Monthly Archives: September 2011
بعد أنور العولقي
Of all the coverage given to Anwar al-Awlaki’s targeted assassination this morning, I liked the almost Onion-worthy take Wired magazine (via Gawker) had regarding its consequence: Yemen Strike Leaves Misfit Metalhead as Al-Qaida’s Last American Voice The description of Adam … Continue reading
Filed under Obama Administration
The Pyschology of 9/11 “Truth” Denial
Various psychologists talk about the different reasons why people accept the official version of events surrounding 9/11 as opposed to the theories of those who dispute the now generally accepted narrative. While not subscribing to any particular conspiracy theory advanced … Continue reading
Filed under Conspiracy Theories
ManBearPig, Climategate and Watermelons
Nick Gillespie of Reason TV talks with British writer and journalist James Delingpole about his new book Watermelons: The Green Movement’s True Colors. A self-described conservative libertarian, Delingpole claims that anthropogenic climate change is not as extensive as is widely … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, Environmental Policy
The Magic of Reality
Richard Dawkins talks to Thom Hartmann about his new book The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True. The first part of the interview can be viewed here (it deals primarily with genetic matters that will be familiar … Continue reading
Protests: Now & Then
The team at Fox News attacks the “radical left-wingers” and “nutjobs” currently protesting the fraud, corruption and lack of accountability on Wall Street (amongst other things the participants see as being horribly dysfunctional in America at the moment). Do the … Continue reading
Filed under Media Bias
Sun “News” Drinking Game
Okay, so here’s what I propose… Take a shot every time you hear execrable termagant and furious runt Kathy Shaidle casually tell a blatant LIE during this 7:00 minute interview with addlebrained guest-host Mark Bonokoski (to be fair, his cognitive … Continue reading
Filed under Wingnuts
Debating the Debate
Not sure that anyone gives a toss, but here’s a panel of “experts” TVO rounded up to discuss who “won” and “lost” last night’s leadership debate. If nothing else, it’s always somewhat fascinating to witness how the impressions of people … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian Politics
Ontario Leadership Debate
Shorter version: Blah, blah, blah, blah… I have to confess to finding these “debates” to be incredibly tiresome affairs. After listening to an hour and a half of dubious promises and contradictory gainsaying by the various leaders, one doesn’t really … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian Politics
Chris Christie Answers Questions…
Following his speech about American Exceptionalism at the Reagan Presidential Library in California last night, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie answered questions from the audience, most of which (predictably) concerned speculation about him possibly running to the U.S. President in … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, US Politics
Dreaming of Recession
Well, here’s something rather unusual… Appearing earlier today on BBC, Alessio Rastani, an independent stock trader, confessed to a stunned interviewer that, like most of his colleagues on Wall Street (or in the City of London), they “don’t really care … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
