Let me start off by saying that I really struggled with writing this post — both in deciding how to phrase things and even in deciding whether or not to post this at all. So at the outset, I want to assure you that I don’t mean to insult anyone, or to be condescending or [...]
Archive for November, 2005
Dealing With Untimely Death
Posted in Culture, Religion on November 30, 2005 | 20 Comments »
King Kong
Posted in General on November 30, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Is it just me, or is anyone else getting “Wow, is this going to suck” vibes from Peter Jackson’s new King Kong movie?
An OTL Compromise
Posted in NHL, Sports on November 30, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Any of you who read this blog’s NHL posts know that Kevin and I despise the OTL point. The problem is, it’s not going away any time soon, because teams and players really, really want some consolation for at least taking a game to overtime. This got me to thinking about a compromise solution. So [...]
Ban Sale of Junk Food From Schools
Posted in Economics, Education, Health on November 30, 2005 | Comments Off
Good for Blagojevich: Trying again to rid public schools of junk food, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday called on the Illinois State Board of Education to ban sales of unhealthy snacks and soft drinks at elementary and middle schools. The proposal excludes high schools that benefit most from vending machine proceeds, and it is less [...]
The Real War on Christmas
Posted in Religion on November 30, 2005 | Comments Off
Speaking of Bill O’Reilly, I see that some Conservatives are going through their latest holiday ritual: decrying the “war on Christmas”. Oh my, that sounds horrible. What ever could it consist of? Well, the most damaging aspect seems to be companies encouraging employees to say Happy Holidays at this time of year. Oh, the horror! [...]
I Want on the List
Posted in Media, Politics on November 30, 2005 | Comments Off
I am not on O’Reilly’s list of awful media presences. Man, what’s a blogger gotta do ….
Green To Challenge Clinton
Posted in Iraq, Politics on November 30, 2005 | Comments Off
This is interesting: A former Green Party member who advocates an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq says he will challenge incumbent Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 2006 Democratic nomination for Senate. “She’s in favor of the war and in favor of continuing the occupation,” Steven Greenfield, a professional saxophone player, told The Associated [...]
Two Al-Jazerra Memos?
Posted in Iraq on November 30, 2005 | Comments Off
Maybe: We have had our suspicions (argued below) that the Times memo and the Mirror memo citing Bush’s plans to bomb al-Jazeera are entirely different documents confirmed by Peter Kilfoyle MP, who has seen both documents. He was naturally reticent, but when we aked Peter if the source for the Mirror article was related to [...]
Oh, that Liberal Media, Part One Billion
Posted in General on November 29, 2005 | Comments Off
Chris Matthews apparently thinks everyone likes Bush: On the November 28 edition of MSNBC’s Hardball, host Chris Matthews said: “Everybody sort of likes the president, except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the left,” adding, “I mean, like him personally.” In fact, polling data reveals that a majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of [...]
Attempting to Politicize PBS
Posted in Legal Issues, Politics on November 29, 2005 | Comments Off
It seems that Ken Tomlinson broke the law and ethics rules in his attempt to tilt PBS to the right: As chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Kenneth Tomlinson proved to be a disastrous zealot. Internal investigators found he repeatedly broke federal law and ethics rules in overreaching his authority and packing the payroll [...]
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