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Archive for February, 2007

At Krispy Kreme, Whole What?

“Healthy Donuts”? This idea is both appealing and horrifying at the same time:
Associated PressTuesday, February 27, 2007; Page D01WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 26 — Krispy Kreme, the company known for its glazed doughnuts, its chocolate iced glazed doughnuts and its glazed “kreme”-filled doughnuts, on Monday introduced a whole wheat doughnut.In case anyone is wondering, it is [...]

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Are we better off?

U.S. economy leaving record numbers in severe povertyBy Tony PughMcClatchy Newspapers(MCT)
WASHINGTON – The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation’s “haves” and “have-nots” continues to widen.
A McClatchy Newspapers analysis of [...]

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Why I believe the President

I believe in President George W. Bush. I’ve always believed him.I believe the president invaded Iraq to secure liberty and democracy for the Iraqi people. I believe he had compelling evidence that Iraq was a significant threat to America and the world, and presented that evidence in a complete and balanced manner. Like 42 percent [...]

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Whud I say?

I’m not sure anymore about teaching my daughter to always tell the truth. It seems to be a utility in our society that is least valued. We’ve tried to impressed upon her that telling the truth is one of those non-negotiables, and lying is patently not acceptable. Even though it’s hard to come clean and [...]

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Broken Windows Theory is a sanitizing, irritating and grotesque statement of civic life applied to New York in the ’90s. Basically, in 1996, Kelling and Coles proposed that in neighborhoods with broken windows and tolerance for petty crime, bigger crimes — and more crimes — would follow. Its been debunked and rebunked repeatedly since then, [...]

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If you enjoyed the first installment of the Daily Show’s review of the Wolf Blitzer interview with VP Cheney, you’ll love this one. It includes quite intriguing comments, as well, from another politician’s daughter, Chrissy Gephardt. Check it out – This is a gem.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/02/daily-show-was-wolfie-out-of-line/

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