-
The Fairness Doctrine
A few days ago, I stumbled across some ranting about the Fairness Doctrine. Apparently, the right-wingnuts (Rush et al) are making a big fuss about how the Libruls are going to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine to take him and his ilk off the air.
I hadn't heard of such a proposal, because Obama never mentioned such a thing. It's basically a ( Read more... ) -
Dithering on the abyss
I've seen a lot of post-election fuss about where the Republican party goes from here (not that this is a new topic). The fiscal conservatives in the party want to get back to core fiscal principles; the religious conservatives want to double down on anti-abortion and anti-gay rights rhetoric. Sorry, folks, but that battle's over, and the ( Read more... ) -
Happy Veteran's Day: VA Employees Shredded Claims
Here
Military Veterans' Benefit Claims Records Wrongly Headed for VA Shredders
By Amanda Ruggeri
Posted October 31, 2008
If military veterans applying for benefits either haven't gotten a reply from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or received a different response than expected, it could mean that ( Read more... ) -
"Did Obama buy the election" meme
Just saw this ad asking whether Obama bought the election. So, did he?
Yes. Yes, he did.
And you know what? My money, and the contributions of millions of other small donors, helped him do it. As opposed to massive donations from the corporatocracy.
Go, democracy! Go, free speech!
( Read more... ) -
Why Detroit is in trouble
Re-visiting the car
FWIW, Mr. K is a car guy; he follows the industry pretty closely, and wishes he'd been an automotive engineer (when he's not wishing he was a Formula 1 driver). But we always buy used cars. The newest car we've ever owned is our current Ford Focus, which was a year old when we bought it. But we once had neighbors who bought ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Vianq3x :
41 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 41 things about your friends and family, and let them learn 41 things about you!
1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes, but can't eat much of it. Too much mold.
2. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? Nope, very very allergic.
3. Do you own a gun? Yes -- one modern, one flintlock.
4. What ( Read more... ) -
Two Obey Giant posters near Chinatown Metro
There are two posters by Shepard Fairey on the soon-to-be demolished/renovated (?) CVS building -- I don't know if they were there earlier. Very impressive graphics. I'll try to get pics tomorrow, if they're still up.
I didn't realize that he'd done this Obama poster. (Fairey is the guy who did the Andre the Giant posters.)
Update: this is one of ( Read more... )
