Archive for October 8th, 2008
Right Wing Response: A Weekly Roundup
Was the Palin pic too realistic? Newsweek is catching flak for not retouching a cover photo of the Alaska governor and Republican V.P. candidate because they have supposedly gone out of their way to make Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama look good. Apparently (and you have to see the magazine in person to notice) Palin’s [...]
Nobel Prize Committee Members Not Always Noble
October marks the advent of autumn* and the approach of Halloween. But since 1901, it’s also heralded the annual announcement of Nobel Prize winners.
The five categories under the prize umbrella are those of peace, chemistry, physics, physiology and medicine and literature.
This year, Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, the Nobel committee awarded the prize for physiology [...]
Daily News Round-Up: Eat the Rich* Edition
WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come on down, folks! Take a ride on the awesome-super-cool-fun MARKET MADNESS ROLLER COASTER!! Go around the world! From Iceland to Italy to Russia to Brazil to Japan, I can guarantee this will be the ride of your life!
(FYI, Russia halted trading again today. Evil Empire? How about floundering joke?)
The Fed cut rates this morning, [...]
Debate Analysis: Off The Deep End
A few notes about the debate last night:
1) McCain needed a win, and he didn’t get it. Most post-debate polls pointed to a clear Obama win, and on CNN — still using those absurd blue and red circular scorecards — even the Republican strategists handed it to Obama.
2) McCain still hates earmarks. Tagged at about [...]
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