Archive for May, 2009
I Never Thought I’d Agree With Little Green Footballs
But kudos to them for their “Bad Craziness Watch” tonight.
Fox News Turns “Pro-Lifers” Into Victims in the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
This would be the headline — “Pro-Lifers Fear Backlash” — on FoxNews.com right now (9:36 p.m. ET):
Less than 12 hours on, it’s disturbing and frankly frightening that the right fair and balanced Fox is exploiting Dr. Tiller’s murder this way but honestly? My gut says they’re loving it.
Not a Word From President Newt Gingrich on Dr. George Tiller’s Murder
Six, seven hours on (as of 9:02 p.m ET).
No condolences. Nothing. (But he apparently has plenty of time to Tweet about himself, as you can see.)
Thought: Donate to Planned Parenthood In Dr. George Tiller’s Memory
Here’s their home page and here’s where one goes to donate.
Bill O’Reilly On Confronting George “Tiller the Baby Killer”
The Factor has been investigating a late-term abortion clinic run by Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Tiller, known to his detractors as “Tiller the Baby Killer,” stonewalled us when we asked over the last year if he’d performed illegal abortions and covered up child rape at his clinic. But recently the Factor learned that Tiller terminated late-term pregnancies by citing temporary “depression” on the part of the mother, and performed these abortions on girls as young as ten, never informing police these girls were victims of rape or incest.
And that’s just the beginning. There’s more.
It’s tragically not surprising that after years of right wing hysteria like this (the above is from 2006), someone would murder the man.
Red State Commenter: Killing George Tiller Was the “Ethical Thing to Do”
Red State is one of the most popular conservative websites. The comment was made on this thread: BREAKING: Kansas Abortionist Shot, Killed at Church.
Here’s a screen shot:
Our legal system “steal[s] the oxygen from moral vigilantism”? This is what we’re up against folks.
Wingers Think They Have a Right to Be the Judge, Jury and Executioner
George Tiller, a Kansas City doctor who performed abortions, was murdered today at his church. The domestic terrorist who killed Tiller probably thought of himself as “doing God’s work” and, “protecting the sanctity of life.” I wonder if the police will find Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and Michael Savage on his reading list.
Time For a Revolution
Pretend you want to build a new house. Problem is, “the costs are estimated to exceed” your ability “to finance the project” and it “cannot be constructed or operated without economic assistance.” What to do? Scale the project down? Shelve it altogether? No! Go to your city council and tell them “there is no way in this environment to get that kind of project done without some kind of help.” Ask for a tax break. Tell them building your house will create jobs because you’ll be hiring carpenters and drywall guys, etc. Voila! They give you the break and your neighbors pat you on the back because everyone knows that “a subsidy is the normal course of doing business.”
Gah! We need a systemic change in the way we do things around here.
If Your Goal in Life is to Oppose Same Sex Marriage, it Might be a Good Idea to Know How to Spell “Marriage,” Heh?
The “marraige” people took down their video but here’s the gist of it.
When You Think of the Fox Business Network, Do You Think “Opportunity. Pure and Simple”?
I don’t either, but they want us to. Here’s their new logo which, imho, is pretty freakin’ uninspiring:
Here’s the old version:
Poor things. What a disaster.
Why, Oh Why?
Why, oh why, is it apparently impossible for the corporate media to go to a computer, go to Google or Lexis-Nexis, do 90 seconds of research, and put together a report like the one below, using facts to provide “balance,” instead of lapping up every single thing they’re fed by the likes of President Cheney, President Gingrich, President Rove and President Limbaugh?
Happiness
It’s been a rough week, so how about this: Ten Things Science Says Will Make You Happy.
Good Thing?
Sky News (owned by Rupert Murdoch) in the U.K. has a free app people can download that allows them to be “citizen journalists” and send news tips and pics to Sky.
Nice that people can contribute but what a cheap, cheap! way for Sky to gather material for broadcast. No need for reporters in the field anymore? (This is going on here too and I have the same feeling about it.)
Fox “News” Still Promoting Suspicion About Obama’s Birth Certificate
This is one of the headlines on FoxNation.com this morning:
And here’s a picture of Obama’s birth certificate. It was released roughly A YEAR AGO!
FOX: “WE ARE THE ONLY FAIR AND BALANCED NEWS NETWORK IN AMERICA”!
Signing off for the night after having seen this new Fox “News” logo:
Don’t get me started.
(For more on this Big Lie, see this, this, this, this and this.)
The Fox Nation Logo – Red Flag Warning?
I’m trying to figure out why Fox keeps changing the look of the “Fox Nation” logo/button that is ubiquitously displayed in the upper right-hand corner of its home page.
Here it is on May 15:
Here it is on May 17:
And here it is today:
Maybe they’re just trying to keep things visually interesting or maybe the fiery logo at the top signals some sort of RED ALERT as to the state of the nation, whereas today things are relatively calm?
I’ll keep you posted.
Break Time
It’s incredible what can be done with photo manipulation.
More Photos of the Barbarism That Took Place in Iraq
More of the photos that President Obama doesn’t want the world to see. (Warning: They’re graphic.)
One gets the impression that nobody was in charge over there. Or, that the people who were, were monsters.
Our Tax Dollars
ProPublica has put together a detailed list as to where our hard-earned tax dollars are going. I had no idea there were so many recipients.
Today’s Top Story?
It appears that a “missing Michigan girl” is the most important piece of news in the world this morning.
Do You “Deserve” a Treat Today?
Treat yourself to this little impulse buy that’s being advertised on QVC right now. (Note the price.)
Gingrich v. Greenwald – The “Liberal Media”?
You probably heard about this all day long today on the “liberal media:” It’s from Newt.
On the flip side, I’m willing to bet that you haven’t heard anything — not one word – about this from Glenn Greenwald:
Why Do Dogs Eat Mud?
One of my two dogs eats mud, or is it grass? I don’t know for sure. All I know is that she plants the tip of her mug on the ground, roots around, and lo and behold, seconds later, the grass is gone and there’s a little divot in that spot.
What the?
She has done this dozens of times. My yard looks like it’s been hit by a spray of tiny bombs because of the crater-like things she leaves behind
Does anyone have info, suggestions or expertise as to what might be going on here?
Ugh.
Thanks in advance.
