by Chris Bodenner A few readers push back against the criticism we aired earlier: Regarding Obama’s big speech yesterday, it was fabulous. In other words, I think the pundits are full of it. They’re upset that he didn’t get specific with policy proposals? I call bullshit. I went back and read MLK’s original. Not a whole lot … Continue reading Obama’s March On Washington Speech, Ctd
Yes, of course it’s the same column. It has a touch of Wieseltieritis: [Obama] smoothly glided from his previously unassailable position on the matter of surveillance to his new unassailable position on the matter of surveillance. It couldn’t possibly be that a Democratic president, always liable to be deemed “weak” on terror, waited for domestic … Continue reading MoDo’s Pure Washingtonism
Jul 21, 2013 @ 7:26pm Spurred by voters in Portland, Oregon who defeated a bill that would have provided for the fluoridation of their drinking water, Mark Oppenheimer decries the trend of “left-wing Puritanism”. He relays this telling anecdote: Last month, at a birthday party for a three-year-old, I was hit with the realization that most of the … Continue reading The Puritanism Of Progressive Parents
Jul 17, 2013 @ 8:57am “Suicide, seen as among the most selfish of acts, pushes a button in us that even murder doesn’t,” according to Clancy Martin: When I was in treatment for depression, I found that meeting and talking to other people about suicide was profoundly helpful; I saw what a loss it would have … Continue reading Suicide Leaves Behind Nothing
A reader writes: Another reason why inactivity is an integral part of watching baseball was summed up by Robert Benchley: “One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him.” Watching baseball by yourself is entertaining only in proportion to your understanding of the subtleties of the game; … Continue reading The Static Sport, Ctd
His only claim to fame is that he prevented a completely lawless surveillance program – rooted entirely in the executive branch – from being imposed on a sick attorney-general. That’s not heroism. It’s part of his basic duties. And while he yesterday said he opposes waterboarding, he was an active member of a war criminal … Continue reading No To Comey (And To Torture)
Jun 24, 2013 @ 3:00pm A reader writes in with a good bloody question (I’m back from England but the language is still a bit transitional): In your latest episode of beard-blogging, you write that “Men …. will grow beards if they do nothing. The case, it seems to me, has to be made by … Continue reading Why Should Women Shave?
A reader writes: Thank you thank you! I am so glad to have a Dish conversation about us gals having to shave. Well, we don’t have to, but it’s expected. I haven’t shaved in years, not anywhere; but I have a husband who doesn’t mind. I admit to having red-gold hair rather than dark, and … Continue reading Why Should Women Shave? Ctd
The following is the bulk of Andrew’s commentary on the Obama administration’s decision to intervene in the Syrian civil war. To skip the latest post in this thread (Thu, June 12 / Moderates In Islamist Clothing?) click here. Jun 13, 2013 @ 7:47pm Obama’s Betrayal On Syria This was a president elected to get us … Continue reading Obama’s Betrayal On Syria / The Anti-Quagmire President
Below are our posts discussing the implications of sports team mascots that are based on cultural stereotypes, particularly those related to Native Americans. May 31, 2013 @ 2:21pm Earlier this week, ten members of Congress sent a letter to the front office of the Washington Redskins, pushing them to select a new mascot: In this … Continue reading Do Mascots Need Modernizing?
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