More evidence refuting the assertion that CNN leans to the left. CNN leans right by continuing to passively help right-wing disinformation spread. Referring to CNN’s Campbell Brown, Media Matter’s James Foser writes: And in Brown’s telling, MSNBC “leans left” just as much as Fox “leans to the right.” Of course, Brown doesn’t actually provide any [...]
Are not yet tallied, but the White House estimate is 650,000 jobs. Which is on target to hit 3 million over the life of the stimulus, but I had hoped for more. Of course, this doesn’t take into account indirect jobs – but that is more difficult to count. More at Yahoo. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_stimulus_jobs Update: Recovery.gov [...]
Two articles, same subject. Washington Post vs the New York Times. Dana Milbank vs Christopher Drew Washington Post How not to stick to your guns New York Times Victory for Obama Over Military Lobby Isn’t that funny. Somebody isn’t telling the truth, or is glossing over important points in order to push a perspective. Lets [...]
The public option being proposed in the house bill is the version that the more conservative democrats prefer. That means rates will be negotiated rather than be tied to medicare rates (plus 5%). The CBO says that the House bill would reduce the deficit by more than $100 billion over 10 years, but I suspect [...]
The Avatar Trailer is below. Avatar was directed by James Cameron. Yeah, the titanic guy. But also the strange days guy. Did Terminator 3 (bleh) But also did Terminator 2 (yay) And bonus points for the first film. Can’t forget True Lies either. Hit or miss. Call me a skeptic about this film based only [...]
Initially I didn’t understand why he’d stand with the officers. Then I remembered the ‘Commander-In-Chief’ job title, which clearly puts him at the top of the military. I like this president. I haven’t heard critics reaction outside of some gushing, which I’ll share. From Political and Media Strategist, Tom Matzzie at Huffingtonpost.com. Obama’s Dover Salute [...]
Independent of his constituents. His party is afterall, Connecticut for Lieberman not Lieberman for Connecticut (64% of Connecticut wants the public option). Stephen Colbert’s take on Mavericky Lieberman is below. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
This morning I received a message from Facebook, asking me to click a button on their email. However, I noticed that when I put my mouse over the update button, the address I would be taken to is: http://www.facebook.com.yy1azsva.eu/globaldirectory/LoginFacebook.php?ref=1371296993220802419758679214228283889232554843&email=xxxx@yourdomain.com As you can see, I would not be taken to facebook.com I would be taken to [...]
With my preferred underdogs (Minnesota and St. Louis) already beaten, baseball is down to the Yanks and Phils. Tim Brown over at Yahoo Sports has broken things down by position. However, he’s wrong on a number of those positional comparisons. At catcher, he’s got Posada and Ruiz as a tie. C’mon, that is silly despite [...]
Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Ben Kingsley and Leonardo DiCaprio. I’ll wait for video, barring an outstanding review by Roger Ebert. I like Scorsese usually, but I really don’t like DiCaprio, despite the feeling that he’s a rather accomplished and talented actor. The unusual thing about this movie is that its a slasher/suspense flick. Not [...]
For $19 your office could see the former president give a speech, if trends hold. Below Jon Stewart discusses GWB’s new venture. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
A quieter relaunch than last year’s launch. But what is a collider? I’ll explain parts what I understand, which isn’t much. Actually, its not what I understand so much as what I can remember reading. A collider is a particle accelerator, from what I gathered. The idea is to accelerate protons and ions to nearly [...]
Today we find out that Joe Lieberman wants more attention, saying he will support a filibuster. I’m glad that Harry Reid doesn’t seem worried, but I really don’t like Lieberman. In fact, he may be my least favorite democrat of all time. Yup, I’m certain of it. Huffington Post has a ranking of Lieberman’s 15 [...]
Now Republicans in congress want to enter inflated figures regarding the tea parties participation into the official record. Right-wing distortion media lied about the numbers by more than a factor of 10. The official estimates were under 70,000 people. 76 House Republicans introduced a resolution to commemorate the right-wing nuttery of the 9/12 protests. In [...]
“I don’t believe it is a choice, I believe you’re born thinking gays don’t have the right to get married or even be joined in union. And folks, the gays have no right to out those people.” The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
I just noticed this page at mediamatters. The first is a fine example of the mad ravings of a lunatic (glen beck). CASS SUSTEIN WILL ALLOW ANIMALS TO SUE HUMANS Cass Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, “believes that animals should have a right, should be [...]
That is a game I play on my favorite political forum with a few other liberals. We introduce facts to right-wing ranting (lot of it these days), correcting them where they are wrong. Many days its like shooting fish in a barrel. These conservatives/Fox viewers that deny global warming have been parroting some variation of [...]
Some scientists are preparing to freeze samples from the world’s coral reefs in order to re-introduce them once the planet’s temperature stabilizes. Read more at BBC News More pictures of the reefs can be found here. And some of you may be unaware that the world’s frog population has been dying off. Gatorade may be [...]
[amazonify]0307277992:right[/amazonify]Robert Bernard Reich (pronounced /ˈraɪʃ/; born June 24, 1946) is an American politician, academic, writer, and political commentator. He served as the twenty-second United States Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, from 1993 to 1997. A summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, Reich is a former Harvard University professor and the former Maurice [...]
I just discovered the predecessor (not really, but spiritually perhaps) to Sharper Image. HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER & COMPANY, who have apparently been in business for 161 years. Now, these gifts are out of my typical price range. I expect to not receive any of these from anyone, and I won’t be giving any of these. *I [...]
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