Saturday, March 12, 2011

The EESC president’s statement on the natural disaster in Japan and the Pacific region

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"Mother Nature has again given us a sign. . ." Well, it wasn't Mother Nature, and I'm not sure it was even God, but it sur...

Way beyond pot and kettle

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This is a Communist tool accusing patriotic, elected Americans of being tools of the capitalists. Hello! The unions tried but failed to dest...
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Reed Krakoff set to hit fashion big-time after Michelle Obama carries $1,000 tote (and despite the price it's already sold out)

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If a story looks really ridiculous, I run it through Snopes. I know. I know. Conservatives don't like this fact checking website beca...
Friday, March 11, 2011

But not too much

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"You cannot get 600 IU of vitamin D daily from diet unless you eat salmon 3 times a day and drink 2 gallons of milk a day," said M...

The Public Servants Center

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There's a new $189 million juvenile justice center in Cuyahoga County. It has a $23,000 custom-designed conference table and private gym...

AlterNet--all you have to do is read the story line--no content necessary

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What planet do these people live on? What could Noam Chomsky possibly know about democracy? And those climate change/global warming folks? ...

Maybe it's the government health care?

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Isn't this odd. Those who are the most dependent on government health care seem to have the poorest results--and we're talking acce...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Will the run and hide liberals head for home now?

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The Republicans of Wisconsin stripped the bill of funding language so that they didn't need a quorum and it passed. The Democrat fraidy...
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Mychal Massie debates absent liberals--Sharpton, Fauntroy and Morial

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". . . before throwing more stones at the tea party for reported incivility — tea party critics should take a look at organized labor’s...
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I predict

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School bond issues, and probably library too (there were librarians carrying signs), are going to be dropping like flies based on the crass,...

Will Betsy Liley be the next to go?

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New video released Thursday afternoon indicates National Public Radio intended to accept a $5 million donation from fictitious Muslim Brothe...

Do little girls need a spa/salon?

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Usually I applaud ingenuity in finding a niche business. But a beauty spa for little girls age 1-17 years old? Nah. I picked up a free-ci...

ALA Joins CAIR to Oppose Radicalization Hearings Sponsored by Congressman Pete King

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The American Library Association [ALA] has joined with the Council On American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] to oppose Congressman Pete King'...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Let's aim for the border--Canada

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Canada is 6th in the world in economic freedom, and the United States is 9th. Baby steps. There's a lot that could be done to restore ...

Lower Costs and Better Care for Neediest Patients

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The author, Atul Gawande, gets an A in writing/journalism and an F in economics/politics (Obamacare) and an F in racial profiling for referr...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

States in budget crisis--WaPo catches on

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Better late than never--Washington Post finally realizes that union pensions are unsustainable. Whether it realizes these protests are abou...
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Food sold in recycled cardboard--one more thing to watch for?

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"Researchers found toxic chemicals from recycled newspapers had contaminated food sold in many cardboard cartons. The chemicals, known ...

NPR's Schiller caught in a sting--slams the Tea Party

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Poor NPR. They just can't catch a break these days. I think they'd be much better off defunded by the government, then they could ...
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Monday, March 07, 2011

The oil crisis--it's been going around

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When the gas prices go up, the "Garfield" cartoon linked to the oil crisis comes around--oldest I found was early 2008. Remember, ...
Sunday, March 06, 2011

To the victor belongs the archives

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As a Protestant (first an Anabaptist, then United Church of Christ, and currently Lutheran) I've had a pretty narrow view of history. In...