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Archive for February, 2009

I Don’t Think Her Mom Will Like This One

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, In The News, Sarah Palin

Bristol Palin says abstinence for teenagers isn’t “realistic”:

You know, Bristol, the last time I checked not everyone was pregnant at the age of 17.
So, you know, speak for yourself.

Troubles For The Grey Lady

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Business, Economics, Media

You can now by a share of stock in The New York Times Company for less than it costs to buy the Sunday New York Times.
Yea, they’ve got a problem alright.
H/T: Club for Growth

Get Your Hands Off My Miracle Whip

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Food

Jazz Shaw uncovers a scandal of monumental proportions:
Today we take a sad look back at the dark day in 2006 when Kraft Foods made the horrible decision to change the recipe for Miracle Whip. In one fell swoop they destroyed a classic American tradition and pushed civilization one step closer to the abyss. We’ve never [...]

Because You’re Judged By The Company You Keep

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Blogging, Politics

When George Bush was in office, Michelle Malkin was all over hysterical leftists who compared Bush to Hitler, so it was interesting to see this picture of her with an hysterical right-winger:

Given the vehemence of her own denunciation of the left’s Bush-Hitler rhetoric, Malkin’s response is, well, interesting:
For eight years, we’ve heard “Bushitler” invoked endlessly.
(…)
Now, [...]

Not Out Of The Woods Yet

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

The Federal Reserve sees a rough 2009 ahead:
The Federal Reserve cut its economic outlook for 2009 on Wednesday and warned that the United States economy would face an “unusually gradual and prolonged” period of recovery as the country struggles to climb out of a deep global downturn.
In gloomy economic projections released by the central bank, [...]

Obama Says No To Fairness Doctrine, Again. But Be Very Wary

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Fairness Doctrine, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Politics

Repeating something that was said during the campaign, the Obama White House issued a statement today that seems to make their position on the Fairness Doctrine rather clear:
President Obama opposes any move to bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine, a spokesman told FOXNews.com Wednesday.
The statement is the first definitive stance the administration has taken since [...]

Obama’s $ 75 Billion Mortgage Bailout, And Why It’s Doomed To Fail

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics, Real Estate, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

Later today, President Obama will unveil his plan to help homeowners in mortgage trouble and revive the housing market:
Seeking to stabilize the foundering housing market, President Obama is offering a plan to help as many as nine million families refinance their mortgages or avoid foreclosure, according to a summary released by the White House on [...]

The Auto Bailout, Part II: Another Sucker’s Bet

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics, Politics

Not surprisingly, the reaction to the twin requests by General Motors and Chrysler for billions more in taxpayer dollars money that we don’t have that will have to be repaid by future generations has not been all that positive.
Over at The Truth About Cars, for example, Ken Elias points out that the plans really don’t [...]

Facebook Steps Back On TOS Changes

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Business, Facebook, Internet, Technology

Facebook has decided to step back on changes to it’s Terms of Service that have been causing an uproar this week:
After a wave of protests from its users, the Facebook social networking site said on Wednesday that it would withdraw changes to its so-called terms of service concerning the data supplied by the tens of [...]

Debating The Fairness Doctrine

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under Fairness Doctrine, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Media

Fox’s Megyn Kelly debates the Fairness Doctrine with Bill Press, a failed radio talk show host whose most recent endeavor, on a Washington, D.C. station that called itself Obama 1260, ended when the station’s listener ratings went into the toilet:

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