There was an interesting tidbit buried in the latest poll (.pdf) from Fox News. Respondents were asked whether they have a “generally favorable or unfavorable opinion” about a variety of groups and institutions. The poll included MoveOn.org in the mix and found these results: Favorable: 11% Unfavorable: 22% No opinion: 11% Never heard of: 56% […]
Here we go again. Last week, congressional Republicans struggled to see through their crocodile tears just long enough to push resolutions condemning MoveOn.org for its “Betray Us” newspaper ad. Next week, it’ll be Dems’ turn. From Greg Sargent: I’ve just learned that Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) will be introducing a resolution in the House of […]
First up from The God Machine this week is an unusual story out of Iowa, dealing with the intersection of religion and academic freedom (via Ron Chusid). A community college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be literally […]
Guest Post by Morbo A psychoanalyst could plumb the depths of the human psyche and explain why we need a holiday like Halloween. I suppose, deep down inside, we all know we’re going to die some day. Adults deal with that in part by playing footsie with the dark side for one night a year. […]
Guest Post by Morbo Richard Mellon Scaife is a right-wing billionaire newspaper publisher in Pennsylvania who really, really hates Bill Clinton. Scaife hates Clinton so much that throughout the 1990s he poured millions into an “Arkansas Project” designed to dig up dirt on Clinton. Thanks to Scaife, the nation was periodically distracted by numerous phony […]
Guest Post by Morbo Last week I wrote about actor Ben Stein’s new documentary attacking evolution titled “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” It now appears that Stein and the group that produced the film may have employed deceptive tactics to trick evolution proponents into appearing on camera. Three noted evolution supporters came forward this week to […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Bloodshed in Burma: “Soldiers clubbed and dragged away activists while firing tear gas and warning shots to break up demonstrations Friday before they could grow, and the government cut Internet access, raising fears that a deadly crackdown was set to intensify. Troops also occupied Buddhist monasteries in a bid […]
Anytime she’s asked the “legacy” question, Sen. Hillary Clinton has a pretty good misdirection policy — she reminds everyone what a great president her husband was. That’s not a bad way of avoiding the subject, but the quality of Bill Clinton’s presidency isn’t really the issue. Forty percent of Americans have never lived when there […]
From what I hear, Fred Thompson, the actor-lobbyist-presidential candidate, has been having a little trouble raising money for his campaign. Perhaps, out of the goodness of our hearts, we could chip in and buy him a newspaper subscription. Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he was unaware that a federal judge had ruled last […]
When it comes to shaping U.S. policy in Iraq, there are two principal camps — those who want to stay the course (Bush and the vast majority of congressional Republicans) and those who want to change the mission and start bringing the troops home (the vast majority of congressional Dems and most Americans). I’d heard […]