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Think I’m going too far if I ask why America doesn't care about its daughters? How long did it take for Steubenville to become outraged about teens laughing about a gang rape on social media? Check out ...
THE WAR ON GIRLS
by Adrienne Boettinger
Think I’m going too far if I ask why America doesn’t care about its daughters? How long did it take for Steubenville to become outraged about teens laughing about a gang rape on social media? Check out the trend of slut-shaming. How many words are there to describe girls who are sexually active vs. the [&hellip
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A former colleague of mine sent me the following article: “Time Warner Cable Dropped CurrentTV as Soon as It Was Sold to Al Jazeera.” In general the U.S. does not hold Al Jazeera in very high esteem. I suspect ...
WHY AMERICA IS FUCKED PT. 9
by Matt Healey
A former colleague of mine sent me the following article: “Time Warner Cable Dropped CurrentTV as Soon as It Was Sold to Al Jazeera.” In general the U.S. does not hold Al Jazeera in very high esteem. I suspect this is because the average American associates the network with Islamic terrorists. The Download: [&hellip
The Snap:
People talk about how the effect the 24 he news cycle has had on politicians. The need to react to the news cycle has caused them to have to be always on and any gaff is instantly broadcast to the world. Whether ...
THE 24 HR NEWS CYCLE HAS KILLED THE NEWS
by Matt Healey
People talk about how the effect the 24 he news cycle has had on politicians. The need to react to the news cycle has caused them to have to be always on and any gaff is instantly broadcast to the world. Whether this is a problem or not depends on if the gaff [&hellip
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Vladimir Putin’s hijinks have me and probably most of Russia longing for the Cold War. No longer content with being an egomaniacal authoritarian, Pootie-Poot has gone too far. I’m not even talking about his ...
I MISS THE COLD WAR
by Adrienne Boettinger
Vladimir Putin’s hijinks have me and probably most of Russia longing for the Cold War. No longer content with being an egomaniacal authoritarian, Pootie-Poot has gone too far. I’m not even talking about his placing retaliation for being labeled a human rights violator by Washington above the welfare of Russian orphans. What could [&h
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Shane has started this and after the second post on "favorite posts from 2012," I figured I would also comment on my favorite posts from of the year. To qualify for this list I had to either enjoy writing the ...
MY FAVORITE POSTS FOR 2012
by Matt Healey
Shane has started this and after the second post on “favorite posts from 2012,” I figured I would also comment on my favorite posts from of the year. To qualify for this list I had to either enjoy writing the post or reading it, and it could not have been mentioned in either [&hellip
The Snap:
Earlier this week, the House passed a Senate-approved bill to pull the U.S. back over the ledge of the so-called fiscal cliff (a strong start... "so-called" equals two shots!). As dramatic as the press may make ...
TERM LIMITS ARE THE ANSWER
by Hanes Hallbirn
Earlier this week, the House passed a Senate-approved bill to pull the U.S. back over the ledge of the so-called fiscal cliff (a strong start… “so-called” equals two shots!). As dramatic as the press may make the process and back room deals out to be, this “crisis” was one that Congress brought upon [&hellip
The Snap:
As we approached the final deadline for the fiscal cliff negotiations, there was a lot of complaining that Congress was not "doing it's job." All of the news agencies did their "person on the street" interviews ...
BUT I AM DOING MY JOB
by Matt Healey
As we approached the final deadline for the fiscal cliff negotiations, there was a lot of complaining that Congress was not “doing it’s job.” All of the news agencies did their “person on the street” interviews and the comments were all the same — “How come congress cannot just do their job and [
The Snap:
I am watching Game Change, the Woody Harleson movie about Tina Fey. Or maybe it is about Sarah Palin. It is probably about Palin. Regardless, the movie got me thinking about dumb candidates and politicians. ...
DUMB POLITICIANS
by Matt Healey
I am watching Game Change, the Woody Harleson movie about Tina Fey. Or maybe it is about Sarah Palin. It is probably about Palin. Regardless, the movie got me thinking about dumb candidates and politicians. Topping the list has to be Palin but she is quickly followed by Dan Quayle, Rod Blagovich and [&hellip
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As we hurtle gamely over the Fiscal Cliff (bottoms up!), let’s ponder this question: What is Congress actually supposed to do? Hold annoying press conferences, stall decision-making and run for reelection? If ...