Russell Haas, a former New Jersey police officer, was just doing his job going door-to-door in Hawaii as a Census worker. A resident refused to accept the forms and told Haas to leave his property. The homeowner, a police officer, called his co-workers on the force who seemed unaware of the federal law allowing Census workers to request participation.
When police arrived, instead of asking the resident to accept the forms as required by federal law, the officers crumpled the papers into Haas’ chest and handcuffed him, Haas said. The department hasn’t released the name of the officer…
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July 5, 2010 • 25 Comments »
Iowa Congressman Steve King agrees with a caller to Jan Mickelson’s radio show on WHO in Des Moines that President Obama isn’t helping Louisiana with the oil spill because Governor Bobby Jindal is a Republican. (h/t Think Progress)
CALLER: You know it’s absolutely despicable the way our president is acting on this oil slick. And it boils down that the governor is a Republican and Obama is a Democrat and he’s not gonna help in any way to make him, to help Louisiana. … So as far as I’m concerned the blood is on his hands.…
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July 4, 2010 • 71 Comments »