Sunday's New York Times had an article by soon-to-be-departing Public Editor Dan Okrent on, among other subjects, the Times' outrageous Editor's note, which I discussed last week. Samuel Glasser, a reader in Port Washington, N.Y., who identifies himself as a former reporter and editor with three major newspaper chains, spoke for many: "The idea that […]
Don't count Senators being able to keep a secret, especially when they know they shouldn't be telling it on national TV. Mr. Smith came to Washington again Monday, as an alias for a Central Intelligence Agency officer who works covertly. Senators, however, may have blown his cover. During questioning on John R. Bolton's nomination to […]
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a man whose dishonesty on Fox News Sunday a couple of years back provided this site with its best traffic day ever, was on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday and proved that times may change, but his dishonesty remains the same. From The Wall Street Journal editorial page [link for subscribers only]: […]
I started hearing radio ads several weeks ago decrying Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's anti-gerrymandering initiative. It should be noted that out of more than 100 races for the state legislature -- both Assembly and Senate -- not a single seat changed parties. The gerrymandering insures that there is little room in either the Democrat or Republican […]
So, Paul Krugman's got a new column out today. The graphic's still at the top of the page. All of the numbers are larger, except for the one right before the word "solutions" -- that's still a big fat zero. It's been over three months, and still Krugman hasn't proffered his Social Security solutions. That […]
Just got back from the theater where I watched "Sahara," based on Clive Cussler's book of the same name. I've long been a fan of Cussler's works, largely because Dirk Pitt makes James Bond look like a pansy. I'll admit to being pleasantly surprised by the film. I can't say how closely it hews to […]
As is common with Hollywood adaptations of books, it appears as though "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" has been crapified by idiot filmmakers. The dialogue between Arthur and Prosser, which was written for a sketch in a Cambridge Footlights revue in October 1973, is a terrific example of Douglas' clever way with - and […]
It remains a big problem at major newspapers. While newsrooms across the country have made it a goal to diversify their staffs -- at least when it comes to skin color and sexual orientation -- and the blind spot when it comes to devout Christians can illustrate how out of touch with "average Americans" the […]
Quickly rising to the top of my list of the things I don't want make the mistake of doing is writing something really stupid that gets Xrlq on my case -- like Judge James Whittemore did when he wrote an opinion in the Terri Schiavo case. I initially overlooked this, as it rang stupid. I […]
That's how former UPI reporter, now columnist, Helen Thomas has been described by someone whose job I would like to have. I generally don't read her columns, because they're mostly useless at best and a steaming pile of dung at worst. This week's column is somewhere in the middle -- it's useless crap. A tsunami […]