My letter to the Washington Post Ombudsman(person): Unprofessional by any standard Dear Madam: I am writing to protest in the strongest terms the following from Howard Kurtz’s Friday column in the Post: “Many of his friends think he has lost it, that he has allowed his resentment at Leslie Moonves and other CBS executives who sent him packing last year to overwhelm his good judgment. They use words like “self-destructive” and “tragedy.” They believe he is engaging in revisionist...
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Hell’s Angels Dance With The Pinheads
Oh, good grief. The non-scandal that’s been touted as a scandal, the embarrassment to the rightie blogosmear, Faux Nooz, Rush Limbaugh, etc. has been granted new life by the New York Post‘s chief rival for the slimy tabloid crown in New York City, the New York Daily News. Here’s the headline: N.Y. Times admits Petraeus ad sold to Moveon.org at 1/2 off BY RICH SCHAPIRO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sphere: Related Content
Commanding Constitutional Disrespect
Ironically, the filibuster that blocked a Constitutional protection occurred Sept. 19, 2007, exactly 220 years and two days after the Constitution was ratified, ten years after Constitution Day was proposed, three years after George W. Bush enthusiastically signed Public Law 108-447 that mandates nationwide observance and discussion of the Constitution, and exactly two days after Constitution Day 2007.
How To Find Uranus
No, it’s not a sophomoric pun … yet. I want to take a moment of scientific history and apply it to the current situation in the Senate, and only later will we venture into the arena of the sophomoric pun. OK? Good. Uranus, as seen by Voyager 2 (OK, Righties, time to go into the other room to listen to muzak. We’re talking about science here and we all know how much science disturbs you. ) Sphere: Related Content
Fool me 8,239 times and Shame on WHO?
My comment on Political Animal, the Washington Monthly’s blog, by the incomparable Kevin Drum. My comment on his posting today, “Changing The Subject” which is, itself, his comment on Matthew Yglesias’ (creepy and wrongheaded) Atlantic Monthly blog posting on the MoveOn flap that continues into its second (and soon its THIRD) week (and yes, I’m “quoting” myself, but more for solid typographic reasons than anything else. Now hush up and read): Each and every fucking day, the rightie blogosmear...
CNN, the KKK and the Jena 6
I’m one of those people who watched Bill Maher’s “Real Time” and heard the two black panelists asking the question: How come none of the national media have picked up on this story? So, I’ve been watching it trickle into national consciousness, Sphere: Related Content
Thanks from the family
I would like to thank everyone for the support, prayers, and comments during these trying days. While my family tries to go forward, we know that we have the support of our family, friends, and the wonderful blogosphere. I am now back home, and plan to get back into the game. Watching my dad read comments from bloggers, on the funeral home website, I was happy to see that he took notice in how the support was there. Thank...
Kentucky Labor Kicks Off 2007 Campaign
Kentucky Labor Kicks Off 2007 Campaign Bernard Pollack, AFL-CIO field coordinator, sends us this report on the campaign to elect a working family-friendly governor in Kentucky. The excitement across the Kentucky Labor Movement is palpable. Unions in the Louisville area are gearing up for Saturday where several hundred volunteers are expected to walk door to door talking with union members and their families. Gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka will join with volunteers, along with UAW...
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