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silveradeptShall we begin with some oddball material? Like the license plate design that would have stuck a big Jeezis in the middle? Issues of separation of church and state, and those involving the dubious legality of things like “Choose life” plates, there are a lot of sacreligious things one could pair with such an image, and I suspect many of them would show up soon. The lawsuits and the like are already on their way. Further sacreliege comes from an old logo that has taken on a new and suggestive meaning.
Internationally, The United States just deployed troops and equipment in Israel to guard against Iran attacking. That chill that just ran up your spine? That would be the realization that Israel may very well have a green light to go bombing, and that the U.S. will back them up and help against any retaliation. Remember that alliances being tripped was how World War I got started...
Kim Jong Il's son appointed to National Defense Commission, could be favorite to succeed.
Domestically, Happy Equal Pay Day, and while the “women earn X for each male dollar” is still not 1.0, even when controlled for factors like career choice, the government is apparently doing better than the private sector at closing the wage gap. Probably because much of their hiring data, including salary, is a matter of public record. All around, though, educational attainment and women moving up into management positions is helping to close the gap.
Speaking of minorities, more atheists feel comfortable being atheists in the country.
An intended photo op trying to get an Air Force One-looking craft on the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty turned into a PR CF because nobody in New York knew it was happening beforehand. Frightening New Yorkers with planes is a bad idea.
FOX network will be showing the scheduled entertainent program isntead of the Presidnet's news conference on his one hundredth day, with the conference on FOX news and Fox Business Channel. No other major network will be showing programming.
What the news cycles will be talking about for a bit, however, is Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party and become a Democrat, which theoretically puts the Democratys at 59 Senate votes, with one possibly incoming. That 60 number, in the hands of Barack Obama? It’s a conservative’s worst nightmare, I suspect. Well, if all 60 were all on board totally with the President’s agenda, and would rubber-stamp anything he put through. (Yes, you may point, laugh.)
The White House dithers on its duty to release all the information about torture it can. Cheney claims it will vindicate him, the rest of us want to know how far down the rabbit hole we’re going. Well, at least, that’s what we thought. According to a Rasmussen poll, fifty-eight percent of the population doesn't want any more investigation. thers would prefer to snipe partisanly at one person or another, trying to turn a statement of fact (clearly, Congresscritters need to be investigated) into one of politics (Democrats are only going to go after Republicans on this, and are burying their own big involvement.) On teh politicization front, Mr. McGurn agrees, calls for more information to be released, and...displays that he doesn't quite understand that waterboarding was already illegal, and that there’s no real need to pass another law to explicitly say so. Still, for mroe transparency and release of the record, good for you, sir. Ms. Byrd, on the other hand, indicates her complete support for torture, by comparing a simulated drowning of a terrorist to the gas chambers of the Holocaust and claiming the former is necessary and supported by the populace, while the latter is not, that the torture worked, and that the absence of evidence is, indeed, evidence of absence, so naturally, the last amdinistrator kept us safe, and because the enemy out there does not have our morals and ideals, we should behave like them. Mr. Bialosky sums all this up in his column, declaring that torture does work, the Demcorats need to prove that torture recruits for al-Qaeda, that we should only stop if we have an alternative interrogation style to switch to that will work as well as torture, and of course, that everybody knew about it and approved of it, so it must have been okay then.
Luckily, it’s not up to the populace, or anyone else, to decide to stop until all the evidence is out and analyzed, at which point the independent Special Prosecutor(s) indicts whomever s/he damn well pleases.
Let’s play “spot the shift” on the following piece - an accusation that former Vice President Al Gore lied to a representative about where he put the money he made from his speaking, movie, book, et cetera. Mr. Gore says that he invested everything he made from the book/movie/etc. into a non-profit. The accusation declares that he said he put all of his money from his “business” into the non-profit, which would be a lie because of the cited proof that Mr. Gore has invested quite a bit in for-profit renewable energy enterprises. I do not know whether the “business” and the movie/book sales are the same thing, or whether there are spots that don’t overlap. Perhaps we could get a clarification from Mr. Gore and his accuser?
Speaking of climate, less than one thousand scientists being skeptical on climate change does not a consensus challenge make, but I will say that it’s important they exist, because heterodoxy often makes for better science.
The economy has sapped much of the strength and fire of Obama supporters, especially in areas that were already depressed before everyone else went south with them, making the first one hundred days a pretty rough ride.
In the opinions, let’s play one hundred days stuff. The New York Post claims one hundred mistakes already committed by the Obama administration for their first one hundred days in office, many of which smack of being very petty and people trying to find something to fill space with. Neal Boortz doesn't give the President any positive achievements at all for this time period. Mr. Prlutsky wanders everywhere he can go to call the President wrong, stupid, and destroying the country, making a great case for an example of jingoism and “America! F**k yeah!”, where the United States has done everything in virtuous light for the betterment of the world and those ingrates don’t show the proper respect they should and don’t come jumping like lapdogs when we request help, settling eventually on calling the Congressional Black Caucus racist because, well, they segregate.
Lee Woodruff on the new phenomenon of our lives - the Panini generation, stuck between caring for children and for parents, while holding work together, with heat and pressure all around and no real room to have a mental health day.
The Secretary of State spun the spate of suicide strikes into something positive, indicating the explosions are a sign that the opposition is losing and knows it. Mr. Aly says that Egypt is now becoming a target for Iran, because they have decided to pursue peace instead of continuing to antagonize the Israel-Palestine process. And then, Ms. Parker claims that the Untied States&aposs; special relationship with Israel is what's keeping peace in the region, and that the Obama administration plans on throwing Israel to the wolves and cozying up to all the unfree countries around it. Reference above, re: missile defense on whether Israel is truly being abandoned.
Mr. Sobel of the EFF says that the administration promised us transparency...and we're still waiting on fulfillment of that promise.
Mr. Dvorsky muses on what should be considered personhood, looking both to elevate“ lesser” creatures into personhood and to guard against the point at thich we become the “lesser” creatures in need of protected personhood status.
Mr. Troy points out actions of the previous administrator that are helping the current administrator fight the flu, while also indicating that the Congresscritters should confirm appointees to HHS so that the populace feels reassured that people are actually working on it.
And the Slacktivist compares the current economic crisis to It's A Wonderful Life and makes it stick. More George Bailey, less Old Man Potter.
In technology, genetic engineering of crops to be enriched with multiple nutrients enters test phase. If the crops are safe, non-toxic, and have their nutrients metabolized correctly, the developing world could get a jolt from some of the supercrop. Assuming, of course, that someone actually gives it to them at the price they can afford. Additionally, sensors that can detect lung cancer in the breath, stem cell engineering to generate cardiac muscle,
Last for tonight, we go back to the oddballs with the world's weirdest festivals.
Internationally, The United States just deployed troops and equipment in Israel to guard against Iran attacking. That chill that just ran up your spine? That would be the realization that Israel may very well have a green light to go bombing, and that the U.S. will back them up and help against any retaliation. Remember that alliances being tripped was how World War I got started...
Kim Jong Il's son appointed to National Defense Commission, could be favorite to succeed.
Domestically, Happy Equal Pay Day, and while the “women earn X for each male dollar” is still not 1.0, even when controlled for factors like career choice, the government is apparently doing better than the private sector at closing the wage gap. Probably because much of their hiring data, including salary, is a matter of public record. All around, though, educational attainment and women moving up into management positions is helping to close the gap.
Speaking of minorities, more atheists feel comfortable being atheists in the country.
An intended photo op trying to get an Air Force One-looking craft on the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty turned into a PR CF because nobody in New York knew it was happening beforehand. Frightening New Yorkers with planes is a bad idea.
FOX network will be showing the scheduled entertainent program isntead of the Presidnet's news conference on his one hundredth day, with the conference on FOX news and Fox Business Channel. No other major network will be showing programming.
What the news cycles will be talking about for a bit, however, is Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party and become a Democrat, which theoretically puts the Democratys at 59 Senate votes, with one possibly incoming. That 60 number, in the hands of Barack Obama? It’s a conservative’s worst nightmare, I suspect. Well, if all 60 were all on board totally with the President’s agenda, and would rubber-stamp anything he put through. (Yes, you may point, laugh.)
The White House dithers on its duty to release all the information about torture it can. Cheney claims it will vindicate him, the rest of us want to know how far down the rabbit hole we’re going. Well, at least, that’s what we thought. According to a Rasmussen poll, fifty-eight percent of the population doesn't want any more investigation. thers would prefer to snipe partisanly at one person or another, trying to turn a statement of fact (clearly, Congresscritters need to be investigated) into one of politics (Democrats are only going to go after Republicans on this, and are burying their own big involvement.) On teh politicization front, Mr. McGurn agrees, calls for more information to be released, and...displays that he doesn't quite understand that waterboarding was already illegal, and that there’s no real need to pass another law to explicitly say so. Still, for mroe transparency and release of the record, good for you, sir. Ms. Byrd, on the other hand, indicates her complete support for torture, by comparing a simulated drowning of a terrorist to the gas chambers of the Holocaust and claiming the former is necessary and supported by the populace, while the latter is not, that the torture worked, and that the absence of evidence is, indeed, evidence of absence, so naturally, the last amdinistrator kept us safe, and because the enemy out there does not have our morals and ideals, we should behave like them. Mr. Bialosky sums all this up in his column, declaring that torture does work, the Demcorats need to prove that torture recruits for al-Qaeda, that we should only stop if we have an alternative interrogation style to switch to that will work as well as torture, and of course, that everybody knew about it and approved of it, so it must have been okay then.
Luckily, it’s not up to the populace, or anyone else, to decide to stop until all the evidence is out and analyzed, at which point the independent Special Prosecutor(s) indicts whomever s/he damn well pleases.
Let’s play “spot the shift” on the following piece - an accusation that former Vice President Al Gore lied to a representative about where he put the money he made from his speaking, movie, book, et cetera. Mr. Gore says that he invested everything he made from the book/movie/etc. into a non-profit. The accusation declares that he said he put all of his money from his “business” into the non-profit, which would be a lie because of the cited proof that Mr. Gore has invested quite a bit in for-profit renewable energy enterprises. I do not know whether the “business” and the movie/book sales are the same thing, or whether there are spots that don’t overlap. Perhaps we could get a clarification from Mr. Gore and his accuser?
Speaking of climate, less than one thousand scientists being skeptical on climate change does not a consensus challenge make, but I will say that it’s important they exist, because heterodoxy often makes for better science.
The economy has sapped much of the strength and fire of Obama supporters, especially in areas that were already depressed before everyone else went south with them, making the first one hundred days a pretty rough ride.
In the opinions, let’s play one hundred days stuff. The New York Post claims one hundred mistakes already committed by the Obama administration for their first one hundred days in office, many of which smack of being very petty and people trying to find something to fill space with. Neal Boortz doesn't give the President any positive achievements at all for this time period. Mr. Prlutsky wanders everywhere he can go to call the President wrong, stupid, and destroying the country, making a great case for an example of jingoism and “America! F**k yeah!”, where the United States has done everything in virtuous light for the betterment of the world and those ingrates don’t show the proper respect they should and don’t come jumping like lapdogs when we request help, settling eventually on calling the Congressional Black Caucus racist because, well, they segregate.
Lee Woodruff on the new phenomenon of our lives - the Panini generation, stuck between caring for children and for parents, while holding work together, with heat and pressure all around and no real room to have a mental health day.
The Secretary of State spun the spate of suicide strikes into something positive, indicating the explosions are a sign that the opposition is losing and knows it. Mr. Aly says that Egypt is now becoming a target for Iran, because they have decided to pursue peace instead of continuing to antagonize the Israel-Palestine process. And then, Ms. Parker claims that the Untied States&aposs; special relationship with Israel is what's keeping peace in the region, and that the Obama administration plans on throwing Israel to the wolves and cozying up to all the unfree countries around it. Reference above, re: missile defense on whether Israel is truly being abandoned.
Mr. Sobel of the EFF says that the administration promised us transparency...and we're still waiting on fulfillment of that promise.
Mr. Dvorsky muses on what should be considered personhood, looking both to elevate“ lesser” creatures into personhood and to guard against the point at thich we become the “lesser” creatures in need of protected personhood status.
Mr. Troy points out actions of the previous administrator that are helping the current administrator fight the flu, while also indicating that the Congresscritters should confirm appointees to HHS so that the populace feels reassured that people are actually working on it.
And the Slacktivist compares the current economic crisis to It's A Wonderful Life and makes it stick. More George Bailey, less Old Man Potter.
In technology, genetic engineering of crops to be enriched with multiple nutrients enters test phase. If the crops are safe, non-toxic, and have their nutrients metabolized correctly, the developing world could get a jolt from some of the supercrop. Assuming, of course, that someone actually gives it to them at the price they can afford. Additionally, sensors that can detect lung cancer in the breath, stem cell engineering to generate cardiac muscle,
Last for tonight, we go back to the oddballs with the world's weirdest festivals.
