Archives for: September 2010
09/30/10
Quote of the Day
Replacing a job that is based in another country with a domestic job does not stimulate economic growth or enhance the competitiveness of American worldwide companies.
--U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president "Bruce Josten" more »
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Joe Conason: Are GOP midterm expectations oversold?
Matt Taibbi: Tea & Crackers
The Inquirer: Amazon will challenge the Android Market
I'd rather have a Mach 5.
Despite the fact that we've known for months that James O'Keefe was lying ab… more »
Cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream
From "The 'Assassination' of 'Immigration Reform'" by Larry Elder:
On Sept. 5, someone flagged down three Los Angeles police officers riding on bicycles. A man, the officers were told, was wielding a knife and threatening passers-by, including a pr… more »
09/29/10
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Christian Science Monitor: Aliens will be harder to find after they stop using radio signals, study suggests
Denver Post: Gates says too few in US bear the burdens of war
Reuters: Republicans scuttle net neutrality bill
Tom Tomorrow: Conservati… more »
09/28/10
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You can't take Dinesh D'Souza seriously. more »
09/27/10
Too much love for 'em
"Pew: No One Gets More Coverage Than Apple":
The organization attributed the press frenzy to Apple’s “popular devices” and its “orchestrated PR strategy.” Of those stories, some 40% said that, “[Apple’s] products are innovative and superior in qual… more »
09/26/10
Come correct
"Forbes: We fact-check after publishing."
I say this all time time, mostly seriously. Still, it's disconcerting to see that I'm right. more »
09/25/10
Quote of the Day
Ok, I'm a few days late with this. But . .. damn:
It has been demonstrated that finches raised by foster parents of a different species of finch will later exhibit a lifelong sexual attraction toward the alien species. One wonders how a child's sex… more »
09/24/10
The Score
The Christian Science Monitor asks, "New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case: 'Bombshell' for Obama?"
On Friday, Mr. Coates testified before the US Civil Rights Commission, a bipartisan oversight group, alleging that under President Obama,… more »
09/23/10
From behind a smoke screen of the patriotic liars
I realize that I could be over-doing this, but every once in a while, it's probably a good idea to remember two things about high profile conservative pundits.
First, they make shit up.
Second, they don't have fact checkers. Or editors.
To illu… more »
Doesn't even seem like 7 years passed
"Texas Board of Ed to Vote on Resolution Condemning Islamic 'Bias' in Textbooks."
I'm glad that conservatives are finally standing up for themselves, they've had to suffer liberal bias in Hollywood and the press for decades. Now they have to fight a… more »
Acknowledge respect
Let it be known that liberals can get my dander up too. Witness "A Primer on Bigotry" from The Atlantic:
The starting point was whether there was anything objectionable about a mainstream magazine's editor-in-chief, who is about to have a fellowshi… more »
09/22/10
Prisoners set free, stress free
The lede to "Penny-Wise on Crime" by Thomas Sowell:
For more than 200 years, the political left has been coming up with reasons why criminals should not be punished as much, or at all. The latest gambit in Missouri is providing judges with the cost… more »
Make you feel that way
I was first a little amused by the fact that John Stossel's column "The Battle for the Future" complains hardily about federal spending, while mentioning the military pretty much in passing, and not in the context of, you know, cutting the Pentagon's bu… more »
09/21/10
The Daily Show
Greenwald doesn't call Stewart a jackass, but I will:
Jon Stewart announced his much-awaited "big announcement" on Thursday's edition of his late-night program, "The Daily Show." He plans to stage a rally in Washington to counter what he identified… more »
09/20/10
Baby Phat
"White girls most likely to get weight-loss surgery."
As the article notes, some of this is probably due to inferior access to health care in non-white communities, but I imagine not all the phenomenon. The real issue here though is the male/female s… more »
Heaven help me
I may need psychiatric help, but I agree with Newsbusters's usually inane Noel Sheppard that comparing Glenn Beck to Malclom X is offensive.
To Malcolm X, of course. more »
09/19/10
DC vs. Marvel
"DC to play bigger role at Warner Bros."
It's funny how this is playing out. For ages, DC properties were made into better movies than Marvel properties were. While the Superman and Batman franchises of the 1980's and 1990's started out strong, Marve… more »
09/18/10
Murder murder murder, kill kill kill
"U.S. troops accused of killing Afghans for sport."
I saw this story first a week or so ago, and I didn't know whether it was true or not. This story seems more credible, and thus, more disturbing. more »
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