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Weekend Captionfest II
Original caption:Presidential hopeful, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters after his campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 7, 2007.
NASA’s James Hansen Finally Releases Climate Data Computer Codes
Much as when the organization he leads quietly made changes to the United States historical climate record at the prodding of Climate Audit's Stephen McIntyre, James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies finally released critical computer codes scientists have wanted for years, but did so with absolutely no official press release. As a result, not one media outlet covered this…
Judge Dismisses Claims CO2 Emissions Caused Hurricane Katrina
While media carped and whined about the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating New Orleans, a judge in Gulfport, Mississippi, ruled on a lawsuit filed against oil, coal, and electric utility companies that could have significant implications on future litigation involving greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Unfortunately, from what I can tell, not one press outlet found the…
Open Thread
If it's the second Saturday in September, soccer season's started. So, what's going to be the big upset in today's football schedule, and what will be the game of the week?
NYT: America's Wealth 'Spoils' to be Redistributed
SPOILS1. a. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory. b. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.2. An object of plunder; prey.3. Refuse material removed from an excavation.4. Archaic The act of plundering; spoliation.Something about the weekend seems to bring out the…
Maher Panelist Denies Bin Laden Behind 9/11, Calls U.S. 'Murderously M
“Artist/Activist” Mos Def, a hip-hop musician and actor, matched Rosie O'Donnell Friday night on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher in espousing a bizarre 9/11 theory which absolves Osama bin Laden as he also characterized George Washington and the Catholic church as “terrorists,” maintained that terrorists have legitimate grievances and trashed America as the threat to the world. [Be warned, this…
Olbermann Likens bin Laden's 'Rant Without a Point' to Hannity, Cranki
In what he no doubt considered cutting edge humor, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann on Friday night contended that Sean Hannity, just like Osama bin Laden, “rants without making a specific threat or point,” and MRC President/NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell, also just like bin Laden, “makes vague threats, is cranky and has a bad dye job on his beard.”“So he's Sean Hannity?” Olbermann asked rhetorically…
Ex-ACLU Chief Gets Seven Years For Child Porn
The blogs and MSM sure paid a lot of attention to Senator Craig, his wide stance, and restroom etiquette. I wonder why they are not paying as much attention to the ACLU chief getting seven years for child porn?I wonder, especially, when it involves sexual torture of infants and toddlers....why isn't this getting any coverage?
Whoopi, Whoops! Ratings Lower Than Rosie's Debut on "The View
ABC News is reporting a new cast member to ABC's "The View," some gal named Sherri Shepherd. But that ho hum isn't the real news because buried at the tail of the piece is this little gem:
Meanwhile, preliminary Nielsen Media Research ratings found that 3.4 million people watched Goldberg's debut on Tuesday. That's one million shy of O'Donnell's audience for her first show last September. O'…
A Few Seconds on CBS and NBC, But Not ABC, on Capture of Democratic Do
CBS and NBC, but not ABC, squeezed in brief updates Friday night about how Norman Hsu, the fugitive Hillary Clinton/Democratic candidate high dollar donor, failed to appear in a California court on Wednesday for a bail hearing and was captured Thursday night in Colorado. Both the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News, which aired full stories late last week on Hsu but not since, allocated about…