the new newsmen

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Man, political dissidence has rarely been this funny.

Folks in 2006 are trusting comedians more than journalists and their elected officials.

Don’t believe me? Read THIS, about Stephen Colbert,

THIS, about Al Franken,

And last but not least, THIS, about Jon Stewart

Couldn’t New Orleans Use $250 Million?

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Instead, the Army is paying it to Halliburton. From the NY Times:

“The Army has decided to reimburse a Halliburton subsidiary for nearly all of its disputed costs on a $2.41 billion no-bid contract to deliver fuel and repair oil equipment in Iraq, even though the Pentagon’s own auditors had identified more than $250 million in charges as potentially excessive or unjustified.”

Click here for the full article

- Jean Chen

Trademarking the N Word

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Yes, Damon Wayans is actually trying to do this:

http://wired.com/news/technology/0,70259-0.html?tw=wn_index_11

- Jean Chen

Sex Pistols Spit on Hall of Fame Honor

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Punk rock still lives!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/music/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002074816

- Jean Chen

Great Wall of “What The??”

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

China’s got a wall, so the U.S. apparently needs one, too.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming approved a proposal to build a 700-mile wall along the U.S. Mexican border. The bill goes to the Senate in March.

The wall, according to this is the brainchild of Rep. Duncan Hunter, a San Diego County Republican, to curb terrorism.

Hmmm.

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