the most gagged whistleblower in America

[ndebord]

The most gagged whistleblower in American history.

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5197


On the morning that the SCOTUS refused to hear her case, the facade cracked ( http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2086 ) on the front of the building. In a ridiculously ironic metaphor which would have been rejected by any credible screen-writer, a chunk of marble --- just above an allegorical statue representing "Order" and just below the words "Equal Justice" --- came crashing to the ground.

[Lindsey]

I'd be very surprised if any responsible television or radio network agrees to air an unedited interview. It has nothing to do with guts; it has everything to do with good journalism.

She may get someone to agree to a live interview, but in my experience, those are almost always disappointing. Live interviews need to conform to the demands of scheduling and fit themselves into tight spaces of air time. They are usually superficial, and they often seem to get cut off just as they are starting to get interesting.

By the way, speaking of whistleblowers, did you hear about this screwup (http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004576.php) on the part of the House Judiciary Committee? (Follow-up post here (http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004591.php).)

--Lindsey

[ndebord]

Lindsey,

Yup, saw that one. Winced and wonder how many of them will be punished for their bravery.

[Lindsey]

Yup, saw that one. Winced and wonder how many of them will be punished for their bravery.
Microsoft is partly to blame: the clerk who sent the e-mail apparently thought checking the "Private" box on the Distribution List screen would hide the addresses in the e-mail, but it doesn't. (Anybody know what the box is for? I tried to find out, but the Help, of course, doesn't tell you that. It only tells you things like "Use Add to add a name to the list.")

Someone pointed out that they could easily have made the list private by using a listserv rather than an e-mail distribution list. But that's the problem with political operations -- they tend to be technically challenged. Al Gore was a rare exception.

--Lindsey

[Lindsey]

Yup, saw that one. Winced and wonder how many of them will be punished for their bravery.
Salon.com has an excellent (and horrifying) exposé (http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/01/whistleblowers/) on the current state of whistleblower protection (or more correctly, lack thereof) in the federal system. Turns out that whistleblowers seeking protection from retaliation lose their cases almost 97% of the time. The courts have set precedents in such a way that it is nearly impossible to win a case against an employer.

--Lindsey