The folks at MoveOn have done a nice job of editing a speech given by right wing propagandist Andrew Breitbart so that it appears as though he is deeply in love with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda… Breitbart, for those of you who don’t know, recently made the news for selectively editing a speech given by […]
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What in the hell is Israel thinking?
The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington, DC, it was widely reported that he was snubbed by President Obama. I can’t recall the specifics, but I think it had to do with the fact that Netanyahu had announced, right before heading into peace talks, that Israel would be greatly expanding its roundly […]
Terrorist plot foiled over Detroit on Christmas day
I woke up this morning to find my family watching FOX News. Apparently, a Nigerian man had attempted to ignite an incendiary device strapped to his leg on a Detroit-bound flight yesterday, while we were celebrating Christmas. Fortunately, it seems that this fellow, who was intent on killing hundreds of people, proved to be about […]
Science over ideology, and creation over consumption
In a speech before the National Academy of Sciences today, President Obama said something that I absolutely love. He said, the “days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over” in the United States. Vowing to “restore science to its rightful place,” Obama then went on to name to members of his Council […]