July 28, 2009 – 8:30 am
He will if some of his fans get their way. My one and only Michael Jackson post Michael Jackson fans have launched a campaign calling for the superstar to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The late star’s fans have flocked to sign online petitions supporting the move. They say he should be honoured […]
July 25, 2009 – 9:04 am
A U.S. citizen trying to challenge the ban on travel to Cuba on Friday bemoaned his inability to get arrested or cited — even after having his passport stamped in Havana and bringing back Cuban memorabilia. Mytchell Mora, a 39-year-old freelance entertainment news producer, said he told U.S. customs officials he broke the law after […]
July 20, 2009 – 5:55 pm
Let’s see, no texting while driving (so no Tweeting!!!!), have to use a headset or speaker when talking on phone (and, in many states, such as NC, no talking at all if you are under 18), no tail-gating to get that SOB going 55 in a 55 in the left lane to go faster, no […]
June 27, 2009 – 6:19 pm
Dear Lord, does it ever stop? Biden also praised Tim Kaine as the “great governor of New Jersey.” One problem: Tim Kaine’s not governor of New Jersey. Jon Corzine (right) is governor of New Jersey (Remember, he didn’t wear his seatbelt in the state patrol car for the big high-speed crash). Tim Kaine is governor […]
June 25, 2009 – 7:35 pm
I couldn’t decide which story to post, so, a double shot of silly government goofiness, starting with Turning The Camera Around: Health Care Stakeholders When 22 senators started working over the first health care overhaul bill on June 17, the news cameras were pointed at them — except for NPR’s photographer, who turned his lens […]
June 17, 2009 – 7:15 pm
From yesterday But at the same time, Obama said it would not be helpful if the United States was seen by the world as “meddling†in the issue. Today Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of “intolerable” meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection […]
April 28, 2009 – 9:19 am
The context As secret missions go, this one was a flop. On Monday morning, one of the 747s used to ferry around the U.S. president was dispatched to the Statue of Liberty, escorted by a fighter jet. Assignment: Get some fresh glamour shots of the plane. The Air Force said the flight needed to remain […]
April 27, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Looks like a terrifying day in New York City, even by their standards Updated, 11:59 a.m. | An Air Force One lookalike, the backup plane for the one regularly used by the president, flew low over Manhattan on Monday morning, accompanied by two F-16 fighters, so Air Force photographers could take pictures. But a lack […]
April 23, 2009 – 5:07 pm
Will anyone at Think Progess comment that he should sleep forever or be shot in the face? Summers Caught a-Snoozin’ Americans may be struggling to pay their credit card debt. But for Larry Summers, President Obama’s chief economic adviser, the issue is apparently a snooze. Mr. Summers was caught dozing in a Roosevelt Room meeting […]
April 11, 2009 – 10:21 am
If you know what that means, you have a dirty mind. If you don’t know what that means, I pity your non-dirty mind.
