This seems to be fairly significant to me and certainly poisons our image on the world stage.
Canadian Court Says U.S. Not Safe for Refugees
Wow: “The United States is not a safe country for refugees, the [Canadian] Federal Court said Thursday as it ruled that Canada will no longer have the right to turn back asylum seekers at the border. In the surprise judgment, the court found [...]
Spotted a great article over at CBSNEWS dot com Friday evening. All about the Sports Illustrated “cover jinx” and the fact that the Missouri Tigers are on the cover this week. It’s of particular interest because our daughter is graduating from there in a couple of weeks and is totally wrapped up in following the team. Saturday night is the game. We’re hoping the “jinx” isn’t true. At least not this time.
We tackle many media issues in this space. Politics. Religion. Bias. Technology. War. Professional ethics. Today I bring up the issue of media hexes. And the Missouri Tigers. And the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx. But first, a step back for perspective. The Missouri Tigers football team has drawn a lot of attention outside [...]
By the way, you will be cheering for Mizzou. You will!
Categories: Sports
Tagged: Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners
I’m not jumping into this theory 100%, but there are some darn good questions being raised about how the proposed new law could be interpreted. At best, it appears to make it easier for the feds to find an excuse to throw any of us in jail. At worst, it’s a giant step along the road toward fascism.
We’re About To Lose Our Freedom Of Speech
The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Senate Bill 1959, is set to be voted on. The cleverly worded law would allow the government to arrest and imprison anyone who speaks out against the Bush administration, the Iraq occupation, the Department of Homeland Security or any other government agency, including the FDA. The law passed the House on October 23rd by a traitorous vote of 405-6 (one of the 6 was our hero, Dennis Kucinich). It is the latest in a long line of fear-mongering legislation that [...]
Categories: Congress · National Security
Tagged: Senate Bill 1959, Terrorism
The Right is getting the proverbial cart before the horse again. This time, the issue is stem cell research. We’ll let the Carpetbagger Report try to tone down the celebration…
On stem cells, the right shouldn’t be pleased with itself
Recent scientific breakthroughs on stem-cell research are so promising, some of the right’s less-informed pundits, such as the WaPo’s Charles Krauthammer, have decided to take a victory lap. A decade ago, [James] Thomson was the first to isolate human embryonic stem cells. Last week, he (and Japan’s Shinya Yamanaka) announced one of the great scientific breakthroughs [...]
Categories: Health Care
Tagged: Stem Cell Research
You all know that I don’t buy into the criticism of CNN for the debate this week, but Citizens United just may be on solid ground about this issue. It’s been a rough week for the folks at CNN…
Group threatens to sue CNN over doc…
FishbowlDC has the letter from the group Citizens United to CNN asking for a retraction and changes made to last night’s “Campaign Killers” or it may sue the network [… ]
Categories: 2008 Election · Politics · Television
Tagged: Citizens United, CNN
Hold on tight, folks. The worst is yet to come.
Mortgage Crisis Drags Down Entire Economy
The mortgage meltdown is taking a rising toll on the broader economy, increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates for a third time next month in hopes of averting a recession. Homeowners will see their property values sink by [...]
From the good people at the Nationa Journal blog, The Gate, comes this bit of optimism…
Categories: Economy · Housing Market
Tagged: Economy, Home Sales, Jobs, Recession
Ya’ know, Hutch is making sense here. Logically, there just may be a link between sunlight and cancer and it’s not what you’re probably thinking.
Study Shows Late Shift Has Increased Risk Of Cancer
In a recent study, people that work the night shift were shown to have increased risk of breast and prostate cancer. While some people believe this new study is somehow out of whack, to me it proves once again that Vitamin D could be the real answer to keeping cells from regenerating too fast inside of our bodies to the point they eventually turn into cancer tumors. There has been evidence in [...]
Categories: Health Care
Tagged: Cancer, Sunlight, Vitamin D
Your Huckabee Headlines for today:
New Polls Show Clinton Fading, Huckabee Rising
Huckabee Shakes Up Romney Campaign
Huckabee’s big bounce from GOP debate
Romney badmouths Huckabee, Rudy in Iowa
Good stuff. All of it. Some positive. Some negative.
Categories: 2008 Election · Huckabee
Tagged: Huckabee
Even Murtha says “it’s working”. To some degree. But, don’t forget the political half of the equation…
Murtha’s surge comments a problem for Dems
One of leading anti-war voices in House Democratic Caucus is causing problems for his party leadership with stark reversal on surge [...]
So, let’s let Mr. Murtha try to untangle things..
Is it gonna happen? Here’s the latest from the Arkansas Times blog. Not, in particular, the comments. This is a divided state. Sadly.
Categories: Sports
Tagged: Nutt, Razorbacks, Tuberville
All of that “progress” in Iraq (things so much better that people can return home) is apparently creating a new problem. Gee, don’t you think somebody might have seen this coming? Before they created a big photo op?
The US military in Iraq has invested a lot of media effort trying to convince not only Americans but also Iraqis to believe we’re making so much progress in reducing violence that displaced Iraqis can begin returning home. It’s a strategy apparently based on the bootstrap theory that if you can convince enough people [...]
Unless CNN expects Campbell Brown to be the anti-Olbermann, this is wrong. Very wrong. I haven’t seen any promo material for her new show, but I’d be surprised if they tried to mimic O’Reilly in this time slot. Really.
CNN’s Campbell Brown Calls MoveOn.org “American Insurgents”
Following Wednesday night’s CNN/YouTube Republican debate, recent CNN arrival Campbell Brown hosted a special entitled Campaign Killers, which dealt with the negative nature of campaign advertising in American politics. Unfortunately, Brown decided to do some dirty and rather offensive campaigning herself, referring to MoveOn.org as “American Insurgents.” More [...]
The Republican YouTube Debate scandal!
Day two of America Held Hostage! I guess I didn’t realize that only partisans and like-minded activists were supposed to ask questions at these things. I sort of figured that questions could be submitted by any interested American and that the questions, not so much the questioners, would be vetted by the network to craft the debate. Clearly you don’t want [...]
Categories: Television
Tagged: Campbell Brown, CNN
This debate over the questioners at this week’s CNN/YouTube debate is absolutely out of control. And there’s no legitimate basis for it! As I said yesterday, questions are questions, no matter who asks them. And the candidates should be able to answer them. Get over it, people!
Howie Kurtz is on the job, offering his vapid observation that there is a controversy a-swirlin’, and the Malkin Brigade has upped the ante, as they are now outraged that one of the questioners was a FORMER CAIR intern. Apparently, in order to ask a Republican candidate a question, not only must your current [...]
Oh, by the way, welcome to the weekend! TGIF. All those good thoughts. I’m hoping to catch up on some much-needed sleep! And, of course, watch the Mizzou/Oklahoma Big 12 Title game Saturday night! Daughter graduates in two weeks and already has a job lined up! If Mizzou wins, we’ll really have something to celebrate!
Categories: 2008 Election · Politics
Tagged: CNN, Debate, YouTube
We’ll round up some updated info about Rudy Giuliani’s latest debacle. It’s a great story and it just keeps getting greater. Kudos to Atrios for the headline of the evening:
You know, aside from the corruption and potential criminality of all of this it’s provided an excuse (if they take it) to remind the public that Rudy was having an affair with his 3rd wife while living with his 2nd wife in the Mayor’s residence. One would think that [...]
And the hits just keep on coming..
There’s an irony emerging in the Shag Fund story. As is often the case, it’s an irony Rudy isn’t in a position to make much use of. But I think it’s important to flesh it out. Rudy’s defense in all [...]
Giuliani scandal fueled by contradictions, unanswered questions
As the “Shag Fund” scandal continues to unfold, more reporters at more outlets are beginning to recognize the seriousness of Rudy Giuliani’s latest scandal. Worse, the former mayor’s presidential campaign has struggled to come up with coherent explanations, offering contradictory accounts. Worse, it’s insisting that Ben Smith’s original report is “false,” but it can’t say [...]
How about throwing another log on this fire..
Poor Rudy just can’t catch a break this week. This morning’s New York Times basically calls him a liar. In almost every appearance as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, Rudolph W. Giuliani cites a fusillade of statistics and facts to make his arguments about his successes in running New York City and the merits of [...]
And THIS falls into the “with friends like this, who needs enemies” category..
Disgraced Kerik vouches for Rudy’s character.
So, how does Rudy react?
No wise, dude. Not wise. Them reporter-folks will turn on you quicker than a rabid dog.
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