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NFL Sunday Week 13 Open Thread
A lot of really good, important games today. Our Joe Concha has more below the fold:
Gregory Interview of Chabad Rabbi: Faith, Optimism in Face of Tragedy
Of all the genres of interviews, those conducted by the media with family and friends of victims of tragedy are among the most difficult and often least successful. A remarkable exception to that rule comes in the form of the interview David Gregory conducted on this morning's Today show with Rabbi Shalom Paltiel, who was a friend of the Chabad couple murdered in Mombai and is a fellow member of…
Ayers and Dohrn Decry 'Highly Privatized War Machine of Domination and
Anyone who doesn't think Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn are currently radical should pay attention to the second half of their interview that aired on Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! program on Monday. Listen to Dohrn wail about all the disasters the U.S. military is allegedly causing, and how we need to get "off the necks and the backs" of the world:
On Gov. Palin All the Lies Fit to Print
It seems that Froma Harrop of Creator's Syndicate news service was on vacation from just about five days before the general election until today and she's just catching up on all the Palin hatin' she must have missed. Unfortunately for Harrop, she still hasn't caught up with the truth yet because her latest is filled with every lie about Governor Palin she could jam into one column, quite despite…
Is Rosie Calling It Quits After Her Variety Show Disaster
Rosie O'Donnell's days of polluting television screens from coast to coast may be numbered, at least that's what the controversial comedienne told readers of her blog in recent days.Her variety show Wednesday evening was such a flop that she not only believes it won't be picked up for additional installments, but she is also thinking "maybe just me on tv is done." Could it be all those prayers…
Anti-SNL Comedy Video Open Thread
Let's do it again. Here are the rules: suggested videos should be tasteful, unoffensive, and sent this evening to both Noel and Warner via PM or EM (nsheppard@newsbusters.org, igcolonel@hotmail.com). Please don't link videos in the comments section, for we want all content to be filtered.The phone lines are open!Tonight's first submission comes from NBer motherbelt who offers us this apparently…
Brian Williams: 'Could We Use a Little FDR Right About Now
Working on the day after Thanksgiving, Brian Williams used Friday's NBC Nightly News to promote a new book from FDR's grandson, providing Williams with an opportunity to propose: “In your estimation, could we use a little FDR right about now?” Though Franklin Delano Roosevelt's policies failed to end the Depression, Williams hailed him as “the man who led this nation out of financial disaster.”…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
First off: How 'bout them Huskers (embedded right from a fan in the stands!!!)? As for today's games, I'm glad I got all my yardwork done LAST weekend:No. 22 Georgia Tech at No. 11 GeorgiaAuburn at No. 1 AlabamaNo. 4 Florida at No. 20 Florida StateNo. 23 Oregon at No. 17 Oregon StateNo. 3 Oklahoma at No. 12 Oklahoma StateWill this be a Saturday to remember? Which will be THE big game?Finally, for…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Is the game over for the American consumer?In the days of frothy asset markets, American consumers had no compunction about squandering their savings and spending beyond their incomes. Appreciation of assets — equity portfolios and, especially, homes — was widely thought to be more than sufficient to make up the difference. But with most…
Minn. Star Tribune Leaves Out Important Parts of U.S. Terror Recruitin
It reads like the lyrics of the song in West Side Story where the "Jets" gang members sing to Officer Krupke claiming they are just misunderstood kids, not punks and criminals. The Minneapolis Star Tribune takes this approach to the story of young male Somali refugees that have taken residence in Minneapolis who have decided to go back to Somalia to "visit." The suspicion is, though, that are…