Fox News wins battle for Cheney interview: Fox News scored a significant get with the first post-accident interview with Cheney. Because it was the only interview Cheney planned to do on the subject, correspondent Brit Hume said on air Wednesday afternoon: “I felt some obligation to ask as many of the questions as … others … Continue reading “Faux News wins battle for Deadeye Dick interview”
Category: Politics
Deadeye Dick
Cheney accidentally shoots hunting companion: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt in Texas, his office said on Sunday. Cheney’s companion, Harry Whittington, 78, was listed in stable condition after being brought in on Saturday night, said Yvonne Wheeler, a spokeswoman for the … Continue reading “Deadeye Dick”
Bush administration pro-science? I don’t think so…
(via Bad Astronomy Blog) From the February 4, 2004 issue of the New York Times: In October, for example, George Deutsch, a presidential appointee in NASA headquarters, told a Web designer working for the agency to add the word “theory” after every mention of the Big Bang, according to an e-mail message from Mr. Deutsch … Continue reading “Bush administration pro-science? I don’t think so…”
This Really Sucks
Looks like Verizon, Comcast, Bell South and other communications giants want to seriously ruin the internet by “developing strategies that would track and store information on our every move in cyberspace in a vast data-collection and marketing system, the scope of which could rival the National Security Agency.” And if that wasn’t bad enough: Under … Continue reading “This Really Sucks”
Wow! Mallard Fillmore can actually be funny…
Check out: Gipper, the Talking Points Duck
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion
(printed by fortune in one of my terminal windows today) A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider godfearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods … Continue reading “A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion”
Radical Cleric Pat Robertson blamed Sharon stroke on policy of ‘dividing God’s land’
(via Media Matters) I have said last year that Israel was entering into the most dangerous period of its entire existence as a nation. That is intensifying this year with the loss of Sharon. Sharon was personally a very likeable person. I am sad to see him in this condition. But I think we need … Continue reading “Radical Cleric Pat Robertson blamed Sharon stroke on policy of ‘dividing God’s land’”
Year in Review Quiz
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The 22nd Most Unexpected TV Moment
The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments: 22 NO JACK KENNEDY: During the 1960 Debates, Vice-Presidential candidate, Rep. Senator Dan Quayle says he has as much experience as JFK did when he ran. Dem. Senator Lloyd Bentsen responds, “you are no Jack Kennedy.” During the 1960 Debates… — I suppose the ineptitude of tvland.com’s proofreaders is … Continue reading “The 22nd Most Unexpected TV Moment”
Wie Zuefabushi
(via Eschaton) Holy crap! The Republicans are sure scraping the bottom of the barrel to fill out congress. talkin’ schmidt: representative jean schmidt (R-Ohio): You know, you all are not getting the big picture. The big picture is that these Islamic insurgents want to destroy us. They don’t like us. They don’t like us because … Continue reading “Wie Zuefabushi”