Scared of the Snowman

By Trevor Timm | 1 Comment

Last Monday all eight Democratic candidates for President participated in the inaugural Youtube/CNN debate, where ordinary citizens were able to submit their questions to the potential nominees in the form of 30 second video clips. The Democrats fielded tough questions regarding health care, gay marriage, the War in Iraq, and the environment, which seemed, at [...]

In Politics, President 2008, Rudy Giuliani July 30, 2007

Watch Corrupt NBA Ref Absolutely SCREW The Suns

By Trevor Timm | 1 Comment

NBA referee Tim Donaghy resigned Tuesday following allegations by the FBI that he was involved in a mafia-run gambling ring, bet on NBA games, and affected the point spreads in contests that he personally officiated.
Phoenix Suns fans, still smoldering over the Spurs Playoff Series because the fallacious and lopsided suspensions of Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudamire [...]

In Basketball, Sports July 22, 2007

Fear and Loathing on the Murdoch Campaign Trail

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As controversial media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his company, News Corporation, made clear their intentions to buy the Dow Jones Company (in the area of $5.5 billion), and namely its chief asset The Wall Street Journal, the newspaper industry has been buzzing as to the implications of such a monumental sale.
Murdoch’s desire for the Wall Street [...]

In Politics, Rubert Murdoch July 19, 2007

The Definition of “Progress”

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“Progress” as defined by Dictionary.com:
1. a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage
2. advancement in general
3. continuous improvement
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George W. Bush on Iraq:
7/17/07: “We can report that satisfactory progress is being made…”
Mid 2006: “Progress will be steady…”
Nov. 2005: “Iraqis are making inspiring progress.”
Oct. 2005: “Iraq has made incredible political progress.”
April 2005: “We’re making good [...]

In Iraq, Politics, W. July 19, 2007

Ahhh, Hypocrites

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This is David Vitter with his lovely wife Wendy (you know, the one with the pained, tense, humiliated expression), as they appear at a recent press conference. David, the Republican Senator from Louisiana, is probably wishing that his telephone number wasn’t among those found in the rolodex of the now infamous DC Madam [...]

In David Vitter, Politics July 18, 2007

How To Make An Angry American

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courtesy of digg.com and liveleak.com

In Iraq, Politics, The Dick: Cheney, W. July 17, 2007

Against The Grain of Reason

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“About this much thought goes into my decisions.”
While Al Gore’s seething indictment of the Bush Administration, The Assault On Reason, continues its assault on the New York Times Best Seller’s List, President Bush has been busy vindicating its title. No longer worried about his perpetually falling approval rating (mainly because its so far down, there [...]

In Iran, Iraq, Politics, The Dick: Cheney, W. July 17, 2007

The Footprint Left Behind

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“I’m going to sleep now. Don’t wake me up.” With that, “Red”, my great uncle, died—moved on to Heaven, Nirvana, Paradise, the Great Beyond. He would probably refer to it as being “put out to pasture”. He had a serious condition that called for open-heart surgery. Pushing eighty, it was never a given that he [...]

In Anything, Politics July 13, 2007

The Freddy Factor

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A career body of work condensed into three games of a single tournament is surely too ambitious a task for even the most accomplished and driven of professionals. Consider that this professional, American soccer player Freddy Adu, is just over a month shy of his 18th birthday, and the statement smacks of hyperbole.
Hyperbolic though it [...]

In Freddy Adu, Soccer, Sports July 9, 2007

“Excessive” Is All Relative

By Trevor Timm | 1 Comment

“I don’t believe my role is to replace the verdict of a jury with my own unless there are new facts or evidence of which a jury was unaware, or evidence that the trial was somehow unfair.” -George W. Bush, in his autobiography A Charge to Keep

Yesterday, George Bush commuted ex-Dick Cheney Chief of Staff [...]

In Politics, Scooter Libby, The Dick: Cheney, W. July 3, 2007