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Rick Sanchez Fired from CNN After Comments Calling Jon Stewart a “Bigot” and Suggestions about Jews Running CNN and News Media
Manchester, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- What a difference a few hours make. I was out all day appearing at an event in my other incarnation and was struck by New Hampshire's falling leaves. Then I came back and learned about a fallen cable news anchor: Rick Sanchez, one of CNN's rising personalities whose show "Rick's List" seemed to be getting better and better in terms of interview … [Read more...] about Rick Sanchez Fired from CNN After Comments Calling Jon Stewart a “Bigot” and Suggestions about Jews Running CNN and News Media
Domestic Terrorism
The trial has begun in the bombing of a Woodburn, OR bank in December, 2008. Prosecutors and defense attorneys present opening statements Wednesday in Marion County Circuit Court in the trials of father Bruce Turnidge and son Joshua Turnidge, accused in the Dec. 12, 2008, bombing at West Coast Bank in Woodburn. The Turnidges face 18 counts each of aggravated murder, … [Read more...] about Domestic Terrorism
The Kid Ain’t All Right: Do Only Children Ruin Society?
Are only children ruining society? Or are they the only way to reclaim dominance on the global PTA stage? … [Read more...] about The Kid Ain’t All Right: Do Only Children Ruin Society?
Performing the World in NYC: What does democracy mean to you?
Independent political blogger Nancy Hanks of The Hankster and NYC Independence Party chief organizer Cathy Stewart will host a New York City breakfast of coffee, bagels and political conversation – and a preview of raw video footage of Performing the World attendees answering the question: What does democracy mean to you? ...in your life, in your city, your country, in the … [Read more...] about Performing the World in NYC: What does democracy mean to you?
Quote of the Day: On Ideology Based News Shows
Our Quote of the Day comes from CNN's Rick Sanchez, putting MSNBC on "the list you don't want to be on" due to White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton praising MSNBC for reflecting progressive values and being helpful to the White House, in reference to Barack Obama's comments about Fox News: Since when is news supposed to have a limited point of view? Only … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On Ideology Based News Shows
Saxby Chambliss Apologizes for Staffer’s Threatening Anti-Gay Slur
CHAMBLISS: "Joe, I don't know if you're Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, but none of that should matter. Because what was said on your blog by someone from my office is just not acceptable, no matter who is saying it and who it's being said to. I just want to offer my sincerest apologies. There has been some talk about how long it's taking to find the person … [Read more...] about Saxby Chambliss Apologizes for Staffer’s Threatening Anti-Gay Slur
That Bedfellows Thing
Eliot Spitzer, who resigned as governor of New York for patronizing prostitutes, will soon be seen on CNN weekday nights pontificating alongside a Foxy conservative co-anchor. Meanwhile, the contest for his old job is making Spitzer look like a choirboy as the Republican candidate declares "off limits" any discussion of a daughter with another woman while married to the … [Read more...] about That Bedfellows Thing
NY Crazy Carl and the Media
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Gay-Bashing Michigan Asst AG Suspended
Updated -- In a correction we learn Shirvell was not suspended, rather, he's taken a leave of absence. ====================== On Wednesday Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox defended Assistant AG Andrew Shirvell's constitutional right to wage an Internet campaign against an openly gay college student, even though he admitted Shirvell was a "bully." Yesterday he changed … [Read more...] about Gay-Bashing Michigan Asst AG Suspended
What I Did For Love
The woman is a Goddess of Music … [Read more...] about What I Did For Love
Donkey Evolution
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China is quietly seeping into the Af-Pak power vacuum
Afghanistan’s woes, Pakistan’s chaotic internal affairs and America’s discomfiture in the Af-Pak region are creating a power vacuum that Beijing is working diligently and with quiet focus to fill. As Chinese power seeps in, Delhi is watching nervously to assess whether Beijing will be a menace or a friend. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is very keen to use President … [Read more...] about China is quietly seeping into the Af-Pak power vacuum
Linda McMahon Suggests Reviewing the Minimum Wage
It's becoming increasingly clear that if you had assumptions about "givens" about the way the country operates, you may as well un-assumption yourself because some GOPers running for office say things that suddenly come out of left right field that suggest that these supposedly shared assumptions are not shared by all. One "given" is fact that the U.S. has a minimum … [Read more...] about Linda McMahon Suggests Reviewing the Minimum Wage
Political Climate Science
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Christine O’Donnell at the ‘Oral Stage’: Liberation, France
It's fair to say that most of Europe looks askance at America's newest Tea Party - and this article from France's Liberation by Didier Péron does nothing to dispel that impression. Focusing on what is now a somewhat famed photo of Tea Party darling Christine O'Donnell's facial expression after winning the Republican Senate primary, Péron likens her to a sitcom comedian … [Read more...] about Christine O’Donnell at the ‘Oral Stage’: Liberation, France
HousekeeperGate Bedevils Meg Whitman
Before we jump to conclusions and say “Gotcha” that California gubernatorial Republican candidate Meg Whitman didn’t know she hired an illegal worker as housekeeper, there is an element to her story that rings true. That is she hired the woman through an employment agency which verified the domestic helper was indeed a legal resident. I can relate to that. As a landscape … [Read more...] about HousekeeperGate Bedevils Meg Whitman
Race to the Bottom: Nix the Mixed Ethnicities?
Are biracial people too ambiguous to be identifiable? Or are they the greatest thing to happen to the human melting pot? … [Read more...] about Race to the Bottom: Nix the Mixed Ethnicities?
So What?
The Wall Street Journal headline reads: McDonald's May Drop Health Plan. Of course it turns out not to be true but even if it was - so what? Let's look at what the McDonald's employees might lose. This is not health insurance it's a scam. The Basic and Medium plans are no better than no insurance at all. As you may recall my short ride in an ambulance and 13 hours in … [Read more...] about So What?
Apple TV Reviewed
Endgaget'ts review of the $99 box concludes: [N]one of the other options we've tested have felt as simple, solid, and easy to use as the new Apple TV. Putting content concerns aside (which admittedly is difficult to do), the Apple TV has a lot going for it. The video and audio quality of the Apple TV is to be lauded, the company is making a lot of high quality titles available … [Read more...] about Apple TV Reviewed