It isn’t news because they are terrorists, you fucking simpletons. Yesterday, my cat scratched himself then shit in a box. The media didn’t report that, either.
Archives for May 2007
The NFL and Concussions
A cautionary tale in the NY Times: The rate of diagnosed clinical depression among retired National Football League players is strongly correlated with the number of concussions they sustained, according to a study to be published today. The study was conducted by the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Study of Retired Athletes and …
Why Do These Soldiers Hate America?
We are in deep trouble if the soliders are in league with the terrorists, which is what it seems: Spc. David Williams, 22, of Boston, Mass., had two note cards in his pocket Wednesday afternoon as he waited for Sen. Joseph Lieberman. Williams serves in the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., the first …
Shorter Sam Brownback
One of Sam Brownback’s speechwriters wrote an op-ed piece in the NY Times which serves as a message to several varying constituencies. The message is as follows: To the flat earth religious right nuts: “I would visit the the creationism museum, but it is probably best if I hold off until after I am elected.” …
We Have Alarmingly Stupid People Running Federal Agencies
In a weird sort of progress, NASA administrator Michael Griffin* acknowledges that global warming is real. But being a Bush appointee it goes without saying that Griffin cannot possibly say something reasonable without slipping in the crazy somewhere. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep that will air in Thursday’s edition of NPR News’ Morning …
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Pennsylvania – Irrelevant And Proud Of It
I see that every large state except mine has moved its primary up to Feb. 5, National Primary Day. This whole idea of selecting a presidential nominee is so unfamiliar to our state that, assuming that confused Pennsylvanians even grasp the idea of voting on a day other than an early Tuesday in November, we …
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Funny Thing About Rudy Giuliani
Everybody talks about Rudy learning the lessons of 9/11, but few have seen fit to ask him what exactly those lessons are. Those who know Rudy Giuliani could tell you that the answer looks a lot like a brutal police state with zero barrier between public and private, led by a snazzily-dressed Italian with a …