Archives for: September 2011
09/27/11
Flippin' through the newspaper checkin' the news
"If 'he said, she said' journalism is irretrievably lame, what’s better?"
Almost unbelievably, there's a pretty good attempt at answering that question in the article. more »
09/24/11
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Pro Publica: Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs Overall? Not So Much
Surprise! Rick Perry is a liar.
"The battle over taxes, its turns out, is not just between the rich and everyone else; the upper class itself is divided on this issue."
"Nort… more »
09/22/11
Link of the Day
"6 Things the Film Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About."
"I cannot, in good conscience, allow money to be wasted on a failure." HAHAHAHAHAHA. more »
09/21/11
Elizabeth Warren for Senator
"Elizabeth Warren on Debt Crisis, Fair Taxation"
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It's not hard to give a speech like that. It just takes a little bravery... more »
Yahoo!
Not that I use Yahoo! for anything these days, but reading this made sure I never will again:
Thinking about e-mailing your friends and neighbors about the protests against Wall Street happening right now? If you have a Yahoo e-mail account, think… more »
09/20/11
They tell me 'don't drink and drive,' I say 'what is this?'
"Why Young Americans Can't Think Morally":
Last week, David Brooks of The New York Times wrote a column on an academic study concerning the nearly complete lack of a moral vocabulary among most American young people. Below are some excerpts from B… more »
It may get worse but we'll get through it
"FBI: U.S. violent crime down by 6% last year"
Violent crime dropped 6% in 2010, marking the fourth straight year-to-year decline, while property crime was down for the eighth straight year, falling 2.7%, the FBI reported Monday.
Robbery fel… more »
09/19/11
Thinkin about a partna you can dial up to help you out this foul stuff
"Are Poor Really Helpless Without Government?" asks Michael Medved:
Do proposed cuts in federal programs threaten to deny the downtrodden any chance for “a meaningful and productive life,” as claimed by one of the most prominent progressives in Con… more »
09/16/11
Read in between that fine print
This should be illegal. more »
09/12/11
Why so serious?
The Mark Hamill edition!
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This is what the Internet was made for? more »
09/10/11
09/08/11
Never in a scandal and I'm never caught schemin'
"And the most tolerant nation for sex scandals is..." from Yahoo! News:
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday shows 57 percent of Mexicans would be either very likely or somewhat likely to tolerate the sexual indiscretions of stars and politici… more »
Star Trek: The Next Generation
I would have preferred "The Best of Both Worlds." "The Inner Light" and "Sins of the Father" are both good, but what's the benefit from seeing them in High Definition? I won't even discuss how bad "Encounter at Farpoint" was from any standpoint. more »
Do you have the answer to the United States economy and a cure for cancer?
From Thomas Sowell's "Two Different Worlds: Part II"
That is why countries with government-run medical systems have waiting lists to see doctors, and even longer waiting lists to see specialists or to get an operation. That is why those countries… more »
09/07/11
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Mother Jones: All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup
TruthOut: Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult
"Even her campaign acknowledges that she is on the outside looking in at a developing two-man contest between Texa… more »
So, don't believe everything your earlobe captures, it's mostly backwards
"9/11 and the Science of Controlled Demolitions." more »
09/06/11
The Culture of Fear
The lede to CNN's "U.S. warns on small planes, but says no plots known":
U.S. officials say terrorists could try to use small aircraft in attacks, but have no specific information that such a plot is in the works, according to a new notice distribu… more »
09/04/11
Jesus H. CHRIST
"Experts Question Ratings After S&P Gives Subprime Bonds Higher Rating Than U.S. Debt." more »
09/02/11
Making Progress?
"Fewer would trade rights for security than in days post-9/11."
The number of Americans who say the government should do whatever it takes to protect its citizens against terrorism —even if it means violating civil liberties — has dropped almost in… more »
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