Posted by XT on June 24th, 2009 in US News
I have to say that I’m not really that interested in Mark Sanford and his Argentinian lover. Yes, I understand that politics and sex is always a wonderful story. Beyond that, there is the mysterious disappearance, the possibility of public funds being used for his trip, and the hypocrisy of Sanford’s past (calling [...]
Posted by XT on June 22nd, 2009 in US News
Call it the other side of the stupid Palin-Letterman fracas. Rusty DePass made a racist comment about Michelle Obama – and he has paid for it through the loss of his job and has become the public face of stupid racism. But DePass isn’t a public official. He was a private person [...]
Posted by XT on June 11th, 2009 in US News
David Letterman was an ass to joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter getting pregnant at a Yankees game. It isn’t about the family of politicians being off-limit, it’s just about having a total lack of taste. But Letterman was at least enough of a man to apologize and offer a spot for Palin to [...]
Posted by XT on May 12th, 2009 in US News
All of a sudden, people are noticing that there are relatively few Republican women in office. What next? Perhaps we’ll be discussing the surprise observation that black people tend to support Democrats…
It’s worth noting, however, the “explanation” given by Bonnie Erbe:
I think the main reason [for the difference in numbers of office holders], [...]
Posted by XT on April 16th, 2009 in US News
I simply cannot go along with this:
Seeking to move beyond what he calls a “a dark and painful chapter in our history,” President Barack Obama said Thursday that CIA officials who used harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration will not be prosecuted. The government also released four memos long held secret by the Bush [...]
Posted by XT on March 27th, 2009 in US News
Wish I’d said it:
Miley Cyrus needs to chill out. Just 16 years old, she’s already acting like she’s a stuck-up, erratic diva. She’s pouting about not being granted access to Radiohead at the Grammys (best thing Radiohead ever did). She thinks she’s got enough to say to write a memoir (a teenager writing an autobiography? [...]
Posted by XT on March 16th, 2009 in US News
For some reason, everyone is surprised that AIG has “misused” its federal bailout funds. I don’t know why. This is the company that sent their execs for a California vacation even as the bailout package was being put together. It isn’t like their track record indicates any type of self-restraint.
But why not [...]
Posted by XT on March 11th, 2009 in US News
So Ann Coulter and Bill Maher are having a series of debates – color me uninterested. But this part actually caught my eye:
Tucked into an angular lounge chair in an Art Deco suite above Radio City Music Hall on Monday evening, Ann Coulter, the conservative author, was awaiting her would-be adversary, the liberal comedian [...]
Posted by XT on February 27th, 2009 in US News
Do you need virgin pulp wood paper to wipe with? Greenpeace doesn’t think so:
More than 98% of the toilet roll sold in America comes from virgin forests, said Hershkowitz. In Europe and Latin America, up to 40% of toilet paper comes from recycled products. Greenpeace this week launched a cut-out-and-keep ecological ranking of toilet [...]
Posted by XT on February 27th, 2009 in US News
There is no joy for God-luvvin’ gun-nuts in Arkasas today. The state Senate has defeated a proposal to allow concealed handguns in churches.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Beverly Pyle, R-Cedarville, told the panel after the vote that she may try again with the proposal.
“This is not a gun question, it is a question of [...]