I was surprised by the sudden announcement of the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 4 of next year. This was after the announcement that Congress voted to cut funding for National Public Radio (NPR). Religiously, I relied heavily on the shows the Daily Show and the Colbert Report on myContinue reading “Bye Bye NPR and Colbert”
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Houston, TX: A Hotbed of Conservative Facebook Activity?
If one clicks on the number of likes for a Facebook page one will see statistics for that page: the number talking about the page, the total number of likes, and the number of new page likes. Below are statistics obtained from the desktop version of Sarah Palin’s page (the one where she started theContinue reading “Houston, TX: A Hotbed of Conservative Facebook Activity?”
Former College Classmate on CNN International on Turkey
Emel Ertas was an IUP (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) classmate of mine. She was interviewed on her opinions on the upcoming elections in Turkey. Their politics sounds about as divided as it is in the United States. Going back to the days of the Alexander the Great, Turkey (then called Asia Minor) has always beenContinue reading “Former College Classmate on CNN International on Turkey”
I Agree with Rick Santorum’s comparison of the ACA and Apartheid, Sort Of (Cross Post with PUSH)
Former Sen. Rick Santorum actually compared the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare as he calls it) to Apartheid South Africa. Here is his quote as he was paying tribute to Nelson Mandela on Fox News “was fighting against some great injustice. I would make the argument that we have a great injustice going on right nowContinue reading “I Agree with Rick Santorum’s comparison of the ACA and Apartheid, Sort Of (Cross Post with PUSH)”
Deep South Primaries
On Tuesday Mississippi, Alabama, and Hawaii had GOP Presidential contests (American Samoa too). The above map shows the previous results by county with Santorum in green, Romney in blue, Gingrich in red, and Ron Paul (in the states that have voted so far) in white. All of the attention is focused on Mississippi and Alabama.Continue reading “Deep South Primaries”
Insult Roulette
For me the recent bruhaha over the Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke brings back memories of another one from 2010 in which Sarah Palin (who was teasing with running for the GOP Pres nod at the time) was calling for President Obama to fire then White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel called critics of theContinue reading “Insult Roulette”
Statistics and Old Beliefs
It is often said that truth is stranger than fiction. We often cling to the old beliefs that were handed down to us for generations without checking whether they have any objective validity or not. We make objective observations to test some of our beliefs and use statistics to see patterns that can’t easily beContinue reading “Statistics and Old Beliefs”
The Need for CSI Without Dead Bodies (& Similar Websites)
We live in times of disconnect. With three wars raging that the US is still involved in, a widening gap between rich and poor, and many unsolved problems still raging. So far I have avoided writing about the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election because there is nothing of substance to people’s lives discussed yet. The mediaContinue reading “The Need for CSI Without Dead Bodies (& Similar Websites)”