A tea party leader in Oklahoma has been charged with a felony because he sent an email to an state senator demanding he do his job or face the political consequences.
Modern America: A tea party leader in Oklahoma has been charged with a felony because he sent an email to an state senator demanding he do his job or face the political consequences.
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Modern America: A tea party leader in Oklahoma has been charged with a felony because he sent an email to an state senator demanding he do his job or face the political consequences.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Abuse of power and abuse of law.
Now I am curious what Branan has in his past that makes him so intimidated and frightened.
I had no idea that doing research was tantamount to blackmail.
I am now concerned about John Hawkins, who is carrying out the “blackmail.” If Branan gets word, then Hawkins could be sharing a cell with Gerhart.
Mr. Gerhart isn’t entirely blameless here. The tone of the email is, to put it charitably, unprofessional. Given the Giffords shooting and the media’s endless hyping of every gun-related incident, I can understand how Cliff Branan might reasonably think he would be in mortal danger.
On the other hand, my understanding of blackmail is that the perpetrator must reasonably be able to bring the specified harm to the victim if they don’t accede to the blackmailer’s demands. It’s not at all clear Mr. Gerhart could make good on his threats. I wouldn’t be surprised if the case is plea-bargained down to a misdemeanor and never sees a courtroom. A more restrained tone making the same points would have gotten the message across, and saved everyone a lot of trouble.
If your boss demands you do your job or be fired, that is not blackmail. The state senator is an employee of the his constituents, not a member of some royal family.