"I mean" is my most prominent verbal tic when I do radio, television, or interviews of any kind. But "I feel like" also happens. Makes me cringe to hear myself, but hell, a lot of people have some tic or another. Maybe it's better than "like."

This may be an obnoxious rip-off, but it shouldn't be copyright-infringement-worthy.

Terrorists also use the internet. And newspapers. And such. Manning leaked in a more anarchic way than she might have. But do you know what? I don't care. She gets 35 years in prison while George Bush starts two boots on the ground wars, and Obama — like Ford and other folks did — waves away the crimes of his…

Hmm. I could have swore there was another incident. Regardless, everyone — supporters or not — should have said "alleged" until she plead guilty in a court of law.

Signed!

The president saying it colors things. He had no business saying that. And she wasn't on trial yet. She hadn't plead guilty yet, therefore she got the courtesy of an "alleged."

And the prosecution was asking for 60 damn years. Which is horrific.

Yeah, I am afraid you might be right.

Yes. That's true. I have no sense of whether she's likely to get parole, though. Maybe a nice presidential pardon sometime, depending on who is in office...

I'm a libertarian. I don't really want my tax dollars to pay for much of anything, especially not without my consent.

To be fair, it sounds like she has had some trouble with that previously. That may be more based on being stuck in the army and such, though.

I appreciate this post. I just wish Jezebel wrote a little more about Manning, and posted fewer photos of Obama looking oh, so cute.

Me too. 19 doesn't seem that old to me! Hell, most of my friends waited longer than that (whether they wanted to or not).

*Wear, not weird

Yeah, that was some bullshit. Weird muted colors and heels, or you're not an adult!

If only I had known that it was so easy to become a staff writer somewhere, instead of a freelancer! Just put it on your checklist! *stab*

I know this is just one small part of the terribleness here, but I am really sick of being told that I need to "dress like a grown-up."

YOU MONSTER.

I'm also more weirded out by cousins when they had the same last name before marriage, like the Roosevelts!

Yeah, I find it mildly off-putting, but it's no twincest or regular sibling incest. Plus, science suggested the kids of cousins are not at a huge risk of birth problems.