Article from The Independent, a UK paper:
The brutal truth about America’s healthcare
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-brutal-truth-about-americarsquos-healthcare-1772580.html

Snippets from article:

Info about the free care in LA:

...these extraordinary scenes in Inglewood, California yesterday provided a sobering reminder ( Read more... )

Follow the link below and click "Listen Now" at the top to hear my boss (Don Migliori) and Motley Rice client (Mike Low) being interviewed for Morning Edition about the recently argued motion requesting that 9/11 documents be made public.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102371098

Apparently Scalia, who is no stranger to asking tough questions, can dish it out, but can't take them himself.

I am not, personally, opposed to the fact that cameras are not permitted in federal courthouses. (I can see the pros and cons, and as of today, have no strong feelings about the issue...)  What is surprising to me, in this blog entry and ( Read more... )

A year-end review of 2008 top news stories...

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Who is Uncle Jay?
"Uncle Jay explains the news to the innocent, wide-eyed and ignorant. Also to children."

Big News!  Or not...

Apparently, George W voted by absentee ballot because he'll be in DC on election day, and his ballot has been mailed back to Texas. Not surprisingly, W voted for McCain.

Snippets from article:

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino's statement Friday seemed unexceptional:

"Today," she said, "the President and Mrs. Bush cast ( Read more... )

I can't believe I neglected to post this before. This aired on Wednesday, September 24th.

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Here's the link to the full clip on the CBS news website:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4476649n

Excerpt:
COURIC: You've said,..."John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business."...[C]an you give us any more example of his leading the charge ( Read more... )

Am I the last person to find out that Sarah Palin got her passport in 2007?  Is that true?!

(Emphasis below in bold is mine...)

Top Republican says Palin unready
Senior Republican Senator Chuck Hagel has voiced doubts about Sarah Palin's qualifications for the vice-presidency.

John McCain's running mate "doesn't have any foreign policy credentials", ( Read more... )

This is a 2.5 minute clip of Palin's interview with Charles Gibson.   I can't *not* post this...

Gibson: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine?
Palin: *scared look*
Palin: In what respect, Charlie?

And later...
Gibson: Was that a yes?

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P.S. Thanks Charlie for doing your job and asking follow-up questions!

Local tv reporter in Maine, in an interview with McCain... This aired yesterday I think.

It's a little long, 8 minutes, but TOTALLY worth it to watch McCain's nervous and unsure responses... and to watch him flail in trying to answer questions about Palin's experience and why he chose her.

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Don't want to watch the whole clip? Then watch this ( Read more... )

This was aired yesterday on MSNBC.

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Best quotes:
Regarding the McCain ads lying about Obama specifically the sex-ed ad...
"[McCain] looks dishonest and dishonorable..."

"The ad is a lie.  Shame on the McCain campaign. And shame on you, Brad, if you're defending that lie. You know that ad is a lie, don't you?"