16 Sep 2008

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : A modest proposal

He is right of course, it’s a lot of garbage, and it numbs people to the need to take action when they should just because it doesn’t seem like addressing it is worth the trouble. It’s the Presidency – it’s all we have!

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9 Sep 2008

MSNBC says Olbermann, Matthews won't anchor - EarthLink - Top News

President Steve Capus said the decision was not political, that Olbermann had been sent back to anchor coverage of Hurricane Gustav.

MSNBC’s decision comes just before Olbermann’s “Countdown” show is set to air, on Monday, his interview with Barack Obama. That will put Olbermann in direct competition with his nemesis, Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly, who interviewed Obama last week and is airing a portion of it Monday in the same 8 p.m. EDT time slot.

…and exhale politics, and inhale politics, and exhale politics.

as the last of what was real goes out of the news – just in time.

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2 Sep 2008

Bush: cooperation for Gustav better than Katrina - EarthLink - Top News

Perhaps a quick mock-up FEMA news conference, BTW – do those folks still work for us?

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31 Jul 2008

Bush blames Congress for not acting on gas prices

WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush, on a campaign to open offshore U.S. waters to oil drilling, said Wednesday that the Democratic-run Congress was letting down the American people by refusing to allow votes on the matter.

circa 2000 “I think gas should be $5 a gallon!” G.W.

Don`t suppose this kind of bullying all goes hand in hand do ya` ?

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15 Jul 2008

Ga. gov: Allow guns in Atlanta airport - EarthLink - U.S. News

“People have a right to defend themselves. That is what this law is about,” said Bearden, a Republican and former police officer.

A packin` John Q Public at large, soooo… maybe I should move to Georgia.

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