http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Candidate A son following in his father’s political footsteps, and ignoring his father’s advice. A political edge that gets watered down to pander to the masses. A mistimed and forgettable affair with a staffer. None of this refers to the current electoral climate; It’s written into the plot of a 36 year old movie. Robert […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses_16 Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn’t know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series of campaign stops aimed at portraying McCain as wealthy and out of touch. With the economy ranking as the top issue in […]
Television – Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/arts/television/17kaku.html?em I’m less of a fan of The Daily Show lately – partially for lack of viewing opportunities, also as it’s lost some of its teeth – but there’s no denying its appeal, or the fact that it’s crafted by intelligent people who are appalled at the direction their country has taken. The day begins […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080710/ap_on_go_pr_wh/terrorist_surveillance_31;_ylt=AilELpERhOnNcP7VQvHvBsME1vAI Two headlines which are certain to be more relevant to history texts than to today’s American populace: Bush readies pen; Relishes signing wiretap bill Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify In one day, this administration shows how corrupt and immoral it is; one wonders how long its effects will linger on in society. To […]
The U.S. Has No Remaining Grain Reserves Four Winds 10 – fourwinds10.com
http://fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/health/food/news.php?q=1212803067 It’s crappy article day on the SU system, apparently. Here, the alarming and not-necessarily-untrue story is presented to us that the US grain reserve’s pantry is empty. I’d be more inclined to believe this, however, if the site purporting it to be true wasn’t also claiming to have two recorded instances of interstellar vehicles, […]
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/364179_bananaonline23.html?source=mypi While I don’t doubt the horrors that can be inflicted upon an ecosystem by monoculture and big business’ lust for riches, I question whether spurious reportage is really the answer. While some good questions are raised by this article, I’m surprised that more readers weren’t willing to do a little more research before engaging […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080421/ap_en_tv/tv_wwe_candidates_1;_ylt=AnIvNVq5w22FbBthXVeW8RME1vAI Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain will appear on World Wrestling Entertainment’s live “Monday Night Raw” but instead of smacking each other down, they separately will deliver some wrestling-themed stumping in taped messages before Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary. Please, PLEASE, someone tell me this is fake. A practical joke by the AP or […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_en_ot/martha_stewart_s_dog;_ylt=AuHyonxm2Kr.8YvN7xECyB7K.nQA OK, seriously, this has become ridiculous. Paging the US news media. US news media, please come home – your public misses you. Martha Stewart’s dog Paw Paw dies of renal failure
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_economy_15;_ylt=AqEZIsfu8B3Sd.FMgCQDzdQE1vAI More free passes from the US media instead of the toothed analysis they’re supposed to be pursuing. John McCain, who claims he’s not very well versed in economics, offers proof on the matter by suggesting a summer-long “holiday” from gas taxes. (Exempting $10 billion dollars from government coffers while advocating prolonging involvement in Iraq […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080318/ap_on_re_us/ny_governor_32;_ylt=AhBPdGLaAHQ1R.ZTuREb0BwE1vAI New York state is not doing much to improve its image with some of the US as a new Sodom and Gomorrah. Good for the new gov to admit it before his enemies sniffed the story out, but man, it’s starting to seem like one blow after another. (insert leer here) The state’s new […]