Monthly Archives: October 2010

Hey, Cool, A Mention By The NY Times!

Well, this is pretty sweet, my post on “Which Party Is More Extremist?” rated a mention, and a pretty good one, in the Times’ Opinionator section. Now, how do I translate that into cash?

RED – The Movie Review

Yes, I headed out to the 1:20pm showing of RED this afternoon, and, was impressed. To make it simple, I’ll give it a solid B. For those expecting all action, like so many Bruce Willis movies, nope, sorry. There were some times which were a little slow, perhaps a bit awkward. Yet, as the movie […]

James Clyburn: Vote Dem, And We’ll Pass The Public Option, Which Is Like The Civil Rights Bill

James Clyburn (D-SC6) shows once again why Democrats are going to get trounced: they really don’t understand the mood of the American Public Democrats could revive the public healthcare option if they maintain their majorities in Congress, the House Democrats’ third-ranking member said Friday. “Reelect me, keep Democrats on the field. And when we come […]

Know What Really Matters To Wake County Teachers?

If you guess higher education standards, holding teachers accountable, getting parents more involved, more money going to education, rather than administration, making sure the snowflakes can read, write, and speak at high levels, among others, well, nope, sorry, no tequila for you this bright and shiny late morning Nearly half of survey participants – 47 […]

Obama Slowly Losing Students, Gets Snippy

This certainly doesn’t help as we enter the 4th quarter in the big mid-terms game The Obama excitement that pervaded college campuses two years ago has faded. An Associated Press-mtvU poll found college students cooling in their support for President Barack Obama, a fresh sign of trouble for Democrats struggling to rekindle enthusiasm among the […]

Friday Stupid: Denying Climate Change Is Like Denying Santa Claus. Wait, What?

It’s time for Great Defenses of Global Climate Disruption, featuring….. Rep. Nick Rahall, Democratic incumbent for the U.S. House in the 3rd District, answered six questions posed to him by members of The Register-Herald editorial board earlier this week. After a bunch of questions, we get “Climate change — to deny it exists, to just […]

Gee, You Think This Lesbian Outrage Could Be Faked?

Does this seems just a little too tailor made? A lesbian couple say they were forced to leave Cameron Village in Raleigh after eating lunch because they were kissing in public. Caitlin Breedlove says she and her girlfriend were sitting on a bench with their arms around each other and had kissed briefly on the […]

Taliban About To Launch A New Terrorist Attack In NYC?

Breaking news from Fox Senior U.S. officials are concerned over recent intelligence indicating that the Pakistani Taliban, which orchestrated the failed Times Square bombing, may have successfully placed another operative inside the United States to launch a second attack, sources tell Fox News. Authorities, however, know very little about the potential operative or any possible […]

President Narcissist Rears His Head: “GOP Must Work With Me”

I think, perhaps, that Fox News went a little overboard with their headline “Obama: Republicans Will Have to Learn to Get Along With Me. He didn’t quite say that in the same Times article where he admitted there was no such thing as shovel ready jobs, yet, it caught my attention President Obama reveals in […]

AGW Today: Polar Bears And Plastic Bags

I always get a kick out of these “let’s spend time with the cute and fuzzy bunnies*, er, polar bears” stories, because you know that one day they are going to end in tears, and the climaidiots will wonder why In her spare hours, you’ll likely find Kathryn Ravey on stage, rehearsing for Eden Prairie […]

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