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Archive for May, 2009
Sotomayor Is Obama’s Supreme Court Pick
May 26th, 2009
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President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as “an inspiring woman” with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely.
Obama said Sotomayor has more experience as a judge than any current member of the high court had when [...]
Funniest Quote Of The Year (So Far)
May 26th, 2009
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From a writer at Patterico
Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, never struck me as an Obama fan but he’s always given Obama a fair shake.
Bwahahahahaha! Reynolds has pushed pretty much every smear vs. Obama save for the Secret Muslim one. But let’s keep playing pretend.
And the post from Reynolds once again posts this graph the Heritage Foundation [...]
Somewhere In America, A Right Winger Needs A Diaper Change
May 25th, 2009
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In reaction to North Korea apparently making a nuclear test, conservatives are reacting like they always do: like scared babies. The fact that Kim Jong Il is as provocative as he always is seems, for them, to prove some point. Good luck deciphering what that actually is. Is the point that we should engage in [...]
Donna Reed’s Letters
May 25th, 2009
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Nice story in the NY Times about letters she kept from G.I.’s in WWII. As a lifelong fan of It’s A Wonderful Life, the girl next door appeal of Ms. Reed is quite clear.
Tim Graham’s “Bias” Is Just Silly
May 25th, 2009
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Here is Media Research Center’s Tim Graham:
AP writer Douglass Daniel was enjoying the moderate Republican (and Obama Republican) response to conservatives on the Sunday talk shows.
How does Graham know the AP writer enjoyed anything? The writer never says anything of the sort in the story, and Graham links to no supporting materials. This is part [...]
Why Are We Honoring Traitors?
May 25th, 2009
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I didn’t know there was a ceremony in which the president sent a wreath to the Confederate war memorial, and I have to say President Obama’s compromise of sending one to the African American Civil War Memorial is pretty weak tea.
The confederate army was a traitorous organization. Their very existence was in defense of the [...]
Random Thoughts On Race & Journalism
May 24th, 2009
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I am currently reading The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation. It is an excellent book and I highly recommend it, it basically discusses the role journalism played in the civil rights movement.
* Objectivity. One of the themes running through the book is the role northern journalism [...]
“Me”, “I”, And Journalism
May 24th, 2009
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Reading this NY Times ombudsman column about mistakes on behalf of 3 NY Times writers I’m reminded of something. I think part of the failure of journalism in the last decade or so can be traced to writers inserting themselves into their stories. I remember first noticing this personally in articles written in Wired in [...]
Wait, Why Should I Care?
May 24th, 2009
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There is apparently some controversy that Liberty University banned the Democratic club at the school. This brings to mind the question: Why are we pretending that Liberty is an actual university? There are many serious, well-regarded institutions of higher learning in the commonwealth of Virginia like UVA, Virginia Tech, etc. Liberty is not one of [...]
SNL Fail
May 24th, 2009
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It says volumes that Iman Crosson has made far more inroads into the popular consciousness as a parody President Obama than Fred Armisen’s mistake of an impression.
Republicans Compare Pelosi To “Pussy Galore”
May 24th, 2009
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Remind me again why Republicans lose the woman vote? Oh, right, they want to control their wombs and come up with crap like this. Mystery solved.
Charles Bolden: Obama’s New Man At NASA
May 24th, 2009
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This is an amazingly important transition period at NASA, and I hope the new director is not just a caretaker type, but instead has a vision for where we want to go (MARS!!!!).
Bolden’s toughest assignment is bridging the divide within NASA and among its powerful contractors between its glamorous traditional mission of manned space exploration [...]
Michael Steele’s Latest Shuck & Jive
May 22nd, 2009
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People wonder why I give Michael Steele such a hard time. Well, it’s for crap like this.
“He was not vetted, because the press fell in love with the black man running for the office,” said Steele. “Oh gee, wouldn’t it be neat to do that? Gee, wouldn’t it make all of our liberal guilt just [...]
Con Radio Host Mancow Waterboarded
May 22nd, 2009
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Sean Hannity, its your turn… (via)
“The average person can take this for 14 seconds,” Marine Sergeant Clay South answered, adding, “He’s going to wiggle, he’s going to scream, he’s going to wish he never did this.”
With a Chicago Fire Department paramedic on hand, Mancow was placed on a 7-foot long table, his legs were [...]
Superman/Batman Public Enemies Trailer
May 22nd, 2009
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I will be watching.
(In Russian because Warner Bros. yanked the trailer from YouTube because heaven forbid you get free promotion on the Internet…)
They Need Some Sort Of Electoral Victory I Guess
May 22nd, 2009
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Conservative blogs like Newsbusters are seriously debating whether the evangelical vote determined the outcome of American Idol. We all know the evangelical right spends its entire life focused on distractions that don’t remotely matter, so if we can keep these rubes mass texting Fox and making money for AT&T in the process while staying out [...]
Conan O’Brien Shows Off The New Tonight Show Set
May 22nd, 2009
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So much better than Jay. This is also a good read.
