Well, we’re off to a great start, country-that-elected-Bush-for-the-first-time. We’re too scared to put Saving Private Ryan on the air — afraid of the f-word, Janet-boobs having frightened us into a tizzy of decency-related fines. It’s not censorship, folks, it’s a free market. Stations are choosing not to air the film because they’re afraid of the [...]
November 11th, 2004
Read...Much has been written about journalists’ lack of connection with the people of this nation; so much so that we were blindsided by W’s victory last week. I don’t want to go on a rant — don’t want to talk about how the Republicans pulled strings in every state, putting anti-gay and anti-choice matters on the [...]
November 8th, 2004
Read...The battle over global warming continues, with another group of scientists saying the first was mistaken. Let’s hope.
November 8th, 2004
Read...The waters in the Antarctic are warming. Which means that the algae that krill eat are not as abundant. So krill are not as abundant — there is not enough to eat. So whales, penguins, and seals, who eat krill, could be affected. The amount of krill in the waters has declined by 80 percent [...]
November 4th, 2004
Read...Yesterday was fun, until about 9pm. That’s when things started to unravel. I don’t need to go into detail about my disappointment about the presidential election. Or the way this country acted towards gay marriage. But I’m most worried about the enigmatic Prop 200 from AZ — the anti-immigration measure so bad that no elected [...]
November 3rd, 2004
Read...FOX News reported earlier that only one lawsuit has been filed in Florida, despite predictions — and it was in Hillsborough County. This is the lady — Ms. Cheryl Holley, who was outside the West Tampa Convention Center earlier today. She reports she was mobbed by a “thousand” people, as she wore her flip flop [...]
November 2nd, 2004
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