Category Archives: Journalism

Breaking news!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Ah, yes. This is what 24-hour news channels have come down to: (From The Onion)  

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Free the slaves

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

A view of modern day slavery Related articles Five Ways to Fight Slavery (chrismorriswrites.com)

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House of Nerds

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

The beauty of this Kevin Spacey video shows that Democrats, Republicans and the Washington elite can work together to get things done. If it’s irrelevant. Related articles Here’s the Nerd Prom ‘House of Cards’ Spoof Everyone is Talking About (theatlanticwire.com) … Continue reading →

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Obama’s dinner speech: a comedy

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

For the 57th year in a row, my invitation to the White House Correspondents Dinner got lost in the mail. The president of the United States spoke, as usual. Here’s what we missed: Daniel Day Lewis makes a pretty good … Continue reading →

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Death from the sky

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

One of the technologically fascinating but morally disturbing aspects of modern warfare is that the means of attack have taken on the character of a videogame. Here’s a clip of an aerial attack on a group of hostile insurgents in … Continue reading →

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And this is why Fox News is racist

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News, said this in a Vanity Fair interview: “Obama’s the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn’t public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend … Continue reading →

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Obama and Clinton

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton did an interview with “60 Minutes.” Seems like just an Obama “Thank you” for four years of service, but I’m sure the folks a few blocks away from me around the … Continue reading →

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Stupid is as stupid does: a gun nut tribute to MLK

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Sometimes, people tell me about something they heard on the news that sounds like they’ve been taken in by a parody. So I kind of listen, nod and completely erase it from memory the minute they leave. And then I … Continue reading →

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Fox News asks: “What’s your porn name?”

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Fox News provides a guide to porn names: Yeah, the segment went on longer than necessary, not to mention the guy is kind of creepy. (His unrestrained glee proves he catalogs the box of porn he has stashed in the … Continue reading →

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Woe is the top 10 percent!

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

I don’t begrudge people making a lot more money that I make, but why is it that when papers like Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal illustrate the impact of the recent tax change on certain income groups exceeding mine, the … Continue reading →

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