Olbermann Readers Scoff at Oklahoma 'War on Terrorism' License Plates
August 6th, 2007 12:19 PM
Recently Oklahoma officials announced a deadline extension to order special license plates dedicated to the global war on terrorism. Oklahoma is not the only state that has one. Virginia has had one for years that reads "Fight Terrorism" and features a Pentagon, the Twin Towers, and an American flag.In other words, this is nothing new and its an unremarkable story. Except for MSNBC's Keith…
Wisc. Paper: Neocons Want Petraeus for President? Huh
August 3rd, 2007 9:51 AM
It's no wonder that sensible people just shake their heads and wonder what's wrong with the extremists of the far left when they come up with such off the wall nonsense and then try to pass it off as real political analysis. It just makes people who have even the slightest clue about what is really going on in the world double over with laughter. Such is the case with today's comedic attempt at…
CBS News Analyst Dreams of Liberal Legal Nirvana
August 2nd, 2007 12:29 AM
In his recent blog ("Making Headlines: The Law, Summer 2007"), CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen describes his midsummer night's dream of legal headlines he would "like to see, but probably won't." In the tradition of another more-famous CBS employee, Cohen lists his "top ten" legal headlines - a wish list with an obvious liberal slant.Here are some of Cohen's headlines, along with the…
AP: Force-feeding Hunger Strikers At Gitmo Medically Unethical
August 1st, 2007 3:07 PM
Here's something you don't read every day: force-feeding a hunger striker violates medical ethics. Hmmm. So, preventing someone from starving to death is medically unethical? Wouldn't it be more unethical to let someone starve to death, even if it is their wish? After all, suicide is against the law in this country. Regardless of the odd dichotomy, the Associated Press reported Tuesday (…
Shocking ‘Chris Matthews' Discussion: Maybe We Shouldn’t Leave Ira
July 29th, 2007 2:29 PM
[Updated w/video clip, 14:21 Eastern, July 30]Something happened on Sunday's "Chris Matthews Show" that likely shocked virtually all viewers on both sides of the aisle: the panel, stocked with liberal media members as usual, actually discussed reasons why America shouldn't pull troops out of Iraq. In fact, not only was this issue seriously debated, but some of the statements made could have come…