“That’s a disgusting and repulsive reality …”
Fox News’ Sheppard Smith wakes up, and he’s not happy:
09.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Archive for September, 2006
Crap, I have to be sincere for a minute
I like Barbara Radnofsky. She just keeps growing on me as a tireless campaigner, thoughtful candidate and trustworthy. How annoying is that? Is anybody sure she hasn’t slept with a farm animal or something?
09.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Caught With Live Boy
The old Huely Long Edwin Edwards quote was never more real. What’s worse than being a congressman having wildy inappropriate instant message conversations with a teenage boy? Being on the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children.
What’s worse than that? Knowing that a member of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children was a [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Frisco, Texas: Town full of mouthbreathers
A teacher in Frisco has been fired for taking her students to a musuem after one parent complained that her child saw a nude statue. Exposure to the arts is indeed a reason to fire a teacher in Frisco, otherwise how would they people that live their maintain their amazingingly high level of ignorance? [via [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Well, that’s one House seat for the Dems
Republican Rep. Foley from Florida has just resigned from office following an interview with ABC regarding sexually-suggestive emails he sent to a (minor) page [ABC Blotter]. I hadn’t even heard about this scandal til this afternoon. Apparently the story has been moving very speedily this afternoon. ABC’s Blotter has it all.
update: It [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Friday News Roundup
- Senate approves the interrogation measures viewed illegal under Geneva Conventions [Guardian Unlimited]. Obviously human rights groups and other countries are not happy with this bill. But Bush is excited!
- Also passed yesterday - a bill legalizing warrantless wiretapping [AP on Yahoo!]. Republicans say that this will show whether Dems are soft [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Whoa Whoa Whoa …
… let’s slow down here.
I’ll be honest - a little bit of bile rose up in the back of my throat when I went to the Statesman website this morning and saw this headline: Perry might want eight more years:
Four more years just might not be enough for Gov. Rick Perry.
Trying to bat down speculation [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Insult me!
Try Slate’s “The George Allen Insult Generator” and then ask the senator to explain himself. Perfect for those days when you’re feeling a little too big for your britches.
09.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
The Emergency Room Scenario as Politics
Emergency Rooms are overburdened. The news angle this time is that our ERs wouldn’t be able to handle a crisis such as a terrorist attack or that old fake out fear the ‘bird flu’ and something must be done. Congress wants to get involved, thereby proving that a.) no good will come from this and [...]
09.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome