Living in the Glutter

Former President Bill Clinton is in China for the Chinese Internet Summit. This article from the UK provides some backstory.

When asked about the ongoing repression of media in China, in light of the anniversary of 9-11, Clinton said:

"I think it should be a cautionary tale for Americans, for Chinese, for people all across the world to remember what really caused this horrible act is that these people became gripped with the madness of believing that they were so right and the rest of us were so wrong that they could kill totally innocent people in pursuit of their political objectives.''

It's interesting to note this report from Bloomberg news:

President George W. Bush observed a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, four years to the minute after the first hijacked plane smashed into the World Trade Center in New York.

The president made no remarks as he, Vice President Dick Cheney, First Lady Laura Bush and Cheney's wife, Lynne Cheney, stepped out to the White House lawn...

In honor of 9-11 and the ongoing repression of media in China, I'd like to share with y'all a blog from China that I read quite often. This woman could go to jail simply for voicing her opinion -- and her post yesterday Reason I am not in Jail like other Chinese Dissidents... is a very strong and a very real reminder why I should be thankful today, sitting here in my little coffee shop, checking out news and blogs from around the world, coming up my own opinions and expressing them as I wish, when I wish and where I wish.

Here's to you, Glutter! Keep posting!

Here's to you, Bubba! Keep talking!

And...um...I guess...here's to you, Mister President. Your silence says more than I ever could.