Asked if he used a MAC or a PC, John McCain confessed to being a computer illiterate who depends on his wife for anything digital. Should we care?
Asked if he used a MAC or a PC, John McCain confessed to being a computer illiterate who depends on his wife for anything digital. Should we care?
Anybody believe him? Anybody care?
NEW YORK - Months after returning to the radio with a pledge to mend the wounds caused by his comments about a women's basketball team, Don Imus is once again defending on-air remarks regarding race.
What's the world coming to? The chief justice of the United States Supreme Court quotes a pop icon (pdf file) in his dissent on a court ruling:
The absence of any right to the substantive recovery means that respondents cannot benefit from the judgment they seek and thus lack Article III standing. "When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose." Bob Dylan. Like a Rolling Stone, on Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia Records 1965).
I didn't think anybody could beat out Al Gore for global-warming hysteria, but this guy takes the prize:
Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world's only hope is drastic action.
A lot of people -- including the guy who directed the survey -- are expressing surprise that America is such a tolerant nation when it comes to religion:
Overwhelming majorities of Americans say they believe in God (or a "universal spirit"). But substantial majorities from all major religious categories also say they believe their religion is not the only path to eternal life, and that there's not just one correct version of their faith.
In addition to the "educational neglect" charge, there should be felony stupidity charge available for people like this:
Letting your child miss school is enough to land you a felony charge in Indiana - and up to three years in prison - as one Wabash woman has discovered.
Just because something's true, that doesn't mean you should shout it out:
A top aide to Sen. John McCain said a terrorist attack in the United States would benefit the Republican nominee politically, a comment that was quickly denounced by the candidate while campaigning in California.
With all the information out there about cheap, easily obtainable, impossible-to-trace "Saturday Night Specials," what does this teller-shooting dummy use?
In the police report, shell casings from the scene matched the characteristics of a rare 9 millimeter Calico handgun. A witness later reported that the suspect had carried a similar type of weapon.
Certainly Americans could stand to lose a little weight. One way to aid that cause is for governments to mandate that restaurant menus contain more information on nutrition (California and New York leading the way, natch). That's legitimate, right? One thing government can do without screwing it up too much is to get information to consumers so they can make informed decisions. But (you knew one was coming, right?):
Forgive me if this sounds insensitive, but I've reached the saturation point for "remembering Tim Russert" gushiness. They announced on "Meet the Press" yesterday that the end of the program would feature yet another Russert tribute, and I shouted at the TV, "No more! Please stop! He was a great guy and he will be missed, I get it, now let's move on!" When that end segment arrived, Brian what's-his-name (he's not dead yet, so I don't have to care) introduced it by saying, "There was a final tribute for our friend Tim Russert yesterday," and I'm afraid I shouted again. "FINAL?
Katie Stam, 21, a communications major at the Univeristy of Indianapolis, has just been named Miss Indiana, putting her on the road to her lifelong dream:
I have wanted to be Miss America since I was a little girl . . . for as long as I can remember," said Stam, who is a news-reporting intern at WISH (Channel 8).
This one's for you, Alex. It's not a campaign ad, but it certainly meets the "stupid" criterion:
The Texas Republican Party is distancing itself from a vendor who sold campaign buttons at last weekend's state convention that asked, "If Obama is president ... will we still call it The White House?"
The state GOP party said Wednesday that it will donate the $1,500 rent it collected from the vendor, Republicanmarket.com, to Midwestern flood victims.
A Hoosier columnist thinks the presidential candidates should steer clear of religious endorsements:
While Barack Obama and John McCain are working out the ground rules for the next four months, it would be so great if they would agree to a moratorium on religious pandering.
Before they decide about town hall meetings, running mates, which convicted felon pals to defend or jettison — both men should sign a joint promise to lay off of seeking and trumpeting religion-related endorsements.
If I get the gist of this guy's argument, it's that gambling that merely cannibalizes what local residents already spend doesn't add much to the state's economy. To be a successful economic development strategy, gambling has to attract a lot of out-of-state gamblers:
This, put out of the MoveOn.org people, is one of the stupidest campaign commercials ever. Lady sitting with a baby: "This is Alex, my first . . . John McCain, when you said you would stay in Iraq 100 years, were you counting on Alex? Because . . . you can't have him."
Oh, no, please, God, no:
TIM Russert's body wasn't even cold in the ground before MSNBC anchors Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann started jockeying for his job, sources claim.
My editorial yesterday was on Indiana's status as one of the "nightmare states" for third-party candidates because of its unreasonable ballot-access rules designed to keep the two major parties dominant. Mitch Harper at Fort Wayne Observed linked to it and also to an earlier essay he'd written on "Low voter turnout and the legitimacy of government":
You know how some room deodorizers don't get rid of the odor, they just mask it? "Hmmmn, lovely, lilacs and fish." Hope this works out a lot better:
West Lafayette officials have bought a device they hope will mask the stench from the city's wastewater treatment plant during Saturday's Taste of Tippecanoe festival.
The festival takes place along the Wabash River, not far from the plant.
What do you think? Is Indiana really going to be in play?
Shannon Gilson, a spokeswoman for Obama's campaign, said the campaign feels so strongly about its chances in Indiana that it has assigned Emily Parcell, who was political director for Obama in the crucial first-caucus state of Iowa, to be state director in Indiana.
"She's one of our most valued (staff members)," Gilson said. "We wouldn't put Emily in a state we weren't taking very seriously."
