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Global Warming Skepticism Bites Another State Climatologist
This is getting ridiculous. For the second time in roughly two weeks, a governor had harsh criticism for a state climatologist over differing views of man’s responsibility for global warming.After Oregon’s state climatologist received the bad news in early February, Delaware’s governor had similar sentiments as reported by The Daily Times (emphasis mine throughout):Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has…
Rich Man, Poor Man
The media complain about the 'problem' of income inequality and ignore two other perspectives.
Global Warming Alarmists Can Offset Their Cats' Flatulence
Just how large an effect has all this global warming media hysteria had? Well, in Sydney, Australia, there is a company selling carbon credits for folks that want to offset their cat’s flatulence. They’ll do the same for your grandmother, too.Think I’m kidding? As reported Thursday by Bloomberg (emphasis mine throughout):Governments in rich nations are spending billions of dollars to buy a…
Canadian Newspaper Asks ‘Is Al Gore Bad For Your Mental Health
This one is too good, folks, and requires all liquids, combustibles, and sharp objects to be safely stowed. Everybody ready? Good.An article in Thursday’s Toronto Star deliciously began (emphasis mine throughout): “Is Al Gore bad for your mental health?”I’m sure that question is a simple one for most conservatives. However, this issue appears more complex – and hysterical – for Canadians:The…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: February 17 to
Are the "Clinton haters" mellowing? That’s the not-so-benign question NBC reporter David Gregory asked on the subject of whether conservative ire for Hillary Clinton has lessened. (Can you imagine a segment on "Bush haters?") Fellow NBC alum Chris Matthews, perhaps offering an explanation for the media’s fawning over Barack Obama, explained that the Illinois Senator appeals to the "young at heart…
Jack Bauer, Torturer
"24" is just a TV show. But in her Los Angeles Times column of today, America Tortures (yawn), Rosa Brooks cites the actions of the show's characters -- and the American public's reaction to them -- as evidence of the way in which we have become inured to U.S. government-sponsored torture. In doing so, Brooks unwittingly raises another, more interesting issue.Writes Rosa: "If you need any…
The Celebrity Asylum
The best thing you can say about the current celebrity journalism glut is that it's teaching an object lesson in How Not To Live.