Freedom Minute: Episode 103

There has been a war-of-words between Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul regarding spying, defense and pork-barrel spending. Many people are taking sides, I say they're both wrong! In other news: On July 30, Pfc Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy in connection with leaking documents exposing potential war crimes. Manning was also found not guilty of espionage for releasing the collateral murder video; he was however found guilty of the other 19 charges. The sentencing hearing began July 31 and is expected to last several weeks. And finally, Ballot Access News reports, on July 30, Harry F. Byrd, Jr., died at the age of 98. He was elected to the U.S. Senate from Virginia in 1970 and again in 1976 as an independent. Until Angus King’s victory in Maine in 2012, he had been the only independent candidate ever elected to the U.S. Senate with a majority of the vote, even though both major parties had a nominee against him.