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“Joe Paterno was a liar”
That's how Sally Jenkins leads her story on Joe Paterno in the wake of Thursday's release of ex FBI-director Louis Freeh’s report (pdf). She writes: In a news conference Thursday, Freeh charged that Paterno, along with athletic director Timothy Curley, university president Graham Spanier and vice president Gary Schultz, engaged in a cover-up, “an active agreement of … [Read more...] about “Joe Paterno was a liar”
Mitt Romney Goes on the Offensive to Quell Bain Capital Firestorm, But Doesn’t Recall Key Details
Mitt Romney, who was clearly on the offensive from a blistering onslaught of attacks from many fronts about his departure date from Bain Capital being in February 1999 and not three years later, granted media interviews Friday evening to quell the storm. Well, it depends on who you ask about how he did. He left more questions than answers. For starters, he told CBS News' Jan … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney Goes on the Offensive to Quell Bain Capital Firestorm, But Doesn’t Recall Key Details
Weekend Fun: Top Childhood Foods
I am a regular listener to a radio show called Afternoons Live With Dave Diamond which airs on KFIV 1360 in Modesto, California (available for listening on the internet). Every Friday they do a top five list, in which the hosts and listeners send in their top five items. Past lists have included Top Five Candy Bars, Top Five Horror Movies, Top Five Things Your Dad Told You … [Read more...] about Weekend Fun: Top Childhood Foods
Richard Viguerie: Condoleeza Rice for VP a Slap in the Face to Conservatives (GUEST VOICE)
EDITOR's NOTE: More reaction from the Drudge Report story (that some think could be Mitt Romney's "game changer" a la John McCain with Sarah Palin) that Mitt Romney has put Condoleeza Rice on the top of his Veep short list. This press release came in and we'll run it in full: Richard Viguerie: Condoleeza Rice for VP a Slap in the Face to Conservatives (Manassas, … [Read more...] about Richard Viguerie: Condoleeza Rice for VP a Slap in the Face to Conservatives (GUEST VOICE)
Defense Update: Our Four-Legged Warriors (Updated)
Tech. Sgt. John Mascolo and his military working dog, Ajax, left, await a helicopter pickup with Staff Sgt. Manny Garcia and his dog, Jimmy, outside Forward Operating Base Normandy, Iraq, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. The dogs are wearing "doggles" to prevent sand and debris from getting in their eyes during sandstorms or when near helicopters. (U.S. Army photo/Pfc. William … [Read more...] about Defense Update: Our Four-Legged Warriors (Updated)
Drudge Drives News Cycle (Again): Press Reports Drudge on HIGHLY Unlikely Condi Rice Romney V.P. Pick Report
The new and mainstream media have bitten the often-political-operative-baited Drudge Report hook again. The question is: who is now reeling 'em in? Once upon a time this modest site would rush to report the Drudge Report's latest BIG SCREAMING HEADLINE ON ITS ORIGINAL REPORTS as soon as we saw them. After all, Matt Drudge's site is one of the very best news aggregators. … [Read more...] about Drudge Drives News Cycle (Again): Press Reports Drudge on HIGHLY Unlikely Condi Rice Romney V.P. Pick Report
Informed Citizens
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Let’s NOT Save The Banks
One day this week two things happened in Spain. Its banks received another bailout to help "save" them. And the government announced crushing new austerity measures in the form of reduced services, worker firings, and higher taxes. One might easily conclude from this confluence that saving the banks and saving the economy don't run in tandem. But central bankers and … [Read more...] about Let’s NOT Save The Banks
Blogging Atlas Shrugged: Chapter 6
My entry on this chapter is going to be shorter than others But I really liked this chapter. And also hated it. Ultimately, I had what I think was an epiphany that made me at least a little more sympathetic to Rand and some of her acolytes. Anyway, the basics: Hank Rearden reluctantly attends his wedding anniversary party, where he meets a bunch of people he can't stand who … [Read more...] about Blogging Atlas Shrugged: Chapter 6
Romney Cyborgs in Alternate Realities
The GOP campaign is a sci-fi movie with computerized flashbacks to former times and places. Last night took “the candidate” to a Wyoming of yore, transporting the Mitt cyborg for fund-raising to a bygone Bush-Cheney era that has otherwise been erased from memory in 2012. In Jackson Hole, it spent congenial hours in a virtual reality simulation of a decade ago, mingling … [Read more...] about Romney Cyborgs in Alternate Realities
MSM: The Public Would Be Very Interested To Know What These Famous Penn State Graduates Think of The Child Molestation Coverups
Some went to school at Penn State for several years during the Sandusky/ Paterno/Curley/Schultz years of domination. I think each one, regardless may add other pieces to the puzzle in terms of their opinions back then re any shred of rumor they may have heard, and their current opinions now re how/ why/ who/when /where these crimes against innocent children took place on campus … [Read more...] about MSM: The Public Would Be Very Interested To Know What These Famous Penn State Graduates Think of The Child Molestation Coverups
Joe Pa’s Shame
WASHINGTON -- Outside the Penn State football stadium stands a statue of legendary coach Joe Paterno, his arm raised in victory. Right next to it, university officials should erect another figure in bronze: A young boy crying out in anguish and being coldly ignored. Penn State's Board of Trustees commissioned former FBI Director Louis Freeh to investigate how child … [Read more...] about Joe Pa’s Shame
Pew Research Center: Obama Maintains “Significant” Lead Over Romney
A new Pew Research Center poll finds that President Barack Obama enjoys a "significant" lead over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney -- and that the Supreme Court's standing with voters has diminished mostly due to Republican discontent: Despite the stagnant economy and broad dissatisfaction with national conditions, Barack Obama holds a significant lead over Mitt … [Read more...] about Pew Research Center: Obama Maintains “Significant” Lead Over Romney
Chief Justice John Roberts: ‘Judas’ Who Sold America (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
How could it have happened? And why should the uninsured be forced to pay for health care they have been getting for free? For Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, in this satirical look at the American right, columnist Mariusz Zawadzki explores the convoluted arguments for and against President Obama's health care reform - and tries to explain to readers why right-wingers, 'so vocal … [Read more...] about Chief Justice John Roberts: ‘Judas’ Who Sold America (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
The Boston Globe Refuses to Run Correction on Mitt Romney Bain Capital Story (UPDATED)
Earlier today we ran THIS POST about a Boston Globe story reporting that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney was at Bain Capital three years longer than he had been saying. The Romney campaign had asked for a correction. The newspaper has now refused. Here's the Globe's response, via Politico: Dear Ms. Gitcho: We received your request late this afternoon for a … [Read more...] about The Boston Globe Refuses to Run Correction on Mitt Romney Bain Capital Story (UPDATED)
Joe Paterno Legacy
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Eureka, Epiphany, and Enlightenment
[This is the 10th in the series Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship.] The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. – Albert Einstein While it’s true that science aims to explain and, in that sense, demystify, there remains something ineffable about the process of discovery. I’ve mentioned the … [Read more...] about Eureka, Epiphany, and Enlightenment
A “Radical” Voice
It's sad that Glen Poole, featured in the following TED video, is considered radical: In the meantime, here's more statistics no one wants to talk about. As the father of two young boys, I am tired of living in a world that marginalizes, demeans, and dismisses these issues--when it doesn't outright demonize or mock those who bring them up. There is nothing radical … [Read more...] about A “Radical” Voice
What I Saw at the 99% Declaration (Part 2 of 2)
Philadelphia, July 4, 2012. I found a prime parking spot near the National Constitution Center, grabbed a bottle of cold water from a street vendor and hurried toward the meeting place. According to my trusty cell phone, it was exactly 3 p.m. and 97 degrees Fahrenheit. I arrived at grassy, shade-deprived Independence Mall just in time to watch the 99% Declaration delegation … [Read more...] about What I Saw at the 99% Declaration (Part 2 of 2)