Monthly Archives: July 2007

CONTEXT UPDATE: I wrote the article below without asking WHY she was on the radio this morning. A news item clarified why (Google: ‘posted 6 hours ago’): International Herald Tribune (New York TIMES): U.S energy bill aids the expansion plans … Continue reading →

A Really Tasteful and Respectful Radio Play About A Completely Fictional Television Show DRAMATIS PERSONAE: Bill O’Bully – A famous Right Wing Television Commentator Mishrill Merkin – A former reporter turned Internet 2.0 media entrepreneur and blogosphere eyecandy blogmistress. Pronounced … Continue reading →

This is in response to a comment from Todd’s excellent posting “SCOTUS ‘Too Conservative‘ “ No matter how short I cut the comment, it wouldn’t “take” and it’s a valuable bit of information from the debate that surrounded the adoption … Continue reading →

Or, Red Meat for the Rightie Blogosmear Here’s another “story” that currently only exists in the Red Blog camps. The Australian newspaperThe Age, reported yesterday that, seemingly chillingly: Freed Guantanamo inmates take up arms The Age (Australia) July 28, 2007 … Continue reading →

As a follow-up to my Friday post on the “Blogosmear*,” the Wingnuts of the rightie hate machine have launched a typically mindless, reflexive attack on the Columbia Journalism Review for having the temerity to toss some water on the bonfire … Continue reading →

RAW STORY REPORTS: “The White House hosted a blogger conference call to discuss the issues surrounding the Bush administration’s use of executive privilege in the probe of the firings of eight federal prosecutors,” wrote Ed Morrissey, who produces the blog … Continue reading →

A Visit From Saint Michelle T’was the week before August and all were deployed in hothouse Iraq no lives yet destroyed [WARNING: This is a long piece. Read at your own literary peril.] The Battle of the Bulge is under … Continue reading →

The raw news is a big fall for the Dow Jones Industrial average (usually just “the Dow”). Stocks Plunge As Lending Worries Rise By JOE BEL BRUNO AP Business Writer 2:21 PM CDT, July 26, 2007 NEW YORK – Wall … Continue reading →

or, How The Financial Press Lies With Numbers The Dow Jones Industrial Average just hit a “milestone” by passing 14,000. Great, right? Not so fast (I have assumed that the Euro has remained basically stable. Not a very risky assumption. … Continue reading →

From THE RAW STORY (www.rawstory.com): Ted Nugent fears death by ‘lunatic fringe’ liberal blogger David Edwards and Muriel Kane Published: Friday July 13, 2007

Happy Bastille Day! Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité! The title of this entry comes from a blog comment on News Hounds ( “We watch FOX so you don’t have to.”) who the fuck is hart williams?? whatisay | 07.10.07 – 3:06 pm … Continue reading →