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A refreshing piece of work

There is one news organization that makes it a habit to actually get at the facts, and ignore the right wing spin that everyone else reports in, at best, a “he said, she said” style, assuming that they don’t buy it hook, line and sinker. Not the New York Times, not the Washington Post, and […]

Corporations doing good

Sometimes corporations do good. It is almost always unintentionally, and always out of self interest, but nonetheless it can happen. We insignificant denizens of the internet have not been able to get the federal government to commit to net neutrality, despite the fervent promises of Democrats, at any rate, to promote the concept. Of course, […]

John Oliver comes calling

Consistent with Jon Stewart’s evenly-spread-the-blame call for civility, the Daily Show has come to Southeastern Connecticut to report on the recent actually civil campaign between Democrat Andy Maynard and RINO (and I write that with deep respect) Stuart Norman. This is the first time the Daily Show has visited our neck of the woods since […]

The New York Times follows the Day’s lead

A while back I noted that the New London Day printed a story about some ghostbusters, without giving even a passing clause to the idea that, just possibly, there are no such things as ghosts. PZ Myers points out over at Pharyngula that the New York Times is apparently as credulous as the Day. The […]

Maher must be right

because he agrees completely with me. At one time or another, I’ve made every point that Maher makes in this video, which only goes to prove he’s a brilliant guy.

Fair and Balanced

Since it’s my local paper, I feel compelled to take note when the New London Day’s coverage is skewed. Case in point. A week or so ago Scott Brown came to the state to stump for Linda McMahon. Brown is yesterday’s news, as anyone paying attention would know. They could have held the rally in […]

Stupid questions

I just returned from watching the Blumenthal debate. I noted in a previous post that I don’t like watching debates. They are stomach churning affairs, particularly when your candidate doesn’t come out with the answers that seem so obvious to you. Another reason is that the questioners are always (well, almost always) press people of […]

Stupidest attack ever?

The Courant is attacking Denise Merrill because she called herself an attorney in some campaign literature, but she’s not enough of an attorney to suit them. Seems she hasn’t practiced law for 30 years. Mind you, she hasn’t said she was actively practicing law, nor is the practice of law a part of the job […]

Junior (very junior) member of the vast conspiracy

The Day has long had a battered spouse syndrome type of relationship with the local right wing. They constantly try to appease them, though it never works. Apparently they’ve upped the ante, having gotten themselves a good right leaning reporter, who is always prepared to carry water for the Republicans. The fellows name is Matt […]

Guess I won’t be going

When the idea first surfaced, heaven only knows its origins, for Stephen Colbert to lead a rally in Washington to “Restore Truthiness” I was intrigued. The idea had a certain Abbie Hoffmanesque flair to it. As I saw it, such a rally in favor of a concept that is almost impossible to define seemed like […]