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America's "9/11? Meh" moment

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:47:40 -0400

It's rather telling that after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the international community responded with an outpouring of support and concern...

...yet after Monday's earthquake in China that's (so far) killed 15,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless, the response of most American citizens is a collective "whatever."

Wright thinking

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:09:20 -0400

[Updated 5:08pm] A few thoughts on the continuing bruhaha over Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor and ever-popular subject of the mainstream news media echo chamber:

They don't get much stranger than this

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:35:09 -0400

Okay, I've been holding my tongue on the escalating war-of-the-words between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but I gotta break my vow of silence for this one.

Proving beyond any doubt that politics makes strange bedfellows, here's the matchup I never, never, ever would've expected to see...

Asking the questions that the news media won't (again)

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:28:22 -0400

The insensitive question of the day:

Asking the questions that the news media won't

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:10:00 -0400

So the big political story this week is the revelation that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was caught soliticiting high-priced prostitutes (sorry, "escorts") for sex. This item is guaranteed to grab headlines for at least a week, as it features the irresistible combination of titilation with hypocrisy (Spitzer was a former Attorney General who busted prostitution rings).

Shed a tear for John McCain

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:56:50 -0500

I don't know about the rest of you, but right now I'm feeling rather sorry for John McCain.

Equal time for mom

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:18:48 -0500

Much to my surprise (not), there are some yaboos still obsessing over the "leaked" photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional Kenya garb from a trip to Africa a few weeks ago. One of the favorite tactics of the yaboos is to claim that the photo shows Senator Obama wearing his father's "tribal outfit," I presume because of some bizarre attempt to imply that Obama isn't really an American and/or to associate him to the negative aspects of Kenya.

To those folks I have to ask -- if you're going to go around trumpeting Obama dressing up from his father's side of the family, why not give equal time to his mother? Why aren't you waving around photos of Obama dressed up in his mother's culture?

Here, I'll help you out. Ladies and gentlemen, a photo of Senator Barack Obama wearing his mother's cultural costume:

Barack Obama's political dojo?

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:37:28 -0500

[Updated 12:36pm, February 26] Another day, another bushel of election controversy...

Hey, isn't that a felony?

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:57:06 -0500

[Updated February 21, 9:55am] So the latest Circle Of Outrage™ today apparently started on Monday, when Michelle Obama -- wife of presidential hopeful Barack Obama -- addressed a rally in Milwaukee and said:

Equal time for the Democrats

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:24:02 -0500

Since I babbled a bit about John McCain last time, it seems only fair to give a bit of attention to the Democratic candidates. As if either of them cares what some geek on an obscure web site thinks...

John McCain's own personal firing squad

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:20:05 -0500

I haven't said much so far regarding the 2008 Presidential election primaries. This is not out of neglect, but simple cynicism; come November, we'll walk into the voting booth and have to choose between a bottle of either Democra-Cola or Repubi, with nary a 7-Up or Dr. Pepper in sight. And as we make our choices, that little sniggering voice in the back of our heads wonders if we'll get stuck with another disasterous New Coke instead.

Ron Paul: racist or clueless?

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:49:02 -0500

If you're a regular follower of the "Stuff You Should Read" blurbs on this site, you probably saw that link to a New Republic article the other day about Presidential hopeful Ron Paul's racist-filled newsletters.

Well, CNN contacted Paul about those newsletters today, and his response is a knee-slapper of a doozy:

The one question they won't pick

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:43:54 -0500

So according to the news, Al Qaeda has invited journalists to submit questions for their Top Guy #2, Ayman al-Zawahri, in a sort of 21st century virtual interview.

With the pansy-assed limp-wristed corporate-controlled jokers we've got passing for journalists these days, here's the one question that's sure to be conveniently overlooked -- even though it should be the first out the gate:

Reaffirming my faith in humanity

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:07:50 -0400

So I was just moseying around the internet when I came across the following amusing news article:

Things that make you go "uh-oh"

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:48:43 -0400

Dueling headlines: