Category Archives: Politics

What media bias?

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Kevin

This is ridiculous… This sort of thing is why I stopped watching TV news years ago. P.S. Go Ron!

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Reason #752 not to vote for McCain

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Kevin

From CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) — At a town hall meeting in South Carolina Wednesday, Arizona Sen. John McCain was asked if there is a plan to attack Iran. McCain began his answer by changing the words to a classic Beach … Continue reading →

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Pew Survey Finds Most Knowledgeable Americans Watch 'Daily Show' and 'Colbert'– and Visit Newspaper Sites

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Kevin

I could have told you this… A new survey of 1,502 adults released Sunday by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that despite the mass appeal of the Internet and cable news since a previous poll … Continue reading →

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When did America become a nation of frightened wimps?

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Kevin

Good essay from Steve Olson: When did America become a nation of frightened wimps? When did we cross the line from courage to cowardice? Was it sometime in the 1990s? After the Oklahoma City bombing? After the Columbine shootings? After … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Kevin

How timely… “To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” — … Continue reading →

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"Stuff Happens"

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Kevin

Excellent Economist article on why the war in Iraq failed: What went wrong? The most popular answer of the American neoconservatives who argued loudest for the war is that it was a good idea badly executed. Kenneth Adelman, he of … Continue reading →

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Go, Ron, GO!!!

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Kevin
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Why Does Thomas Paine Hate America?

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Kevin

Very apropos to the book I’m currently reading… c/o Reason Magazine’s Hit & Run blog: If you want to celebrate Thomas Paine Day in Arkansas, this has got to be a time that tries your soul. The proposal by state … Continue reading →

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Couldn't have said it better…

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Kevin

Brilliant.

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Senator Ted Stevens is a Dope

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Kevin

Senator Ted Stevens (R – Alaska) (watch the Daily Show’s primer), the belligerent blowhard and sponsor of the infamous “bridge to nowhere”, has chimed in on net neutrality – and provided demonstrable proof that he has no idea how the … Continue reading →

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