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Coverage of Jeb Bush Honorary Degree Denial Ignores Florida Colleges
In discussing this controversy, it's important for the sake of perspective to remember what Henry Kissinger said:
"University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small."
While the University of Florida Faculty Senate's decision to deny former Governor Jeb Bush an honorary degree is, in the big picture, an unimportant kerfuffle, it is nonetheless a cheap and gratuitous…
Democrat Congressman Accuses Washington Post of Helping Drive Nation t
As NewsBusters reported, the Washington Post published an editorial Friday that was highly critical of the bribery tactics employed by House Democrats to get their pork-laden Iraq withdrawal bill passed. As surprising as this event was, even more shocking was a Democrat Congressman so angered by this paper disagreeing with his Party that he said “[the Post] helped drive the drumbeat that drove…
Washington Post Slams House Democrats For Pork-Laden Iraq Withdrawal B
It must have been very chilly in hell on Friday, for the editorial division of a major newspaper actually came down on Democrats.I kid you not.For those that missed it, the Washington Post ran an editorial Friday entitled “Retreat and Butter,” with a sub-headline “Are Democrats in the House voting for farm subsidies or withdrawal from Iraq?”Having asked a tremendously valid question that most in…
Bozell On The Selling of NC
Brent Bozell's culture column this week explored the outer reaches of the movie ratings system, and how the movie industry is looking hard at creating a more "respectable" adults-only rating of NC-17, which is often considered for movies featuring topless Nazis, toothy private parts, and grossly obese men chewing on babies.
Saturday Open Thread
For NCAA b-ball discussion and anything else you want to talk about this weekend.
ABC Can't Decide Whether Christ-as-a-Dog Offensive
Can you believe it? ABC displayed a painting depicting Mohammed as a dog, and then had the temerity/stupidity to ask if Muslims would find it offensive. Actually, you can't believe it. ABC did no such thing -- nor is it conceivable it would do so. But displaying a painting depicting Christ as a dog, and wondering whether anyone would find it offensive? Sure. Happened today on Good Morning…
CNN E-Mail Ignores the Past Week's Strong Stock Market Performance
From a CNN e-mail I received shortly after the close of Friday's stock markets (this was the entire message):
Wall Street fights off mortgage-risk-induced woes to end the week higher, with small gains Friday.
Anyone reading this e-mail would have thought that this was a net ho-hum week on The Street. After all, the e-mail merely said that the week ended "higher."
"Higher"? More like "way, way…
Weekend Captionfest
Original caption:
Al Roker, weather and feature reporter of the NBC 'Today' television program, reacts during a segment of the show in the studio as audience members in New York's Rockefeller Center hold up photo likenesses of the show's cast.
‘Scarborough Country’ Addresses Why Conservatives Dislike Al Gore
Want to have some real fun at your next dinner party? Well, invite an equal number of liberals and conservatives, and ask them the following question: “Why do conservatives dislike Al Gore so much?”It’s guaranteed to be a huge success making you the toast of your neighborhood.With that in mind, the host of MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country” marvelously did exactly that on Wednesday, pitting Republican…