“The bottom line, though, is I am sure there will be a lot of legalistic explanations pointing out that the president lied under oath. His situation was not under oath. The bottom line, though, is he still lied. He lied under a different oath, and that is the oath to his wife. So it’s got to be taken very, very … Read More
Fox News Continues Its Annoying Habit Of Identifying Shamed Republicans As Democrats
For crying out loud: Remember this from a few years back, regarding Senator Mark Foley (R-FL), who made sexual advances to underage male congressional pages? And when McCain was down in the polls just weeks before the election? Fox News: Inept or a Propaganda Machine? You decide…. RELATED: During his press conference, Governor Sanford said that he was "crying In Argentina". … Read More
Snakes In The Carolinas
No, not another post about Mark Sanford. I'm talking about snakes. Actual snakes. Big ones. I'm talking about Burmese pythons up to 25 feet long that eat kitties and poodles and potentially, babies. Now scientists fear this invasive species is silently slithering northward. *** "The question is really, well, can they survive in a place like South Carolina or North … Read More
It’s 2:15 PM. Do You Know Where Your Governor Is? [UPDATE: He Confesses]
Gov. Mark Sanford is late for his 2:00 pm news conference to explain his whereabouts and odd behavior these past six days. Except he hasn't shown up yet. Probably on the Chisholm Trail, I'm guessing. UPDATE (2:25 pm): Okay, here he is. He's basically apologizing to his wife, kids and staff for just disappearing like that. 2:27 pm: Now he's … Read More
Oscar Doubling The Best Picture Nominees
Instead of five nominees for the Best Picture of the Year, there will now be ten. This is not new. In the 1930's and 1940's, the Academy often nominated 10 pictures. But then again, they had good reason to. Consider the Best Picture nominees from 1939: "Gone With the Wind," which won, "The Wizard of Oz," "Stagecoach," "Wuthering Heights," "Love … Read More
Sanford To Explain All (And A Look At Decision 2012)
UPDATE: Since posting this item, the "other woman" question has come to the fore. According to source to TPM: ….a second car was identified at the Columbia airport, next to the SUV Sanford is believed to have used. Two additional sources in South Carolina politics said the same thing. Other sources also note that the Sanfords have been having problems in … Read More
Is There A Gender Bias In Theater?
The New York Times covers a new study conducted by Emily Glassberg Sands, a Princeton economics student. It's common knowledge that play by men get produced more often than plays by women. But why? Is it merely because there are more male playrights than female playwrights? Or is there discrimination at play? To answer these questions, Ms. Sands conducted three … Read More
Who Says We Won’t Have Nixon To Kick Around Anymore?
Just yesterday, a Nixon tape was released in which he expressed approval of abortion for children of interracial couples. Today, from other newly-released tapes, we learn of his sexism. In February of 1973, President Nixon called future president and then-Republican National Committee chairman George H.W. Bush, and recounted a recent visit to the South Carolina state legislature. "I noticed a couple of … Read More
Who Do Americans Trust To Handle Terrorism?
For decades, the American people believed that the Republican Party, despite whatever else they may lack, was the go-to party on issues involving national security and terrorism. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll from 2002 said that 57% of Americans felt Republicans were better on handling terrorism (only 22% favored Democrats). An NBC/WSJ poll from 2002 said that 49% of registered voters preferred Republicans to deal with terrorism (compared to 13% … Read More
Pat Boone Cannot Tell The Truth
Lot of really good over-the-top anti-Obama wingnuttery these days. Over at Renew America, Marie Jon No-More-Apostrophe has penned her solution to deal with Obama in a piece entitled "How do we stop Communism? Pray!" And Sher "It Appears That" Zieve is still using her favorite rhetorical devices — capital letters and the phrase "it appears that" — to gin up the … Read More
Photos Found Show Air France Flight As It Broke Up
No, not really. But this Bolivian news station thought so. It aired photos which showed the plane breaking up and passengers being sucked out of the fuselage. Unfortunately, the "footage" shown was actually from "Lost".
Sanford: No, I Wasn’t Hiking — I Was In South America
Ooookay….. Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this morning, having wrapped up a seven-day visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, he said. Sanford said he had not been hiking along the Appalachian Trail, as his staff said in a Tuesday statement to the media. Sanford's whereabouts had been unknown since Thursday, and the mystery surrounding his absence fueled … Read More
Missing Governor Sanford: The Plot Thickens
From Greenville SC TV: GREENVILLE, S.C. – WYFF News 4 has received exclusive information from sources who say they have information about Gov. Mark Sanford's whereabouts during a mysterious absence over the past several days. Sanford's wife Jenny said she last talked to him on Thursday, and though she didn't know where he is, she said she wasn't concerned. She said … Read More
NC Anti-Bullying Statute Debate [UPDATE: Passes!]
I'm listening to the feed from the NC House as they debate the School Violence Prevention Act (the so-called anti-bullying bill) — full text here — and some moron is up there saying that the problem with the bill is that it is centered around the victims, rather than the bullies. According to this idiot, anyone can be victims, so … Read More