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Friday, December 21, 2007 - Posts

The Man Without a File: Mel Gibson anti-semitic remarks hidden in "supplemental" file

Here is a story out today about how the L.A. police tried to keep secret some details about Mel Gibson's drunken arrest, including his anti-semitic remarks. According to an agency investigation, police snuck the remarks and other negative facts about Gibson

Despite assertions of openness, Giuliani's record doesn't back it up, AP reports

Politicians might say they value openness (see below), but do they really? Rudy Giuliani said "I can't think of a public figure that's had a more transparent life than I've had." But an AP report asserts otherwise -- that he had a reputation of resistance