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A Day of Dignity, A Day of Disgust

Today, the nation remembered the six people who were killed in a senseless act of violence last Saturday in Tucson, AZ.

Today, a half-term governor tried to make herself the victim of the incident.

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  1. A Private Citizen In The “Crosshairs” Ok -again with the crosshairs. Except this time, there’s no way to excuse it as being a surveyor’s symbol, or a key congressional district. No, this time, the crosshairs are…
  2. Art as Patriotism A great piece by John T. Marohn (click here for full post): My love of this country, however, comes from a different source—its artists, its writers, its musicians, its thinkers….
  3. The Emails They Are A Comin’… A few days ago we posted the death threats received by one of the people who requested Sarah Palin’s emails while governor of Alaska. Seems the threats may be pointless…

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Edited For Clarity – V1 E8 – The Lost Show – Segment 2

The Lost Episode – Filmed Late July 2010

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  2. Edited For Clarity – V1 E5 It’s up! It’s up! The entire July 5th show! Okay. WE’RE excited about it… Filmed 7/5/10, posted 7/11/10…
  3. Edited For Clarity – V1 E4 – 6/25/10 Shot 6/25/10 – Published 6/27/10…

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Road Rebel – V1 E71 – It’s Not A Spill, It’s A Release

BP is deciding today whether they will try the “top kill” procedure to plug the . They give it a 60-70% chance of success. Given the “accuracy” of their previous estimates, I find that hard to trust. This is no … Continue reading →

Road Rebel – V1 E60 – When Reality Doesn’t Work For You, Just Make Stuff Up

Just when you think you’ve heard it all, someone cranks the “bugnuts” dial up to 11. The Gulf Coast region is dealing with a . As much as 210,000 gallons of oil are spewing into the Gulf of Mexico each … Continue reading →

Road Rebel – V1 E45 – Moon or Mars?

Today was one of the last landings of a space shuttle, as they near the end of their life cycle. With three missions left, it is the end of an era in the US space program. So what’s next? The … Continue reading →

What Exactly Are They Angry About?

This morning I was listening to an NPR story comparing the real Boston Tea Party to the folks who are now calling themselves TEA Party activists. The capitalization on the latter is an acronym for Taxed Enough Already. The story made the distinction – correctly – that the original Tea Party was not about taxation [...] Continue reading →

Laws, Sausage and the Grind

The old quote is “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” Anyone who has actually watched the process of a law, especially a controversial one, being put through the wringer might actually prefer to watch the grinder instead. And so it goes with the health care bill. There has [...] Continue reading →