Entries from May 2008

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Hear No Good, See No Good, Speak No Good

As long as there is a Republican in the White House, Art Sulzberger, Jr., Publisher of The New York Times, can hear no good, see no good, and speak no good — at least not above the fold.
The last thing The New York Times will tell you.

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Lest We Forget…

Beginning with the revolutionary patriots who dared to stand against the tyranny of King George, through this very day on which many of our finest young men and women serve far from home so that others may benefit from the same freedoms and opportunities that have made us the envy of the world, we take [...]

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Nancy Pelosi Unveils Democrats’ Iraq Strategy

In an effort to put herself at the forefront of the issue, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi unveiled the Democrats’ now official Iraq Strategy — codename: “Operation Big Mama Sheehan.”

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

PBS Celebrity Chef Jeffrey Dahmer:
In an Absolut World — We Want Out.

After an acquittal by a jury of his peers (a tough group to find) and a fawning interview on “Bill Moyers Journal,” Jeffrey Dahmer parlayed his celebrity status into a PBS cooking show, “In Jeffrey’s Kitchen,” underwritten in part (the part not covered by our tax dollars) by a grant from the Absolut World Foundation. [...]

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

The Dalai Lama Protests the Beijing Olympics

In an effort to publicize the plight of Tibet, the Dalai Lama protests the Beijing Olympics by wearing a hat imported from China.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Welcome to Howard Dean’s America

Expediency rules!
What we’re talking about involves many thousands of votes that have never been counted at all. And if we ignore the votes that have been cast, then where does that lead? The integrity of our democracy depends upon the consent of the governed, freely expressed in an election where every vote is counted.
–AL GORE, [...]