the author didn't disappoint! Kings of the Morning closes the show with a bang and opens the door for more sequels. A veritable master of military fantasy, Kearney's The Macht trilogy is one of the very best SFF series of the new millennium.

Here's the blurb:

For the first time in recorded history, the ferocious city-states of the Macht now acknowledge a single man as their overlord. Corvus, the strange and brilliant boy-general, is now High King, having united his people in a fearsome, bloody series of battles and sieges. He is not yet thirty years old. A generation ago, ten thousand of the Macht marched into the heart of the ancient Asurian Empire, and fought their way back out again, passing into legend. Corvus’s father was one of those who undertook that march, and his most trusted general, Rictus, was leader of those ten thousand. But he intends to do more. The preparations will take years, but when they are complete, Corvus will lead an invasion the like of which the world of Kuf has never seen. Under him, the Macht will undertake nothing less than the overthrow of the entire Asurian Empire.

Kings of Morning is the thrilling conclusion to Paul Kearney's Macht trilogy
.

Once again, this novel is dark and gritty military fantasy at its best. And yet, even though Kings of the Morning is at times all about the stark realism of military campaigns, Paul Kearney delivers more than a few poignant and touching moments that demonstrate just how gifted an author he can be.

It's no secret that Kearney has always been known for his brevity. In the past, his books featured minimal worldbuilding that didn't intrude on the storytelling, and the narrative was never bogged down by frustrating info-dumps or long-winded elaborations. And yet, for the first time, I felt that Kings of the Morning would have worked even better had it been longer. Several storylines converge and are brought together, and though the book makes for an incredible reading experience, I feel that it would have benefited from a higher page count. True, Kearney was able to build on the events of both The Ten Thousand and Corvus, which allowed him to flesh out his world and its people to no small degree. But still, just a bit more depth would have made Kings of the Morning the fantasy novel of the year. As was the case with its predecessor, the narrative is written with tight focus, keeping the pace fluid and making Kings of the Morning impossible to put down.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Paul Kearney doesn't get the credit he deserves for his characterization. Once more, the man came up with a disparate yet amazing cast of characters for this one. Much like in Corvus, there is also a great balance between the various POV sections, with the novel focusing in turn on Rictus, the slave boy Kurun, the Great King Ashurnan, Lady Orsana, and Prince Kouros. Seeing events unfold through the eyes of such different protagonists imbues this book with a human touch that elevates this work far above what is the norm in military fantasy offerings.

I doubted that the author could outdo himself and top Corvus. And yet, he did just that!
Kings of the Morning delivers on all fronts. As is usually Kearney's wont, the book features terrific pace, a grim and stark setting, superb characterization, and bloody and violent battles. Doubtless, Kings of the Morning definitely is Paul Kearney writing at the top of his game.

A brutal and uncompromising, yet surprisingly touching, tale of warfare and conquest written by what could well be the most underrated talent in genre. That's Kings of the Morning in a nutshell.

Paul Kearney has written one of the fantasy novels to read this year. Kings of the Morning is a sure candidate for the best fantasy book of 2012!

Along with C. S. Friedman's the Magister trilogy and R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing, Paul Kearney's The Macht trilogy can stand tall as one of the best speculative fiction series to have been published since the turn of the millennium. And like these aforementioned series, Kearney's latest creation remains inexplicably underrated and criminally unread. . .

An awesome conclusion to a superior fantasy series.

The final verdict: 9/10

For more info about this title: Canada, USA, Europe.

Activists Slam Obama Over Rejection Of Employment Non-Discrim Order

Michelangelo Signorile reports at HuffPo:
Two prominent LGBT activists slammed President Obama for refusing to sign an Executive Order "at this time" barring federal contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Tico Almeida, president of Freedom to Work, was among the LGBT activists in a White House meeting with senior advisor Valerie Jarrett earlier in the week who were told the order would not be signed. He said the White House rationale was “weak,” “shallow,” “unpersuasive” and “embarrassing.” Paul Yandura, a gay former Clinton White House aide and a Democratic strategist, criticized some gay leaders in addition to the president, saying that groups like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), “weren’t advocating on our behalf.”
Via Towleroad: Almeida talks to CurrentTV host Eliot Spitzer about his disappointment.

Crackpot "Ex-Gay" Leader Dies

Dean Byrd, former president of the discredited anti-gay NARTH (National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality), has died at the age of 64.
Byrd was the foremost proponent of the so-called reparative therapy among Mormons. In a post on the group’s website on his death, NARTH called him, “a true clinical pioneer paving the way for many others in the treatment of unwanted homosexual attractions. He had been a member of the NARTH Board of Directors for more than a decade and made a tremendous contribution to the early work in establishing NARTH as a reliable scientific and research organization.”

Review - Episódios 2x01 "The North Remembers" & 2x02 "The Night Lands"


Uma princesa imune a fogo, uma mãe imune a adagas, uma sacerdotisa imune a veneno, e uma rainha imune à razão; qual delas devemos temer?

Enfim “Game of Thrones” está de volta, e a julgar pelos dois primeiros episódios, essa segunda temporada tem tudo para ser ainda melhor que a primeira. Tudo bem que pouca coisa realmente relevante tenha acontecido, mas esse começo de temporada estabeleceu direitinho a posição de cada jogador, além de introduzir novos, que podem ainda não ter mostrado a que vieram, mas sem dúvida não estão ali à toa.

O plot central dessa temporada é a instabilidade política que se estabeleceu em Westeros após a morte do rei Robert. Como bem disse Catelyn, “há um rei em cada canto agora”, e todos estão dispostos a ir onde quer que seja para conquistar o poder. Joffrey, filho (i)legítimo de Robert, está sentado no Trono de Ferro, enquanto sua mãe Cersei tenta a todo custo colocar algum juízo na cabeça do imaturo rei – sem muito sucesso, afinal Cersei é uma mulher extremamente forte e com grande talento para política, mas sem controle nenhum sobre o próprio filho. Isso fica claro quando descobrimos que o terrível massacre aos bastardos de Robert, mostrado ao final do primeiro episódio, foi obra não dela, mas sim de Joffrey.

Quem também tenta colocar ordem no governo de Joffrey é Tyrion, que agora é a Mão do Rei. Mas ao contrário de Ned, o anão conhece bem as regras do jogo, e não medirá esforços para pôr ordem na situação – e seu primeiro grande movimento é demitir o comandante da Patrulha da Cidade (sem o conhecimento de Cersei ou Joffrey, claro) e colocar seu escudeiro Bronn no lugar. É impossível não elogiar o trabalho de Peter Dinklage, que apesar do forçado sotaque britânico, é um excelente intérprete, digno dos prêmios que recebeu. Lena Headey, que interpreta Cersei, também está surpreendendo, e as cenas dos dois são um show à parte. E como outras reviews pela net já notaram, Peter agora é o primeiro nome nos créditos de abertura, uma “promoção” mais do que merecida!

Enquanto isso, Robb Stark reúne seus exércitos do Norte com a missão de obter o controle da região. Mas ao contrário dos outros reis, ele tenta conseguir o poder não apenas com batalhas, mas também alianças – e, para tanto, envia sua mãe Catelyn para Ponta Tempestade, a fim de tentar uma aliança com Renly, irmão mais novo de Robert; e Theon para as Ilhas de Ferro, para conseguir o apoio de seu pai, Balon. Ainda não sabemos o resultado da viagem de Cat, mas a de Theon não foi bem sucedida; ao invés de se aliar a Robb, Balon decide lutar ele mesmo pelo poder, e mais um rei entra no conflito. É bom ver Theon ganhando mais espaço na trama, assim podemos conhecer mais da história e das motivações do garoto.

Esse começo de temporada também nos apresentou Stannis Baratheon, outro irmão de Robert e, segundo Ned Stark, herdeiro legítimo do Trono de Ferro. Pelo que vimos até agora, Stannis é um homem forte e com espírito de liderança, mas que se deixa manipular por Melisandre, uma sacerdotisa que quer converter todos à sua religião com algum propósito ainda desconhecido (uma clara alegoria às religiões que pregam a existência de um Deus único, ao contrário de outras como o catolicismo, que acreditam na existência de várias divindades, ou santos). Mas Stannis também tem a seu lado Davos Seaworth, um ex-contrabandista que tem uma dívida de gratidão com o rei, e não deixará que ele seja manipulado tão facilmente. Só não sabemos ainda se ele vai conseguir, afinal, como vimos no final do segundo episódio, Melisandre tem “outras táticas” para controlar um homem.

Mas enquanto novos personagens se apresentam, alguns dos antigos ainda não tem muito que fazer. Que o digam Daenerys (que está perdida no deserto, vendo seu khalasar diminuir a cada dia), Jon (que conheceu o selvagem Craster, que parece guardar mais segredos além de se relacionar com as próprias filhas), e Arya (que continua em seu caminho para Winterfell, e agora tem como aliado Gendry, o filho bastardo de Robert. Mas será que ela pode confiar mesmo nele?). Vamos ver como essas histórias se desenvolverão no futuro, e a importância delas na trama central.

Mesmo assim, estou gostando da forma como essa segunda temporada de “Game of Thrones” está guiando sua história, dando o devido espaço para cada personagem. As peças continuam se movendo no tabuleiro, e o jogo toma contornos cada vez mais perigosos. E, como já se sabe, quando se joga o jogo dos tronos, ganha-se ou morre.

NEW YORK: Another Loss For NOM

Remember how NOM poured buckets of cash into the New York Senate campaign of Brooklyn businessman David Storobin? Remember how NOM buddied up to an Orthodox Jewish hate group in order to have them issue an order that it's against Torah law to vote for marriage supporter Lew Fidler? Remember how the election was so close that both sides are suing over rejected ballots? Well, it was all a waste of your time and money, Ms. Brownshirt.
Political insiders say the state Senate’s 2012 session is scheduled to end in June, possibly before the city declares a winner in the ongoing slugfest between Councilman Lew Fidler (D–Marine Park) and Republican David Storobin for Kruger’s vacant seat — meaning that whoever wins will not be able to cast a single vote before his district is eliminated at the end of the year. “I don’t think the election will be settled before June 30,” said former Bensonhurst state Sen. Seymour Lachman, the current director of the Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform at Wagner College in Staten Island.

Fail Of The Day: Herman Cain's Rally

Via David Weigel at Slate.

Hating Breitbart, The Movie

Tea Party Patriots Declare From Podium: "We Will Not Be Silenced By Faggots"


The Tea Party rally I mentioned early this morning was a lot rowdier than even that story suggested. Visit Scott Wooledge's exhaustive report at Daily Kos for more. One charming highlight came when the speaker at the podium shouted, "We will not be silenced by FAGGOTS!" It also looks like there will be an investigation in the above Boston police officer.
The department was criticized after photographs circulated online that appear to depict a city officer with his right hand around the throat of a man at the protest. The man is wearing a bandanna that covers the lower part of his face. Both of his hands are at his own waist, holding a pink wig. Elaine Driscoll, a spokeswoman for the Boston Police Department, said that the photographs, which were posted to the picture-sharing website Flickr, appeared to be from the Common, when protesters rushed the stage at the Tea Party event, which had a permit. “The aggressive nature of these individuals required officers to call for numerous additional units to respond. The department supports the arrests made by the officers today,” Driscoll said in an e-mail. “As a matter of routine procedure following a day of aggressive protests, the department will review all of the activity that took place during the course of the day.”