Dr. Word says: Best new term
July 6, 2009
by David SafierFrom HuffPo to describe Palin's latest antic: The Iquitarod!: Sarah Palin's Latest Arctic Sport
Health Care Reform Rally in Tucson on Saturday
July 6, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raul Grijalva is holding a Health Care Reform Rally on Saturday, July 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center, North Exhibition Hall. Real Coverage ~ Real Competition ~ Real Choices Real Reform Tucson Convention Center, North Exhibition Hall Saturday July 11th 11:30am-12:30 pm. Doors open at
What he said
July 6, 2009
by David SafierPaul Krugman states my thoughts about the Goldwater Institute exactly, even though he's talking about the Heritage Foundation: Whenever you encounter “research” from the Heritage Foundation, you always have to bear in mind that Heritage isn’t really a think tank; it’s a propaganda shop. Everything it says is automatically suspect. [snip] You should
Put your copy where your mouth is
July 6, 2009
by David SafierI've been posting and commenting about the G.I. Civics Test since it came out, joined by a variety of commenters, including friend of the blog and coauthor of the study, Matthew Ladner. One of my complaints was, Ladner was using the study to blast public schools. "Don't know Civics" was a stand in
Groundhog Day
July 6, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When the clock struck midnight on June 30, legislative leaders ordered the clocks in the Arizona Legislature turned off to suspend time so that it would still be June 30. Day 171 of the regular legislative session never occurred. On day 171, the Accidental Governor vetoed the budget of the GOP insane
“for which it is liking to ever people”
July 6, 2009
by David SafierI get comments. Most of them, from you folks, are intelligent and based on the posts. And then there are spammers whose purpose is to create links to their websites, just like spam email. They write generic comments about how I'm doing a wonderful job and writing important things everyone should hear. Flattery,
Dr. Word discovers the term “Palindrone”
July 4, 2009
by David SafierAs I was mulling over Palin's wacky press conference announcing her resignation, I came up with what I thought was an original term to describe her speech patterns: Palindrone. Silly me. Google the term. It's all over the internet, with a variety of meanings. As two words, "Palin drone," it refers to a
Happy Fourth
July 4, 2009
by David SafierEnjoy. If you want to take 4 minutes and 22 seconds out of your day, listen to Obama's thoughts on the Fourth, our past and our future. I'll take his words over a limp teabag any day.
