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  Speechless

  05.24.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Speechless

  My favorite quote in this video? “Kevin, when you find yourself in a hole, it’s often best to stop digging.” This clip shows the level to which political discourse has fallen in the mainstream media. A circus of shouting, ignorance, and insults. It also exposes vividly the way propaganda is being disseminated on both extremes, […]

• Commentary, Politics, Sports

  Friday Pot Pourri

  05.23.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Friday Pot Pourri

  Watch a puffer fish protect itself and potential predator, an otter, from death. You see, the puffer fish has a poisonous gall bladder that will kill the otter if consumed. The puffer fish gets to be the size of a small beach ball, which is pretty impressive. You might notice that this week’s posts have […]

• Commentary, Politics

  Why Gay Marriage Matters

  05.16.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Greta and Partner of 20 yearsAttribution: Greta Christina Yesterday, in a 4-3 ruling, the California Supreme Court overturned a ban on gay marriage. This is a momentous decision we should all care about, not because it legalizes these unions (congratulations to the many committed couples I know who are now free to exercise their right) […]

• Commentary, Politics

  The Cost of the Iraq War: Golf

  05.15.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on The Cost of the Iraq War: Golf

  Um, I didn’t think there was a person in America who felt the depth of anger and disgust that I feel about the past seven years of lies, excuses, and video tapes. I was wrong. Keith Olbermann is angrier. The video above is twelve minutes of catharsis. How do you know George Bush is lying? […]

• Politics

  West Virginia was a Garbage Touchdown

  05.14.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on West Virginia was a Garbage Touchdown

  Here’s an analogy: If we were watching a sporting event like the Super Bowl, the score is 49-28 with 3 minutes left in the game. All the good commercials have been aired and the game was over at halftime when the winning team sprinted ahead to a 35-14 lead. There is no reason to watch […]

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