Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously covered the GOP leadership insane clown posse's alternative GOP budget fiasco that first had no numbers and then called for more of the same Bush policies of the past eight years – only to be rejected by over 20% of House Republicans. Last week, we had Eric Cantor (R-VA) saying … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The latest faux Obama "scandal" on Faux News (and in all fairness, at "Faux News Lite," CNN) is that President Obama bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia upon greeting him. I am pretty sure that when Obama travels anywhere in Asia he will do the same as this is the customary … Read more
by David SafierThe NY Times headline is States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable. And what state does the article focus on? You guessed it. Perhaps nowhere have the cuts been more disruptive than in Arizona, where more than 1,000 frail elderly people are struggling without home-care aides to help with bathing, housekeeping and trips to … Read more
by David SafierThe negotiations continue for the sale of the Citizen. This paragraph may provide a clue as to why the papers are in trouble: Stephen Hadland, publisher of another California weekly owned by the Santa Monica group, the Culver City Observer, said Friday that he placed an ad on Craigslist.org seeking newspaper ad salespeople … Read more
by David SafierThe Star has done far worse with its headlines than this,but after I read the Star story this morning, I was amused to see a very different take in the NY Times headline. The Star headline: Despite high-profile food poisonings, overall incidence the same, CDC says The New York Times headline: U.S. Food … Read more