Could they decide the election? It appears that they’ve decided some previous ones. But I’m sure that the Dems are fine with that. The ends do, after all, justify the means.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
Kevin Drum
…has gotten some bad health news. He was one of the early bloggers with whom I’ve argued, dinnered and partied. My best wishes to him for a speedy and full recovery.
Deployed Nuclear Warheads
Russian now has more that the US.
Well, that’s what Obama wanted.
Female Genital Mutilation
Is it an African problem, or an Islamic problem? Of course, some multi-cultis would say it’s not a problem at all.
Strange Seeds On Distant Shores
More thoughts on American history, politics and culture.
Fast And Furious
A claim of executive privilege for a cabinet member’s wife? Really? With a straight face?
[Update a few minutes later]
Here‘s the story at the Washington Examiner.
Peter Thiel And Global Warming
“Whenever you can’t have a debate, I often think that’s evidence that there’s a problem,” Thiel said on The Glenn Beck Program. “When people use the word ‘science,’ it’s often a tell, like in poker, that you’re bluffing. It’s like we have ‘social science’ and we have ‘political science,’ [but] we don’t call it ‘physical science’ or ‘chemical science.’ We just call them physics and chemistry because we know they’re right.”
Thiel said no one will be upset if you ask questions about the periodic table, because it is actually science. But referring to man-made climate change as “science” tells you “that people are exaggerating and they’re bluffing a little bit,” Thiel said.
“The weather has not been getting warmer for the last 15 years. The hockey stick that Al Gore predicted in the early 2000s on the climate has not happened,” he remarked. “And I think as this monolithic culture breaks down, you can have more debates.”
Yes.
“Workplace Violence”
If we won’t call things by their proper names, it’s impossible to fight them.
Violence Against Women
It’s great, as long as it’s against the “right” women:
The anchor went on to say “sit back and enjoy,” before playing the audio, in which Bristol says she confronted a man who had allegedly pushed her little sister, only to have him shove her to the ground, then drag her by her feet while calling her an obscene name I cannot republish here that refers to the female anatomy.
Costello commented, still grinning, after the audio that “the long bleep” was her favorite part. She ended the segment by saying “you can thank me later.”
Costello is the same anchor who was enraged by the NFL’s apparent lack of concern for the wife of former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice, who was punched by the football player in an Atlantic City elevator in February.
Obviously, Bristol Palin isn’t a “real” woman. She wouldn’t even murder her unborn child.
[Update late morning]
Costello apologizes.
Colorado Voter Fraud
Sarah Hoyt’s mad as hell, and not going to take it any more.