Jacob Heilbrunn: Obama’s Unpersuasive Iraq Speech
It's hard not to examine President Obama's speech on Iraq and the economy without experiencing a sinking feeling. Obama employed a number of nautical metaphors about sailing through turbulent seas and storms in his speech, but even he seemed a little queasy about it all. Nothing could have made clearer the extent to which he remains a hostage of the Bush era, both in domestic and foreign policy. His speech did not chart a path to the future but remained mired in the past.
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Harry Shearer: NPR–the Initials Stand for Nothing
NPR announced recently that it's no longer National Public Radio. Like CBS and NBC before it, it has decided that its initials are now so...
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Report: Utah State Negotiating Move From WAC To MWC
Thursday, a report came out stating that WAC member Utah State had turned down the opportunity to join the MWC in a bold move to stay loyal. So much for that. Today the repot from the Deseret News is that USU is “actively negotiating” wi...
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Miranda Kerr Finally Confirms Pregnancy!
Miranda Kerr finally confirms she is pregnant. Miranda and Orlando Bloom unexpectedly got married last month in what appeared to be a quickie wedding. There were rumors of a baby…but nothing confirmed. More pictures of Miranda and Orlando after t...
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Bless You Boys: Tigers Win But Will It Cost Them?
Max Scherzer pitched at terrific game, allowing just two hit and two walks in six innings and the Tigers beat the Yankees 3-1 Monday night. However, Bless You Boys wonders about two specific incidents in the game that might come back to haunt Detroi...
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Glenn Beck supports gay marriage
In a chat with Bill O’Reilly, [Glenn Beck quoted] Thomas Jefferson in a libertarian vein saying, “If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference is it to me?” Many right-wing libertarians support gay marriage (as well as drug legalization) because they support personal freedom and oppose government restrictions. Nothing can stop [...]
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Angelina Jolie Swears She Has Nothing To Do With Shiloh’s Tomboy Clothes
Angelina Jolie is once again standing up for her daughter Shiloh’s tomboy style. The media has been incredibly harsh concerning poor, little 4-year-old Shiloh and how she prefers pants to dresses. With a short hair boy’s haircut, Shiloh loo...
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Clay Farris Naff: The End of Times: Do Scientists and Fundamentalists Concur?
You might think that scientists and Evangelicals have nothing in common. But you'd be wrong. Large numbers of both agree on one thing: the end is near.
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Dave Johnson: Tax Cuts Leave Nothing Behind — Infrastructure Investment Leaves Behind Infrastructure
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture as part of the Making It In America project. I...
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Nothing Calms Rian Lindell Like His Trusty Smashmouth Guitar
The rigors of NFL training camp are too much for one man to conquer by himself. Without the soothing presence of a keepsake to remind a player of the comforts of home, he might just slough it all off and opt for a more relaxing line of work instead. ...
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