Monday, February 28, 2005

Wead Whacking And Gannon Fodder

Wead Whacking And Gannon Fodder: "The firm made approximately 8,000 'mistakes' while carrying out its task. It identified completely innocent people as convicted felons, with the result that those people were denied their right to vote. Most were black or Hispanic. In that election, about 90 percent of black/Hispanic votes voted for Al Gore. So it is safe to conclude that had the rejected voters been allowed to vote, Al Gore would have carried Florida and become our 43rd president. "

Sunday, February 27, 2005

PressThink: Why Karen Ryan Deserved What She Got

PressThink: Why Karen Ryan Deserved What She Got: "There is no rational interpretation, professional ethic, or angle of vision in which the sentence, 'From Washington, I'm Karen Ryan reporting' looks like anything other than a simple lie."

Saturday, February 26, 2005

Governors Work to Improve H.S. Education

Governors Work to Improve H.S. Education: "Among the more high-profile governors who did not attend Saturday were two Republicans: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Jeb Bush of Florida, the president's brother. "

Friday, February 25, 2005

MSNBC -

MSNBC -: "the late Senator Moynihan�s observation that we can all have our own opinions, but we can�t all have our own facts."

Rocky Mountain News: State

Rocky Mountain News: State: "'He gave his body everything it wanted.'"

Thursday, February 24, 2005

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "The twelve-year-old kid in them remains constant till the day they close their eyes for the last time. It is that constant which gives them an insight shared by none of their peers. The purity of a prepubescent's vision carries with it far more bottom line consequence than those who spew their thoughts to conjure proprietary benefits."

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "shrinking 'Mickey' from royalty to rodent"

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "'Your Mouse has been 'slipped a Mickey'' "

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "Go for the tin ring, that's easy. Boring, but easier."

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Bob Dylan attacks modern rock bands - NME.COM

Bob Dylan attacks modern rock bands - NME.COM: "'I know there are groups at the top of the charts that are hailed as the saviours of rock'n'roll and all that, but they are amateurs. They don't know where the music comes from,' he wrote, adding, �I wouldn't even think about playing music if I was born in these times... I'd probably turn to something like mathematics. That would interest me. Architecture would interest me. Something like that.'"

The Village Voice: The Bush Beat

The Village Voice: The Bush Beat: "'God didn't put you here to watch television! He put you here to be on television!'"

Thursday, February 17, 2005

MSNBC - The Bush Deal

MSNBC - The Bush Deal: "The New Deal was about insuring against risk, so that disadvantaged people felt more secure in the knowledge that the government would help them stand against the vicissitudes of fate. The Bush Deal is about expanding risk, so that disadvantaged people feel more acutely than at any time since the 1920s that they are at sea amid unpredictable market forces, fending for themselves. "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush's Barberini Faun

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush's Barberini Faun: "With the Bushies, if you're their friend, anything goes. If you're their critic, nothing goes. They're waging a jihad against journalists - buying them off so they'll promote administration programs, trying to put them in jail for doing their jobs and replacing them with ringers. "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush's Barberini Faun

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush's Barberini Faun: "Does the Bush team love everything military so much that even a military-stud Web site is a recommendation?"

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Yahoo! News - White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs

Yahoo! News - White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs: "'Our government is on the wrong side of this issue,' said Jeffrey F. Addicott, a former Army lawyer and director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. 'A lot of Americans would scratch their heads and ask why is our government taking the side of Iraq against our POWs.' "

Yahoo! News - Judges Say Reporters Must Name Sources in CIA Case

Yahoo! News - Judges Say Reporters Must Name Sources in CIA Case: "Rep. Mike Pence (news, bio, voting record) (R-Ind.), co-sponsor of the legislation and chairman of the House's conservative Republican Study Committee. 'Americans love to hate journalists almost as much as they love to hate politicians. But we are united in our understanding that a free and independent press is central to the survival of liberty.' "

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Love Lit 101

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Love Lit 101: "'A man has $100 and you leave him with $2,' she lectures a class of schoolchildren. 'That's subtraction.'"

Corporations painted in red and blue / S.F. man politicizes purchasing power

Corporations painted in red and blue / S.F. man politicizes purchasing power: "'We need to have a cathedral builder's mentality when we're doing these campaigns,' Mark said. 'We may not see the building completed in our lifetime, but if we finish the foundation, the next generation can build on that.' "

De Rerum Natura: Letters, We Write Letters

De Rerum Natura: Letters, We Write Letters: "Creationism is rife with hoaxed fossils. The difference is it takes evolutionists to correct them, and yet creationists continue to use them. Examples include the Paluxy footprints, the Calaveras skull, Moab Man and Malachite Man."

The media kerfuffle - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - February 15, 2005

The media kerfuffle - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - February 15, 2005: "When influential members of the media defame our troops, they should answer for it. If that's moronic, sign us up. "