The leader of the political opposition to Vladimir Putin, Boris Nemtsov was shot dead by assailants in a passing car. Nemtsov had been Putin’s sharpest critic … going after the Russian leader for corruption and the war in Ukraine. “Boris Nemtsov, a leader of Russia’s opposi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hypocrisy’
February 27th, 2015 - 4:30 pm § in Russia
BREAKING NEWS: Gang style murder of Russian opposition politician, Putin to investigate.
February 27th, 2015 - 11:19 am § in Misc.
“So there I was … “
“I mean, c’mon, folks, even serial killers don’t commit murder 24/7. Surely, BillO tells the truth sometimes … ” We just can’t figure out when, that’s all. Summary of claims against O’Reilly[...]
February 27th, 2015 - 8:34 am § in Misc.
O’Reilly: S’more
Bill O’Reilly Lied About Witnessing Suicide Of JFK Assassin’s Friend, Tracy Rowlett, a former colleague of O’Reilly’s at Dallas station WFAA, told liberal watchdog Media Matters. “Bill O’Reilly’s a phony — there’s no other way to put it.”[...]
Anniversary of SS Struma
The SS Struma, whose passengers fled Romania and docked in Istanbul, was denied entry to Palestinian territory by colonial power Britain. On Feb. 23, 1942, Turkey towed the vessel to the Black Sea and set it adrift. A Soviet torpedo sank it the next morning, and only one person survived. The episode[...]
February 21st, 2015 - 4:03 am § in Uncategorized
How to argue with a scientist: A guide
from The Contemplative Mammoth, by Jacquelyn Gill ? December 6, 2011 ? I notice it all the time– on Facebook, in the comments of a science blog, over family gatherings, or listening to a radio talk show. Someone, maybe you, is patiently trying to explain how vaccines cause autism, perhaps, or why [...]
Harvard Bans Sex for Profs and The Nation’s Elite Undergrads.
Harvard bans sexual relationships between professors and undergrads “(Harvard College) wasn’t some kind of crazy hippie commune where professors and undergraduate students were having sex with each other three weeks ago.” (quotes are from Washington Post interview with Professor Alison Jones) [...]
February 16th, 2015 - 4:32 am § in Misc.
US government: recovering from the housing bubble.
How US cities can survive OUR challenges.. [...]
February 12th, 2015 - 12:57 pm § in Misc.
HYPOCRISY: Iraqi Style
Iraq – Bids Over Rope That Hung Saddam Hussein Reach $7 Million Iraq – A bidding war was sparked after the rope that ended the life of Saddam Hussein was put on auction, London based al-Arabi al-Jadeed newspaper… Read More »[...]
FACEBOOK: Is Torture Justified?
This thread began with a post from The Ave on Giuliani’s bizarre attack on Obama. The comment thread expanded to a very thoughtful discussion of torture and of the US commitment to Israel. Mirel Goldenberg Stephen Schwartz. How you obtain information from a detained fanatic terrorist? How [...]