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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog! Go!: Defending Fox News and Punching Hippies
Reposting in it’s entirety because I’m too flabbergasted at the stupidity of people to come up with anything coherent.
I’ve been trying to figure out why the establishment press is so anxious to defend Fox News Channel, considering how Fox News Channel is dedicated to bludgeoning them as being “liberal” and “in the tank” for the president. After all, they didn’t go after the Bushies when New York Times reporters were kicked off Air Force One or when Helen Thomas was booted to the back of the press room. Why defend Fox News Channel?
The best conclusion I can reach is that by defending Fox News Channel, they’re attempting to further dispel the false perception of a liberal bias. It’s the same reason they self-consciously overcompensate on other aspects of the news — lopsided panels, repeating wingnut conspiracy theories and so forth.
So they’re willing to defend a network that hates them for the sake of seeming not liberal. In other words, they’ll defend wingnut conservatism in order to distance themselves from liberalism.
And people still think there’s a liberal bias?
Hotelier to Hispanic workers: Change names – Race & ethnicity- msnbc.com
Meet Larry Whitten. According to him, he’s no racist.
Nah, he just hates Mexicans and makes them change their names to “be more normal” or something.
Now I’ve been to Taos and it’s a pretty moderate place. Hell, Santa Fe and that whole area kind of is. So, why some Latino-hating peckerwood from Texas thought it would be cool to piss off the locals who have been speaking Spanish since, I don’t know, the 1600s is beyond me.
Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body : NPR
Pretty interesting stuff that might keep you safe this winter.
How to Build a Portable Energy System to Run Gadgets and Tools Off the Grid – Popular Mechanics
Someday I’m gonna have a garage and be able to do stuff like this.
Really? – The Claim – Always Wash Your Hands With Hot Water, Not Cold – Question – NYTimes.com
Now this is good to know. Apparently scalding your hands like a lobster doesn’t make that much of a difference versus washing them in a temperature near the boiling point of lava.
What Is This Giant Chronometer Doing On This Pizza Hut Delivery Bike? – Pizza Hut Chronometer – Gizmodo
I am looooong since being willing to eat Pizza Hut, but I love this.
Granted, it’s not a Deliverator, but it’s a damn cool concept. If that last sentence confused you, you really, really need to read Snow Crash.
School Meals Need A Nutritional Upgrade – NPR Health Blog : NPR
It seems there is a difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Ronald Reagan famously wanted to declare ketchup as a vegetable. Democrats want to remove juice as a fruit and vegetable and make our public school meals more nutritious.
This is exactly the kind of change we voted to have in this country.
President Obama to critics: Grab a mop — let’s get to work! – Daily Kos TV (beta)
Now, to the non-Democrats who may be watching today I want everybody to know we believe in a strong and loyal opposition. I believe in a two-party system where ideas are tested and assumptions are challenged — because that’s how we can move this country forward. But what I reject is when some folks decide to sit on the sidelines and root for failure on health care or on energy or on our economy. What I reject is when some folks say we should go back to the past policies when it was those very same policies that got us into this mess in the first place.
Another way of putting it is when, you know, I’m busy and Nancy’s busy with our mop cleaning up somebody else’s mess — we don’t want somebody sitting back saying, you’re not holding the mop the right way. Why don’t you grab a mop, why don’t you help clean up. You’re not mopping fast enough. That’s a socialist mop. Grab a mop — let’s get to work.