Eli Lehrer of the Heartland Institute accuses US Attorney General Eric Holder of dragging his feet on implementing reforms that would protect vulnerable prisoners from rape.
Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller expands the the JournoList scandal with a new article by Jonathan Strong, showing how the formerly-secret internet listserv was used to coordinate a strategy to mute criticism of Rev. Jeramiah Wright during Obama’s campaign. The current mainstream media can still function with a tarnished reputation. But they leave a vacuum that legitimate, [...]
From the Christian Science Monitor: Thirty-two percent of adults in the labor force have been unemployed for some period during the recession. Among people who have jobs, 28 percent have had hours reduced, 23 percent have seen pay cuts, and 11 percent say they’ve been forced to switch to part-time rather than full-time work. A [...]
If that’s possible. UPDATE: Headline changed. The Standards and Practices Dept. suggested that I tone down the blue rhetoric a bit, in the hope that this will become a more family-oriented blog. (Hah.)
I’m going to be on news.google.com today to see how the leftish do damage control. The emerging meme is that there is a “secret conservative listserv that’s just like JournoList.” It’s going to be Bill Clinton style message coordination again. Remember? Conservatives said that he committed a felony, and the leftish reflexively SCREAMED that “He was [...]
Now that Dave Weigel has moved on to better things, the spotlight has turned to Ezra Klein’s Journolist listserv. By some accounts, as many as four hundred were registered on this listserv. What do you think the chances are that there are NO complete archives of the messages that were reflected by this listserv? I [...]
Regarding the Dave Weigel scandal at the Washington Post: What I find stunning is that nobody, but nobody, thinks there’s an ethical problem with reporters participating in a secret politically-oriented forum with their sources. They never bothered to think it through. On the one side, we have news reporters, whose independence from government influence is [...]
And she is lost in the Indian Ocean. When you’re 21 and out of the house, you’re responsible for the foolish things you choose to do in your life. But when you’re 16, you are subject to the guidance and care of your parents. If Abby perishes at sea, shouldn’t her parents bear responsibility for [...]
From Mr. Probity: I had a dream last night that I was lost in Sarah Palin’s garden. It was springtime, and there were bluebells everywhere. I suddenly realized where I was and tried to get out to the street. But there was just more garden … Don’t surround yourself with yourself, Andrew. It’s not about [...]
From The Register: Loveable Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called his first few thousand users “dumb fucks” for trusting him with their data, published IM transcripts show. Facebook hasn’t disputed the authenticity of the transcript.