April 22, 2013
November 14, 2012
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What does the growing popularity of this approach mean for the future of journalism and punditry in particular?
I think punditry serves no purpose. I don’t care if it has a future.
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Nate Silver on the Election, Pundits, and His Drunk Alter Ego - C Notes - November 2012
AGREED.
November 06, 2012
(via Dear Little Girl: Sorry We Made You Cry About ‘Bronco Bamma’ And Mitt Romney : The Two-Way : NPR)
“Oh my goodness, do we feel bad now:
“A 4-year-old Fort Collins girl expressed her frustration over the seemingly never-ending presidential campaign,” Denver’s 9News reports. “Viewer Elizabeth Evans said she and her daughter, Abigael, were listening to NPR on a trip to the grocery store Tuesday when [Abigael] started tearing up.
“The mother asked Abigael why she was crying and she responded, ‘I’m tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney.’ “
You will want to watch the video.
On behalf of NPR and all other news outlets, we apologize to Abigael and all the many others who probably feel like her. We must confess, the campaign’s gone on long enough for us, too. Let’s just keep telling ourselves: “Only a few more days, only a few more days, only a few more days.”
August 27, 2012
“NPR Congressional Correspondent Andrea Seabrook left NPR recently, citing frustration with the daily grind of covering politicians who “lie” to her face, all day, every day. Seabrook is starting a new project called DecodeDC, where she hopes she can blog and podcast her way to some deeper truths about Washington.”
July 09, 2012
“The horrendous job market is not a political story. It is a national emergency playing out in slow motion, a catastrophe that has come to dominate life in millions of American homes. The persistent shortage of paychecks has seeped into our aspirations and made them smaller. It has eroded the basic American understanding about the supposed rewards of trying hard, getting educated and looking for work — a formula too many people have been following only to wind up destitute, discouraged and dispossessed.”
— Peter S. Goodman: Latest Jobs Report Underscores Unemployment Crisis
March 19, 2012
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For all the intensity of the presidential race thus far, there are still millions of folks who never bothered to tune in to any of the candidates’ debates. But the YouTube video of Kate Upton dancing the Dougie in the bleachers at a ballgame has attracted more than 3.5 million views.
We may be in the midst of a titanic struggle for the soul of the country, but, in the land of the free, none of us is required to pay attention.
”—
Sports Illustrated bikini model Kate Upton sparks a debate - latimes.com
For some reason, that gives me hope, lol.
November 23, 2011
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You just know it’s bound to happen, especially with the 2012 elections less than a year away. That Republican relative we all have is going to show up at Thanksgiving and want to talk politics.
That’s why we’re proud to bring back the DCCC’s Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet. The Cheat Sheet will arm you with the real facts so you can answer back with the truth as soon as your Republican relatives start sounding like Speaker Boehner or Leader Cantor.
”—
Download the DCCC Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet | DCCC
That is hilarious.
(Source: secure.dccc.org)
October 12, 2011
October 07, 2011
Afghan war hits 10-year mark to little fanfare
The nation marks a moment Friday that it never really expected, 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Out of sight and off the minds of millions of Americans, the war is the most prolonged conflict this country has been engaged in since Vietnam.
(Source: diadoumenos, via buffleheadcabin)
October 04, 2011
When Reagan says it the Republicans love it. When Obama says it’s a crime against capitalism and the free market and the Republicans all vote no.
(Source: reddit.com, via whipporwill-deactivated20111220)
