Iran Demands Western Nations Halt Enrichment"'That ... we shut down our nuclear fuel cycle program to let talks begin. It's no problem. But justice demands that those who want to hold talks with us shut down their nuclear fuel cycle program too. Then, we can hold dialogue under a fair atmosphere, [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad said...'We ( Read more... )

Teaser: The problem here is selectivity. To Exasperated selectively holds single mothers accountable for their possibly ill-conceived conceptions. OBVIOUSLY, these women have no room to complain, because, unlike To Exasperated et al, they made mistakes! And mistakes should be punished! Thumbscrews for everyone ( Read more... )

Admin note: My sincerest apologies for sort of falling off the earth there for a while. Between grad school applications, the holidays, post-holiday crap, a kidney infection, and work, I didn't have much time to read the news, let alone be snarky about it. I'm still pretty terrifically busy, so I'm going to intensify my search for a co-blogger, ( Read more... )

The method-behind-the-madness of the Friday Free-For-All is simple: I provide a quotation, statement, statistic, or piece of news, without any commentary of my own. The readers are free to merrily discuss, debate, deride, or mock in whatever way they see fit -- hopefully it will at least tangentially pertain to the posted item, but hey, it's a free ( Read more... )

The method-behind-the-madness of the Friday Free-For-All is simple: I provide a quotation, statement, statistic, or piece of news, without any commentary of my own. The readers are free to merrily discuss, debate, deride, or mock in whatever way they see fit -- hopefully it will at least tangentially pertain to the posted item, but hey, it's a free ( Read more... )

Our gracious Polibock moderator type person allowed me to be the substitute teacher for the usual Free-For-All. The ground rules were to post three questions -- one from each side of the issue and then a...I'll say 'grab bag' question. But, since I was stuck on the fence between two different issues I've been thinking about this past week, I had ( Read more... )

On Wednesday’s edition of his nightly news program, Keith Olbermann referred to Fox News as "a Rosetta Stone of jaundiced journalism" (in front of a mock Fox graphic that reads "Faux News Channel") among reports that the network sent directives to their staff to "be on the lookout for any statements from the Iraqi insurgents, who must be thrilled ( Read more... )

I know, I know, I'm a mean, nasty, neglectful moderator. I'm going away to Chicago this evening, and won't be back until Monday night.

HOWEVER, fear not, my gentle readers. I have not left you in isolation. The gracious midtermmockery will again be filling in for me, with a post tomorrow and a Free-For-All on Friday ( Read more... )

The method-behind-the-madness of the Friday Free-For-All is simple: I provide a quotation, statement, statistic, or piece of news, without any commentary of my own. The readers are free to merrily discuss, debate, deride, or mock in whatever way they see fit -- hopefully it will at least tangentially pertain to the posted item, but hey, it's a free ( Read more... )

And we're back. And by we, I mean me.

( Color commentary. Still delicious, still freedom-flavored )