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Because Someone Has To Say It

Dear Fox News: Please lose those flesh-colored headsets.They make everyone look like John Boy Walton. That is all

Watching A Russertless ‘Meet The Press’ So You Don’t Have To

Live From Londonistan: Tom Brokaw: President Obama, you’ve shocked the globe.   In the past week, world leaders have gobbled your balls and asked for seconds.  You’re a giant on the world...

Is It Love?

Or just the flu?I know I feel sick after watching it.

Time After Times

After years of publishing Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, Frank Rich, Bob Herbert, and our nation’s military secrets, the world is agog that The New York Times suddenly developed standards for what...

Countdown With David Letterman

Gee, do you think Letterman’s ratings suck because he’s been trying to become the Keith Olbermann of late night tv except without all the comic relief? “Late Show” averaged a...

Some People Deserve To Die

No, I didn’t hate George Carlin that much.  Nor is it a wishlist.  I hate to get my hopes up like that. This is about the death penalty in general as our local, occasional daily The City Paper...

On Polls and Pollsmokers

When Congressional approval is being edged out by the wit and guile of the HMOs, maybe you shouldn’t keep harping on the public having twice as much confidence in the President than you.

Rat Bites Man

13, 14, and 15 - Scottie. Time’s up! You see, the point of being a rat snitch is that you actually have some information that proves what you contend: Two senior administration officials say...

In Defense of Racism

No, this is not an apology or some kind of admission. Rather a candid editorial from the entire Staff of the Chicago Tribune: It’s hard to come up with an ethnic slur that has less of a sting...

One Trick Media

Say, didja know that gas is over $4/gallon? Or maybe that there is a movement afoot to increase domestic supplies and work towards that “energy independance” slogan you hear every four...