Crowley/Gates: Examining Protocol in Disorderly Conduct Cases
We have all had a chance to weigh in on the Gates v Crowley issue now. Is it racism? Is it abuse of power? Is it grandstanding by a pompous version of Al Sharpton? My particular point of view is...
View ArticleWhy I am grateful to NPR/PBS
NPR and PBS were my lifeline during the dark days of the Bush whitehouse, and it turns out that a 2003 study of the media and public misconceptions supports my belief that NPR/PBS are the best...
View Article500,000 person watch list - thoughts on security v intelligence
Last night, I was watching Janet Napolitano discussing the "pants bomber", and how he was allowed to board a plane to the U.S. Apparently, his father had expressed concerns to the State Department...
View ArticleKristol: Bush economic policy sticks to current GOP
William Kristol of The Weekly Standard has been wondering why Obama is doing so well in such a lousy economy. Obviously he is not alone.In his Sept 16th column, he quotes two other analysts wondering...
View ArticleThurston Howell Romney
In this OP-ED column, David Brooks shows his knowledge of economic history and that he values the social safety net.more:
View ArticleRomney's OP ED today
Dude!!! Stop digging!!!"My five-point plan will deliver the economic recovery we've all been waiting for and the jobs millions of Americans still need. This can be more than our hope; it can be our...
View ArticleShould Mitt's Religion be an Issue? (w/poll)
Derrick Shore, a Mormon columnist, thinks so.But here's why Mr. Romney's religion is relevant: For Mormons, there really is no such thing as separation of church and state. From as early as I can...
View ArticleStudy: Free IUD prevents abortion, teen pregnancy DRASTICALLY in 9000 high...
The Affordable Care Act mandates free contraception. In a study in St. Louis of 9000 women (15-45 years old) given free IUDs, researchers found a reduced abortion rate of 1-75 to 1-135...
View Article2008 Senate Hearing: Tax Status of Entire Environmental Movement in Question
Got into a facebook argument with a conservative friend today. He said there is no way that the Bush-bashing media would ignore such an abuse of power as the current scandal that is occuring with the...
View ArticleThe Week's Ryan Cooper says the Media has CDS.
On August 3rd, Ryan Cooper of "The Week" posted this opinion piece:The media needs to get over its blind hatred of Hillary Clintonin which he specifically calls out the New York Times Clinton coverage...
View ArticleWine Train Apologizes to Book Club
...and it was actually a nice apology. Plus they offered the ladies a free 50 person car and will give their staff diversity training.“The Napa Valley Wine Train was 100 percent wrong in its handling...
View ArticleTrevin Wax asks Hillary to apologize for insulting pro-lifers (and commenters...
An editorial in today's Religion News Service gives 4 reasons Hillary Clinton should apologize for her inflammatory abortion rhetoricHere are his reasons:1. She shouldn’t label an opposing position as...
View ArticleSanders loses Rude Pundit and pushes Wonkette to endorse Hillary
Both Rude Pundit and Wonkette have come off the neutral to call Bernie OUT for his response to Nevada and for blaming his losses on all manner of conspiracies:Wonkette (written by Rebecca Schoenkopf) :...
View Article70% votes counted in WA, Clinton leads in non-binding primary 54-46%
Holy shit. This does turn things on their ass. Hundreds of thousands of ballots cast today compared to 25,000 or so in the caucus. Bernie is NOT doing better when more show up….even in Washington...
View ArticleACTION ALERT-Overwhelm Congress with Sit-In support
ACTION ALERT! Overwhelm Congressional staff with support for the Sit-In! Right now, Congressional Democrats are asking us to overwhelm every Congressperson’s office with support for Common Sense Gun...
View ArticleTrump recycles the 'Willie Horton' page of the Republican playbook, and it is...
In 1988, George H.W. Bush appealed to white fear by tying Michael Dukakis to Willie Horton. Horton was a convict out of prison on a furlough program, that did not return after furlough was up and twice...
View ArticleAnyone watching Joy on MSNBC right now? Jaw dropping
Joy Reid is subbing for Chris Hayes tonight and interviewed two Latino Trump surrogates. The first one called undocumented immigrants illegals and refused to stop doing so when Joy asked him not to....
View ArticleThe News Cycle is Turning Against Trump
The news cycle is turning against Trump.1) This Dr. Oz thing is INFURIATING the media. They are starting to dislike Trump as much as Hillary.2) NYT has been doing some navel gazing and does NOT like...
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