Archive for April, 2007
Late Night Music Club – The Amazing Amy Winehouse
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Democratic Debate
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The big question that we should all be asking after this first debate is this:
Have we learned anything since 2004?
In other words, have Democrats figured out that winning debates is about framing principles, not bouncing facts? At the end of the first official 90 minutes of the 2008 campaign, the answer is “sort of”–some [...]
The Daily Show Does It Again
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Now and Then
Unbelievable
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Anyone naive enough to still believe our electoral system isn’t, to put it mildly, “tainted” needs to take a much closer look into the reality based community.
From the Los Angeles Times
… the Office of Special Counsel is preparing to jump into one of the most sensitive and potentially explosive issues in Washington, launching a broad [...]
A Monumental Tragedy
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On today’s Reliable Sources, CNN’s hour of media meta, Howard Kurtz led the discussion over the media’s handling of the Virginia Tech massacre. He played a montage which basically summed up the intensity and nature of the media’s coverage:
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PIERRE THOMAS, ABC NEWS: The critical question tonight is, why did it take two [...]
Doonesbury
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The Sunday Funnies and a Hearty Thank you to everyone for making my birthday so special. Rare friends and family indeed! Happy EarthDay to you!
Celebrae Earth Day!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Most Sexiest Greenest Unlikely Story of the YearGrist Magazine
Most thoroughly debunked premise: “The Death of Environmentalism”
Amusingest photo op: President Bush in a white lab coat, squinting vacantly at a vial of biofuel-bound liquid
Most overused headline gimmick: any variant of “inconvenient” or “truth” (just stop it!)
Goodest riddance: Richard “Dick” Pombo
Second-goodest riddance: Conrad Burns
Refreshingest return from [...]
We’ve heard a lot of talk about the VT killings th…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve heard a lot of talk about the VT killings this past week especially from MSNBC and CNN (which seems to be the only news they know about). What a strange society we live in. What’s sad and ironic, and I think partially due to the prohibited media coverage, is the oh so few [...]
Profiles of VT Victims
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
(This link with their photos and the rest of the profiles http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18143312/ )
Victims in Virginia Tech massacre The slain include a Holocaust survivor and a triple major who was dorm RA
MSNBC staff and news service reportsUpdated: 6:30 a.m. CT April 18, 2007They came to Blacksburg, Va., from all over the country — and all [...]
Bravery in all forms
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »
One of the things we want for our six year old is a fearless sense of self, courage and a feminism that speaks for itself as strongly and clearly as her opposition. In present society, these traits are unfortunately not typically taught on any level. In fact, a strong case could be made for the [...]
