Update: This post attempts to discredit the conclusions reported by the IDB article linked to below, and ironically points to “noncomprehensia” on the part of conservatives. Perhaps the author of that post just didn’t read the entire report. At any rate, the conclusions of the actual report by Project for Excellence in Journalism and […]
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Harvard Report: Media Biased Against Right, For Left
Posted by 2 Nov 2007, 11:28 am Uncategorizedin . 0 CommentsNo Sympathy for Whining U.S. Foreign Service Officers
Posted by 1 Nov 2007, 9:02 am Uncategorizedin . 3 CommentsHaving worked for the State Department as a contractor in the recent past and been to about 25 embassies and consulates worldwide, I have a fairly good understanding of the Foreign Service Officer (FSO) mentality. Which is why the backlash to directed assignments to Iraq – for the anticipated shortfall of only 48 billets, […]
It’ll take a mushroom cloud in the West for us to stop allowing China and Russia to threaten global security:
Russia and China have been blocking tough U.N. sanctions against Iran, the United States said on Thursday, adding there would be a push to impose them if Iran did not halt nuclear activity within two […]
If true, this sounds like a potentially revolutionizing alternative energy, but you’ve eventually have to ask – what happens when the water is gone?
An Erie cancer researcher has found a way to burn salt water, a novel invention that is being touted by one chemist as the “most remarkable” water science discovery in a […]
No Consensus of Scientists on Human Caused Global Warming
Posted by 30 Aug 2007, 1:56 pm Uncategorizedin . 0 Comments Update: The Earth is warming - how much, why, and the effects are at issue:
A new analysis of peer-reviewed literature reveals that more than 500 scientists have published evidence refuting at least one element of current man-made global warming scares. More than 300 of the scientists found evidence that 1) a natural moderate […]
The definition of hypocrisy:
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles. Edwards says Americans should be asked to drive more fuel efficient vehicles. He says he would ask them to give up SUVs. (emphasis added)
It probably takes more energy […]
Mexican Hypocrisy on Illegal Immigration
Posted by 24 Aug 2007, 7:17 am Uncategorizedin . 5 Comments Unbelievable:
A Mexican Senate committee passed a measure Wednesday urging President Felipe Calderon to send a diplomatic note to the United States protesting the deportation of an illegal migrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year.
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Elvira Arellano, 32, became an activist and a national symbol for illegal immigrant parents […]
1934 – not 1998 – Warmest Year on Record
Posted by 14 Aug 2007, 7:55 pm Uncategorizedin . 3 Comments A Y2K bug, and perhaps probably some politically motivated turning of blind eyes, produced data that has misled the public for years:
NASA has now silently released corrected figures, and the changes are truly astounding. The warmest year on record is now 1934. 1998 (long trumpeted by the media as record-breaking) moves to second […]
A good read from the FT. One response: “My concern is that self-denigration inside America, lack of self-esteem; loss of self-worth amongst Americans is overheard by America’s critics around the world. Americans should bear in mind the focus on this point by Sayyid Qutb, Osama bin Laden’s favourite philosopher. He said that moral relativism […]
House Democrats: What Parliamentary Procedure?
Posted by 3 Aug 2007, 12:39 pm Uncategorizedin . 1 Comment Remember this?
“This leadership team will create the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history” – Speaker-Elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Press Release, November 16, 2006
Perhaps it only seems that House Democrats believe they can do whatever they want. If votes don’t go your way, what’s wrong with just erasing the record? […]
Canada Ridicules Russia’s Flag Planting Antics
Posted by 2 Aug 2007, 5:35 pm Uncategorizedin . 3 CommentsFrom Breitbart: “Canada’s top diplomat [Foreign Minister Peter MacKay] ridiculed Russia’s flag-planting at the North Pole on Thursday, saying the “15th century” stunt does not bolster its disputed claim to the resource-rich Arctic.” True enough.
Muslim Views on Suicide Bombings, Al Qaeda Shifting
Posted by 25 Jul 2007, 9:48 am Uncategorizedin . 0 CommentsVia the AP: “A wide ranging survey of international attitudes in 47 countries by the Pew Research Center also reported that in many of the countries where support for suicide attacks has declined, there has also has been decreasing support for Al Qaeda leader Usama Bin Laden.”
Via Reuters: “The Vatican said on Tuesday Christian denominations outside Roman Catholicism were not full churches of Jesus Christ. Protestant leaders said this was offensive and would hurt inter-denominational dialogue.” I think Martin Luther covered that one well enough.
Idiocracy, or How Do You Like Your Red Herrings?
Posted by 9 Jul 2007, 2:08 pm Uncategorizedin . 0 Comments This is rather revealing, when facts on your side, fall back on emotion:
Drew Westen, a genial 48-year-old psychologist and brain researcher, was talking to a rapt liberal audience about the role of emotion in politics, how to talk back aggressively to Republicans, and why going negative is not to be feared.
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Example: […]