From the Associated Press obituary: Mike Wallace didn’t interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them.His reputation was so fearsome that it was often said that the scariest words in the English language were “Mike Wallace is here to see yo[...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Sanders, Tonight, Colbert Report
At 11:30 pm (EST) he will be appearing on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” to talk about his constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s absurd Citizens United decision. His simple point: our democracy is seriously threatened when corporations can spend un[...]
November 20th, 2011 - 10:54 pm § in America
Man Who Lied About WMD “Believe me, there was no other way to bring about freedom to Iraq. “
The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war. Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed Curveball by German and American intelligence o[...]
BREAKING NEWS: HorsesAss reports on poll of WA state voters
Over at HorsesAss, Darryl has posted his analysis of recent polling in our state. I recommend that you read the post by Darryl, 10/31/2011, at HorsesAss For the most part there are no surprises. The perspective for the 012 election looks shaky. The economy is the number one issue for voters. [...]
BERKELEY BLOG: Selling the 99% Agenda
A framing memo for Occupy Wall Street George Lakoff, professor of linguistics | 10/25/11 | CLICKME: to hear Frank Luntz advise Stephen Colbert on how to frame the Colbert Super Pak. I was asked weeks ago by some in the Occupy Wall Street movement to make suggestions for how to frame the movemen[...]
October 21st, 2011 - 10:05 pm § in America
What to call the Wall Street Protesters?
The Fauxies seem to be having trouble coming up with an epithet as bad sounding as the “Tea Bagger” epthet that now seems stuck on the radical right movement. Terms like commie, pinko, fellow traveler seem dated in this post evil empire world. So, I have been giving this some thought an[...]
Romney’s Loss in Florida.
Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll Ahead Of 2012 (VIDEO) This year’s race to be the nominee of the Republican Party seems more like a Hollywood movie than reality. Imagine the casting calls! Hermann Cain, a very successful business man and a black guy , won the straw poll in Fla! Is Cain [...]
SUNDAY REVELATION: on 9/11
What have we learned about religion post-9/11? By Elizabeth Tenety WASHINGTON POST. 2011 (excerpted) On Faith reached out to some of the world’s most influential religious leaders and thinkers to ask about faith in a post-attack world. Below are excerpts from our expert roundtable. Click through[...]
The Boycott Limbaugh List Grows ……….
UPDATED Here is a list of advertisers who have now left the Limbaugh show: AOL CARBONITE QUICKEN LOANS PROFLOWERS SLEEP TRAIN SLEEP NUMBER LEGALZOOM Updated 6 March: Vitacost AccuQuote ServiceMagic Polycom Hadeed Carpet Thompson Creek Windows. BareEscentuals SensaWeightLoss Stamps.com Deere & Co[...]