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David Shipley Dispenses With Objectivity

On Friday, the New York Times refused to publish an op-ed piece by Republican nominee John McCain (FoxNews.com).  This might be the first time in American history that a newspaper turned down a column by a presidential candidate from a major party.  According to Jonathan Martin of Politico, the Times demanded that McCain include “timetables” [...]


Hey, AP: I feel your pain, man

The Associated Press, long upset that people often quote and link to its stories on the internet, has imposed a $2.50 per word fee for bloggers who wish to quote one of its stories. 
I understand.  It’s tough to have a lot of people driving web traffic to your site.  Considering the number of articles [...]


Benedict’s Benediction

Pope Benedict XVI will receive the highest honor the United States can bestow upon on a visiting head of state: the President will meet him at the airport.  Afterwards, the White House will host the largest gathering of Bush’s presidency, as over 12,000 guests will receive His Holiness.  Quite an honor. 
Sadly, Catholic hate mobs [...]


Obama Seals His Fate: Update

Barack Obama told the world what he thinks of rural people, and, in so doing, sealed his fate [from Powerline]:
So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Wow.  [...]


I’ve Been Spied Upon

Apparently Beth (MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) overheard a conversation between my wife and me at dinner last night. We were talking about Kiefer Sutherland’s release from jail, which led us to how whacked Britney Spears is, to which my wife added, “Tom Cruise is even worse.”
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