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Month: October 2009
Weekend Weirdness, Volume III
We begin with a lamb jumping on a bed. Very cute, but it comes to a strange ending. Then, I found a delightful children’s book about interspecies telepathy, and the inevitable conquest of our planet by alien retroviruses. It’s fun… Continue Reading
Perhaps The Last Word On The War On Fox
It takes about two minutes for Stewart to build up a head of steam, but once he does, everyone gets hammered here. Fox News bears the brunt of the fire, MSNBC and the Bush Administration both get a taste, but… Continue Reading
Another White House War On Its Media Critics
First, it was Fox News. But now, it’s Edmunds.com. Edmunds dared to suggest that “Cash for Clunkers” was a gigantic waste — for every vehicle sold under the program, taxpayers paid $24,000 (more than the retail value of a lot… Continue Reading
Yes Drinking Water Can Kill You
Just ask the family of Jennifer Strange, who died of hyponatremia, also called “water intoxication,” as a result of participating in a radio contest called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii” up in Sacramento two years ago. She was 28… Continue Reading
Leave The Obamas Date Night Be
Let me add my voice in harmony with Doug Mataconis and Stephen Green: conservatives gain nothing by criticizing Barack and Michelle Obama going out on date nights. It’s kind of baffling to me that there are people who dislike Obama… Continue Reading
Sadly, Attorneys Do This Sort Of Thing Sometimes Too
Last week, the Governor showed up at a Democratic party function, and Assemblyman Tom Ammiano heckled him, calling Schwarzenegger a “liar” and inviting the Governor to “kiss my gay ass.” Then, a bill written by Ammiano passed the Legislature and… Continue Reading
From The People Who Brought You Proposition 8: Abolition Of Divorce
If you thought California’s Proposition 8 was regressive, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Now there is an effort underway to gather signatures for an initiative to ban divorce in California. Quoth one of the initiative’s proponents, John Marcotte: The secular… Continue Reading
Getting The Science Wrong
The international news reporting firm Al-Jazeera ought to be ashamed of itself. No, my conservative friends, I don’t take Al-Jazeera to task today for painting America in a bad light, although I dislike that they do that, too — Al-Jazeera… Continue Reading
The Covey In My Front Yard
Last year, a covey of quail moved in to my front yard. There were at least six chicks and at least two adults. Both had drab coloring, so they seemed to both be females. Then, a neighborhood cat was seen… Continue Reading