There is a distinct difference - and a thick black line of journalism ethics - that separates focusing on a public controversy from creating it by saying (or publishing) something for which no evidence can be presented to support it.

article on Glenn Beck boycott

Can you consider yourself a journalist if you knowingly use words you know damn ( Read more... )

- "Political activists" here, especially volunteers, are so disproportionately female that I have a really difficult time believing that any gender inequality can still exist, at least in terms of the law. Women (read: housewives) are so involved that I'm almost inclined to wonder if they just don't care that much. - The Communist Party, although ( Read more... )

The Japanese election is this Sunday. The news (in English, anyway) says that the DPJ is going to win, but here all I see are LDP posters... I'll be happy when the fliers stop and the political cars with loudspeakers are over with ( Read more... )

Need a Mary Poppins bag. Small, but magically fits endless amounts of things! This would solve my packing issues ( Read more... )

I was watching this random old video on White X'mas, and at the end there's a part where KAT-TUN are asked about the most important news in their lives in 2008. Kame and Ueda talked about how they met new people, Taguchi is apparently gaining new hobbies, Nakamaru was in his first movie, Koki... is weird, and Jin unveiled his:

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On the other hand, it is entirely possible that Sarah Palin was just an idiot.

http://www.avclub.com/content/videocracy/10282

I feel better about the American people.

The reality hasn't really sunken in yet. I'm happy -- and I would be devastated if McCain were winning right now -- but I'm not going to run around campus screaming like everyone else seems to have taken to. It's getting there, though. I'm feeling more and more relieved ( Read more... )

I went canvassing in New Hampshire again today and then we stuck around for an event with most of the Democratic ticket and BILL CLINTON. (It is my fourth time this year being in the same room -- usually within 20 feet -- as him!)

While we were waiting, this absolutely adorable group of people from singpositive.com came and were very entertaining ( Read more... )

This is exactly how I feel. Exactly.

Obama Is Up, and Fans Fear That Jinxes It

I'm glad that the trauma of 2000 and 2004 is not something that only I still obsess about constantly.

I especially love this part about "hidden racial animus":

“Minnesota?” Mr. Schrader told his friend. “What, are you kidding me? Obama's up 14 points there ( Read more... )

Chicago Sun-Times: Durbin for U.S. Senate
Chicago Tribune: Durbin for U.S. Senate

The Tribune article is not as glowy as I had hoped for, but the Tribune ed board is also staunchly conservative. They endorsed Obama for President, too, but apparently it is the first time in Tribune history that it has supported the Democratic candidate ( Read more... )