May 2011
47 posts
I like that Krugman takes on all comers. →
Cops Can Kick Your Door Down If They Smell Weed,... →
siddman:
YES! Now we need to do this to smokers in house and smokers walking outside.
Andrew Breitbart and James O'Keefe lie,... →
jonathan-cunningham:
On April 18th Breitbart announced his intentions on Fox News Sean Hannity show: “We’re going to take on education next, go after the teachers and the union organizers.” It is possible that his attack on the University of Missouri and labor education is his first assault.
Breitbart is a master of taking quotes out of context, deletion of what doesn’t serve his purpose, and...
Whoever he or she is, Ruth Bourdain wins a Beard →
Ruth Bourdain: acerbic, androgynous, foul-mouthed, totally fictitious and now…? James Beard Foundation winner.
On Friday, the so-called Oscars of the food world honored Ruth Bourdain — the made-up online mash-up of culinary icons Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain — with its first ever award for humor writing.
In some ways the award was a nod not just to the still anonymous man or woman...
Dick Cheney's Weather Machine: Oil speculators are... →
personalinfamy:
If you’re looking for proof that oil speculators are driving up prices and bleeding this country to death, then look no farther than the huge 10% drop in oil prices today.
Yes, the drop proves conclusively that the market is swarmed by speculators. Speculators who are…