On Friday I posted about Islam hate site “Bare Naked Islam” being taken offline by their hosting company WordPress. CAIR had put out a press release, complete with links, showing that the site has a history of promoting violence towards Islam. Well WordPress has allowed the site to go back up, but told them they […]
President Obama has put out a statement honoring the start of Kawanza: Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season. Today marks the beginning of the week-long celebration honoring African American heritage and culture through the seven principles of Kwanzaa — unity, self determination, collective work and responsibility, […]
Appearing as the second story on the politics section of Huffington Post right now is this story: She’s out there calling President Obama a “hater”! Really grabs the attention – doesn’t it? Big problem though. Here’s the actual headline: Michele Bachmann Calls President Of Iran A ‘Hater’ With the omission of two words, “of Iran”, […]
You got to give it to Media Matters. These guys can catch anything. Today it was this chart on Fox News: Notice something there? It’s funny how on a graph 8.6% is somehow higher than 8.8%. I know. I deal with charts and numbers all the time being a computer guy. I make charting software […]
My last post really got me thinking. The right constantly invokes “state sovereignty” when complaining about the “over-reach” of the federal government, yet their own actions prove that the right actually cares nothing about this issue. Let’s look at some of the recent issues in the news. My previous post was about the GOP telling […]
Maybe the media should think twice about considering Matt Drudge some sort of news source. Appearing on the Drudge Report this morning was this link: There’s a big problem with that. Government Motors is the right wing meme for General Motors because of the bailout they received. But look at the actual article Drudge was […]
Apparently a majority of Americans. In 23 polls conducted asking if tax hikes should also be included to help reduce the deficit, a vast majority said “yes”. An average of 65 percent of respondents to be exact. That’s almost 2/3 of this country. The responses ranged from 56%-76%, with the low number being attributed to […]
During Netroots Nation, a conservative blogger was arrested for harrassing a couple of women because they were wearing Muslim hijabs (headscarves). From Minnesota Public Radio: A St. Paul blogger faces misdemeanor charges after he allegedly harassed two Muslim women last week in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis police say John Hugh Gilmore, 52, who writes a blog […]
Bob Cesca has posted the following chart, showing how the share of income labor sees is at a historic low: What’s interesting is how much the share dipped during the Bush years. During Clinton’s term, the rate was on the rise, after a substantial fall during the Reagan and Bush 41 years. So what does […]
Wisconsin State Journal reports: State election officials have cleared the way for three more GOP state senators to face recall elections, meaning six senators will almost certainly have to defend their seats. Republicans had challenged recall petitions against Sens. Robert Cowles, Alberta Darling and Sheila Harsdorf. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board tossed out […]